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Crazy

That 380 West of Denton is a crazy road. If you've been on it recently you know what I'm talking about. If you've been on it in the last 10 years you know what I'm talking about. Does the road create the crazy drivers or is it the crazy drivers that make it that way? I think it's all the gravel/dirt trucks, no doubt you've heard that several times in the past, but I don't think any of them follow the speed limit. I HATE TAILGATERS and when it's a semi-truck, it's 10X as bad. Article from 2006 that proves the dangers.

Then Thank him/her Again

Thank an Engineer Today

TURN THE LIGHTS OFF!!!

Okay, I've officially taken the baton from my dad regarding electricity waste. I want to do a case study on leaving all the lights on in the house while everyone is gone. Let's say one week. Next week use no lights at all, only candles. We can still wash the clothes and dishes (separately) and other essential appliances. Those might include:
-computers
-alarm clocks (damn it)
-garage door opener (still hate parking outside)
-PS2, PS3, wii (need my sanity at times)
-toaster
How much of a savings do you think we'd see? My guess....$3.21. Next week---Were you born in the barn?

Wish I had...

-a camera on my cell phone. There was a large fire on the way back from Ft. Worth I would have liked to taken a photo of. Santa Claus spotting at Kroger I would have liked too. No red suit but lots of white beard.
-knew how to play a musical instrument well. Used to play a few including the sax but quit when we moved to Texas.
-watered the yard more in the past few weeks. I'm concerned about the nematodes I put in to get rid of the bugworms.
-a new windshield on the truck. There's a small chip, not bad, just enough to draw my attention to it every once in a while. OCD again.
-an invention to keep the bug goo off of the windshield. Maybe coat it with olive oil so they slide right off?
-friends in high places. Then I could manipulate them and rule the world!
-four more Texas Tech victories. OU/Baylor/Mizzou/Title game

Not as easy as it looks

So I just made some Rice Krispie treats (they're still popping) and I have a few questions.

1. Could the Marshmallow creme stick to the jar and spoon any worse? I looked like I was inspecting the barracks with white gloves. Note to self: don't use the jar of creme. You're not lazy if you don't.
2. Have you noticed how you rinse the jar out and the creme just floats right out? Should I heat the jar before attempting to remove?
3. Are they supposed to taste nasty while warm? They are not gooey, crunchy, tasty at all. Note: check back in 20 minutes...read the recipe.
4. Is it wrong or cruel to give some to the dog? It's like crunchy peanut butter and I've done that before.
5. Exactly who did I make these for? Two of the boys have baces.

Oh well, they probably won't taste very good anyway. Isn't there a college mascot like a marshmallow? FSU Mallows?

First Class User Group

What is it? Email client we run in the district. Very interesting stuff although geeky:

-Active synch with iPhone and iTouch, Blackberry and most others. This means when you receive an email on your desktop, change/add/remove contacts, calendars, etc, immediate change.
-Client for iPhone in development, very cool where you can see your desktop without a computer.
-Archiving question arose and only 3 of us are running it. How can you not run it? With all the public information requests and lawsuits, it just makes sense to run. We could spend days on this subject, keep the lawyers away!! (Barry)
**Note to self, check retention periods
-There's more food here than a small army could eat and it's not even lunch time. Jason's Deli full blown breakfast...pretty good stuff.
-People watching over my should at this...creepy?
-break time, maybe more later

Tired of this yet?

Ding Dong

The wicked witch is dead. It took four hours to kill her but damn hell dead she is. One longhorn fan at halftime said,

"We gotta hit (Tech quarterback Graham) Harrell, and we will. We’re not worried at all.” Carl Detering, a Texas student, said he believes Tech’s fans had a major impact on the Red Raiders’ victory. “Tech expects to lose the game, so if they don’t win, they’ve got nothing to lose,” Detering said. “I wish they’d shut up.”

Typical, just typical.

Vehicular Maintenance

To fix or not to fix, that is the question. Whether tis nobler... I got new tires today and what a difference. I would hope so for 535 bucks. Seems like every time a repair or maintenance is needed I want to get rid of the truck. Patience is the key, not triangulated cross-fire. In the long run (when it's paid for) it's worth it to fix...right? (Do I use too many ...'s?) Last time I got an oil change though the guy recommended new tires, fuel system check, radiator flush, etc. Total: $1300. Right! Just let me get my other wallet out and I'll take care of that. But seriously, don't you always want a newer, better, faster, better smelling vehicle? Porsche...there is no substitute. (maybe a Ford truck)

Lubbock better than Austin?

No really, this guy says so. I've always know it but just couldn't put in on paper. This guy is such a genius...nobel piece prize for this blog. Oops, he left off the dust storms, 60 mph winds notwithstanding.

Ready to go yet?

Trick or Treat

Seems like there were a lot more people out last night and Ben knew 95% of them. Several houses left a bucket at the door with a sign that read "take two only". Looked like most people were honest but one of them was empty so you have to question that, right? Am I off base here? I mean, what if they had snickers and a young CrappieRaider showed up? Do you think two would be enough? Hmmm. Depends on if I was alone. My brother had a way of making me do things I wouldn't normally do. Anybody show up with a box from:
Thought this was funny too.