Instant Updates via Twitter...

Jon
10.12.07 @ 12:36 PM CST

Until I figure out how to really integrate Twitter Updates into the 'blog, I am going to park this here:

If you want to read more of the stream, go to Twitter.

Movies and Dinner Saturday

Don
05.11.08 @ 08:03 AM CST
listening to: None - listening to Bernie and Nicole Chat
feeling: Eh Again

Well, we (Greg, Nicole, Kevin, Bernie and I) went to watch "Iron Man" yesterday at the SENATOR theatre. Big disappointment. Not as large nor ornate as hoped, but the sidewalk outside was neat - it had blocks with company names, etc, in each square. The movie was goon, but wait through the credits to catch the end.

Then we went to dinner at Red Robin. We enjoyed catching up with each other. Greg drove so everyone got to see his new Audi. He's very happy with it.

Week 3 of sickness leave coming up. The doctors still think I have a pretty good chance of full recovery, but it may not fit my desired schedule - I may have to wait month-to-month. Dr. Singh wants to see me every 2 months, Dr. Mez wants every 3 months and the new doctor wants to start seeing me weekly, but I told him he has to wait in line, until I have Dr. Singh evaluate the recent test results - I have far too many doctors in my life right now.

Sleeping better now, am less dizzy, but still forget a lot - may, I hate drugs!

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Bernie's Birthday

Don
05.07.08 @ 08:50 AM CST
listening to: None - Just Random Old Rock - 101.7
feeling: Eh Aain

Well, we had diner at Chilli's last night to celebrate Bernie's Birthday. Tingling on Right Side is pretty intense today - didn't sleep much last night. When I have my next meeting with the Neurologist we're going to have a lot to talk about. I'm still can't remember things short term, but I started some exercises yesterday that the Neuropsychologist thinks could help. Problem solving could take longer, but I still want to talk with Dr. Singh (Neurologist) before I go any further. I'm working on my laptop so I know how to do more things. I got a couple of books out of the library to study.
I'd like to learn the guitar to help with my memory, and because I've always wanted to, so if anybody has some good books or DVD's please let me know.
Well, I need to get some exercise now, so I'm going to fertilize the lawn and go for a walk - I'm up to about 4 miles a day and feel really good after the nap I take when I get home - yeah, I guess I'm getting spoiled, but I need the rest these days. Will post later.
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Starting Another Week of Sick Leave

Don
05.06.08 @ 07:29 AM CST
listening to: None
feeling: Eh!

OK, so this the beginning of my second week of Full Time Sick Leave and haven't adjusted yet. This i so BORING. A few of my friends from work have called and I ran into some at the stores, so I'm still managing to stay in touch. I've settled into a routine where I walk a couple of miles each morning. I've started loosing weight and getting a little better toned, I still have problems with my short term memory and my analytical skills - that's murder for an Engineer.
Today's Bernie's birthday - she's 37 today and looks 19 --- go ahead and tell her I said so! We're going to dinner tonite --- big party huh - wa-hoo!!! Do I know how to romance or not?
Nicole and Kevin are going to come down this weekend and we're going to go to a Scottish festival --- men in kilts type thing. I know Bernie's looking forward to that.
We're going to visit Dallas in June because Bernie has another conference. Have fun today.


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Batman Trailer Plagiarized from...Batman Trailer

Jon
04.29.08 @ 01:16 PM CST

Check this out:
The trailer for The Dark Knight, which comes out about as close to the 19th anniversary of the 1989 Batman Movie, which also featured the Joker as its main antagonist, as possible is an almost shot for shot reproduction of the trailer for the 1989 version.

So, is it lazyness? An inside joke? An Homage? Or is it just that both trailers we developed using the same formulaic movie trailer conventions that have to mismarketed movies for the last 30 years?

You be the judge:

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Greg's New Car

Don
04.29.08 @ 08:24 AM CST
listening to: Theme from "House" - y friends think I'm just like him .. hmmmmmmm
feeling: OK - getting better

Well, Greg called up Saturday afternoon and asked me to go with him to pick out a new car. You see, his VW broke down on a local parking lot and he hasn't really had a car for actually several weeks because the VW has had a few health problems. We went to Patriot Motors in Eldersburg (where Nicole bought her car) and Greg walked out with a 1999 Audi Station Wagon ... a wagon. It runs GREAT, looks GREAT and the only things we found were some very minor upholstery blemishes and a slightly rusty exhaust system. That was probably a late birthday gift to himself.
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Interesting...

Jon
04.28.08 @ 05:07 PM CST
listening to: The Mike O'Meara Show!
feeling: Fine like Wine...or Kevin Kline

Here's an interesting article about how the discount HDTV screw you by refusing to service your TV (or even providing an "approved" service center that you could pay to repair it) after the warrantee period expires.

http://hdguru.com/your-new-disposable-flat-panel-hdtv/107/

The basic gist is that the "2nd and 3rd Tier" manufacturers (Westinghouse, Olevia, Polaroid, Vizio, Insignia, etc...) don't cover much service while in warrantee (which run alarmingly short at between 90 days and 1 year), and do not provide any recourse, including paid service, after the ridiculously short period expires.

So, resist the urge to save a couple bucks to save a few hundred bucks on your new HDTV. If you have to have it serviced (even in-Warrantee) it'll cost you more to service it than you saved buying it. (You'll pay as much as $225 for return shipping, plus the service itself for many of them.)
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