"Murphy was an optimist!"
Why “A cup of Joe”? March 16, 2006 7:41 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interestadd a commentJosephus Daniels (18 May 1862-15 January 1948) was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his reforms of the Navy were inaugurating the practice of making 100 Sailors from the Fleet eligible for entrance into the Naval Academy, the introduction of women into the service, and the abolishment of the officers’ wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard Navy ships could only be coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as “a cup of Joe”.
Make a 30 second ad March 15, 2006 7:07 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Daily LifeFirefox is having an ad contest for a 30 second advertisement. Entries must be submitted by March 31, 2006. I have an idea if anyone has access to some video production equipment and editing skills.
add a commentJJ Abrams Directs MI: III March 15, 2006 6:44 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesJ.J. Abrams makes his big screen debut with "Mission: Impossible III" (The colon looks wrong there).
[he] told a crowd at the theater-owner convention ShoWest that he set out to make an action film that put characters first, spectacle second.
Directing Lost, Alias, and a movie. I wonder if one movie/style affects the other.
1 comment so farThe Frenzy is on! March 14, 2006 9:56 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Aspergers, Daily LifeBlingo is giving away $100 gift cards in a frenzy right now!
It lasted 30 minutes. I watched it but had done my 10 blingo searches already.
1 comment so farMarch Blingo Frenzy Continues March 13, 2006 10:54 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestHave you signed up with Blingo yet? No spam. No catches. Signup under someone and that someone wins too. More info.
Looks like I’ve been misspelling frenzy as freenzy so I get top ranking if you search for "blingo freenzy" but I have no placement on "blingo frenzy."
Looks like they had another frenzy Sunday afternoon.
for an hour in the afternoon we distributed 40 Visa Gift Cards valued at $25 each
We scored another movie ticket but turned it down in hopes of winning something better (think iPod…) since we are limited to winning 2 prizes per household per month.
1 comment so farBicycle Pacman Chases Ghost March 9, 2006 9:19 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Gadgets, Of Interest, TechnologyWhat a brilliant idea for the wheels of a bicycle!
1 comment so farIt’s the Simpsons! March 8, 2006 10:37 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of Interest, VideoAnd just incase anyone has been living in a cave for the past week, here’s the incredible video of the Simpsons introduction using live actors instead of animation. And incase your cave is REALLY deep, here’s the Internet Movie Database’s info on The Simpsons.
add a commentGet a new domain name for 50 cents March 8, 2006 10:33 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestSlickdeals.net tells us that today between 5pm and 6pm EST or until all coupons are gone (think within 3 minutes) that Dotster will be issuing a 50 cent coupon for a new domain name registration if purchased today or tomorrow.
add a commentOne coupon per order, per account and/or per IP address. There will be a total of 1000 coupon codes. The promotion will last for 1 hour or until the 1000 coupon codes are gone. The coupon will be valid on March 9 & March 10, so the Happy Hour will ONLY be to GET their individual, unique coupon code, they can’t actually purchase their domain until the next day.
Exercise + Food = Strong Mind March 8, 2006 8:04 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest, ScienceBoingBoing points to another study showing exercise and proper eating being very beneficial to our brains. This complements the information in Make Smarter Children.
add a commentBlingo March Freenzy continues! March 8, 2006 6:43 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : ContestHave you signed up with Blingo yet? No spam. No catches. Signup under someone and that someone wins too. More info.
A couple of brief notes regarding Blingo. The main rule to be aware of is that each household is limited to winning 2 prizes per month. If I win a movie ticket, since I signed up under my wife, she also wins. She has the option of turning it down but if she accepts that means our household has won 2 prizes and within that month and we are no longer qualified to get more prizes. I wrote Blingo to ask if during their freenzy they would temporarily increase the number of prizes each household could receive and, with a very nice letter (unlike the evil Blogger.com employees), Blingo explained that the freenzy is to help increase awareness of Blingo and that the prize limit has to remain at 2 per household even during the freenzy.
add a commentCould you, would you save a life? March 8, 2006 6:33 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, News, Of Interest, SarahYesterday a 13 year old girl, Megan, on Sarah’s Bearden Middle School bus fell over with a heart attack. The girl beside the victom screamed. The bus stopped, students evacuated the bus, paramedics brought in a AED, rushed the girl away, and that’s all we know.
Poor Sarah. Bomb threats, lock downs, and possibly death. Too much reality for a 12 year old. The sad thing is Sarah keeps everything locked inside of her and I can’t get anything but stoic, short answers from her. I was the same way at her age and it pains me because I know that keeping things bottled up can only last so long and eventually it all has to come out; the longer she waits, the harder it will be to deal with the bottled up emotions. I bet she thinks she is being strong; strength would be talking. At least she has caught blog fever and perhaps we can communicate that way. She shared more information about the incident in her blog than I could have dragged out of her with any other means.
Taking advantage of the situation we had this dialog:
Dad: "So Sarah, would you have liked to known CPR to be able help?"
Sarah: "They taught us CPR at camp."
Dad: "So did you try to help?"
Sarah: "She didn’t need CPR. She needed those paddle thingys."
Dad: "An AED? A defibrillator?"
Dad takes a moment to explain CPR, the functions of the heart, lungs and brain, and why CPR saves lives until an AED can be brought on the scene.
Sarah glazes over and tunes Dad out.
Dad asks: "Would you like to be trained in CPR?"
Sarah, exasperated: " I don’t want to learn that medical stuff!"
Dad, starts to explain how she could have helped the girl today, or perhaps her grandparents or even parents.
*Ring ring*
Saved by the bell. The phone rings to end the conversation.
I have to say I found the conversation a little disheartening. More people should be trained with the American Red Cross.
2commentsBlingo March Freenzy continues! March 7, 2006 7:12 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Daily LifeYesterday Blingo gave away 14 $100 visa gift cards in an hour. On March 2 it was 100 movie tickets in 2 hours. No spam. No catches. Signup under someone and that someone wins too. More info.
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LOST – Hurley backstory coming March 3, 2006 6:26 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesGarcia says Lost fans eager to learn more about Hurley’s backstory will be treated to another Hurley flashback episode this season that depicts his time in a mental institution. “The episode is really interesting,†he says. “[What happened to him while he was in the institution] was even a question I had.â€
I was lead to this by lost-tv.
3commentsAnother Lost Theory March 3, 2006 6:21 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesEntertainment Weekly senior editor Jeff Jensen says he’s figured out Lost.
- THE ISLAND: It’s Alive!
- THE DHARMA INITIATIVE: Head Games
- THE HATCH: Human Testing
- THE NUMBERS: Those Damn Yankees!
- THE ANSWER TO ‘LOST’: The Island Is Haunted by a Powerful Psychic
Thanks to Ray Camdem for the link.
add a commentSpace port opens with first lauch in 24 days March 3, 2006 6:04 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest
Excellent photography by KristyK
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