Archive for January, 2006

Legends of the Superheroes.

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Keith
on January 30, 2006
in Entertainment and Everyday Rambling
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When I was a kid, I used to keep all of our old TV Guides. Eventually, I threw them all away, but there was one in particular that I kept for a long time. It had a full page ad for a live action Superhero show. I remember the ad listed FLASH, CAPTAIN MARVEL and a bunch of others. I REALLY wanted to see the show, but it wasn’t on any of the 5 channels that we had.

For several years, I kept waiting for the show to come on again. There were no VCR’s or Blockbuster vidoes back then, so if there was a show you wanted to see you just had to wait for it to be replayed.

Eventually I gave up and even threw away that old TV Guide. Once I threw it out I lost all evidence it even existed. I was beginning to think I had imagined the whole thing - until tonight when I stumbled across this guy’s article on moviepoopshoot.com. I found it on IMDB too. Apparently, it sucked really really bad.

Man I love the Internet.

Legends of the Superheroes

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New design coming soon.

Published
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Keith
on January 27, 2006
in Everyday Rambling
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I’m working on a “look” for MonkeyJack (since it’s never had one). I was talking to Scott about it, and he suggested I use this image.

MUNNY WITH HAT : POOP

MUNNY WITH HAT : POOP
ALTERNATE TITLE: SHITHEAD

I don’t think I care for what he’s trying to tell me.

Check out Luke Chueh’s artwork. Cool work if you don’t mind cute, fuzzy and deranged animals.

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Hoses aint cheap.

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Keith
on January 27, 2006
in Everyday Rambling
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Sure enough, my Blazer blew a hose.

I thought “GREAT, this shouldn’t be that expensive!” Just pop that sucker back on, bing bang it’s done.

Turns out there were 2 hoses. They cost like 85 bucks apiece, and the labor to put them on was over $90. Add on a towing charge of $40 from “Affordable Towing” and this little Monday morning inconvenience cost me $300.

dang.

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Change is good.

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Keith
on January 27, 2006
in Everyday Rambling
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I moved the furniture around a little bit. I’ll probably be slapping on a coat of paint too.

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Evidently, my car blows.

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Keith
on January 23, 2006
in Everyday Rambling
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My car broke down on the way to the office today.

The “check guages” light came on, so I did. No oil pressure. I don’t know alot about cars, but I’ve been told that’s a bad thing. I limped into the next gas station, popped the hood and checked the oil. There wasn’t a drop on the dipstick. Turns out it was all on the ground under my car.

I went into the BP Handy Dandy, and called my mechanic from my cell. I got the answering machine so I left a detailed message explaining my problem with a plea to call me back asap. Just as I finished the message, I turned around and this old raggedy looking guy wearing a red and white stocking cap was staring at me (obviously listening to my call). I gave him a weak grin.

He grinned back and started to talk. I thought maybe this would be my lucky day - maybe he knew about cars and could give me a diagnosis.

“Sounds like you’re f***ed.”

Yep, that pretty much summed it up. Without another word, he turned and walked out the door. I watched through the window as he walked by the open hood of my car. He glanced at the engine, shook his head and then disappeared around the corner of the building.

He should write fortune cookies.

A guy named Dan from the garage called me back a few minutes later. He told me that I probably blew the high pressure oil line. Huh, I didn’t even know I had one of those. Evidently, it’s pretty common for my car. $40 later, and my car was towed away. I’m still waiting on the final diagnosis.

I love Mondays. How was yours?

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DAD: 1, CHARLIE: 0

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Keith
on January 23, 2006
in Charlie and Everyday Rambling
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All kids lie.

Charlie told his first one about a year ago when he was 3.

Watching a toddler tell a fib is one of the most entertaining parts of parenting. They haven’t perfected the art like most adults. Lies like “No I didn’t spill water on the floor” are pretty transparent. They crack pretty easy too.

Dad: “Did you spill the water Charlie.”

Charlie: “Yes.”

Wow that was easy.

I didn’t expect it to be any different tonight.

At about 8 o’clock, I put Charlie in the tub. He was playing with his favorite bath toys and chatting away, when all the sudden he kinda paused and got this awkward look on his face. I knew it. He just pee’d in the tub.

Dad: “Charlie, did you pee in the bathtub”

Charlie: “No”

Dad: “Charlie, I just saw you pee in the tub”

Charlie: “No, I dint pee in the tub.”

Dad: “Yes, you did. Are you lying to me?”

Charlie: “No, I not lying”

Dad (in a more dad-like tone): “Charlie, you just pee’d in the tub, and you are lying to me.”

Charlie: “I NOT PEE IN THE TUB. I NOT LYING”

I know he did it. I could tell. But he wouldn’t crack. This has NEVER happened. I didn’t want him to get away with lying (even though it’s a pretty minor thing). So, what to do, what to do.

So, I consult the wife — a plan emerges.

Dad: “Charlie, did you pee in the tub?”

Charlie: “No.”

Dad (holding a little vial of water): “Charlie, I am going to pour this special stuff in the water. If you pee’d, it will make the water get hot.” (He hates hot water)

I have never seen him jump out of the tub so quickly.

Charlie: “NO DADDY! Get my toys out, get my toys!”

Dad: “Charlie, did you pee in the tub?”

Charlie: “Yes. Sorry I pee’d in the tub.”

Ironic isn’t it? I lied to get my kid to tell the truth.

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Comment of the night.

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Keith
on January 22, 2006
in Charlie and Everyday Rambling
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Charlie saw a can of Pringles on the table…

“MMMMMM, CHIPS!! Let’s put them in the fridge to warm them up for later.”

Point #1, We don’t keep Pringles in the refrigerator.
Point #2, Like most refrigerators, ours makes things cold.
Point #3, I’m not sure who is teaching him these things.

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Pitching Tents…

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Keith
on January 18, 2006
in Everyday Rambling
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Somebody forwarded this video clip to me. It’s one of the funniest Freudian Slips i’ve ever seen caught on tape. I can only imagine how embarrassed Blake must have been.

I hunted it down and found a copy of it on Zippy Videos and also a letter he wrote on Kevin Rossen’s Blog.

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The next time you search the web…

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Keith
on January 14, 2006
in Everyday Rambling and Technology
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Let the searcher beware…

There are 4 companies that decide what content you will see when you search the web. They were responsible for 98.7% of the search results delivered in the U.S. in November of 2005.

These companies decide what websites are the most important. They get to tell YOU what sites to look at. Unless you are one of the few who look past the first 30 or so results, you are being driven to the websites THEY choose.

Here is the percentage breakdown:
1. Google (39.8%)
2. Yahoo (29.5%)
3. Microsoft (14.2%)
4. AskJeeves (6.5%)
5. AOL (AOL uses Google’s Results) (8.7%)

Try and run to another search engine for a different option, I dare you.

Don’t run to AOL or Netscape!
Google provides the primary search results for AOL and Netscape (owned by AOL).

Forget Altavista, All the Web, and Inktomi!
Yahoo OWNS Altavista, All the Web (FAST) and Inktomi.

Teoma and IWon won’t help, and neither will Lycos or Hotbot!
AskJeeves OWNS Teoma and IWon,
AskJeeves provides the primary search results to Lycos and Hotbot (owned by Lycos).

What about Excite, Dogpile, Metacrawler and Webcrawler?
These Infospace owned meta search engines get their results by searching the top results of the big boys. So you get a smooshed up version of Google’s, Yahoo’s, MSN’s, and AskJeeve’s search results.

So, next time you search for a human skull toilet brush holder, you can be sure that one of these search giants has decided what sites you will visit

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mmm.

Published
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Keith
on January 13, 2006
in Everyday Rambling
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I love Pringles.

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