tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14634534792474193402012-01-31T06:52:57.063-06:00Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.comBlogger1341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-25254055575944904222011-07-26T12:02:00.002-05:002011-07-26T12:04:23.781-05:00

This is pretty funny especially if you are a fan of Fringe, Lost, Heroes or Community.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-34803153570135440842011-07-25T16:00:00.011-05:002011-07-25T16:32:42.923-05:00

Greetings! I happened across a pretty funny web tool called bad translator today and decided to test it a bit. I started with a portion of my profile and ran it through several times each with more translations. Here are the results. Original text I like to live in new places and my wife accuses me of being nomadic, hence the name of the blog. I am married and have a 7 year old

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-5932127400846473752011-06-24T21:05:00.000-05:002011-06-24T21:05:42.332-05:00

It has been a long time since I posted anything so I figured a site redesign might be be appropriate. I Think I am going to try to get back into updating more regularly. I need to start writing again and I have a couple trips planned for the next couple of months. One to San Diego and One to GenCon in Indianapolis. So keep your eyes open and you may see some new stuff showing up here again.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-32853484370530823312011-06-24T06:54:00.000-05:002011-06-24T06:54:05.458-05:00

This is awesome.

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I was looking at Google books today and saw that you can read old issues of the "Weekly World News" I remember reading these when I was younger because my mom and Grandma read them. I cannot believe how ridiculous they are. Take a look for yourself.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-3909620523270563562009-08-26T17:27:00.000-05:002009-08-26T17:27:30.607-05:00

I saw this video on Boing Boing it is probably the best description of different dimensions I have ever seen.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-75342596901763005312009-08-21T20:31:00.000-05:002009-08-21T20:31:09.662-05:00

I love T-shirts. I would wear them all the time if I had the choice. Unfortunately they aren't considered appropriate business attire (written with a sneer and a shake of my fist). When I am elected Supreme Chancellor of the Universe I will switch things up a bit. First I will make a 2 day work week and a 5 day weekend and I will allow T-shirts for all activities (unless of course you like

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-30054957784581800232009-08-19T08:00:00.000-05:002009-08-20T17:39:50.478-05:00

Oh man just when I thought my previous posts on bacon couldn't get any better here someone went and made "Home Made" bacon candy called Pig Candy. Even the name is awesome. Follow the link to see how it is made.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-66528733406714526682009-06-18T18:13:00.000-05:002009-06-18T18:13:08.080-05:00

With Transformers 2 and GI Joe coming out this summer it seems like all the toys I played with as a kid have been covered in the live action movie arena. I guess now it is time for my sisters to have some fun. (Yes, I know it is fake but also sadly funny)

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-44401085020009827392009-06-17T19:07:00.001-05:002009-06-17T19:25:47.062-05:00

Arrgh!! this post has been difficult to write. I have started it about 10 times now.It started out with a complaint about flying and airports, but I soon realized that would balloon into an entire post by itself, and would best be left until a later date. Since I am having such a hard time getting this out there I will just list the main events and elaborate as necessary.I flew out Sunday, May

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-83291351274895268872009-06-09T18:37:00.000-05:002009-06-09T18:37:45.177-05:00

I have four posts on deck ready to be published... except for the whole being completely written thing. So instead of being a total slacker I will link to this site I saw on Boing Boing today called Goths in Hot Weather. It made me laugh. They just seem so much sadder and more pathetic with the full force of the sun beating down on them. Disclaimer: I don't have anything against Goths it is just

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-20950266718762032072009-05-21T10:33:00.001-05:002009-05-21T17:37:32.346-05:00

I saw this Transformers USB Ravage on Engadget and I need to get one. I got back from visiting the some of our West Virginia Coal Mines yesterday and will write up a post about them soon.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-81223692438318451492009-05-13T18:47:00.000-05:002009-05-21T17:36:30.771-05:00

Here is a collection of some of the weirder spoofs.EDIT: I saw it it is awesome.Lego TrekkinLittle TrekkinMexican TrekkinCheesy TrekkinGangsta Trekkin

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-20449236795411455652009-05-08T16:53:00.001-05:002009-05-08T16:55:37.762-05:00

I just got my free Google business cards today. They offered a promotion for 25 free cards pointing to your online profile here is a scan (poorly scanned). and then I see this Techcrunch article about these Meatcards.     I really need to re-evaluate my business cards.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-17662158677720942302009-05-06T17:26:00.000-05:002009-05-06T17:28:55.979-05:00

I don't know how I managed to have a little extra time to actually write a blog entry. Lately it seems like there is so much going on during the day I can't do it and then in the evening I am so brain drained I don't want to write. Since a couple of shows I like have ended recently, either for the season or for good, I have been thinking about television a lot lately. The main focus of those

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-31740933197376951352009-04-30T17:48:00.000-05:002009-04-30T17:48:36.842-05:00

I had a conversation at work today about weird sayings and exclamations people use. One of my coworkers laughs at me because I say "freak" instead of the more colorful language sometimes used around the office. It reminded me of my mission and Newfoundland in particular, because they have such odd colloquialisms . I found an online list of some of them here.  While looking for that list I noticed

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-46850126517590825832009-04-21T17:26:00.000-05:002009-04-21T20:14:46.210-05:00

First powered armor and now full fledged cyborg parts, man assimilation is not far off.EDIT: I forgot the eye camera.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-19491355299784756672009-04-13T18:31:00.000-05:002009-04-13T18:31:30.000-05:00

Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge mountains Shenandoah river - Life is old there Older than the trees Younger than the mountains Growin like a breeze-John DenverI have a trip coming up in mid May to go visit a couple of mine sites in West Virginia. We are specifically going to do some training for a new GIS operator in the field, but we are going to be touring a surface mine and an

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0West Virginia, USA38.5976262 -80.454902636.451289700000004 -84.1902541 40.7439627 -76.71955109999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-6243327156989275662009-04-09T17:17:00.000-05:002009-04-09T17:19:06.507-05:00

I noticed something today while perusing the news during lunch. President Obama's Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geitner looks like an adult version of Butthead from Beavis and Butthead, complete with the hair and goofy grin. If it is true it would help explain our current economic situation. Compare the images below.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-35867405120266486812009-04-06T17:32:00.000-05:002009-04-06T17:34:19.460-05:00

I was introduced to to TED Talks over a year ago and for some reason I have never bothered to post anything about them even though they are very cool. I guess watching general conference this weekend made me think about posting this site. For those who don't know what general conference is I will elaborate. Two times a year in the spring and fall, the presiding authorities of the Church of Jesus

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-52423134508647269632009-04-03T20:28:00.000-05:002009-04-03T20:28:39.243-05:00

I know it isn't really all that exciting, but I had a long awaited publication from when I worked at the Utah Geological Survey finally come out. It is about Groundwater in the wetlands in Farmington Bay neart the Great Salt Lake. Here is a link to the pdfhttp://geology.utah.gov/online/ri/ri-264.pdf 

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-36051916726744152092009-03-21T15:40:00.000-05:002009-03-21T15:40:30.124-05:00

I have been very busy lately and haven't had the time nor inclination to post. I guess I will just call it a seasonal hiatus and try to be better about posting in the future. I Saw a web site several months ago and meant to post it but forgot and since then I have seen it posted elsewhere and figured I would put it out there as well. This site is Called "This is why your fat " and it has images

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-74137196898286420412009-02-01T08:00:00.000-06:002009-02-01T08:00:02.473-06:00

This commercial made me miss Newfoundland. I remember not being able to understand anything anyone said for almost a month when I got there.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-8775578190907838422009-01-31T08:00:00.000-06:002009-01-31T11:35:50.352-06:00

Is there anything bacon can't be added to? I think there is a Pork Council conspiracy. http://www.mcphee.com/items/11706.html

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-37240191207187500992009-01-15T08:00:00.000-06:002009-01-16T20:17:08.813-06:00

It is amazing how many posts I have on bacon related products. Here is a new one and it may rival the bacon mayonaise as the worst for you.Bacon SaltI would like to try the stuff.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-76959516907558841472009-01-06T08:00:00.000-06:002009-01-06T17:28:14.666-06:00

Words fail me ... I have never heard of this before, but apparently there are restaurants that sell hamburgers with grilled glazed donuts as the bun!?!? All bow before the majesty of the Luther Burger.I have been very busy lately, and have not had the time or inclination to update the blog much. Hopefully that will change in the new year. So have fun reading, and drooling over the Luther Burger, 

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-39640664961272485682008-12-02T12:12:00.001-06:002008-12-02T17:09:34.130-06:00

I have always been a fan of Science Fiction books and movies about distopian futures some of my favorites include the Stand, The Long Walk, Brave New World, The Mad Max movies, and other similar stuff. I am also a fan of survivalist ficiton and nonfiction. I love the shows Survivorman and Man Vs. Wild (but not Survivor, don't get me started on the million ways that show messed up one of the best

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-44858986252585344952008-11-22T22:11:00.000-06:002008-11-22T22:14:18.842-06:00

I saw this freaky little dog on The Soup. I would probably have this dog exercised if I owned it. View only if you have a stout heart.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-55003378856881766422008-11-19T08:00:00.000-06:002008-11-19T17:06:01.407-06:00

I like this shirt, I always thought Mr. Rogers was awesome as a kid. He never seemed to talk down to the audience like some kids shows. you can find it here.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-5292632012324663122008-11-13T08:00:00.000-06:002008-11-13T17:47:24.459-06:00

It is no secret I am a fan of all things bacon, and I am convinced bacon can go with just about anything. See here or here for examples. When my brother sent me a link to the image to the left I was stunned and amazed that I hadn't heard of this wonderful product yet. I will see if I can try it out and let you know what I think. If you feel brave you can get it here.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-66656817208238961862008-11-10T08:00:00.000-06:002008-11-10T16:51:48.826-06:00

I saw this at work today and thought it was hilarious. I don't know if the diver or the filmer is funnier.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-15245926037731857092008-11-05T08:31:00.001-06:002008-11-05T17:50:26.129-06:00

Well the results are in, but this clip makes me wonder a bit. Did he say what I think he said???

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-49496879068115396872008-11-03T09:00:00.000-06:002008-11-03T17:41:55.772-06:00

I think geeks generally tend to be loners, I am not sure if it is by choice or if it thrust upon them because of the inherent social awkwardness that tends to accompany geekiness. This T-shirt sums it pretty well. You can find it here.  It looks like someother sites are stealing my idea. (like they are even aware of this site). =0) I have been very busy with work lately, so I may be more

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-83580853757153178982008-10-28T08:00:00.000-05:002008-10-28T16:50:59.818-05:00

I started my new job this week and I enjoy it so far. The first couple of days were slow because of the usual intro stuff. The HR person I was going to work with is on vacation so things have gotten off to a slow start. The people I work with seem nice, and the office I have is fine (I do miss the window I had in my old office though). The first week of a new job reminds me a lot of the first day

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-59136036446995863382008-10-27T09:00:00.000-05:002008-10-27T17:04:34.016-05:00

Sorry about the late post today I started the new job today and updating will be sketchy until I figure it all out.here are some pretty cool trek shirts for all you die-hards out there.I am including a video of some people even geekier than me to show you how to use these shirts to full effect.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-56867837906537914612008-10-23T09:00:00.000-05:002008-10-23T09:46:40.756-05:00

With the recent economic woes the U.S. (and much of the rest of the world) have been experiencing, I have been thinking a lot about where we went wrong, and what we could have done differently. To be honest, my family and I have been relatively unaffected by these problems, in fact we have taken the opportunity to buy a house at a great price, and save a lot of money. What did we do differently?

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-50809973987476523222008-10-20T09:00:00.000-05:002008-10-20T09:34:29.365-05:00

 I have been a fan of Monty Python as far back as I can remember. My dad used to watch The Benny Hill Show and Monty  Python late at night on PBS and sometimes I would talk him into letting me stay up. Other times I would just peek out my bedroom door and watch. Being careful not to crack up out loud at the ridiculousness of British television and get caught. I remember the first time I ever saw

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-56590917902834361332008-10-15T12:09:00.000-05:002008-10-15T12:11:02.460-05:00

My friend Jeff sent me this video, somehow it just works.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-86705183177491875802008-10-13T09:00:00.000-05:002008-10-13T09:42:43.061-05:00

Internet and gaming culture are great. I especially love l337 speak. I guess you could call it this generations valley girl or dude speak. I don't particularly care to use it much myself, but it cracks me up to see and here it used in conversational English. Especially when people are using it seriously instead of ironically. I guess every group likes to have their own special code or language

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-57557781712684038032008-10-10T09:00:00.000-05:002008-10-10T11:04:35.397-05:00

I mentioned in a previous post politics depress me, but as I have thought about it some more, it is less the politics and more the politicians. For various reason neither of the major party candidates impress me very much this election cycle, and their respective political parties impress me even less. Third party candidates are an option, except for the facts that you may be throwing away your

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-33424977115044226522008-10-07T09:00:00.000-05:002008-10-07T13:08:39.209-05:00

In my line of work I come across a lot of cool maps and mapping sites. This one I found posted on the anygeo blog. I thought it was especially relevant with our current economic problems and gas prices.The site lets you compare two vehicles and see how far each will go on just a single tank of gas. The map to the right is our two vehicles they are nearly identical. The mapping site can be found

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-87806335239032556542008-10-06T09:00:00.000-05:002008-10-06T11:53:51.851-05:00

Today's T-shirt of the week is actually two shirts with a third honorable mention. I have always been a fan of the Simpson's and despite what you may think of the more recent crop of seasons, I think most everyone can admit that at one time it was a pretty good show. It is hard to come up with another show that has produced 20 seasons and has introduced words and phrases into the English lexicon

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-56227742203291709672008-10-03T16:29:00.000-05:002008-10-07T09:45:02.602-05:00

Hello all I was notified by a couple of people (they would get pats on the back but they live in other states) that the blog has been crashing when they tried to read it. I never noticed because it has worked fine for me. I tried it today in IE 7 at home and was finally able to replicate the error. Since I use Firefox 99% of the time I never noticed. I believe the error was caused by my post

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-16187262415375492182008-10-01T09:00:00.000-05:002008-10-01T15:00:07.356-05:00

You may have noticed my new picture on my profile section. This is my perpetually young, idealized, Manga-self that I created using this site. It does a really good job, but it does have some limitations. One of which is the fact that everyone looks 20 years old and I couldn't get my mole just right. I have noticed there are a lot of avatar creation sites out there now as everyone is looking to

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-90742199754386806982008-09-30T09:00:00.000-05:002008-09-30T10:02:03.085-05:00

I have reached political saturation. I haven't been able to turn on the radio or television for months without hearing someone calling someone else names, or fighting about one thing or another. The innerwebz are loaded with people whining about the unfair treatment of this candidate, or that candidate. I can't go to my favorite movie or technology sites anymore because they have all begun to amp

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-81272790140566373782008-09-29T09:00:00.000-05:002008-09-29T09:00:00.933-05:00

I like the idea of involving my kids in my hobbies. It gives me a chance to enjoy my hobby and enjoy my kids at the same time. This shirt illustrates the bad side of gamer parenting and there have actually been cases of this happening in real life. You can read about it here. I tend to be a little more responcible than this despite what some people may think. My 4 year old son has really started

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-719809547588091082008-09-22T14:00:00.000-05:002008-10-03T16:34:08.661-05:00

Google books has the ability to let you embed books in your websites now this is kind of cool. Learn how here. EDIT... I took out the embedded book it was causing errors.

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-26748613109059645322008-09-22T09:00:00.000-05:002008-09-22T10:37:09.932-05:00

I was looking at a bunch of childhood photos this last week and it became quickly apparent that I was in training to be a geek early on. In nearly every picture I was wearing a comic book shirt. My son thought it was awesome that dad wore shirts like he does when he was little. While reminiscing about the past I started thinking about why  t-shirts are so popular among the geek crowd, and the

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-2344071027876931582008-09-16T09:00:00.000-05:002008-09-16T11:27:28.852-05:00

After a long hiatus I have finally re-entered the world of cell phone ownership. I have a Motorola W490 for anyone who cares about the tech specs. I gave up on keeping up with phone technology a long time ago. I don't care much for having a way for people to contact me at any given moment of the day. I understand the benefits. It is great to be able to make those emergency calls when needed, or

Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04290695631515147182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1463453479247419340.post-80904669298837627602008-09-15T09:00:00.000-05:002008-09-15T09:56:09.318-05:00

In my ever present desire to entertain you, here is this weeks T-shirt of the week. I am going to try to make this an every Monday event. You can find the link to the shirt here.As I puruse the internet I have come across a ton of different search engines. There are the big ones like the omnipresent (and perhaps omniscient) Google, and yahoo isn't too far behind. The ones I find interesting are

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I have reached a new low in my geekery. I woke up this morning around a quarter to five after having a Star Trek dream. Normally this wouldn't be that bad, but I fortunate enough to dream about one of the good series, I had to dream about Voyager! Its OK, go ahead and shake your heads in disgust. I understand, I would be doing the same thing if you were telling the story. I have no idea why I

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Like many geeks, I am a fan of funny t-shirts. My last post was prompted by some funny shirts I saw. This past weekend I had a conversation with a group of people for almost an hour on funny shirts. Unfortunately I don't have the time or money to wear all the shirts that I would like to. I also have some sort of strange ability to destroy clothing at alarming speed, so when I do get a shirt I

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Politics depress me. I am pretty sure you have to sell your soul to some dark power before you can be elected to national office. I am also pretty sure that many politicians get an early jump and sell their souls before they even start their careers. Why does it seem like we have to pick the lesser of two evils in every election why can't it be the better of two goods?? I am unabashedly

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Well it is official, we are running out of ways to make energy that aren't harmful to the environment.It seems like if you look hard enough you can nit pick apart any energy solution. If the environmental extremists had their way there would be no humans left on earth. I have always been confused as to why people who think humans are so bad don't have enough self loathing to kill themselves. Not

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I have been meaning to get this post written for weeks now. I just keep pushing it to the back burner because I have been so busy with the new house. We still haven't moved in yet but almost all of our little projects are finished and our final occupancy inspection is Thursday the 21st. I am looking forawrd to being settle in. I had no idea how much crap you have to take care of to move into a

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I noticed when I was younger that adults always had "A Guy" for everything. I have to take the car to my "car guy", or I have to talk to my "furnace guy". I would like to announce that since buying a house I have dramatically increased my number of "guys" Since buying the house we have acquired a "tree guy" from my father in law. To my great sadness we had a huge ash tree in the front yard that

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Well it took 4 trips to California for me to find out why people would actually want to live there. My first trip to California was to San Fransisco on my honeymoon. It was an interesting place to visit we saw all the touristy stuff, Alcatraz and the Muir woods (redwood forest) were the definite standouts. But I actually hated the city itself. Every five feet someone was hitting us up for money,

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Today feels like it should be a Friday. Since it isn't and that thought makes me sad, I am just going to act like it is (at least until it is time to go to work tomorrow). I have about a million things in the works to write about.the short list is1. the new house (with pics)2. Family Vacation (also with pics)3. I am taking a trip to San Diego next week for the ESRI users conference (hopefully

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I have seen the word "gravitas" buzzing around the innerwebz a lot lately and I thought I had a pretty good understanding of what it meant, but not wanting to be in a situation where some one could say to me "you keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means" I decided to look it up and see where it came from, and what it really meant. "Gravitas", along with "dignitas",

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I always liked Nirvana but after seeing this I have a new appreciation for them.

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I am glad I waited to write this post until today. A few weeks ago my wife made the unfortunate mistake of opening an email she thought was fom our bank asking her to verify her banking logon credentials as soon as she did the nefarious bandits tried to steal our money. Fortunately for us our bank froze the account immediately and we lost nothing. We did have to switch our accounts and change all

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I haven't posted for awhile, I have been very busy with work, and we have had family in town. I have several topics that I planned to write about and this was one of them. So here is the first of what I hope to be a consistent string of posts until I am caught up. A few weeks ago I was driving home from work and got a speeding ticket. My problem is not with the ticket itself, but with the

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Well we did it, we bought a house... I will let that sink in a second. It is nice to finally settle down in some respects, but on the other hand there are so many places I haven't seen yet. I try to see this as the first step in my proposed commune. Of course we will need to get a bigger piece of land for that, but you have to start somewhere. We are actually pretty excited about this place.

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I have been either very lucky or very blessed my entire life, I have never been in a major disaster that caused harm to me or anyone close to me. I have been in plenty of snowstorms that closed the roads down, I have been in a few small earthquakes, as a kid in Ohio we had to run down to the basement a few times because of tornado warnings, I was even in the tail end of a hurricane once while I

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This is a very short post. We have had a very (and I mean VERY) busy week, and I have several things to write about, but haven't had a chance yet. A sneak preview of what you have to look forward to this week. Buying a house Getting a speeding ticket Identity theft Pictures of the floods Plenty of random stuff

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I need this guy's job. He just travels around and dances in different places around the world while he films it. Here is his website.

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Let me start out by saying I am not a wuss I am not phobic of bugs or anything. I just really don't like them....a lot!When I was a kid we took some trips down to Florida and Louisiana to visit some cousins who lived down there. Despite all the fun memories I have, some of the most vivid are the bugs that they had fight with for their territory.My first experience was Louisiana. Not only do you

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I love the internet. It seems like there is always someone weird enough, or geeky enough to tackle any project imaginable. It is sometimes hard for me to believe that the first time I ever accessed the internet was only 13 years ago. While I was on my mission one of the members of the church was telling me about how you could find all kinds of Simpson's quotes posted online and then he showed me

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I just saw this story, and I think it is completely unacceptable. Since when does a court have the right to take away a parents ability to ground their child? Especially one that has been breaking more than a few common sense rules from the sound of it. I am Glad this was in Canada and not in the United States, I think people here would have gone nuts. Unfortunately with some of the activist

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There is a new game coming out that has been getting a lot of buzz on the innerwebz lately called spore. It lets you create a species from the very beginning as a single cell organism and eventually grow it into a space going civilization. It sounds like a suped up version of civilization. One of the cool things is it lets you do is share your world with other who are exploring "space" in their

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I have always thought family crests and heraldry were cool. So when I saw a link to this site that lets you create your own crests on GeekDad, I decided to make the new and updated Horn family Crest (my wife had no input so don't blame her). I put the sewing needles and button for my wife (she likes to quilt). The family stands for the family (duh!). The video game controller should be self

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I read a funny story on Reuters about a man in Romania being elected as mayor even though he was dead. They said it was because they didn't want to have a reelection in case the other guy won. I think there is another reason.... the guy is a "Vampire". After all, Transylvania is located in Romania.It might be kind of interesting having a vampire as an elected official. We all know the government

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No this isn't my baby, but I thought it was a funny picture. I just read a short piece on engadget about a vending machine that sells china to smash for stress relief (see the link). This is a genius idea. It wouldn't even have to be china. Just sell cheap clean glass bottles or what not that would be going into a landfill, and then provide a place to smash them for a small charge. Then collect

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I subscribe to a blog called Strange Maps, and they had a post the other day with a map from a book that I loved reading as a kid. I still remember finding it in the library and thinking it was the coolest thing ever. Here is the map of where the Goblins live from the book The Secret Book of Gnomes. This is good to know in case you want to avoid and gnome related mishaps while in Europe.

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I think this is the sort of thing nightmares are made of. I saw the new Speed Racer movie a couple of weeks ago, and thought it was really cool. It was really a cartoon brought to life. After watching this video all I can say is I hope the Simpsons is never made into a live action movie. I think it would signal the downfall of humanity.

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It is no secret that I am a geek. One of my favorite pastimes when I was younger was playing Dungeons and Dragons and since the 4th edition of dungeons and dragons is being released tomorrow I thought I would post a cool quiz I found that tells you what class, level, and race you would be if you were a D and D character. the link is at the bottom.I Am A: Neutral Good Human Cleric (5th Level)

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I make no apologies for not blogging recently. I was on vacation for the last week, and couldn't bring myself to actually sit down and think to actually write something coherent. My mom came to town to visit the new baby. It was nice to visit with her and very nice to have another set of hands to pass the baby off to once in a while (I am sure my wife will miss that the most).While she was here

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Our new baby Katherine (6 weeks old) is funny. She likes to try to stand up while you are holding her, but most of the time all she manages is a funny looking squat with her arms stuck out in front of her. It looked like she was pulling an E. Honda pose so I started playing a game with her and her older brother called "Sumo Baby" where I hold her, and use her legs to kick at her brother. I also

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I saw this posted on Boing Boing and about died laughing. A group of Japanese celebrity impersonators singing we are the world. Enjoy!

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I like the new Weezer video. They have included a bunch of the internet memes that been popular in the last few years it is pretty funny if you like internet culture.

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I just saw a story on Fox news here about a car dealer in Missouri who is giving away a gun with the purchase of a new car. I thought I had heard about every kind of incentive you could think of. In Salt Lake, Larry Miller used to give away Jazz tickets, some places give gas cards (including the guy above if you don't want the gun). A gun is a brilliant idea, there definitely aren't enough

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I read an article here today that reminded me of how much political correctness drives me crazy. I think it is a good idea to build features into money to help the blind, but do we really need to spend tax payer dollars for a judge to tell us that?As a Geographer I love the different cultures and landscapes that can be found throughout the world. I would hate to see a completely homogenized world

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Let me start out by saying I respect law enforcement officers and I think the work they do is little appreciated, and they along with teachers are terribly underpaid. I have to ask myself though why is it that it seems like there are disproportionately high numbers of "jerks" among their ranks. I know they aren't all this way, but it seems like so many of them have let their authority go to their

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I don't have a lot to write about today but there were a couple of things I saw that made me laugh. the first is a horribly wrong map of the US from Swiss Airlines. Remind me never to fly with them if this is what they use to navigate.The second thing I thought was pretty funny was a website called manbabies. Here is a sample image from their site.GET MORE AT ManBabies.com!I might have to try one

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I am pretty excited about some of the movies that are coming out this month, and later this summer. I have had several conversations with friends over the years about favorite movies, but rarely do we talk about the worst movies we have ever seen. I have thought a lot about the topic and have put together a list. I wouldn't call this a list of the worst movies of all time, but it is a short list

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This is awesome. I need one of these immediately.

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There are no words to describe this....Via Wired

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Whenever I tell someone I studied Geography the first thing they ask is "Are you going to teach High School?". Unfortunately for most people, the only thing they know about Geography is what they learned in Junior High and High School. Geographers generally call that "Place Name" Geography. Geography is actually a very involved discipline, and has a lot more to it than "place names".Often after

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Fred Flintstone had great thing going. Besides all the sarcastic talking animal gadgets, and green flying alien guy The Great Gazoo he got to walk around barefoot all the time. Even his dress shoes were just a pair of spats that were on the top of his feet.I have always loved being barefoot, one of the first things I do everyday when I get home is take off my shoes. When I was a kid we had a

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Sometimes you see something that just makes you think "Wow Really?!" Peta recently announced that they are offering a million dollar prize to the first people who can produce lab grown meat in quantities large enough to be a viable food source....?I have never been that big of a fan of Peta. I think they are irresponsible activists. I don't think their message is terrible or anything, but they

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You may have heard about the 5.2 earthquake that recently hit Illinois. St. Louis is about 130 miles or so from the epicenter, and we felt it pretty strongly. My wife and I were sound asleep when the whole house started shaking. My wife asked, half asleep "what was that?" I told her it was an earthquake, and then I ran downstairs to check on the power and gas (never hurts to check). My son slept

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I have a really good excuse for not posting recently, my wife and I have a new daughter.Katherine Elizabeth was born April 14th and was 6lbs 14oz and 19.75 inches long.She is adorable and sleeps very well. Mom and baby are both healthy and strong.Her big brother even likes her.....I should be back to my irregular posting schedule soon.

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When I was an undergrad one of my instructors taught us the concept of N.I.M.B.Y. (see title), which is basically the idea that as long as something someone is doing doesn't affect you it doesn't matter. This has a large impact on mapping and especially on remotely sensed information.We all love that we can go into Google maps and find our house (see image) we love using sites like Trulia to

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When I was a kid, I loved "choose your own adventure" books, I think this is also why I like role playing games. I like the fact that I am in control of what happens next. Unfortunately we don't usually get to choose the consequences of our choices. This wasn't a problem as kid, I could just keep my finger in the page of the previous choice, and if something bad happened I could flip back and

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Happy April Fools Day! I thought it would be funny to post a couple things that made me laugh recently the first is a flash animation and song of a bunch of pop culture references fighting in The Ultimate Showdown. Be forewarned it is full of cartoon violence.The second thing is the video below it is a funny and yet disturbing reinterpretation of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video by a Filipino

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I don't write about my job very much on this blog. I figure those conversations are best left private. I can say two things I have learned since starting here almost 1 year ago, this job involves waaaaaay more politics than I care for, and it is definitely different than what I expected coming in.Before working for working for Washington University I worked for the Utah Geological Survey, and

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I recently found out someone I know is an Atheist. I don't know them well, but it was still a little surprising. I have never really "gotten" Atheism. It seems to me that it is just another form of religion. You have to be really sure (have faith) that there is no God to actively deny His existence. I have heard arguments where Atheists say this isn't faith. They say they rely only on what is

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I know these have been around for awhile, but I happened across a link to the page again today and it is still one of the funniest things I have seen. For all of its pitfalls the internet did a wonderful thing by bringing us the "CHUCK NORRIS FACTS" Check them out and post your favorite in the comments.Currently this one is my favorite"If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars,

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I was really disappointed with the last Hulk movie. I liked a couple of things. I thought the actors were OK, and even the directorial style of it was OK with me. the main things I thought were terrible were the story (isn't that the most important part?), and the special effects. I have a lot of hope for the new Hulk coming out this summer. It is supposed to be a reboot of the series. Here is

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Wired online has a a regular podcast called GeekDads that I find pretty interesting. It is rare to find anyone out there these days that put any emphasis on fatherhood. I find it refreshing that they make it a focus of their podcast. I think I fall in the category of a GeekDad. my son and I play video games and legos together, and as soon as he is old enough you better believe I will have him

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