tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223079942024-03-13T09:33:37.720-04:00Your Friendly Neighborhood Mac GuyA member of the Deep Mustard network.
Spicy Brown since 2005.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.comBlogger342125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-22828621730612194012008-11-16T14:17:00.003-05:002008-11-16T14:34:33.021-05:00Farewell.<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Hw0c6k_AeZE/SSBxewYSNAI/AAAAAAAAAME/UXocRuo35pU/s1600-h/NatFein1948BabeRuth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Hw0c6k_AeZE/SSBxewYSNAI/AAAAAAAAAME/UXocRuo35pU/s400/NatFein1948BabeRuth.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Today, I'm announcing my final posting here at “Your Friendly Neighborhood Mac Guy”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Effective immediately, I am effectively closing both “Your Friendly Neighborhood Mac Guy” and it’s second-cousin-twice-removed site, “Five Things”. Neither blog is going away, I’ll keep them up as long as Blogspot allows it. the same <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">crap</span> content you know and love will now be found at my new blog, “Spicy Brown” – <a href="http://spicybrown.deepmustard.com/">http://spicybrown.deepmustard.com</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s been a terrific run since I started way back in… harumphharumph. This decision did not come easily for me, since being here is something that I've loved to do since I discovered my voice here on the Internet. There have been a few reasons for doing this and I hope you all switch your bookmarks over to the new site.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Finally, to quote Babe Ruth, who's pictured here:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">There's been so many lovely things said about me, and I'm glad that I've had the opportunity to thank everybody. Thank you."</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; white-space: normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:13px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Q&A:</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Q: Why are you shuttering two sites?</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">A: I have a long commute back and forth to work. As a result, my blogging time has shrunken dramatically. There’s also my family; for some strange reason they want to spend more time with me.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Q: What happens to all that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">crap</span> content you’ve posted?</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">A: They will still be available at <a href="http://macfixer.blogspot.com/">http://macfixer.blogspot.com</a> and <a href="http://five-things.blogspot.com/">http://five-things.blogspot.com</a> -- until Blogspot pulls the plug.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Q: Where can I locate you?</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">A: I’m always available at <a href="http://www.deepmustard.com/">http://www.deepmustard.com</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Q: I love you, run away with me!</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">A: First off, that’s not really a question, secondly, I’m already happily married, thank you very much.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Q: Are you done yet?</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">A: Yes.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-58845433777379531202008-11-15T09:34:00.000-05:002008-11-15T09:43:54.505-05:00"Strange Things Are Afoot At Your Friendly Neighborhood Mac Guy"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hw0c6k_AeZE/SR7f3pgMunI/AAAAAAAAAL8/oZ4v4dos3BQ/s1600-h/020108-billandted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hw0c6k_AeZE/SR7f3pgMunI/AAAAAAAAAL8/oZ4v4dos3BQ/s400/020108-billandted.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Okay, maybe paraphrasing it, there is something in play that's been promised for a long time (since <a href="http://macfixer.blogspot.com/2007/04/something-new-is-in-pipe.html">April 2007 to be exact</a>).<br />
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It's all for the better, my friends...that's it for now.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-4653805025232621372008-11-04T18:40:00.001-05:002008-11-04T18:40:48.797-05:002008 Election Results<script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/48ffa387494151d4/4910dd7f2dda50f2/49053293fe1d6987/7934d218/widget.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-15296613722997606952008-10-25T18:14:00.001-04:002008-10-25T18:14:28.549-04:00What The Hell Am I Eating 10: Two Kinds Of Larabars<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5vUwCqM2dI8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5vUwCqM2dI8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-39536983050659253822008-10-24T21:38:00.000-04:002008-10-24T21:39:35.083-04:00Wassup 2008Simply brilliant - mainly for reuniting the guys behind <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">the</span> video sensation of 2000...<br />
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<object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qq8Uc5BFogE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qq8Uc5BFogE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-13620638190895258202008-10-13T15:25:00.000-04:002008-10-13T15:26:36.807-04:00Man, this stinks!Got this email from our favorite sub -- oops, I meant <i>grinder</i> shop here in New London:<br />
<blockquote>Due to reasons beyond our control we must close Grampy’s Downtown Delicatessen.<br />
This was not an easy decision to make<br />
and it was a sad one.<br />
We have serviced our many friends and customers<br />
for 14 years and will miss all of you!<br />
These economic times are not easy for any of us. Unfortunately, what is going on in our Country has directly affected our ability to operate.</blockquote>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-80566207148472164032008-10-05T07:58:00.002-04:002008-10-05T08:02:10.682-04:00George W. Bush: How'd He Do?This is from Letterman... funny, funny stuff:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-N8_u1FLu30&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-N8_u1FLu30&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-58811462134083525372008-10-04T19:31:00.001-04:002008-10-04T19:31:34.984-04:00What The Hell Am I Eating 9: 3 Musketeers Mint<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7DDNeNxItzw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7DDNeNxItzw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-57498035584843996032008-09-29T13:22:00.001-04:002008-09-29T13:22:52.934-04:00Guys backflip into jeans<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/pShf2VuAu_Q' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/pShf2VuAu_Q'/></object></p><p>Not too sure how many times they screwed it up, but the end result is mighty cool...</p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-54067279943036165062008-09-26T04:43:00.001-04:002008-09-26T04:43:41.879-04:00What If Sarah Palin Was a Disney Movie?This is so funny, it's not :-(<br />
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<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1831461&fullscreen=1" width="640" height="360" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="true" /><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1831461&fullscreen=1" /></object><div style="padding:5px 0; text-align:center; width:640px;">See more <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/videos">funny videos</a> and <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/pictures">funny pictures</a> at <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/">CollegeHumor</a>.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-25326538169712268442008-09-21T22:00:00.002-04:002008-09-22T09:52:08.197-04:00What The Hell Am I Eating 8: 2 Kinds Of Chewing Gum<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_VOPanBKsew&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_VOPanBKsew&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-74616347385418587742008-09-21T07:27:00.000-04:002008-09-21T07:28:11.644-04:00Piccadilly Pound<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NJoHCFrn0Ic&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NJoHCFrn0Ic&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br />
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Mason has been playing guitar since he was a little one. This is him playing a piece from memory at his last recital.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-19127911802568130962008-09-14T18:24:00.001-04:002008-09-26T21:21:45.784-04:00Remixing NIN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hw0c6k_AeZE/SM2POrjEXcI/AAAAAAAAAJs/-6o98wSFS5g/s1600-h/202333_1286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hw0c6k_AeZE/SM2POrjEXcI/AAAAAAAAAJs/DyWaswCBM3E/s400-R/202333_1286.jpg" /></a></div>I've never really been a big Nine Inch Nails fan, but I love what they've been doing with their music: releasing it for free onto the web.<br />
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On their site, http://remix.nin.com -- there's the opportunity to remix their music... mighty friendly in this age of lawyers and C&D's and takedown notices.<br />
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So, with their virtual blessing, I remixed their song, "The Hand That Feeds" -- and I'm sharing the results with all of you. Being a hip-hop head, I decided to give my remix an old-school hip-hop twist. Hope you like it...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="http://remix.nin.com/play/mix?id=11028">The Hand That Feeds (strippedmix)</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">(free registration may be required)</span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-41482676601264175332008-09-11T12:07:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:10:02.400-04:009/11: A Day I Won't Forget [part 1]<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">This is a journal entry I had written back in 2001, with the idea that someday, when I felt OK with returning to "that day" mentally, I would flesh it out and share it with you. Here is some of it:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sonia had slept over her grandparent's house with Mason that night. I took the LIRR like I always do, and the ride was as uneventful as it usually was. I had gotten a 2-way message from Linda Dreeland complaining about someone not being able to access their QuickMail. Since I am usually the first one in, I told her I'd take a look at it once I got there.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I had accidentally left Sonia' Gap knapsack on the train on Friday. We were supposed to pick it up over the weekend, but the Lost and Found is closed those days.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Once I had gotten into Penn, I made a beeline for the Lost and Found. After 2 fretful days of wondering whether or not it had actually made it there or not, the guy behind the counter had me fill out a card.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Who would've thunk it? He actually READ the card, realized I wasn't talking about a Gap plastic shopping bag, but a Gap MESSENGER bag! He had it all along, and Sonia's stuff was safe inside it, and I felt relieved.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bag in hand, I decided to take the A train instead of the C or E, because it skips 23rd street, and I was hoping maybe I’d run into Sonia on the subway, like we sometimes did on the way out of work...then I could surprise her by giving her bag back.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The A trains stopped coming; I tried to cross over to the C or E line, but my Metrocard wouldn't work. A bunch of us crossed over to the E, and of course, our Metrocards wouldn't let us in...the message on the little screen said, "Just Used" – grr!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After speaking with the token clerk,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was finally let in through the gate. I caught the E train downtown, and it made all local stops to 14<sup>th</sup> street.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At the 14<sup>th</sup> street station, an announcement came on that we were held there by MTA supervisors, and that we’d be moving again in 5 minutes. What was supposed to be just a 5 minute wait turned into 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes... we weren't moving at all, and I still had to get to work to check on Linda’s email.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some of us had stepped out of the subway onto the platform for some air (it was an unusually warm September day and there was no A/C in my car). A few of us had gathered around the conductor’s opened window and were asking him questions. All he knew was that there was an "incident" at the World Trade Center. He didn't know anymore. I told a black couple, "at least I have a good excuse for being late" I was thinking of how it would look while walking down Spring Street, since I always would use the Twin Towers as my orientation beacon. You usually could spot them from anywhere in Manhattan.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A black guy listening to his Walkman spoke next: "A plane hit the Twin Towers!"<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We had thought it was a small plane like a Piper Cub or Cessna. I thought of the B-25 that had run into the Empire State Building in a fog. This was a clear day, however. How could you miss the biggest buildings in Manhattan?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A young guy came over next: "Two...two planes hit the Towers...they also hit the Pentagon" <o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-16365150241000724522008-09-07T17:53:00.001-04:002008-09-07T17:53:04.746-04:00Pacing<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/macfixer/2303757823/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2370/2303757823_83e8a40b99.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/macfixer/2303757823/">Pacing</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/macfixer/">macfixer</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> It's funny, how much of my family's life revolves around food. Anything in life that happens is cause for a family get-together for a meal.<br /><br />This is the morning of February 22. My dad's mother had died earlier, and there were plans to make. After dropping him off at the funeral home, I went back to my parents' place to pick up the rest of the family to join him for brunch at Bollinger's in Farmingdale.<br /><br />Even though he was up late the night before; even though my dad's mind was racing with what to do next, he still had the presence of mind to call the immediate family together for brunch.<br /><br />It was bittersweet, that meal. I wish I could tell you what I had, but I don't remember.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-62239184523095924462008-09-07T16:28:00.002-04:002008-09-07T17:43:05.327-04:00What The Hell Am I Eating 6: Pop Rocks Chocolate Bar<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ltqLaJbclic&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ltqLaJbclic&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-20414047717281113382008-09-07T09:30:00.001-04:002008-09-07T09:30:19.398-04:00Index Card Sketch<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/macfixer/2836256818/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2836256818_8ba41cffb2.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/macfixer/2836256818/">Index Card Sketch</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/macfixer/">macfixer</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> A doodle I made while listening to Mason's guitar class back in 2005.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-88742287543915017352008-08-31T12:35:00.002-04:002008-08-31T13:09:40.299-04:00Back To School Time<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/macfixer/1696106/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/2/1696106_cc3e1924aa.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/macfixer/1696106/">Waiting To Board The Bus</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/macfixer/">macfixer</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p><ul><li>I work at <a href="http://www.mitchell.edu">a college</a>, and "the crunch" is most definitely upon us. This year is especially challenging because of construction, faculty and students coming back at the same time.</li><li>Mason is headed back to school on Tuesday, which means...I won't lie...someone's going to be looking after him. It's hard to work and watch after a bored kid at the same time.</li><li>My wife got some startling news from a recent doctor's visit. I'll update you more when we know for sure, but it's definitely bigger than the common cold treatment she went in for.</li><li>My summer was good -- got a chance to take a couple of weekend trips. I still have too much vacation time left over. Rats.</li></ul><div>That's it for now. No, I never heard back from the "<a href="http://www.cartalk.com">Car Talk</a>" folks, other than an apology for not getting back to me. I'm now in "wait and see mode" and I'll go from there.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-52175918150566655462008-08-16T05:49:00.003-04:002008-08-16T05:54:13.590-04:00Holy Crap! I Submitted A Question To The "Car Talk" Guys! (UPDATE 2)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I was finally able to get through to a producer over at "Car Talk" and they said they'd call me back on Tuesday to get me all set up for Wednesday. This is mighty cool, since it could mean I'd be in the show by that weekend.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'm so excited!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Related:</span></div><div><a href="http://macfixer.blogspot.com/2008/08/holy-crap-i-submitted-question-to-car.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Holy Crap! I Submitted A Question To The "Car Talk" Guys! (Update)</span></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><a href="http://macfixer.blogspot.com/2008/06/holy-crap-i-submitted-question-to-car.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Holy Crap! I Submitted A Question To The "Car Talk" Guys!</span></a></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-12080752465385635372008-08-10T12:47:00.001-04:002008-09-07T17:43:52.658-04:00What The Hell Am I Eating 7: Flame Broiled<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7MqrQaBiH8Q&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7MqrQaBiH8Q&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-67425633500391544902008-08-05T20:48:00.001-04:002008-08-16T05:54:42.945-04:00Holy Crap! I Submitted A Question To The "Car Talk" Guys! (UPDATE)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Car Talk emailed me back!<br /><br /><br />What's that? You have no idea what I'm talking about? Sheesh, I thought you guys were more faithful at reading this blog! Way back in June, </span><a href="http://macfixer.blogspot.com/2008/06/holy-crap-i-submitted-question-to-car.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I submitted a question</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> regarding one of our cars (I'm not going to tell you </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">what </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I called about, because I want you guys to listen to the episode!) to the </span><a href="http://www.cartalk.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Car Talk</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> line. Apparently, they liked what I had to say (must be all of my drama training from </span><a href="http://troutman.plainedgeschools.org/highschool/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">high school</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, thanks Mr. Kirby...) because they wrote back:<br /></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hey, we got your call and we liked it.</span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Now...we need to talk to you further.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And then...maybe we can get your question onto Car Talk!</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />I'm so excited. I hope that I make it to the next round... I'll post more info once I get it...<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Related: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><a href="http://macfixer.blogspot.com/2008/06/holy-crap-i-submitted-question-to-car.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Holy Crap! I Submitted A Question To The "Car Talk" Guys!</span></a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-44731129193896763042008-07-20T15:07:00.002-04:002008-07-20T15:12:04.056-04:00The Dewmocracy Conspiracy<style type="text/css">
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<span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/macfixer/2682721628/">The Dewmocracy Conspiracy</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/macfixer/">macfixer</a>.</span></div><div class="flickr-yourcomment">What if <a href="http://www.mountaindew.com/">Mountain Dew</a> had pulled a fast one on the Dew-loving public? Create one "real" flavor -- we'll call it, oh I don't know... "Voltage". Then, to give the illusion of the fanboys having a vote, create two fake flavors (in our example, "Supernova" and "Revolution").<br />
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What else could we do to create a frenzy? Label them '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_edition#Limited_edition">Limited Editions</a>' and tell them 'Only One Will Survive'. Sprinkle in online voting with some Flash graphics and a telephone poll and voila! The illusion of a democracy, oops, I meant <a href="http://www.dewmocracy.com/">DEWmocracy</a>!<br />
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The only problem is this: The other two flavors are bland, boring, and lack the (excuse the pun) 'pop' that Voltage has. They're not even close! What combinations did they choose for the bogus flavors? Strawberry-Melon, and Mixed Berry? What?!? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicy_fruit">Some Juicy Fruit gum</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoplait">a yogurt flavor</a>? WTF?!?<br />
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I think Mountain Dew's plan was to release Voltage anyway, and threw together some quickie flavors to give the illusion that it could be decided by the people. Like there would be a full-time web staff updating the results hourly -- this is soda, for chrissakes, not CNN people.<br />
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Don't believe me? Think I'm off my rocker? That's fine, but even the fanboys are onto it, <a href="http://forums.dewmocracy.com/forums/t/3166.aspx">check the DEWmocracy forums</a>...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713008433634108013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307994.post-91133101067320566912008-07-16T06:39:00.001-04:002008-07-20T15:22:16.863-04:00The Perfect 80's VideoUncovered this gem while looking at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_Al_Yancovic">"Weird Al" Yankovic's</a> bio on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">Wikipedia </a>(don't ask). It seems he had a bit part/cameo in this forgotten Michael Jackson video from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberian_Girl">"Liberian Girl"</a>.<br />
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I swear, this video is horrendous. It's so bad that the director actually <i>fades the music down to a dull mumble halfway through the video</i> it's as if he wanted to make it less of a music video and more like an overproduced high school 'day in the life' video. Want more proof?<br />
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<ul><li>Loads of 80s-era One-hit wonders? Check.</li>
<li>The occasional Cosby Show kid? Check.</li>
<li>"This is scripted, but we're gonna act all spontaneous" crap? Check.</li>
<li>Bubbles the chimp? Check.</li>
<li>Paula Abdul? Check.</li>
<li>Steve Guttenberg and Dan Akroyd as two motorcycle cops? Check and Check.</li>
<li>Sherman Hemsley dancing? Check.</li>
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Enough of my babbling... peep it and see:
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