A music Review

Ok, I admit it. I am a big Boston far from way back in my long hair days. I was listening to something off Boston Don't Look Back and came across the review on Pandora, which read in part:

The guitars still sound like they are being fed through computers and stacked into great walls of sound by robots, lead singer Brad Delp still sounds like he is ripping his throat out, and the harmony vocals still sound like a choir of androids warbling angelically. ... and the songs stick in your head like dirt on a dog.

I have read it several times and still can't tell if the reviewer liked the album or not. You know robots, androids, throat ripping and dogs are all pretty cool so maybe it is a positive review. I admit the songs do stick in my skull like dirt on a dog.

Check it out on Amazon

How not to get eaten

Angler fish
Originally uploaded by charminbayurr

An effective way to deal with predators is to taste terrible.

Boat Problems

Tractor-2
Originally uploaded by MarKota

Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, CA, some folks, new to boating, were having a problem. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get their brand new 22 foot boat, going. It was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power they applied.

After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted into a nearby
marina, thinking someone there may be able to tell them what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working condition. The engine ran fine, the out-drive went up and down, and the propeller was the correct size and pitch.

So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard. Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer.

Bad Burrito Dreams

Dude, I think I ate bad burrito last night.

A bad burrito?

Yeah. It had like beans and chilis and I don't know what all else. Tasted ok but I had the weirdest dream afterward?

Like Brittney Spears?

No, I was like in Moscow and there were lots of people screaming I couldn't understand a word they were saying.

Scary.

Yeah, dude, but then there was this rock group from Finland called the Leningrad Cowboys, but they didn't look like no cowboys I had ever seen. And they had this backup group.

You mean like Mariah Carey?

No, dude, more like the The Red Army Choir. And then they started, like singing.

In Russian or Finnish?

Neither, dude, it was in English.

And what were they singing?

Lynyrd Skynyrd. Yeah, these Finnish cowboys and the Red Army Choir were singing "Sweet Home Alabama".

Dude, that was one seriously bad burrito.

Thanks to To the Point.

Evolution and the Family Tree

Hot lips
Originally uploaded by hvhe1

A little girl asked her mother, "How did the human race appear?"
The mother answered, "God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so was all mankind made.

"Two days later the girl asked her father the same question. The
father answered, "Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human race evolved.

"The confused girl returned to her mother and said, "Mom, how is
it possible that you told me the human race was created by God,
and daddy said they developed from monkeys?"

The mother answered, "Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about my side of the family and your father told you about his."

Time for teletubbies, Time for teletubbies ..

Time for teletubbies, Time for teletubbies ..
Originally uploaded by jwlphotography

Flex, Spring and BlazeDS: the full stack! (Part 1)

I've decided that it is time for me to learn a new language and I have decided on Flex. This article looks like a good place to start.

Flex, Spring and BlazeDS: the full stack! (Part 1): "!n this article series, I’ll try to give you a step-by-step process to create an application with Flex/BlazeDS/Spring/Hibernate/MySQL architecture, all of that built with Maven. I’ve been looking for such a tutorial for a long time, but you know what Gandhi said about the change you wish to see in the world, right? So I finally put all the parts together, and with a little help from a Brazilian friend, tadaaaa! Here it comes!"

At least it has lines

Soccer Field
Originally uploaded by FloSchMUC

As a little league soccer coach, sometimes the fields are in pretty bad shape. At least this one has lines chalked in.

Sneezing Panda

Be sure you can hear the sound.

Lead us not ..

See The Pyramids
Originally uploaded by aqui-ali

When I was younger, I believed the line was "Lead a snot into temptation." I thought I was praying for my little sister to get into trouble.

How to Identify an Elizabethan

How to Identify an Elizabethan
Originally uploaded by m0smith

Lice in hair -
Hasn't bathed in 6 months -
Dental Issues -
Earrings -
Doctor Prescribed Leech -
Smells Bad - BO -
Sewn on underware -

Secret of Life

Geezer Crossing
Originally uploaded by xxkrypticxx

A woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch.
"I couldn't help noticing how happy you look," she said. "What's your secret for a long happy life?"

"I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day," he said. "I also drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods, and never exercise."

"That's amazing," the woman said. "How old are you?'

"Twenty-six," he said.

Free Screen Cleaner

Is your screen dirty? Do you wish you had an automatic screen cleaner that would keep your monitor spotless?

See the free screen cleaner

Murphy and computers

upgrade-ram
Originally uploaded by DiscoWeasel

Murphy's best friend was a computer.

Immortality

reflections-thai
Originally uploaded by insashi_

Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.
--- Anonymous