"Murphy was an optimist!"
Help! I’m trapped in an Apple store. July 24, 2006 9:30 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Podcasting, Sarah, Technology
Sarah is at a Podcasting class as part of Apple Camp at the new West Town Mall Apple store. I thought I could drop and run but they require a parent to stay present during the workshops.
Today Sarah is with 3 other students that look 8, 19 and 12. Their focus is audio podcasting. I want to get each of the family members their own MacBook. That would be sweet!
There are other workshops.
You know… Makes this a little ironic!
add a commentARrrr! Thar Be A Good Pirates Movie Matey! July 22, 2006 10:27 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Interest, Reviews, TV / MoviesSaw Pirates 2 last night. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Despite the 2 movie sized medium cokes I drank begging me to leave at the roll of the credits, I entertained the training X-Men and Cars have put into my children’s heads. Pirates has the most astoundingly long credits I have ever seen! There must have been 3000 names! At one point it was 4, 5 or 6 columns of solid names on the screen. Looked like a joke.
Even people that stayed through half the credits started giving up. But I was pleased we stayed, for indeed, Noah was correct. He said, "Cars was made by Disney and this is made by Disney, so there’s something at the end."
2commentsFree Food! (and car sales pitch..) July 19, 2006 11:57 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestTed Russel Ford at Walker Springs giving away free iou dogs and cokes today
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When I learned the sign of the beast 666 is really 616… July 18, 2006 3:39 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of InterestThis is a must listen! (click that link)
On June 6, 2006 I posted that the Devil’s number has changed. What I really wanted to post was the link to when I personally heard about this the first time. My favorite radio show on NPR right now is undeniably Wait wait don’t tell me.. When I could not find the reference to their show educating that 666 has been changed to 616, I sent an email.
From: Doug McCaughan
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 9:45 AM
To: WaitWait
Subject: Did you have a commentary on 616 and 666?Hello Wait Wait!
Your program is so exceptionally done! I usually catch it in the car and I recall listening not long ago to a reference to 666 and the Wisconsin area code. The speaker mentioned {…}
Am I confusing this with another npr show? If not, do you recall the air date?
Thank you!
Doug McCaughan
Wait Wait fan
I was very pleased to receive a fairly prompt reply.
From: WaitWait
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 2:57 PM
To: Doug McCaughan
Subject: RE: Did you have a commentary on 616 and 666?Hi,
That was us! You can listen to the segment explaining everything in our archive — it’s on the “Best of” show that aired on January 7, 2006. The segment is titled “The Wait Wait Show Introduction Debacle.”
Thanks for listening!
EmilyEmily Ecton
Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
I implore you to take a couple of minutes and listen to The Wait Wait Show Introduction Debacle!
2commentsCall me a sentimentalist but developing Chimney Rock is WRONG July 18, 2006 2:00 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : News, Of InterestThis could be sad (well…unless I win the lottery and could buy an estate up there..nonono!) I was born in North Carolina and have been through much of its great remaining wilderness. As Roosevelt and the Davis’ recognized, some things should be preserved.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chimney Rock Park, the popular private park set in the cliffs overlooking Lake Lure in western North Carolina, is being offered for private sale, with an asking price of $55 million, owner Todd Morse said Tuesday.
With its dramatic views, elevator ride to the top of the signature Chimney Rock and sheer rock faces, the park has been a tourist destination since it opened in 1902 after it was first developed by Morse’s great-great uncle Lucius B. Morse.
The park’s trails and cliffs were a site for filming of the 1992 movie “Last of the Mohicans,†and it has been featured in numerous other productions.
Maybe I can get the kids to see it before things change. Thank you Michael Silence for the link.
add a commentToday’s Woot! New Roomba sage for $149 July 17, 2006 6:00 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of InterestToday Woot! has the Roomba Sage (the one we have and LOVE) for $149. Great price. The killer part of today’s Woot is that you have a 1 in 10 chance of doubling your order. That means if you order 1 you could end up receiving 2. If you order 3, you could end up receiving 6!. See more details in the woot blog and woot discussions.
add a commentDigital Omens July 15, 2006 12:17 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestU.S. digital entertainment company Gracenote on Thursday said it obtained licenses to distribute lyrics as music publishers mulled legal action against Web sites that provide them without authorization [www.lyrics.com and www.azlyrics.com]. [Source]
Where does it end? One day will I be sued because I linked to pcmag.com without asking and paying a royalty to create the link? I know that is not the same thing as posting all the lyrics to a song but what will be the last dominoe to fall?
5commentsHelp Mia! (with the right url) July 15, 2006 11:16 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Of InterestIf you are trying to Help Mia get to the National Junior Olympics, use the ChipIn public link ( http://events.chipin.com/14844b1d5339de0a ). Kristy explains.
add a commentMaybe they should have used gold instead of copper July 14, 2006 1:55 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestI think this about covers it:
so far, only the First Commandment has been engraved onto the tablets. One can easily imagine them getting to Commandment #2 and thinking, "Aww, crap!"
[Source]
add a commentQuick! Del.icio.us Jacob Lodwick’s page! July 14, 2006 9:57 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Contest, Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of InterestAt 3pm today, Jacob Lodwick will randomly award $100 to a person that bookmarked his page on del.icio.us. [Source]
ps. At the time of this posting, 3399 people have him bookmarked. Pretty good odds!
add a commentPoint. Aim. Click. Die! July 14, 2006 8:51 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestLouisiana bans live hunting on the Internet but I contend border hunting could become a viable sport. Note the tongue in cheek. I bet border hunting shows up on someone’s political agenda in the near future.
add a commentAnn Coulter wants to revoke women’s voting rights?! July 13, 2006 10:37 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of Interest, Touchy SubjectsRead about a man that supports breastfeeding and a woman that compares breastfeeding to urinating in public. But really it is about feminism. See also wikipedia.
2commentsAttention Deadbeat Dads and Deatbeat Moms July 13, 2006 9:22 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestIt’s your dna! Sign the check.
1 comment so farThe state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a noncustodial parent still has child support obligations when a youngster is placed in the custody of a third party.
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"The laws of this state clearly require parents to support their children until they reach the age of majority, no matter who obtains custody of the children," Justice Cornelia A. Clark wrote in the 5-0 decision.[Source]
For the love of Mr Rogers find your war funds elsewhere! July 13, 2006 8:27 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Daily Life, News, Of Interest, Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesApparently congress is once again trying to cut funding to NPR and PBS. Folks, National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service are your voice.
WASHINGTON — House Republicans yesterday revived their efforts to slash funding for public broadcasting, as a key committee approved a $115 million reduction in the budget for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that could force the elimination of some popular PBS and NPR programs.
…It would reduce the corporation’s budget by 23 percent next year, to $380 million, in a cut that Republicans said was necessary to rein in government spending. [Source]
Can you imagine having your household budget cut by 23 percent?! They tried doing this last year and with MoveOn’s help, it was stopped.
in a defeat for House leaders, 87 Republicans joined unanimous Democrats in bucking an attempt to cut funding from the stations.
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Markey expressed confidence that supporters of public broadcasting would have more than enough votes to stop a cut again this year.[Source]
There is still time to stop this one!
The reduction, which would come in the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, must be approved by the full Appropriations Committee, and then the full House and Senate, before it could take effect. [Source]
Sign the petition at MoveOn and contact your Representative!
Is the real issue here that Republicans see PBS and NPR as having a liberal slant? With this current administration we have seen a great of loss of freedom with people being arrested for wearing "Veterans for Peace" t-shirts while drinking coffee and an introduction of propaganda bias as demonstrated in Kentucky with the blocking of liberal media while allowing conservate media. Here is a picture of the offending t-shirt. I would not have to shield my child’s eyes from that unlike some of the non-protest shirts I see in public and wonder why the wearers are not embarassed for themselves.
A similar move last year by Republican leaders was turned back in a fierce lobbying campaign launched by Public Broadcasting Service stations and Democratic members of Congress, in a debate that was colored by some Republicans’ frustration with what they see as a liberal slant in public programming.
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Republicans attacked the PBS for programming they said represented out-of-the-mainstream viewpoints, highlighting in particular a "Postcards From Buster" episode that featured lesbian couples and their children in Vermont. [Source]
I don’t want to lose Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!
Paula Kerger , PBS’s president and chief executive, said in a statement that the cuts would force the network to "drastically reduce the programming and services public television and public radio can provide to local communities." [Source]
I made my quotes from a single source but there is a lot of chatter about this! See also Stupid Evil Bastard for several comments, The 2002 Oversight of PBS, MoveOn’s Petition, and remember contacting your representative is easier than ever! Other references to this issue include Environmentalists Against War, delraysteve (interesting comments), Washington Post (2005), Wikipedia, and Where PBS Gets Funding. Use Blingo to find much more!
Thanks to Brainstream for the alert!
add a commentThe 2 second tent July 12, 2006 3:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Gadgets, Of Interest, TechnologyI want a tent that pitches itself when you pitch it in the air.
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