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November 3, 2009

Hi there from Cinicinnati.

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August 5, 2009

Full Moon over Austin

 

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August 4, 2009

I just love Spam - From Mr. Alfred James

I so love when spam messages like this make it through our spam filters
at work, because it offers up some afternoon amusement. Are there still
people out there that respond to this kind of email solicitation?

Here you go Mr. Alfred James, here is my bank account number, my social
security number, my CC number. Have all of it and please make my life a
living hell. I would love to meet the so-called "Mr. Alfred James" just
so I can meet the type of person who takes the time to write these
letters.


-----Original Message-----

From: MR Afred James [mailto:info.james.afred01@googlemail.com]Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:00 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject:
 Dear Sir/Madam
 
 Although you might be apprehensive about my email as we have not met
 before, I am Mr Afred James, I am a Banker i work with Bank Of
 England,There is the sum of $20,600,000.00 in my Bank "Bank Of
 England"United Kingdom, There were no beneficiaries stated concerning
 these funds which means no one would ever come forward to claim it.
 
That is why I ask that we work together so as to have the sum
transfered out of my Bank into your Bank Account or any other account of your
choice.  I will be pleased to see if you can help me and also be a good and
trusted person. Once the funds have been transferred to your Nominated Bank
Account we shall then share in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you.

I wait in anticipation for your fullest cooperation. I am available to entertain any questions concerning this transaction. Your timely response to this mail will be highly appreciated
 
 Regards,
 
 Mr Afred James
 Email:afred.james3@googlemail.

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July 29, 2009

WTF!!! Landlord sues tenant over Tweet...Really?

I may be late to the party on this one, but this story (WSJ Blog - The Shortest Allegedly Defamatory Statement in History?) from this morning caught my attention about a landlord in Chicago suing a tenant over a tweet that they are claiming was defamatory and damaged the landlord’s reputation. In my opinion this is just ridiculous. Can someone really claim that a single tweet did significant enough damage to call it defamatory and seek damages in a court of law. I am not a legal expert by any means, but a case of this nature seems to raise some interesting questions on how our legal system will look at and consider highly open and highly public Web based communications vehicles such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and blogs, etc. in legal proceedings. Seems we may be opening up a Pandora’s Box that our legal system may not be ready to deal with.

This case also begs the question, do complaints by consumers on Twitter or Facebook or on a personal blog give companies the right to seek legal damages and sue their customers? Not something I recommend, but seems this case is setting that precedent. Does it mean that United Airlines should sue Dave Carroll for his hit YouTube video – United Breaks Guitars? That video could be seen as defamatory and it definitely damaged United’s brand and reputation and it seems he has no intention of stopping either. United is just one example, but I see hundreds of complaints by people within social media communities everyday complaining about companies and their products and services or making not so kind statements about other people. Seems this case might open up a whole new world of everyone wanting to sue everyone for something. Haven’t we seen this before? But again I am not a legal professional and this is just my opinion.

It is definitely changing the definition of “Everything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.” 

Careful with your comments or how you respond, if it offends me, I might sue you :) 

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July 25, 2009

Birthday party at Little Buckaroo Ranch - July 25th

 

Olivia and I went to Jackson Connor's 3rd birthday party today at the Little Buckaroo Ranch. The kids had so much fun feeding the goats, petting the rabbit, getting fish kisses on their fingers, watering the miniature horses and of course riding the pony. The Little Buckaroo Ranch really is a great place for kids parties and they take such good care of the kids and parents. Check it out if you have never been – http://www.littlebuckarooranch.com. Some pictures included.

 

             
Click here to download:
Birthday_party_at_Little_Bucka.zip (348 KB)

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July 21, 2009

Reflecting on Mistakes Made

I have just wrapped up an amazing 5 days with Olivia and now I sit here reflecting on life and the mistakes I have made. Some mistakes have led to great things in my life and others have not had such a positive impact. I know what you are all going to say, we must learn from our mistakes to make ourselves better and stronger people. That is true, but this is more reflection on why I made those mistakes in the first place. What is it that drove me to be so ignorant and stupid. I am not a stupid person, but my list of mistakes is stupid, idiotic and I have no idea why I have made them. Many of them have shaped parts of my life and many of them I have tried to forget and hide away. That is probably my biggest mistake of all. The time has come to just deal with it all in order to make it to the next level in my life, not to have these mistakes lingering in the background. The biggest question that haunts my mind as I reflect on these mistakes is if I am a bad person. I do not see myself as a bad person and I hope others do not, but some of my mistakes speak to a different person, one that is not me. I know I will not get all the answers I need tonight, but my mind is swirling and yes I am beating myself up about it all. I will get through this and this list of mistakes, will make me a better, stronger person in the long run, but for today they are making me weak. I know it will all work out, it always does, but for today I will reflect and try to learn some valuable lessons.

 

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July 20, 2009

Man Meals

Pretty cool new online video show targeted at us men and the food we like to eat. Very well done by a local ATX father and son team. Look forward to future episodes.

 

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July 16, 2009

On this day in history...

From the New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/

1790 The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. government.

1945 The United States exploded its first experimental atomic bomb, in the desert near Alamogordo, N.M.

1951 J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye" was published.

1957 Marine Maj. John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record when he flew a jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds.

1964 In accepting the Republican presidential nomination in San Francisco, Barry M. Goldwater said "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" and "moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."

1969 Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on the first manned mission to the moon.

1973 Former White House aide Alexander P. Butterfield publicly revealed the existence of President Richard Nixon's secret taping system during the Senate Watergate hearings.

1979 Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq.

1980 Ronald Reagan won the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in Detroit.

1999 John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister died when the single-engine plane Kennedy was piloting plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

2004 Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home confinement by a federal judge in New York for lying about a stock sale.

 

 

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July 16, 2009

Are we finally going to break the 100 degree streak?

After more than 20 days straight of 100+ degree temperatures, it looks like we might get a little relief. Never thought I would be looking forward to a 95 degree day as a break from the heat, but it will be welcome. Hopefully we get some of the rain as well. We need it badly.

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July 4, 2009

Allendale July 4th Parade

Olivia and I joined the Cahoons (Laura Beck's family) this morning for the annual Allendale neighborhood July 4th parade. Olivia joined Thea and other Olivia for a bike ride in the parade. They all had a blast and we ended the parade with Amy's Ice Cream and other 4th of July treats. Good to see communities still coming together to celebrate and enjoy the 4th of July holiday. I believe this is the 60th annual parade. Fireworks tonight. Happy 4th of July!!!

         
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Allendale_July_4th_Parade.zip (175 KB)

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