tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69670606284798460602024-02-07T16:40:07.933-08:00My Own Private KentuckyChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-72301267793949732282007-12-13T11:07:00.000-08:002007-12-13T11:43:10.591-08:00Termites, Hitler and Global Warming<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_X1cb4u9LfByredyTZf_jT3hRLIjHshpDzTjRpCAx6eivDcKr9DISWZGG0EBdc2_mLGCmxCdpJleEwAl57oTjzcac09Mzmrfd0uOlCQgBPsF4fNrU-s6Kzy0MbcS7P1cUgXvOgxyazSW/s1600-h/Termites+exposed+(72).jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_X1cb4u9LfByredyTZf_jT3hRLIjHshpDzTjRpCAx6eivDcKr9DISWZGG0EBdc2_mLGCmxCdpJleEwAl57oTjzcac09Mzmrfd0uOlCQgBPsF4fNrU-s6Kzy0MbcS7P1cUgXvOgxyazSW/s320/Termites+exposed+(72).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143543523475910498" /></a><br />I just read another article on the affects of global warming and the causes. I think sometimes that I will explode. <a href="http://www.att.net/s/editorial.dll?fromspage=ch/c.htm&categoryid=&only=y&bfromind=7770&eeid=5580894&_sitecat=1505&dcatid=0&eetype=article&render=y&ac=4&ck=&ch=ne">Click here to read the article</a>. Now the environmentalist lobby has gone so far as labeling people who oppose their views as Hitler. Is that really necessary? Are you so uncomfortable with the data that backs up your plan and that you resort to raising your voice as loud as possible to over shout competing views. Besides the fact that this type of labeling is juvenile and disgusting, it also matters that the press feels the need to provide a forum for those views. <span class='fullpost'>Some of the people are being labeled as "ranchers" [read the story to get my pun] since they can not see into the future. I must have forgot. Are humans able to see into the future with any amount of accuracy, i.e. >1% - NO!<br /><br />I agree that the world is warming and yes, we undoubtedly have some impact on that... as do termites [termites release a large percentage of methane into the air that is more directly attributable to global warming than are human carbon emissions]. And yes, we should try and limit what we put into the atmosphere. But this debate has gone to far. One of the major aspects of global warming is the impact on small island nations and their coastlines [NOT large island nations]. Yes, I think it is the human population's best interest to spend billions on trying to determine the cause of rising oceans to save the small numbers of people affected by it in these nations. God forbid, we spend the same amount of money on trying to find a cure for HIV that only affects 33 million people or how about trying to stamp out hunger? or stopping mass genocide in Dafur or.... or how about stop building cities on coastlines, on volcanoes, on major fault lines, in flood zones,...<br /><br />No matter what conclusions you come to on global warming, it comes down to protecting the status quo. <br /><br />If we want to limit what we put into the air, we need global limits-- that means that <span style="font-weight:bold;">any and every country</span> that has not gone through the industrial revolution never will. Those people will be condemned to live in poverty so a few favored nations' people can still have places to vacation. IT is that simple. <br /><br />If you believe in global warming, then act on it everyday. It isn't as simple as buying energy saving appliances [manufacturing those same appliances probably hurts the environment more than their actual use], it mean you have to change your entire lifestyle- no more cars, no more airplane rides, no more exotic food from around the world, no more movies, no more Christmas [It makes me laugh to see a person driving a Prius with a <span style="font-weight:bold;">once living tree</span> strapped to their top so that they can feel some nostalgia. How about planting a tree instead of harvesting them for christmas, for 6,000 sqft homes,...</span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-50925974549948161512007-12-01T13:16:00.000-08:002007-12-01T18:33:54.918-08:00Lars and the Real Girl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtz0_WmTUc6qtHEITfe2bGnq0HU3mW3l8TSbUg4Xo1RLh8Ph2q0tUJcEAOldFvBROU1_ltRBU0NxspYAcmQAu_Yyt-Nogv1diYpSCb4QRuBEWOhgJoorYsk_W7Fhj7qBZzKl5tFTOWyNNc/s1600-r/lars-and-the-real-girl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzBy_UORUDpwCxpo7xRnDmRf9qj36r-CBXn_SqeyWV00NjHoNJeZCC8IdasdN_p0ONpZFimyE-LJEohiH8A_rmwt9bjor0AbvC22i8j5rXw4kQx46hsx0X6TtQmjc_VRNtcQeVR4LsS-p/s320/lars-and-the-real-girl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139198068839345954" border="0" /></a><br />I was pleasantly surprised when Kent and I went to see Lars and the Real Girl. I was expecting a artsy over the top movie, but what I got was an enjoyable experience.<br /><span class="fullpost">While I won't give away the story line or the ending, I will give Lars 4 stars. The movie was funny ,sad and uplifting all at the same time. While the premise is a bit strange, the movie is really a journey into what we are truly capable of as a society. It is refreshing to see that we, as a society, can nurture those that are having a hard time acclimating to changing surroundings.<br /></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-4201496416553867372007-11-29T17:08:00.000-08:002007-12-01T17:34:43.865-08:00Safari Browser<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzy2dQB72vi3JyC0k79caq7XdvRSs9FDFseqBEPkj6Lv_xJYWrBDjAyVNNgr3s2TNUB8Snk0Cq-1iUaB37vnO7Z4a00mwzRDlmYaKm_AN_QiPALONqmL4DtovqCdbnETcc7BSe74qI2V7F/s1600-r/safarilogo_1.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeqL6InODl8Tli8KAcBysTK9lDC7gFrLEJO337WyjcNBCufVN_R9RrjBBuctwVPV60DMcsITGdU8FlhnyOZsf_W5EkNRBG7PrnM-IjVGhQh0ce2mwr6qoPmTeATUchYr2ZmzALSvxgfSO/s200/safarilogo_1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139182920489692930" border="0" /></a><br />I am so tired to hearing people extol the virtues of Macs that I decided I would try some of the available options; namely the browser Safari. I cannot buy a MAC since many of the programs in my field are not stable in MAC<span class="fullpost"><br />- yes with boot camp you can run them- but we just got an email from IT telling us that anyone using boot camp to run their specialized programs may be in dire need of IT support in the near future since MAC will no longer support boot camp- so I will not chance a program crash that took a few weeks to run due to compatibility issues.<br /><br />Anyway, Safari is available for Windows XP. By the way, I cannot use Vista for the same reasons as not using a MAC. The beta version claims to beat Firefox in speed- that has yet to be seen.<br /><div>Here are my issues so far; since at least one of my readers is MAC user, please feel free to enlighten me.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1. </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">NO NEW TAB BUTTON- come on MAC get with the game.<br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>2. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Print capability does not automatically detect network printer- yes, I use <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>a network at home- so geeky, but with multiple computers between the 2 <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>of us, it is a necessity.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Loading of pages is slower; but I assume that will change<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>once the system stores my normal pages.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The cursor gets lost and somehow in Blogger editing becomes a hassle <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>since the cursor can't keep up???<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>5. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>When I save something, why doesn't it ask me if I want to rename it?</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>6.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Where are the ADD-INS? Firefox is so successful for that very point. Open <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>the code MAC and let the world in. I applaud anyone who can overtake the <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Big Bad Wold Microsoft.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-40975664550890892532007-11-28T17:34:00.000-08:002007-12-01T17:26:12.757-08:00Kid Nation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWCfGulq5U3osj6y8SrNA9hJLfFZLaMnPexYYruopyFu1nBOq5-1QMQSStDfCXbCjntunny8VGDzwDfsu8Y39iffqLhQlvUlJ3VBuSd_T-5Wqf1V_OkJCVcwYu-4gACz3zQPQC3bFYBSi/s1600-r/09be0467-5b9f-48bc-b7a9-bd04312063aa.hmedium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Otqrs3Y4lLusv1s7Y0JQknm0j58a68xAZD0-MMLWHGf_zThozo7PYZXEvvJpdoYRPK9oB6OnGIpcHZqenD90erOdlJXcEuJccWQKodMSA7ACfYkJWh-bsCu18arQczigdsIpNV34bs9O/s320/09be0467-5b9f-48bc-b7a9-bd04312063aa.hmedium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139180553962712770" border="0" /></a><br />I finally succumbed to watching <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/kid_nation/">Kid Nation</a> in which a group of kids are charged with running their own town in the west. First off, before we judge a group of kids, can't we first judge the adults? <span class="fullpost">Show me a town where the adults do it right. Second, there is a young lady who has an attitude problem. She doesn't like to help out. She likes to bitch.<br /><br />The other kids gang up on her and try to make here feel like shit verbally abusing and physically abusing her. Of course, the adults watching over the children think that this is appropriate behavior. Children should grow up immediately after falling out of their mothers- a lesson all should learn. Children should gang up on those that do not fit in.<br /><br />Where has television gone when the best way to get ratings is to ridicule a young child- not young woman- young child. The child is a product of her environment; wouldn't a better solution be ridiculing her parents for their lack of skills.<br /><br />Next, they give children the choice between a new arcade or new books. Guess what they choose; though a few said books would be better. Of course, the town fell apart since all the kids wanted to play and gamble instead of work. What would happen if adults were given the same choice? I really do not think it would be any different.<br /><br />Again, Children are products of their environment. They mimic us. Don't expect otherwise.<br /></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-26612030735201746032007-11-25T10:40:00.000-08:002007-12-01T17:29:18.764-08:00Battlestar Galactica: RAZOR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfcM5mdMMzeRxZKzAvcZC-92vyIoINvvEK2pNyuq1aDq5JSVjRDcgshUghX53ZcmoSq2NOTuWnNuVbg3N4f8EnoXkqgAthaff4aocndifbg7wTYrfjToF1nqntk2HuXbO2-8HMgHwAFmQ/s1600-r/sello.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rF-E1eY2cTJJlWEADYsRGbDZRBRK-xyL1betKsZszqedIBzV-aQER_YcFCYQH2E0HhSWsrxQyPsq97GptiWZA0NGe4JSL_Bi9fGCAmjS2GZ_wJLyOE7IYb-WF-C6Ud7TZHKOS-gzmuRo/s320/sello.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139181108013493970" border="0" /></a><br />Last night was the premiere of <a href="http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/">Battlestar Galactica's</a> Short movie RAZOR. It was excellent!!<br /><br />The film sets the opening sequence for the fourth and last season of one of the best Dramas, not to be labeled scifi, on television through a series of flashbacks.<span class="fullpost"> This is the first television example of a science fiction opera, a term given to hard science fiction books that revolve more around the people and story board than the use of technology to give a story a backbone. While it does mimic the general outline of the original series, the cinematography, the storyboard, and the musical score are better than most major films. Of the notable bonuses was the revelation that one of the characters in the last season had a lesbian affair with a cylon!!<br /><br />And it had a GLAAD ad at the end. Kudos to NBC (owner of the SciFi channel)- though I don't ever remember seeing a GLAAD ad during any episode of Will and Grace.<br /><br />If you liked the Wizard of OZ check this out <a href="http://www.scifi.com/tinman/">HERE</a><br /></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-58144276363978837692007-11-24T10:18:00.000-08:002007-12-01T13:12:58.625-08:00New Photo AlbumsI have added a few new photo albums. Just click on the menu above to start viewing.<br /><br />1. Zoos: San Francisco Zoo<br />2. Zoos: Cincinnati Zoo<br />3. World Tank: Planted Aquarium and video<br />4. Vacations: San Francisco Foggy CoastChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-4641564776295575702007-11-18T10:59:00.001-08:002007-12-01T18:36:41.992-08:00Beowolf 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIHBIuifXUc2PqnwYy2a6TOWX4hmD3wIadIyvbVtpPV8O9-9LtxnvumJA8J1Xhte6sJZfJjUuQHNnGFdLZoP7I45NiHggnDkMpuQbLHLY3iYg0_SJI4lU37T458OdouK0Lm2yUffzLUmS/s1600-r/beowulf_movie_poster6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ213yL0KrHHJQCHMCwmgTqYXrVQb3mdAtB2RPUALMrD69OoNI2Swxc_eWd0gpFp_gHZHECTuvaVNV_AxJ4NtLmemlkh3sSOZAHOM6SE4R-yWQzdhr1IEJ1mnmlGdL9Vi6WZKJ7nNnaSuE/s320/beowulf_movie_poster6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139198906357968706" border="0" /></a><br />We went and saw Beowolf last night. The movie isn't that bad. The story line is old; the acting is decent. But there are some caveats.<br />1. You must see it in 3-D only.<br />2. You must see it in IMAX as well.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />We saw it in 3-D only. While it was fun to see a 3-D movie, some of the scenes and thus the 3-D effects were cut off by the smaller screen. Everyone says the dragon scene at the end is worth the entire movie. While it was good, it in no way dominated the movie enough to be worth the $14 per person to see this movie.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Overall, I recommend it since it is the first in what looks to be the new in movie genre of this early century, 3-D. Many previews before the movie; 1/2 in 2-D; then a second half in 3-D.<br /></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-83494765098216460962007-11-17T09:27:00.000-08:002007-12-01T18:34:34.509-08:00Global Warming, Global Spamming!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3MFCnbv88k353TvXsCW-5vNVUQkS3tjyFYEx_Swzl6mxriUTX5DjTfJx5AonlN5tgQxEbgsjgMq9IxUrOcbzJXRTIIFcwz0ks4bMf8gxo4-91-RJxn0Zb5xtXMSUSztVNZSJXiL-7DFG/s1600-r/boogerboy_-_global_warming_is_real.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXurG3K8LxgDkoPtjTFuzDHJ_DxwRfISceWSpCXcy61cdOduZPCwjMMv5Uh_VKEt5QwrDaTyc52mY-hieQgkJSB248sGHUhJ-VjUOIt7VKgYlSnmucpsMHH0y1GCqpnHO_9YpwgTz3MvJ/s320/boogerboy_-_global_warming_is_real.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139198365192089394" border="0" /></a><br />Global warming exists! In fact it has occurred many, many times over this planet's long history.<br />Global cooling exists. It has also occurred many, many times over this planet's long history.<br />In fact with a frequency of about every 100,000 years in the last few millenia.<br />Do humans impact global warming? <span class="fullpost"> I am sure they do. In fact, a fly buzzing in the same room as you will impact your mood, your next movement... but does a fly control your mood, your next movement, that has yet to be seen.<br /><br />I just read another story about <a href="http://www.att.net/s/editorial.dll?bfromind=2728&eeid=5532825&_sitecat=1181&dcatid=0&eetype=article&render=y&ac=3&ck=&ch=ne">global warming</a>. Well, I read the first few lines and wanted to throw up. Another report by the "Nobel Prize" winning team, they give those away like chocolates at Halloween now adays, says that greenhouse gas emissions will rise by ,get this, hold, check the accuracy, of close to 25% - 90%. <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOLY SHIT!</span></span> that must be worse than them rising from 0 -100%. Those guys are giving us their A game. I wish I could tell a patient that their chance of surviving disease A is 0-100% if they try this drug and get away with it. Maybe get a write up in the New England Journal or the Lancet for my award winning research.<br /><br />I am sure global emissions will rise. They will rise no matter what industrialized nations do to limit them, since we have those nasty third world countries trying to get to second or first. Maybe to control emissions, we should just say with the status quo since that is the mantra of ALL environmental groups. <span style="font-weight: bold;">We like the earth as is!! NO CHANGES.</span> Never mind that it has only been this way for what 50,000 years out of 4.5 billion years.<br /><br />All poor people, stay poor, all rich people complain about what you did to become rich.<br /><br />Let us put green house gases into perspective. Let us say our atmosphere is like a football field. All the way to the 80 yard line is nitrogen, then we get to the 1/2 yard line with oxygen, then on to the chalk line with argon and such. What about greenhouse emissions you say? Look at the last 2 inches of the chalk line, can't see it? well that is it. Like a fly in a 20x20 ft room.<br /><br />Now don't get me wrong. I believe we should limit what we put into this world, but not because <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">someone has replaced the fear of the cold war with the fear of the warm war.</span><br /></span><br />This world is not static, never has been. But our global spammers are taking a page from Piccard's book, Make it so Number 1.<br /><br />The report has so many problems, this is only the first. I write academic papers for a living and let me tell you this, it is hard to get 5 people <span style="font-weight: bold;">in the same field</span> to agree to the wording, let alone 2,500 people across multiple fields with some beaurocrats mixed in. The first rule of thumb in any academic paper is not to start a panic or overstate your inferences without solid data to back you up. One data point out of line will weaken your inferences, wreck your conclusions. I guess that rule is ignored for Nobel prize winning spammers.<br /><br />Note: I used to believe in Global warming, well I still do, but not for the same reasons any more. Global warming gave us this world as did Global cooling.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Beware what you see in the media, cherry picking has become the norm in environmental science (since none of their models really work). No longer do we have yellow journalism, red is the rage!</span><br /></div><br /></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-23992656391296451402007-11-16T17:24:00.000-08:002007-12-01T17:48:41.092-08:00Empty Plane<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbDXOkjiQP4SzyjP-82QJBH7ASygRHTVieaFUUzMXML0gvOQ1H5FOq5lJwczV-zeFpElvtlu0vSrjc1wxUT9d-NOQ2lVt4AvfWtmbHePMwv6l2k40QHSL3xJh3TJxC5sON7WFs-3mM_oU/s1600-h/attachment.JPG"><img style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbDXOkjiQP4SzyjP-82QJBH7ASygRHTVieaFUUzMXML0gvOQ1H5FOq5lJwczV-zeFpElvtlu0vSrjc1wxUT9d-NOQ2lVt4AvfWtmbHePMwv6l2k40QHSL3xJh3TJxC5sON7WFs-3mM_oU/s320/attachment.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133615191588975714" border="0" /></a><br /></div>I am in San Francisco this weekend. I could not believe my luck on the trip out here. There were 65 passengers on the plane, less than 1/3 capacity and first class was full. Imagine that! I guess I will try flying out here on Wednesdays for now on! We are going to the zoo this weekend so look for a new zoo album very soon.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-51254922904206857542007-11-09T19:20:00.000-08:002007-11-17T10:47:50.251-08:00Blog Update III am hooked again. I have spent untold hours trying to perfect this html/css code until I get what I want. Maybe it is waste a time or maybe it is a journey to completion, but either way, I am getting some satisfaction in what I am achieving. Yes it is small, but every mount climbed, is a mount mastered- or at least the memories are there for future collection.<br /><br />A journey through a process is many times more about the process, more so than than the actual journey and information gained.<br /><br />I have to give kudos to my buddy <a href="http://web.mac.com/francoism/My_own_private_Regina/Blog/Blog.html">Frankie</a> in Regina, Canada. His blog template is my favorite, and this journey was more so about re-engineering his template from scratch with my edits, than just making a new blog and copying his template ( a MAC one at that!).<br /><br />Cheers!!Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-75638670464027800432007-11-08T05:16:00.000-08:002007-12-01T18:38:41.987-08:00Blog Update<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_S4aoPBpa1TrIA77l7-N-y4d7gtpJgyn5l81B2e0jqm4A0zR9aJJBeYXedUNrPTwkdE03iaf03ek9panNRqQbWyUZ-BfC-0x1jG9a-8YV-ykZyCCSLvCfluc1shyphenhyphenq8PZVQNC2SUbx5GVJ/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_S4aoPBpa1TrIA77l7-N-y4d7gtpJgyn5l81B2e0jqm4A0zR9aJJBeYXedUNrPTwkdE03iaf03ek9panNRqQbWyUZ-BfC-0x1jG9a-8YV-ykZyCCSLvCfluc1shyphenhyphenq8PZVQNC2SUbx5GVJ/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130460047930200082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRB-HijacBC3AhOlP5X1rzV2CRkS9mLaBvST5S6PLC7XX9x7z7OHefmCAZHseMcOJox7PfoFsk6nAAgqx0rqMiGxgrwkaU1-d2tP4FpmdDgeac87bKbvm7Z0SoVQlMJoREJLc2EM_TUa9/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRB-HijacBC3AhOlP5X1rzV2CRkS9mLaBvST5S6PLC7XX9x7z7OHefmCAZHseMcOJox7PfoFsk6nAAgqx0rqMiGxgrwkaU1-d2tP4FpmdDgeac87bKbvm7Z0SoVQlMJoREJLc2EM_TUa9/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130459974915756034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQb5qgdPIxeOkkd6XmulcERhxsK3EtrZdGEIBrJ_ZvCikQNbqePL7pd1aHHoD5ZHcxIhwuI6l_GtDNuvABirRg_sFHLWWYHLHAJD9XjKppJffYx9vctKjnBwBTk1K79aruJP3NnyEkfCmy/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQb5qgdPIxeOkkd6XmulcERhxsK3EtrZdGEIBrJ_ZvCikQNbqePL7pd1aHHoD5ZHcxIhwuI6l_GtDNuvABirRg_sFHLWWYHLHAJD9XjKppJffYx9vctKjnBwBTk1K79aruJP3NnyEkfCmy/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130460112354709538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7R2YniBfjFjzguwgTyzndIIi8_FxPO98TwS5SAeGizh8DL6P_Av2vME3sQyoTKTWgyulwdKDLI5FO9OHx_KBH6dhyKwc_LBfYKdW9W3wCOs9_MQB-Znqj1NDgd66j9vCBXiepFJzwpPdO/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7R2YniBfjFjzguwgTyzndIIi8_FxPO98TwS5SAeGizh8DL6P_Av2vME3sQyoTKTWgyulwdKDLI5FO9OHx_KBH6dhyKwc_LBfYKdW9W3wCOs9_MQB-Znqj1NDgd66j9vCBXiepFJzwpPdO/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130460206843990066" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I am in the process of trying to get this blog up and running, so parts are changing each day. At the same time, I am making a second go through with learning how to write html and css code. The project right now is how to add additional pages and control those pages. Check back daily to see how far I have gotten.<br /><br />I got the albums pages to work :) I actually had to make three more blogs and then use the css horizontal tab code to connect to those blogs. This way I can at least have a different look for each album. One task down and another to come!Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-23501783409953955512007-11-06T07:21:00.000-08:002007-12-01T13:24:43.778-08:00Favorite Magazines<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KXTYkI3c-zlbFoLJ2gd6HJyMA_CNUUutx7L_ZzXy3o4DwIPSW_kk1PaQ-Hj_r-RTALDqN49aR-TbiNS3gxI70Kplp_YBHWE3oON8foWmp6oDbXYBQ7viM88pRQO6llDkucjAVgFj6Bs1/s1600-h/coverG.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KXTYkI3c-zlbFoLJ2gd6HJyMA_CNUUutx7L_ZzXy3o4DwIPSW_kk1PaQ-Hj_r-RTALDqN49aR-TbiNS3gxI70Kplp_YBHWE3oON8foWmp6oDbXYBQ7viM88pRQO6llDkucjAVgFj6Bs1/s320/coverG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129749981827191346" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 241px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRutePiHRlgrQBCYz99FGfESgt0wdZgPVgFm3MfcxGdpdhPCLVJiO8ZTkKhSwTkjRDciQPGBAchpef-p52Ez6Tw6ix2XzJUxRYCOO8Xv9v9cAoNqpK5IpsynzAC6Lz9dM0NgWuDilnrc74/s1600-h/week_cover2_180x240.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRutePiHRlgrQBCYz99FGfESgt0wdZgPVgFm3MfcxGdpdhPCLVJiO8ZTkKhSwTkjRDciQPGBAchpef-p52Ez6Tw6ix2XzJUxRYCOO8Xv9v9cAoNqpK5IpsynzAC6Lz9dM0NgWuDilnrc74/s320/week_cover2_180x240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129750145035948610" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSwzThmkfwQ3vSvQOL251iD6f3k-yOBajEizkmultpurfwwAV669wP_av2uZGC2-X7lsTXVcIUj2IjP5JitAhaR1AOYkZVKxLREnBpMHxc3cu4n-kalWNQylcleep0O1WPzai23WLM9wt/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSwzThmkfwQ3vSvQOL251iD6f3k-yOBajEizkmultpurfwwAV669wP_av2uZGC2-X7lsTXVcIUj2IjP5JitAhaR1AOYkZVKxLREnBpMHxc3cu4n-kalWNQylcleep0O1WPzai23WLM9wt/s400/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129750858000519778" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 240px;" /></a><br /></div><br />I spend a fair amount of time reading magazines- though most won't cut the snuff as being enlightening. I am looking for a new magazine that can enlighten me and entertain me- maybe get me onto a new hobby... Have any ideas?<br />Here is my short list of current subscriptions.<br />1. <a href="http://www.instinctmag.com/">Instinct</a><br />2. <a href="http://www.menshealth.com/cda/homepage.do">Men's Health</a><br />3. <a href="http://genremagazine.com/main.cfm">Genre</a><br />4. <a href="http://www.mondotimes.com/2/topics/5/news/1/15116">The Week</a><br />5. <a href="http://www.economist.com/">The Economist</a>(Kent's)<br />6. <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/">The New Yorker</a>(Kent's)<br />7. <a href="http://www.stuffmagazine.com/index.aspx">Stuff</a><br />8. <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/proxy/proxy.dll/insider/magazine/index?&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fproxy%2fproxy.dll%2finsider%2fmagazine%2findex">ESPN Magazine</a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-42454774031919710792007-11-05T19:02:00.000-08:002007-12-01T13:13:55.635-08:00I Love New York<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1mYHIAgr8pijgEd469CXoVNO8WcLqLQbp7mWX8lgydfn3o_qJ9jtnhF11iT_9SmWD1VbVZC-_A-qUsBcHHZoPwhimUp8HB_BmZlzydfFYEOPAYMgA6XFrwpDg31mAaWUiNRRnSvo_dmB/s1600-h/06270.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1mYHIAgr8pijgEd469CXoVNO8WcLqLQbp7mWX8lgydfn3o_qJ9jtnhF11iT_9SmWD1VbVZC-_A-qUsBcHHZoPwhimUp8HB_BmZlzydfFYEOPAYMgA6XFrwpDg31mAaWUiNRRnSvo_dmB/s320/06270.jpg" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />I hate to admit and much to Kent's discern, I am hooked on the TV trash show, I Love New York 2 on VH1. Maybe it is the diverse group of guys, or her oversized breasts, or maybe her desire to turn her now 45 minutes of fame into a career, but I have LOVE for New York. Do you have LOVE for New York?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-7882780640555099782007-11-04T05:44:00.000-08:002007-12-01T13:26:47.823-08:00Saturday Excursion: Mammoth Cave<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57ZNEkvHt_APPlup7UtyA-dTmZ7ZhvawHKDoXqYRtVI2a_Q3L8JUaNoD0jgFsz7Rrlk523SE7Cke8xx8W531o8OkmJd3fQ8o2kcDk1Z7Tnxlvy5_ppeG41E8tpbUyn_yAQqMdLhSYc6cY/s1600-h/cave2.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57ZNEkvHt_APPlup7UtyA-dTmZ7ZhvawHKDoXqYRtVI2a_Q3L8JUaNoD0jgFsz7Rrlk523SE7Cke8xx8W531o8OkmJd3fQ8o2kcDk1Z7Tnxlvy5_ppeG41E8tpbUyn_yAQqMdLhSYc6cY/s320/cave2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128984665899684242" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZIbQt97SDpjF6SKaQUtYT0bl-1-UFYE_EHn6cyHCVpHGyd6jWIS7w1cfBRrzLAT2zWt-jjw-PJHB34doXEy2WZdFYaFyVmsyKMAvkYdBDKz76bHZnC0cGYiLSYO1xz5ObpqXZKGbdJ26/s1600-h/cave1.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZIbQt97SDpjF6SKaQUtYT0bl-1-UFYE_EHn6cyHCVpHGyd6jWIS7w1cfBRrzLAT2zWt-jjw-PJHB34doXEy2WZdFYaFyVmsyKMAvkYdBDKz76bHZnC0cGYiLSYO1xz5ObpqXZKGbdJ26/s320/cave1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128984180568379778" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /></div>We spent Saturday exploring the nether regions of this planet at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. <a href="http://http//www.nps.gov/maca/">Mammoth Cave</a> is the largest cave system in the world encompassing over 350 miles of explored cave. Even today, they are still pushing the boundaries of the system deeper and deeper. We took the 4.5 hour Grand Avenue tour which included many of the popular tourist stops. The tour is not for the out of shape. Many a time, we had steep hikes up 60 degree inclines for over 100 feet. Unfortunately, most of the cave that is open to the public is what is known as a dry cave system. I remember when I was younger getting a chance to search the underground rivers for blind fish and shrimp- now locked away from prying eyes due to environmental damage of tourism.<br /><br />Once my cast is removed, we plan on taking the Wild Cave tour which is the hands on, crawl through 2 foot holes, rappel up and down shafts, get down and dirty tour sometime this winter.<br /><br />The pics are from my phone since I forgot to bring my camera and really do not due the cave justice. The size of the rooms are staggering at times and the passages evoke some primal feeling of safety.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbK1Kl29ICxwk0pHSiXYmEcs7feCHOQJxhepcR8ZTgn1yBLXC4HRUcDFnNiprv_DYAKjGVFgYcbQBDW4QW0dJMWSXbAtWql3HrCH4bZ8ax1YiImcPfnmPtsuPRd0SXUmpSGS2sj4AKcmP/s1600-h/cave3.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbK1Kl29ICxwk0pHSiXYmEcs7feCHOQJxhepcR8ZTgn1yBLXC4HRUcDFnNiprv_DYAKjGVFgYcbQBDW4QW0dJMWSXbAtWql3HrCH4bZ8ax1YiImcPfnmPtsuPRd0SXUmpSGS2sj4AKcmP/s400/cave3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128986323757060530" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-42780463085785590772007-10-30T16:35:00.000-07:002007-12-01T18:38:16.394-08:00San Francisco<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2869531170014041155oQjGxa%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://thumb15.webshots.net/t/63/463/5/31/17/2869531170014041155oQjGxa_th.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2869531170014041155oQjGxa%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://thumb15.webshots.net/t/63/463/5/31/17/2869531170014041155oQjGxa_th.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DFMbWLyZVQ9YCZY17PuK1GNfevs0HqBt_NgEACTq3uxiiyRBCZBgzII-de3tog_jzQdL8n3UZhS72Mgj0XiVxFC7T7_z1LjSFhF1Ab08t8vwvZEK_9Z7ddGzPciUbpT8JzWpUSutko2v/s1600-h/usca37408.small.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DFMbWLyZVQ9YCZY17PuK1GNfevs0HqBt_NgEACTq3uxiiyRBCZBgzII-de3tog_jzQdL8n3UZhS72Mgj0XiVxFC7T7_z1LjSFhF1Ab08t8vwvZEK_9Z7ddGzPciUbpT8JzWpUSutko2v/s320/usca37408.small.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127281067121725794" border="0" /></a><br /></div>I just got back from a long weekend trip to San Francisco. My other half just moved out there for work. But don't worry, he is still in Louisville at least 2 weeks a month. Just reverses the commute as he says. Anyway, the city was great. The weather was great. The food was great. The neighborhood was great. [That is a given since somebody always wants to walk everywhere we go.]<br /><br />It was such a surprise to see thin people everywhere. I didn't think they existed outside of the gay culture in the US. But then again, in San Francisco, who is not gay? I am so used to looking over the horizon at a herd of something- be it cows or people.<br /><br />and the best thing, I get to be back with my beloved sea. We spent Saturday on the coast just walking around- can't get in the water due to the cast :) I look forward to spending many a weekend sitting on the beach watching the sun set.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZo5v2ev5bPdJK7eOJa3KmsnSzeBGFGLFd6illuOXLisRPGUwggMhv_-XOqxstfxU6qOP700pdvwD02rWAnQ0hMm7d4-miwiI0d83Vq2VWDVORWZS5Pk1GX_eYzmyZEhOfUbbyNl1j_rqP/s1600-h/shore-road.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZo5v2ev5bPdJK7eOJa3KmsnSzeBGFGLFd6illuOXLisRPGUwggMhv_-XOqxstfxU6qOP700pdvwD02rWAnQ0hMm7d4-miwiI0d83Vq2VWDVORWZS5Pk1GX_eYzmyZEhOfUbbyNl1j_rqP/s320/shore-road.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127282020604465522" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-70172779979561433932007-10-24T18:34:00.000-07:002007-12-01T13:25:55.679-08:00Ginch Gonch's New Line<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkXcN4AHSqp3UxtpEVbx2ngO_vVALl4lJ2t6kZBQp-Nmltgb06LZ0c8upBSc8cRvJZMwgU3cGl1azzy-jPuJR1U-3CdLCbvG0SeKGbQ9mgEgxrso4FoMkAfdvYSP3l2d4hWmUjr-pKPte/s1600-h/mainimage3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkXcN4AHSqp3UxtpEVbx2ngO_vVALl4lJ2t6kZBQp-Nmltgb06LZ0c8upBSc8cRvJZMwgU3cGl1azzy-jPuJR1U-3CdLCbvG0SeKGbQ9mgEgxrso4FoMkAfdvYSP3l2d4hWmUjr-pKPte/s320/mainimage3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125083120346298578" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Any one who knows me knows that underwear is my thing- especially Ginch Gonch. From firetrucks to motorcycles, Ginch Gonch brings back the day when we were little boys wearing Superman and Spiderman underwear. Come to think of it, my little nephew still does. I guess good things never really change- just morph a bit as we get older. Well, the new line for Ginch Gonch was previewed at Fashion Week yesterday. Their <a href="http://www.ginchgonch.com/">website</a> is under maintenance right now and I am eagerly waiting the chance to buy another work of art...or maybe they are a work of art when I am in them?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghR3BBGFwjfa-vzLV_wD_MRf7iTrmg3oF1hm2BUP9jflij3GElcVQy6XDU5K8ZvTTgN36NJsvmkhZndlIwlINme8w9MsCeJr5rYllvvoHxj04GAupFEy92onihk5HYcXWgsm4ikdgymDWX/s1600-h/Toronto-FW-Invite-Mail.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghR3BBGFwjfa-vzLV_wD_MRf7iTrmg3oF1hm2BUP9jflij3GElcVQy6XDU5K8ZvTTgN36NJsvmkhZndlIwlINme8w9MsCeJr5rYllvvoHxj04GAupFEy92onihk5HYcXWgsm4ikdgymDWX/s320/Toronto-FW-Invite-Mail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125083416699042018" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-58434698745020017362007-10-22T20:28:00.000-07:002007-11-09T14:16:03.271-08:00My Broken Hand<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm9UzQYVpf7cn7J8d1oLIfMBmNxEjCCgNg6ahnBbblc6fzgESoGtRwvGPh1x2-5xGXdCtZQ7ZjokXPuKlIvkme9QjLPIqszbLVJgR5R1MhX733PQi20Mc6lVGdRbdv79ReGiwzr6yGydK/s1600-h/P7260058.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm9UzQYVpf7cn7J8d1oLIfMBmNxEjCCgNg6ahnBbblc6fzgESoGtRwvGPh1x2-5xGXdCtZQ7ZjokXPuKlIvkme9QjLPIqszbLVJgR5R1MhX733PQi20Mc6lVGdRbdv79ReGiwzr6yGydK/s320/P7260058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124383963596269122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2DVVTC_RbuJ6HR7uNGLlNQiQwGn-9TeHbWmBtJWMQ7a5e-zZV-iowt3F_xa79WMYkjTeeAPuZUTm0J1c9DYwFg8_YLUgyt8XJUpW4_7V5j4ZfHGeiVUltYZxoSpQYgqKTkuiEfCEhRNK/s1600-h/P7260064.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2DVVTC_RbuJ6HR7uNGLlNQiQwGn-9TeHbWmBtJWMQ7a5e-zZV-iowt3F_xa79WMYkjTeeAPuZUTm0J1c9DYwFg8_YLUgyt8XJUpW4_7V5j4ZfHGeiVUltYZxoSpQYgqKTkuiEfCEhRNK/s320/P7260064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124382842609804818" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">My hand is broken. Really, it has been broken for 2 months from when I fell while rock climbing in the Badlands in South Dakota. The x-rays kept coming back negative (wrong views). I finally got a second opinion from the Hand Surgeon in my department and lo and behold, my hamate bone is completely broken. This time we used a CT scan.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">My arm is in a cast, but I will probably have surgery to remove the bone completely in 6 weeks. Casts rarely work with this break. But as my surgeon said " I waited 2 months, I can wait 6 more weeks!"</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I haven't been in the gym for 2 months due to my hand hurting- now at least I can say that it wasn't all in my head. Now I just need to come up with a new workout that doesn't work the hand and works that extra 10 I gained over the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">past two months off.</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHLWeBv6K8fZ8Dask5EcKtznptlDSdaDCN9KWaqh1qzvgoy-e4_DZPvlDhoiXUYvBIpEYOX17c1rXlJ5tjtN-Y4CZ__ltE6UhEBJT6X_dgIgIhfXtqO1yk2REfH4Fxyldh_tRBOKcc_4m/s1600-h/P7260074.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHLWeBv6K8fZ8Dask5EcKtznptlDSdaDCN9KWaqh1qzvgoy-e4_DZPvlDhoiXUYvBIpEYOX17c1rXlJ5tjtN-Y4CZ__ltE6UhEBJT6X_dgIgIhfXtqO1yk2REfH4Fxyldh_tRBOKcc_4m/s320/P7260074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124383010113529378" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP_Hp-AzbHvE_OqsT6CIywe00L3afW0JndWpFxXUbB3CabOK91_SpkxHpi9Eb_vtbnekUKng94Vv028ZZ8oPMZ3wD7Ffby4IAFZyENp7LOmnrd2Reusy4TZVcOXYEtZagWfF3Gkie8gob/s1600-h/P7260043.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP_Hp-AzbHvE_OqsT6CIywe00L3afW0JndWpFxXUbB3CabOK91_SpkxHpi9Eb_vtbnekUKng94Vv028ZZ8oPMZ3wD7Ffby4IAFZyENp7LOmnrd2Reusy4TZVcOXYEtZagWfF3Gkie8gob/s320/P7260043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124383254926665266" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967060628479846060.post-21994828325794575962007-10-22T20:23:00.001-07:002007-12-01T18:38:01.465-08:00First Post: Omaha Zoo<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCH6Y4S9cXZ1PdHmQw7k9jsQnRdhPCKlJWo6fo_G1pnmYueY0JWPEmvfiddXNNrGT1-96eBMcZRFV7jcvFvMDYGvP4096uQ-icrsyM7pJCgDSvfTBjAf8xK7Lz-PTzBX81J1pyxJLJJXuV/s1600-h/P7250024.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCH6Y4S9cXZ1PdHmQw7k9jsQnRdhPCKlJWo6fo_G1pnmYueY0JWPEmvfiddXNNrGT1-96eBMcZRFV7jcvFvMDYGvP4096uQ-icrsyM7pJCgDSvfTBjAf8xK7Lz-PTzBX81J1pyxJLJJXuV/s320/P7250024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124387768937293426" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqy5_IA-hFxFD7NNx6eHZ2KtZc6ApDgWzMR550td8rxy3e6iSM0iIhCiamGe6ttDVKr1auKeViIszpJ0KeKidwSKYswEIcuiphWqoeUJRneI6-MGoIAbIgIYwRk43hFUrhqeEfbLxRuGqi/s1600-h/P7250010.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqy5_IA-hFxFD7NNx6eHZ2KtZc6ApDgWzMR550td8rxy3e6iSM0iIhCiamGe6ttDVKr1auKeViIszpJ0KeKidwSKYswEIcuiphWqoeUJRneI6-MGoIAbIgIYwRk43hFUrhqeEfbLxRuGqi/s320/P7250010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124387184821741154" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFt8D4SwpDB9W7bV00NJ5xMDOPSqoGkugGIxyVMDxguevb86ohxV6c5ZAaLFBLICRG18qis80GEivRhvbytCtv7rHlc8Ilxp3JTIpDcWTq8aVNBcfkz9eICDmhIP4tvIUUEYEmdobAJ81/s1600-h/P7250006.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFt8D4SwpDB9W7bV00NJ5xMDOPSqoGkugGIxyVMDxguevb86ohxV6c5ZAaLFBLICRG18qis80GEivRhvbytCtv7rHlc8Ilxp3JTIpDcWTq8aVNBcfkz9eICDmhIP4tvIUUEYEmdobAJ81/s320/P7250006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124382232724448754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 244px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbLtCONF36E0ntjRtbq39sFS3s-dPOFrv2p8wGNRZtlXw5KP3Bwqlkcc5GSsCraF03KCcin8wmo_eRrbDB-j1ZyIytyZ3KYC4dz8gAbyLsr-xg0ElGAL0DwrzWEnhVbLhSoeHGYeXUt65/s1600-h/P7250007-2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbLtCONF36E0ntjRtbq39sFS3s-dPOFrv2p8wGNRZtlXw5KP3Bwqlkcc5GSsCraF03KCcin8wmo_eRrbDB-j1ZyIytyZ3KYC4dz8gAbyLsr-xg0ElGAL0DwrzWEnhVbLhSoeHGYeXUt65/s320/P7250007-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124382361573467650" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >T</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >his is my first post, so I guess I have some catching up to do. These pics are from the Omaha zoo Rainforest exhibit- by far the best you can see in the US. Until the new forest is built and grown in Iowa.<br />I love to visit zoos, but not for the animals. I love to see realistic exhibits- the ones that transport you across the world to experie</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">nce a different view of this world. [The waterfall pic had to be super compressed to upload].</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Damn I look fat in those pics!</span><br /> </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623411930456173420noreply@blogger.com0