How about if I remove the image? Is it still slow to load?
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Doll Face is by the son of a guy I work with.
Wednesday April 2, 2008
Testing the Media Stuff
Sunday March 30, 2008
WordPress 2.5
There’s a new version of WordPress out. I just installed it but I’m not quite sure what’s new. It definitely looks different than the older versions. I think they were going for a simpler look.
They have made it easier to add media which means more than just pictures. There is now a link for image, video, audio, and one just called media. I’ll see what they do at a later date. It looks like they’ve gone Web 2.0.
The update was just as easy as it usually is. Backup, copy a few folders, run the 2 second update and you’re done.
Thursday March 27, 2008
Who Really Cares?
That is the title of a book by Arthur C. Brooks that came out a bit ago about the giving habits of Liberal and Conservative Americans. Republicans have typically been called cold and heartless by Democrats. Most Liberals truly believe they care more about needy people but if you read this book you’ll find out they only care when it’s not their money.
In summary Conservatives actually give more money and blood and Liberals volunteer more time. It seems the Liberals believe that taking money out of your pocket and giving it to the needy is much better than taking it out of their own. I don’t know how else to explain it but here’s a link to an excerpt from the book.
This of course does not apply to all Liberals and Conservatives but it’s certainly interesting that the bad rap we’ve gotten isn’t deserved.
Saturday March 15, 2008
Where am I again?
We were in Trader Joe’s tonight getting some Clam Chowder when they made an announcement over the PA system. They said, “If you would like to see some rare weather for LA go look outside. It’s hailing.”
We went to the front of the store and sure enough it was hailing pretty heavy. We watched for a few minutes and it got heavier. We finally got into the car because it wasn’t slowing down. It stopped a few blocks down the street after we left.
We expected stuff like this when we were in Wisconsin but not here.
Tuesday March 11, 2008
Quite typical
Yesterday when I first read about Eliot Spitzer on Yahoo I was wondering if he was a Dem or Repub. When I finished reading I was sure he was a Dem, not because Yahoo said so in the story but because they didn’t say. I’ve known Yahoo was extremely leftist for a while but I guess it surprised me a bit. When a Republican like Larry Craig gets in hot water they make sure everyone knows he’s a Repub in the headline.
Of course almost all TV News is extremely liberal except Fox. Fox says they are fair and balanced and for the most part they are. They have quite a few libs employed as well as conservatives. Compare them to NBC, CBS, ABC, and MSNBC. Those 4 don’t even try to hide their disdain for the right and love of the left. The funniest thing is they don’t realize it. If you asked one of their top reporters or anchormen they would swear they didn’t play favorites. And that is also typical of a liberal. They usually can’t see the truth if it’s staring them in the face.
Sunday March 2, 2008
Chicago
We came down to the Chicago area yesterday and spent the night in a La Quinta in Schaumburg. Schaumburg is about 35 miles from downtown Chicago and a bit north of O’Hare. Today we drove in to go to the Sears Tower and the Museum of Science and Industry.
They were both interesting but the museum was by far the best value. The Sears Tower costs $12.50 per person and if you park in the close-by structure it’s $10 the first hour and $8 the next. Of course they have it timed so you can’t see it in under an hour so you end up paying $18 for parking and $25 for two people to go up and walk around the skydeck for 10 minutes then back down.
I don’t mind the cost as long as I don’t have to do it more than once. I went up in the Empire State building but didn’t do the WTC before it came down. I understand there are now 2 or 3 buildings that are taller.
The MS&T was really nice. We didn’t spend near as much time as it would require to do it right but what we saw was great. They have a German U-Boat that was captured during WWII. Quite interesting. There was a lot of other stuff and much we didn’t see.
I don’t know if we’ll ever be back but if so we won’t spend money on the tower.
Friday February 29, 2008
But first….
A panorama of the street Joce and Eric live on.
Thursday February 28, 2008
Liam! Kenosha!
We arrived yesterday. We went to eat at Applebees and then we went back to the hotel. Today we picked up Joce and went to Jelly Belly and the Mars Cheese Castle. Then we went to see Lake Michigan and drove by Franks Diner, a Kenosha landmark. Tonight we went to a Chinese restaurant and then back to the hotel. Joce sent me this pic of Liam tonight.
Tomorrow we are going to play it by ear.
See my Gallery for pics from our trip so far.
Here’s a couple of pics I took about 11:20PM tonight.
