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EternalOne got a bottle of the new throwback Mountain Dew today and poured me a sample (along with some of his swine flu). It's definately got a different taste which can best be described as a hint of vinegar, but not nearly as nasty as you would imagine that combination. Perhaps the years of corn syrup have me conditioned to it, but I still prefer the traditional post-1984 formula. I'm also afraid to prefer the promotional sugar version based on how my love affair with Crystal Pepsi ended.

An initially planned group of 6 disc golfers turned into a dedicated group of 4 after Candy became sick which required Lisa to also become ill. Pushing on despite being down two, the mud and downed trees could not stop the train bound for the 18th basket. A surprising lack of pot smoke and abundance of kids made me wonder if we were truly on a disc golf course, but the broken glass and beer caps kept me hopeful. The sun and exercise made for a delightful affair.

My last visit to a hazardous waste drop off was over six years ago when I lived in the hazardous wasteland of Redford. Excited about the Farmington Hills drop off today, I loaded the 30+ cans of paint the previous owner decided I would cherish forever into the back of my hungry car. Expecting each can to explode sequentially, soaking my trunk with what would most likely turn out a poop brown color, I very slowly made my way to the drop off. On arrival, I was told latex paint is not toxic, only managing to unload 10 of the 30 cans. The latex paint police then informed me I could just leave the lids off and throw them in my regular garbage after they dried out. The snobbery of Farmington Hills left me yearning for the "throw it in that bin" days of Redford, and my inability to recycle made for a sad hippie.

Let's take a moment and look back at the last time we had a swine flu panic. It was March 24th, 1976 and a single confirmed death prompted a mandatory government vaccination program. 30+ people died from side effects of the vaccination prompted by that single death. People die from all kinds of flu without proper medical care, this one just has a catchy panic name to it. How about go to the doctor when you feel crappy and don't say "swine flu." If this is my last update, however, you'll know irony struck me down and it's time to put on your gas masks.

After several rumors and a few confirmed sightings, I decided it was time to take a trip to Commerce and confirm the construction of a new Sonic. I'm happy to report it's in an advanced stage of construction and will most definitely open this summer. The trip only took 15 minutes from my house vs. the 30-45 minutes for the Southgate location. That means less than 10 minutes from work, enabling me to fatten up significantly faster than was previously possible.

After 3 years of my 1988 designed 2004 Ninja 250R, and a major redesign of the same model last year, I was fighting my urge to upgrade. My practicality failed me this weekend when I entered a dealer with my Back To The Future era motorcycle and left with a brand new 2009 model. I'm still in the break-in period, so I'm not yet sure if the redesigned engine technology has helped squeeze any more power out of the 250cc block, but I can confidently say it looks and feels 3,000% better than the old model. After haggling the upgrade price down to $3,500 over 3 hours, I barely escaped the storm to the house of Stavos who took the first and so far best photo. The magic of the new Ninja quickly infected Lisa, a sucker for anything new and shiny. Despite her aversion to motorcycles, she cautiously approached it for a short trip up and down the street. Realizing it did not burst in to flames, she demanded a fully geared trip to Dairy Queen. The jealous stares of passers by who did not know the guy with the hot blonde on the back of his bike only had 250cc of power was more than worth the $3,500.

Somehow the square mile I reside in is prone to an immediate power outage when any reason to cause one is available. This time a coming storm plunged my house into the dark ages for a full 24 hours. Lisa and I immediately graced the Kelleys with our presence, as our previously planned picnic was now cancelled due to thunderstorms. Our substitute Xbox picnic was almost as fun, with a girl-gang battle in front of his house, and dinner by plasma screen light at the Redford Grille. I'm guessing other areas had a higher number of customers without power and DTE was focusing on them, since the truck that finally did come to repair our chewing gum and bailing wire grid was PCH Energy from Ohio. On the plus side, it was enough time to force unpacking and starting my 2400 watt generator, which powered my fridge, sump pump, Xbox/Projector and even a space heater without any sign of a struggle.

The new Left 4 Dead Survival Pack launched last night creating a new game mode that turned out to be exceedingly difficult. Greeted with 20+ gas cans and propane tanks on a tiny map gave us a clue about what we'd be facing, but after exhausting all the explosives and lasting a maximum of 3 minutes it was a slaughter. The reason became clear after consulting the spawn chart. Next up was versus mode on the two other campaigns which wasn't as exciting, but at least felt new. All in all not bad for a free download, and definitely something to get good at.

With the latest Starcraft 2 Battle Report released, a zerg vs. terran battle is played out that's so far above my strategy level I have to just pretend to follow along. Stavos then claimed to have a dream about playing the game which still does not even have a release date. Suspicious his dream was a fabrication, I asked for documentation and received it. Proof of such a detailed dream can only mean he's a closet beta player, so cough up some Starcraft 2 beta copies for the rest of already.

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