Imagine This...

Think about this scenario:
You have a "free lunch" coupon for McDonalds. You go there, and there are NO prices up on the board, just food choices. You order just a hamburger, nothing else. McD's comes back with a shake, fries, and an apple pie, saying that you really want to eat all this together. Since you have a free lunch coupon, you figure what the hell and eat the entire meal. After you're all done, they say that your free lunch coupon works only for the burger, and that you're going to have to pay for everything else out of your pocket, and that will be $55. You say that if you had known that, you would've gone to Wendy's across the street, as it's only $5 there. Now, does that make any sense whatsoever? That's our health system - insane.

Beware of Amazon Marketplace Scammers

So, I'm selling some of my camera lenses on Amazon.com. My most expensive lens, the Canon 17-55 f/2.8 was one of them. So, I got this email from a prospective buyer. As you would expect, I was pretty excited to try to unload this one. The request (through Amazon's mailer):

"Superb item"will puchase today if photo is received to my addy only"kizzmenf4@ ya h o o . com....

So, naturally I replied with some photos to the guy's yahoo.com address and then I got this as a response, along with an official-looking Amazon.com email that listed the record of the sale:

Hello Seller,

              I've recently made and complete your payment and i'll like you get my order shipped express mail service from the post office to the below address and get back to me with the shipment tracking reference number. Please do not include the price of the item on the package due to heavy custom charges here in Nigeria, pack it as a gift item only and you can value it under 300 dollars if compulsary.



Mr Frank Mero
8, anibel street
Oworonsoki
Lagos
23401
Nigeria


Regards
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Advance
Frank

The Nigeria address raised a red flag, and when I went to Amazon.com's seller marketplace, there was no record of a purchase. Clever scammer...

Well, my buddy Dr. F taught me how to handle these a-holes, and so I responded:

Frank,
Since you requested a photo of the item, I as a seller, also request that I get a photo of my buyer as well before sending the item. It's a little practice that I've done before that helps me get to know my sellers better. We here at the kmiller15211 Amazon selling marketplace find that we're really a tight family, and I like to get my buyers to know each other so that you all order from me again.

PS I prefer that you wear a blue shirt in the photo and maybe do something nice with your hair.

- Kurt

Let the fun begin...

Your 2011 Fantasy Football Amy TooMuchWinehouses

1.     (7)     Rashard Mendenhall     RB
Complete and utter dumbass - Rashard BinMendenladen. But I expect the Steeler O to be good this year and him to be a major contributor. Without his Champion deal getting in the way, he's in good shape.

2.     (18)     Tom Brady     QB
I certainly didn't draft guys I liked, because Brady is a douche of the highest order. Just win baby! With OchoStinko, I hope the offense is good (but not too good because I hate the Patriots).

3.     (31)     Dwayne Bowe     WR
Hope he has another big season. Liked him in Hard Knocks when he was a rookie.

4.     (42)     Ryan Grant     RB
A risky pick because he isn't a guarantee, but their offense is so good, I hope they try to balance it out a bit this year.

5.     (55)     Ryan Mathews     RB
Total suckfest last year when he was projected high, I hope he pulls it together this year. Little quick guys that can catch do very well in Turkeyneck Norv Turner's system.

6.     (66)     Percy Harvin     WR
Get this sucka some aspirin and get him out there. May be a lot of throwing with McSnack at the helm.

7.     (79)     Dallas Clark     TE
Has a skeleton made of Charlie Batch material, but puts up big numbers when he's not peeing sitting down.

8.     (90)     Sidney Rice     WR
Another risky pick, especially since Tavaris Jackson couldn't read a defense it was a book with big letters. And pictures. And phonetically sounded out. Hell, he probably can't read flash cards.

9.   (103)     Joseph Addai     RB
Another hopeful since he's on such a dynamic offense. Good late round pick.

10. (114)     Roy Helu     RB
Have I mentioned that I'm picking risky guys this year, going all out?

11. (127)     Kyle Orton     QB
Looks dumb. Plays well.

12. (138)     Michael Crabtree     WR
Needs to show some potential this year with total disaster Alex Smith at QB.

13. (151)     Dallas     DEF
Demarcus Ware!

14. (162)     Rob Bironas     K
I needed a kicker. I like that I quietly sing "My Cherona" to myself every time I hear his hame.

Twitter Sucks... Stop Using It

This has really been bothering me for a while now, so I figured I'd blog about it and let it all out.

Twitter is popular for one reason and one reason only: People get a big stiffy from telling others that they "tweeted" and they feel like they're part of an exclusive club. "Oh I tweeted... I'm so proud of my self. This is just ginormous! I gotta tell my BFF". There's really no other reason for it. It's cute - you're like a bird up in a tree, muttering mindless crap. It's about as douchey as using air quotes every other sentence. Facebook somehow has the stigma of being for teenage girls bitching and complaining about their problems, and Twitter has this 'cool' perception. Lemme tell you, this is a bunch of shit. You may be saying "Hey, you have a Twitter account"?! True, but I do for one reason - so that I can see stuff that's written by people that I'm interested in; those that haven't seen the light yet. Come cleanse yourselves in the waters of Facebook (or Minnetonka!) and leave Twitter for Facebook today!

God Dammit, just let me see what he's linking to!!!!!

Typical Twitter post: 

GuyIFollow: Wow!!! y.frog./boo/5y63c

WTF? With the normal Twitter app (I haven't checked TweetDeck and others) I have to now click on the link to see what they're talking about? Same goes for replies - I love seeing other's comments on something, why do I have to click to see that? What technology is this using, leftover code from 1985? Facebook gives me a nice little thumbnail to summarize the link so I can determine if it's worth my time clicking it or not. I gotta get back to my web surfing on What Would Tyler Durden Do for pictures of accidental celebrity snatch revelation, I don't have time to be clicking all of these dumb links from Twitter people. It's unbelievable that anyone would put up with this, it's garbage. On top of that, it's probably a bit dangerous to provide links to just random content. 

The 140 character limit makes you be creative
What a bunch of horseshit. Twitter limits you to an old cell phone messaging standard, and people somehow buy into the thought that this is for people's benefit, and that it makes Twitter better? "Oh wah, you have to be creative because it limits you." Oh come on. That's like saying everyone should be speaking in Latin because it makes you be creative because everything is harder to read and understand. No, it doesn't make you more creative, it handcuffs you. Full control of word count can certainly make some morons drone on for months when they should have stopped about how their job sucks and how they wish for midget love, but that doesn't make you more creative. A bunch of third parties (yfrog, tinyurl) had to create tools for you if you wanted to link to something just to get around this limitation for posting long links and eating up your golden 140 characters. Unreal why people don't call this like they see it - ITS A PRODUCT LIMITATION!!!

The creators are idiots

Shortened URLs? Hash tags? Automatic URL shortening? What do these all have in common? None of them were originally thought of by the Twitter team. All of the new features have been created by the community doing it on their own first and then Twitter is slowly putting them into the real product. It's like someone took AIM and customized it. Nothing more... "But, they're making a lot more money than you". "Yeah, so is Ke$ha, but you're not going to call her a musical genius, are you?".

Anyone can see anything

There is absolutely no security on Twitter. You can view anyone's ramblings that you want. I happen to have a liking to crude humor (obviously) and dick jokes. That's all I need when I enter my next job interview:

Them: I saw on your Twitter feed that you said some horrible things about Khloe Kardashian
Me: Oh, I was just trying to be funny

Them: Well, that's not the sort of thing we want here at Intertrode

Me: But, I can code pretty.

Them: Thank you for your time.

Wonderful.... I don't want anyone being able to see my random ramblings (and yes, this is on a public blog, but oh well). 

So yeah, enough with that Twitter thing. It's a technical piece of shit. Use Facebook, block the people that are boohooing that their life sucks and enjoy.

Fantasy Football 2010 - Team: Cromartie's Daycare

Cromartie's Day Care

1. (4) Drew Brees

My keeper from last year, it was between him and Randy Moss. I think Brees has a higher upside.

2. (21) Miles Austin - A bit of a stretch in round 2 for a complete unknown last year, but was the highest rated player available when I did pick. Fitzgerald, Ryan Grant, etc. were all gone by the time I picked. Has funny teeth.

3. (28) Jahvid Best - I was probably drinking the Yahoo Kool Aid on this one, they really loved this guy.

4. (45) LeSean McCoy - Great value picking down this far. I typically like drafting players on good units (I passed over Calvin Johnson earlier in the draft for fear of double/triple coverages), and this is no exception.

5. (52) Chad Ochocinco - The great value continues. I would think he could avoid some of the double coverages with TO on the other side. My only fear is that the Bungles will run the ball a very high percentage of the time.

6. (69) Owen Daniels - Was a stud last year until he got hurt. Since I had the WR/RB positions full, I took a little chance on him. I do love the Texans' offense in general, and I think that Andre Johnson and the RBs that they have will open it up for him.

7. (76) Marion Barber - More great value late in the draft, only fear is Felix Jones getting a lot of the carries. I'm thinking that the 'Boys offense will very good this year.

8. (93) Sidney Rice - in all honesty, I totally forgot he was hurt. In checking out the average draft slot, he was much higher than this (I think he was in the 40's), which means that most Yahoo users don't know that he's hurt either. Since he's on the bench anyways, I still like the pick.

9. (100) T.J. Houshmandzadeh - Very consistent.

10. (117) LaDainian Tomlinson - Probably one of my favorite picks for the pick #. I still think he has potential to bust out the 2008 form.

11. (124) Kellen Winslow - More depth at TE, but that Tampa offense scares me.

12. (141) Matthew Stafford - Loving the upside for him, especially this late in the draft. I'm hoping that Brees will play the whole season, so I shouldn't have to play him that much. Probably good trade bait.

13. (148) David Akers - Yeah, I needed a kicker.

14. (165) Tennessee - Took over Indy's D just because of their bye week.

Another Mike Tomlin Gem

This guy is ridiculous. He says he's worried about Big Ben personally and the franchise, and when asked what he means by that, here's his answer:

I've said one comment and that's all I'm going to say," he added. "I'm not going to comment on the comment."

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10082/1044890-455.stm#ixzz0izx6RvKR

The Mike Tomlin Press Conference

(Note: This is an homage to Kissing Suzy Kolber, who do this sort of thing all the time)

[After 20 minutes of pushing on a door that says "PULL", Tomlin enters room with a Mad Magazine wrapped in a Dostoyevsky Crime and Punishment book cover]

Tomlin: This week, our defense atrophied in the 4th quarter the likes of which I've never seen. Ike Taylor's interceptational abilities are an undesired and unwanted solution to my desired perpetuation of the offense's skillfullness to move the ball horizontally. And dat one interception by Ben was thrown into tri-defender coverage - he was trying to make a splash play and it turned into a cataclysm of unforeseen and nonfortunate events. Questions?

Reporter #1: What's the status on William Gay?

Tomlin: William sustained a sudden impact to his Medulla Oblongata. A hematomal bypass, if you will. [pauses, purses lips] uhh... I doubt he'll be a contributing factor to this Thursday's contest.

Reporter #2: What's the status on Troy Polamalu for this Thursday's game against Cleveland?

Tomlin: Troy's availability is still a great unquantified level of agreement between us. The knee has been downgraded in quality. It's resisting our medical attempts to improve its condition.

Reporter #3: How do you feel about your chances in making the playoffs?

Tomlin: The playoffs are a mysterious and unforeseen turn of events that may be brought on only by an immediate end to our uneventful forays into the athletic forum. At this point, our non-exemplary reactions to an offensive stimulus are lackluster, and are the main source of our anguish.

Reporter #4: Why did you go for it on that one 4th down play instead of kicking the field goal?

Tomlin: [sharts] Oooh, a gastrointestinal infarction of undesired odor from my turgid small intestine. I require an outfit transitional period, starting immediately henceforth. [Exits room walking gingerly]

Mike Tomlinism #3

http://post-gazette.com/pg/09342/1019170-66.stm

"It's appropriate at this point to acknowledge we have an undesirable pattern of behavior, which produces a series of outcomes that are not what we're looking for"

Translation: We have a few people who aren't hungry enough and we lost.

All he had to do was throw in a "paradigm" and "mindset" and he would've covered all his cliche bases.

Mike Tomlinism #2

http://post-gazette.com/pg/09335/1017486-66.stm

"We will unleash hell in December". Oh, really? Ah, so you've been waiting the last three weeks before unleashing hell. I get it. Makes perfect sense.

Also, In addition to completely botching the Ben Roethlisberger situation this week, the explanation as to why Ben was the #3 quarterback was completely retarded:

"I had no other options. I didn't have time nor energy to provide snaps for a disaster quarterback. I had enough issues."

You could've risked your 100 million quarterback's head because you didn't have time? It's not like you're the one handing off. Also, I don't understand how Ben can pass all of the neurological tests, but is not cleared to play at the last second. Sounds like Ben got cold feet and they used a semi-fabricated doctor's excuse to act like they're taking it out of Ben's hands to me. I don't blame him for not playing, but I wish he wouldn't have Brett Favred at the last second.

Mike Tomlinism #1

I've always felt that Mike Tomlin was a BS artist that is perfect for corporate management. He'd feel right at home using meaningless marketing-speak such as Ideation, paradigm, and "crossing the chasm". I always see examples of this, and I figured that I'd start tracking some of them.

Today's word: misconnect -> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014272-66.stm

In Sunday's game, Ben Roethlisberger could not connect with his receivers on several deep balls. Did Ben underthrow the routes? Did the receiver run the wrong route to begin with? No! The were just "misconnects". Ah, makes perfect sense.

Fantasy Football 2009: Team Blumpkin Pie

So, here's my fantasy football roster for this year, in order of how I drafted them (# pick overall):
1. (6) Drew Brees
Brees was my keeper from last season, where he racked up the #1 score overall, throwing to the likes of Pierre Thomas. Hopefully, this year Reggie Bush will not hurt his knee climbing Mount Kardashian Ass and he'll do even better. I'll bet his mole on it!

2. (19) Randy Moss
With his BFF Tom Brady back, Moss is poised to have a big season. That's a bingo!




3. (30) Reggie Bush
Soooo talented... soooo frail. Made in Taiwan. It's a good sign that he has lots of games on turf and/or good weather this year. Should score a ton. Oh, and he should have a lot of touchdowns too.


4. (43) Ronnie Brown
Runs the Wildcat, and I don't mean Goldie Hawn. He was the best available RB in the 4th round and I've heard good reports about him being healthy. May challenge Wesley Snipes as the blackest man alive.


5. (54) Marshawn Lynch
When arriving in Buffalo, was disappointed "Bills" meant Buffalo. Hoping to lead the league in Ho Punchin'. Is suspended for the first 3 games of the year, but after that I expect him to explode on the scene... or get arrested, one or the other.

6. (67) Brandon Marshall
Pissy little baby with good hands. With our league adding .5 point per catch, this should help out. Seems like a steal in the 6th round, but we'll see if he mopes his way onto my s&*t list. Josh McDaniels' master plan of destroying one of the best offensive teams in the league is almost complete.

7. (78) Minnesota
Note to the Vikings D line - read the effing label! Have been solid performers in the past, and the Minnesota ball-possession offense with Peterson should help. Unless old hillbilly 'I'm playing the position the way it's meant to be played' Favre throws picks all day.

8. (91) Owen Daniels
Had him last year; Couldn't find the endzone with a Garmin. But, the .5 PPC, should help.




9. (102) Tim Hightower
Loved him in the Police Academy movies. Is now #1 on the depth chart with Edge gone off to the senior center and he having beaten out Beanie Wells. That's good, because if you lose your starting job to someone named Beanie, maybe it's time to hang it up. I've been hearing good things, so I'll keep my hopes up.

10. (115) Joe Flacco
Unibrowtastic wonder in 1st season. Plays in a ball-possession offense, which isn't good. Good defense might help them get the ball more often. Should be a solid backup for me if Brees' mole turns on him.


11. (126...) Rob Bironas
Can't hear this name without hearing the song My Sharona in my head. So, he's got that going for him... which is nice.

12. (139) Domenik Hixon. After hearing reports that he can't catch a cold in the preseason and was in danger of losing his starting job, I dropped him and picked up Josh Morgan of the 49ers, who, I've heard is a great sleeper pick. Hopefully Coach Mike Singletary will use the pants dropping technique to motive the men this year.

13. (150) Seattle
I like the idea of having two defenses so that I can always play the one defense that happens to be playing the Lions.

Tom Gorzeslothy?

Separated at birth?





The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette may have the worst athlete pictures of all time.

Screw You Free Credit Report

Wanting to see why my credit isn't in tip top shape, I went into FreeCreditReport.com. So, on the main page, in the right hand side there's a drowned hooker pale blue window that talks about how they go about business - you'll be enrolled in a "free" trial for 7 days, after which you'll be charged $14.95 a month. Gee, thanks. Then, this information is also at the bottom of the page in plain white lettering that, not accidentally, sits perfectly out of the 1280 x 1064 resolution. When you log in to get your "free" credit report, they first get your name and address. Then, they ask you for your credit card information, stating "Your credit card will not be charged during the free trial period. However, valid credit card information is required to establish your account." Again, at the bottom of the page there's a disclaimer that you'll be enrolled in their "free" trial program.

Do they tell you what is about to happen? Yes. Is it clear? Well, when you've been to a million of these types of websites with "blah blah blah" text in the exact same position in the same font, you kinda gloss over it.

To make a long story short, I called and used my suaveness to get out of the bulls&$t charge. I guess someone has to pay for those stupid ass "Freeeeeeeeee credit report dot com" musical ads where the band is at some dumpy seafood joint singing. As my economics teacher Vernads always used to say: "TINSTAAFL beyooootches"

Rock and Roll Train Baby

I'm a huge AC/DC fan, I always have been. I've been a fan since the days that the local trailer park mullets that used to ride my grade school bus would wear their t-shirts. The shirt looked great with the high top Converse, the studded leather jacket, and the long hair (pours out some liquor for the 80's).

Anyways, they have a new song out for the first time in years, 'Rock and Roll Train'. I like it. I'll be interested in hearing the whole album. This reminded me of a funny line that one of my friends said when he found out that I ordered the whole collection of AC/DC material from Amazon.com.

"Hey, did I tell you that I ordered the entire AC/DC CD collection from Amazon.com?"
"Really? Wow, that's a lot of money for 3 notes"

Yeah, but it's a really kick ass 3 notes...

Fantasy Footbal Update #2

Dropped Ravens' Clayton for Ted Ginn Jr.
Being a PSU alum/fan, this was tough to do. However, when I looked at last year's total of 0 touchdowns by Clayton, the 2 by Ginn, the close reception numbers, and the fact that Ginn returns kicks (and returned one for a TD last night), this was an easy decision to make.

In other news, it appears as if Favre was injected with a new dose of embalming fluid - he's throwing touchdowns like he's 40 again!

My Fantasy Football Team, 2008

It's here! My 2008 Fantasy Football roster

1. Drew Brees
I'm so so on this first pick, had an off season last season, but still may have some explosiveness left. I'm hoping they don't ever hand to Bush, but rather throw a lot of passes out in the flat. People were grabbing RBs as if they were George Michael in a men's bathroom.
2. Frank Gore
Gah, I hated this one. Fleaflicker had him so high and I wasn't sure about anyone else, so I was kinda forced into it. I guess with Mike Martz throwing more, the Niners may have a more balanced O and the fact that they have no one nearly as good helps him be in there on more downs...
3. Edgerrin James
Another one I didn't feel quite good about. I get the feeling the Cards are on the rise, so hopefully he can resurrect his game at his ripe age and low IQ.
4. Steve Smith
Another of my aging stars. Here's to hoping that the rest of my team can cover him while his suspension plays out. Has great upside, especially how him and Delhomme played the first half of last year.
5. Brandon Marshall
I love this pick... I think he's poised for a breakout year. Who the hell else are they going to throw to?
6. Joey Galloway
Another grandpa, but still explosive. Hey, I needed another WR and he seems to have some weeks where he's fantastic.
7. Kellen Winslow
With Horseballs throwing, I like this pick.
8. John Kasay
Zzz...
9. Vikings Team (D/ST)
I think I was misled a bit by Fleaflicker's rating system for this one. ESPN had them as 7th, while FF had them as the #1 or #2 defense. They're aging, so they fit right in with the rest of my geriatrics. Hopefully Purple Jesus will help a ball-control offense so they can rest on the sidelines playing bingo.

Extras:
10. Brett Favre
I loooove this pick at this spot. I think he may be a steal, if Brees gets hurt. I think he has starter potential, maybe his career will be reborn in NY.
11. Kevin Smith (RB - Det)
Ah, I wanted a backup RB... Hey, it's better than nothing. Did Kitna guarantee wins this year?
12. Baltimore Ravens (D/ST)
Also long in the tooth. Maybe if they're playing an inept offense I could sub them for the Vikes.

Update:
Dropped Ravens D for Clayton
Because of the suspensions to Smith and Marshall, I picked up Mark Clayton of the Ravens and dumped the Ravens D. Now that Derrick Mason has lost his lover Steve McNair, maybe Clayton will get the bulk of the catches.

The Dark Knight

Last week in the paper and online, I saw 4-star reviews of The Dark Knight across the board. I dismissed the movie's premiere almost immediately for several reasons: First, it was another comic book movie. It seems to me that 9 out of 10 blockbusters that come out these days are comic book movies. Did we really need Elektra? How about the Fantastic 4? How about Xmen 3? All seemed to be mindless action films and I felt the genre was getting very tired. Second, I was sick of hearing about Heath Ledger and how it was his greatest performance ever. Nothing frustrates me more than Hollywood giving accolades to people just because they're dead or old. Yeah, give Alan Arkin the Oscar because he should have won one by now, robbing some other more deserving actor (Marky Mark?). Belushi? Overrated. James Dean? Way overrated. What did he make, a whole 2 movies? Yeah, he's the best. If you remember, Ledger was the guy that couldn't even shed the Australian accent for his first big role playing an American teenager in Ten Things I Hate About You. He's trying to step into the shoes of Jack Nicholson, who played the role so well. Yeah, when I went into the theatre, I was convinced the Dark Night was going to be average. Over the next two hours, I ate my words, because this is one kickass movie. Neil Cumpston would bust three nuts over this one.

For all of my disdain for the furor over Ledger, this is his movie. I was interested in what he was going to do with the character now that Nicholson's Joker was already on the table. He takes it in a completely different direction. Rather than the rather non-threatening cartoon image that Nicholson was, Ledger's Joker is creepy. Really creepy. Rather than have perfect joker makeup that almost looked like a mask, Ledger's makeup almost looks like someone applied it with a shotgun. It's thick and caked on, and hides some sort of scarring underneath that you can't quite make out (but is a lot of fun trying). His mannerisms are fascinating. He continually is flicking his tongue, making you wonder if he's holding a razor blade under it, or if he's just trying to channel a snake. Fantastic.

The script was very well written as well. Rather than have Batman be the wuss that he was in earlier films, he is much darker and much more of a vigilante in this film, willing to do whatever it takes to make the streets safer, especially if it means breaking the law. Damn, I wish this was real life. Offsetting the tense action sequences are a lot of humorous spots, especially involving the Joker and especially the hospital scene. The film has a very nice flow to it, there wasn't a single spot where I lost interest. Well directed, well written.

Finally, my few complaints about the film. First of all, if you're going all the way to make a killer movie, why the hell do you junk it up with second rate people for the supporting roles. Namely, I'm talking about Maggie Gyllenhall and Eric Roberts. Gyllenhall, as the movie's heroine is about as ugly as they come. Her face appears to be made of wax pudding, slowly melting off of her skull. I think if I pointed my rear at a mirror and spread I'd have something more attractive. She's so ugly that if I had to plow either her or her brother Jake, I'd have to think about it for a second. Not saying I'd take Jake, but I'd still have to mull that one over. And who the hell dragged Eric Roberts, fresh off his appearance in The Cookie Thief, out of the closet to play the Italian mobster? He looks about as Italian as I look Korean. Putting these scrubs on the same screen as Ledger and Morgan Freeman are like buying a Ferrari and putting those white trash $50 a pop spinner hubcaps that you can get at Target on it. It just doesn't make sense. Oh, and did I mention Maggie Gyllenhall is ugly?

So, head out and go see Batman.

One More Talking Dog and I'll Shoot!

During the previews for Wall-E, the audience was insulted by a preview of Disney's next talking dog pile of shit, Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Complete with rapping, I can't think of a worse thing in this world... I think I'd rather wear a "Screw Mugabe" sign during a Zimbabwe election than watch this.

Maybe I'm not ready for children...

I'm Live Without a Net

OK, as suggested by my good buddy Mike, I've decided to start a blog. I don't know if I have anything interesting to say, or anything in particular that I'd like to share with the world, but at the very least, maybe this will help me to improve my writing skills.

So, what do I intend to make this blog about? I guess my interests are movies, programming, Disney parks, home theater equipment, sports (especially football, and no, golf and car racing are not sports), and other amusing things that happen to me. However, now that I have my first son due in October, I may soon be confined in my house, so the amusing things may be limited to stories about taking out the trash, changing diapers, etc. etc.