Notes To Self
One Foot Out The Door
No smokes. Keep jogging.
About to begin week three of running 2.2 miles per day, what was suppose to be four days a week, but has turned into six. One extreme to another, I’m addicted. Nothing better than loading tunes on the iPod - Rocky soundtrack - and heading out the door. I’m thrilled with my [...]
Movies
Looking Forward…»I can’t wait for Tropic Thunder in August. Stiller, Black, Downey, Nolte. I’m a big fan of Downey. Everything Downey gets involved in has the opportunity to turn to gold.
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Margin
Working Title: Cool»A screenplay from the margin.
I got this fucking epic screenplay that I can’t finish. Hot chic in neighborhood is taken hostage… No, well, actually, it is 1979, back when a nickel bag is $5, a dime $10 and Joey Kramer, 15, has just sold his first half-ounce, when he goes to a dance at a [...]
My Brand
The Nash»Stopped in my favorite Goodwill store last weekend looking for old school BMX bikes. Nothing. Finding a vintage BMX bike at the Goodwill is about as likely as sharing a pew with a prostitute during Sunday morning mass. I did, however, score an old Nash skateboard with XR-2 trucks, dirt, grime and spider webs.
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Politics
Least Violent Months»USA Today reports May 2008 “has been one of the least violent months of the Iraq war.” So far, “eighteen US service members have been identified as having died in Iraq so far in May, according to the Pentagon. To date, the least deadly month of the five-year war was February 2004, when 21 US [...]
Technology
Open Socialization»I am currently writing about Technology on another blog: Open Socialization. I expect to be writing about tech on mjcii.com down the road, but for now, visit Open Socialization.
Link SummaryOpen Socialization
Social Networking
Open Socialization Notes 14»Uncle Bill: Continuing the education. Read this article first: The Future of Facebook, (Time, July 17). Now read this article Companies Harvesting Personal Information from Web Activity, (Dallas Morning News, December 8). Harvesting. We do that in Nebraska.
The Facebook Beacon fiasco illuminates the privacy problems that will occur as the social networks open [...]
Local
Three Happiness Express»Best chinese in town! Three Happiness Express has the best Lemon Chicken (ask for the lemon sauce in a side bowl). Fantastic service! Plenty of food. Excellent crab rangoon - two side orders necessary. Large glass of water truly is a large glass of water. Beat the lunch and dinner crowds by being early or [...]
People
Gary Gygax»Dungeons & Dragons. I look forward to playing it with my kids down the road. My imagination owes a lot to Gary Gygax. RIP
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