Wit, Wisdom, and Whimsy. (your mileage may vary)
January 2, 2011
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So yesterday, on his Facebook page, my cousin Travis said “Rain Rain go away and come again another day!..Ready for spring and some fishing! : )”
Today, he said “I dont think the rain heard me : ( ”
I had to remind him that today *IS* another day! It’s all Travis’ fault!
January 2, 2011
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iPhone owners who use the alarm clock feature got a rude New Year’s surprise from Apple. Users who set a non-repeating alarm for January 1st or 2nd will be met with silence from their device. A glitch causes the phones to fail to alarm at the set time. Apple put out an announcement about the problem, but many users were unaware of the issue. Apple advises users to set a recurring alarm to cover January 1st or 2nd, and that the phone will resume expected operation January 3rd.
Twitter lit up as users around the world experienced the failure, and took to the service to vent about not being alerted at expected times.
No word at the time of this writing on whether there are more glitches waiting in our iFuture.
Some words about the New Year’s surprise here.
December 31, 2010
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Kendall Brady (left) and Rob Cox (right) sing “You and Me”.
Rob is the brother of a co-worker of mine. I enjoy his singing, he’s got an interesting voice and style. Here‘s his YouTube channel, check it out.
December 30, 2010
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I had been planning on attending this event, but it was prevented by my work schedule. I hope to make a photo shoot eventually, I’d really like to be in one of these!
December 27, 2010
Humor, Personal blessings, high priest, ordained, sacrifice 1 Comment
Bless you, my son…
Yes, that’s really the way we bless things here…
… of course I’m sure. I’m the High Priest!
December 25, 2010
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Sometimes the random nature of Twitter produces some awesome results. Two people I follow, who may not even be aware of each other, tweeted comments at nearly the same time today that resulted in this:
Both are actors and their random comments today made me smile.
December 25, 2010
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Sometimes we get to have some fun. Here’s our annual BOLO (be on the lookout) for Santa. People stay up till after midnight to hear this every year, and every year it’s a bit different.
Many hours later, after a typically busy night (yep, Christmas is non-stop running from one call to the next)(did you hear the phones ringing constantly in the background?) one of the units cleared a loud music call in a slightly different than usual manner… so I responded in kind.
We were busy from 7pm till I left at 3am. And dispatch was short handed all night long. It’s been a long, tiring shift, and I’m ready for bed! Then I get to get up and do it all over again tonight.
December 24, 2010
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December 22, 2010
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I Want YOU - For The US Air Force! Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach
I think this might be a great recruiting poster for the Air Force. It’s a shame I’m well past the age to enlist! 😉 See other gay military men at NOH8’s website.
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
USS Enterprise Captain Sacked
January 4, 2011
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After videos recorded on the USS Enterprise in 2006 and 2007 were publicly released, the US Navy first suspended Captain Owen Honors, then today removed him from command of the aircraft carrier.
Admiral John C. Harvey Jr., commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia said “I have lost confidence in his ability to command the Enterprise”.
The videos, recorded while Honors was second-in-command, showed a “profound lack of good judgment and professionalism” said the Admiral. The videos, designed to entertain sailors during a six- month deployment, included anti-gay slurs, simulated masturbation and two women, shown from the shoulders up, showering together. The then-commander was involved in the making of the videos, appears in them, and approved them to be distributed on the ship.
This will effectively end the Captain’s career. This isn’t Starfleet, or the Federation, where a captain can get away with things simply because he’s half way across the galaxy.
See the Bloomberg article, here.
Oh, and here’s the real, former, Captain of the USS Enterprise:
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