Surfing The Web So You Don't Have To
That was a direct quote from this funny column in the Post-Gazette. Quoted:
I have to admit he was right. He could evacuate the entire apartment on Sunday morning. It was almost like a religious ritual — he’d come out of the bathroom, close the door behind him, still reading the sports pages, and Mom would wrap a towel around her face and swear into it: “Oh God, what did you do? Lord, what is that smell? Mother Mary, deliver us from this cloud of evil!”
Some people have far too much time on their hands. This guy has created computer cases made out of gingerbread, put them in treasure chests, built one with built-in tissue and lotion dispensers, threw a computer into a toilet and BBQ, and even built a few cases out of PVC.
I knew there was a reason I liked Eugene, despite the fact I went to college there. The town is full of psycho environmentalists, PETA folks, etc…, but one thing they did do right is they were the 15th city to vote down the Patriot Act — one of the worst laws to make it through congress since the DMCA. To quote the article, “Congress approved the 342-page Patriot Act last year to enable a crackdown on terrorism, but it has since been criticized by groups across the political spectrum as a threat to personal privacy and constitutional rights.” Yeah, you can say that again. Ashcroft, G. W., and the boys are (and have been) using it to basically take away the constitutionally-given rights of the accused, giving them free reign to accuse and search anybody, anywhere, anytime, and with the help of local law-enforcement. [sarcasm]Sounds like a brilliant idea to me[/sarcasm].
OK, I have horribly neglected this site, but I’ve got a new motivation to get things fixed, up, and going, and that includes (finally) getting around to fixing my other site. Unfortunately, in the process, I’ve bull-dozed my archives for this site, so I’ll have to start again from scratch.
So what have I been doing of late? I’m currently working at Sunray Vacation Rentals. I redesigned their Web site, manage their archaic computer system, and am the resident geek when it comes to about everything else. It’s a fun job, the people are cool, though the commute sucks this time of the year.
What is this site all about? It’s about me, my thoughts, my rants, raves, and otherwise. I will periodically post on this site (probably during my lunch break) things that I find interesting or things that you might find interesting. I have a random quote that loads up on top of this page that will change everytime you load the page. I also have links to various things about me, including my resume, portfolio (both which need to be updated with all the work I’ve done here), my contact information, and even a place where you can donate to my worthy cause, if you feel so inclined.
Anyway, I will be (slowly) working on getting this site up to date, and using it as a medium to keep everybody informed as to what’s going on in my (and my family’s) life.
Jake is no longer unemployed! I start my new job on Monday. I’ll update the site with more detail later, as well as some great links/posts.
Couldn’t resist putting this one up here:
One day, after a man had his annual physical, the doctor came out and said, “You had a great check-up. Is there anything that you’d like to talk about or ask me?”
“Well,” he said, “I was thinking about getting a vasectomy.”
“That’s a big decision! Have you talked it over with your family?”
“Yeah, we took a vote… and they’re in favor of it 15 to 2.”
…but apparently somebody decided to hide $8-million of cocaine in one.
George Carlin turned 65 yesterday, so in tribute, some great quotes by this king of comedy:
Interested in the FBI Files on Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, Henry Ford, Lucille Ball, and other famous folk contain? Wonder no more as the FBI has made the information public knowledge (you have to love the freedom of information act).
First Vanilla Coke, then Pepsi Blue, now Dr. Pepper is launching a drink called Red Fusion. I’m sure all that artificial coloring can’t be good for you. It’s going to make walking down the soda aisle at the store a bit nauseating with all the colors.