Another Blog Post From Code

I created this post using C# code.

1976 Playlist on YouTube

1976 was a big year for me.

It was the first time we were going to live OFF of a military reservation since my dad joined the Army.
It was the first time we had to live on our own land.
It was the first time I had ever seen a dead person.
It was the first time I had ever seen a dead person that I knew and liked.
etc. etc. etc.

I made up a playlist on YouTube from a list on another site.

Playing these takes me back in a big way.

http://www.youtube.com/p/35642BEBE1438195?version=3&hl=en_US&fs=1

vWorker

OK, so I signed up with this site for working on freelance software projects.  My expectation is to potentially find small projects I can work on in my free time (?) that I can use to keep my coding skill sharp (on things that are not just for my day-job).  My major concern is what to do when the description of the bid does not match what the customer actually wants.

 What do you think?

You Are What You Think

I here this message from so many motivational speakers, but it sounds best coming from Brian Tracy 🙂

Pick one thing in your path today and make it better

Pick one thing in your path today and make it better.

You’d be surprised what a difference this concept can make in your day.
First, you’ll know you’re making positive changes.
When you make a change, not only are YOU changed, but the universe is also changed because of you.

Imagine, over time, how this will completely change your environment for the better.

It doesn’t need to be anything especially complicated or time-consuming; it can be something simple that only takes seconds.  Don’t be limited, however, by any amount of perceived effort, just choose it and make it better.

Let it be something you naturally run across (“in your path”).
It could be something as simple as:

• Picking up those socks from the bathroom floor.
• Replacing that burned-out light bulb.
• Sorting and/or delivering that stack of papers sitting on the printer
• Wiping down that dirty counter in the break room at work.
• Turning off the lights in the conference rooms.
• Shoveling the snow from the sidewalk at church.
• Fixing those shingles on the roof (calling the repair company).

In time, even the big things will have become better.
 

Tom

Geocaching!

I’ve discovered Geocaching!

Tom's stats

TV Used to go OFF!

Here’s a fading memory in the American mind:
   Television was not always a 24-hour thing.
   TV used to go off!

I have had numerous conversations with people about TV and I would say something like, “I really miss the days when TV used to go off”.  About 50% of the time, now, people don’t seem to remember the station signoff or the “High Flight” poem or the National Anthem or the Test Pattern or the Snow.

So I went to my favorite web site (You Tube) and rounded up this video that has everything except the test pattern, but that was easy to find, too.

Enjoy!

Time Warner Cable (Mystro)

Here is a PROBLEM that needs some exposure.

Happy Birthday, George!

Kόκαλης

 

 

So You Don’t Run Out Of Things To Worry About

 The title “So You Don’t Run Out Of Things To Worry About” is lifted from the great Paul Harvey.  He uses it to announce the latest scare about a product, service, country or ideal.

Well, now the spirit and intention of that phrase seems to saturate every facet of American life to include all of media, our own back yards and even the grocery store shelves.

We just ended the great Tomato scare of 2008 where some 280 people became sick with salmonella after eating regular red, round tomatoes.  Whew, that’s over for the most part!  Maybe Bubba forgot to wash out the pig truck before borrowing it from Roscoe to deliver his t’mAters.

Now on to (or back to) the regular new list of scares:
…and toping that list is PLASTIC!

Have you noticed those recycle numbers on the bottom of your bowl (plate, cup, water bottle, lotion, keyboard, mouthwash, orange juice)?  Well, those Resin Identification Codes (RICs) now tell us what can be recycled together.  Others have read those codes as potential health risks.  Click on the chart below to see the issue:

 

So NOW what?

 One of the concerns is the health risk associated to these when they are exposed to excessive moisture! 

Does that include hot coffee in my new Starbucks Coffee Mug (RIC=7) !!!
Surely Styrene Acrilo Nitrile can’t be a health risk, CAN IT???
It’s NEW, so it’s SAFE, right?

 

 

How about (other supposed bad things) … or are they good?:

Multi-tasking is bad, but keeping your brain active is good

Lemons in your water

Deodorant (with aluminum) / and even Hyperhidrosis

Trans Fat /  and even Fat Free diets

Bluetooth Headsets / and even Wired Headsets

Cell phones (is this scare gone???)

Asbestos (What about brakes???)

Bottled Water / and even Tap water

Using plastic is bad, but REusing plastic is good

Dehydration / and even too much water

Air conditioning

Artificial Sweetner / and even Sugar

Global Warming / and even Global Cooling

Satanists / and even Priests

Muslims / and even Christians

Staying indoors / and even going outside

Buying too much Gasoline / and even cutting
back on Gasoline increases the price

Same source for fuel or food (corn) increases the price

Supply and Demand / and even Scarcity

The previous administration / and even the next administration

Eating fish is healty, but can cause mercury poisoning

Obese children / but sports activities are reduced in schools

No child left behind / and even ANY child left behind

Alcohol is good / Alcohol is bad

Coffee is good / Coffee is bad

 

CAN I PLEASE KEEP MY NEW CUP?!?!

WILL STOPPING CARBON EMISSIONS CAUSE THE NEXT ICE AGE?!?!

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THAT BIRD FLU AND THAT FLESH-EATING BACTERIA???

Have a nice day 🙂