A much needed laugh - Alanis Morrisette doing 'My Humps'

Oh, man did I need this! Watch Alanis's version of 'My Humps' - funny!!


My hump, my hump...

Pictures of my poor Vue

Here are a few pictures I took yesterday of my poor wrecked (yep folks, it's a total loss) 2006 Saturn Vue -


Front view


Rear view


Close-up rear (passenger side)


Driver side wheel (damaged)


Front driver side


Rear driver side


Front passenger side


Rear Passenger side

Sad, isn't it? I just got the car at the beginning of February - we'd only made 1 payment on it!!

But, thanks to the wonderful people at Saturn North (and the fact that we realized that we needed to replace the car as fast as possible, what with the upcoming birth of the twins), I have a new Vue - take a look -


My NEW 2007 Saturn Vue

I didn't really want to have to buy a new car so soon, but, it worked out to be the best thing to do under the circumstances. I'm very happy with the new Vue, and this one will surely last us a good long time.

New ultrasounds

It's been quite a week so far, folks - after getting rear ended Tuesday morning I really needed something good to come out of this week. And here it is - new ultrasounds of our daughter! Unfortunately our boy was feeling a little shy and didn't want to give us any good profile views (bummer). Both of the twins are doing great, and that makes their parents very happy!

1st image -



2nd image -



And the last -



Maybe next time we go, our boy might feel like posing. We'll see...

Good news/Bad news

Got a little of both, but I'm going to lead with the good -
The US Postal Service has announced the latest in it's series of Commemorative stamps. Special stamps commemorating the 30th anniversary of the release of Star Wars will be available starting in May. You can find out more about them (and also vote for your favorite) at www.uspsjedimaster.com. I voted for Vader (Big surprise...)

Now for the bad news. I was involved in an auto accident Tuesday morning, and I'm afraid that my nice wonderful Saturn Vue may be no more. It was damaged pretty badly, but I still have to wait till the insurance adjuster looks at it before it's final fate will be decided. Can't really get much more into particulars of what happened, but rest assured that I'm OK (mostly, in quite a bit of pain though). Pretty bad news, I know, but thankfully my 28 week pregnant wife was not in the car. Always have to look for the silver lining, I suppose.

Hot off the presses - new ultrasounds!

We just had our appointment yesterday folks, so we're really on the ball this time!
It was just a quick ultrasound, so we only have two new pictures -

Here's one of both heads -



You can kinda make out a face of one of them in this one, it's there on the right side of the picture -



Another appointment coming up soon - so I'll post more once I've got them!

Happy (belated) anniversary to...

Well, me. Yes folks, it was three years ago on Friday, February 13, 2004 that I officially launched this blog out into the blogosphere. The first post wasn't much, really, but if you're interested in checking it out for nostalgic reasons - here you go. So, here we are, 3 years (and a couple of weeks) later - and a LOT has changed. So, here's to three more years - should be exciting, at least!

The best part of last night's Oscar telecast

If you (like me), didn't watch the Oscars last night, you missed a piece of comedy gold starring Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and John C. Reilly. Thanks to YouTube, you can watch it right here -

Introducing - the twins!

As promised - I have new ultrasound pictures of the twins to share! And without further ado, here they are -

It's hard to tell from any of the ultrasounds, but twin A is a girl -


You can see twin A's hands in this next one -


And twin B's legs here -


Here you can see the spine of twin A -


And a view of twin B's spine -


And, yes folks - twin B is a boy!


Here's a view that shows both heads -


Both babies are doing fine, and I can't even express how excited we both are!
We have another appointment in about a month, and since we'll be having ultrasounds each appointment, we should (with any luck) have more to share soon!

UPDATE : I have a new car!

I'm leaving the post here (for posterity), but as you well know, this car was totalled in the accident I was involved in on 3/27/07. Check this post for all the details.


Well, it's actually just a new-to-me car, since it's a 2006 Saturn Vue, but it's really cool - and I love it! Here's a picture -



Cool, huh?

Mission 'Wii'complished!

Yes, that's right - I have a Wii. After a couple hours out (in the snow, mind you) yesterday. Which sucked, but it was SO worth it. The system is a lot of fun - and so far, I'm loving it. A big 'thank you' goes out to my wife, who waited outside (in the snow) with me. THAT'S real love, folks!

A site for funny signs

Ever seen an odd sign on a building, or a road sign that was unintentionally amusing? Well, there's a website for that - Sign Language (yeah, the URL is SIGNSlanguage, but the site name is Sign Language...). Check it out, it's worth a look - trust me!

D**k in a Box

One of the funniest shorts ever to appear on Saturday Night Live - this is the uncensored version, so WARNING - they're gonna say 'dick' a few times in it...



Here's a clip of Justin Timberlake on Leno talking about the video -



And just in the interest of fairness, here's the female version - My Box in a Box!

On the Wii Hunt

Haven't found one yet - but I'm still looking. If you're like me and don't have a Nintendo Wii yet, check this website out - Wii Seeker. It's pretty cool, shows you a Google Map with retail locations pinned in blue (or green for locations that are open 24 hours) and with auctions (mostly eBay listings) pinned in red. So, check it out! It might just help you find one! Good luck, and Happy New Year!!

I know I promised more pictures, but...

OK, OK, I suck. I don't have the additional ultrasounds of the happy little bundles of joy - yet. It's been a crazy last couple of weeks, because I have a new job. Still working for the same company though, just a new position. I've been in training to start the new position beginning January 2nd, and that's been occupying all of my time, I'm afraid. So, I'm hoping to have more cool stuff to post here soon - but I can't promise it'll be anytime really soon. We'll just have to wait and see how this new job goes. More to come as soon as I can...

Holy catchphrases, Batman!

The pictures I wanted to post here that go along with my previous post aren't ready quite yet - so to tide you over, go check out the Top 100 TV Catchphrases. And if you are so inclined, you can watch the TV Land 5 night Top 100 Catchphrases special event starting December 11th. Resistance is Futile!

Just a quick post

The holiday season is upon us - and in addition to all the other things keeping me too busy to write more here, I've got a big post coming soon. I'm working on it, but I'm waiting on a few more pictures I need for it and won't be putting it up till later next week (hopefully). Hope to have more soon, but for right now I'll leave you with this -



More exciting pictures to come soon!

From the minds of Trey Parker and Matt Stone : Universal Training Flim #304

Back in 1995, Universal Studios had just been purchased by Seagram's, and the new corporate masters of the studio wanted to assure their employees that Seagram's was going to remain artist friendly. So, they commissioned a training film... and hired Trey Parker and Matt Stone to make it. The star-studded extravaganza (with cameos from Steven Spielberg, Brian Grazer, Demi Moore, Sylvester Stallone, Michael J. Fox, and more) is absolutely hilarious, but of course was not exactly what Seagram's was looking for. Thanks to the magic of the internet, you can watch this fine short film - right here.

Part one -



Part two -



Enjoy!!

Very interesting new use for RFID

By now most people know about RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips - but here's an innovative new implementation of the technology. An implantable RFID chip that will allow diabetics to monitor blood glucose levels without needing to do a finger stick! Read all about it here in the press release from the company that developed the chip, Digital Angel. This is a very good thing - instead of two, three (or more) finger sticks a day, just hold the reader over the chip in your arm (or wherever you and your doctor decided to place it) and get an accurate glucose reading. What'll they think of next...

Borat : Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

I know, I know - two posts in one day! You aren't dreaming it, it's really happening!

So - went to see the Borat movie last night, because we had a free preview pass. Wow, was that a funny movie. Sacha Baron Cohen is a genius - but now some of the folks 'interviewed' in the film are unhappy with the movie, and say they were duped into participating. So, that brings up the question, can they sue? Well, Slate.com's Explainer (Daniel Engber) answers that question right here.

The movie was a big hit with the crowd we saw it with, so I'm sure it'll make a lot of money. That will probably sway the people that felt wronged by their participation in the movie to go ahead and try suing anyway. I guess I can't totally blame them if they try, but in reality they only have themselves to blame - no one made them say what they said. I guess it's just the American way - blame someone else and don't take responsibility for your own actions.

Well, sorta got off on a tangent there - anyway, the Borat movie was really good, I laughed a lot, which was problematic because so did everyone else (of course), and you tend to miss a funny line or two in the movie cause everyone is laughing through it. Minor complaint though. I do wish that I had known going in that there would be so much male nudity in it, cause I saw WAY more of Borat's producer Azamat (and Borat himself) than I really wanted too! Yikes...

24 - Season 6

It's coming folks - the next season of one of the best shows on TV, FOX's 24, starts in January! Here is the 'trailer' for season 6 -




And here is the 'prequel' - set a few months after the Chinese government captured Jack, a strike team lead by Aaron Pierce and CTU's Curtis Manning are assigned by President Heller to bring Jack back.



Wow - very exciting!! I can't wait, this season looks like it's going to be good!