"Murphy was an optimist!"
Techno-Dad and the Neutron Babysitters February 20, 2004 3:36 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeSo, I’m now very inspired to put video cameras all over the house. I was able to use one of the computer cams to keep an eye on my daughter while she watched Blues Clues. I had the pleasure of programming while watching her try on her sisters hat and watch tv and play. Mostly she watched television. Here is my wife’s impression.
add a commentPublic Outrage! February 20, 2004 2:13 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeThe Bush administration has cut off its closed captioning for nearly 200 TV shows, prompting charges of secret censorship to promote an ideological agenda. …
…”What they are doing is telling the nation’s deaf what they can and can’t watch,”…
…”They put a fast one over on all of us because they didn’t go to public notice and comment. They just secretly did it.”…
…The blocking of the 200 programs was not a cost-cutting measure, Justesen added. …
…He said the new ruling also discriminates against people who use captioning to learn English as a second language and hearing parents with deaf children who might want to choose what they watch on TV together. “Talk about family values.”…
View the complete list online: Recently Approved and Disapproved TV Programs for U.S.
Note the inclusion of programs such as “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” “AMC Documentaries,” “I Dream of Jeannie,” “What’s New Scooby-Doo?,” and “Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius – Nickelodeon.”
In other backwards stupidities, Bush attempts to keep the US living in a bygone era through futher senseless censorships:
An internal memo in 2002 instructed federal government Web sites to eliminate content that “does not reflect the priorities, philosophies or goals of the present administration.”
This included the disappearance from the Centers for Disease Control Web site of instructions on how to properly use a condom to avoid sexually transmitted diseases.
Help save the United States! Vote NO to Bush in 2004!
Mis-interpreted News February 20, 2004 1:12 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeAs a follow up to yesterday’s Mis-interpreted News
(CBS/AP) The latest U.S. travel warning for Haiti advises Americans to leave now…
Juggler’s made up interview responses:
“Get out! We have no weapons of mass destruction!”
“Party’s over mon!”
Credits: Picture from http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/ Original article seen on http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/02/06/world/main598583.shtml
CSS Correction February 20, 2004 1:09 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life.PostComment{padding:20px;margin:0px;color:#444444;font-size:80%;}
It needs to be updated to have “padding” changed to “padding-left”. The old method caused the top to be padded 20 pixels and therefore any links within 20 pixels of the top of something designated class=”PostComment” were “covered up” and difficult to cliclick on.
.PostComment{padding-left:20px;margin:0px;color:#444444;font-size:80%;}
I’ll continue to try to provide better and better CSS as people need it.
Nix tapes. I need music right now. February 20, 2004 10:33 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeNix tapes. I need music right now.
add a commentListen to tapes for productivity February 20, 2004 10:30 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeSeveral days ago I was recalling that my most productive times were when I regularly listened to “productivity” tapes while driving. Then my brother mentions he is listening to tapes. And my 10 yr old girl is on the radio today so I pull out an old boombox to record her. Now! I have a tape player by my desk. I think I’ll listen to tapes while I work.
add a commentJust had a reason to retell this story: I remem… February 20, 2004 10:23 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeJust had a reason to retell this story:
I remember in high school I’m sitting there on my Apple //c clicking away on my 2400 baud rockin connection and Dad comes in, doesn’t say a word, and gently places a hammer on top of the $600 modem. He walks to the door, turns around and says “the next time I try to call your mother before I leave the office and I get a busy signal, that hammer goes through the modem” This was before caller id, call waiting and affordable cell phones. It was very effective!
add a commentWork! February 20, 2004 10:13 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeMorning play time over. Time to break the speed of CPUs!
add a commentTim – Australian for "body armor" February 20, 2004 9:52 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeDoes anyone remember those Foster beer commercials “Foster’s – Australian for Beer” Below is one (or a spoof on one):
I think my friend Tim’s pictures should be captioned with “Australian For Bruise.” This is one tough character! He was playing soccer with a broken collar bone! Now for us Americans the translation of “soccer” is “football.” We aren’t talking about the white and black ball that you can’t touch with your hands; soccer means pig skin! [apparently I buggered that one]
Visit Tim and wish him well!
Apparently it is the morning for everyone to wake … February 20, 2004 8:16 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeApparently it is the morning for everyone to wake early. The 13 yr old awoke just in time to sit with the 7 yr old and listen to their 10 yr old sister talk on the Radio. The 10 yr old girl did a better job than the DJ! (proud Dad!) She really did well. She enunciated and gave full answers with the exception of one brief session of “uh huh”s. She would make a wonderful radio personality!
add a commentWife just text messaged me that they will be on in… February 20, 2004 7:31 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeWife just text messaged me that they will be on in 6 minutes.
add a commentTape is recording the show. Let’s hope the 10 yr o… February 20, 2004 7:28 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeTape is recording the show. Let’s hope the 10 yr old gets to speak in the next 100 minutes.
add a commentA New Day! Let’s start the day off with a PayPa… February 20, 2004 6:56 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeA New Day!
Let’s start the day off with a PayPal donation link:
This Morning
Woke at 5 and made sure the wife and 10 yr old were getting ready. Woke again at 5:25. The 10 yr old girl will be on a radio show this morning on WRJZ Radio (on AM station 620) talking about Girl Scouts. Very exciting!
The 7 yr old woke during our morning preparations and would not go back to sleep.
Last Night
Spent some silly time taping printouts from MapBlast together to help the wife in the morning.
What do you like to see in a blog? February 19, 2004 10:45 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeWhat keeps you interested in a person’s blog? Is it the writing style? How much of it is the content? Do the news blurbs or special subjects make the difference? Is it following their day to day activities? Or getting a peak into their psyche? (I’ll correct that word as soon as the wife tells me the correction) A chance to compare your life to theirs? A soap opera in the making? Educational material? Or links links links?
Let me know in comments. Perhaps you can help mold this blog to your own personal perference!
add a commentI just spent an excruciatingly long time with my 1… February 19, 2004 7:17 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeI just spent an excruciatingly long time with my 13 yr old. Mind you, the time with him was pleasant. The time trying to remember algebra had the calcium deposits in my brain pouring out my ears. Pushed Alzheimer’s back 3 years! (yes, I just screwed up my medical science also but the 13 yr old hasn’t gotten there yet).
Moments like this are what make me long to continue a work from home job. I couldn’t do this with a regular job. Even if they had a flex schedule that would let me make up the time the opportunity would not have presented itself.
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