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Revision Error or Just Bad Grammar

To quote a Reuters article regarding the upcoming murder trial of Phil Spector...

"Rock producer Phil Spector will go on trial in January on charges of killing a B-movie actress to death at his home, nearly four years after the fatal shooting took place, a judge said on Friday."

Now I wonder if he'll get a life term commuted to time served plus x years if found guilty?

Worms Say "Hi" On Tomato

Hard to believe...since the owners of the garden want to kill all of the worms.

Gift for the Ultimate Couch Potato

DIRECTV is offering a new package for those who like to watch TV. It includes *every* channel, movie, pay-per-view, sporting event, adult program, and HDTV channel they offer on their system. And it includes 10, count 'em, 10 HD DVR receivers and 24/7 concierge service. All for the incredibly low price of $7,500 per year. I'm there, man. Count me in. You can sign up for the Titanium package here.

...isms

While watching a FIFA World Cup soccer match this morning, my boss made some interesting comments that I will call my boss' soccerisms. I know I forgot some but here are the ones I could remember:

1. If you want to score a goal you have to get the ball past the goalie.
2. The trick is to kick the ball into the goal.
3. If you can get past the defenders you have a better chance to score.
4. If you want to score, you have to kick the ball and move it down field.
5. That guy's an octopus. He has his eyes looking everywhere.

Beat the Heat

94' tall banner hanging from Dallas' Fountain Place. Go Mavs!

See You Later

After 44 years with the CBS network, Newsman Dan Rather is leaving. Darn, no more "Ratherisms".

Say, What's the frequency, Kenneth?

Booooo

The Dallas Mavericks looked a little disorganized at the end of OT play trailing by one. They even (supposedly) called a timeout *between* Miami's freethrows. WTF? Let's see what they can do back at home on Tuesday. Please, please, please...

I Must Work For the Same Company

Management Listening Catheter

How 'bout Them 'Mavs?

Boy, the Dallas Mavericks sucked last night. They lost that game as soon as it started and just couldn't get it going allowing Miami to tie the series. We'll have to see what happens in Game 5 and then bring it back home for the win. Go Mavs!!

Soccer Fans Unite

2006 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament fever has struck our manufacturing facility. It's enlightening to see how fervent the workers (and the country, for that matter) are about soccer. I for one have little interest in soccer in general but whenever the World Cup comes around, I do watch certain games. Well, let's see how the U.S. team does this time around with my fingers crossed. ;-)

But It's a Dry Heat

It's 106 degrees Fahrenheit outside. Not a record of 108 degrees set in the 1980s but it's still too darned hot. When you walk out the door it feels like you're stepping into an oven. The heat is overwhelming as it has been all week long. Tomorrow is only supposed to be 104 degrees. Can't wait for that.

Where Is The F***ing Lamb Sauce???

Hell's Kitchen is back for it's second season on Fox. The way Chef Ramsay treats the contestants can be really, really, harsh much of the time but when he's yelling at someone it's for good reason. I'm surprised that no one has thrown a kitchen knife or pot of boiling water at him yet. Based on last night's two episodes, my favorite to win would be Heather. I wonder how hard it is to get a reservation at the restaurant?

Maybe I'll Check Them Out

On my way to work this morning I heard on the radio that STYX and special guest Blue Oyster Cult would be coming into town next month. I had no idea that these groups were still actively touring. The last time I saw STYX they were still playing stadiums/arenas and BOC was at a small club in Dallas, but I'm intrigued. And since I'm sort of a renegade anyway, maybe I'll go see them at this Godzilla of a Street Fest next month. Or maybe not.

Sunday Drive

This evening, Baby wouldn't come back inside because she wanted to go for a drive. She kept screaming "bye-bye" and pointing at the car and wouldn't stop. So we ended up putting her into her seat and went for a short drive. Baby was happy as a clam and fell asleep before we got back home. Go figure.

Traffic

Why is it that when I'm running late to get somewhere there is always something out of my control that makes me even later? I was on the interstate this afternoon making good time when I ran into a traffic jam. I sat in traffic for 2o minutes, creeping along at a snail's pace. It was an accident that caused this backup but what really irritates me is that the lane open/closed notification lights did not notify which lanes were open/closed. The overhead directional signs on the interstate in this city have these lights which have a green "O" for open and a red "X" for closed. Designed to let drivers know of impending lane closures ahead due to construction or accidents. Of course I don't think any of the drivers here even look at them but I for one do not like to be in a lane that is blocked and then have to rely on the kindness of another driver to decide to let me in. With my luck, I happened to be in the lane that was blocked by the accident but a nice driver let me into his lane. Or maybe he was just too busy gawking and not paying attention. Probably the latter.

Yay

I received my data CD ROM this morning. Intact. I guess I have to do some work now. Groan...

Duh

I was expecting an overnight package from our corporate office containing a data CD ROM this morning. When I received the package, I see that they put the disk in an overnight envelope. When I opened it, not surprisingly, I found that the disk was broken into 4 pieces. So I call the IT department up and asked them to burn another disk and send it to me in a *box* this time. Is that common sense or am I missing something?

Yummy

Call me crazy or call me sick but I have had a craving for those little cans of Vienna Sausages for the past week. It had been many, many years since I had those so when I visited the local grocery store the other day I decided to seek a can out. I found a large selection of the sausages ranging from different producers and different flavors. Some were made from beef and others from chicken. After much debate I purchased a can of the Jalapeno flavored sausages. When I returned home I consumed the can and I believe my craving has been satisfied for at least a few years now. Strange, but back when I was little and even today, when I see an opened can of these sausages, sticks of dynamite come to mind.

Is it Santa?

Nope...

ALTADENA, Calif. -- A small bear found himself cornered by wildlife officers on a California roof on Monday. The officers were called out after the bear was spotted in an Altadena, Calif., neighborhood. Initially, it was found sitting in a tree. The bear was shot with a tranquilizer. That's when it tried to take to the rooftops to get away. The bear then took a tumble from the roof, but emerged uninjured. Officials captured the animal. They said they would transport it back to the wild. Authorities said the bear might be the same bear seen Sunday afternoon in a resident's pool. Home video shot by Walderman Strubinski shows the bear taking a stroll through the neighborhood. The bear was almost hit by a car when he decided to cross the road and check out the homes on the other side of the street. He climbed a few fences to check out some neighbors' back yards.

Diseases

I've been reading about different types of diseases on different medical websites and have started thinking I may be suffering from one or more of them. It's funny how your mind starts working and your thoughts keep snow balling until you're absolutely sure that you are inflicted with an incurable disease. Or is it just that I'm paranoid/delusional?

Night at the Fair

Took the family to the annual fair last night. We were in the midway and watching one of those rides that loops you around in a vertical circle and often suspends you upside down. While the ride had the cars at the top, we all heard a "clang, clang" sound that was loud enough to hear over the crowd noise. Then a woman leans down and picks something up. My wife and I thought it was loose change or something else that fell out of a rider's pocket. But what the woman held up was a large 2 inch diameter metal washer. I quickly grabbed the family and we all moved a good distance away from the ride fearing an accident was about to happen. But the ride continued operating and nothing disastrous occurred. We went on to see the other attractions at the fair and had an enjoyable evening. I even got my picture taken with a squirrel monkey sitting on my arm. Now I want a pet monkey. ;)

Poor Thing

There is a birds nest at the top of the building at work. The sparrows build their nest there every year. Yesterday I saw that one of the baby birds had fallen out or was pushed out and was lying on the ground. It's about a 30 foot drop so I wasn't confident that the bird was still alive. If it was still living then I was going to have someone in maintenance put it back in the nest when Mom and Dad weren't around (screw Darwin). But the bird was dead and I wonder if the parents even noticed anything different.

Can You Use That In A Sentence, Please?

Hats off to the 13 year-old New Jersey girl for winning the National Spelling Bee. I remember back in the old days I would receive a book filled with words to review and practice for my school spelling bee. My spelling has always been pritty good but I remember that I would get so nervous standing in front of the whole school and would then misspell an easy word. And I remember one year I didn't want to participate but my teacher kept pressuring me to do so. Jerk. Anyways, can you spell "ursprache"?

Lots To Do In So Little Time

I have been really busy at work the past week. Had an IT person here from our corporate office to install new RF equipment in our facility. I've been trying to learn how our new RF scanners work and setting up new procedures for the operators. That and trying to coordinate with the IT department by phone which system users should have access to what menus and running around answering questions for our visitor has kept me busy. But he is gone now so hopefully things will return to normal at work.