Carrie & Neal are having dinner with us in Monterey. I figured it was a good time to try blogging from my cell phone.
Author: josh
Skate or Die
Last night my youth group did a game called “Do Ducks Have Lips”, wherein all the youth leaders who participated dressed up in disguises and walked around a busy mall. The kids then tried to find the leaders. They knew they had found a leader when they asked them, “Do ducks have lips?” and the person responded, “No, do snakes have hips?” Then the leader would initial a card the kids were carrying and the kids would move on.
This was my disguise. I also had super-sag pants. It was awesome. I just needed a wallet chain.
Dying?
I just noticed an article by Michael S. Malone for ABC News which I found to be incredibly interesting. In this article, Mr. Malone first shows you how he determines when a company may be on their way to the grave, and gives you some excellent examples of previous predictions he has made.
Then he makes a prediction that will really shock you. Read this one all the way through. It’s worth it. It’s no guarantee, of course, but the possibility is certainly there.
I guess now’s not a good time to mention that Apple’s stock is at an all-time high.
Christian Finance
I got a spam email today with the subject, “Refinance your home the Christian Way.” Well, I was thinking about making a deal with Lucifer (you know, the Prince of Darkness) wherein I would sacrifice one unblemished human infant each month in exchange for a fixed 3.97% APR mortgage rate, but now that I’ve heard about this Christian mortgage…
Roses Are #FF0000
I got Steph a cool shirt for Valentines day that I thought you’d like to see. It has wonderful geeky appeal, and Steph called it “a perfect combination” of her and me. I think that means she likes it! No, this isn’t all I got her.
To me, “All your base” will never die.
Mac OS X 10.3.8
It’s Mac OS X 10.3.8, and I helped!
A couple days ago, Apple released the 8th major OS update to Panther, and I just saw this great report about it on MacFixIt, a site I’ve always generally disliked due to their obsessive paranoia, and the fact that I don’t think it’s “news” when a guy in Kentucky has an unreproducible Kernel Panic. The good news comes at the bold text Positive reports, and in case you don’t feel like scrolling, here’s the gist:
Lest readers think that we’ve only heard bad things about 10.3.8, we should point out that we’ve received many, many positive reports — possibly more than with any recent OS X Update.
(Toot! Toot!)
Simpsons Voices on Conan
Simpsons fans, be certain to check out this video (it’s in Windows Media, sorry) of Dan Castellaneta (Homer, Krusty, Grandpa Simpson) and Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Mr. Smithers, Dr. Hibbert, Kent Brockman) doing several of their voices on Conan O’Brien’s show. It’s fun stuff, and it’s just under 4 minutes long.