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On YouTube: How Superman Should Have Ended
“I’m Batman…that’s what I do. I carry things on my belt, cause I’m Batman.”

I saw an absolutely hilarious movie last night - Little Miss Sunshine. Funniest movie I’ve seen in some time. It wasn’t one of those movies where you’d chuckle to yourself, but a movie where the whole audience laughed out loud and clapped at the funny moments.
Plot Summary:
Olive is a little girl with a [...]

As mentioned in my 2006 Goals for the past several months, I’ve been planning a trip to Shenandoah National Park for this fall. I later expanded it into hiking the 100+ miles of the Appalachian Trail that run through the park. Hiking a section of the trail is one of my life goals, [...]

Until I find some time to write another post, I’d thought I’d pick out some of my favorite “Programming Quotations.”

It’s hard enough to find an error in your code when you’re looking for it; it’s even harder when you’ve assumed your code is error-free.–Steve McConnell
If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the [...]

Sad news…Everyone’s favorite crocodile hunter has died.
Via CNN.com
Steve Irwin, the TV presenter known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” has died after being stung by a stingray in a marine accident off Australia’s north coast.
Media reports say Irwin was snorkeling at Batt Reef, a part of the Great Barrier Reef about 9 miles (about 15 kilometers) from [...]

Bu sure to check out DCI on ESPN 2, Tues, Sep 5, 2006 at 8pm!
It Ain’t Just a Halftime Show, Now the SHOW is the GAME!
Drum Corps International (DCI), the world leader in producing and sanctioning touring marching music competitions, will broadcast its dynamic and award-winning World Championship television program on ESPN2 for the second [...]

2006 Goal Tracking

Learn to whistle loudly using my fingersArgh!
Learn three five card tricksI’m in the process of learning my fourth.
Learn five origami modelsCompleted - I’ve learned/relearned the crane, the flapping crane, the frog, the waterbomb and the iris.
Redecorate/organize my family room and den and spare bedroomThis goal is done for the time being. Other [...]