"Murphy was an optimist!"
Heroes Text Message January 14, 2008 7:32 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Heroes, Of Interest, TV / MoviesI received a strange puzzle. Perhaps from Drucker? Maybe you can solve it. Go to www.samantha48616e61.com.
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Name the song January 8, 2008 10:12 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest, Publishing, VideoSupposedly, there are no camera or audio tricks employed in this video. Amazing! I’ll have to try this one day.
Thanks to Richard Duncan of ProfessorFalken.com where I first saw this video. I feel great sorrow over the passing of his grandson even though this is the first I have read of the child. Regardless of the amount of time we are gifted on this Earth, the way we touch others is everlasting. However short, I am certain his life was great!
add a commentI saw Sweeny Todd January 8, 2008 11:28 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, TV / MoviesI had the pleasure of seeing Sweeny Todd this weekend with my wife and two good friends. I don’t think I can match the poetry in Rich’s review (warning! spoilers in this link!).
add a commentOceanic Air Resumes Flights including Knoxville January 8, 2008 6:58 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesWoohoo! Check out http://www.flyoceanicair.com/ and scroll down to read the press release.
Destinations include:
Los Angeles, CA
Tustin, CA
Ames, IA
Miami, FL
New York, NY
Portland, OR
Knoxville, TN
Seoul, South Korea
Sydney, Australia
Yes! Knoxville! I’m going to leave this place and go to The Island! So, will you be calling Georgia Cavanagh at (818) 460-5520? You bet I will!
Update: I wonder if they will be filming here! Time to call my agent! Update to update: Nope.
add a commentPolice emerge with “Battering Ram” during live report January 7, 2008 2:07 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Of Interest, Sex, Touchy SubjectsOh! Such good timing! Can’t you just see the cops inside egging their buddy on? "Go out now! They’re on the air!" Keep your eye on the door.
add a commentAre you wearing frozen peas today? December 21, 2007 2:21 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestGet your peas on for a good cause!
1 comment so farThoughts on social media December 17, 2007 11:12 am
Posted by utterz in : Daily Life, Of Interest, PodcastingSometimes 1.3 megapixels is enough December 16, 2007 1:24 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Interest
Charlie is looking rather healthy! December 14, 2007 9:17 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesFebruary is so far away!
Be sure to watch the LOST missing pieces.
add a commentWhat is a podcast? December 11, 2007 9:18 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Blog, Communications, Daily Life, Of Interest, Podcasting, Publishing, Technology, VideoFor the longest time I have wanted to get into podcasting. I have good excuses like my computer equipment is pathetically out of date, my hard drives are too small (size does matter!) and filling up, and time is a commodity (video and audio take time!). But really, the geek in me has held me back the most. I understand the definition of podcasting:
A podcast is a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. [Wikipedia]
That was not satisfying enough for me. I did not want to "podcast" until I could be certain that I was using the word correctly! Did quality of video matter? Length? What if my RSS stream occasionally had text only posts? Does Seesmic count? What about Youtube? Or Utterz?
Tonight I posed the question on Seesmic and had the pleasure of having the CTO and creator of http://podcast.com/ give the definitively best answer to the question. I really appreciated Kosso‘s answer! It nailed it for me.
(Someone should put that video in Wikipedia under podcast)
Update: David Jacobs of The Connected World gave a great answer from a coffee shop! Watch David Jacobs reply on Seesmic!
3commentsAward Winning Blogging December 7, 2007 8:17 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of InterestI indirectly brought in Funniest Blog Post Derailment Trainwreck with The Regal Riviera opens this week! and we were recognized as The Family that Blogs Together Stays Together Award with recognition to Cathy, Tommy, Sarah, and myself (yes, Noah missed out being recognized on the award. He’ll have to post more frequently!). Thank you R Neal and all of Knoxviews! I’d also like to thank my producer and … and … where’s my writing staff?! Bloody strike!
add a commentBizarre Referral Link December 4, 2007 8:15 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestWas checking out the referral log today and noticed that Ask Terri of The Wall Street Journal sent a couple of visitors to Reality Me. Yes! The Wall Street Journal! Unfortunately, it must have been a very short blip on their radar because I could find no reference to the link.
2commentsNot in America! And Only in Knoxville… December 2, 2007 9:41 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : News, Of Interest, Sex, Touchy Subjects, VideoDoes that suit drive you nuts? Would you like to be a little more casual? Perhaps the Audrey Underwear company is for you.
The Audrey Underwear company in Taiwan asked it’s 500 women employs in the firms head quarters to come to work in camisoles and knickers to celebrate record sales. … More than 90% of female workers reportedly went along with the spirit of the day and worked in their underwear. [Source]
This takes Half-nekkid Thursdays to a new level!
And Knoxville shows its butt on the news with a woman who wants her butt implants removed:
http://view.break.com/409510 – Watch more free videos
Your children will do mortifyingly stupid acts November 29, 2007 2:28 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Noah, Of Being Dad, Scouts, Sex, Touchy SubjectsLife is a comedy; And your children are the comedians!
Several years ago we stood on a cold soccer field to watch our child play a team sport. The parents lined one side of the rectangular field and the coaches and children, who were not currently on the field, lined the other side of the field. There was a port-a-potty in the parking lot but the children found it easier to slip into the woods behind them when their tiny bladders needed relief. You would see a constant stream (pun intended) of traffic in and out of the woods. Now I have a child who excels at minimal effort. This child has taken, not laziness, but using the path of least resistance to an art form! So there we sit on the sidelines with the grandparents, our friends, neighbors, and strangers–perhaps 50-60 in all. My son is on the sidelines at exactly the halfway point of the field. He spins around and without taking a step whizzes into the weeds. Everyone on our side of the field is staring at him simply by nature of watching the game! They’d have to turn their chairs around to not see the golden arch emanating from my child’s crotch. Girls don’t do this! Or perhaps they do and are simply more subtle or I’m oblivious.
You would think over the years either my child or I would have learned. He continues to hone his least resistance skills constantly finding new ways to make the minimal effort. Mind you, that does not mean he does poor work.
Some people see Boy Scouts as a paramilitary, religious organization; I see Boy Scouts as a character building, skill teaching, adventure seeking organization. During our open and closings of our meetings, the adults line one wall and the scouts line another wall. That puts roughly 17-24 boys ranging from 11 to 18 years old facing 6-15 adults. We had good numbers at this last meeting and there is my son, on the fifty.
I’ll let you in on a male secret. Things shift. They shrink. They grow. They move around. They get pinched in the folds of underwear or find themselves in other uncomfortable places. Re-adjustment becomes necessary! And if pain is involved, sometimes, hastily. Just because "he" dresses right doesn’t mean he’s always dressed. Guys have developed techniques for dealing with these situations. Some blatantly grab the outside of their pants and adjust but try to cover by making a mafiosi, Eddie Murphy, or Michael Jackson reference. Most guys start of by trying some hands off, Elvis style hip shaking to see if things will naturally fall back into place. If both of these fail, we resort to using the pockets. The one pocket approach is typically fine but to be certain that the issue is resolved and resolved quickly, the two pocket approach is preferred. Both hands are shoved deeply into the pants pockets. This looks like we are simply cold and trying to warm our hands, and perhaps our elbows. Search and rescue teams are sent out and our friend in need is located. The hand who finds our friend quickly sets to work repositioning using a backboard if necessary. Typically we shoot for a centering then let gravity find the perfect resting place. The other hand lay in wait in case we overshoot or gravity finds us in another pinch. The whole process is about as subtle as Mark Roberts at Wembley. However, when done correctly, to an observer it should look like we’ve simply lost our keys.
During our Boy Scout meeting closing, solemn things are being said and I see my son do the double dive. Both hands in pockets. Bulging knuckles clearly removed from anywhere keys would fall. Oh no! He’s picked up the bat and is playing pocket ball with all adult eyes in his direction! Puberty has turned off his brain! Get the crash cart! I am fairly certain that when the Scout Master said to stand at attention that is not what he meant! What to do? Talk to all the Scouts about the 12 laws and how grabbing yourself in public probably breaks all of them? No. Must be more subtle. Telepathy! I give him a quick stare down and remarkably his eyes meet mine. It worked! My lecture about "happy time" being private silently permeated the air and he got the message. He removes his hands from his pockets and Dad pockets a story to pull out at dinner time which is guaranteed to have milk squirting from noses. Now how’s that lesson go? Oh yes, "if you shake it more than twice, you’re playing with it."
1 comment so farLOST: Missing pieces November 28, 2007 10:08 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesThe clip I referred to from my phone is now online: LOST: Missing Pieces
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