I love the SNL digital shorts. I found the best place to find them, and that's on hulu.com. Awesome website.
Check out one of the most hilarious Digital short ever.
Love it.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Use the strap.
The only video game system I own is the Wii. I think its a blast, and I dont get bored with it quickly like I do with any other game system.
We've had people over to play quite a few times, and I always make sure to tell them to use the wrist strap, and most people don't get why its so dang important.
Well, rather than explaining it, I thought I'd just show you.
Get it now?
Use the strap.
We've had people over to play quite a few times, and I always make sure to tell them to use the wrist strap, and most people don't get why its so dang important.
Well, rather than explaining it, I thought I'd just show you.
Get it now?
Use the strap.
Fecal matters
As a parent im always looking for ways to help my kids progress as fast asthey can.
I want my boys to be prepared for the world as soon as they can be. If I could get Logan to carry his own diapers and make himself a bottle, that would be awesome! I could send him to blockbuster to pick me up a movie.
So, to help Wyatt and Logan attain independence from the hideousness of the diaper, I have decided to get the boys one of These...
Is this as creepy to you as it is to me?
Imagine sitting on this, and this hand comes up and wants to greet you.
I would be worried that the toilet had fallen from the upper story on top of someone's chest, and my poo awakened them.
Lazarus' poop.
Arise by the power of my crap!
I want my boys to be prepared for the world as soon as they can be. If I could get Logan to carry his own diapers and make himself a bottle, that would be awesome! I could send him to blockbuster to pick me up a movie.
So, to help Wyatt and Logan attain independence from the hideousness of the diaper, I have decided to get the boys one of These...
Is this as creepy to you as it is to me?
Imagine sitting on this, and this hand comes up and wants to greet you.
I would be worried that the toilet had fallen from the upper story on top of someone's chest, and my poo awakened them.
Lazarus' poop.
Arise by the power of my crap!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Mankind
If we are ever to understand Mankind, we must first understand the name itself.
It is comprised of two separate but equally important words that, when understood can help us begin to decode our own existence.
The two words are Mank and Ind.
If we ever figure out what these words mean, we will understand all of humanity.
I have always believed in the basic goodness of all people.
I am constantly reminded of this fact by the small and simple things I see.
Last week I was at Lowe's getting some wire. I was trying to measure it out on the floor, but the wire kept rolling back up and it was taking me a while to get it situated. A man saw me trying to do this and he stopped and held one end of the wire while I measured it out.
What did it cost him? Nothing. Maybe 30 seconds of holding something for me.
I was at Panera with Mer and the boys, and Jackson tipped over his drink and it went everywhere, and before I could get up to get some napkins, a guy at a close table got up and handed us a pile of his napkins.
It was so simple and so kind.
I was headed in to fix a laser, and whenever I do, I have a few cases full of tools, my laptop, a drill case and a box with a part. Its a lot of stuff to try and get inside, but i usually manage it with little difficulty. This particular day I was having a hard day and I kept dropping cases, and my part. It was a long walk and it was cold. Someone saw me in the lot, and came over and picked up my laptop case and my boxed part. it wasn't heavy, and it wasn't hard to carry for this person. He carried it all the way into the site for me, and then asked if I had anything else to get out of the car. I didn't and he left to another business in the building.
It was so great, it made my day. it was so wonderful to have someone stop and lend me a little help.
Because of the experiences like this I have had, I am always on the lookout for someone that might need a hand.
I was driving in a snow storm from Springfield to KC. I saw a car in the median, and pulled over to try and help get the car out. My SUV is only front wheel drive, but I was on the pavement and could get enough grip on the road to pull the car out. I talked with the lady in the car and she was happy to have someone stop to help. I was looking in my car for a tow strap, but it wasnt there, I had left it in the garage. Just then another small pickup pulled over with an older guy, and guess what, he had chains. The two of us hooked up the car and as we were getting ready to pull the car out, another truck stopped to help as well, he hung around until we got the car out.
We all went on our way.
10 miles up the road there was another car in the median. Guess who pulled over?
All 3 of us.
The first car took 20 minutes to get out. The second car took 5. The last car 30 miles later, took the 3 of us less than 5 minutes to get out.
It was amazing. Ill never forget that day.
Sometimes we have friends that do stupid things. The easiest way to deal with it is to just say, I cant deal with it, and cut ties with them.
I have a really hard time doing that. After everything I have been though in my life I believe to the core of my being that everyone should be given as many chances as we can give them.
Along with this, is the idea that we have no right to judge another person. I have made bad decisions, but at the time I thought it was the right thing to do, or I thought I had to do it. This doesn't excuse any of my failures and faults, its just my reason. Everyone has their own reasons for doing what they do, its not often that we know what is in their heart, or why they chose the path they did. But when you take the time to completely understand that person, and understand their life and the decisions that have brought them to that point in their life, then you cant help but love that person the way they love themselves. In that way I can understand how God can judge us, because he understands us completely and loves us.
How many people do you know so well, and so completely that you comprehend their every decision and understand their faults and misdeeds?
How can we judge another person without being inside their head and seeing the world and themselves as they do?
With all that in mind, shouldn't we do everything we can to help another person, give our neighbors, friends and family every chance we can to make themselves what they want to be?
What do you think?
It is comprised of two separate but equally important words that, when understood can help us begin to decode our own existence.
The two words are Mank and Ind.
If we ever figure out what these words mean, we will understand all of humanity.
-Jack Handy
I have always believed in the basic goodness of all people.
I am constantly reminded of this fact by the small and simple things I see.
Last week I was at Lowe's getting some wire. I was trying to measure it out on the floor, but the wire kept rolling back up and it was taking me a while to get it situated. A man saw me trying to do this and he stopped and held one end of the wire while I measured it out.
What did it cost him? Nothing. Maybe 30 seconds of holding something for me.
I was at Panera with Mer and the boys, and Jackson tipped over his drink and it went everywhere, and before I could get up to get some napkins, a guy at a close table got up and handed us a pile of his napkins.
It was so simple and so kind.
I was headed in to fix a laser, and whenever I do, I have a few cases full of tools, my laptop, a drill case and a box with a part. Its a lot of stuff to try and get inside, but i usually manage it with little difficulty. This particular day I was having a hard day and I kept dropping cases, and my part. It was a long walk and it was cold. Someone saw me in the lot, and came over and picked up my laptop case and my boxed part. it wasn't heavy, and it wasn't hard to carry for this person. He carried it all the way into the site for me, and then asked if I had anything else to get out of the car. I didn't and he left to another business in the building.
It was so great, it made my day. it was so wonderful to have someone stop and lend me a little help.
Because of the experiences like this I have had, I am always on the lookout for someone that might need a hand.
I was driving in a snow storm from Springfield to KC. I saw a car in the median, and pulled over to try and help get the car out. My SUV is only front wheel drive, but I was on the pavement and could get enough grip on the road to pull the car out. I talked with the lady in the car and she was happy to have someone stop to help. I was looking in my car for a tow strap, but it wasnt there, I had left it in the garage. Just then another small pickup pulled over with an older guy, and guess what, he had chains. The two of us hooked up the car and as we were getting ready to pull the car out, another truck stopped to help as well, he hung around until we got the car out.
We all went on our way.
10 miles up the road there was another car in the median. Guess who pulled over?
All 3 of us.
The first car took 20 minutes to get out. The second car took 5. The last car 30 miles later, took the 3 of us less than 5 minutes to get out.
It was amazing. Ill never forget that day.
Sometimes we have friends that do stupid things. The easiest way to deal with it is to just say, I cant deal with it, and cut ties with them.
I have a really hard time doing that. After everything I have been though in my life I believe to the core of my being that everyone should be given as many chances as we can give them.
Along with this, is the idea that we have no right to judge another person. I have made bad decisions, but at the time I thought it was the right thing to do, or I thought I had to do it. This doesn't excuse any of my failures and faults, its just my reason. Everyone has their own reasons for doing what they do, its not often that we know what is in their heart, or why they chose the path they did. But when you take the time to completely understand that person, and understand their life and the decisions that have brought them to that point in their life, then you cant help but love that person the way they love themselves. In that way I can understand how God can judge us, because he understands us completely and loves us.
How many people do you know so well, and so completely that you comprehend their every decision and understand their faults and misdeeds?
How can we judge another person without being inside their head and seeing the world and themselves as they do?
With all that in mind, shouldn't we do everything we can to help another person, give our neighbors, friends and family every chance we can to make themselves what they want to be?
What do you think?
Pandora
If you aren't using Pandora internet radio, you need to check it out!
Its amazing, you tell it what artist you want to listen to, and then it creates a "radio station" that plays that artist and others that go well with it.
I use it all the time, its free and fantastic.
Check it out!!
Its amazing, you tell it what artist you want to listen to, and then it creates a "radio station" that plays that artist and others that go well with it.
I use it all the time, its free and fantastic.
Check it out!!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Abbott
I had planned on writing a blog tonight about the general goodness of people, and I still will, but something else came up and I thought id let you know.
This morning at 7am I got a call from my friend Josh up in MN, he wanted to know if I heard that our company AMO (Advanced Medical Optics) had been bought out today by Abbott Labs.
They are a huge medical company, and seem like a decent outfit as far as I can tell. It will be interesting to see what sort of changes they make.
I'm not terribly worried about my job in particular. The Field Service Engineers are on the front line making all the systems work. We recently went though a downsizing due to the economy and the comparative percentage of FSE's let go vs. in-house and managerial staff was like 2-3% so I feel fairly confident that Ill be safe, but you never know so ill be working extra hard to make sure i'm valuable.
In the short run its an awesome thing for me, I have a few hundred shares of AMO that, as of last week were hovering around $6.00 a share. Abbott bought the company shares at $22.00 each. That's huge! If you had 100 shares, last week it was worth $600, today its worth $2200! WOOT!
In the long run though, Abbott will definitely make changes within the AMO group, it just remains to be seen if they will be helpful, smart and beneficial, or idiotic, useless and detrimental.
E
This morning at 7am I got a call from my friend Josh up in MN, he wanted to know if I heard that our company AMO (Advanced Medical Optics) had been bought out today by Abbott Labs.
They are a huge medical company, and seem like a decent outfit as far as I can tell. It will be interesting to see what sort of changes they make.
I'm not terribly worried about my job in particular. The Field Service Engineers are on the front line making all the systems work. We recently went though a downsizing due to the economy and the comparative percentage of FSE's let go vs. in-house and managerial staff was like 2-3% so I feel fairly confident that Ill be safe, but you never know so ill be working extra hard to make sure i'm valuable.
In the short run its an awesome thing for me, I have a few hundred shares of AMO that, as of last week were hovering around $6.00 a share. Abbott bought the company shares at $22.00 each. That's huge! If you had 100 shares, last week it was worth $600, today its worth $2200! WOOT!
In the long run though, Abbott will definitely make changes within the AMO group, it just remains to be seen if they will be helpful, smart and beneficial, or idiotic, useless and detrimental.
E
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Lazors
What stops a lazor from going completely through an object . . . like say . . . an eyeball?-Chrystal Pond
I have four answers for that question;
First answer;
Its Laser. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation and not Lazor as spelled by Chrystal and Strongbad. ( I told you that I would always find something in your question to make fun of, so thanks Chrystal for making it so easy!)
Second, in Lasik there are two ways of cutting the lasik flap; the Intralase method and the microkratome method.
The microkeratome method uses a surgical blade driven by a miniature geared motor to slice the epithelium. The flap is pulled aside and then the laser is activated.
The reason the lasik laser does not go completely though the eyball is by design, the material being removed, corneal tissue, is matched with the wavelength of the Excimer laser 193nm (or .000000193 meters).
The corneal tissue absorbs completely the 193nm wavelength, when the energy of the laser pulse is absorbed into the corneal tissue molecules, it breaks the bonds and the result is a solid to plasma to gas transition. Isn't that freakin awesome!??! Your eye tissue turns to a plasma for a microsecond!
This phenomenon is called surface ablation. Only the very top surface of the corneal tissue is affected by the laser, this is the whole scientific principal for why lasik works. By ablating only certain amounts and parts on the corneal surface we can reshape it to give you perfect vision, cool eh?
Alright, third answer;
The intralase method is so crazy cool. Instead of using a blade (how 1800's!) the intralase laser (IL) uses a completely diefrent scientific principal. It uses a specific focal point at precise depths to create a tightly packed layer of bubbles under the epithelium, that can then be lifted to allow the excimer to ablate the cornea.
A good example of the way the IL works are these;
They are 3 dimensional pictures inside of a glass cube, you've probably see one at the mall.
They work by moving the focal point of a pulsed laser (one pulse per bubble) to the programmed points of the image being created.
When the beam enters the top layer of the epithelium, it passes though without harm until it comes to the focal point of the beam. At that specific point, all the IL beams energy is concentrated in a spot the size of the tip (not the head) of a needle. It heats the spot for a femtosecond (.000000000000001 second). This creates a small bubble because the gas created by the pulse has to go somewhere.
Any remaining IL light is harmless because its lost its power once it passes the focal point.
And finally;
The majority of high power lasers will bore a hole straight though your skull if you're crazy enough to get one at eye level.
Oddly enough, there has never been a reported death caused by a laser beam. Now this doesn't mean that people haven't died working on the 50,000,000 volt power supplies or because the beam ignited a gas canister, but the beam itself had never killed anyone.
But it could.
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