tygr20: Archive

Feb 8th

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I'm psychic, or, Why I should have taken the day...

I’m working on a fairly large project for a fairly large client at work. It’s been very stressful, and yesterday I considered taking today off work. My lead greets me this morning by informing me that particular client is in our building today. Never mind my mumbling; it’s just the serenity prayer.

Feb 2nd

How I'm Doing It, or, Where'd The Rest Of You Go?!

I’ve never considered myself extraordinary. I’ve never considered myself inspirational. To be honest, I never really thought of myself as reliable, persistent, and never really thought I could see difficult things through. In October, I got an email at work asking for feedback on the personal trainer they employed in our gym. In 7 months, I had no idea he existed. I asked for some details and...

Jan 19th

To my wife

If you would have told me even 8 years ago that I hadn’t even met my best friend yet, I would have called you crazy, but you would’ve been right. I met a small-town girl with a southern twang in her voice who turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me. 5 years ago today I married my best friend, and every day I spend with her is just that much better. I love you with all...

Oct 7th

Why did the monkey cross the road?

My four year old loves to tell jokes. Unfortunately, she’s limited to what she hears from the handful of kids shows and things she ocassionally hears from friends and family. Her favorite at the moment is, “How do ducks learn to fly?” (They just wing it.) She tries to vary the joke, but is no comedienne yet. “How do ducks learn to poop?” (They just poop it.) I...

Sep 23rd

We will always remember

I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing 10 years ago today. I remember the outburst of emotion around and within me. And I remember the way we picked ourselves up, tears and all, carried on, and vowed that this wouldn’t be a deathblow to America, that we would be a better and stronger nation for it. And I’ll never forget. But now when my four year old asks why today is...

Sep 11th

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A Fantasy Football Story

Twas the night before the playoffs, when all through the league Not a team was at rest, from the top to bottom seed. The waiver wire was scoured by the first and the last, In hope that other owners had seen a gem but passed. The sleepers were nestled all starting or benched, Their owners all hoping their playoff spot had been clinched. My squad with its handcuffs and outright studs, Had made no...

Dec 25th

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I love Halloween

Walking through a ritzy almost-closed-gate neighborhood with my kiddo, brother-in-law and his wife and kids, I saw a very statuesque Michael Myers who I’d have sworn wasn’t real. Then I overheard two girls, probably 13ish talking. Girl 1: “I swear I heard him say, ‘I’ve been watching you all day.’” Both turn to look. Michael takes one very deliberate...

Nov 1st

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Being a stay at home dad is srs bns.

I’ve been thinking for a few weeks about the lack of centralized information for stay at home dads and things they do with their kids. Perfect example: stayathomedad.com, .net, and .org are all owned by squatters. It’s sad. Of course you can Google “things to do with your kids on the cheap” or something similar- but why should you have to fly from site to site to find...

Nov 1st

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Networking geeks: Help!

So here’s the situation: For about 3-4 days, when my computer comes out of sleep mode, my router won’t let me connect with my laptop, my iPod, or my PS3. I have to restart the router 2-3 times to make it work. Is my router about to bite the dust, or am I missing something? Running Windows 7 x64, Belkin G router, firmware is up to date, Windows is fully updated. Only recent changes...

Oct 21st

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Greenstein on odds

“Someone shows you a coin with a head and a tail on it. You watch them flip it ten times, and all ten times it comes up heads. What is the probability that it will come up tails on the 11th flip? A novice gambler will tell you, ‘Tails is more likely than heads, since things have to even out, and tails is due to come up.’ A math student will tell you, ‘We can’t...

Oct 1st

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Sep 18th

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Tracklist for Together Forever: The Pubsongs of...

Side 1: Morrison’s Jig(Instrumental, 1:01) Mayor’s Address(0:24) All For Me Grog(4:26) Spanish Ladies(3:13) High Barbary(2:58) The Wild Rover(3:40) The Keeper(2:19) The Maid of Amsterdam(2:21) Rosin, the Beau(2:48) (I SEE WHAT THEY DID THERE) Maids, When You’re Young(1:57) Roll Your Leg Over(2:46) The Crayfish(1:56) Side 2: Bedlam Boys(3:55) Bonnie Ship, The Diamond(2:41) To Be...

Sep 13th

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When things go exactly as you'd hoped, or, Why I...

I went into my personal league this year with the #4 overall pick. I think I dominated the draft, getting every sleeper I really, really wanted. My first pick was a no-brainer in a PPR league. With Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, and Maurice Jones-Drew all off the board, I got the guy I’d have taken at #2 behind CJ: I got Ray Rice. I really expected(and schemed) my second round pick, I...

Aug 22nd

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Pop quiz, hotshots- what do you ask?

I’m about to do a phone interview with a potential employer in about an hour. What should I ask the interviewer? I’m established in the field with about 6-7 years experience.

Jul 13th

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I'm a 3%-er! or, Suck it AT&T

Let me start by saying I’ve been with AT&T for about 6 years. My wife has been for 12. I never had a problem with them, their tech support has always been helpful(surprisingly) even if it took 2-3 calls to get resolution. Tonight, I really took notice to a commercial of theirs I usually ignored. My favorite part of this commercial was this screen towards the end: “AT&T...

Jul 8th

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The 2010 Indianapolis Colts: More of everything...

I became a Colts fan when I was in my teens. Back when Jim Harbaugh was running the huddle, and a year before the Colts leapt into the AFC championship game. As I kid who grew up watching and loving the slow pace of baseball, and who had moved on to the flash and speed of basketball. The speed and grace of wide receivers, the brash, smashmouth play of running backs, and the lumbering,...

Jul 6th

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Jun 16th

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Jun 15th

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Jun 14th

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Apr 16th

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And to think all my cat does is headbutts me when he wants his litter changed. tbridge: When Macro wants out, he sits in the window behind my chair and pats me on the shoulder.

Apr 9th

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NOOOO THEY STEALIN MAH COOKIE

Apr 6th

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I should register a URL for this.

Apr 2nd

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Mar 29th

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Why Amazon shoppers disappoint me →

Let’s stop for a moment and talk some real talk here. If you play guitar(or you know anyone who does, ask them) consider for one moment buying a guitar online. After you’re finished laughing- a guitar purchase is one you just don’t make online. Every guitar is different. The tone isn’t always consistent with others of the same make, and even once in a blue moon a true...

Mar 17th

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WHOA. This is NUTS. fuckyeahmashups: Clockwork...

Mar 17th

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Mar 10th

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Watch

This is old, and you’ve probably all seen it, but this video is a top ten all time for me. 10:47 IN THE MORNING.

Feb 23rd

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Canadian fans have the most polite hecklers EVER.

Paraphrased from ESPN Radio’s “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd: Colin was talking to Ryan Miller, the US Men’s Hockey goaltender. Miller said he was spotted by a group of Canadians, one who pointed out who exactly Miller was. They all turned and glared, and in unison shouted, “HEY MILLER, F*#& YOUR MOTHER!” No they didn’t. “HEY A$#HOLE! YOU...

Feb 23rd

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Testing the power of Twitter & Tumblr

Let’s test out the power of Twitter & Tumblr here: I’ll know for sure tomorrow, but I’m almost certainly looking for a head or at the very least valves from a Honda H22A4 motor. That’s the 2.2 L VTEC motor from the 97-01 Preludes. I’ll gladly take any identical/better head with good valves from any interchangeable motor. If you know someone who has this...

Feb 21st

Feb 19th

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Latest NHL 09 Highlights(because I'm a sports...

OT GWG vs Flyers: EA Sports: OT GWG at Philly Face off one timer vs Rangers: EA Sports: Faceoff one timer Lundqvist, deked: EA Sports: Pwned Lundqvist

Feb 19th

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So here's where you come in.

So a few of my friends and I are considering making some new sketches. We had some a while back that I can’t find or I’d post them to Youtube. One brief example- we had one titled the Wii World Boxing Championship of the World featuring a friend of mine who was rising up through the boxing ranks to take on who we’d dubbed then champ Daisuke. We chronicled his training(beer,...

Feb 15th

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Feb 4th

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Jan 21st

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The Scavenger Hunt

So I’m reaching out to Tumblr and Twitter one last time. This Saturday, myself and 3 of my friends are pitting ourselves against a team of girls, and 3 guys from my old home town in a Viva La Bam style scavenger hunt. Yes, I know this is somewhat childish, immature, blah blah blah I’m not listening. You can see the list we’ve compiled between borrowing from VLB and another...

Jan 19th

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Jan 15th

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Dec 31st

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Brett Favre needs a good old fashioned punch in...

I sat down to try to think of something to write about tonight. I kept coming up empty. Then I started thinking- 12seconds.tv has a mini-app on their site dubbed the 12erator. It’s designed to give you things to 12 about. In case you’re unfamiliar with the site, it’s just what it sounds like- you have 12 seconds to vlog about anything you like. There are daily challenges and...

Dec 19th

Dec 18th

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I HATE commercials.

*4 people ride in a car, Biz Markie’s ‘Just A Friend’ blares on the radio* Guy in the back, wearing his sunglasses at night: “I said, “How do you like the show?” She said, “I was very amused” I started throwin’ bass, she started throwin’ back mid-range But when I sprung the question, she acted kind of strange [Unexplainable jump in the...

Dec 14th

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This is absolutely amazing. The Coolest Guy in the World - Video (via Metacafe)

Dec 2nd

Nov 11th

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Dreams are weird, weird happenings in life.

I’m a bit foggy about the details, but I’m going to try to convey them as best I can. So. I’m at a Sam’s Club… but it’s more like a KMart. Make sense? Good. I’m walking in the doors, and there’s a newspaper rack talking about a ring of pageant girls being manipulated by Scientologists. I’m still not sure how they were being manipulated, but...

Nov 10th

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What would the healthcare system be like if it was...

Jim Babb, Twitter…er… extrordinaire posed a very interesting question, just a few minutes ago. jimbabb: Wondering what health care system would be like if it was run by the Yankees? Well, Mr. Babb, here’s how I see this breaking down. The Yankees would immediately put “scouts,” as they were, in various cities around the country. Even one in Canada. Toronto, to be...

Nov 5th

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Oct 28th

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