Not a whole lot to say. Just a single link:
Canadians honor soldiers killed in Afghanistan - MSNBC
This past Saturday, I hit the links in Niagara, to help a close friend celebrate the last remaining days of freedom he'll ever have before he ties the knot. On the positive side, I managed to regain not only my swing, but the confidence to use it fully. I hit most shots straight and long and with a remarkable amount of percision. Especially remarkable, because of how much beer was consumed. On the negative side... Well, let's just say that I made a few errors in judgement that were amusing to those around me and I'm glad to have provided some entertainment, courtesy of previously mentioned beer consumption.
Now about this article... Lately there haven't been many links posted, so I hope you'll keep that in mind and take a good look at the following. It's a stark reminder of the uphill battle that Barrack Obama faces, when it comes to the old and uneducated electorate. Frankly, it's depressing as shit.
In Flag City USA, where false Obama rumors fly - MSNBC.com
I like golf, which means I occasionally visit the PGATOUR.com (caps only please!) website. Over the last year or so, they decided to do a site redesign, which came with an unwanted 'feature'. When visitors arrive at the site, a video auto-starts, getting you up to date on the latest happenings in golf and does so without any warning. It's annoyed me for a long while now, but after forgetting about the 'feature' on a recent visit (when I had the volume turned up nice and loud), I decided to let the site know how I felt.
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From: dotcomfeedback@pgatourhq.com
Subject: Re: Website from Stephen Johnson
To: johnsons1@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:40:17 -0400
Thank you for your feedback and for using PGATOUR.com. Your opinion is important to us and we are very interested in how our fans feel about PGATOUR.com, TOUR Players, and PGA TOUR events. At this time there is no way to turn off this feature. However, we are constantly trying to improve our website so your feedback is very important to us. Please don't hesitate to use the feedback link to express your opinion at any time. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
DotComFeedback Staff
johnsons1@hotmail.com
06/24/2008 06:16 PM |
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Name: Stephen Johnson
Subject: Website
Email: johnsons1@hotmail.com
Comment:
Stop auto starting the videos on the right of the website, when the user first arrives to the site... It's INFURIATING.
Browser: MSIE 7.0
OS: Windows Vista
Resolution: 1280x720
Flash version: undefined
User status: registered
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Uh, there is a way to turn it off, it's a line of code, not... gravity, or... the sun. Damn you, PGATOUR.com... Damn you.
It's 7am and I'm up earlier than I'd like to be. Usually I just put '8am' on these posts, but the reality is writing something anywhere between 1am and 4am, just before I go to bed. I'm waiting for a friend to stop by, so I can ride with her to work and then return her car home. After that exciting errand, I'll then wait there while painters do some work in her home. I'm hoping that while I watch actual professionals do their work, I'll be inspired to continue the painting I have to do at my parents' house, although I doubt it. I see sleeping on the couch being a comfortable alternative to any sort of monitoring of work. Probably for the best, as I have a second coat to put in one room or another and I don't want to be tired when I do it.
I haven't been to a concert in about 4 months, but that drought may end this Friday when I see a band called Elliott Brood. Apparently the band describes its music as 'Death Country'. Am I concerned? In a word, yes. I don't expect to take any pictures, as let's face it... There won't be (m)any faces like mine and I don't see the need to draw any excess attention to myself. 'Indie' concerts are bad enough as it is.
Do you find yourself bored at work and wanting to spend endless amounts of time comparing coutnries? Head on over to NationMaster.com where there are literally thousands of ways to request information. While the site gives you the most obvious chioces on its menu, you can always select 'more xxxx stats', under the drop-down menu of any category, to see more information that you could have possibly wanted. For instance, total debt - by country.
These days it's truly a rarity for me, but I had quite the busy day. I attempted a run, but only made it 4.5k before my 'good' knee gave out, Then it was off to do a bike ride for a while, before returning home to paint for about 7 hours (awesome... awesome). Today I'll be doing nothing at all and enjoying every minute of it.
There's so much to fix in this heap of a house, that sometimes it's hard to take one step forward towards changing anything. Combined with a family that all have two left hands, you may be surprised to know that I'm the only one doing anything to get Chez Johnson ready for it's closeup. After this is done, my parents and I are even. They brought me into the world - I turned their crap into gold.
It's funny to think that people are paying $90 for the (free) privilege of exercising, but I don't look at it that way. Personally I hate going to the gym, because I hate people. That $90 investment allows me to cut out the bric-a-brac and frees me up to butcher that side plank exercise, without having to see some person look quickly away, with that "poor thing..." look on their face. I don't want your pity, asshole! Exercising without scrutiny is a wonderful thing and if I have to work within the limitations of a 'game' to enjoy that privacy, that's certainly something I can accept.
I also picked up a bike, seeing as my last one was stolen during the lovely eight months that I spent in the city. Walking is great, but sometimes you need to get where you're going with a bit more urgency and the lack of a bike was really limiting my already limited options. Other than getting a sturdy lock and a kickstand, the only thing left is a new seat. The current seat is immediately uncomfortable on first sit. Enough so, that the 30 minutes I spent on it was probably enough to ensure that kids won't be in my future, while hemorrhoids will.
On that pleasant note, have a lovely day.
I got a Wii Fit!
Who knew that working out with a video game would be so enjoyable? I spent a good 90 minutes doing push-ups, stomach crunches and balance exercises and it was actually fun. For the average sedentary person, this thing is a godsend. The only complaint some might have is that you have to achieve goals to unlock more advanced exercises, so this might initially frustrate the more advanced user. I on the other hand, aim to do three consecutive push-ups tomorrow, without succumbing to waves of fatigue and nausea, accompanied by a sudden numbness on the right side of my face. I jest, but this is a welcome addition.
Now that the T1000 is out of the race and Obama is now the presumptive nominee, I've been watching quite a bit of election coverage and I can't get over how exciting it is to watch Obama give a speech. I actually found myself jumping up and clapping at a television screen, over something a politician says. Some may simply dismiss it as pure rhetoric, but you really get a sense of something different coming, when you see him work the crowd. This is the speech he gave after McCain delivered not just a petty and smarmy speech, but one of the most poorly delivered speeches in the history of public speaking, followed by the T1000 delivering her own petty and defiant speech.
If you can appreciate a good speech, then you'll appreciate that. Enjoy your weekend.
Clearly I'm not paying attention, when my own website isn't working for 7 days...
As an unnoticed malfunction might imply, I can't say that there's too much going on at the moment. I was supposed to do a cross-country trek to BC, which didn't pan out. Other than that, I've been doing some occasional work and spending some quality time with my Wii... Not exactly the kind of thing one needs to give daily updates on, right?
Right.
About the only useful thing I'm up to at the moment, would be trying to fix my parent's home. It's going back on the block and this time the idea is for it to be less 'au natural' and more pleasing to the eye. That means saying goodbye to the two-thirds of the house that still wears the original eggshell white builders paint (18 years and counting!) and also repainting the other third. There's also the matter of ripping up the tiles and linoleum in the kitchen, bathroom and hallway and replacing it with something that isn't ugly.
So far I've ripped down a bunch of ugly wallpaper borders, patched walls and scraped popcorn stucco off of ceilings. Now it's time to paint and make it look like I'm doing something, even though I am doing something.
