is back home after the circus. My daughter seemed to be in sensory overload. Ringling Bros. sure knows the meaning of "spectacle."

is going to the circus tonight. Hopefully Bailey won't get clown nightmares.

And my weekend begins...now!

http://ping.fm/p/oSFlN

@pumpkin festival

is going to bed

is at gym class with Bailey

Too much popcorn at work...again.

feels like someone beat me up. I hurt all over.

Open enrollment time. Premiums going up a little (of course) but copays are going down. Actually might spend less on health this year. Sweet!

Got the oil, now eating the delicious, buttery (flavored) popcorn. Mmmm. Anyone got a toothpick?

My department rented a popcorn machine for the week. Got to go get more oil for it.

Was a great dinner. Guests gone, house clean. Now watching amazing back and forth game between Vikings and Saints.

Honeybun is cooking for our guests. Menu: Spiral sliced ham, twice-baked potatoes, green beans, rolls, and fruit salad. Can't wait.

That latest version of iTunes is over 73 megs. Wow.

Having company over for dinner tonight. Time to vacuum the house.

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Blog Post: Fall Leaves http://s3nt.com/irt

Fall Leaves

Road trip!

Today we got the family in the car and went for a drive into the Colorado mountains.

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Can't see it in this next picture, but it was starting to snow.
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Turned out to be a great day. (continue reading &aquo;)

Going to take this drive http://ping.fm/qAIFp today to see the leaves changing in the mountains. Will see if I can post to Bkite.com

Let's try this again: Bailey & Flowers http://ping.fm/KlM4V

Bailey & flowers

Getting Honeybun to Tivo the Star Wars The Clone Wars premiere tonight.

http://ping.fm/p/70KoZ - Foam pit at gym class

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Blog Post: Bail out http://s3nt.com/irt

Bail out

The $700 billion bailout bill for the sub-prime lending crisis is still making its way through congress today. Meanwhile, California's governer Schwarzenegger has announced that his state may need a $7 billion dollar emergency loan to fund day-to-day operations because the current credit shortage has hampered its ability to access short-term loans it relies on to stay solvent.

I figure why let the federal and state governments have all the fun. Today I am announcing the Jason bailout bill. I have a couple car loans and student loans that need to be paid off. Just like the federal government, my bailout should also contain tax incentives and spending to help the economy. Therefore, my bailout bill needs to be at $10 million dollars.

After retiring my debt, I will put millions back into the economy and create jobs. Some of these jobs will be created by building a new and much larger house, hiring people to maintain the house, and buying goods & services (read: I want a Lexus a to be able to take frequent travel vacations).

I call on congress to pass my bailout bill immediately so I can help prop up the economy. (continue reading &aquo;)

The whole family had a hard time getting up this morning. Maybe we'll perk up this afternoon.

Why does Yahoo's spam filter so bad lately? I keep getting the same type of "lottery winner" and "business proposal" emails getting through. I must get at least 20 a day now. Time to switch to gmail?

New washing machine is installed. Honeybun is happy.

Sigh

Watching Big Bang Theory on Tivo with Honeybun. Funniest sitcom on TV (if you like geek humor).

Bailey was in bed but not going to sleep. So now we're watching the football game together.

http://ping.fm/p/mh3St - Love the polar bear

At the zoo with Honeybun & Bailey

I think it just may be time to make some mint ice tea.

I have two invites for socialthing.com. Contact me if you want one.

KC is leading. Could Denver be the NFL's version of the Gators?

My survival pick this week: Denver. KC has the early 3-0 lead. No probs, it's our turn now.

Weekend begins!

Honeybun is making banana bread. Sweet!

Adding the new Darius Rucker CD to my iPod.

Mmmm - leftover salmon and rice for a late dinner.

Social thing now updates ping.fm which updates Bebo, Blogger, Brightkite, Facebook, Facebook, Friendfeed, Jaiku, Pownce, and Twitter. Cool huh?

Listening to the new (improved?) Healthy Catholic podcast. http://ping.fm/rwHxD

Just found out I didn't get the job I in New Mexico I interviewed for on Monday. Sigh.

Anyone have an invite for socialthing.com they can share with me?

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Meme

Honeybun sent me a meme. Here is what I came up with:

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Jason from the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts.
My middle name is my father's first name.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
At Wall*E

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Not really

4 . WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT
Ham

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
I have a daughter, so technically I don't have "kids"

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Sure, I'm the funniest person I know

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOt?
Nope

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS ?
Yep

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Probably not

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Mini Wheats

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Rarely

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Physically, no

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Chocolate

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Smile

15. RED OR PINK?
Red

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
Weight

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Grandma and Grandpa Giles

18. YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
no

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
gray pants, black shoes

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Red pepper humus with on a tortilla (mmmm)

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
the sound of me typing.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Green

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?


24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
An employee

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS?
I love her.

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Football, hockey, UFC

27. HAIR COLOR ?
Brown

26. EYE COLOR?
Brown

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No, don't need 'em since I got LASIK last year

30, FAVORITE Foods
Most anything with pasta, turkey dinner, cheesecake.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Definitely happy endings

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Mr Bean's Holiday

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Dark green

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Yes

36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Cheesecake

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
n/a

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND ?
n/a

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING Now?
Technical Editing

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Don't use one

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT
Stuff recorded on TIVO

42. FAVORITE SOUND?
The Bailey lip flip

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME
South Korea

45. ANY NEWS IN YOUR LIFE?
Looking for a job in New Mexico, taking a comprehensive exam for the MS degree in 3 weeks.

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Phoenix, AZ

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
n/a

48. WHAT TIME IS IT RIGHT NOW?
5:45 pm
(continue reading &aquo;)

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Been following America's got talent. If Nuttin But Stringz doesn't win, there is a problem. They are amazing.

Honeybun is playing Mario Kart on the Wii. And I'm still hungry.

Bailey just fell. The tears have stopped but she has a fat lip...and even that is cute.

Time for a 5 dollar foot long

Time to get ready for work :(

I'm transferring some shows from my Tivo to my iPod. Because I can.

Going for a walk

Help! Does anyone use SAS software?

At the dentist

Useless inventions: Combined USB drive and bottle opener. http://ping.fm/GTDHW

6 months/$1500 in parts and our Maytag still isn't fixed. Instead of fixing election machines, maybe that repairman should come to my house.

Enunciation

Bailey: Monnie (pointing at the cat)

Honeybun: That's Mila

Bailey: Monnie

Honeybun: Say "Me"

Bailey: Me

Honeybun: Say "La"

Bailey: La

Honeybun: Say "Mila"

Bailey: Monnie!

True story. (continue reading &aquo;)

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Blog Post: Enunciation http://s3nt.com/irt

Oh, and Go Arizona State!

Yahoo's GameChannel only works with IE. Huh? And Y! is known for how it embraces open source. Get with the show Y! I want to use Firefox.

Recently found the John Cleese podcast. Listen to it because it is funny. http://ping.fm/33GJ8

"Next on Lifetime: the story of a woman WHOSE LIFE WAS RUINED BY A MAN..."

I wonder which is more depressing, Lifetime or Animal Planet?

Maybe I shouldn't have had that Taco Bell for dinner.

Figured out how to get free podcast hosting through ourmedia.org...for free :)

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Blog Post: Hey Rove! Shhhhh. http://s3nt.com/irt

Hey Rove! Shhhhh.

I haven't written much on this year's presidential campaigns but I have been following them. I've been amazed at how McCain's campaign has been energized by his selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate.

Even more amazing is how the Obama campaign seems to have lost its collective mind by this news. So much so that Obama keeps comparing Palin's experience to his own. Obama has forgotten he is the candidate for the top office while Palin is running for Vice President.

Like this quote reported by Politico last Saturday:

"I know the governor of Alaska has been, you know, saying she is change," Obama said at a town hall meeting here. "And that is great. She is a skillful politician. But when you [have] been taking all these earmarks when it is convenient and then suddenly you are the champion anti-earmark person.

"That is not change, come on," Obama continued. "I mean, words mean something. You can't just make stuff up. You can't just make stuff up. We have a choice to make and the choice is clear."

The comments were his harshest attack yet on Palin . . .

Obama's campaign was comparing his experience as a "community organizer" against her experience as a "small-town mayor" (ignoring that she is a current sitting governor) on the very day she was announced as McCain's running mate. That was the first indication that Palin scared them.

Karl Rove wrote an article about it today:

Of all the advantages Gov. Sarah Palin has brought to the GOP ticket, the most important may be that she has gotten into Barack Obama's head. How else to explain Sen. Obama's decision to go one-on-one against "Sarah Barracuda," captain of the Wasilla High state basketball champs?

It's a matchup he'll lose. If Mr. Obama wants to win, he needs to remember he's running against John McCain for president, not Mrs. Palin for vice president.

Aaaghh! Karl! Don't go giving the opposition to victory. We want Obama to keep comparing himself to the candidate for the lesser office. It shows the public that he is not qualified to be president. It is why Obama will lose in November.
(continue reading &aquo;)

From our walk earlier today: http://ping.fm/wgdi7

Taking Bailey for a walk. Just passed a Comcast guy sleeping in his van. Guess it is lunch time.

Fantasy football adjustments made. I'm ready for this week. Survival pick: Pittsburgh to beat Cleveland. Yeah, that's an easy one.

My wife is thrilled. Ikea is opening a store in the Denver area. http://ping.fm/ppjIK

Would you believe there are still people out there who don't know what an RSS feed is? No. Really.

Woohoo! Broncos put the smack down on the Raiders tonight.

Bronco fan

Updating my resume and applying for a job in Las Cruces that looks like a great opportunity. Would really like to get this one.

Amazingly uneventful day at work.

I would love a rum & Coke right now.

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Blog Post: The good things http://s3nt.com/irt

The good things

This has been a good week for learning. I went to an off-site training class for work. This was a three-day class. I was expecting a corporate style class on business communication. I got so much more. It was an intense class - especially today. Maybe more on that later, but maybe not.

The good part about a class that is coming home to what it important. An added benefit to these three days was being home to give Bailey her bath and get her ready for bed.

And then the topper, spending time with her before putting her down for the night. I was flipping her lip. She loved it. Here is the result.

baileylip (continue reading &aquo;)

Good news, I've won my 37th internet lottery today. Bad news, I still have no money. Sigh, if only bogus internet lotteries were for real.

Intense day in the training class. Whew, I could use a few days off.

Frustrated

The NFL season starts tonight. Woohoo!

Day 2 of a 3 day training class. Turns out to be a good class.

10-day forecast doesn't show anything above the 70s. I love this time of year. Especially because my house doesn't have A/C.

Hi of only 67 today. September is here.

Does the world really need another browser? http://ping.fm/7IoQl

Mowed the lawn, my daughter is napping now. Time to rest a few hours before my parents come over for a cook-out.

MDA telethon is still going? Wow. I still remember the phone number from when I was growing up in Phoenix. "Call now, two-six-four-fourteen-forty-four"

Took Bailey to the pool this afternoon, but my back hurts so bad I can hardly stand up. Wish I was back in the pool.

What are you favorite free online multiplayer games?

Trying to three get committee members for my comprehensive exam. I have two (I think). Problem is, no other instructors I had are eligible.