This morning I noticed that there was a Java update available for my computer. It had been a while since I updated, so I decided to go ahead and update.
Imagine my surprise when I saw this part of the installation:
Isn't that a little like dogs and cats living together? Sun was recommending that I install a Microsoft product.
I think this may be a signal that we're in the "end times", never mind what the Washington politicians are doing!
I came across this quiz, and I thought my results were interesting:
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta. | |
| The Midland | |
| Boston | |
| North Central | |
| The Inland North | |
| Philadelphia | |
| The South | |
| The Northeast | |
| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz | |
Why do I think that the results are interesting? Well...
...if for no other reason than I actually got to drive the speed limit (or greater!) on my way in to work this morning.
This is pretty cool. The office building I'm in has installed urinals in the men's bathrooms which do not use water. It has taken some getting used to...
The urinals are made by Sloan, using Falcon Waterfree technology, and the ones installed in this building look like this:
Notice anything different? For one, there are no water pipes! If any women readers of this blog picked that out, then I'll question how you knew! :-)
If you'll look closely, you'll notice a small spec above the ring at the bottom. A close-up view is to the right. Yes, it is a bee.
My first day here, I was instructed that I was supposed to "aim for the bee", to which I replied (though only to myself), "Poor bee!"
Like I said, it has taken some getting used to. I'm fairly accustomed to the sound or rushing water when I step away from a urinal, assuming, of course, that it is equipped with an automatic flusher. The silence after stepping away from one of these is, well, a little foreign to me.
I have no clue what the return on an investment like this would be. Granted, a lot less water is used each day in this building, which is cool, so there is the main cost savings. I don't know what the maintenance cost is like on one of these, but I'll assume that it is less than the cost of flushing water down the drain...
If it's yellow, let it mellow, If it's brown, flush it down!
I laughed out loud when I heard that one! I'm not sure where she heard it, so I can't give the appropriate attribution, so if any of my 3 regular blog readers know, please tell me!
Yes, that is a manhole cover in the middle of the road. And I'm supposed to keep it closed. I'm fine with that--they're usually pretty heavy, and I'm usually wearing my business casual attire while walking by, so I'm apt to leave it alone.
Leave me a comment with your ideas of why they felt the need to write this in the middle of the road!
Place No. Name Age S City St Cou Finish Pace
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215 1529 Steve Jackson 37 M Alpharetta GA USA 2:08:34 9:49The office building I work in isn't anything out of the ordinary. There's one thing I like about it, and that is the fact that the stairs are not locked. I'm working on the 6th floor, but some of the people I need to talk to during the course of the day work on the 5th floor. It is very easy for me (and usually faster, too) to take the stairs.
Have you ever wondered, though, what the singular form of "stairs" is? Well, here is the answer:
Yes, this is a sign indicating where the "stair" is. I don't use this stair, though. Instead, I use the stairs that go all the way from one floor to the next.
Today I finally started using my new Dell D820 laptop. I've had it since September but I have not had the time to install everything I need to do work on it. It's still not 100% there, yet (I'm missing Visual Studio, for example), but I've got what I need for the project I'm on at the minute. Basically that means I have the latest Office (2007 version) and not much else...
I also loaded Internet Explorer 7, and I'm getting used to it. So far it just seems like the Microsoft version of Firefox.
I'm planning on keeping my 3-year-old Dell D800 around for a while to use as my personal machine, database server, and second monitor (using MaxiVista).
Hmmm...I'm trying to think of something witty to add, but I think the picture says it all!
This was taken in the stairwell of an office building and is on the cover of what I presume is an Emergency Telephone. I didn't feel that it was an emergency to figure out whether there was an actual telephone inside or not, so I didn't open the cover. That would be pretty funny, though, if an emergency happened and there was no phone inside.
I wonder if inspectors actually inspect the phone on occasion, or if an inspection isn't considered an emergency, in which case the case would always remain closed.
Until an emergency happened, of course.
Melissa and I took the kids--well, the older two kids--to Six Flags last Sunday. Had a blast! They removed the "Great Gasp", the ride where you go straight up, hoisted by cables suspended from a big tower, and then drop back down to the earth. In its place is the latest roller coaster: Goliath. It was pretty cool, but I was holding my glasses so that they wouldn't be blown off by 70 MPH winds, so I couldn't see very well (everything was very blurry, though even if I were wearing my glasses thing probably would still be blurry), but I sure could feel the ride.
Oh, the picture above is a piece of canvas attached to a tree next to the queue line for the Log Jamboree ride. It's just the thing to do at Six Flags: put your gum on a tree for all to see! I joked with Emmie that maybe they would let her take it home with her at the end of the season...
In this picture you mostly see the "Georgia Scorcher". Part of Goliath can be seen in the background (teal support beams and orange track). Most of the Goliath ride is outside of the park. You go over the entry/exit road, do some spins and humps, and then go back into the park to finish up. In fact, this picture shows the cul-de-sac where the parking log tram drops folks off at the ticket counters. Where you see Goliath in the background is actually outside the park.
I also got to ride the "Batman". Again, I was holding my glasses, just to be safe. The best part of that ride is the queue line as you wait to get on the train (in which you are suspended from the track). It looks like you're walking into Gotham City, or at least the dump. Well done!
Madeline's favorite ride was the "Gotham City Crime Wave", a ride where you're suspended in a swing and they spin you around and then tilt the top of the swing. At the end of the first ride they said you could stay in your seat if you wanted to ride again (the lines were very short at this time of the evening--about 7:30 or 8). She rode it about 7 or 8 times in a row!
We got Emmie on the Canyon Blaster--her first roller coaster! This was also Madeline's first roller coaster last year. We also rode the Wheelie--but I don't think any of us liked it! The bumper cars were a hit, though, except Emmie complained that it didn't last long enough.
We arrived when the park opened and we left when the park closed. That was a long day, but definitely a fun one!
My office building also houses the Porsche North American Headquarters. There is always a Porsche on display out front, but the other day there was a slightly different one parked in front of the building.
I was coming back from lunch and was walking from the parking deck (shown in the background of the picture) when I saw people looking at the car. One guy was taking a picture of it with his camera phone (or would that be "phone camera"?). I didn't think much of it since, like I mentioned, there's always a Porsche on display. Also, since I was coming up from behind the car it didn't look any different than any other Porsche (except that the roof line looked different--it was bubbled up/more pronounced than other Porsches I've seen).
It was only when I got to the front of the car that I noticed what the commotion was about. So I joined the small crowd and took a picture of my own.
Here are some links about Sally:
No, I don't have glaucoma (that I know of), but I just got this link that I couldn't keep to myself. And now, for your pleasure, I present to you, The Association of International Glaucoma Societies. Be sure to turn the volume up so you can hear the Glaucoma Hymn! That is, after all, the whole reason I'm putting this link on my blog.
I got the link from a "Worst Designed Web Page Award" list, so be warned! Also, if you have only a dial-up connection be prepared to spend some time waiting for the page to load...
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