I done broked it :(

I don't know what the heck is going on, but I'm trying to fix the layout of my blog. For some reason all of my formatting went bye bye. I'm working on a custom theme to try and fix it, so in the meantime my side bar (including the link love) will be gone until I can get this things sorted out. Geez third day and already I'm having problems.

ETA: Finally got the XML to recognize my blog title. Should be able to customize the layout now (this is a default).

If you buy this, you'll be set for life...

"The 1980's: The introduction of the first small hard disk drives. The first 5.25-inch hard disk drives packed 5 to 10 MB of storage - the equivalent of 2,500 to 5,000 pages of double-spaced typed information - into a device the size of a small shoe box. At the time, a storage capacity of 10 MB was considered too large for a so-called "personal" computer. "

NOTE: The cost of this hard drive was $3,499! (for just the hard drive, not the computer itself)

To put this in prospective for the non-tech minded... at the time of this posting 14 out of the 19 desktop packages for sell on Bestbuy.com have in excess of 400 gigabytes. That's 40,000 times as much memory. 10 MB is equivalent to approximately 2.5 songs in mp3 format!



sources: http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/reach/435/storage.html
http://vectronicsappleworld.com/appleii/timeline.html

Gross drinks and misspellings (<--??)

First let me give you some background... My wife did a great job of breastfeeding our son, but the time had come to transition him into the real world, where women do not freely offer their breasts just because you whine or cry. So naturally we tried to give him formula, his verdict was "I'd rather starve". So she talked to a relative of hers that was a pediatrician and he recommended adding Nesquik to the formula in order to mask the taste and sweeten it up a bit. The boy saw right through this and still refused to drink the formula. Finally the doctor suggested Soy Milk, and he's been hooked since, but I digress...

The fact is we've had this powdery concoction sitting in our pantry for the last six months just collecting dust. I had forgotten all about it, until my son, remembering the deception, decided to exact his revenge. He dumped about 2/3 of it all over our kitchen floor. Now a while back I had to clean a similar mess and it was not fun. Brooms don't work because the crap is so sticky, and the vacuum doesn't work because it's tile (instead you get your toes sandblasted from the stuff coming back at you...HARD). Again, I digress...

I was thirst and don't really drink milk unless its on my spoon as I'm eating cereal, so in order to up my calcium, I thought... hey I'll give it a try, it's been a while. So I make a glass of the sugary drink and take a gulp... yeah kinda gross. I think to myself, "If I pretend its a melted milkshake..." and take another swig. It helped but then I had this epiphany... why do I have to convince myself that a treat is another treat just to enjoy it. So I dumped it out and moved on with my day. I guess I should have expected that considering Nesquik can't spell quick correctly and their mascot is named after hasty sex (Quicky)!

Too human... too repetative

I apologize before hand to those of you who know (or especially married to) someone who enjoys the field of interactive entertainment (video games). Its something I really enjoy as a chance to exercise problem solving and cooperation. I recently picked up the game Too Human. It is basically nerd fare, as it involves an elite soldier who is revered as a god and is set in Norse mythology. Its actually a pretty cool story (I was really into some of the Roman/Greek mythology as a kid). However, the game itself starts out pretty fun, as you hack and slash through wave after wave of robot attackers. The problem is that after five hours of game play, you are still doing the same thing. I was originally pretty excited by the game, but now its been put on the "Just pass it to get it over with" list. Seriously... I haven't had this much fun since I separated ten pounds of M&Ms by color... (consumer science project). If you haven't picked it up... don't! Just rent it.

Let's give this a shot...

Alright, my wife and a few friends had been bugging me to start a blog. I had been resisting, since I figured who cares what I think. I am still convinced of this, but thought... hey you know what would be awesome... writing an electronic diary for everyone to see, so... Dear Blog...
Unfortunately for the reader, this blog will probably lack the scandal and gossip that you thirst for. However, I've decided I'll try and keep a schedule in order to keep my blog from suffering the same fate as my myspace page. If you have any ideas let me know... (I still need several clever alliterative titles for my posts :) )

Monday:
Tuesday: Tech Tuesday - cool stuff I've seen that I would like to share
Wednesday: Winning Wednesday - stuff I've been into like games, movies, books, etc.
Thursday:
Friday: Random Fact Friday: some stupid statistic or fact I found that will make you all that much better
Saturday:
Sunday:

As you can see there are still some blanks... that's because those days are a surprise (and I haven't thought of anything yet). Stay tuned and make sure you leave some comments.