I have a brand new G5. Yay! Now I've got a G4 I'm going to have to sell on e-bay. Anybody want a G4 at a great price?
In other news, I have some news that I am dying to share but can't just yet. It could be sooner or it could be later. We'll see what happens. I am so psyched if it really happens.
-- E
Friday, October 29, 2004
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Anal Psoriasis
Did I mention that FireFox rocks? You NEED to make it your browser of choice. I am falling in love with it. That is today's big news as far as I'm concerned. Oh, and the Sox won. I hate baseball but am glad they beat the curse. I am tired of the damned UF Zook/Spurrier drama.
I am irritated with AOL because they have a dictionary module so you can check spelling BUT it has only one dictionary (US English). I think that's dumb as not all their members prefer to communicate in English (the majority probably do) but how on EARTH is English the only language I can spell check in? I mean, if you're going to have a dictionary feature, for God's sake include US English, Proper (UK/Canada) English, French, and Spanish.
Ah well. There, I've bored you all to tears.
PS: I ate corned beef hash for dinner. And J. Carney is selling blogshares in my blog. Don't ask. Please. I'm sure he'll post a comment in reply to this one day.
-- E
I am irritated with AOL because they have a dictionary module so you can check spelling BUT it has only one dictionary (US English). I think that's dumb as not all their members prefer to communicate in English (the majority probably do) but how on EARTH is English the only language I can spell check in? I mean, if you're going to have a dictionary feature, for God's sake include US English, Proper (UK/Canada) English, French, and Spanish.
Ah well. There, I've bored you all to tears.
PS: I ate corned beef hash for dinner. And J. Carney is selling blogshares in my blog. Don't ask. Please. I'm sure he'll post a comment in reply to this one day.
-- E
Monday, October 25, 2004
Seti@Home
Yay! Seti@Home rocks and for your pleasure, here are my personal SetiStats. If you want your stats like this, the URL is inside the graphic. It's free and it's cool. Of course you all need to run Seti@Home. Go to my website www.darsys.com/seti.html for more details and all the links you need.
Boinc Statistics:
Classic Statistics:
My Blog Links
You have noticed I've added links to some blogs. OK, why are they here?
Rob Barry: I've known him since he was a kid --- thought he probably wishes I hadn't said that. We 'met' I suppose, when he found my BBS. But my first encounter with Rob was when he asked me to help him with a programming project he was toying with. Once, I faxed him answers to his homework. He's what we call a 'net' friend because we've never officially met -- though I did run into him at a Heat game many years ago. His blog is rather random but I don't mean that in a bad way.
Wil Wheaton: AKA Wesley Crusher. His blog is cool and he seems to be a decent person. It proves sometimes you can be wrong about someone. Wil is not Wesley. Read his books, ok? Read his blog. I wish I were his friend.
Dave Barry: He's been making my laugh nearly my entire life. What more can you say? People ask if Dave is my friend. It's a nosey-ass question, don't you think? Dave knows who I am and would recognize my name. I know who Dave is. We've met a few times. I've not been to his house and he's not been to mine. His blog is listed because it'll make you laugh even though it's mostly judi who makes the posts.
Ernest Reardon: He's another 'net' friend. He's a talented photographer, BTW. He's here because his blog is so real life. Read it and you'll see what I mean. His blog is like Wheaton's without the celebrities.
Neil Gaiman: I'm a fan. He's an amazing writer and his blog can be quite interesting.
-- Eric
Rob Barry: I've known him since he was a kid --- thought he probably wishes I hadn't said that. We 'met' I suppose, when he found my BBS. But my first encounter with Rob was when he asked me to help him with a programming project he was toying with. Once, I faxed him answers to his homework. He's what we call a 'net' friend because we've never officially met -- though I did run into him at a Heat game many years ago. His blog is rather random but I don't mean that in a bad way.
Wil Wheaton: AKA Wesley Crusher. His blog is cool and he seems to be a decent person. It proves sometimes you can be wrong about someone. Wil is not Wesley. Read his books, ok? Read his blog. I wish I were his friend.
Dave Barry: He's been making my laugh nearly my entire life. What more can you say? People ask if Dave is my friend. It's a nosey-ass question, don't you think? Dave knows who I am and would recognize my name. I know who Dave is. We've met a few times. I've not been to his house and he's not been to mine. His blog is listed because it'll make you laugh even though it's mostly judi who makes the posts.
Ernest Reardon: He's another 'net' friend. He's a talented photographer, BTW. He's here because his blog is so real life. Read it and you'll see what I mean. His blog is like Wheaton's without the celebrities.
Neil Gaiman: I'm a fan. He's an amazing writer and his blog can be quite interesting.
-- Eric
Lost Friends
Well, maybe a little serious post here. I've been thinking about friends that I've made and lost over the years. People naturally come in and out of your life. That's just how things work. Sometimes we work harder on some friendships than others, sometimes we deliberately break some friendships, and sometimes death happens. Still, when you work at a friendship and it fades away, sometimes you experience regret and/or pain.
So, I decided to list some people here and talk about them. Maybe they'll even read this, but I doubt it.
Eric Hedlund. Of all the people I can think of, this is probably the most frustrating. But when only one person does the work, it can't last forever. I can honestly say I'm really, really, really glad he was part of my life, albeit for too short of a time. So many things could have happened, Some things, I suppose, were never meant to be. But it still hurts. So there.
Dorothy "Dee" Swansburg. In this case, sadly, death happened. She died too young (34) and too soon. :(
David Parisse. I even went to the trouble of finding him not that long ago, he wrote back even. I wrote him back and that was that. Not meant to be. Another decent guy. I hope he's happy :)
Steve Bernacki. I just lost touch with him. It was sad. Ever think in the back of your mind, you'd have been really good friends with someone if it just was given a chance?
Rob Henning. Psycosis on AOL back in the day. I don't know why I liked him, but I did. He was just one of those really cool guys. Someone told me he was dead but I can't imagine 'cause he was so young. He vanished without a trace.
There are lots more, too, but I just picked a random sampling. There are people I'm friends with whom I wish I were better friends with -- that list could go on forever. There are also people who aren't in my life anymore and I'm really glad. When things are looking up, it's easy to be friends. I'm leaving all the names off this part lest the involved people get embarrassed and/or pissed.
When things are down you know who your real friends are. I am very fortunate to have people like that in my life. These people are honestly good friends. I wish I had more, and I wish I were even better friends with the ones I have because you can't get too much of a good thing.
So there. A serious post. Happy?
(Some minor updating edits to this post made 1-11-06)
So, I decided to list some people here and talk about them. Maybe they'll even read this, but I doubt it.
Eric Hedlund. Of all the people I can think of, this is probably the most frustrating. But when only one person does the work, it can't last forever. I can honestly say I'm really, really, really glad he was part of my life, albeit for too short of a time. So many things could have happened, Some things, I suppose, were never meant to be. But it still hurts. So there.
Dorothy "Dee" Swansburg. In this case, sadly, death happened. She died too young (34) and too soon. :(
David Parisse. I even went to the trouble of finding him not that long ago, he wrote back even. I wrote him back and that was that. Not meant to be. Another decent guy. I hope he's happy :)
Steve Bernacki. I just lost touch with him. It was sad. Ever think in the back of your mind, you'd have been really good friends with someone if it just was given a chance?
Rob Henning. Psycosis on AOL back in the day. I don't know why I liked him, but I did. He was just one of those really cool guys. Someone told me he was dead but I can't imagine 'cause he was so young. He vanished without a trace.
There are lots more, too, but I just picked a random sampling. There are people I'm friends with whom I wish I were better friends with -- that list could go on forever. There are also people who aren't in my life anymore and I'm really glad. When things are looking up, it's easy to be friends. I'm leaving all the names off this part lest the involved people get embarrassed and/or pissed.
When things are down you know who your real friends are. I am very fortunate to have people like that in my life. These people are honestly good friends. I wish I had more, and I wish I were even better friends with the ones I have because you can't get too much of a good thing.
So there. A serious post. Happy?
(Some minor updating edits to this post made 1-11-06)
Sunday, October 24, 2004
Another Day At The Races
Yesterday, I went to Estero, Florida to watch two ECHL teams play (Florida Everblades v Texas Wildcatters). I got my minor league hockey fix, had fun, and spent most of the day driving back and forth from Miami to Estero. I was for the Wildcatters and, happily, they won. Yay.
Today, I watched football all day. Not productive, but as a guy, sometimes it's just what you do. I gave away my Dolphins tickets and watched on TV instead. They won and they are no longer winless. But that doesn't mean they don't suck. I then watched the Jets v New England (in HDTV) which was an interesting game and I had very mixed feelings about it, to be honest. I despise New York sports teams (the Jets the most of all, followed by the Rangers, Yankees, Knicks, Giants, Mets, and so forth) with a passion. But I also don't like the fact the Pats are on a 21 game winning streak. Ah well. Mixed feelings and sports.
Cal won yesterday and that pleases me to no end. I am hoping Cal makes it to the Rose Bowl. Roll on you Bears.... If you have to ask, the University of California Golden Bears. I am a fan of course, what with me being in the alumni association and all -- proving they'll let ANYONE in :) In fact the whole top ten AP list won yesterday. The BCS still sucks so don't get me started. UF lost which is good. Hah.
I ate dinner at Boston Market tonight. I thought about changing the visual part of the blog and decided it was too much work. Then I thought about adding "Ad Sense" to my website (Google Ads) but they wanted a street address and I don't give that out to anyone. Instead I added links to the few blogs I actually read. In doing so, I found Rob had actually put me in his blog and claimed I validated his existence. I got a huge kick out of it. One day, maybe, he'll let me buy him a drink.
See? And you thought my blog was always going to have controversial or entertaining stuff. Today we've settled for the absolutely mundane.
-- Eric
(And yes the RSS feed is working properly now for interested parties)
Today, I watched football all day. Not productive, but as a guy, sometimes it's just what you do. I gave away my Dolphins tickets and watched on TV instead. They won and they are no longer winless. But that doesn't mean they don't suck. I then watched the Jets v New England (in HDTV) which was an interesting game and I had very mixed feelings about it, to be honest. I despise New York sports teams (the Jets the most of all, followed by the Rangers, Yankees, Knicks, Giants, Mets, and so forth) with a passion. But I also don't like the fact the Pats are on a 21 game winning streak. Ah well. Mixed feelings and sports.
Cal won yesterday and that pleases me to no end. I am hoping Cal makes it to the Rose Bowl. Roll on you Bears.... If you have to ask, the University of California Golden Bears. I am a fan of course, what with me being in the alumni association and all -- proving they'll let ANYONE in :) In fact the whole top ten AP list won yesterday. The BCS still sucks so don't get me started. UF lost which is good. Hah.
I ate dinner at Boston Market tonight. I thought about changing the visual part of the blog and decided it was too much work. Then I thought about adding "Ad Sense" to my website (Google Ads) but they wanted a street address and I don't give that out to anyone. Instead I added links to the few blogs I actually read. In doing so, I found Rob had actually put me in his blog and claimed I validated his existence. I got a huge kick out of it. One day, maybe, he'll let me buy him a drink.
See? And you thought my blog was always going to have controversial or entertaining stuff. Today we've settled for the absolutely mundane.
-- Eric
(And yes the RSS feed is working properly now for interested parties)
Saturday, October 23, 2004
Hockey Playing Future Presidents
In the current "The Hockey News" there is a full page article on John Kerry. As it turns out he's a true hockey fan and was a player for some years. He still ice skates recreationally. Yet another reason to save America and not vote for Shrub.
Kerry played a charity game earlier this year with some retired ex-NHLers. It's an interesting article and contains no political statements whatsoever. Politics, as always, don't belong in sports. Sports, for better or worse, continue to be full of politics.
-- Eric
PS: Please remember that November 2, 2004 has been designated as National Celibacy Day:
No Bush, No Dick.
Kerry played a charity game earlier this year with some retired ex-NHLers. It's an interesting article and contains no political statements whatsoever. Politics, as always, don't belong in sports. Sports, for better or worse, continue to be full of politics.
-- Eric
PS: Please remember that November 2, 2004 has been designated as National Celibacy Day:
No Bush, No Dick.
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
The Dave Retires
I am sad to report the leader of all Barryons, our icon, the Dave himself has announced he's going on indefinite hiatus today. I'm crushed and sad. I'd like to rail on about how insensitive and selfish he's being, but hat would be insensitive and selfish. Instead, I wish him the very best of luck in his future endeavours. I'm sure he'll do great.
I know he's going to keep writing books (YAY!) and finish up his current movie (um, well, at least he's writing books). I'm sure he'll spend more time with his family and that's good too. I hope he's made provisions for the eternally invaluable and entirely irreplaceable judi.
Not sure what else to say, I'm sure as you all wake up and read the Herald you'll find out as well.
-- E
I know he's going to keep writing books (YAY!) and finish up his current movie (um, well, at least he's writing books). I'm sure he'll spend more time with his family and that's good too. I hope he's made provisions for the eternally invaluable and entirely irreplaceable judi.
Not sure what else to say, I'm sure as you all wake up and read the Herald you'll find out as well.
-- E
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Well It's Time To Go Public
I am going to announce my blog later tonight or tomorrow. I'm done tinkering with the look as best as I can. I'm curious to see if people think I should keep going with this or if I'm just boring everyone :)
Blogger.com is neat in one aspect. It's easy to set up a blog if you want, but if you have some patience you can actually configure it to host the blog on your OWN site. So you don't need some funky address. That appealed to me.
I may not have all the features working right yet, so if you find something busted (or ugly) or have any other issues, drop me an e-mail. I'll try and fix them.
-- E
Blogger.com is neat in one aspect. It's easy to set up a blog if you want, but if you have some patience you can actually configure it to host the blog on your OWN site. So you don't need some funky address. That appealed to me.
I may not have all the features working right yet, so if you find something busted (or ugly) or have any other issues, drop me an e-mail. I'll try and fix them.
-- E
Monday, October 18, 2004
Scum Sucking Bastards (NHL Lockout)
Here's a subject near and dear to my heart. This is an OPINION piece dammit.
The NHL Lockout. First, let's start with the fact that the owners are low-life scum, the players' union is low-life scum. The commissioner is scum and the NHLPA boss is scum. So what we have is a pond (frozen) full of scum. Second, we have the fact the one side is SLIGHTLY less scummier than the other. Sadly, it's the owners. I hate to side with them because I have a natural distaste for owners of sports teams in all leagues (Huizenga, Waronker, Davis, Cohen, etc).
We are experiencing CLASH OF THE EGOS here. Bettman v Goodenow. It's a simple thing to solve. Lock 'em in a room with any fan from any city -- no food, water, restroom. Some common sense from the fans, and a few kicks to their collective testicles and it'll all be over.
A soft-cap PLUS a luxury tax PLUS a "Larry Bird" rule all tied to gate receipts adjusted by inflation index. All figured to be computed in one currency US$ or C$ is irrelevant based on the Int'l Bank exchange rate average over the 90 days prior to the start of the season. To compensate the players move UFA back from 31 to 27. Hard Rookie cap removing signing bonuses (but allow performance bonuses).
-- E
The NHL Lockout. First, let's start with the fact that the owners are low-life scum, the players' union is low-life scum. The commissioner is scum and the NHLPA boss is scum. So what we have is a pond (frozen) full of scum. Second, we have the fact the one side is SLIGHTLY less scummier than the other. Sadly, it's the owners. I hate to side with them because I have a natural distaste for owners of sports teams in all leagues (Huizenga, Waronker, Davis, Cohen, etc).
We are experiencing CLASH OF THE EGOS here. Bettman v Goodenow. It's a simple thing to solve. Lock 'em in a room with any fan from any city -- no food, water, restroom. Some common sense from the fans, and a few kicks to their collective testicles and it'll all be over.
A soft-cap PLUS a luxury tax PLUS a "Larry Bird" rule all tied to gate receipts adjusted by inflation index. All figured to be computed in one currency US$ or C$ is irrelevant based on the Int'l Bank exchange rate average over the 90 days prior to the start of the season. To compensate the players move UFA back from 31 to 27. Hard Rookie cap removing signing bonuses (but allow performance bonuses).
-- E
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Shout Out to Friends
Politics and Me
This is my first REAL post and in it I will encourage everyone to PLEASE VOTE in this upcoming election. If you have any sense of decency, you will vote for Kerry instead of Bush. Bush is an example of everything that is wrong with this country and the world.
-- Eric
(I'm not a huge Kerry fan but Bush is a disgrace to this nation)
-- Eric
(I'm not a huge Kerry fan but Bush is a disgrace to this nation)
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