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- Gomez
- Fear Factory
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
People's Court Closes
There was a notice on Facebook that People's Court in Des Moines is closing.
I saw three shows there:
I saw three shows there:
Sunday, August 8, 2010
The Week Ahead... and a Purge
Once again, this is going to be a busy week.
Tomorrow is my work's client conference. I am at the conference from 7 AM - ~11:40 and then I go back to my cubicle and work.
Tuesday and Wednesday, I am not at the conference.
Thursday, I have a project that I need to work on from 8-2 b/c I have meetings from 2-5 (basically).
Friday, I am on vacation. Yeah!
I've been collecting a lot of things I wanted to write about so this is a purge of those things.
Joke:
Here's something to think about. I recently picked a new primary care doctor. Aftertwo visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing'fairly well' for my age. (I just turned sixty-something.) A little concerned about that comment, I couldn'tresist asking him, 'Do you think I'll live to be 80?' He asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer, wine or hard liquor? 'Oh no,' I replied. 'I'm not doing drugs, either!' Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs? I said, 'Not much... my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!' 'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, boating, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?' 'No, I don't,' I said. He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have lots of sex?' 'No,' I said... He looked at me and said,.. 'Then, why do you even give a shit?
Fear Factory's bus caught on fire in England. Remember, I saw them in concert a couple of weeks ago. Concert Review View photos of the blaze here: http://tinyurl.com/2vt7ztm
The US drinking age of 21 is shared with but four others (Fiji,Pakistan, Palau, and Sri Lanka). The rest of the world has lower age limits. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2010/08/01
Joke:
A woman was in town on a shopping trip. She began her day by findingthe most perfect shoes in the first shop and a beautiful dress onsale in the second. In the third, everything had just been reduced by50 percent when her mobile phone rang.
It was a female doctor notifying her that her husband had just beenin a terrible car accident and was in critical condition in the ICU.The woman told the doctor to inform her husband where she was andthat she'd be there as soon as possible. As she hung up she realized she was leaving what was shaping up to beher best day ever in the boutiques. She decided to get in a couplemore shops before heading to the hospital. She ended up shopping therest of the morning, finishing her trip with a cup of coffee and abeautiful chocolate cake slice, compliments of the last shop. Shewas jubilant.
Then she remembered her husband. Feeling guilty, she dashed to thehospital. She saw the woman doctor in the corridor and asked abouther husband's condition. The doctor glared at her and shouted, "Youwent ahead and finished your shopping trip, didn't you!? I hope you're proud of yourself! While you were out for the past four hoursenjoying yourself in town, your husband has been languishing in theIntensive Care Unit! It's just as well you went ahead and finished,because it will more than likely be the last shopping trip you evertake! For the rest of his life he will require round-the-clock care. And he will now be your career!" The woman, overcome with guilt, broke down and sobbed.
The woman doctor chuckled and said, "I'm just messing with you. He's dead. Show me what you bought.
*Beauty of Mathematics!!!!!!!*
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 *_
Brilliant, isn't it?_*
And look at this symmetry:
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321
Mind Boggling...
Now, take a look at this....
101%
> From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:
What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%...
How about ACHIEVING 101%?
What equals 100% in life?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help
Answer these questions:
If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then: *
H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K *
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
And: *
K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E *
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%
But: *
A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E *
1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%
THEN, look how far the love of God will take you: *
L-O-V-E-O-F- G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = _101% _
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:
While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!
Final thought: we went to Cedar Falls and picked up 3 more of Mark's cabinets. Now we just need to hang them in our house... somewhere. Probably the laundry room and storage rooms. It will be something I've never attempted. I hope it goes well. I hope it is completed by 10/1/2010.
Tomorrow is my work's client conference. I am at the conference from 7 AM - ~11:40 and then I go back to my cubicle and work.
Tuesday and Wednesday, I am not at the conference.
Thursday, I have a project that I need to work on from 8-2 b/c I have meetings from 2-5 (basically).
Friday, I am on vacation. Yeah!
I've been collecting a lot of things I wanted to write about so this is a purge of those things.
Joke:
Here's something to think about. I recently picked a new primary care doctor. Aftertwo visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing'fairly well' for my age. (I just turned sixty-something.) A little concerned about that comment, I couldn'tresist asking him, 'Do you think I'll live to be 80?' He asked, 'Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer, wine or hard liquor? 'Oh no,' I replied. 'I'm not doing drugs, either!' Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs? I said, 'Not much... my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!' 'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, boating, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?' 'No, I don't,' I said. He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have lots of sex?' 'No,' I said... He looked at me and said,.. 'Then, why do you even give a shit?
Fear Factory's bus caught on fire in England. Remember, I saw them in concert a couple of weeks ago. Concert Review View photos of the blaze here: http://tinyurl.com/2vt7ztm
The US drinking age of 21 is shared with but four others (Fiji,Pakistan, Palau, and Sri Lanka). The rest of the world has lower age limits. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2010/08/01
Joke:
A woman was in town on a shopping trip. She began her day by findingthe most perfect shoes in the first shop and a beautiful dress onsale in the second. In the third, everything had just been reduced by50 percent when her mobile phone rang.
It was a female doctor notifying her that her husband had just beenin a terrible car accident and was in critical condition in the ICU.The woman told the doctor to inform her husband where she was andthat she'd be there as soon as possible. As she hung up she realized she was leaving what was shaping up to beher best day ever in the boutiques. She decided to get in a couplemore shops before heading to the hospital. She ended up shopping therest of the morning, finishing her trip with a cup of coffee and abeautiful chocolate cake slice, compliments of the last shop. Shewas jubilant.
Then she remembered her husband. Feeling guilty, she dashed to thehospital. She saw the woman doctor in the corridor and asked abouther husband's condition. The doctor glared at her and shouted, "Youwent ahead and finished your shopping trip, didn't you!? I hope you're proud of yourself! While you were out for the past four hoursenjoying yourself in town, your husband has been languishing in theIntensive Care Unit! It's just as well you went ahead and finished,because it will more than likely be the last shopping trip you evertake! For the rest of his life he will require round-the-clock care. And he will now be your career!" The woman, overcome with guilt, broke down and sobbed.
The woman doctor chuckled and said, "I'm just messing with you. He's dead. Show me what you bought.
*Beauty of Mathematics!!!!!!!*
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 *_
Brilliant, isn't it?_*
And look at this symmetry:
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321
Mind Boggling...
Now, take a look at this....
101%
> From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:
What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%...
How about ACHIEVING 101%?
What equals 100% in life?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help
Answer these questions:
If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then: *
H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K *
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
And: *
K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E *
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%
But: *
A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E *
1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%
THEN, look how far the love of God will take you: *
L-O-V-E-O-F- G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = _101% _
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:
While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!
Final thought: we went to Cedar Falls and picked up 3 more of Mark's cabinets. Now we just need to hang them in our house... somewhere. Probably the laundry room and storage rooms. It will be something I've never attempted. I hope it goes well. I hope it is completed by 10/1/2010.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Quotes, Styles, Health Care, and My Top 25
First three quotes:
Next, Word 2007 uses styles to control formatting. A lot of writers don't give a damn about styles. Case in point, there should only be 9 Heading styles:
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Heading 4
Heading 5
Heading 6
Heading 7
Heading 8
Heading 9
Next, health care... Everyone knows something about this issue. Here's an article about why Congress has awesome health care: Health Care for the US Congress
Next, if I had to pick 25 CDs to take with me on a tropical get-away, given that there is already a stereo there, I'd pick these 25:
Next, I was genuinely interested in the following snip that was passed along on an email list. I asked that the URL with this info be shared. First, the snip that got my attention:
Next, here's a piece that I have a hard time agreeing with: http://preview.tinyurl.com/y85d7a4
I think it's stupid to not want our president to be successful. I think it's terrible to be happy Chicago didn't get the Olympics is anything but terrible. Shame on those that think Obama is not their president.
On on we go...
- There are 2 theories on arguing with women. Neither works.
- Life is too short for drama & petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, Love truly and forgive quickly
- Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them.
Next, Word 2007 uses styles to control formatting. A lot of writers don't give a damn about styles. Case in point, there should only be 9 Heading styles:
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Heading 4
Heading 5
Heading 6
Heading 7
Heading 8
Heading 9
Next, health care... Everyone knows something about this issue. Here's an article about why Congress has awesome health care: Health Care for the US Congress
Next, if I had to pick 25 CDs to take with me on a tropical get-away, given that there is already a stereo there, I'd pick these 25:
- AC/DC - Back in Black
- Anthrax - Among the Living
- Fear Factory - Archetype
- Black Sabbath - Paranoid
- Dangerous Toys (self-titled debut)
- Destroyer - KISS
- Disarray - In the Face of the Enemy
- Dokken - Under Lock and Key
- Guns-in-Roses - Appetite for Destruction
- Judas Priest - Painkiller
- Scorpions - Love at First Sting
- Megadeth - Rust in Peace
- Metallica - And Justice for All
- Metallica - Master of Puppets
- Motley Crue = Shout at the Devil
- Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
- Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
- Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
- Ratt - Out of the Cellar
- Riot - The Privilege of Power
- Rush - Moving Pictures
- Sacrament - Lamb of God
- Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
- Slayer - South of Heaven
- White Lion - Mane Attraction
Next, I was genuinely interested in the following snip that was passed along on an email list. I asked that the URL with this info be shared. First, the snip that got my attention:
Here's an example:Here's the original story: http://preview.tinyurl.com/yeod65h
"January 12, 2007 - The U.S. House passed a bill that says the minimum wage in this country will rise over time from $5.15 an hour to $7.25. Included in the small print is the fact that the minimum wage will now include the islands of the northern marinas but it exempts American Samoa which is the only U.S. Territory not subject to minimum wage laws.
Why? Star-Kist Tuna is a major employer there, with its headquarters in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district."
Next, here's a piece that I have a hard time agreeing with: http://preview.tinyurl.com/y85d7a4
I think it's stupid to not want our president to be successful. I think it's terrible to be happy Chicago didn't get the Olympics is anything but terrible. Shame on those that think Obama is not their president.
On on we go...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
My God... FF is a Soap Opera
A few years back, if you would have told me that Dino Cazares, Fear Factory guitarist, was in a public feud with his ex-bandmates Raymond Herrera and Christian Olde Wolbers, I would have laughed. I admit that when I listened to Archetype, I did not really know the story behind Dino Cazares' departure from the band. All I really knew was that the bassist became the guitarist and whamo! a great release came out of the mix. Now I learn that the full story, according to Cazares, is nothing short of a soap opera. Read about it on Blistering.com, which is the site I check for my metal news. http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/16371/tempidx/1/menuid/1
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