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cars

Noticing that some trucks and some trailers have begun appearing with very bright, somewhat distinctive looking light patterns behind their brake/tail light lenses. I believe that I am witness to the new generation LED. Have you seen?

Wondering why automobile mfgrs. as well as aftermarketers haven’t offered an in-dash player that reads MP3 format. CDs are so 90’s. Tape Cassette players — Yawn — Could it be that the specter of the RIAA (and their lawyers)? The engineer/designers fear to act thinking that they expose themselves to being named in download copyright infringement litigation?

Decided: That the Japanese, known to emulate the American and German automotive designs themes, have come up with some unique Japanese chic of their own. The HONDA Element is a notable departure. B.O.Y.R.Girl is going to argue counterpoint but I’ve decided that I like funk. In addition to the Element, I applaud Japanese micro cars for breaking the ‘boring’ mold.

New! software

computers

In an effort to become paperless ( think save trees ), I have designed a form application for the Pocket PC. This particular Form is for logging airline flights. The pilot enters his/her data with stylus pen which saves the record to an .cdb database. This converts to an .mdb access db during desktop pc sync operation and can be utilized in a display application or archived for permanent log storage. The source code was written using eMbedded Visual Basic. Next task is to make it distributable and build a display UI. The image above is an actual screen capture of my product in action.

WEAPONS OF MISDIRECTION

opinion

So, who won the debate? The French and Germans were vocal in saying that we had no business invading Iraq and that the imperialistic US was out of line. The administration was adamant anyway that we go in and wipe out the WMD. It was a hard sell as you recall. Plenty of exaggerations and hyperbole from both sides. Those who didn’t subscribe were chastised and scolded, embarrassed, labeled cowardly (traitorous ?)

You’d think that those who were then against US policy would now have something to say. Like to rub-it-in. e.g. Ya see! We told you so! – It WAS all about the OIL afterall, eh? – Where then are the WMD? I spoke with an actual French Citizen today and I asked: “Why have the French not seized the moment?” Their national pride is at stake. What an opportunity to restore huge face. The consensus reply was that ‘they ARE jumping up and down… Just read the foreign press and you will see. The US media has ignored that spin on the story…’ Wait a minute. I don’t subscribe. Is this right? Can this be?

rolled and spat out

adventure

Surfs up! I tried to catch the BIG ONE this afternoon and got beat up. I was a little late on the timing. The wave made an abrupt break and I fell over the top. Luckily I was spun broadside and thereby avoided the dreaded break-your-neck-head stand, but ended up body slammed on the shallow seabed just the same. The final insult before being held down, pummeled, and then raked across the rough sand by its turbulence. I have tender ribs and skin removed from my arm (roadrash) to vouch for my performance. Oh! Did I not mention that when I came up for a look around, the LEASH tethered to my boogie board (the other end is velcroed to my wrist) had somehow taken a dally around my neck? Talk about crossed up. Mother nature must have been ROTFL.

major turn off

social

That dang dawg rolled. Primal regressive instinct? Does it send a message to other dogs that he encounters that he’s a rough tough s.o.b.? Some kind of fecal war paint? I wonder what another animal, crossing the stinking path of mine, would do… Be totally confused and shocked into excited weirdness… or be freaked and shy away. The dog message that I get is total disgust. It assures him a splash swim in the lake and a hose down bath. I keep him close to me on the path but in this case he lagged behind and then I realized why. Makes you want to cuss a blue streak when you see (smell). Kind of puts a whole new spin on the outing :-)I think that the ultimate bad dog belonged to my dear brother. His family pet found the rotting carcass of quite a large road kill and rolled big time at a most inopportune moment. They were miles from remedy and had to share a closed vehicle on the long ride home. I believe that they had the windows down. euuuuwee

get small

computers

Further more. Small can be good! These sites are miniaturized for the pocket sized and they do it all minus the commercial fluff and banner ads. This site cuts right to the chase and displays the Wx radar summary. Here’s one that presents content in the way that fathers of the early internet (not necessarily Al Gore (!) originally intended. Compare the Yahoo for the palm with Yahoo for the desktop!

only driven by a little old lady

flying

Standing on the tarmac, flight bags ready, I watch our new bird pull into the gate. Gleaming new paint shines in the light and I’m feeling fortunate to be flying one of the new ones. The smile fades when I realize that this is AC 861, the aircraft that had a rough beginning: T-boned by an airport BUS, it has been rescued from the brink in an heroic salvage effort. All within its young life. We will be sure not to push the performance envelope with this one. Handle gently.

value added

computers

This site is hosted with ColdFusion and it only took me two days of coding to add a couple of new features. There is a search form field which allows one to enter keyword or phrase to locate information. Not quite as fancy as Google but hey, this is local flavor. The View by Category is also functional. Pick your favorite blog topic: i.e. boats, cars, girls, planes!