"Murphy was an optimist!"
Hit by 83 year old man April 25, 2008 8:49 am
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Everyone is okay. This just messes up everyones schedules.
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Haunted April 23, 2008 5:44 pm
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Jeep Report – Good news/ Bad news April 18, 2008 3:13 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Interest, Transportation, TravelI broke the Jeep a long time ago. It was stupid. Finally, the freeze plug is back in! Now the good news is that it appears to be holding water! The bad news, the 15 gallons of gas that has been sitting in the tank for a year and a half seems to no longer have the octane needed to turn the engine over (or I need new spark plugs).
4commentsIJA Festival 2008 is in Lexington! April 16, 2008 11:13 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Health, Juggling, Mental, Of InterestOh serendipity! This is the closest I have ever been to the International Jugglers’ Association festival! I have video tapes from renegade shows from a couple of decades ago that just look like a blast. Years ago, young and bullheaded, I had attitude toward the IJA as being the evil juggling overloads (for profit) that popularized that horrid 4-4-10 nonsense. In truth, I just wasn’t innovative enough to get myself to one of the festivals. Groundhog Day Juggler’s convention in Atlanta and the one Neil Stammer (Andrew J. Allen) hosted in D.C. were the ones I was able to attend.
Juggling festivals are wonderful. You learn so much. And there’s nothing to really describe the sensation of walking into a gymnasium filled with a few hundred people throwing things at each other. And when you get some really talent passers together, the juggling is like clockwork, everything around you fades away, and you are in a single group mind defying gravity!
I went to the Knoxville Juggler’s Club night last night. It was thrilling but my skills have faded and long since been surpassed by superior jugglers. I never uttered that I was the best juggler in Knoxville; that would be wrong, lacking humility, egotistical, and arrogant. But years ago I heard it, and secretly I didn’t think it was too far off base not because I was talented but because Knoxville just didn’t have that many die-hard jugglers. Of course back then I’d blow off classes to go listen to Jimmy Buffett, The Grateful Dead, reggae, and the occasional acoustic guitar player while juggling barefoot in the grass at the World’s Fair Park. Met one of my best friends and has wife on one of their first dates while skipping class to juggle in that park. I want to keep going to the club and I want my juggling fire back. I doubt I will catch up to these guys. As the has-been juggler, I wonder how I would hold my own at the IJA Festival. I feel a bit like Fast Eddie Felson; there was then and there is now.
add a comment61st IJA Festival
July 14-20, 2008
Lexington, Kentucky [Source, juggle.org]
Juggling Club Meeting Tonight April 15, 2008 3:51 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Health, Juggling, Of InterestAs a reminder, the Knoxville Juggler’s Club meets the first Sunday and third Tuesday of every month. All skill levels welcome. Come and learn! Everyone can juggle. Juggling is good for the body, mind, and spirit. It also is a great social tool.
Naturally, my attendance is dependent upon my work progress. I do hope to get a short break as I could use the exercise!
1 comment so farBlogfest was a blast! April 12, 2008 10:56 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Blog, Cathy, Daily Life, Family, Of Interest, Publishing, TommyRich pulled together another great gathering of great minds. Hopefully Lissa will have the official round up. You know..my beer damaged brain keeps wanting to introduce her as Leesuh but her name is Lihsuh. I’m so sorry!
In attendance were Cathy (minus business cards…sorry), Rich, Lissa, Tommy, Victor Agrenda (Knoxvillians probably want to read him here), Joseph Agreda, Frank Murphy (and son), Jon Katsiros, and a friend of Jon’s (sorry..I missed their sites). Michael Silence had planned to attend but something must have come up. Apologies if I left anyone out.
We secured a large space of the absolutely packed (and valet parked) Wild Wing’s Cafe. Now we probably overstayed our welcome. Little note to management, simply asking if we could free the table would be better than slowly turning up the radio. When the radio didn’t run us off, they turned the televisions to a ball game at LOUD volume. As we left, the TVs suddenly quieted. That was funny! The venue was nice but I think we are still looking for the ideal spot which combines fun, food, adult beverages but child friendly (I suppose that’s optional), wifi, and the ability to socialize.
What happens at a Blogfest? We get to see the faces behind the words we read in feed. Of course as video and audio become more prominent by citizen journalist publishings that statement loses some of its oompfth. Still, nothing compares to the energy and dynamics of real life conversation which is what I believe Loic Le Meur (Whoa! He’s my younger brother’s age!) is attempting to duplicate with Seesmic. New ideas are generated, laughs, laughs and more laughs, food is consumed and beverages, economic and social boundaries are breached bringing people in different walks of life and opposing political views together on common ground, introductions are made and new readers created in this pioneering land of blog. Overall, good times are had. Of course, I miss seeing Randy Neal, Dr. Helen, and the blogfather himself, Glenn Reynolds at the table. Lookout Glenn! You’ve just been RealityMeAlanched! And yes, to all those I didn’t name, I missed you too!
Oh, one, is that Sylar?! (Sylar’s IMDB) And, two, my wife thought one of the guys in attendance had "really sexy eyes."
Other Blogfests:
- January 18, 2008: Another wonderful Blogfest!
- July 28, 2007: Blogfest and Blogathon
- June 9 2007: And then there was Blogfest!
- April 21, 2007: Blogfest Happened!
- February 10, 2007: The Best Blogfest Write-up!
Update: Lissa posts about A Wild Blogfest and Rich has his wrap up. Frank has posted blogic: the gathering and Tommy put down a few sentences. Cathy talks about the restrooms at Wild Wings Cafe.
3commentsBlogfest in 2.5 hours April 12, 2008 3:34 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Blog, Of Interest, PublishingWill you be attending tonight’s Blogfest at Wild Wing’s Cafe in West Knoxville? Starts at 6pm. See you there!
4commentsNo spoon April 12, 2008 2:46 pm
Posted by utterz in : Daily Life, PodcastingWe don’t have time April 9, 2008 1:16 pm
Posted by utterz in : Daily Life, PodcastingKnoxville tweet up April 9, 2008 1:00 pm
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Purpose April 9, 2008 12:58 pm
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Cathy recognized by Alltop April 6, 2008 8:37 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Blog, Cathy, Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of Interest, Publishing, Software, Technology
I think Cathy’s writing is fantastic but I happen to be biased. I find Domestic Psychology a pleasure to read (again with the bias). I am tickled to announce that Cathy has been recognized by Guy Kawasaki and has joined the likes of Jack Lail in Alltop! Cathy is in the Alltop Life category along with some familiar blogs such as xkcd.com, indexed and Sarcomical. Congratulations to Cathy! (Does this mean I don’t have to program anymore?)
Haircut April 5, 2008 10:06 am
Posted by utterz in : Daily Life, PodcastingJust a little off the top April 4, 2008 3:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of Interest, SexI’ll be joining some blogging friends at Gentlemen’s Top Cuts tomorrow. I’ll also meet a blogger for the first time but I won’t be watching his procedure. Bet I hear it though!
Bloggers attending tomorrow:
Update: Between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. Saturday and the GTC girls will give anyone a free car wash.
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