"Murphy was an optimist!"
LOST teasers November 27, 2007 12:16 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesLost fans. Interesting video clip on your cingular/at&t phone.
—
==================================================================
This mobile text message is brought to you by AT&T
My penis is a mountain November 24, 2007 10:46 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Humor, News, Of InterestLast night at the Bearden Bulldogs vs Farragut Admirals football game, as the crowd stood respectfully as color guard brought in the American flag (and 3 others), Rocky Top blared from the speakers instead of the national anthem. Whoops! The crowd chuckled through the beginning of the actual national anthem. Why did they use a recording instead of having the two high school bands play? I wonder if they could have done it in sync.
Of course, the playing of the national anthem is not unique to sports events in the United States. Countries all around the world play their national anthem, and often a singer belts out the words. Croatia invited UK opera singer Tony Henry to perform their national anthem at the beginning of the Euro 2008 soccer tournament with Croatia vs England. He mispronounced a Croatian word (see the video) when trying to sing "we love your mountains" and instead announced to the crowd "my penis is a mountain." The Croatians believe the mistake relaxed the team enough to knock England out of the tournament with a 3-2 win for Croatia. They have since adopted Tony Henry, and his mountainous member, as their mascot.
(This post should pull in some interesting spam… )
5commentsMy Wife’s Got Style! November 16, 2007 8:22 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Blog, Cathy, Daily Life, Family, Of Interest, Publishing, TV / Movies, VideoYesterday Cathy appeared on WBIR’s Style. She was interviewed a month ago or so. They edited their story very well! I really enjoyed watching Cathy, Dr. Helen, and Katie Allison Granju talk about blogging. Read WBIR’s style story on Local women share their lives one post at a time and watch the video interview. The interview includes Katie Allison Granju, Dr. Helen, and Cathy. I really thought Cathy looked great! She saw it a little differently.
2commentsDaily Show Writers Do A Bit November 15, 2007 11:59 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Economy, Of Interest, Touchy Subjects, TV / MoviesThe Daily Show writers give some input about the writer’s strike. Seen on A href=”http://www.rumorsdaily.com/2007/11/14/not-the-daily-show/”>RumorsDaily.
add a commentContest Blogger Sucked Me In November 14, 2007 10:57 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestYes, this post is an entry, inspired by ContestBlogger, into RomanceTracker‘s love contest for $100.
add a commentThank you Internet! What would I do without you? November 11, 2007 11:46 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest, Publishing, Star Trek, TV / Movies, VideoStar Trekkin’
add a commentThere are klingons off the starboard bow! It’s worse than that, he’s dead Jim! It’s life Jim but not as we know it, not as we know it!
Veterans Day parade was much fun! November 9, 2007 4:24 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, Evan, Family, Molly, Of Interest, Pets, Sarah
Evan, Cathy, Molly and I picked up Granddaddy and the 5 of us when downtown to watch Sarah march with Bearden High School’s band’s flag team in the Veterans Day parade. We parked in the State Street garage for only a dollar and walked 2 blocks to be near the front of the parade route. The aircraft fascinated me. 
I loved the helicopters playing overhead. The vintage planes doing the missing man formation was excellent. As a matter of fact, all the military vehicles were awe inspiring. Evan waved at the tank driving down the street and the turret spun around to wave back at him! Those things move quickly!
Evan was in a foul mood to begin with and getting him to wave took some effort. The nice lady who got near him and showered him with candy helped a lot. After the attack of the "cannie!" he was much chipper and social. About half way through the parade he started to get into the waving.
Molly was on great behavior but quivered whenever a noisy vehicle or drum section of a band walked by. She was on alert whenever Evan would wander too far. She has to be able to see him and much prefers to be beside him. 
She was a hit with all the police officers and many of the military. You could see them in the parade pointing to her, smiling and chatting amongst themselves. She eventually relaxed enough that I didn’t even have to hold her leash.
I was disappointed in the attendance at the parade. More people should take time to let this parade be their lunch break or to bring their families out. The weather was perfect. The patriotism high! Mardi Gras spoiled me for parades and I never thought I would enjoy this kind of parade again. I was wrong. This parade left me feeling very good!
Btw, Barney Fife was there! He’s great! Don Knots would be proud.
add a commentIts all about contests now! November 4, 2007 10:03 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestSo, what happens when a blogger wins a prize? He becomes addicted and let’s his posts become links to other people’s Personal Blogs in hopes he can win a iPod Video Nano. Browie was inspired by Darren Rowse’s Problogger giveaway. Apparently he won a cash prize and much like contestblogger, he is passing the good fortune onto us. This is not a paid post but does gain me an additional 2 entries into his contest. Cathy sure could use an iPod!
1 comment so farMarijuana Cave is up for auction November 2, 2007 11:18 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of Interest, Touchy Subjects
The famous TN marijuana cave is being sold on auction. The 2 mile cave will be split between two potential buyers with the buyer who gets the entrance having access to only 360 feet of the cave and the other buyer with the 1.5 acre tract of land getting the cave below the surface but having no entrance to it. How do you enforce your neighbor from staying out from under your property when you cannot even get to it?!
Everyday several visitors come to Reality Me to read about the cave because periodically it hits the news again. I had some thoughts on the cave. And the original reference. Need a secret passage?
Update: Wisconsin cheesemaker to make curd instead of cannabis as noted by Michael Silence.
add a commentCONFIRMED! Google IS mapping Knoxville. November 1, 2007 11:02 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Communications, Gadgets, Of Interest, Technology, Transportation, Travel
I wasn’t sure if it was Google or a competitor driving around with the camera on the car. It is confirmed! That is a Google car!
Reality Me on the radio? November 1, 2007 9:50 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of InterestIf I am interpreting this correctly, RealityMe was on the STAR 102.1FM morning show mentioning the post Knoxville Street Views Happening Now! Very cool.
Ah! Of course! Thanks Frank!
add a commentKnoxville Street Views Happening Now October 30, 2007 10:15 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Gadgets, Of Interest, Privacy, Technology, Touchy Subjects, Transportation, TravelNarration with additional commentary (note: since this was ad libbed I misspoke and called the antenna on top of the car "a satellite" when I intended to say "a satellite uplink" or "satellite antennae): [audio:http://realityme.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/knoxvillestreetviewshappeningnow.mp3]
Put your best lawns on! A California company is driving around Knoxville taking pictures of your neighborhood for Google Street Views or a competitor. I saw one of these cars zoom through my cove a few weeks ago and I wasn’t quick enough to strike an interesting pose. 
I was also unhappy with the state of my lawn and porch but oh well. So, will Google catch you peeing on the side of the road? Getting a ticket? Breaking into a house? Growing pot? Or just showing off your favorite thong? (see also). Concerned about privacy?
Better picture:
Update: Confirmed! That is a Google car!
Update: The WebUrbanist presents 10 urban snapshots from Google Street View including one implying that the google camera van ignores traffic blockades. Mashable asks Should Google offer to blur Street View imagery for people requesting privacy? And get my cat off your website! If you are enjoying these links then you will also enjoy http://www.streetviewfun.com/, some bizarre splicing issues, and Wired’s voting system to find the best Street View pictures.
Update: Jon Hickman asks, "Where do you actually see the pictures they take?" I am pretty sure these will show up in Google maps and Google Earth. Mashable suggests that they will be accessible from http://www.googlestreetview.com/ and two others but those domains aren’t live yet. Ah! Here is Google’s video explanation of Street Views and a direct link to where Street Views are available.
Of course Microsoft has Windows Live Street View.
Update Feb 6, 2009: Top 10 Moments Caught on Google Maps Street View (link to the flasher – she’s just a blur of pixels now)
9commentsReading for Halloween October 30, 2007 9:11 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Halloween, Holiday, Of InterestAs a reminder, Google has Ebooks for Halloween. (direct link to Halloween ebooks) Read a spooky story!
add a commentThe 7 Habits of Highly Successful Fathers October 26, 2007 8:46 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of Being Dad, Of Interest, PhilosophyThe ririanproject brings us today’s words of wisdom. Go read the the details!
add a commentA great father makes all the difference in a kid’s life…
- Keeping stress to yourself.
- Leading by example.
- Being consistent.
- Staying involved.
- Scheduling family recreation.
- Teaching.
- Creating family rituals.
LOST: Jin Kwon is going to die! October 25, 2007 1:51 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesChalk another LOST character’s death up to DUI! People! Get a cab.
Daniel Dae Kim, one of the star’s of ABC’s hit TV series, “Lost,†was arrested by Honolulu Police officers early this morning for allegedly driving drunk. Kim was released after posting bail and waded through media with his head down, and without comment. … The characters of Rodriguez, Watros, and Akinnuoye-Agbaje were all written off of the show in the season following their arrest. [Source, Truemors]
Update: Daniel Dae Kim has apologized in a podcast. I have to track the podcast down. If you have the link please put it in comments.
add a commentDaniel Dae Kim…apologized via his publicist… [Source, Truemors
