I got up early Saturday morning to go to Plano for the Balloon Fest. Unfortunately I did not get up early enough to see them before dawn and the weather was too windy for them to actually take off. So instead of sharing my new pictures, I thought I would dig up some pictures from 2009.
I’m really late to the whole Breaking Bad party. Fortunately for me, there’s Netflix. I was able to watch the first four seasons online to get caught up to the final season that is still on the air. I just finished watching the penultimate episode and I’m still hooked.…
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Audible.com now offers single-file downloads of its audiobook programs. This is great unless you are listening to Stephen King or Tom Clancy. The 6th Generation Nano that I use for car audio will not play programs longer than 1440 minutes (24 hours).…
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This is an amazing documentary that takes you into the world of the Orca Tilikum killing of his trainer Dawn Brancheau. The story is tragic but what is even more tragic is the way these beautiful, intelligent creatures are treated. The hero in this story is amazingly OSHA who found the working environment to be unsafe.…
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Pretty scenery but the movie gets lost in its own twists. It’s better than the first Wolverine and the third x-men movie that it follows.
Very bizarre movie. The trailers made it look like Men in Black IV. That preconception was accurate although the movie could have also been in the Ghostbusters franchise if it were more funny. About the only thing the trailers didn’t give away was Kevin Bacon who has seemingly made his way finally from TV to the big screen.…
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My family got me a tiny projector that I’ve found a way to use to create a fun summer movie experience. The following recipe can be used to create an outdoor home theater system to let you enjoy movies by the pool or on your back porch this summer.…
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Drupal 7 site based on static web design with jquery and HTML elments. JQuery is used for a slideshow from Flickr. Blog feature added to replace separate WordPress site and integrate with main business site. Items like testimonials are dynamic and can be added by staff.
The formula for a successful series of movies is pretty simple: the first movie is unique and captures the audience while introducing the characters; the second movie tries to recapture the magic of the first movie but amp up the stakes and let you explore the world the character inhabits; and a successful third movie should take what you know about your characters and take it in a new direction.…
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The formula for a successful series of movies is pretty simple: the first movie is unique and captures the audience while introducing the characters; the second movie tries to recapture the magic of the first movie but amp up the stakes and let you explore the world the character inhabits; and a successful third movie should take what you know about your characters and take it in a new direction.…
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Not a bad movie but very predictable. It followed the plot of a Die Hard movie lacking Bruce Willis. He should have bought this script instead of his last Russian adventure. It looks like there’s a remake already coming in ‘White House Down’.…
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Very predictable. It followed the trailer right up to the ending when Halle Berry turns into Catwoman. The most unbelievable part was the police response.
Here’s an 18 second video from this morning’s hail storm. Most of the stones were in the 2-3cm range. They piled up quickly filling the streets and yards with a layer of ice.
