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Oracle.com as of 8:28 AM 10/15/08

Take On Me: The Literal Version

I thoroughly approve. One of my all-time favorite 80s songs.

I just got back from seeing Fireproof. It’s my sincere prayer that all those who are in a marriage that is hurting see this film. It was phenomenal.

I just saw this joke and realized that this is my big annoyance with home ownership.

“The trouble with owning a home is that no matter where you sit, you’re looking at something you should be doing.”

This article made me chuckle. Not because of its claims, because I agree. But because of this paragraph:

The interviewers graded each student’s overall performance and employability while five trained handshake experts also scored students on their handshake. The scores were then compared.

“Trained handshake experts?” Really? I can see the resume now.

Skills: Public speaking, Presentation, Communication, Certified Hand Shaking Expert, Certified in Microsoft Office

It’d make me wonder whether I was hiring a person or a golden retriever.

My dad is finally at the age where he’s applying for social security. He received his paperwork yesterday and they had placed his cover sheet on the disability request forms of someone else. As he was telling me about this, the following exchange occurred on his speakerphone:

Dad: I can’t believe they messed this up. This is a federal agency! Anyway, so I’m going to…
Me: Wait. Wait, wait, wait — rewind, and say what you just said again.
Dad: What?
Me: "I can’t believe they messed this up. This is a federal agency!"
(Mom, in the background, laughing hysterically)

That made my morning.

I don’t think I’m particularly photogenic, as evidenced by how rarely I actually like the way a photo of me turns out. However, I really like this one. It’s nothing particularly special, really. I just like the crisp line on the left and the overall color composition. I don’t know jack about photography, but I do like this photo.

eyes

If you’re an iPhone or iPod Touch user, you should really get Air Sharing while it’s still free. I just happened to stumble upon it at the top of the “Free Apps” listing on the App Store, and I see why it was at the top now. It’s this app that lets you set up a shared folder on your iPhone or iPod touch, which you can access from a Mac, PC, or Linux box, or via the web. It lets you view the files on your device (with syntax highlighting for code!), or you can of course use it as a much slicker version of a USB key drive.
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Here’s a downed utility pole even closer to my place. I got these shots last night. Not long after I got home, my cable went out. It was one of those on, then off, then on, then off, etc things, which means someone was likely monkeying around working on power or phone lines and knocked it out. Thanks, guys. Either way, I’m just glad I had hot water this morning. Anyway, here are the pics.

Utility Pole 1

Utility Pole 2

Utility Pole 3

That is all.