Archive for January, 2006

Pray for Grey Bob

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Grey Bob has lymphoma, a type of cancer, and not long to live. We love him. We’re devistated at the thought of losing him. Gina had him and his brother White Bob for three and a half years before we met, so he’s a well-established part of the family. Here’s a [...]

Four things (meme)

Friday, January 27th, 2006

I thought this one was fun. So, though I have not been tagged and refuse to tag anyone else, I’ll chime in:
Four jobs I’ve had:

Dishwasher
Pizza cook
English teacher
Software trainer

Four movies I can watch over and over:

Goodfellas
Raising Arizona
Surviving Desire
Bladerunner

Four places I’ve lived:

Ft. Worth, TX
Fayetteville, AR
Holmes, PA
Mount Pleasant, SC

Four TV shows I love to watch:

The [...]

Ramping up the home studio

Friday, January 27th, 2006

I’m trying this week to finish up a james, not jim track. Everytime if focus in on a task like this, I end up learning new things about the recording software that is the corner stone of my home studio.
Last weekend, I ordered an Oxygen8 MIDI controller. So I’ve been learning [...]

The US Congress Votes Database

Friday, January 20th, 2006

Online databases are what make the web great. The first one I ever discovered was imdb.com which I hit all the time to keep up with movies I’ve missed or would like to see from my favorite actors and directors.
The brand, spankin’ new US Congress Votes Database (warning: popups) from washingtonpost.com will [...]

Snap into a Slim Jim at hinkybox.com

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Our friend Josh has started a funny contest over at his site. You guess the number of Slim Jims in the jar and win some cool stuff, including Life of Brian on DVD. You have until Tuesday to play.
Now I have the chorus of “Always look on the bright side of life” [...]

Movie roundup

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

Whenever Gina gets a break from school, we tend to catch up on movies. Sometimes this means hitting a few I’ve noticed and added to my list of things I should see. Sometimes it means just grabbing whatever at the local blockbuster looks fun. So it tends to be a mix of [...]

Happy new year!

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

I’ve been out of town and busy with the usual holiday visits. So I haven’t surfed the web enough to provide any useful links. But I wanted to wish you all a happy new year and welcome you back. I don’t make formal resolutions any more, but I do have an over-arching [...]

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