because everyone has a right to my opinion...

High hopes for The Golden Compass

doug — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:35:00 -0400

Let's hope...

The Luckiest Deer of the Year... or the least accurate hunter ever

doug — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:54:00 -0500

Stumbled across this little gem. Makes me wonder if this guy even thought to site in before the season.

Litlle #18 Howitt

doug — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:52:00 -0500

Born 11/16 at 1:12PM - Young Master Howitt joined the outside world.

Congrats to Jamie & Tracey and the Family....

What if the Internet was a place...

doug — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:37:00 -0500

Many thanks to my friend John for this gem.

I've never actually watched Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central, but this bit is one of the funniest Internet bits I've seen in a long time, if ever. Sent as an attachment...

The World Live Web is a wacky place...

doug — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:49:00 -0500

It's amazing what you can come across whilst sitting on hold with a Government agency.

First this via Seth, ...

Put some pics up... doing some thinking... more later

doug — Tue, 04 Jan 2005 21:15:00 -0500

I've added some new pics to the Hawaii Xmas '04 photo gallery.

I can't begin to tell you how ...

Checking in from Paradise...

doug — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:46:00 -0500

and a belated Merry Christmas to you all!

Well, we made it. Almost didn't, but in the end made it here faster than we'd originally planned.

The short of it is that our original NorthWest Flight from Harrisburg was delayed beyond our ability to make our connecting flights to get us here to Hawaii before Christmas. Someone, obviously overcome with Christmas spirit recognized this and after spending 2 hours of creeping forward in the ticket counter line we were informed that we had been re-routed on United and were scheduled to arrive in Honolulu 4 hours early.

So we're here. Wish you could be too.

"White Christmas", when it's the sand of Waikiki beach can be a tradition I could become acustomed to I think.

Oh, FYI - there actually is a United Airlines Flight Number "1"

and I thought that they started their numbering sequence at 1,000

Many more updates to come... perhaps. Time to get out and enjoy the sunshine now though.

Christmas away from home...

doug — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 02:29:00 -0500

about 4 hours from now Kara and I are off to spend Christmas with her mother. Christmas with my Mother-in-law... my first.

For any of you thinking to yourself that Christmas with the Mother-in-Law has got to suck, and you're feeling bad for me, you've obviously never met my Mother-in-Law.

She's a fun fun lady, and a "good head". And other than the initial "she's your girlfriend's Mother" you have to not like each other schtick, I've really liked her from the start.

So for the next 12 days or so I'm going to be celebrating Christmas and New Years with my Mother-in-Law, her boyfriend Don, and of course Mrs. It gets even better... really. M-i-L is an officer in the USN. Stationed at Pearl Harbor.

So before you feel too bad, check the weather first. :-)

I'm Guilty of Animal Cruelty

doug — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:35:00 -0500

In the movie "The Recruit" Colin Farrell's character gets the best line in the flick. During one of his CIA entrance interviews he is asked if he has ever been intentionally cruel to animals. He responds with something the the effect of:

"Yes... I once dressed my dog up with reindeer antlers and took a picture of him."

Well...

I guess...

I'm doubly guilty...

Well actually...

Make that thrice...

I wish I had video and sound for that last one. That little snowman sings a little song and it drives Pride nuts. He picks it up and carries it around with him. He's incredibly gentle with it. Unlike his brother who I'm pretty sure holds the international record for reducing a stuffed animal into the most number of its individual components within the 7 second time limit. He's also the only dog I've ever heard of actually destroying the "Lifetime Guaranteed" indestructable dog toy... twice. He still can carry the groceries... I think. Haven't actually tried that with him in a pretty long time though. We'll have to put that early training to the test again as soon as we get back. When he was about a year old or so I started walking to the store with him and getting him to carry the bag home. At least part of the way anyhow. He hated it at first but then once he got the hang of it, and developed a fan club for his abilities he seemed to actually enjoy it.

Writing again...and again...

doug — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:11:00 -0500

Been writing... A LOT over the past month.

Mostly on my survey report due to be released here in the ...

Gotta love live TV

doug — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:46:00 -0500

I'm sitting here watching the Apprentice and I gotta say that it's become a Kelly love in.

He's my pick ...

First Snow...

doug — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:13:00 -0500

Well it was bound to happen sooner or later and last night it did. Our first snowfall that didn't melt as it hit the ground.

Weatherman says it won't last but what the heck do they know. They didn't know this was coming...

Christmas Messages...

doug — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:32:00 -0500

Tis' the season for good wishes and stuff...

A Worthy Whirlwind Weekend

doug — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:00:00 -0500

Kara and I got to spend last weekend in the Bay area. Responding to an invitation from our long time ...

Erie...

doug — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 14:06:00 -0500

I was out in the backyard this morning just shortly after sunrise when movement caught my attention. I looked up ...

Now here's something you don't see everyday...

doug — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 08:20:00 -0500

After supper last night I fired up to do some online work and this is what Firefox got back from ...