July 2005
Monthly Archive
Posted by Joe on 27 Jul 2005 11:18 am.
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Tech Trends.
Yahoo! just announced the purchase of a little company called Konfabulator (www.konfabulator.com) and they’ve made the latest version free. What is konfabulator you ask? “Konfabulator is a JavaScript runtime engine for Windows and Mac OS X that lets you run little files called Widgets that can do pretty much whatever you want them to. Widgets can be alarm clocks, calculators, can tell you your WiFi signal strength, will fetch the latest stock quotes for your preferred symbols, and even give your current local weather.”
So basically it’s just a little widget that runs on your desktop performing a bunch of semi-useless, but quick none-the-less, tasks. You can learn more and download the application at www.konfabulator.com. You can also browse through the widget gallery.
Afterall, it’s about information and how to waste more time on the internet!
Posted by Joe on 25 Jul 2005 12:38 am.
Filed under
General Journal.
Lance Amstrong pulled in his 7th consecutive win of the Tour De France today. He has already announced his retirement so this was his last race. He already held the record at 6 wins so this seals his legacy. The photo at the left shows him on the podium with his 3 children, a son and 2 twin daughters.
Good reads about Lance and the Tour.
Autobiography - It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life
Lance Armstrong’s War : One Man’s Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France
Inside the Postal Bus: My Ride with Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Postal Cycling Team
Technorati Tags: Lance+Armstrong, Tour+De+France, Livestrong, Amazon.com, cycling, Discovery+Channel, France, bicycling
Posted by Joe on 18 Jul 2005 7:34 pm.
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General Journal.
After 9 months in San Diego (I know… 9 months!) we’ve finally moved out of our temporary apartment and into a new place. A few weeks ago we ran across the perfect house. A sprawling 2500 square foot house with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths situated high on a cliff overlooking all of Mission Valley, just north of downtown San Diego. It’s just a few miles from our old apartment so we are still in the same zip code and still near all of our favorite hang-outs in Hillcrest. The house has a huge yard, multiple patios and decks and lots and lots of windows and open space. I work from home, so I’m in pure heaven now. In order to get the house we decided to join forces with 2 of our friends as roommates, which is fine because there is plenty of room and we all hang out constantly anyway. This is going to be the ultimate entertaining house! lol
I’ve posted a few pictures of the new house below (before we moved in). It’s an older house but with a little tender loving care, some paint and our extensive collection of photography up on the walls, it will be transfomed into a comfy estate.
The move, as always, was a total pain in the ass, which is part of the reason why I haven’t posted much lately. Hopefully now, once I’m caught up on work, I’ll be able to keep up with the rants and raves of my daily life… as if anyone actually gives a crap.
Ok. Here are the pictures. I’ll post some more down the road when we get things organized.
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Posted by Joe on 6 Jul 2005 8:47 pm.
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General Journal.
It’s that time of year again. The Tour De France is now underway. It started on July 2nd and goes through the 24th. Lance Armstrong is already in the lead wearing the yellow jersey. This is Lance’s last Tour De France and will be his 7th straight victory if he wins. He already holds the record for 6 consecutive wins. If your not familiar with Lance Armstrong and his courageous battle with cancer before winning the Tour De France, you can read a previous post I made back in November on the subject.
After battling and surviving cancer, Lance founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation to raise money for cancer research. If you want to learn more about the foundation and donate you can visit their site.
Here are some links and information about Lance, the Foundation and the race:
Information about the jerseys the race leaders wear and why.
The official Lance Armstrong site at www.lancearmstrong.com.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation site at www.livestrong.com.
Tour De France race coverage and information at www.thepaceline.com
You can also take action. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has a goal to eliminate cancer death and suffering by the year 2015. Help by writing a letter to Congress.
Donate!
