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Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 08-09-2007 Picnic With Poopy View Webcam for 08-09-2007 2 COMMENTS
A recent project launch at my work had me spending 12 hours a day at work, neglecting my soon-to-be-wife. Now that the project has launched (and before another one begins) I decided to take the day off and take her to the park. Having been almost a year since I last visited, I was shocked to find a freaky water park in the middle of the beach. Lisa was so shocked she immediately started doing freaky stretches to compensate mentally. I was determined to find out if it was worth stripping naked and running through it wildly until I saw the $4/day fee which saved untold numbers of kids from a scarring childhood trauma. Instead, I rode a dinosaur for free.
User Comments for 08-09-2007:
You had to pay to get into the water park at a park? Thats insane and looks like it's really working out for them.
Senator Kelley
I have been there before "waterpark" I cant rememebr where it is but remember that place.
enorym

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 08-04-2007 Slumber Party Supreme View Webcam for 08-04-2007 2 COMMENTS
SPS What do Cougar owners depressed about Cougarfest being over do? Although listening to Chocolate Rain and crying is the obvious answer, the correct one is to plan a Slumber Party Supreme. Thanks to Excelcier and LadyX the solution was implemented and brouhaha ensued. The highlight of the event was easily the various air mattress launches which miraculously did not break a mattress or Cougar owner.
User Comments for 08-04-2007:
You can't use the word "supreme" without mentioning "Supreme Commander"!
Senator Kelley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caIBKOztlAo
enorym

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 08-01-2007 Record Heat View Webcam for 08-01-2007 1 COMMENT
Just when you thought Michigan might give more than a week of pleasant 75° weather, you're reminded this is a state of extremes. Extreme cold, extreme heat, or extreme cloudiness is always within a week of nice weather and today was the hottest extreme yet at 97.9°. I spent the hottest day of the summer at work, as I'm sure most people did, which made the sunny day outside less painful since I knew it was too hot to enjoy. I was planning on a fried egg photo but unfortunately never had the time to put egg to asphalt.
Record High:+97.9 °F at 16:01 on 01 August
User Comments for 08-01-2007:
I haven't driven my TransAm w/o cats all summer and the heat still rises. There's your proof right there about global warming!
Senator Kelley

Bee Otch Mowing my yard yesterday I felt a sharp pinch in the back of my leg and saw a group of bees circling it. My initial attempt to swat them away resulted in a doubling of the number of bees, so my next move was to run as fast as I could completely around my house, which successfully eluded them. After I lost them, I returned to the scene and saw my mower was now taking the brunt of the attack. Satisfied my mowing was done for the day, I took off for Jairds BBQ. When I returned, I dumped a quart of motor oil into their nest in the ground and pissed them off a final time. Hopefully the oil transforms them into super lubricating metallurgist modifiers and they bond themselves with my car to change it into a real-life transformer. Unfortunately it will probably be a Decepticon since they'll most likely still be pissed off at me. Fortunatley they stung me first so I'll have swollen to the size of a blimp and can take the abuse.
User Comments for 07-29-2007:
Don't tell the DNR, cuz you just committed a crime. You polluted your land and didn't dispose of hazardous materials properly.
Jay
Can you redo the scenario however this time have video cameras and digital camera's running to entertain us?
Senator Kelley
THose aren't bees freak boy, those are yellow jackets. Yellow Jackets live in the ground like that, not bees.
Keith
Yes - it reminds me of a guy in my old stomping ground who had this stone circle driveway and two large trees in his front yard. Hated all the weeds that grew in the driveway so he used gasoline to kill the weeds. Guess how long he continued to have trees in his front yard. I hope the weeds were worth the thousands of dollars in home value he lost!
Sellers
did the gnome cam catch your mini bee-marathon?
R1OT
We had some yellow jackets nesting in the ground like that in the Farmington Hills house. I'd hit it with the riding mower and piss them off every time. Seeing bees in the ground was weird--for some reason growing up in that area, I had never seen bees make a nest in the ground. Perhaps I was too sheltered.
Brian
That is so hot. I must capture this super villain "Yellow Jacket" the next time I am playing and force things upon him.
Spider-Man xXx
Never had a problem with bees like this, but I've had quite a number of mowing experiences with fireants that got my attention quickly. Never seen anything so scary as millions of ants storming towards me. (hairspray and a lighter does make for fun times, though)...
E1

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 07-28-2007 I Love Limestone View Webcam for 07-28-2007 3 COMMENTS
The driveway to my barn has been long overdue for more limestone rock, with some places so low it's down to bare dirt. Realizing this was an opportunity to overload my truck with excessive weight, I set off to the landscape supply place to discover limestone is only $32 a yard. Since broken limestone is 97 pounds per cubic feet, and 27 cubic feet are in a yard, I purchased the weight equivalent of my Cougar and had it loaded into the bed of my truck for $32. (If you suck at math that's 2,619 lbs). I returned home with my new low rider and started shovelling the limestone out onto the driveway. My second load I noticed the suspension was compressed all the way to the bump stop (rubber thing on the left resting on the steel triangle) which meant I officially exceeded the maximum allowable cargo weight. After a total of 4 yards I decided the excitement of overloading my truck did not exceeded the exhaustion of shovelling it and quit for the day.
User Comments for 07-28-2007:
Easy fix... Remove the bump stop. Next time call me I can help too. Also does limestone taste citrusy?
Senator Kelley
Maybe not, but if you cut yourself with it, you get lime disease.
Excelcier
That was lime
Senator Kelley

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 07-24-2007 Upgrade to Netgear WNR834B View Webcam for 07-24-2007 3 COMMENTS
WNR834B A recent woot brought the Netgear WNR834B Router to $50. I was holding out for the gigabit edition but it seldom falls below $120 so I decided I can't have everything and grabbed the bargain. My last router upgrade was a necessity for my then wireless media machine, but now that it's been properly wired this is purely a "looks better, runs faster" upgrade. The configuration screens between my old WPNT834 router and the new one were virtually identical, making configuration transfer easy except for the security configuration. Apparently my 64-bit WEP security just doesn't cut it anymore since the only options on the new router are "None" or "WPA2-PSK". My older computers can't do better than WEP, so this had me bummed until I figured out I could backup the config file and manually edit it using my old routers config file as a guide. A quick restore of my hacked config file and the WEP option magically appeared. Score one for Netgear on lame software, I guess removing the option makes the router "more secure" by eliminating older protocols. As you can see, the new router looks more menacing and has an equally impressive light show. Both are key features that prompted the purchase. Ron hasn't mentioned server speed in quite some time, but I'm again hoping I'll get a comment about a noticeable increase in packet handling speed.
User Comments for 07-24-2007:
I've had nothing but bad luck with the following equation "woot+netgrear" I bought a USB wireless card that heats up so much you can't touch it, and also bought a netgear router that still wont work till this day off of woot. refurbished ftl
Senator Kelley
more menacing != more power.
OnceUponATime
So much power it melts my wires! That's almost useful.
Senator Kelley

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 07-22-2007 Disc Golf Outing View Webcam for 07-22-2007 2 COMMENTS
Lisa and I had the opportunity to play some disc golf with Elder and his wife today at Cass Benton park. The Gator was a favored choice among the southerners, who played a fair game, but inexplicably had exactly one stroke more than me on every hole. This meant I won by an 18 stroke margin, proving the north can still crush the confederacy. This victory came about despite the Elder shooting my (now discontinued) Rocket X2 into the woods with his pellet gun, a failed attempt to prevent my victory on yet another hole despite the extra stroke rule for lost discs. Lisa maintained a whine level under 30% for the day, suggesting the Avenger served her well. Afterwards we went for some drinks and discussed my absolute superiority at the game of disc golf. A fine day indeed. The Senator was notably absent from this outing, he obviously forgot I own an airsoft gun. He will be dealt with shortly.
User Comments for 07-22-2007:
Sounds like I missed a fine day of diskgolf, the Elder's might of had a better chance against the evil North empire if Candy tagged along ( born in Georgia) ya she defected 20 years ago...
Senator Kelley
I'm still waiting for my invite -- you did say we'd take the kids one day for some fun...
E1

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 07-21-2007 Nerds On Display View Webcam for 07-21-2007 14 COMMENTS
Hiding from wedding planners at Rons house, we decided to pass the time with some original Starcraft. A perfect 75° day made staying inside a crime, so an outside mini LAN was formed.
User Comments for 07-21-2007:
You can't even go outside with out being a nerd.
MorlockPrime
Ron needs to slouch more, he's making us un-proper posture nerds look bad!
Stavos
Can a canadian ever make a normal person feel bad?
MorlockPrime
Morlock do you hover over Brad's site and hit refresh waiting for comments?
Stavos
No, but I do have an alert set up to email me whenever a jackass posts a comment to the internet. So far its only sending me emails when you post.
MorlockPrime
Good thing I'm not Canadian!
Excelcier
Just a Canadian lover. That might be worse!
MorlockPrime
We really needed a third nerd to take a photo of us both geeking out together.
Excelcier
I think Chris is just upset that "Nerds on Display" got 8 comments right away while his "Morlock Evolution" entry only gathered 3, including my lame comment. :P
E1
Nah. I'm really just upset that Brad hasn't put that Canadian IP filter on his site yet.
MorlockPrime
Morlocks get hostile when they start to evolve.
AtomicInternet
Morlocks eat Canadian's for breakfast!.... However only they know if they really do taste like bacon... from what i've been told.
Senator Kelley
Certain parts taste like bacon. Mostly they just taste like maple leaves and Molson 2
MorlockPrime
Hot damn! YEAH Pass the bacon.
Excelcier

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 07-20-2007 Morlock Evolution View Webcam for 07-20-2007 8 COMMENTS
The Morlock closed on his house today, which is 4 houses down from my own. Yes, I was disappointed he didn't move to Morlock street as well. He is now one step closer to abandoning my basement for an above-ground dwelling. This will finally answer the question regarding morlocks and their ability to change into eloi. Should he locate entirely into the below-ground area of his new house I'll continue to invite him over when my fellow eloi gets out of hand. If, however, he spends the majority of time above-ground I'll have to start looking for a new morlock to meander menacingly and spread order through fear. The plus side of the move is a new riding lawnmower which doubles as a sweet ride between houses. The neighborhood folk, who I've learned deem me anti-social and frequently plot my downfall, were quite amused. I already miss the morlock and he's not even gone. At least I still have the original morlock.
User Comments for 07-20-2007:
aww, we'll miss you Morlock!
poopy
And my lifelong dream of only living 4 houses away from Brad is finally fulfilled. Whos ready for a block party?
MorlockPrime
So, any other houses for sale on the block? LOL...
E1
Not for canadian lovers.
MorlockPrime
I feel sorry for the furry little Morlock, here's a sympathy comment...
Senator Kelley
Isn't it a crime to impersonate a senator? Off with his head!
MorlockPrime
Bah, I don't love all Canadians, only Canadian Strippers... :P
E1
I hear Canadian strippers have all sorts of creepy crawlies, and diseases, thanks to the wonderful Canadian Medical program
Senator Kelley

Rating: 3 - Link to this Article 07-16-2007 Awesome eCards View Webcam for 07-16-2007 2 COMMENTS
While not a big fan of eCards, the cheap side of me appreciates them. A coworker passed these along today, they are quite possibly the best available on the net. Check them out.
User Comments for 07-16-2007:
I'm still waiting for my ecard.
Brian
Oh Bradley... you send a tear to me eye.
Excelcier

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