i need my hat

despite my capability to be infinitely patient, my limits are about to be breached. i have lost my hat. i know not where it has wandered. and the worst part is is that someone has it and will not reveal its true location, nor will the possessor reveal his identity. i am at a loss for words. this is about more than a hat. it is a part of me. we have gone everywhere together, we have gone nowhere together . . . what can heal my broken heart?

let the truth be told

Jet setting

Hollywood's

San Diego 

Portland's Rose Garden 

KPS per request

Ken revisits his birthplace

Ken and his brother Brad in front of their Grandparents place in Logan 

Near Logan 

Kenny Rogers

How many games should a player be suspended for pushing a camera man and his camera?

Please help.....

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing online battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said.

"We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.

Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported after interviewing former work colleagues and staff at the Internet cafe.

Despite this sad news there is a bright side. Apparently a woman who had been playing online against the man for the same period also resides in South Korea and goes by the alias, Dena. If anyone has any information concerning the whereabouts of this mysterious online phenom, the appropriate authorities should be contacted, IE., the Taegu provincial police.

This is not a joke.

OCD

Taking in the scenery at Smith Rock I can help but wonder what am I thinking? And this is what makes us human. Some say its OCD. I say shut up and stop thinking. Ahh. I apologize for the shadows which mask my brilliant tan. I'm not posting this picture because I'm into myself or anything I just want everyone to see I'm not butt-white, I am in fact almost black, especially in the shadows. Speaking of shadows, people look way better in shadows. Maybe instead of wearing make up self-conscious girls should flee from the sun and artificial light rather than seeking it and bask in the beauty which the dark provides. And I don't have OCD. PS. Beavers are human. If I could only be a beaver. If anyone knows how I can become one let me know.

Boone bends over in frustration after grounding out in what turned out to be his last at bat as a Mariner. In his last at bat he grounded out with the game tied with 2 men on in the eigth. The Mariners went on to lose 6-5 and their 7th in a row. Some shed tears of sorrow but mine were filled with joy. Bret Boone was officially released from the Mariners on Sunday. The Mariners were instantly filled with hope. Well, at least enough hope to win the game 2-1. Not surprisingly the Mariners won on Tuesday as well 6-0. Recently the Mariners had a strech where they won 12 out of 17 or so. During this stretch Boone had sat most of these games. He was benched to work on his mechanics. Then Boone came back. Thus began the 7 game skid, Boone was released and bam the team's back on track with 2 straight wins. All this is very ironic because I said not less than a week ago that the day the Mariners get rid of Boone is the day they become competetive. The M's have also been on a skid for the last 2 years, coinciding with Boone's 2 year slump. No coincidences here. Boone is gone, the M's can make the playoffs, I believe and so should you. The cancer is gone. I am very passionate on the subject as I'm sure you can tell. And I think this picture tells the story almost to well. It was time, and I am thrilled. 

too true

this ones for the fam
http://www.drchinese.com/letter.html
i thought it was pretty funny
but im sure a couple of people will be offended
if your going to be offended dont look at it
consider yourself forewarned
the address is funny too, huh

market

This site is amazing. It gives you the big picture of the market each day and lets you know all the news and the sectors that are going up and down. I really don't look at financial news too much but this site reports the information in such a simple and exciting new way I quickly started to check the site daily to see what had gone up and down, check it out and let me know what you think.
http://www.smartmoney.com/marketmap/
I'd also like to add a favorite of lawyers the world over used to find other good lawyers. I'm giving Jabba the credit for this one.
http://martindale.com/

Chop

Think your good with chopsticks? Think again..........
http://www2.abc.net.au/fly/flysui/flysui.html
enjoy

more discoveries

Some awesome extensions I recently download with firefox are adblock, and tabbrowser preferences, which helps the browsing process. Also stumble upon is an amazing product which has changed my life.
Here are some cool sites you should check out that I stumbled upon:
http://bugmenot.com
gives you username and passwords so you dont have to pay
http://pookmail.com
allows you to give people bogus emails for free offers etc..
http://www3.dropload.com
acts as a web hard drive, allows 100 mb uploads and downloads
http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest
clocks upload and download speeds

Let me know if these things help simplify your life

protect

I would just like to relate the latest protections that I have uncovered in my quest to have a clean computer. I switched my firewall from zone alarm to sygate, which is far superior and gives me alot more protection. If you need evidence I got about 7 viruses after I got zone alarm. I also found that it is necessary to disable windows firewall in order for sygate to operate more efficiently and the computer as well. AVG conceptually is a good free anti-virus deal except the free version only updates once a month, thus making it essentially useless. So I now use Mcafee which I got from a friend and somehow its free. If you really want to know how I can email you. Also spybot and adware are good but you have to manually update them and scan at least once a week. But what this really signifies is a weak action firewall. Meaning you're cleaning up what the firewall allowed into your computer. So my advice, get the better firewall, sygate, and a free anti-virus that automatically updates every day. One that updates each month is worthless. Before I got Mcafee I had bit defender which automatically updates, which is at least better than avg.

controversy

If you look closely at the previous post it becomes clear that I did not creat this image. Can anyone tell me what gives it away? If not I'll let everyone know in a day or two. Happy sluething!!!

An interesting artistic expression.

Amen

Top 10 Most Politically Conservative Colleges
5. Brigham Young University (UT)
One can't separate Brigham Young University and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the school's sponsoring faith. From the student body to the "stringent" honor code (which regulates not only academic behavior but also dress, hair length, diet, and sexual activity) to the heavy religious studies requirement, BYU serves the needs of America's Mormon community first and foremost. Those few non-Mormons we heard from in our survey suggest that outsiders considering the school strongly consider their ability to live within Mormonism's strict requirements. "Life at BYU is a lot different than a typical university life," explains a typical undergrad. "Students here do not participate in activities that are in contrast with our religious beliefs." Some, however, warn that "the nonconformist will find a dull social life with difficulty finding someone [who] will be their friend, regardless of who they are or what they believe."
I am definately not a conformist.
Weird.
Very weird.

randoms conversions

having been converted to constantly searching the internet for using information, I ran across the following useful website
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary
This website helps you scan all the processes in listed in the task manager to see if they are considered harmful. My conversion to nerdonism should be given credit to jabba, heres the address to his site
http://smbiorn.blogspot.com./
great.......
well, at least I have a wonderfully happy computer, he doesn't even like to sleep he just runs all day and then I get home from work and he just wants to stretch his legs and go for a jaunt, reminds me of my youth when I ran mile after mile in my ever so comfortable sweat pants.......
and so my mind drifts to better days.....
if thats possible....
I love doing these dots........