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Team Slipstream in 2008

My pick for domestic races is easy because I have The Bean Team to root for but, the last 2 years I have had some trouble picking my favorite pro team in the Tour de France and other international races. I have resorted to rooting for individual riders instead of a whole team.

I am however no longer conflicted about my choice. The decision has actually been made for me because many of my favorite riders are uniting, under an argyle flag:

The Slipstream/Chipotle Professional Cycling Team

Tom Danielson, Dave Zabriskie, David Millar and Christian Vande Velde have all signed in 2008!

For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, get a clue.

iLoveMountains.org

WTF? ...



http://www.iLoveMountains.org

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Dudeism.com - The Church of the Latter-Day Dude

Dudeism.com - The Church of the Latter-Day Dude

Gmail: A Behind the Scenes Video

This is awesome. H and I are working on an addition.

Happy (Belated) Birthday Stanley Kubrick

I would like to wish a Happy (Belated) Birthday to Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999).

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I'm on top of ... Athens.

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A simple plea ...

Trackstand

Now this is a trackstand!

Mexico.

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Flat tires make me want to cry. Everytime.

The Holy Grail of Synchronization

Okay all, here is "The Plan":



Seems simple enough right. For anyone who wants to play along at home I am following this guide:

The Holy Grail of Synchronization: How to synchronize Microsoft Outlook (multiple locations), Google Calendar, Gmail, iPod, and mobile phone with Funambol / ScheduleWorld. « //engtech -

It has been a crazy couple of weeks. I have been putting in some long hours both at home and at work. The light at the end of the tunnel is a beach in Mexico.

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Athens Tour de Farm

Okay, 32 miles in one day down. 100 miles over 3 days to go?:

Athens Tour de Farm

Look at me, I'm white and nerdy ...

... I edit Wikipedia ...

Wikipedia: Waffle Fry Paradox

São Paulo No Logo

Thanks goes to Beeza44 for getting me hooked on NPR/WNYC's On the Media which is where I heard about this in their April 20, 2007 podcast (skip to 18:46 to get right to it or listen to another interesting article about the Virginia Tech Tragedy). From the On The Media website:

Clearing The Air

In January, South America’s largest city officially banned outdoor advertising. Billboards, neon signs, bus-stop ads, even the Goodyear blimp - all were suddenly illegal. Folha de Sao Paulo reporter Vinicius Galvao describes seeing his city as though for the first time.

On a completely unrelated note does anyone have a school bus for sale? Cause I have a new project.

Adobe Tour Tracker - 2007 Tour De Georgia

Everyone tune into the Adobe Tour Tracker - 2007 Tour De Georgia to get your TdG fix. Live coverage today starts at 11:00AM EST.

Happy 30th Birthday Nemesassy

New franchise rules for cable may yield choices, lower costs | ajc.com

Not to be an AT&T zealot with 2 posts in a row but, here is another good one: New franchise rules for cable may yield choices, lower costs | ajc.com

P.S. Thanks to Charles N. for bringing it to my attention on the ABBA list.

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Someone lost their bling at the RaceTrac

Press Release: AT&T takes major sponsorship role in Tour de Georgia

I had heard a few weeks back that the Tour de Georgia was still seeking a title sponsor. While at that time I heard that "Title Sponsor" = $1,000,000, I am sure that AT&T's $500,000 is _VERY_ welcome.

Thank you AT&T. Proud to be your customer.

Press Release: AT&T takes major sponsorship role in Tour de Georgia

Southern Shelter: Of Montreal @ 40 Watt 3/24/07

Thanks Sloan and crew. The sound quality is fantastic!!!

Go get you some packets full o' tunes:

Southern Shelter: Of Montreal @ 40 Watt 3/24/07

A New Blog Profile Picture...

... from one of my recent conquests.

 

Wii are going home to play.

Some Random Tracklist

For those of you who were fortunate enough to receive a disc of 18 random tracks of my collection. Here is the tracklist:

1) Noah's Dove, "10,000 Maniacs", Our Time in Eden
2) New Genious (Brother), Gorillaz, Gorillaz
3) Spies, Coldplay, Parachutes
4) Amy Hit The Atmosphere, Counting Crows, This Desert Life
5) Razzle Dazzle Rose, Camera Obscura, Let's Get Out of This Country 6) April 29, 1992 (Miami), Sublime, Sublime
7) Brothers On A Hotel Bed, Death Cab For Cutie, Plans
8) Perfect Hair, Dangerdoom, Mouse & The Mask
9) Pretty Good Year, Tori Amos, Under the Pink
10) This Love, Maroon 5, 1.22.03 Acoustic [EP]
11) Jesus Walking on the Water, Violent Femmes, Add It Up (1981-1993)
12) Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia), The Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
13) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise), The Beatles, Love
14) Bedlam, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, The Delivery Man
15) The Abandoned Hospital Ship, The Flaming Lips, Clouds Taste Metallic
16) Truckers Atlas, Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West
17) Circus, Tom Waits, Real Gone
18) Dark Center Of The Universe, Modest Mouse, The Moon And Antartica [Bonus Tracks]

My MII likes to think too.

T-Mobile Disses Opera, Says "Get Less!" - Gearlog

I admit that I only made it halfway through the comments of this post because I was turned off b the signal to noise ratio but, I thought that it was post worthy because I have been personally bitten by this on more than one occasion.

Those who know me know that I am an early adopter and one to use more than the standard 2% of a phones features. It may be just me getting lazy but, I have all but given up on trying to make a mobile phone do what the feature set and specifications claim that it can do.

I have only recently been able to use Gmail and Google Maps on my Motorola handset. It was network blocked by T-Mobile until about 6 months ago and by the sound of this article it may be blocked again in the future.

T-Mobile Disses Opera, Says "Get Less!"

Herschel the cage fighter.

Finally a sign.

Breakfast in chattanooga. IT IS SNOWING!

Yeah baby.

Of Montreal w/ Elekibass!!

Please note that according to the Of Montreal website they are touring with Elekibass. Click on Shows and note the "***".

P.f'n.S. I will most likely be on my way home from IL/MO and not be able to make it.

Guess what fits in the garage again...

...this makes me happy.

Wii Would Like to Play

Well the coverage, so far, of this momentous event has been over at SchlenkerDoodle's Blog [1,2] but, I figured that I would add my POV.

Late last Saturday night I became one of "those guys" who is willing to camp out for a video game system.

E and I were over at Team Chambers' until about 1:30 and since we were close to Target and I knew that they were supposed to receive a shipment, I figured that we could swing by on the way home. There was absolutely no activity, we found out later that other Targets had received some but not Athens.

The big blue box was just up the road so we stopped by there too. I counted 9 brave souls. On the way home I made up my mind to drop of E and turn around and come back. I had planned to wake up at 6 or 7 and head straight there but, I didn't want to miss this shipment and have to wait another month.

I dressed warmly and made a pot of coffee. I put 1/2 of it in a travel cup and the other 1/2 in a thermos. I grabbed a lawn chair and off I went. I sat down at 2:30am as number 11 in line.

There wasn't much activity inline until sunrise: people trying to sleep, the Racetrac guy offering us free coffee, iPods, books, etc. It was cold but, not unbearable. After sunrise we got more chatty we compared stories and kept each other company.

The first guy in line was there before the store closed the night before and had been told that there would be 30 available. The first BB employee got there about 6 am (a full 5 hours before the store opens) he was very professional and told us that he would confirm the number and let us know as soon as he could. He posted within the hour that the number was indeed 30 and gave us details on how they would be distributed.

The 30th person got in line at about 9:00. At about 10:45 the BB manager handed out numbers to the first 30 people in line. When the store opened at 11:00 they marched us into the employee breakroom and called us 2 at a time to run through the "buffet" of games and accessories and to the registers. By the way that people were grabbing things guy number 30 probably had some slim pickings.

H and A came over and we each created a Mii and played for a couple hours but, after having stayed up all night, I fell asleep, literally, in the middle of playing Zelda.

In the days since I have played a good bit. I consider it well worth the wait and effort. My family is coming up this weekend to play.

Thanks to Mom for the Christmas present and E for being my SAG Wagon with breakfast in the morning.



P.S. If we know each other in meatspace and you have a Wii send me your "Wii Number".

The wait is over.

I can now sit at the cool kids table that is Beta Blogger. Perhaps my posting hiatus will now come to a close.

Happy New Year 2007

Happy New Year 2007

Fun hat poker.

Girl takes pic of herself every day for three years

This one is for herschel.

We found a kitten who had been hit by a car on the way to work this morning.

PB&Jam

Every once in a while my brain is able to synapse correctly and I am able to remember the right thing at the right time. I walked out of the SLC and wanted to find a nice spot outside to eat my lunch. Like a flash it hit me Thursday = PB&Jam. Thanks guys!

Prez Dispenser

Courtsey of ATHICA (http://www.athica.org):

They're back.

System Administrator Appreciation Day

In honor of today's celebration of System Administrator Appreciation Day, I suggest that all of you read this informative article titled: "Advice to employees on the proper use of the System Administrator's valuable time"

Take me out to the ballgame.

I am going to the Braves game tonight with some of my friends from work. It is a event sponsored by IBM and we are going to be in the 755 Club.

My boss set it up for us in recognition of System Administrator Appreciation Day.

It is going to be fun.

Pictures may or may not follow.

TTFN.

HHBTM!

AB approved:

Happy Anniversary to Us!!!

Here's to 4 years of wedded bliss.

Karma Pays Off

I had a rough morning this morning. It was one of those days where you feel like you have two left feet. I almost walked out of the house with only jeans and a beater on, twice!

I knew that I was running late to catch the bus but, my mobile was in my bag and I left my watch at work so I didn't know how late I was.

When I rounded the corner, on my bike, I saw the bus sitting at the top of the hill about to turn the opposite way. I kicked it into overdrive. The driver saw me and he waited as I climbed the hill.

I don't know if I am on the karmic upswing or downswing at the moment but, definitely owe someone one.

Thanks Mr. Driver.

Avast ye maties!!!

The Pirate Party of the United States

Also of note:

I wish that I could work from home everyday.

Popfest Lineup

Courtesy of Athens Exchange I just learned that the Popfest Lineup and Schedule has been posted. Go get you some.

Reader crazy on my Personalized Homepage

In conjunction with a link this morning about Google adding its Reader module to the mobile phone version of its personal homepage I found this link:

Personalize Your Homepage

which allows you to add multiple instances of the Reader Module. Check out my Personalized Homepage:

Little Steven's Underground Garage

I may be the last kid on the block to know about it but, Little Steven's Underground Garage rocked my socks on the way home from ATL last night. Sunday nights on DaveFM.

Gnarls Barkley's - St. Elsewhere has been released on Rhapsody

Gnarls Barkley's - St. Elsewhere has been released on Rhapsody. I recommend this as a way for anyone without a Rhapsody Account to spend 16 of their 25 free plays this month. Or at least go and get your 30 seconds each worth of goodness.

1. Go-Go Gadget Gospel
2. Crazy
3. St. Elsewhere
4. Gone Daddy Gone
5. Smiley Faces
6. The Boogie Monster
7. Feng Shui
8. Just A Thought
9. Transformer
10. Who Cares?
11. Online
12. Necromancer
13. Storm Coming
14. The Last Time
15. Transformer (Instrumental)
16. The Boogie Monster (Instrumental)

Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" Slices Video

Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" Slices Video

Twilight fun has begun!!!

News from PC Magazine: Nokia To Open Store and Bring High-End Phones to US

Being a technophile is both a blessing and a curse.

Anyone up for a trip to Chicago?

News from PC Magazine: Nokia To Open Store and Bring High-End Phones to US

Bean Team: Stage 3 Behind the Scenes Pre-race.

Check out this 8 min footage of the Bean Team: Stage 3 Behind the Scenes Pre-race.

My favorite parts were Phil Liggett (sitting on the car) chatting with them while they were on the trainers and the bike weigh in (8.7 kg < 20 lbs!!).

Athens-Atlanta Passenger Rail GainsTraction

The Gwinnett Daily Post has a good article about the 20 year old project to connect Athens and Atlanta via passenger rail.

I remember being in middle school in the Lawrenceville area and hearing about this project.

I am all for it.

Isn't it ironic, don't you think ...

No search or filters {in Google Reader} like {in} GMail? Why Not?

Serious Moonlight Live

I have Bowie's 'Serious Moonlight Live' on repeat ... so far peat, peat, and repeat are still treating me well. I Love Bowie. I will probably move to Of Montreal soon to prepare for tonight. I am enjoying my Friday. :-)

Charter Car Crash

OnlineAthens.com has reported that the Charter Communications offices on Hawthorne Avenue was knocked out of service Wednesday when a car crashed through the entrance of the cable and Internet provider and pinned a customer against the service counter.

It seems like an accident but, I am sure that anyone who has stood in line there can sympathize.

The Torn-Up Credit Card Application

Check out the new Cockeyed Experiment: The Torn-Up Credit Card Application. Scary.

katrenema: State of the "Forgotten Part" of the Union Address

Everyone needs to watch this video: katrenema: State of the "Forgotten Part" of the Union Address

Yesterday's Zippy

So, I got a kick out of the scandal between James Frey and Oprah after the The Smoking Gun outed his book "A Million Little Pieces" as possibly a "A Million Little Lies" a couple of months ago. As such, I especially enjoyed yesterday's Zippy comic.

A Meditation On the Speed Limit

I picked this link up off of the BikeAthens Listserv. A group in Atlanta (pronounced with an emphatic "at") lined up across all lanes of traffic on 285 (aka The Atlanta Racetrack) and did the speed limit. Check it out:

Olympic Curling

Today's Google Doodle prompted me to break my blogging hiatus:



I have watched all but one of the US Men's Curling matches (and several of the Women's) at 3 hours a pop that is no small feat.

Good luck to Fenson and the rest of the team as they enter the metal round.

Super Bowl XL Commercials

The game was okay but, what about those Commercials!!!

Love is in the Air - Elephant Shoes

Here is the tracklist for my and Erin's "Love is in the Air" CD Swap submission titled "Elephant Shoes".

Origin of Love	Hedwig and the Angry Inch	6:03
What a Wonderful World	Louis Armstrong	3:20
Hard Headed Woman	Cat Stevens	3:48
These Are Days	10,000 Maniacs	3:42
Brown Eyed Girl	Van Morrison	3:07
I Love How You Love Me	Neutral Milk Hotel	3:26
Wonderful Tonight	Eric Clapton	3:39
Treat Her Right	The Commitments	3:39
Stickshifts and Safetybelts	Cake	2:08
??	Ween	3:29
Lovefool	The Cardigans	3:18
Young Hearts Run Free	Kym Mazelle	4:15
Sunday Morning	Maroon 5	4:14
Somewhere Over the Rainbow	Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	3:31

Type Check

Yes, I still have the physical ability to type an entry on this blog.

No, I don't have anything interesting to say.

Paul Oakenfold is currently rocking my socks.