Monthly Archives: November 2008

The beach and going to bed

Posted on November 28, 2008 by bill

We’ve been at the beach since Wednesday and it’s been a fun trip so far. Ben is sleeping in his “McQueen” sleeping bag on top of a twin bed. He has rolled off a couple of times, but we’ve built … Continue reading →

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Guitar Hero advertising…the good and the better

Posted on November 24, 2008 by bill

I heard about this video on Buzz Out Loud and I thought it was pretty interesting… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlMYWuGUZlM[/youtube] but really, this is the one that did it for me MUCH better than the scene from ‘Risky Business’ [youtube width="480" height="295"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BddCq1zFI4[/youtube]

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Ben's train table and the Story of Pixar

Posted on November 22, 2008 by bill

I just got done putting together a train table for Ben’s Christmas. One of the boards under the center of the table split when being screwed together I don’t think it is a terribly load barring board, so I’m just … Continue reading →

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Sick day and a funny cat

Posted on November 18, 2008 by bill

So, I stayed home sick today as I have some crud, but the following video made me laugh when it hit my Google Reader from Laughing Squid. [youtube width="480" height="295"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ-jv8g1YVI[/youtube]

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and technology rolls on…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by bill

So, I just bought a Flip Video camera not too terribly long ago and guess what, they released a new Flip Mino HD version yesterday. 720p in the same tiny form factor. I hope that we can pick one up … Continue reading →

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Hopefully soon to say bye-bye TWC TV

Posted on November 8, 2008 by bill

Well, as I posted on Twitter, the Apple TV was not busted, but just experiencing an odd issue with my 26″ Sony 702p HDTV in the office. When I returned it back to our typical 40″ Samsung 720p HDTV, all … Continue reading →

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Last night good, today = teh suck

Posted on November 5, 2008 by bill

So, the following has happened today: Locked myself and Ben out of the house this morning iPhone thinks I perpetually have headphones connected so no calls without headphones really attached or speakerphone (support thinks it is a hardware issue). Now … Continue reading →

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President-Elect Obama!

Posted on November 5, 2008 by bill

Well, I think I will end my night of election watching. Obama has won…thus far without my state’s help, but so be it (come on NC, get those last few counties in!). I have to say that both the concession … Continue reading →

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Mmmmm…sleep and dreams of no more political ads

Posted on November 4, 2008 by bill

Well, I think it is time to hit the sack for the evening as I’ve watched some news, Daily Show/Colbert Reports, played a bit of WoW (new alt ding’d 10 tonight), and of course wasted an hour or so cruising … Continue reading →

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Halloween 2008!

Posted on November 2, 2008 by bill

This year, I think Ben got Halloween. He enjoyed the trick or treating, the candy, and the other kid’s costumes. I was glad to see he wasn’t scared, but more just curious this time around. This was also the first … Continue reading →

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