tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395162011-07-14T01:10:38.032-04:00Lunch Should Be LongerWork, Home, Rest, and Play...it's always a great day at work...p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.comBlogger11041100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-34352935443904916372010-03-02T23:14:00.002-05:002010-03-02T23:16:34.677-05:00why did LSBL fade away- was it because we didn't want to keep using our BRAINS???mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1159813219965053632006-10-02T14:19:00.000-04:002006-10-02T14:21:07.950-04:00Ahh, the Tribune-Democrat's wonderful online community provided this jewel of a website.The world famous Coney Island Hot Dogsp. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1150123168466795232006-06-12T10:38:00.000-04:002006-06-12T10:39:28.826-04:00Anyone remember that John Titor character???...http://www.foodconsumer.org/777/8/New_Mad_Cow_Disease_Found_in_Texas_Alabama_Cases.shtmlgabenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1146189057688180612006-04-27T21:45:00.000-04:002006-04-27T21:50:57.926-04:00Woo hoo! Gotta love this map. Here's the states and their respective average gas price.Map O' Gas PricesPretty accurate it seems. Not sure when this thing gets updated though, but is pretty interesting to see where gas is cheaper and where's it's more expensive.p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1144669581128601992006-04-10T07:45:00.000-04:002006-04-10T07:48:19.153-04:00Its pretty hot when your Creedence Clearwater Revival cover/tribute band gets to take a photo with a bunch of cute girls. But really, can't you take a second to remove your fanny packs before the pic?mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1144324855470547262006-04-06T07:47:00.000-04:002006-04-06T08:00:55.686-04:00I think I have a disorder. Some kind of bad neural connection that wasn't intended in my blueprint. I can't seem to detach myself from other peoples' circumstance. It's like empathy raised a power. I see someone, a stranger, and I can't help but project my own self into my best approximation of their life. This morning it was the guy cleaning the bathroom here at work. Most days I see him gabenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1144110304691726262006-04-03T20:19:00.000-04:002006-04-03T20:25:04.913-04:00So the other week I log in to check post a dream (the last post here) and saw that I had to enter a code in order to post. Seems that Blogger thinks this is a spam site. I didn't realize that a blog posting links to other sites (gee, isn't that what a blog is?) would mean that it make LSBL a spam site!Well folks..... it isp. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1143572759893440322006-03-28T14:03:00.000-05:002006-03-28T14:06:00.190-05:00Speaking of weird dreams, it was a doosey last night. Apparently I had a bit part in a movie starring Susan Sarandon. Apparently she pulled some BS and held up the movie from being completed. We were just about done filming and she was threatening to walk off and play some kind of power trip. Something about the movie that was being made to honor some woman and that she wouldn't want it this p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1143475345351142352006-03-27T11:01:00.000-05:002006-03-27T11:02:25.593-05:00Toynbee tiles, anyone?wikipedia entrytoynbee tile pic from pittsburghlet's put some in downtown j-town.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1142947074533695872006-03-21T08:11:00.000-05:002006-03-21T08:17:54.546-05:00Quite the dream last night. Was in a small plane, maybe a fifty or eighty seater, talking to some guys from a local band, Endless Mike & the Beagle Club. I went to get something from a storage compartment, but it ended up being more like the cargo hold. The plane started noticeably accelerating, and perhaps even dropping in altitude a bit, and one of the guys from the band asked what was goingmitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1142858071088444022006-03-20T07:31:00.000-05:002006-03-20T07:34:31.106-05:00Is it common practice for "mom and pop" Italian joints to have their main dining room decorated with framed pictures from The Godfather, Scarface, Carlitos Way, The Sopranas, and Goodfellas?Oh yeah, and do they typically also put up a framed picture of John Gotti right by the entrance, so you've gotta stare him down to leave?Guess I thought that bit of Italian heritage was typically left mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1142557435498231552006-03-16T20:02:00.000-05:002006-03-18T10:19:00.240-05:00I'm not normally moved by such things, but sometimes people just make good commercials...http://www.bravia-advert.com/commercial/braviacommhigh.htmlgabenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1142481333666740482006-03-15T22:24:00.000-05:002006-03-17T13:36:21.893-05:00post gazettetrib democratHonestly... what the @#$!.I am at a loss for words. We live in a fallen world, to be sure- I don't deny that; any man is capable of the worst imaginable sin. I just wish that those who strive to please God would not live such double lives- either be convicted and repent of your sin, or turn your back on God so as not to sully the reputation of God, and of the church.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1142479654657881732006-03-15T22:20:00.000-05:002006-03-15T22:27:34.673-05:00Ahhh..what could be better than a successful meeting in Dayton, Ohio and sharing some friendly chat over a Smithwicks's Irish ale? Maybe playing some pool or throwing some darts? Check. Good times were had by all out in ol' Ohio.Wow, Smithwick's is a pretty tasty beer and the place I ate in had GREAT burgers. A fine lil place called Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers. Pretty slick that the place isp. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1142340808393791032006-03-14T07:49:00.000-05:002006-03-14T07:53:34.640-05:00We're going to see Clap Your Hands Say Yeah tomorrow night at a club here in Fort Worth. I'm pretty excited about the show even though I've only been listening to their CD for about 2 days. Needless to say the disc will be in heavy rotation here at work up until I leave tomorrow. In other news, the vending machine coffee here tastes like hydrochloric acid mixed with synthesized coffee extract.gabenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141826139918576962006-03-08T07:56:00.000-05:002006-03-08T08:55:39.930-05:00Due to some kids down the street messing with their new dirt bike, I got motivated to get mine running again. Sure enough, she started without a hitch this year. This new battery I got at the start of the riding season last year is much better than the original one I had. There was never a point where it sounded like it was going to die when cranking. Lots of fun. I think the riding season p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141738017156948362006-03-07T08:25:00.000-05:002006-03-07T08:26:57.170-05:00For the photographers of the group: Advice for those considering entry into the Hey Hot Shot competition at the Jen Bekman Gallery, which also seems like helpful advice in general. Not that it necessarily applies to me, who only picks up the camera about eight days outta the year!mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141737149931660232006-03-07T08:04:00.000-05:002006-03-07T08:12:29.946-05:00From the pages of "Things That Will Freak You Out" comes:BigDogA quadraped robot or a "pack mule" as the group calls it. Saw this on TechTV last night (aka G4). Wow, everytime I watch this movie it just freaks me out. The thing moves so real and handles being kicked.Here's the group's website: Boston DynamicsI warn you, this is a bit freaky..especially w/o sound.p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141667736528067042006-03-06T12:48:00.000-05:002006-03-06T12:55:36.540-05:00I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the Oscar winners last night. I saw none of the nominated films but have been reading some things here and there. Everyone seems to be crying about the Brokeback upset. There also seems to be a lot of "year of indie" talk. But the term "indie" seems to be attached to anything that isn't King Kong or Just the Twelve of Us.gabenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141331825269967202006-03-02T15:35:00.000-05:002006-03-02T15:37:43.653-05:00See the sites, the former nuclear sites that is!Google Placemarks for former nuclear weapon sitesPretty wild stuff. Seems I've driven by a few in South Dakota and didn't even realize it!By the way, you'll need Google Earth to see the file on the site.p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141312693958345452006-03-02T10:17:00.000-05:002006-03-02T10:20:31.186-05:00Freedoms? d'oh!I have a new question for class tonight.... I got 4/5Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031051332459179781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141228200600325502006-03-01T10:49:00.000-05:002006-03-01T10:50:00.600-05:00Rocket DogsNo, this isn't an Elton John outtake before he changed "Dogs" to "Man". This is a seemingly simple little video game (its in the top right of the flash window on the Sheetz Challenge site).My high score is 29... try it a few times, and make sure to marvel at the list of high scores.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141222228557079492006-03-01T09:06:00.000-05:002006-03-01T09:10:28.573-05:00Forget the Super Bowl! For a smooth $840, you could attend the event of the year in China as two Russian pilots fly through a cave!Russian stunt pilots to fly through cave in ChinaWhat the heck!p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141215893961981482006-03-01T07:23:00.000-05:002006-03-01T08:03:28.310-05:00Sony announces new product: Cyber-shot Mobile Phone Digital Cameras.Now I'm kinda glad that we've never picked up a "fit in yer pocket" camera yet... I could see this being my next phone, provided the cost isn't out of this world.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141150058995954202006-02-28T13:06:00.000-05:002006-02-28T13:07:39.013-05:00Can anyone explain these horrible creations called "Donks"?From da 3rd coast yo!I think Matchbox or Hot Wheels made something like this for their hot new self destruct derby set..or something like thatp. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141130588398768962006-02-28T07:27:00.000-05:002006-02-28T07:43:08.413-05:00Ahh snow. Gotta love it here at the end of February.Woke up last night, actually, early this morning, with the urge to go to the bathroom. While still in a sleep/awake state, I was thinking "Oh man, I bet it's like 5:45 or something." You know, that time where it's too early to get up, but you know if you get up you won't get any sleep before the alarm goes off. So I ask "What time is it?", p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141072642211150162006-02-27T15:35:00.000-05:002006-02-27T15:37:22.226-05:00I met Paul only a matter of months before he started this blog back in 2001, and since then because of him I've been to 6 different airports on more flights than I care to count at the moment. I've met lots of Paul's friends, most of whom I thought at the time should have been commited. I've ridden a motorcycle, almost fallen off of a motorcycle, and been terrified of 15mph turns. I've been Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430052464978474339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141064506107766892006-02-27T13:12:00.000-05:002006-02-28T06:57:28.163-05:00my turn, my turn!let's see, I moved to Colorado looking for a new start with a new girl. took an unintended break from engineering to work on a horse ranch. learned a lot about shoveling horse manure, what and how much you feed a horse, how not to get stepped on by a horse, and how to move 3 tons of hay bails by hand in about as many hours. lost 30 pounds. got fired for the first time ever. gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141063517622986192006-02-27T12:58:00.000-05:002006-02-27T13:05:33.133-05:00Well, let's see what's changed. Not too much, still renting the same house, seeing the same girl, driving the same truck and working the same job.Motorcycling has pretty much taken over my life. I think about it all the time and revel in the thought that the riding season in PA is about to start. Just need a few more weeks and I'll be at it again. Seen a few different areas since joining up p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141061742065735582006-02-27T12:28:00.000-05:002006-02-27T12:35:42.096-05:00well, in recent years, i got married, bought a house (after looking for quite a while), bought the most ridiculous car (an 84 stick-shift chevette that has more problems than I have ribs), joined a new band and played some great shows in some cool towns, finally got a cat again, worked a bunch on our family property in WVA and will again, wrote a lot more in 2005 than i did in the five years mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141058358396674512006-02-27T11:35:00.000-05:002006-02-27T11:39:18.396-05:00Just a little FYI on some upkeep/new features...I added comments to posts now, so if you want to debate, discuss something, add a comment. That way we'll know what's being discussed there.Second, Micah recommended adding a Friends section to display other people's blogs/photoblogs/etc. Send me links or adjust the template yourself.p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141057035069910692006-02-27T11:11:00.000-05:002006-02-27T11:17:15.070-05:00We've all learnedthat Napoleon Dynamite is frickin' sweetwhat this meteor could mean to science. It could mean actual advances in the field of science.that Paul can ride his motorcycle a lotthat Chuck Norris can kill you allthat Micah can get marriedthat Mr. Pibb + Red Vines = Crazy Deliciousthat Gabe can be happyand some other junkScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031051332459179781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141056081463543192006-02-27T10:55:00.000-05:002006-02-27T11:03:05.146-05:00So..... three years later.... Personally I've mellowed a lot in these couple of years. I've finally come to terms with my divorce (I think), I'm no longer pursuing hedonistic pleasures with a zeal born of a need to throw them in people's faces as if to say "Look you bastards! I'm alive!!", I'm starting to consider the second half of my life and what I want to do with it, and I am facing a Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031051332459179781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141055534330335372006-02-27T10:50:00.000-05:002006-02-27T10:56:44.126-05:00Holy crap is it good to have this thing back! Man, talk about a bona fide time capsule. This thing caputes 9/11, my weird dreams, my car accident, and other childish musing! Holy cripes!The gang is all here...p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141053729003046242006-02-27T10:21:00.000-05:002006-02-27T10:22:09.023-05:00Aha! Rex in effect!gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1141044000651083252006-02-27T07:40:00.000-05:002006-02-27T09:11:35.513-05:00it takes an elementary thought process to determine that this is one dead blog. restored to life by one chumpmaster, we can only hope that the magical jelly beans he has provided will conjure up new magic. how our hearts cry out for lunch to be longer once again...mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-1077058746441176562004-02-17T17:59:00.000-05:002004-02-17T18:01:42.280-05:00testing testing.... is this thing on ?sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172762688457554084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-897159692003-02-25T10:48:00.000-05:002003-02-25T10:48:06.403-05:00must ... not ... postScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031051332459179781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-895006752003-02-21T10:38:00.000-05:002003-02-21T10:38:22.700-05:00sometimes if I sit in my cube too long with my headphones on, I start to feel like I'm drowning.gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-889874472003-02-12T14:28:00.000-05:002003-02-12T14:28:58.660-05:00well shit, the old blog's really hopping.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-888556402003-02-10T11:13:00.000-05:002003-02-10T11:13:10.086-05:00did anybody ever read the hardy boys? cause as much as he used to bug me, i think i'm unfortunately like their friend Chet. now, in every Hardy Boys book, Chet would be on to some new and exciting hobby... never the same thing two books in a row. and i feel the same way. one month its ultimate frisbee... next month paintball... then maybe i'll get psyched up for short stories... then next mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-886047982003-02-05T14:42:00.000-05:002003-02-05T14:42:54.110-05:00i've got some severe "up way too late last night" short-temperedness and angst going on right now. no apologies at work, though, cause it was business travel that kept me up so late. i shouldn't be so tired, but i've been exhausted all week. maybe its stereo! er, mono!mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-884826422003-02-03T13:13:00.000-05:002003-02-03T13:13:08.486-05:00Gabe, you're not the only one who thinks the grass may be greener (or instead just be sun-baked sand and/or rocks) in a more westernly lattitude. I've been thinking about it since I was youngster, and my recent trips to Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming have only solidified my suspicions that any of the aformentioned states would be a great place to live and go hiking, motorcycling, sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172762688457554084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-883324282003-01-31T11:26:00.000-05:002003-01-31T11:26:48.933-05:00I think lunch should be longer for the mere fact that it takes us over 2 hours and 50+ emails just to decide where we're going!gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-882829162003-01-30T14:42:00.000-05:002003-01-30T14:42:04.876-05:00they don't get killed at the end of Rounders, do they?mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-882815832003-01-30T14:11:00.000-05:002003-01-30T14:11:30.620-05:00I'm game Micah. If powerball doesn't work out, I'm sure there are some late night poker games in the back room of Lombardo's or maybe the Back Door Cafe. I'll pull on my connections and see if we can get in. It'll be just like Rounders!gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-882795042003-01-30T13:26:00.000-05:002003-01-30T13:26:13.070-05:00why is it that sometimes, when my back's against the wall, i do my best work, but other times, my back is against the wall, and i just feel like browsing amazon and taking a nap?
gabe, we should start spending half our paychecks on powerball, and agree to split the winnings. its a sure bet! or maybe we could find some illegal numbers games to play here in johnstown, there's got to be some of mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-882107622003-01-29T11:19:00.000-05:002003-01-29T11:19:43.473-05:00some days I actually think about standing up, walking out of my cube, getting in my Jeep, and just driving in a generally westward direction. something just seems so natural and right about it. i don't even think twice about a paycheck, my retirement, or my student loans. somehow it just feels like it'll all work out no matter what I do. maybe the draw is a chance to start fresh or maybe it's gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-881853732003-01-28T19:39:00.000-05:002003-01-28T19:39:10.840-05:00hot dog the action is really go on the blog these days. ah well. the new bonnie prince billy album, master and everyone, is fantastic. low-key and brooding, mellow. with some cello even. oh yeah.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-880985802003-01-27T10:06:00.000-05:002003-01-27T10:06:31.036-05:00finally saw donnie darko! oh yeah- good movie, its so disturbing in the way it kinda creeps up on you... i'm not sure i'm sold on the ending, but regardless, i like it a lot. might have to pick it up sometime, its got two commentaries i'd like to listen to but i'm sure i won't get to them before it has to go back to blockbusters.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-879150652003-01-23T15:06:00.001-05:002003-01-23T15:09:44.000-05:00this is pretty rad! apparently a lot of people have started sponsoring children as a result of the movie About Schmidt- not only is it a great movie, its also getting people involved in the world.
also, i just saw gabe's last post... i wonder about the same things with regards to self-defense, however, especially now that I'm married, if someone broke in and was threatening us, I would shoot mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-879150512003-01-23T15:06:00.000-05:002003-01-23T15:06:33.553-05:00concerning my recent fixation with pistols, I sometimes wonder if it's a good thing. would the people that I truly respect in this world condone "packing heat". is a pistol not a device designed solely to end another man's life? I've tried to justify it by saying it's purely for recreational use, but even the targets at a range are in the shape of a human body. not only that, but were I to gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-878967942003-01-23T08:22:00.000-05:002003-01-23T08:22:40.433-05:00So I'm planning on going to the Outer Banks of North Carolina this weekend for a friend's birthday extravaganza. I figure it'd be a chance to see some old friends, see mother ocean for a while, and most of all, get a break from the blustery Johnstown weather. So I decide to check the forecast this morning for the OBX just to see what I have to look forward to and find out that it's snowing gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-878771052003-01-22T22:11:00.000-05:002003-01-22T22:11:56.883-05:00i honestly think i could watch Taxi Driver once a week and not get tired of it.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-878588752003-01-22T15:47:00.000-05:002003-01-22T15:47:55.363-05:00oh yeah - while driving home from work last night, a song came on the radio. it was heavy rock, for sure, and for the first thirty seconds i was about 95% sure it was an AC/DC song... the singer was "sing/screaming" in that AC/DC way about "You've been drinking, I've been thinking, You've been..." etc...
it was only til the chorus that i realized it was an Audioslave song, and it was in fact mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-878577472003-01-22T15:25:00.000-05:002003-01-22T15:29:00.000-05:00...i'm thinking that my first post is supposed to be this tragically profound and eye-catching one in which all other members suddenly get a piqued interest in the new member...and suddenly a refreshed mindset gathers around everyone at the same time about this particular blogger as it fades back into possibilities and insights of great worth. perhaps at this point one of the members will even risingtidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13641679353626662553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-878549662003-01-22T14:27:00.000-05:002003-01-22T14:27:12.190-05:00sometimes having a 2 hour meeting right before lunch where a lot of brainstorming takes place really charges my engineering batteries. so much so that I seriously consider staying late and working long hours on a project, because I can see the problem in front of me and I really want to fix it. but then I go back to my cube and I'm alone again, and the beauracracy seems too big to overcome and Igabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-878457982003-01-22T11:11:00.000-05:002003-01-22T11:11:40.160-05:00the more i play it, the more i like the game of Go. if you'd like to learn, get the 9x9 freeware game, and then try some Go Problems!mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-877874812003-01-21T11:10:00.000-05:002003-01-21T11:10:57.056-05:00let's all start going to the chief's games for the rest of the season! help keep 'em in town!mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-877386352003-01-20T13:31:00.000-05:002003-01-20T13:31:33.360-05:00managed a 202 in my third game last night... i had a 142 in the eighth frame, and then i threw four straight strikes to end the game... i didn't realize that, hey, its the end of the game and thats 60 points in two frames, even after i threw my third strike of the tenth frame, i was only expecting to get a 160 or 170... moral is, don't ask me to add any numbers for you.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-875959252003-01-17T11:34:00.000-05:002003-01-17T11:34:14.536-05:00wow, so at the moment, the lunch should be longer 2003 rebirth lasted approximately... less than two days!
for those of you wondering when you might get to see Far From Heaven, one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2002, it is showing at the Westwood Plaza Theater at 6:00 PM this week. rock!!!mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-874895052003-01-15T14:23:00.000-05:002003-01-15T14:23:07.826-05:00one last thing- i think, as a result of my arms and wrists being tenderized by snowboarding on monday, i am feeling some intense "carpal tunnel" like sore muscles in my wrists and lower arms. perhaps i should use "voice recognition software" the rest of the winter!mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-874870762003-01-15T13:33:00.000-05:002003-01-15T13:33:44.176-05:00let me add- that filling last monday seems to be hurting me more each passing day! yesterday and today the hot and cold sensitivity have been off the charts- which is sorta good, because it has finally driven me to start using Flouride rinse nightly.
Paul- get ye to the dentists with much haste!!!mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-874869312003-01-15T13:30:00.000-05:002003-01-15T13:30:24.313-05:00every time i play, i become a bigger and bigger fan of Go. it promotes logical (and perhaps to an extent) abstract thought. it is peaceful, almost contemplative. the mere act of playing makes me want to be a more patient and thoughtful person.
and then i compare this to a more standard lunchtime game, like Quake or Unreal Tournament... blood, guts, and I tend to come away from it feeling verymitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-874793272003-01-15T10:46:00.000-05:002003-01-15T10:46:46.250-05:00nothing beats a good Kit Katgabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-874322632003-01-14T14:50:00.000-05:002003-01-15T08:26:57.000-05:00I too enjoy the Snickers Cruncher, but I can't help wondering if its origins involve the Raeliens and a Hershey's WHATCHAMACALLIT. If a WHATCHAMACALLIT and a Snickers Cruncher were to engage in a joust for control of the fiefdom of my taste buds, even Geofrey Chaucer would be cheering on the whatchamacallit.sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172762688457554084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-874314532003-01-14T14:33:00.000-05:002003-01-14T14:33:49.423-05:00the Snickers Cruncher is a favorite of mine- and the reason I thought that maybe the almond snickers would be good... however, the almond snickers was short on almonds and long on nougat, or whatever that powder-puff like stuff is that was in it.
however, i did discover a great sandwich at Sheetz last night- the Hot Turkey on a Pretzel roll. I got mine with provolone, ranch dressing, and bacon-mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-874246812003-01-14T12:03:00.000-05:002003-01-14T12:03:35.936-05:00i can not deny the fact that the Snickers Cruncher is pure bliss to me tastebuds. jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05293264384910879871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-874166872003-01-14T08:55:00.000-05:002003-01-14T08:55:08.580-05:00clearly, the Snickers Cruncher is the overall winner here in the food category. I find copious amounts of joy whenst eating a Cruncher. I wish I had an animated icon to shake the word "Cruncher." It would truly add a wonderful effect those reading.p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-874146242003-01-14T07:54:00.000-05:002003-01-14T07:54:40.510-05:00the food product that i think we should discuss is the Coney Island Hot Dog with Mustard potato chips. it is actually quite scary how much these taste like hot dog w/ mustard. is anyone else scared?
BTW, i pick the FastBreak bar over the Reese's Sticks any day. those things are a sorry excuse for a rip off of the good old Nutty Butty from Little Debbie's.jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05293264384910879871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-873722342003-01-13T16:44:00.000-05:002003-01-13T16:45:11.000-05:00hmmm... what is this ?
An intriguing concept, but I thought Chevron would have at least had some sort of press conference to announce that Merlin has been appointed as the head of their alchemy divison.sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172762688457554084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-873714802003-01-13T16:29:00.000-05:002003-01-13T16:29:58.373-05:00continuing on the new product review theme.....
I am not a fan of the Reese's "FastBreak". I have previously enjoyed its primary ingredients alone or in conjunction with various other ingredients in other snacks, however, I find the "FastBreak" utterly repulsive, I think mostly due to its mashed potato-like consistency.
It's good to be back. I was beginning to fear that our blog was sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172762688457554084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-873712362003-01-13T16:24:00.000-05:002003-01-13T16:24:16.583-05:00alright, who is who on this mother. everyone knows cheapsauce.....jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05293264384910879871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-873708262003-01-13T16:15:00.000-05:002003-01-13T16:15:49.310-05:00if you were thinking of trying a new "Almond Snickers", I would not recommend it. its not as bad as "Pepsi Blue", but its not necessary. Now, Almond Hershey Kisses, on the other hand, are something I can back fully.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-832646192002-10-20T17:32:00.000-04:002002-10-20T17:32:54.390-04:00I think it's gonna be a good fall afterall.gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-827363332002-10-09T08:33:00.000-04:002002-10-09T08:33:50.856-04:00been thinking a lot about doing screenwriting lately. micah and i have been talking about getting together this week to sit down and flush out our animal voice over idea. as i sat and watched The Man Who Wasn't There last night, I had several ideas running around. I think more so for actions, tone, and expressions for characters in the story. Typically I'm pretty good with ideas and a p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-821065542002-09-25T14:56:00.000-04:002002-09-25T14:56:25.470-04:00it's peanut butter jelly time...p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-812350572002-09-06T09:45:00.000-04:002002-09-06T09:45:50.570-04:00AAA is a bunch of fascists!gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-811962052002-09-05T13:30:00.000-04:002002-09-05T13:38:12.000-04:00Whelp. The loan is approved, the insurance is transferred, and title transfer time is set. All that stands between me and the Jeep is 4 hours, 80 miles, and some paperwork. Tomorrow, I'll be arriving at work in my red wonder, hopefully with the top down. Why do I love these vehicles so? It borders on being unhealthy.gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-811949232002-09-05T12:58:00.000-04:002002-09-05T12:58:30.576-04:00Good Idea: Reading a book over lunch
Bad Idea: Reading a good book over lunch so that you don't want to go back to workp. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-811901702002-09-05T11:00:00.000-04:002002-09-05T11:00:26.000-04:00on monday, i picked up two books at the B&N in westmoreland. i really didn't need to buy more books, i have stack sitting on my nightstand at home. some partially started, some pipe dreams to finish. not to mention i have been in at about knee level deep in my books on some pre-wwii history. i never thought i'd ever read history books and find them so interesting. i think what i like about p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-811549132002-09-04T16:33:00.000-04:002002-09-04T16:33:06.730-04:00it's been a long time since i posted on ye olde blogger...but it's time again...
currently i'm working in another building at my company. which is kind neat in it's own right, but well, there's definately some annoying things.
1. coming and going is not possible unless you're a resident in this building. i work at the same company yet, i can't enter the front doors w/o someone "buzzing" me p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-808067752002-08-27T23:16:00.000-04:002002-08-27T23:16:44.986-04:00Well, I got the new Coldplay album (which is superb) then I came home took a nap, milled about the house, read my Europe journal, watched some TV with my dad, and went to bed. Now I'm sitting in front of the computer because I can't sleep. Partially due to the fact that I took a nap, partially due to the fact that I'm stressed out over my lack of car situation, and partially due to the fact gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-807840332002-08-27T13:37:00.000-04:002002-08-27T13:37:34.510-04:00I think tonight, after picking up the new Coldplay album, I will attempt to clean, organize, purge, and archive my wordly belongings. Every time I undertake this feat, I never get much accomplished. I come across too many items whose fate I just can't seem to determine. One such item is a neoprene bottle coozy I purchased in Ocean City during a trip with some friends during the summer of my gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-807831082002-08-27T13:13:00.000-04:002002-08-27T13:13:11.250-04:00August 27th. Back on the blog. Lunch should still be longer.gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-801967172002-08-13T15:05:00.000-04:002002-08-13T15:05:24.606-04:00its quite dead in here. i can never remember the new URL, thus rendering me lunchless!mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-799611812002-08-07T21:30:00.000-04:002002-08-07T21:30:25.426-04:00surely this place can't be dead...Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430052464978474339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-790307962002-07-16T15:32:00.000-04:002002-07-16T15:32:48.606-04:00dead dead dead dead is the head on the bed while acting like a sled full of lead...
how many sad pathetic rhymes can you string together huh?! huh?! HUH!!!??? can you heear mee!?p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-782382922002-06-26T16:40:00.000-04:002002-06-26T16:40:36.603-04:00goodness gracious. how dead is this place. good to hear from ye olde gabriel from ye olde europe.
thunder in ye olde valley was this weekend. it was interesting and kinda fun at times. still find it funny how people feel the need to rev their engines at stop lights and what not. why [insert your name here]? why?
"I searched her eyes for some sort of explanation and they're different p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-780029892002-06-20T20:43:00.000-04:002002-06-20T20:43:04.400-04:00my apologies for neglecting this blog for so many moons. if i should ever convince myself that i've anything intelligent to say, perhaps i'll start using it again.mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290891926757926942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-779495802002-06-19T17:00:00.000-04:002002-06-19T17:00:56.540-04:00Hey boys and girls.
Just checking in from the Rhine valley in Germany. Very cool, very laid back.
The trip is good. We're all still alive and relatively sane. See you all in a little over a month! gabenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-779339852002-06-19T10:08:00.000-04:002002-06-19T10:08:33.880-04:00damn cagers... :)Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031051332459179781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-778422822002-06-17T08:19:00.000-04:002002-06-17T08:19:18.093-04:00The last two times i've ridden here, i've had some unpleasant experience with people in cars. last tuesday, it ended up with gum being thrown at me from a car in the next lane over at a stop light. then this morning, it seems that someone decided that it would be great for them to ride right up on my tail. mind you, i don't mind when people ride close to me sometimes, but this time it was p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-777467362002-06-14T13:40:00.000-04:002002-06-14T13:40:19.270-04:00ummmmm....
Uhhhh huhuhuhuhuhuhuh
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You said 'blog' huhuhuhuhuhuScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031051332459179781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-774707262002-06-07T14:27:00.000-04:002002-06-07T14:27:53.140-04:00Dateline: With each passing trip I love you more Legend Girl *smooch*Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031051332459179781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-772677742002-06-02T21:19:00.000-04:002002-06-02T21:19:55.613-04:00dateline: June 1st...first 250 mile trip is recorded on the legend. good lord with each ride i'm finding out that i love this bike more and more.
I also found out that my butt is getting in shape too. after yesterday's distances and what not, the 135 mile trip i took today really didn't feel bad at all. it's pretty cool...i'd like to have one of these large trips every weekend if the p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-771854272002-05-31T11:27:00.000-04:002002-05-31T11:27:08.130-04:00Vroom
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VROOM
Vroom
How feckless of me....Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031051332459179781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-771087112002-05-29T13:59:00.000-04:002002-05-29T14:08:01.000-04:00For those of you interested in vintage Novas, I have found a very nice one for sale in nearby Cresson, PA.
I don't have all of the details yet (other than the sign stating "$5000 obo"), but I've seen it around during the past few summers, and it without a doubt appears to be very mean, sharp, loud, and inordinately fast. I haven't talked to the owner since it came up for sale last week, but sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172762688457554084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-771067872002-05-29T13:00:00.000-04:002002-05-29T13:00:57.446-04:00For those of you who have read tis allready...hey skip it if not. Read it. Just one of those things that lets you see that some people in the media really do see it the same way we do at times :)
http://www.dominionpost.com/a/marquee/2002/05/23/aq/Koahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04253894721163478980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139516.post-770999422002-05-29T09:48:00.000-04:002002-05-29T09:48:04.393-04:00hmm...do you think something called the hair mitt is a good idea? a glove you put on to remove "unsightly" hair on your legs. For some odd reason, removing hair with chemicals seems like a really horrible idea to me....p. mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974568028751053901noreply@blogger.com0