Provo Canyon Sasquatch sighting - stabilized, slowed and zoomed.

First off, I will state that I am what I call a Sasquatch 'Hopeful'. I am as skeptical as the next guy but it would make my year if one was caught (humanely hopefully) and or some great great close up video not shaky and 100% irrefutable.

With that said, I saw this morning that there was some new video from two guys camping in Provo Canyon in Utah. I pulled the video and did some stabilizing, slowing and zooming to get a good look at what the two guys saw. I'm about 80-20 on this video. 80 being believable and 20 being not-so-much.
The 'Sasquatch' looks good as far as behavior, body proportions (arm length).

The 20 that makes me skeptical is that it appears to be late Fall, a little snow on the ground (seen when guys are running) so I'd have to assume it's pretty cool if not cold and the guys don't seem to be dressed for the cold. I say that without actually know the temp and/or the exact time of the year or the situation. It's just a thought I developed after watching the clip about a dozen times. Otherwise, it looks pretty good.

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Bathroom remodel done (99.9%)

 My lovely wife and are 99.9% done with the bathroom remodel work over at my bother-in-law's house. We started it a few weeks back and are now pretty much done. There are always a few little things to tidy up. I was surprised how it turned out, it looks good. We used self-adhesive stick floor tiles and those suckers are amazingly sticky.

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I would love to work for Google...

I just watched about 10 videos on YouTube on different Google workplaces. Result: I would love to work for Google. I am a Software Developer and have been one for quite a while. I really like what I do and I feel we use cutting edge products and technologies but Google takes it further than the rest. Besides the cool workplace, the cool people and the good food; what really turns me on about Google is the environment of ideas. I think I come up with pretty good ideas but I don't fool myself thinking they are all great but I know some are. I love sharing my ideas with people, getting feedback, but it would be level 4 cool if once in a while if one took off. Sorry for sounding like a 5th grader writing a book report. 

Go to YouTube and check out a few videos on Google, start with "Google Datacenter" and there will be plenty of suggested video off to the side there. It's interesting to see the hardware and the people behind the scenes of the 'internet' or at least Google's part of it.

I don't know where this workplace is, after all... I just Googled the image and now you're looking at it.

This is a room at a Google workplace in Zurich Switzerland. I could hang in here.

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Jerry Sandusky - Life in Prison... GOOD !

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Glass words 02

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What are the odds... ?

I am sometimes way too amused by small and simple things, please indulge me. I literally tossed (pretty much) some ice into my water cup at work and this is how the ice landed and got jammed. I waited about 2 minutes for one ice mass to melt enough to give way. After 2 minutes I bashed them all into the cup. Crazy stuff.

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Glass Words 01

What you are reading was written from the other side of the glass partition backwards by the guy on the other side. He writes a new one about every other day.

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WARNING - HOT WATER

I present to you the world's most unusable hot water spigot. The old coffee maker had the hot water spigot right on the front and it poured out tons of hot water. 

This guy is tucked away up underneath the top part and the opening is 1/4" away from the metal part it comes out of. I can barely get two hands in there. One hand to work the spigot and the other to hold the thing I'm trying to put hot water in. AND... the hot water just dribbles out.

Please notice that the whole coffee maker is turned to the left just to get to it as it is normally 3" away from the right wall keeping it well-hidden.

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Hot Bag of Sketti

Credit goes to Daniel Dennis and Tom "Drunky" Vann for coming up the much-wished-for carnival food: Hot Bag of Sketti.

It kind of works best to portion and cut up the sketti. I also added two all beef hotdogs (cut up of course) for protein.

Here is the spaghetti, sauce and hot dogs in the bag before mixing.

After mixing. Note: adding parmasen cheese makes the mixing take longer. Next time I'll mix it all in a big mixing bowl then bag it up.

Later that night on break at work.

Sitting, feet up, enjoying. As you see, I chose to use a spoon.









Overall, this works! Pre-mixing will be the way I do it from now on, other than that it is a great way to take along some delicious and tasty food. Thanks Dan & Tom! Thanks for stopping by,
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2012 College World Series - Arizona vs FSU

The 2012 NCAA College World Series is in town, not a secret to Omahans by any means. Last year was the first time I've gone to a game for a long long time. This series is the second year for the series at the new TD Ameritrade baseball park. The Creighton Bluejays also play their home games there now. Last Friday night my wife and I went to the 2nd game of the series; Arizona vs Florida State. The game went 12 innings tied 3 to 3 with Arizona finally winning with a 2-base hit RBI without FSU answering in the bottom of the 12th. It was on the warm side of perfect with barely a cloud in the sky.



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MW3 Map Callouts

Mission Call Outs (click image for a larger view)



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2 month snow-free streak ended

The video above says it all, it finally snowed after 2 months of really nothing. We've had 2 or three 'dustings' but no real accumulation till now. I saw quite a few downed tree limbs from the weight of the snow which down wet and heavy.

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A Brand New Car !!! (new to me, not 'new new')

I don't think it's just me that feels a little weird when getting a new (different) vehicle. You get so used to all the little things about the vehicle you've been driving from the keys all the way through to the ride, handling and smells.

I recently purchased a new (different) car, that's right, car. For those that know me, I've been driving a truck for the last 10 years and have become quite used to having the towing/hauling capacity of a pickup truck. One thing I will not miss is the gas usage that comes with a pickup truck. I estimate that my first pickup got around 17mpg (it was a manual transmission) and the one I have now gets around 12mpg. This is just not cool.

In 2008, gasoline prices went up to $4.00+ per gallon. I picked up a motorcycle (40mpg) to offset the gasoline usage of my truck. We have a nice long riding season here in Nebraska and it has gone well over the years.

I can't work the side business I've had for the last 10 years due to the slow injury I've sustained from using my arms/hands so much. So using my pickup for daily driving (when not riding my motorcycle) doesn't make much sense so I decided to get the car. So far I really like it and have put just about 100 miles on it at the time of this post and the gas gauge is still about 3/4 full.

Take look at the below video and pictures, it sums up the new car.



My new* car.


My current truck, right when I got it and it was still shiny.



The Yamaha MC I bought in 2008


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Update / Refresh network media folders for PS3 streaming

Problem: You put new files (music / video / whatever) in your 'shared-media' folder on a networked PC in your home, then you go to your PS3 to play them streaming over the network and they are not in the folder(s) you set up.

Solution: On the PC you are using as a media server you simply need to fire up Media Player (11 or 12, I forget) and let it go through it's discovery and refresh the 'Library'. All should be good.

This is all based on you having everything else set up and working and only having the folder refresh issue. It seems like Media Player has the final say as to what is currently available from the PS3's point of view. Look at like a restaurant menu. If you put new items up for sale, you have to redo the menu don't you and that is what firing up Media Player does.

Hope it works for you, worked for me.



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Farewell Mr. Jobs

Computers are huge part of my life today. When I was young I could not imagine how ingrained computing would be in all our lives on the daily basis that it is. I remember tapping away at the computer in the public library 'cutting code' for a random number generator that mimicked the roll of a dice following example code in a magazine. I think the magazine was called 'Basic', I could be wrong.

Today I am a Software Developer and a video editor by hobby. I've got my hands on a computer keyboard sometimes the majority of the day. It is amazing how exponential computing has grown in such a relatively short amount of time. Equally amazing is how personalized these devices has become in our lives and how embraced they are. Men like Steve Jobs are (were) responsible for the computing revolution. The Apple corporation will not fail or go under. I cannot help but think Steve Jobs instilled enough of his vision through his leadership into the company for that to happen.

Photo courtesy of Apple corporation.

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17 to 48 Husker loss to Wisconsin Badgers - yet I don't care.

Last night was a Husker-Stinger to say the least. I stopped caring about and watching Husker games years ago without even trying. I remember getting gas and overhearing two guys talk about getting back home to 'watch the game' (a Nebraska Cornhusker football game) on TV. The game was starting within an hour. It was a Saturday and late afternoon and I thought to myself that I might go home and watch it too, maybe invite the rest of my family to do the same and maybe order a pizza and make a night of it. That was the last thought I had about the game for the rest of the evening. I totally forgot to remember to tune into the broadcast once I got home and have watched one Husker game since that Saturday some 5 years ago.

I have not lost my love for the state of Nebraska. One day I realized this team of 18 to 22 year old young men had no hold over me. There are very few 18 to 22 year olds I care to be in the company of let alone worship if I may use such a strong word.

To use other slang; I'm not hatin', I'm just sayin'.

Photo from the Chicago Tribune website.

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2 weeks of beautiful mornings

I love walking with my son down to his bus stop every morning. The last 2 weeks have been SOLID BEAUTIFUL!!! Cool mornings with clear blue skies. It brings back memories of walking to school when I was much younger. Enjoy the video.

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DIY Steadi Steady Cam - a little warning...

I made this video to show the steady-cam I made as well as show a little footage shot with it. If you are looking at purchasing or making a steady-cam device I have one piece of advice (more like a 'warning'). They almost work too well. I mean they can be SO SMOOTH that they allow the camera to move so easily and slightly. Don't despair, with a little (a LOT) of practice you can get great shots. They pretty much REQUIRE two hands to operate effectively and get good shots. The one I made went through a few different design changes until I was satisfied. It turned out to be very smooth and fulfilled exactly my warning above. If you are serious about getting smooth walking shots, you can pull it off with a little practice.



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Sick boy... no longer

All is well on the sick front. My son pulled through after 3 days of terrible headaches and not-too-high fevers. There was a point early in the morning, right in the middle of the whole thing, when things got a little worse... Then, bang! He got rapidly better, like within 4 hours. I could tell just by looking at him and it turned out I was right. The final diagnosis was a viral meningitis. He is doing well and his 11th birthday is almost upon us.

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Sunday night at Children's Hospital, my sick little boy.

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