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back like I have the past couple of nights.\r\n3.)  People who park on the street knowing that it is against the HOA policy.  Even at the mailbox.  When the visitor parking is full like it normally is, I can\'t get my mail.  That\'s a bigger pet peeve but it fits in with this one.\r\n4.)  People who use the visitor parking as overflow parking knowing that it is against HOA policy.  I.E.  They have more vehicles than they can park in front of thier house.  Especially, when they bought the vehicle while living there.\r\n5.)  People who park across two parking spots.  As if their car or they are any better than anybody else.  This may or may not be against HOA policy specifically, but it is just rude.\r\n6.)  People who parking in one of my two designated parking spots when they are not there to visit me.  This is also against HOA policy.\r\n7.)  People who litter in my \"yard.\"  I may not have alot of \"yard\" facing the road, but littering on it is just sad.  Just like the 2 litre Diet Coke bottle I found in my \"yard\" last week.  Just sad.\r\n8.)  People who don\'t stop at the stop signs.  Since, there are never police around.  Why stop?  At least that\'s what alot of people in my neighborhood do.  They yeild but don\'t stop.  Some of them don\'t even bother to yeild.\r\n\r\n<strong>In general</strong>\r\n1.)  People who think they are better than others.  We are all humans.  We are all equal.  Nobody is better than another.  Some people make more money or have a better job.  That doesn\'t make them better.\r\n2.)  People who aren\'s considerate.  This needs no explanation.\r\n3.)  People who believe that they are above the rules.  I.E. people who think their \"shit doesn\'t stink.\"\r\n4.)  People who litter.  This also needs no explanaton.\r\n\r\nYes, I might be idealistic in my thoughts.  But people should just really be curteous around their neighbors.  I might not work 100% of the day, but what I do doesn\'t bother my neighors because it isn\'t loud or obnoxious and it doesn\'t stink.  I am an ass, it is true, but more often than not, I am more of an ass to myself than everybody else.  But it does annoy me when people do the items listed above.','My Pet Peeves',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-pet-peeves','','','2007-08-03 13:23:09','2007-08-03 18:23:09','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=11',0,'post','',0),(2,1,'2007-02-19 20:11:32','2007-02-20 00:11:32','This is just a page where I can let my feelings go.\r\n\r\nThe former title of the blog comes from a song by <a href=\"http://www.anthrax.com\">Anthrax</a> called <strong>\"In My World\"</strong> from the album, <em>Persistence of Time</em> (1990).\r\n\r\nI have re-named it and giving it a new direction as I my life is no longer a cell, but a happy life.  I will retain the old posts because they are still relevant for their time.','About My Blog',0,'','publish','open','open','','about','','','2009-01-22 12:13:55','2009-01-22 16:13:55','',0,'',0,'page','',0),(12,1,'2007-02-21 16:29:57','2007-02-21 21:29:57','A few years ago, I decided that I wanted to quit renting and buy a house.  Well, now it seems, that I have had a change of heart.  I am about to sell my house to go back to an apartment.  I need to be more liquid as far as a possible move back to Alabama.\r\n\r\nI am in a sort of crossroads in my life.  I have been desiring a move back to Alabama to be close to my family.  When I came here to Georgia, I barely knew a soul.  Not only did I move out of my parent\'s house for the first time,  but I moved out by myself in a strange city a mere 4 hours away.  I am sure that I am not the only one to face this, but this is my experience.\r\n\r\nI have considered a career change.  Going to real estate school.  Get my license and try selling real estate for a living.  The perks of the job are right along with what I\'d want in a job.  The cons of the job are some that are going to be hard to take.  (such as the lack of benefits).  I have also found another Microsoft certificaton path that I can probably easily get with just a small amount of studying.  Add this to what I already have and I\'d have 3 MS certifications to put on my resume.  This is a promising idea.  But the types of jobs available still don\'t offer the freedom of a real estate agent.  The \"perks\" if you will... so, maybe I do both.  I need some real world marketable skills or else the job hunt will be over before it\'s begun.\r\n\r\nIn the time I have been here, I lost my Dad.  My Mom has had breast cancer surgery and was in the hospital for the better part of a week for complications due to smoking (more specifically COPD.) .  All of my neices are growing up and I am not around.   Time has moved on but I haven\'t.\r\n\r\nSo, now, I must decide again where I am going to reside: Here in Georgia or back home in Alabama.  To quote the band Alabama...\"My home\'s in Alabama no matter where I lay my head.\"   This is how it\'s always been.   My heart isn\'t here.  But my job and my life is.  Well, part of it.  I feel like I have been living a double-life for the last 7 years.  One in Alabama and one here.  Different friends.  Different everything.  Something\'s gotta give before I totally lose what little sanity I have left.\r\n\r\nOne the one hand, I hate to leave the friends I have made here behind...but on the other, I would be going back to the friends I have had for many years before I got here.   Believe it or not, I will miss it here.  I won\'t miss the \"craperific\" traffic or the outrageous real estate prices.  But I will miss the places and the people I have met.  These are the things that make it hard to leave.\r\n\r\nMy original plan was to be here for a year.  Gain some experience.  Move home.  The plan did not succeed.  Here I am ... 7+ years later... working at the same company.  I have moved 3 times since I first arrived in Georgia.  3 counties.  4 cities.  7+ years.  I move fairly often.  Now, it looks like I just may be moving again this year.   I must keep up my move every couple of years plan.  Add to that, it won\'t be my last move.  Maybe not even the last move this year.  I don\'t really look forward to moving, it\'s just the way it is.\r\n\r\nSo, am I making the right decision?  I don\'t know.  But it\'s the decision I have made.  My house isn\'t on the market, yet, so I have time to change my mind.  I just need the right guidance.','Funny how things change...',0,'','publish','open','open','','funny-how-things-change','','','2007-02-21 16:29:57','2007-02-21 21:29:57','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=12',0,'post','',0),(7,1,'2007-02-13 09:42:39','2007-02-13 02:42:39','This is the most depressing time of the year for me and has got me thinking about whether or not there is such a thing as the \"one\" for me. I am 33 years old and have not had a serious relatonship.\r\n\r\nMaybe it\'s just not in the cards for me. As much as I enjoy my bachelor lifestyle with all my electronic toys and computers, I would someday like to get married and share my life with someone. I don\'t enjoy always being alone. Sometimes, yes, it is fun and relaxing to be alone but other times, it\'s downright depressing.\r\n\r\nThere are times I have felt that I have already met my \"one.\"  She\'s already in my past. Why? Because I blew it. I just know it. Maybe she\'ll re-appear again, but will I blow it again? Probably but I sure hope not.\r\n\r\nPerhaps I am just feeling sorry for myself. But I am not. I am just having some thoughts now that VD is just a week away. A lot of people who know me have read my anti-VD poems from past years. I have never had a good one and one day I hope I will. But until thenâ€¦ (Here is a poem I wrote 2 years ago this month)\r\n\r\n\"V.D. (2005)\"\r\n\r\nIt\'s almost Valentine\'s Day,\r\nCan it not go away,\r\nCakes, candy, and cookies,\r\nLeave me alone, please?\r\n\r\nLots of roses and jewelry,\r\nI see them on t.v.,\r\nNo pressure on the man,\r\nBuy the best one you can.\r\n\r\nI\'ll spend V.D. on my own,\r\nNot even on the telephone,\r\nI\'ll have a few drinks,\r\nAnd toast myself, me thinks.\r\n\r\nDon\'t anybody cry for me,\r\nThis is the way it has to be,\r\nNo candlelight dinner or romance,\r\nNo having to learn to dance.\r\n\r\nNo cards or helium balloons,\r\nWith pictures of big-ass baboons,\r\nNo candy hearts that say \"Be Mine.\"\r\nYou know, that is a crime.\r\n\r\nAll is well in the world today,\r\nI\'ll celebrate V.D. my own way,\r\nWatching \"24\" on my big screen t.v.,\r\nSounds like a plan to me!\r\n\r\nhttp://www.mmolenda.com/poetry/VD.htm\r\n\r\nNow, don\'t I sound like the perfect catch?','Valentine\'s Day will be soon upon us!',0,'','publish','open','open','','valentine%e2%80%99s-day-will-be-soon-upon-us%e2%80%a6','','','2007-08-03 13:21:12','2007-08-03 18:21:12','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=7',0,'post','',0),(8,1,'2007-02-15 09:44:03','2007-02-15 02:44:03','Where do I start? While I was at lunch today, I thought of a what I wanted to say here.\r\n\r\nI guess I can say that I am 33 year-old kid. I am sort of a mix of Andy (the 40 year-old virgin) and Tim \"the Toolman\" Taylor. I like to goof and be silly and I also have \"more video games than teenaged Asian kid.\" But I am also serious. Maybe I don\'t dress like a normal 33 year-old. Maybe I am too old for the t-shirt and Megadeth t-shirt (since I am not in the band). But that\'s what and who I am. I can\'t change that because I\'d only be lying to myself. So, I could change the way I dress or the way I look, but I would be lying to myself and projecting a false image of myself.\r\n\r\nMaybe the way I act or dress would make one think that I am not a responsible adult. Well, this could not be any further from the truth. Having moved here to the Metro-Atlanta area after never living on my own before, it was a real eye-opener. From no real responsibility to being responsible for keeping a roof over my head and food in my belly. And for those who know me, I don\'t look like I have missed a meal!\r\n\r\nI am also a geek, a nerd, and a hard-ass. Computers and electronic toys and video games are things I enjoy. Perhaps, I really don\'t want to grow up. Is that why I have never met the right girl and fallen in love at least once in my life? I take the philosophy of Dallas in \"The Fifth Element\" when i say, \"I don\'t want a million girls, I just want one.\" And I hope to find that one sometime in the not-so-distant future. I can\'t imagine going my whole life without that feeling.\r\n\r\nWhile I am confident in who I am, I am always self-conscience of my looks. While I am not Brad Pitt or a young Tom Selleck or even Sean Connery (young or old), I am not ugly. Sometimes, I will say it or sometimes I will feel like it, but I know it\'s not true. I do suffer from low self-esteem. I have been going to the gym for more than a year and I enjoy it and I have lost 20 pounds and gained a little muscle, too.\r\n\r\nSo, who am I? I am everybody and I am nobody, but whoever I amâ€¦â€to know me is to love me. Because no matter what, I love myself, even if sometimes I don\'t like myself.\r\n\r\n[And yes, apparently, I get my philosoplies from movies and TV shows.]','I don\'t wanna grow up!',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-don%e2%80%99t-wanna-grow-up%e2%80%a6','','','2007-08-03 13:17:45','2007-08-03 18:17:45','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=8',0,'post','',0),(9,1,'2007-02-14 09:45:06','2007-02-14 02:45:06','<img src=\"http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k54/fryman04/coolprofile/Images/Holidays/Valentines_Day/images/4870a86d.jpg\" align=\"middle\" height=\"284\" width=\"370\" />','Valentines Image',0,'','publish','open','open','','valentines-image','','','2007-02-20 10:01:30','2007-02-20 03:01:30','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=9',0,'post','',0),(10,1,'2007-02-17 09:46:40','2007-02-17 02:46:40','<strong>The One</strong>\r\n\r\nI keep thinking to my self, does my one even exist?  If she does, where is she? In my future? In my past? In my present? I always thought that I had already met her and now she\'s gone. Maybe she\'ll come back out of my past maybe I am dreaming.\r\n\r\nWhat happens to me is I will like a girl only to watch her go off with somebody else. Is there something wrong with me? Maybe she wasn\'t the one? Maybe she was and I ran her off?\r\n\r\nI just don\'t believe there is anyone for me. Until I meet her, I won\'t believe. But how will I know?\r\n\r\nI really don\'t know anymore.\r\n\r\n<strong>Signs</strong>\r\n\r\nI drew this analogy earlier this week,  if a woman\'s signs were like traffic signs, I\'d be dead by now. I would have wrecked my car in an impressive ball of fire. Explosions can be cool. But not when they involve me.\r\n\r\nI am just a fairly simple-minded guy. I need everything laid out for me. I don\'t like playing games (except the video kind..). Because, I will fail. That is my past experience. And as of now, I do not foresee that changing.\r\n\r\n<strong>What Am I?</strong>\r\n\r\nYou know, that\'s a pretty fair question. A geek or a nerd? Or a combination of both? I am not really smart enough to really be either, though. I know I am a failed musician. I know that I am a wannabe poet. I know that I am not much of a catch. But I know I could be if I found the \"one.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>What am I looking for?</strong>\r\n\r\nI am not looking for a one-night stand. I am looking for someone to share my life with me. My experiences. Me. Who I am and what I am (of course, what am I?). I am looking for someone who can look inside me, inside the rough exterior and see that there is an actual heart in there. Believe me, I bleed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Why am I posting this here?</strong>\r\n\r\nThat, my friends, is the question of the day. But it is a bit therapeutic to put my feelings into words. That\'s why I write my \"poetry.\" Even my psychologist during my senior year of high school encouraged me to write. And I have ever since. So, you can take my \"poems\" at face value. They are just how I am feeling at the time I wrote them. Just like this one:\r\n\r\n<strong>Alone</strong>\r\n\r\nAm I better off alone\r\nThan to be with someone?\r\nAm I better doing my own thing\r\nThan to worry about another?\r\n\r\nIs it worth being alone\r\nTo not disappoint someone?\r\nIs it worth worrying about being alone\r\nWhen I could be doing more?\r\n\r\nShould I stay alone\r\nOr find someone of my own?\r\nShould I think about being alone\r\nInstead of just accepting it?\r\n\r\nWhy should I not be alone\r\nWhen I have it all?\r\nWhen I am alone\r\nDo I only have myself to blame?\r\n\r\nAlone is sometimes how I like to be\r\nMeans that I am always free\r\nSometimes I wonder what it would be like\r\nTo not be alone anymore\r\n\r\nI don\'t remember when I actually wrote this, but it was in the past year. Enjoy.','From the heart',0,'','publish','open','open','','from-the-heart%e2%80%a6','','','2007-07-30 07:10:44','2007-07-30 12:10:44','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=10',0,'post','',0),(74,1,'2007-08-03 16:33:01','2007-08-03 21:33:01','<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">The Story:</span>\r\n\r\nI began listening to Dream Theater in 1999... just about the time that \"Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from A Memory\" was released.  However, I hadn\'t even heard it when I went to my first DT show at the Tabernacle.  I had only purchased \"Awake\" from the used bin at Sunburst Records in Huntsville.\r\n\r\nLet\'s back up to when DT first broke onto the scene with their second album, \"Images and Words\" and their single, \"Pull Me Under.\"  I heard it on the radio and thought... \"this sounds good...\" and then the keyboards started and I thought \"how dare they ruin such a great riff with keyboards... yuck.\"  At that time, I was into nothing but thrash and speed metal.  Bands like Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Dark Angel, Voivod... what do all of these bands have in common?  No keyboards.  Basically, if it had keyboards, it sucked.  That\'s my mentality.  This was in 91/92.\r\n\r\nFast forward to 1999 when I was at Sunburst and saw \"Awake.\"  I had heard of Dream Theater and the disc was only like 5 bucks, so I decided to give it a chance and it was awesome.  One of the best albums I had heard.  Every song was great (even Space Dyed Vest).  Some where heavy.  Some were soft.  I began to wonder what I had been missing.  Not a few days after I ran across thier tour schedule on their official site and saw they were playing Atlanta... I decided to go.\r\n\r\nThey were on the \"Scenes from a Memory\" tour where they played the album in it\'s entirety as half of the show.  And that show kicked my ass.  I barely recognized a song even in the second set.  After all, I had only one disc.  The next time I got to get to goto Sunburst, I bought \"Scenes\" and \"Falling Into Infinity.\"  I enjoyed the hell out of \"Scenes\" but \"Falling into Infiity\" not as much but still a good album.  After a couple of months, I had everything in their catalog except \"Images and Words\" (ironically) and \"When Dream and Day Unite\" (their first album).\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">The Music:</span>\r\n\r\nWhat makes them so great to me (and I am not the expert) is the range of emotion their music can envoke.  From the heavy music (from albums like \"Awake\" and \"Train of Thought\") to the soft and emotional (from albums like \"Scenes\" and \"Systematic Chaos\").  And the epic songs like...\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\r\nFrom Images and Words:\r\n</span>\"Metropolis Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper\" [9:32]\r\n\"Learning to Live\" [11:30]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">From A Change of Seaons (EP):</span>\r\n\"A Change of Seasons\" [23:08]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">From Awake:</span>\r\n\"Scarred\" [10:58]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">From Falling Into Infinity:</span>\r\n\"Lines in the Sand\" [12:05]\r\n\"Trail of Tears\" [13:05]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">From Scenes from a Memory:</span>\r\n\"Home\" [12:53]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">From Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence:</span>\r\n\"The Glass Prison\" [13:52]\r\n\"Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence\" [41:33]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">From Train of Thought:</span>\r\n\"In the Name of God\" [14:16]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">From Ocatavarium:</span>\r\n\"Octavarium\" [24:00]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">From Systematic Chaos:</span>\r\n\"The Ministry of Lost Souls\" [14:57]\r\n\"In the Presence of Enemies\" [25:38] (if they were combined.  On the album, this song is split into 2 parts...part 1 is 9:00 and part 2 is 16:38)\r\n\r\n[Not all bands can pull of songs of these lengths and not be boring... ]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Here is how I rank their studio albums:</span>\r\n1. Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory\r\n2. Awake\r\n3. Systematic Chaos\r\n4. Images and Words\r\n5. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence\r\n6. Octavarium\r\n7. Train of Thought\r\n8. Falling into Infinity\r\n9. When Day and Dream Unite\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold\">Why Scenes is my favorite disc...</span>\r\nIt is a concept album, which always impresses me.  I like the thought of the concept album and not only is a really sweet concept, but the music ranges from heavy (like Strange Deja Vu and Home) to slow (like Through Her Eyes and The Spirite Carries On).  So, this album is probably (in my opinion) their most diverse.  This is what makes it so great to me.  I like the diversity and I like the story.  The things that make any album great...\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Some of their most awesome heavy songs:</span>\r\n1. Lie (Awake)\r\n2. The Glass Prison (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence)\r\n3. The Mirror (Awake)\r\n4. The Test That Stumped Them All (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence)\r\n5. The Dark Eternal Night (Systematic Chaos)\r\n6. In The Name of God (Train of Thought)\r\n7. Under a Glass Moon (Images and Words)\r\n8. War Inside My Head (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence)\r\n9. Home (Scenes from a Memory)\r\n10. Pull Me Under (Images and Words)\r\n11. The Root of All Evil (Octavarium)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Some of their most awesome ballads:</span>\r\n1. Vacant (Train of Thought)\r\n2. Through Her Eyes (Scenes from a Memory)\r\n3. The Spirit Carries On (Scenes from a Memory)  [this one gives me goosebumps!]\r\n4. The Ministry of Lost Souls (Systematic Chaos)\r\n5. Fosaken (Systematic Chaos)\r\n6. The Silent Man (Awake)\r\n7. Finally Free (Scenes from a Memory)\r\n8. Solitary Shell (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence)\r\n9. Surrounded (Images and Words)\r\n10. Hollow Years (Falling into Infinity)\r\n11. Space Dyed Vest (Awake)\r\n\r\nIf you are on the fence about whether to give DT a listen, do yourself a favor and visit their <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/dreamtheater\" target=\"_new\">MySpace Page</a> and join the <a href=\"http://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/\" target=\"_new\">Dream Theater Forums</a> where I post under the name \"webpoet73.\"','Why Dream Theater is my favorite band...',0,'','publish','open','open','','why-dream-theater-is-my-favorite-band','','','2007-08-03 16:33:01','2007-08-03 21:33:01','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=74',0,'post','',0),(15,1,'2007-02-27 14:15:39','2007-02-27 19:15:39','I know just about as much about what I want to do with my life as I did when I was 18.  How did I let it get this far without any real direction.  I wanted to be a professional musician (aka rock star) as a teenager.  Well, that plan sure failed.  So, I went with what appeared to be the next money maker, computers.   Got my AAS degree in Electronics Technology.  That\'s great but could only lead to a life in manufacturing.  I found myself right back in school and finally got my BS in Computer Information Systems.  That led me here to GA.\r\n\r\nThis is exactly what I had in mind, either.  So what do I want to do?\r\n\r\n1.) <strong>Own my own business. </strong> A bar/nightclub/restaurant.  This is a pretty competitive business and I have no business sense.  This is bound to fail.  Not to mention, you need lots of capital to start up a business, which I don\'t have.\r\n\r\n2.) <strong>Systems Admin.</strong>  That is the most likely scenario for me.  I have a few Microsoft certification tests I need to take and get some certifications that I can put on my resume.  MCP is far too common to be impressive.\r\n\r\n3.) <strong>Forensics.</strong>  If only shows like \"The Forensic Files\" had been on TV when I was in college, I might have changed my major.  It would take too many hours in college now for me to go back and get another degree.\r\n\r\n4.) <strong>Retail store manager.  </strong>Depends on which one, money can be made but it is a huge operation to keep going and when things fail, you are the one to blame.\r\n\r\n5.) <strong>Bum.</strong>  This would be easy to obtain but hard to live.\r\n\r\nHard to belive that after all these years of thinking I knew what I wanted, I am still thinking.','Here I sit...',0,'','publish','open','open','','here-i-sit','','','2007-02-27 14:17:08','2007-02-27 19:17:08','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=15',0,'post','',1),(14,1,'2007-02-22 22:50:54','2007-02-23 03:50:54','Maybe it\'s the lack of confidence.  The low self-esteem.  Or just my natural shyness.  I have to warm up to people for a while before I can really talk to them.  It has always been like that.  I guess I don\'t really have an outgoing personality.\r\n\r\nSo, where can I meet people?  Social clubs?  Let\'s see, what do I like:\r\n\r\nMusic (metal, progressive rock, progressive metal, rock, grunge)\r\n\r\nVideo Games\r\n\r\nComputers (Specifically Macintosh)\r\n\r\nThese kinds of social clubs (well, is there a video game or music social club?) are probably not big with girls, so ...\r\n\r\nAnyway, something\'s gotta give... sigh.','Sometimes, I Feel Socially Inept',0,'','publish','open','open','','sometimes-i-feel-socially-inept','','','2007-02-22 22:53:51','2007-02-23 03:53:51','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=14',0,'post','',0),(16,1,'2007-02-28 15:33:18','2007-02-28 20:33:18','Well, it should go on the market in a couple of weeks.  There are a few issues I need to work out on it.   Plus, my agent and I want to watch the market for the next week or so to see how the other houses in my neighborhood are moving.\r\n\r\nThere are several reasons why I decided to sell:\r\n\r\n1. <strong>Traffic.</strong>  It\'s getting worse and worse.  My commute times are getting longer and neither I nor my office has moved.  Getting stuck on a 4-line wide highway is just insane.\r\n\r\n2. <strong>Road conditions</strong>.  The roads around me are not improving.   Potholes and patches and just overly rough surfaces.  This is hard on a small car like mine.\r\n\r\n3. <strong>Construction.</strong>  There are so many new townhouse communities popping up around me and I am tired of the construction.  I survived while my neighborhood was being finished, but now, I just wanna get away.\r\n\r\n4. <strong>Liquidity</strong>.  Living in an apartment will make it easier to pick up and move to Alabama, should the opportunity arise.  Selling my house is one step towards making this happen.\r\n\r\n5. <strong>Townhouse</strong>.  The glorified apartment.  The biggest benefit of living in my house is the tax deductions I get for my interest paid.  Otherwise, I feel like I live in a glorified apartment.  Might as well live in one.  At least, I won\'t have to do my own maintenance.\r\n\r\n6. <strong>The HOA</strong>.Â  My HOA is non-existant except when it comes time to pay the fee.Â  No meetings.Â  No conact.Â  Just pay your money.Â  That\'s all they want. Â  They don\'t want to hear from you. Â  Yeah, pretty pathetic.\r\n\r\nIt is a pretty tough thing to move and move again.  I have lived in 4 different places since I moved to the Metro Atlanta area in late 99.  I guess I am a nomad.  I am going to move back down to Roswell.  I really like this area of the Metro, so I plan to stay in this area as long as I am here.','I finally decided to sell my house...',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-finally-decided-to-sell-my-house','','','2007-02-28 16:08:40','2007-02-28 21:08:40','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=16',0,'post','',0),(17,1,'2007-03-02 14:42:51','2007-03-02 19:42:51','Where do I start?  Well, most of what I might say is in my pet peeves post, but ...\r\n\r\nI got up at 6:30 this morning and went downstairs...and what do I hear?  Bass protruding from the wall between my house and my neighbors\'s house.  Remember, this is 6:30AM.  I don\'t get it.  It lasted the whole time I was getting ready to come into work.  I am beginning to wonder when the hell he sleeps.  I get this at night and in the morning.  About the only thing I can do is fire back.  I do have the firepower to throw it back at him.  Most of the time, this works, but in the morning, I like it pretty quiet.\r\n\r\nOh, man, do I want to move.  The other people in my neighborhood don\'t respect the rules.  Parking on the street, parking in the visitor\'s spots, running stop signs... Even if I wasn\'t moving into an apt, I might end up moving just to get away from these people.\r\n\r\nThe HOA rarely does anything about this behaviour.  They just want your money.  They have to pay the landscapers, after all.  Sigh.\r\n\r\nAnyway, I am a bit pissed that I had to listen to over an hour of bass this morning and I just didn\'t feel like firing back.  But tonight...well, tonight is a far different story.  To use a Dream Theater song title... \"Light Fuse And Get Away.\"','My Neighbors',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-neighbors','','','2007-03-02 14:50:51','2007-03-02 19:50:51','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=17',0,'post','',0),(18,1,'2007-03-04 17:31:48','2007-03-04 22:31:48','<p>Haven\'t done a lot today.  I painted some rough spots on my front door.  I painted a small wall that was very marked up.  I went through a few rooms and used the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to clean up some marked up walls.  I need to get my house ready to sell.  I just don\'t feel like doing any more.  Add to that, I am not really a handyman.  I am more of a hungryman! :D</p>\r\n<p>So, what else have I done today?  I played through a few races on PGR3 on the Xbox360.  I watched Batman on DVD.  Chatted with Stephanie on Yahoo! IM.  Now, I am watching the last 3 episodes of the season 1 of the X-Files.  I wrote a blog...well filled a blog on MySpace with some YouTube clips from the Muppet show.  The Swedish Chef, Waldorf and Statler, and Pigs in Space.  Yes, I know, I have great taste in games, TV, and movies...</p>\r\n<p>So, yeah, I really have been a lazy bum today.  I need it after my drinking purge last night.</p>\r\n','Just a lazy Sunday',0,'','publish','open','open','','just-a-lazy-sunday','','','2007-03-04 17:32:06','2007-03-04 22:32:06','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=18',0,'post','',0),(19,1,'2007-03-06 21:16:48','2007-03-07 02:16:48','Yes, like Sonny (the robot from I, Robot), I am unique.\r\n\r\nFrom my views on life, love, sex, <a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/music.htm\">music</a>, <a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/movies.htm\">movies</a>, <a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/gaming.htm\">games</a>, politics, and even religion.  From the way I dress, eat, think, drive, live, and act.  I am sarcastic, witty, and have an odd sense of humor.\r\n\r\nAll of these and my attitude make me more unique that most people I know.\r\n\r\nThese can be seen in my writings including this blog, <a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/works.htm\">my poetry</a>, my <a href=\"http://blog.myspace.com/webpoet73\">MySpace blog</a>, and even my <a href=\"http://www.gamespot.com/users/webpoet_basic/\">GameSpot blog</a>.\r\n\r\nOr am I kidding myself and am just as ordinary as the masses?  I would like to think not.  I don\'t want to be like everybody else, I just want to be me.','I am unique...',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-am-unique','','','2007-03-06 21:19:43','2007-03-07 02:19:43','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=19',0,'post','',0),(21,1,'2007-03-12 12:35:50','2007-03-12 17:35:50','Well, there are certainly many reasons to stay.\r\n\r\n1.) <strong>Friends and co-workers.</strong>  In the years here, I have met lots of people here at work and a neighbor or two.  I have made several good friendships and those I will miss.  However, through the magic of the internet, people are never too far away.\r\n\r\n2.) <strong>Major sports teams.</strong>  Atlanta Braves.  Atlanta Thrashers.  Georgia Force.  Atlanta Falcons.  Atlanta  Hawks.  All major leagues are represented.\r\n\r\n3.) <strong>AMS.</strong>  Even though I have only been to 1 race at AMS (and seem to schedule my out of town trips on AMS dates...), I can go at any time.\r\n\r\n4.) <strong>Six Flags.</strong>  Again, I have only been twice in my 7 years here, but I can pack up and head down there at any time.\r\n\r\n5.) <strong>Concerts.</strong>  I have seen so many bands here that would never tour in my hometown.  Megadeth, Dream Theater, Slayer, Fear Factory, Eric Clapton (though I missed this show), Paul McCartney (missed this one, too), AC/DC, Roger Waters (on May 22!), Queensryche, King\'s X, and more...\r\n\r\nYet, there are many compelling reasons to leave Atlanta\r\n\r\n1.) <strong>Family.</strong>  This goes without saying.  I am the only one in my family to stray away.\r\n\r\n2.) <strong>Friends.</strong>  Some I have had for years.  Some I have become re-acquainted with  through the internet.\r\n\r\n3.) <strong>Too many people in Atlanta.</strong>  Traffic just getting to the mall is getting heavier everyday.\r\n\r\n4.) <strong>Hometown.</strong>  Where I grew up.  It\'s where my heart is.\r\n\r\n5.) <strong>Social life.</strong>  Even though, I do have a nice social life here... it could be so much more in my hometown... because it <em>is</em> my hometown.\r\n\r\n6.) <strong>A bit simpler life.</strong>  Everything here just seems more complicated.  I can\'t really explain it.  I guess it\'s the everyday grind of life in a big city.  That being said, I am rarely in the city of Atlanta, so I don\'t even see the daily grind that the people do that work downtown.  I have never been a big city guy.  Yet, I am not a small city guy, either.  I like the middle-sized city.  One that has the conveniences of the big city, yet doesn\'t have the problems of the big city.','Why would I want to leave Metro Atlanta?',0,'','publish','open','open','','why-would-i-want-to-leave-metro-atlanta','','','2007-03-12 12:35:50','2007-03-12 17:35:50','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=21',0,'post','',0),(22,1,'2007-03-13 10:17:52','2007-03-13 15:17:52','<p>Come next week.  This is a difficult decision.  Not only to sell my house, but the prospect of going home without employment.  It is downright scary.  But my desire to go home has never been so high.</p>\r\n<p>It is my belief that it will be easier to obtain employment once I am home than to obtain it from here.  That is one major reason for leaving Georgia without first obtaining employment.</p>\r\n<p>If nothing else, I can probably find work in the retail sector.  I did it for many years before coming to Georgia, and even for a year after I got here.  It is respectable work, but it is also low-paying.  I will be able to supplement my income with the profits from the sale of my house.  At least for 6 months.  I can survive on that money, but my spending will be curtailed.  Lots of weekend nights at my house, my family or friends houses.</p>\r\n<p>The part that makes me the most nervous is not having health benefits.  In the case of an accident or an emergency, medical bills could drain my savings.</p>\r\n<p>I have applied for a few jobs.  My confidence isn\'t too high right now.  And I am still doubting my decision to leave without a job... but if I feel it\'s something I have to do, then I will do it.  I pray that everything works out for me and my family.  I hope that whomever reads this prays for the same.</p>\r\n','My house will be on the market...',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-house-will-be-on-the-market','','','2007-03-25 00:13:55','2007-03-25 05:13:55','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=22',0,'post','',0),(23,1,'2007-03-19 08:32:46','2007-03-19 13:32:46','It\'s funny in life how things change.   One day, everything seems to be going according to plan.   The next, it\'s like trying to drive a ship through a hurricane.\r\n\r\nI am not a good captain.   My ship is in the middle of a hurricane and I don\'t know how to right it. I don\'t even know how to ask to help. I make more mistakes than I do things right. Sometimes, I wonder what is wrong with me.\r\n\r\nThere has to be an end to the hurricane... but what will I find when I get there?   Peace?  Pain?  Love?  Hurt?  I just don\'t know.  I know what I want to find... but will I ever find it?  I\'d be lying if I said that I didn\'t have my doubts. I have the feeling that it\'ll be just like every other time, I find that which I did not want to find.\r\n\r\nI often wished that life were more simple, like me.  And that in school, they\'d hand out a \"Guide to Life\" pamphlet, then maybe I wouldn\'t be so lost all of the time.   How can such a smart guy like me be so dumb and ignorant?\r\n\r\nI guess that\'s enough self-loathing for one day.   It\'s time for me to head back to Georgia and prepare my house for the next phase of my life...selling my house.','My Perfect Storm',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-perfect-storm','','','2007-11-13 11:36:00','2007-11-13 16:36:00','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=23',0,'post','',0),(24,1,'2007-03-19 15:54:47','2007-03-19 20:54:47','<p>Here it is in all of it\'s glory...</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/ForSale_001.jpg\" /></p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/ForSale_002.jpg\" /></p>\r\n<p>So, as I was saying, My house is up for sale and I am apparently headed back to Alabama by ... well, whenever the house sells.  There are maybe ... 10 houses for sale in my neighborhood.  3 of them (not counting mine) I can see from my front door.  This is of concern to me only because of the competition.  However, it doesn\'t have to sell next week.... why?  Because I will be jobless in Alabama.  Though, through my friend, I can probably at least get some work.  Some work is better than no work.  But it\'s not where I want to be at this point in my career.  But being back in Huntsville with my family and friends there, is where I want to be at this point in my life.</p>\r\n<p>But I will have not totally abandoned Atlanta.  I will return for visits.</p>\r\n<p>As the group Alabama put it so simply \"My Home\'s in Alabama.  No matter where I lay my head.\" I hope to be laying my head in Huntsville soon.</p>\r\n','My House is \"officially\" up for Sale',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-house-is-officially-up-for-sale','','','2007-03-25 00:13:41','2007-03-25 05:13:41','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=24',0,'post','',0),(25,1,'2007-03-20 20:25:08','2007-03-21 01:25:08','<p><strong>On the house front...</strong> My next door neighbors who are selling their house \"by owner\" are undercutting the rest of us on price.  Their house is priced at 152,900... a full 10,000 less than mine and up to 12,000 less than some other houses...</p>\r\n<p>\"What is wrong with their house,\" you might be asking... well, by the stats, it has far more upgrades than mine.  (Theirs is a two bedroom, whereas mine is a 3 bedroom.)  My real estate agent doesn\'t seem to think it\'s a big deal, but in his words, \"it won\'t help.\"</p>\r\n<p>\"What does theirs have that yours doesn\'t?\"  Well, I am glad you asked...but why would I tell you.  It might make you more interested in it than in mine.  The sooner theirs sells, the better it is for the rest of us.  You wouldn\'t want to be my neighbor, anyway.  I bet my neighbors are glad I am moving... well, I am glad I am moving, too.</p>\r\n<p><strong>On the job hunt...</strong> I have received word from one of the prospective employers that my resume is \"under review\" for one of the positions that I applied for from them.  And I have submitted a proposal to my current employer for remote working.  And I have that job at DirecTV that I can get.  So, perhaps, everything will be just fine.</p>\r\n<p><strong>But for right now...</strong> I am watching \"<strong>Dirty Jobs</strong>\" on Discovery.  Mike Rowe is so damn funny, it hurts.  If only I were as funny as him.  We share the same first name and he\'s on my MySpace friends list!</p>\r\n','Real estate is an odd deal... (and other news)',0,'','publish','open','open','','real-estate-is-an-odd-deal-and-other-news','','','2007-03-25 00:13:27','2007-03-25 05:13:27','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=25',0,'post','',0),(26,1,'2007-03-21 21:52:26','2007-03-22 02:52:26','<p>This is clearly an act of war!  Just kidding... how dare they price their house so low!</p>\r\n<p><img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/neighbor1.jpg\" title=\"My Damn Neighbors\" alt=\"My Damn Neighbors\" align=\"absmiddle\" height=\"640\" width=\"490\" /></p>\r\n<p>The MLS# for my house is: 3445194</p>\r\n<p>Notice that my house is exactly 10,000 more than the neighbor\'s house... sure, they have a few more upgrades, but mine is a 3 bedroom, theirs is a 2 bedroom...</p>\r\n<p>At least I have Re/Max behind my house.  And I hope that gives me an advantage, but a 10,000 advantage?  Hopefully, their house will sell soon and get that out of the way...</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n','More real estate ...',0,'','publish','open','open','','more-real-estate','','','2007-03-25 00:25:20','2007-03-25 05:25:20','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=26',0,'post','',0),(30,1,'2007-03-29 07:01:09','2007-03-29 12:01:09','This is what we call an offer... it\'s what my agent thinks will give us an advantage over other homes...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/Flyer.jpg\" title=\"Mortgage Flyer\" alt=\"Mortgage Flyer\" align=\"absmiddle\" />\r\n\r\nIn case I didn\'t mention it, already, my neighbors have taken down their for sale sign.Â  I hope this is because they have sold it and I don\'t have to worry about them undercutting the price anymore.Â  Dirty pool.Â  Don\'t like it.\r\n\r\nIt has been on the market for a week and a half now... It has been shown only 2 times that I know of.Â  The visiting agents leave a business card when they show the house.Â  My agent probably doesn\'t have to because he is not a visiting agent.Â  If he has shown it, I am not aware.Â  But, we all realize that it will take some time for it to be shown a lot.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/Kitchen_Setup001.jpg\" title=\"Check it out\" alt=\"Check it out\" align=\"absmiddle\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\nThis is what my kitchen table looks like now...','Real Estate Update for 3/29',0,'','publish','open','open','','real-estate-update-for-329','','','2007-03-29 07:01:09','2007-03-29 12:01:09','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=30',0,'post','',0),(27,1,'2007-03-25 00:12:29','2007-03-25 05:12:29','My neighbors with the low sale price... the \"for sale\" sign is down.   Perhaps it sold?\r\n\r\nAn agent (and not my agent) showed my house on Friday.  This is the first time it has been shown.\r\n\r\nToday, when I wake up, I will be continuing the deconstruction of the personalization of my house.  I have already taken everything down from the walls (they still need patched and painted) and pulled down all of the collectibles from the tops of my kitchen cabinets and washed them.  Tomorrow, I get to pack all of this away and put in my attic.  Tonight, truly is the first night of the realization that I am, indeed, moving again.','Real estate update',0,'','publish','open','open','','real-estate-update','','','2007-03-25 00:13:04','2007-03-25 05:13:04','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=27',0,'post','',0),(29,1,'2007-03-26 13:04:42','2007-03-26 18:04:42','I did quite a bit of repair to my house yesterday.Â  Spot painting.Â  I have taken down everything from my walls except the shelves holding my surround sound speakers.Â  I have to keep them up.Â  I have to have my surround sound!\r\n\r\nI got a surprise visit from a real estate agent.Â  She showed my house.Â  So, this is showing number 2.Â  I had to get it ready, though.Â  I had been working on it and it was a bit of a mess.\r\n\r\nHopefully, it will sell in a couple of months.Â  I still need some time to get myself together before I can move.Â  Maybe, by then, I will be employed in Huntsville first...','Real Estate Update for 3/26',0,'','publish','open','open','','real-estate-update-for-326','','','2007-03-26 13:04:42','2007-03-26 18:04:42','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=29',0,'post','',0),(31,1,'2007-03-29 07:08:55','2007-03-29 12:08:55','<p>1.) My resume, I can only assume, is still under review at Teledyne Brown.  I have received no further communications from them and I haven\'t called them.  Perhaps, I should.</p>\r\n<p>2.) My resume is under review at DirecTV.  My friend there is making sure of that.  That\'s all I can ask for from him.  The rest would be up to me, if they decide to interview me.</p>\r\n<p>3.) I got an email from a company called FINAO Corp.  They do CPR (Computerize Medical Records).  (http://www.finaocorp.com).  They got my resume from my college, Athens State University (http://www.athens.edu).  I have been in contact with them and it may possibly lead to an interview.  It is for an entry-level programmer position.  I am not the greatest programmer in the universe, but I can learn to be.  I just hope they decide to at least interview me.  My knowledge of the medical industry, I believe, gives me an advantage.</p>\r\n<p>That is all now.  I will be submitting more resumes as I can.  I pray that by the time I make the move to Huntsville, that I have a job.  Not that I like working, but money seems to be ... important.</p>\r\n','Job Search Update',0,'','publish','open','open','','job-search-update','','','2007-03-29 07:09:15','2007-03-29 12:09:15','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=31',0,'post','',0),(32,1,'2007-04-02 08:54:31','2007-04-02 13:54:31','I never used to believe that I had a \"<strong>one</strong>.\"  But then, I met somebody... well, I changed my mind.  Maybe, just maybe, there is a \"<strong>one</strong>\" for me.  Things have changed, yet again, and maybe I just wanted to believe that there is a \"<strong>one</strong>\" for me.  Apparently, she must not be her.  So, again, I am back to square...\"<strong>one</strong>?\"  Life goes on, so they say.\r\n\r\nI guess life is full of changes.  This is already a year of change for me.  Between the selling of my house, moving back to my hometown, and changing jobs.  What else will change?\r\n<u>\r\nUpdates:</u>\r\nOn the real estate front, there is nothing new to tell.\r\nOn the job search front, there is nothing new to tell.','Oh How I Changed My Mind',0,'','publish','open','open','','oh-how-i-changed-my-mind','','','2007-04-02 08:55:19','2007-04-02 13:55:19','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=32',0,'post','',0),(33,1,'2007-04-02 14:58:49','2007-04-02 19:58:49','...that I wrote in 1999... yet, it seems to practically fit what I am feeling now.\r\n\r\n<strong>\"How Can\"</strong>\r\n\r\nHow can you look\r\nAt the one you love and smile,\r\nWhen you know\r\nThey are in love with another.\r\n\r\nHow can you stop\r\nLoving that special one,\r\nEven though you know\r\nThey aren\'t in love with you.\r\n\r\nHow can you have\r\nFaith that there is someone for you,\r\nWhen that one you long for\r\nLongs for someone else?\r\n\r\nHow can it be\r\nThat love can be so cruel,\r\nWhen it knows\r\nHow bad it can hurt you.\r\n\r\nHow can you hold\r\nDown your emotions,\r\nWhen you know\r\nYou want to lay down and cry.\r\n\r\nHow can you move on\r\nAnd begin to smile at them again,\r\nWhen you know how much\r\nDeep down inside you are hurting.','I ran across this poem...',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-ran-across-this-poem','','','2007-08-23 18:11:08','2007-08-23 23:11:08','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=33',0,'post','',0),(34,1,'2007-04-03 14:41:51','2007-04-03 19:41:51','I can tell it by the traffic... I left 20 minutes early for work yesterday because I knew I had to stop for gas and for breakfast (Chic-Fil-A rules for breakfast!) and was 20 minutes early... huh?  Today I left like 5 minutes late and was a tad early... If only everyday were like this, I would never be ... you know, past time I am supposed to be at work.\r\n\r\n<strong>House Update:</strong> Had 1 more agent to show my house yesterday.  That is all.','Spring Break in Metro Atlanta',0,'','publish','open','open','','spring-break-in-metro-atlanta','','','2007-04-03 14:42:09','2007-04-03 19:42:09','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=34',0,'post','',0),(35,1,'2007-04-09 18:09:23','2007-04-09 23:09:23','<p><embed src=\'http://videomedia.ign.com/ev/ev.swf\' flashvars=\'object_ID=896779&downloadURL=http://moviesmovies.ign.com/movies/video/article/778/778385/good_luck_chuck_trlr1_flvlowwide.flv&allownetworking=\"all\"\' type=\'application/x-shockwave-flash\' width=\'433\' height=\'360\' ></embed></p>\r\n','I LOVE Jessica Alba... and you should, too',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-love-jessica-alba-and-you-should-too','','','2007-04-09 18:09:23','2007-04-09 23:09:23','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=35',0,'post','',0),(37,1,'2007-04-12 12:51:18','2007-04-12 17:51:18','<strong>House</strong>\r\n\r\nWell, it seems as if the mortgage rate special that was on my house is no more.Â  My agent pulled the sign from the yard and has placed new promotional materials in my house.Â  He finally came and took away the business cards of the other agents who have shown the house.\r\n\r\nIt was shown last Friday and the agent who showed it left lights on in my house and locked me out.Â  Fortunately, I have other ways of getting in.Â  It was kinda cool and I had come home from the gym and I had shorts and a t-shirt on.Â  So, I was kinda pissed off.\r\n\r\n<strong>Job</strong>\r\n\r\nThe position at Teledyne Brown that my resume was up for review with was filled and not by me.','House and Job Update',0,'','publish','open','open','','house-and-job-update','','','2007-04-12 12:51:18','2007-04-12 17:51:18','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=37',0,'post','',0),(40,1,'2007-04-26 09:52:13','2007-04-26 14:52:13',' How many of these have you passed on your way to work, school, the movies, or just riding around?\r\n\r\nWell, there is one on GA 141 North that I see almost everyday that just gets to me...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/tbear.jpg\" />\r\n<em>I took this from the southbound lanes...this about the best picture I can get from the car...</em>\r\n\r\nThe teddy bear just does it. If this doesn\'t swell some kind of emotion in you, then you are some sort of robot. Sure, it\'s not my child nor do I know the child who might have died there, but it still makes me a little sad to think about what might have happened there.\r\n\r\nThere are some other memorials that I\'d like to photograph, but they are even harder to get from the car. I would like to get a better photograph of this one. Traffic has to be really backed up for me to be going slow enough to actually take a photograph.\r\n\r\nI just thought I\'d share this with you guys....','Roadside Memorials',0,'','publish','open','open','','roadside-memorials','','','2007-04-26 09:52:13','2007-04-26 14:52:13','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=40',0,'post','',0),(39,1,'2007-04-23 20:36:46','2007-04-24 01:36:46','...without buying something...\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/appletv.jpg\" />\r\nYeah, that\'s an AppleTV.  Yeah, I bought one.  And yes, that is an iPod dock next to it.\r\n\r\nSo, what do I think of it?  It works pretty damn well.  It\'s sleek.  It\'s stylish.  The biggest issue to me is the lack of true 5.1 channel surround sound.  The unit has an optical jack on it.  This leads me to believe that it very well could support it one day...but not today.\r\n\r\nIt works seemless with iTunes.  The puny 40gb hard drive is almost full already and I have only syched my movies and music videos.  There is really no reason to sync music.  Music will stream very well over a G-network.  Actually, the video that I have streams pretty well as well.  I am going to do some more comparisons between the AppleTV and the MacMini that I already had.  This will determine whether or not I keep the AppleTV.  The unit has a 14-day full refund return policy... so I get to keep it for 2 weeks before either I have to give it up or keep it forever...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/appletv.ars\">Ars Reviews the AppleTV</a>\r\n\r\nI just wonder if I\'ll keep it or not... I guess I should... gotta keep up that Apple Fanboyness...!','I can\'t go into an Apple Store...',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-cant-go-into-an-apple-store','','','2007-05-24 10:28:39','2007-05-24 15:28:39','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=39',0,'post','',0),(41,1,'2007-04-27 07:09:45','2007-04-27 12:09:45','I managed to get a good picture of the memorial I mentioned in the first blog.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/tbear2.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" />\r\n\r\nPlus I got a couple more memorials.  Not great pictures, but you get the idea.  All of these are on GA 141 North.  I thought that these were worth photographing and sharing.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/cross1.jpg\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/cross2.jpg\" />','Roadside Memorials Part II',0,'','publish','open','open','','roadside-memorials-part-ii','','','2007-04-27 07:09:45','2007-04-27 12:09:45','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=41',0,'post','',0),(42,1,'2007-05-07 21:56:47','2007-05-08 02:56:47','There were 3 trials.  I only have the articles from the first 2.  The third might have lasted a day since it was plea bargained.\r\n\r\nTrial 1\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980817.pdf\">08/17/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980818.pdf\">08/18/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980819.pdf\">08/19/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980820.pdf\">08/20/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980821.pdf\">08/21/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980822.pdf\">08/22/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980825.pdf\">08/25/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980826.pdf\">08/26/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980827.pdf\">08/27/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980917.pdf\">09/17/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_1/THT980918.pdf\">09/18/1998</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nTrial 2\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_2/THT981018.pdf\">10/18/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_2/THT981020.pdf\">10/20/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_2/THT981021.pdf\">10/21/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_2/THT981022.pdf\">10/22/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_2/THT981023.pdf\">10/23/1998</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/docs/Trial_2/THT981024.pdf\">10/24/1998</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese are all of the articles that I printed out.  The end result is that Joey and Nick both are on death row in Alabama and Corey testified against the other 2 as part of a plea agreement.  He apparently did not do any of the shooting and tried to keep the others from shooting... but he did participate in the beatings...\r\n\r\nThis is something that I\'ll never forget and something I still think about some 10+ years later.\r\n\r\nBrian was my best friend and still the best friend I ever had (no disrespect to current or former best friends...).  He went though some very tough times with his parents and with some of his friends, including me, but I never stopped believing in him.  That one day he would come around.  Finally, he did.  And we had some great times.  Then, he was taken away from me, his parents, his brother, and from the rest of his friends.  He was a pretty popular guy.  I just wanted you to know about him.  If you met him, you liked him.  He is one of the few males outside of my father that I told him, \"I love you.\"  For any perverts, that is not in a sexual connotation.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/Bryan91.jpg\" />\r\nThis is Bryan from the 91 yearbook.  My graduation year.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/Grave.jpg\" />\r\nThis is how I have to visit him now... and I haven\'t been in probably 8 years.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t write this to get your sympathy or your pity or anything else.  I wrote it so that you can know about me.  I am not some non-emotional robot or just some geek.  I am a real person with real problems.  I am not just some faceless person behind a computer screen.\r\n\r\nIf you want to know about me and why I am ... the way I am.  Come back tomorrow...','So, if you are here, I assume you want to know...',0,'','publish','open','open','','so-if-you-are-here-i-assume-you-want-to-know','','','2007-05-08 00:52:32','2007-05-08 05:52:32','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=42',0,'post','',0),(43,1,'2007-05-08 00:51:51','2007-05-08 05:51:51','<strong>Remember:</strong>\r\n\r\nFirst, let\'s not forget the other victims in the crime... Johnny Couch (I never met), Charles (Lamar) Hemphill (whom i did meet at the old Club V in what was \"The Mall\" in Huntsville on Bryan\'s 21st birthday), Michael Beaudette (I never met)... plus Ashley Rutherford (who I had just sold my Camaro to just a few months prior to the crime) and Michaelle Hayden [Mills] (whom, I probably met... since she and Ashley were going out at the time).\r\n\r\n<strong>Around the time of the crime:</strong>\r\n\r\nOn the day of the crime, Bryan called me at work wanting to know what I was doing that night.  He was going over to Ashley\'s for a while.  I had gone there several times but I wasn\'t really friends with him (I did sell him my car...), but I had a test the next night which I hadn\'t studied for.... So, I declined.  What would have happened if I had met Bryan that night?  Would we have gone to Ashley\'s?  Would he still be alive?  Or would I have been another victim?  I can sit here and say we would have gone elsewhere, but ... one never knows.\r\n\r\nOn the night of the crime at about the time it happened... I was at home on the internet (yes, I was on the internet in 96.).  Little did I know what was going on just about 10 miles from my house.\r\n\r\nOn the day after,  I remember seeing my Mom come into Office Depot where I worked.  I thought it was odd since she never came in there.  Apparently, she heard about the crime on the radio on the way to dentist... she went to Bryan\'s house to find a few weeping girls and Bryan\'s Mom who told her that she would rather me here the news from my Mom than from the radio.  So, my Mom came in to tell me what happened.  As you can imagine, I couldn\'t work... and my manager let me go home.\r\n\r\nAfter going home, I started watching for the news.   Just because I didn\'t believe it.   Then, they showed Ashley\'s house and I saw Bryan\'s car and Ashley\'s car (my former car) in the driveway.  Then, it hit me and I knew it was true.  I was hoping it was all a hoax.  A very bad hoax but better than knowing that my best friend was dead.\r\n\r\nI had been in that room where it happened many times. I know how small it was and how there was only one real way out. The room was built in the garage. Meaning we could get into his room without even going through the house. In all the times I was there, I never actually saw the inside of the house. Just his room in the garage. I have visions of what it might have been like in my head. From the accounts I read in the paper and from what I have been told of it.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Trials</strong>\r\n\r\nI went over to his parents house almost every night to find out what happened during the trial that day.  I wanted to go but his Mom told me that it\'s better if I didn\'t.  It\'s very hard to hear the testimony.  I know it had to be extremely hard for all of the families to not only go through one trial but to go through 3... To hear what happened 3 times... I just can\'t imagine.\r\n\r\n<strong>Here are some fun things I remember about Bryan: </strong>\r\n\r\nI remember going to Ashley\'s house and pissing outside his garage (after a night of drinking) with Bryan and laughing as we left.\r\n\r\nI remember Bryan having a million girlfriends and I didn\'t have one.  What?  No sharing?  Thanks, Bryan!\r\n\r\nI remember his 21st birthday and somebody buying him a shot of 151 and he went to the bathroom... yeah, it came back up.  But the trooper he was, he kept on drinking.\r\n\r\nI remember going to the Vapors with him many times.  He, like me, drank underage in legitimate bars.  We were very friendly with the wait staff.\r\n\r\nI remember Bryan calling me at work to tell me he won tickets to the WCW Monday Nitro event from WTAK... \"Do I wanna go?  Hell yeah!\"   That\'s the only time I have ever been to a live wrestling match...\r\n\r\nI remember that in the final years after the Vapors closed down, that we spent almost every Saturday night at the Sports Page drinking and shooting pool.  I remember the server that I had a crush on.   Bryan encouraged to give her a poem that expressed myself to her.  She posted it on her fridge (from what I understand).  I never got to know what might have happened because I barely went back after Bryan\'s passing.\r\n\r\nI remember going to Monarch Lanes with him. Bowling and beer. What could be better? Maybe Pool and beer.\r\n\r\nI remember him stiffing me on a Rush ticket. I bought three. One for me, one for Brad Freeman, and one for Bryan. Then, he went with some other friends (probably a girl knowing Bryan) and never paid me for the ticket. Argh! I forgive ya know, bud!\r\n\r\nI remember going to many concerts with him where he didn\'t stiff me. Yeah we had fun. Most notable was the Metallica concert on the Black Album tour. An Evening With Metallica. Synchronized head-banging with like 6 or 7 of us. The chick in front of me in the combat boots who just freaked out for no reason and stomped on my toes... OUCH!\r\n\r\n--- Peace and Love to all who read this ---','Supplemental Post',0,'','publish','open','open','','some-random-thoughts-about-bryan','','','2007-05-08 07:15:07','2007-05-08 12:15:07','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=43',0,'post','',0),(44,1,'2007-05-08 20:15:10','2007-05-09 01:15:10',' In December 2000, my father passed away (from what we know from the autopsy) from coronary artery disease.  He collapsed on the street 2 houses down from my Mom\'s on December 1, 2000.  Her street is not very busy, so nobody saw him for maybe 30 minutes.\r\n\r\nI was living in Norcross, GA at the time.  It was a Friday night and I had just got home from work and sat down on the couch to relax and I got a call from my sister-in-law to tell me that had found him on the road and the ambulance had come and taken him to the hospital.  He was pronounced dead at the hospital.\r\n\r\nI was at my apartment clutching the phone wanting it to ring to get an update.  Was he going to be okay?  Do the doctors know anything?  Instead of a phone call, I got a visit from my aunt and my cousin... as soon as I answered the door and saw who was there, I knew something was wrong.  They broke the news to me.  It was the hardest thing I have ever had to hear.\r\n\r\nNot only was I devastated, but I felt guilty that I wasn\'t there for my family.  I was 4 hours away.  My mom told my aunt and my cousin to drive me home.  She did not want me driving myself.  My aunt and cousin had to go back to their house to pack.  It seemingly took hours.  Hours that I could have used to drive home.  I stared at my car knowing I could leave.  But I remembered what my Mom had said.  I did not drive home.  She had enough on her mind to worry about me driving.\r\n\r\nI got home and the weekend was surreal.  I took a week off of work.  We had to go to the funeral home to make arrangements and goto the Church to make further arrangements with the Priest.  My Dad wanted a full Catholic funeral.  So, we had a wake before the viewing began.  The viewing lasted more than 3 hours of solid hugs, handshaking, and tears.\r\n\r\nThe funeral was at Our Lady, Queen of the Universe Catholic Church in Huntsville.  I will say that this was the most comforting funeral service (funeral mass) that I have been a part of.  Even though, my Dad was gone, I felt at peace for that time.\r\n\r\nAll of my uncles and my Grandfather came down from Seattle for the week.  I was good to see them, but I sure would have preferred it to have been under better circumstances.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tribute.mmolenda.com\" target=\"_blank\">This is the tribute site that I setup for my father.</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tribute.mmolenda.com/docs.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Here you will find several tributes and other items.</a>\r\n\r\nOne last thing, this is the last thing that he gave me:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://tribute.mmolenda.com/docs/LastThing.jpg\" />\r\n\r\nI have only ever played it twice.  I ripped into iTunes so that I could listen to it.  It is now part of the centerpiece of my coffee table which includes some of the items I placed into the link above.\r\n\r\nThrough reading this and my tribute page, you can only get a small sense of who my Dad was.  I miss him each and every day.','So, if you are here, you want to know this, too...',0,'','publish','open','open','','so-if-you-are-here-you-want-to-know-this-too','','','2007-05-09 16:50:33','2007-05-09 21:50:33','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=44',0,'post','',0),(45,1,'2007-05-09 16:46:59','2007-05-09 21:46:59','<strong>Missing You, My Best Friend</strong>\r\n\r\nFor those that never knew you,\r\nI hope that I can do some justice to your name,\r\nI am still not sure what to do,\r\nItâ€™s been three long years, yet I am still the same.\r\n\r\nBryan was a special guy,\r\nOnly around him could I cry,\r\nWhy, oh why, did you have to die?\r\nI am missing you, my best friend.\r\n\r\nHe loved to go out and have a good time,\r\nShooting pool and listening to music,\r\nMetallica was a favorite of his and mine.\r\nI am missing you, my best friend.\r\n\r\nOur favorite hangout, The Vapors,\r\nSpending the weekend listening to the bands,\r\nDrinking beer and having fun.\r\nI am missing you, my best friend.\r\n\r\nLoved by all the girls,\r\nAnd he loved them all back,\r\nI could tell that he was always true.\r\nThey are missing you, my best friend.\r\n\r\nHe was tough for being small,\r\nNever backing down from a fight,\r\nEven though he knew that fighting isnâ€™t right.\r\nI am missing you, my best friend.\r\n\r\nHe loved God and Jesus,\r\nAnd I know they love him back,\r\nAnd in their kingdom, he now rests.\r\nI am missing you, my best friend.\r\n\r\nAnd if he was here today,\r\nWeâ€™d be doing the same,\r\nDrinking beer and playing pool,\r\nListening to the music we love.\r\n\r\nMeeting my new friends,\r\nI know he would like them all,\r\nFor he is just that type of guy,\r\nI am missing you, my best friend.\r\n\r\nI am not ashamed to say that I loved him,\r\nHe was my best friend and a big part of my world,\r\nEven though he is gone now,\r\nHe is still in my heart, a big part of my worldâ€¦.\r\n\r\nI am missing you, my best friendâ€¦','A poem I wrote about Bryan...',0,'','publish','open','open','','a-poem-i-wrote-about-bryan','','','2007-08-23 18:10:08','2007-08-23 23:10:08','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=45',0,'post','',0),(46,1,'2007-05-09 16:50:13','2007-05-09 21:50:13','<strong>My Life</strong>\r\n\r\nMy life has taken a twist,\r\nNever to be the same forever more,\r\nMakes me cry and clinch my fist,\r\nMy heart achesâ€¦it is so sore.\r\n\r\nI lost my father from this life,\r\nI loved him so much more than I ever said,\r\nI know he lived his life,\r\nKnowing he was lovedâ€¦even if it was unsaid.\r\n\r\nThings now are so different,\r\nLike sand flowing through a funnel,\r\nWish someone would give me a hint,\r\nLife is strangeâ€¦like living in a tunnel.\r\n\r\nI miss my father a lot,\r\nHis laughter and his advice,\r\nA hole in my life has bee shot,\r\nIt hurts meâ€¦like my life is in a vice.\r\n\r\nIt\'s hard to face the fact that he is not longer with us,\r\nThat he isn\'t here to give his love,\r\nHe might wonder what is all this fuss,\r\nWe miss you, dadâ€¦And you still have our love.\r\n\r\nWhat can keep me going everyday,\r\nIt is my wonderful family,\r\nWithout their love each day,\r\nThe only wayâ€¦life can still be happy.\r\n\r\nI hope and pray he approves of this poem,\r\nAnd the many more I will write,\r\nI just want anything I write to do him justice,\r\nI want him to be proud of meâ€¦to do this right.','A second poem about my Father',0,'','publish','open','open','','a-second-peom-about-my-father','','','2007-08-23 18:09:55','2007-08-23 23:09:55','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=46',0,'post','',0),(47,1,'2007-05-09 16:52:13','2007-05-09 21:52:13','<strong>Dad</strong>\r\n\r\nMemories of you will last forever,\r\nYou touched everyone\'s lives,\r\nHaven\'t met a person yet,\r\nThat had an unkind word about you.\r\n\r\nYou always seemed so happy,\r\nBut never afraid to cry,\r\nYou never asked anything of anyone,\r\nExcept to give it their best try.\r\n\r\nYou have left a model for us to live by,\r\nThere are not enough words in the world,\r\nTo describe how we felt about you,\r\nEven if we didn\'t say them the way we should.\r\n\r\nDad, you are the reason I am the man,\r\nThat I am today and will be tomorrow,\r\nYou will be missed by so many,\r\nYou made a difference in the world we live.\r\n\r\nPeople you have never met will miss you,\r\nThey will miss the kindness and the caring,\r\nI wished that everyone could have met you,\r\nDad, I am so proud of you and to be your son.\r\n\r\nThe laughter and smiles you gave,\r\nWe know you loved us all,\r\nAn angel in heaven, you are to us,\r\nDad, We will always love you.','The First Poem I wrote about my father...',0,'','publish','open','open','','the-first-poem-i-wrote-about-my-father','','','2007-08-23 18:09:40','2007-08-23 23:09:40','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=47',0,'post','',0),(48,1,'2007-05-15 20:06:16','2007-05-16 01:06:16','Check out these couple of pages...\r\n\r\nTraveling to Alabama on <a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/05122007.htm\" target=\"_blank\">May 12</a>.\r\n\r\nTraveling to Georgia on <a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/05142007.htm\" target=\"_blank\">May 14</a>.\r\n\r\nEnjoy the pictures...','Traveling can be so much fun...',0,'','publish','open','open','','traveling-can-be-so-much-fun','','','2007-05-15 20:06:16','2007-05-16 01:06:16','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=48',0,'post','',0),(49,1,'2007-05-17 15:48:49','2007-05-17 20:48:49','Yeah, it\'s not going so well right now.   Things seem to be stalled.   The last communication I had with my agent was over a week ago.   There haven\'t been any showings of my house in a couple of weeks.   The market is weak... This is the latest scheme my agent came up with.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/ForSale3.jpg\" />\r\n\r\nI am not exactly sure what \"Free Rate Buydown\" is... It\'s just as well.   I want to go on vacation this summer and selling my house before I can go will hamper those efforts....','Real Estate Update',0,'','publish','open','open','','real-estate-update-2','','','2007-07-30 10:32:48','2007-07-30 15:32:48','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=49',0,'post','',0),(50,1,'2007-05-17 15:59:36','2007-05-17 20:59:36','Yes, I like it.  Yes, I kept it.  Yes, it works well for watching video podcasts on TV.  Yes, it makes it easy to listen to my music though my receiver in my living room now instead of my computer speakers...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/UA.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\nHere I am listening to Megadeth\'s new cd on via my AppleTV.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/DT_CM.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\nHere I am listening to DT\'s downloadable single, Constant Motion, via my AppleTV.\r\n\r\nIt is a bit pricey... but what\'s a professional bachelor gonna do?','AppleTV',0,'','publish','open','open','','appletv','','','2007-05-24 10:28:15','2007-05-24 15:28:15','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=50',0,'post','',0),(51,1,'2007-05-19 07:24:03','2007-05-19 12:24:03','<strong>Helluva morning:</strong>\r\n\r\nI got rear-ended this morning. Luckily no obvious physical damage to my car...and well not really on the other car. The lady didn\'t notice that the traffic in front of her had stopped. It had. Me. I was freaked out. I didn\'t even want to get out of the car to survey the damage. But there was none to speak of. She told me she\'d write me a check. She just had something go through insurance (obviously, she is a hazard). So I said \"a hundred bucks.\"\r\n\r\nThere happened to be a bank on the corner and we pulled in. She gave me a hundred bucks in cash and that\'s it.\r\n\r\nSometimes, I feel like I am living in an alternate universe where Bizarro reigns and Superman doesn\'t exist. So, yeah, I need to go home!\r\n\r\nHave a great weekend everybody.... drive safe! :)\r\n\r\n<strong>Update:</strong> My neck became kind of sore during the day but after working on it myself, it seems to be be getting much better... just sucks that I had to be involved in an accident. Looking back, if I hadn\'t tried to move out of the way, there might have been a 2 or 3 car wreck because I was definitely too close the truck in front of me. So, I am very fortunate and is this lady that it wasn\'t any worse than it was.','My morning...yesterday...',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-morningyesterday','','','2007-05-19 07:26:06','2007-05-19 12:26:06','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=51',0,'post','',0),(52,1,'2007-05-20 23:23:31','2007-05-21 04:23:31','<a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/05192007.htm\" target=\"_blank\">See them ... love them ... enjoy them...</a>\r\n\r\nI wished I could see more of America than just between here and GA and back... by the way, I am in Alabama now... just until the morning light and then, it\'s back on the road to GA...\r\n\r\nPeace!','More driving pictures',0,'','publish','open','open','','more-driving-pictures','','','2007-05-20 23:23:31','2007-05-21 04:23:31','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=52',0,'post','',0),(53,1,'2007-05-21 20:16:38','2007-05-22 01:16:38','Once you have viewed each of the four sets, I am going to combine them into one comprehensive guide to landmarks on the drive... <br><br>In the meantime... check <a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/05212007.htm\" target=\"_new\">these</a> out.<br><br>Enjoy my drives.','Last set of driving pictures',0,'','publish','open','open','','last-set-of-driving-pictures','','','2007-05-21 20:16:38','2007-05-22 01:16:38','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=53',0,'post','',0),(54,1,'2007-05-21 20:17:36','2007-05-22 01:17:36','Here is a complete list of all of my recent trips:<br><p><br><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/05122007.htm\" target=\"_new\">05/12/2007</a> - GA to AL<br><p><br><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/05142007.htm\" target=\"_new\">05/14/2007</a> - AL to GA<br><p><br><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/05192007.htm\" target=\"_new\">05/19/2007</a> - GA to AL<br><p><br><a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/05212007.htm\" target=\"_new\">05/21/2007</a> - AL to GA<br><p><br>Enjoy them.','All of my trips...',0,'','publish','open','open','','all-of-my-trips','','','2007-05-21 20:17:36','2007-05-22 01:17:36','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=54',0,'post','',0),(55,1,'2007-05-23 07:08:01','2007-05-23 12:08:01','Well...The day finally came where I got to see the legendary Roger Waters here in Atlanta at Phlips Arena.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/RW_Ticket2.jpg\" />\r\nThis is my ticket!\r\n\r\nThe show was pretty awesome....\r\n\r\nHere is the setlist (as printed in the Tour Program)\r\n\r\n<strong>Part 1</strong>\r\nIn the Flesh\r\nMother\r\nSet the Controls for the Heart of the Sun\r\nShine on You Crazy Diamond\r\nHave a Cigar\r\nWish You Were Here\r\nSouthhampton Dock\r\nThe Fletcher Memorial Home\r\nPerfect Sense Part 1 and 2\r\nLeaving Beirut\r\nSheep\r\n\r\n<strong>Part 2: The Dark Side of the Moon:</strong>\r\nSpeak to Me\r\nBreathe\r\nOn The Run\r\nTime\r\nThe Great Gig In The Sky\r\nMoney\r\nUs and Them\r\nAny Colour You Like\r\nBrain Damage\r\nEclipse\r\n\r\n<strong>Part 3: Encore</strong>\r\nThe Happiest Days of Our Lives\r\nAnother Brick in the Wall Part 2\r\nVera/Bring the Boys Back Home\r\nComfortably Numb\r\n\r\nHere are a few horrid pictures I took with my cell phone camera:\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/RW_001.jpg\" />\r\nSee how high up I was.  Of course my phone doesn\'t have zoom.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/RW_002.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\nHey...you can almost see him.  See that ant... That\'s Roger.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/RW_003.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\nThe \"prism\"\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/RW_004.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\nThe Dark Side of the Moon in lights\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/images/Me_RW_T.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\nMe ... this morning in my tour shirt.\r\n\r\nIt was a pretty amazing show.  I am very happy that I decided to go.  Any fan of Pink Floyd or Roger Waters must not pass up on going to this show.\r\n\r\nSo...all in all... I give it a 4.5/5... My only real complaint is that it wasn\'t loud like I am used to a concert being... Now, I do realize where my seat was and maybe that\'s why....\r\n\r\n<strong>EDIT:</strong> I took 5 videos with my phone, too... They are even more horrid but still kind of cool...\r\n\r\n1. Intro to Leaving Beruit\r\n\r\n2. Breathe/Speak to Me\r\n\r\n3. Time\r\n\r\n4. Money\r\n\r\n5. Comfortably Numb','Roger Waters Concert Review',0,'','publish','open','open','','roger-waters-concert-review','','','2007-05-23 10:33:37','2007-05-23 15:33:37','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=55',0,'post','',0),(56,1,'2007-05-24 10:27:48','2007-05-24 15:27:48','<p class=\"blog_post w100p pb10 cb\"> On May 15:\r\nThe \"red-ring-of-death\"...dammit... it strikes me.\r\n\r\nNow, it\'s going back to MS.  I know there is a towel trick that is supposed to work but it\'s already registered with MS to be sent back, so I won\'t try it.  What bugs me more is \"Max\" the computerized technician that took me through the same steps I did by reading articles on the Xbox.com website...\r\n\r\nAnd my 360 is just 4 months old.\r\n\r\nI have tried to defend MS and this is what I get.\r\n\r\nARGH.  just had to rant...\r\n\r\nOn May 23:\r\nI often wonder about the incompetence of customer service... it was exactly one week ago that my POS gave me the dredded \"red ring of death.\" I still have not received my return box. So, I call...\r\n\r\nSigh.\r\n\r\nIt hasn\'t been sent. It doesn\'t even have a tracking number, yet. Now, is it the fault of the customer service or are there just that many broken Xbox360\'s...\r\n\r\nThe end result is... if I don\'t have it by Friday at 5PM... call back and they would look at it again. Yeah, I want compensation for this incompetence.... like a 120GB HDD. Screw a free month Live Gold... I am already signed up until next January. Do they really think I am gonna go another 6 months before I receive any compensation? Apparently, they do.\r\n\r\nI have tried to give them benefit of the doubt and this is what I get.\r\n\r\nSigh. Sigh.\r\n\r\nIf I didn\'t love the games so much, I\'d just give it up.\r\n\r\nArgh.','Dammit, Microsoft...',0,'','publish','open','open','','dammit-microsoft','','','2007-05-24 10:30:25','2007-05-24 15:30:25','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=56',0,'post','',0),(57,1,'2007-05-25 10:48:27','2007-05-25 15:48:27','I have been ragging on Microsoft\'s lack of quality customer service, so I thought I\'d share a couple of examples of GOOD customer service:\r\n\r\n<strong>Example company 1:</strong> Verizon Wireless\r\n\r\nThis past weekend while washing my car, I happened to break my phone. Oh, no! Let\'s not get into the why\'s and how\'s of it. Just suffice to say, it was broken. I take it to the Verizon store and the customer service/technical representative provided me with what I call \"Good customer service.\" Even though I have insurance on the phone, he decides that he doesn\'t want to get the insurance company involved in this (who would?) and just replaces my phone. Even runs the backup program to make sure all of my contacts and text messages are all in tact Excellent. Almost like I had never broken my phone. Bravo, Verizon Wireless.\r\n\r\n<strong>Example company 2:</strong> Apple, Inc (Apple Store, Northpoint Mall)\r\n\r\nI\'ll share 3 instances of excellent customer service with the Apple Store..\r\n\r\n1.) Back a few years ago, I had bought a 3rd generation iPod. I bought it as a refurb unit when the 4th gen was introduced. I figured I could get a deal on the older gen since the new was out... and I did. The iPod worked great until one day I hear a clicking sound... uh, oh.... yeah, the HDD inside the iPod had issues. I took it into the Apple Store to the genius bar and after looking at it and determining that it was an HDD failure, it was replaced with a brand new iPod... YEAH...\r\n\r\n2.) Last year, I purchased my black MacBook just before going on vacation to Seattle. Well, 3 days into the trip... it quit working. I think something on the inside broke and shorted the power supply... probably my fault, but oh well... I took it to an Apple Store in Southcenter Mall. Unfortunately, they could not help me because I didn\'t have the box or a receipt (I understand..), so I brought it home to the Northpoint Mall location, where I purchased it. Even though, it was beyond the 14-day return period, the genius replaced my MacBook and and swapped the hard drives so that everything was as it was before the original one failed.\r\n\r\n3.) Last night, I took my MacBook in for a battery issue (wonder if it was made by Sony!). The laptop started shutting down without warning at 15% on the battery meter... and when placing on AC power, it would still say 15%. Well, the genius checks the battery against specs and it appears to be okay (in fact exceeded normal specs), but in the end, replaced the battery anyway. Even though, he could not reproduce the issue as the battery was fully charged.\r\n\r\nSo, in the end.... 2 companies that I deal with do give good customer service. That is one way to keep me coming back for future business and to promote these companies.\r\n\r\n\"Gee, ...Not Sure..., you sure do have lots of problems with your Apple products.\" I am sure the Apple haters will say. So, I have had a few but Apple has come through with satisfying me. I sure can\'t say that for Microsoft\'s in regard to my Xbox360. I realize they don\'t have a store, but they could have delivered me a box to return my defective Xbox360 in a timely manner. That would have satisfied me... but they didn\'t and I am not happy.','Examples of GOOD customer service',0,'','publish','open','open','','examples-of-good-customer-service','','','2007-05-25 10:48:27','2007-05-25 15:48:27','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=57',0,'post','',0),(58,1,'2007-06-02 20:45:29','2007-06-03 01:45:29','Since I can\'t figure out how to embed YouTube video in WordPress, I will just link to two videos that I found.  Lots of Mr. Rogers videos on YouTube and being dugg on <a href=\"http://digg.com/videos\" target=\"_new\">Digg</a>.\r\n\r\n(update... I found a new plug-in to embed YouTube vids...)\r\n\r\nhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlTjWUziZhg\r\nThe song in this video is so beautiful, almost brings a tear to my eye.\r\n\r\nhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcvRMHz4mb4\r\nSo sad...I loved Mr. Rogers.','Mr. Rogers',0,'','publish','open','open','','mr-rogers','','','2008-03-27 22:01:38','2008-03-28 03:01:38','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=58',0,'post','',0),(59,1,'2007-06-14 14:53:11','2007-06-14 19:53:11','<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Dammit Microsoft, Part I: Xbox360 And The Red Ring of Death</span>\r\n<font size=\"2\">Originally Posted: May 15</font>\r\n\r\nDammit... it strikes me.\r\n\r\nNow, it\'s going back to MS.   I know there is a towel trick that is supposed to work but it\'s already registered with MS to be sent back, so I won\'t try it.   What bugs me more is \"Max\" the computerized technician that took me through the same steps I did by reading articles on the Xbox.com website...\r\n\r\nAnd my 360 is just 4 months old.\r\n\r\nI have tried to defend MS and this is what I get.\r\n\r\nARGH.  just had to rant...\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Dammit, Microsoft, Part II: Attack of the MS Customer Service\r\n</span><font size=\"2\">Originally Posted: May 23</font><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">\r\n</span>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">On May 23:</span>\r\nI often wonder about the incompetence of customer service... it was exactly one week ago that my POS gave me the dredded \"red ring of death.\" I still have not received my return box. So, I call...\r\n\r\nSigh.\r\n\r\nIt hasn\'t been sent. It doesn\'t even have a tracking number, yet. Now, is it the fault of the customer service or are there just that many broken Xbox360\'s...\r\n\r\nThe end result is... if I don\'t have it by Friday at 5PM... call back and they would look at it again. Yeah, I want compensation for this incompetence.... like a 120GB HDD. Screw a free month Live Gold... I am already signed up until next January. Do they really think I am gonna go another 6 months before I receive any compensation? Apparently, they do.\r\n\r\nI have tried to give them benefit of the doubt and this is what I get.\r\n\r\nSigh. Sigh.\r\n\r\nIf I didn\'t love the games so much, I\'d just give it up.\r\n\r\nArgh.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Dammit, Microsoft Part III: Revenge of the Webpoet</span>\r\n<font size=\"2\">Originally Posted: May 25</font>\r\n\r\nI am going to wind up with 6 parts to this.... (I guess we are at Revenge of the Syth now)\r\n\r\nSo, I didn\'t get my box, again today. I call back. We are at square one again. In fact, I got a new confirmation number. Apparently, there was an \"error\" with the original repair request. Nobody noticed until today. (I think this some customer support BS to cover their ass.) So, now my request went through... 12 days after the initial call.\r\n\r\nSo, what does this mean? I won\'t get my box until Wed or Thursday. 2 effing weeks after the initial call. And then... how long will I have to wait to get my 400 dollar paperweight back? Who the hell knows?\r\n\r\nAs you can tell, I am quite pissed about this. When I asked questions about why this wasn\'t noticed before... I got a lot of \"I don\'t know\" responses. That\'s so reassuring...\r\n\r\nNo playing 360 this Memorial Day. I\'ll be lucky to get the ******* thing back by my ******** birthday.\r\n\r\nThe only customer service that\'s worse ... is Bellsouth... and now it\'ll be worse under AT&amp;T.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Dammit Microsoft Part IV: A New Hope?</span>\r\n<font size=\"2\">Originally Posted: May 31</font>\r\n\r\nI am writing these so you guys know the b.s. they are putting me through...\r\n\r\nSo, I was supposed to get my box today... No, I didn\'t get it. So, I put in call number 4 to customer service. I decided that I wanted to skip the reps for a supervisor. Well, I had to jump through a few hoops to get there. I did get a tracking number for the box... and it is to arrive tomorrow.\r\n\r\nI still talked to the supervisor to log a complaint that it took 4 phone calls and 17 days (as of tomorrow) to get my box.... and out if it I got a game. Kameo. I\'ll probably get it before I get my machine back.\r\n\r\nI want to defend MS when I can. Most of y\'all know I am an avid Apple Mac user and not really a Windows user anymore, so I can be somewhat biased against MS at times. But the Xbox360, I think is a great machine... when it works.\r\n\r\nSo, in the end... maybe...just maybe before my birthday next month, I\'ll have my Xbox back. Just about a month from when this **** started. In the meantime, I am having a blast with my Nintendo Wii..... not the most sophisticated hardware, but dammit, it works! Thank you, Nintendo.\r\n\r\nThank you to all who read my rants!!!!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Dammit, Microsoft Part V: Microsoft Strikes Back</span>\r\n<font size=\"2\">Originally Posted: June 8</font>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Here\'s the good:</span>\r\n\r\nI got my Kameo: Elements of Power in the mail today... a game I can\'t play until I get my 360 back...\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Here\'s the bad:</span>\r\n\r\nI called Customer Service to get an update on my repair. They have no updates from the repair center. The representative says that he put in a request for a status from the repair center... I would hope that it would at least show that they received the box on Tuesday... I have copy of the the tracking I did via the UPS website that shows that it was received and signed for. So, now I have to call back around 24 hours... well, 24 hours from now, I am gonna be out drinking... So, I guess I\'ll find out on Sunday.... 3 days since it arrived at the repair center and NO updates... this is just getting worse and worse...\r\n\r\nIf this deal gets any worse and they can\'t get me an update, I am going to make them send me a brand new box... it\'s only right...\r\n\r\nAnyway, umm, that\'s my rant for today.... This one may end up going past 6 parts...\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Dammit, Microsoft Part VI: The Return of the Xbox360\r\n</span><font size=\"2\">Originally Posted: June 13</font><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">\r\n</span>\r\nYes, by the title alone, you know that not only that Bill Gates is my father, but that my Xbox360 has finally returned... and get this: it works! The only issue is that the MAC address had changed (replaced the network card?) and I had to change the MAC filter on my router... oh, and my Connect360 software on my laptop isn\'t connecting at the moment... but I can fix that.\r\n\r\nI will compile all 6 episodes into one giant episode before the weekend...\r\n\r\nBut to recap:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Broke: </span>May 15\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Returned:</span> June 13\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Number of phone calls to MS Customer Service: </span>5\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Number of days until return: </span>29\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Number of free XboxLive Gold months:</span> 1\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Number of free Xbox360 games: </span>1\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Number of episodes: </span>6 (of course)\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Number of companies with better support: </span>I can\'t count that high.\r\n\r\nCarry on. End of line.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Subplot: Microsoft makes me laugh...</span>\r\n<font size=\"2\">Originally Posted: June 5</font>\r\n\r\n...after taking the 17 days to get me a box to send my Xbox back in... I got second box today. The very day my Xbox was delivered and signed for at the repair facility...\r\n\r\nWhat makes this even more pathetic (and almost laughable) as that this box belongs to the original reference number which was supposed to have been closed...\r\n\r\nI have to wonder if they have any idea what they are doing... yeah, you\'re right, probably NOT\r\n\r\nThat is all. End of line.\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">I say:</span> Anyway, that\'s my Star Wars equivilent of a saga... perhaps my first three episodes were better than what Lucas wrote... (Yes, I went there...)....','Dammit, Microsoft: The Saga',0,'','publish','open','open','','dammit-microsoft-the-saga','','','2007-07-30 10:31:27','2007-07-30 15:31:27','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=59',0,'post','',0),(60,1,'2007-06-15 13:26:53','2007-06-15 18:26:53','As I was sitting at lunch today, I was thinking about how things can change at your favorite eating establishment when a favorite leaves.  Not only that I had a good camaraderie with them because we seemed to like each other but I have respect for them and the job they do.\r\n\r\nIt’s pretty awesome that there are places like MySpace where I can be “friends” with them outside of their respective establishments.  It’s a place where the line between “customer” and “server” can still be maintained, yet can still interact on a personal level.  I have a few such “friends” on MySpace and I am extremely proud that they allow me to be their “friend.” (They know who they are…). And not like (and I get to quote “Office Space” here…) “I am just another asshole customer.”  In many ways, going to these places is made better by the personal interaction between us that kept me going back.  I not going to profess that I am “in love” with any of these girls, but I liked them or else I wouldn’t have gone back.  I hope they liked me just the same and liked it when I came in for a visit.\r\n\r\nNow that they are gone from their respective establishments, I am a bit sad.  However, I will hopefully continue to be “friends” with them.  I will continue to frequent these establishments in their absence and try to maybe gain a camaraderie with others but the ones I miss are all very special to me.  And I hope that they feel almost the same way…','To great servers who we\'ve lost',0,'','publish','open','open','','to-great-servers-who-weve-lost','','','2007-07-30 10:29:59','2007-07-30 15:29:59','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=60',0,'post','',0),(61,1,'2007-07-01 18:54:18','2007-07-01 23:54:18','There are so many thoughts going through my head.  So, who am I?  Sometimes, I even struggle with this.   But what I am <strong>not</strong> is this \"asshole\" that I feel like I have been labeled as.  I don\'t know where or when this originated, but perhaps I play off of it too much that somehow it\'s grown legs and has almost become fact.  When in reality, it\'s fiction.\r\n\r\nSo, as I sit here on my couch writing this on my laptop and watching a movie on the television screen thinking about who it is that I am.  I am a very quiet and humble guy.  I feel like I am a funny person.  Someone that is fun to be around.  I love to laugh and enjoy life; however, I am sort of an introvert.  I am much more hard on myself than anybody else is on me and than I am on other people.  I am quite sarcastic and sometimes I do rub people the wrong way.\r\n\r\nI truly believe \"to know me is to love me.\"  But how many people truly know me?  Very few.  You know who you are.\r\n\r\nIf you ever want to get inside my head, read my poetry.  There is one way I can get my inner most thoughts and feelings out.  I offered these to everybody to download and I only got one response...  I am much better at writing my feelings down than talking about them.  I have always been better at written communication than oral communication.  Hence, the writing of this mini-biography.  (if you want to read it, let me know and I\'ll tell you how to get every poem I have ever written.)\r\n\r\nAnd to know what I am truly like, \"veg out\" at my house or any of my friend\'s houses with me or when I am hanging out with my family.  I can\'t hide who I am from them or anybody who is around.  Most of the time, I prefer to \"veg out\" than go out... I am more comfortable at home than I am out.  Not that i don\'t like going out... sometimes I am just not comfortable in large crowds...\r\n\r\nIf there is anything you want to know about me, just ask.  I really don\'t have anything to hide and I am not afraid to talk about my feelings.   You can mail me on MySpace or IM me on Yahoo! IM or MSN or even AIM.  (I am on ICQ but don\'t give that ID out, anymore.)   Or for those who are adventurous, call me.  Of course, you\'ll have to ask for my IM id\'s or my phone number (if you don\'t already have it).  I am pretty much an open book...just have to open up that pages and read.\r\n\r\nI love my family and I love my friends.  I know the love for my family is mutual.  I just hope that the love I have for my friends is mutual.','Just who do I think I am...',0,'','publish','open','open','','just-who-do-i-think-i-am','','','2007-07-01 19:01:02','2007-07-02 00:01:02','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=61',0,'post','',1),(62,1,'2007-07-02 20:04:19','2007-07-03 01:04:19','[no, I am not going to do six parts…]\r\n\r\nSo, why am I so hard on myself? It’s the only way I know how to be.  It’s just that simple.  I wished I had a more compelling answer, but I don’t.\r\n\r\nOne thing that may cause the “asshole” label is that I am hard to get to know (but to know me is to love me, I truly believe this).  I have a shell around me that is hard to get through.  Every time I get hurt, and I do, I put up another layer.  It’s kind of like “99 layers of Mike on the wall, 99 layers of mike, peel one back, 98 layers of Mike on the wall…”  This, probably, is a one thing that rubs people the wrong way…\r\n\r\nPeople don’t seem to realize that I am quite an emotional person.  When I get cut…I bleed.  When I get hurt…I cry.  I don’t let too many people inside my “bubble” because inevitably, I get hurt and then I shut them out and add that new layer making it harder for the next person to get in and harder for me to get out.  So much so, that even my closest friends don’t know it all.  There is a few people that I’d like to let in but it seems as if they don’t want to come in… They’d rather stay on the outside…and in a way I don’t blame them.  But once you start to peel those layers away, you find that true person that I am.  And that person is the humble, loving, caring, funny, witty guy that I know I truly am…  so few see that.  So few want to see that.  That’s why the layers still exist…\r\n\r\n[In fact, I wrote 2 poems, “In My Bubble” and “In My Bubble Part II” and also one called “In My Corner” that explain a lot of what goes inside my head.]\r\n\r\nI wrote a blog post in February called “From The Heart” that is very telling of how I feel.  I know not a lot of people read this blog.  But if you are reading it, then I know you care.  And that makes me feel good to know that somebody cares.\r\n\r\n[I had an entire response in my head in the car coming home from the gym, but when I sat down to write this, I only remember bits and pieces.  If only I could write and drive…]','Just who do I think I am ... part II...',0,'','publish','open','open','','just-who-do-i-think-i-am-part-ii','','\nhttp://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=10','2007-07-30 10:28:57','2007-07-30 15:28:57','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=62',0,'post','',0),(70,1,'2007-07-31 08:53:51','2007-07-31 13:53:51','<strong><u>Video Podcasts</u></strong>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Apple Quick Tip of the Week\r\n<li>commandN\r\n<li>Cranky Geeks\r\n<li>The Daily Feed (G4)\r\n<li>Diggnation\r\n<li>DL.TV\r\n<li>French Maid TV\r\n<li>GeekBriefTV\r\n<li>IGN Weekly Video Podcast\r\n<li>inDigital\r\n<li>The Larry King Podcast\r\n<li>MacBreak (AppleTV)\r\n<li>MacWorld Video\r\n<li>The Merlin Show (AppleTV)\r\n<li>Shark Week (20th Anniversary)\r\n<li>TeXtra\r\n<li>The GigaOM Show\r\n<li>The Totally Rad Show\r\n<li>WebNation with Amber Mac\r\n<li>National Geographic Wild Chronicles\r\n<li>X-play\'s Daily Video Podcast\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong><u>Audio</u></strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Diggnation\r\n<li>ExtremeTech.com\r\n<li>GameSpot presents the HotSpot\r\n<li>IGN Games Podcasts (which is now up to 4 a week)\r\n<li>iLifeZone\r\n<li>Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy\r\n<li>MacBreak Tech\r\n<li>MacBreak Weekly\r\n<li>MacWorld Podcasts\r\n<li>net@nite\r\n<li>Security Now\r\n<li>this WEEK in Tech (TWIT)\r\n<li>What\'s New Now\r\n<li>Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\nAs much as I love TV and movies, I spend quite a bit of time watching these podcasts... Apparently, I am big on Revision3 and TWiT network shows...','Podcasts (I subscribe to too many!)',0,'','publish','open','open','','podcasts-i-subscribe-to-too-many','','','2007-07-31 08:53:51','2007-07-31 13:53:51','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=70',0,'post','',0),(63,1,'2007-07-04 19:54:33','2007-07-05 00:54:33','<strong><u>Personality</u></strong>\r\n\r\nThis is my personality according to the <a href=\"http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm91dG9mc2VydmljZS5jb20vbXVzaWMtcGVyc29uYWxpdHktdGVzdC8=\" target=\"_new\"><strong>Music Personality Test</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Reflective &amp; Complex</strong>\r\n\r\nPeople high on this dimension tend to enjoy Classical, Blues, Jazz, and Folk music. On the Reflective &amp; Complex Dimension you fell in the 57 percentile. This score is moderate.\r\n\r\nBased on your responses, you scored above average on the reflective and complex music-preference dimension. Research in our laboratory indicates that people high on this dimension, like you, often have the following characteristics:\r\nPeople with high scores on the reflective and complex music-preference dimension tend to be open to new experiences, creative, intellectual, and enjoy trying new things. When it comes to politics, they tend to lean toward the liberal side. Wisdom, diversity, and fine arts are all important to them. When it comes to lifestyle, high scorers tend to be sophisticated, and relatively well off financially. After a hard day of work, if they\'re not listening to music or reading a book, they enjoy documentary films, independent, classic, or foreign films.\r\n\r\n<strong>Edgy &amp; Aggressive</strong>\r\n\r\nPeople high on this dimension tend to enjoy Alternative, Rock, and Heavy Metal music. On the Edgy &amp; Aggressive Dimension you fell in the 81 percentile. This score is very high.\r\n\r\nBased on your responses, you scored above average on the edgy and aggressive music-preference dimension. Research in our laboratory indicates that people high on this dimension, like you, often have the following characteristics:\r\n\r\nPeople with high scores on the energetic and aggressive music-preference dimension tend to enjoy taking risks and engaging in thrilling experiences. They also tend to be dominant, imaginative, and energetic. They tend to be politically liberal, and believe that freedom, independence, and excitement are important aspects of life. When it comes to lifestyle, lovers of edgy and aggressive music, tend to come from the middle to lower classes. As for media entertainment, they\'re likely to enjoy watching action, science fiction, fantasy, war, and horror movies.\r\n\r\n<strong>Fun &amp; Simple</strong>\r\nPeople high on this dimension tend to enjoy Pop, Religious, Country, and Soundtrack music. On the Fun &amp; Simple Dimension you fell in the 41 percentile. This score is moderate.\r\n\r\nBased on your responses, you scored below average on the fun and simple music-preference dimension. Research in our laboratory indicates that people low on this dimension, like you, often have the following characteristics:\r\n\r\nPeople with low scores on the fun and simple music-preference dimension tend to introverted, unconventional, and artistic. When it comes to morals and values, chances are that they lean toward the liberal side, and consider beauty and inner harmony important principles in life. When selecting a movie to watch, they prefer suspense movies, cult movies, or foreign films.\r\n\r\n<strong>Energetic &amp; Upbeat</strong>\r\n\r\nPeople high on this dimension tend to enjoy Hip-hop, Rap, Funk, Soul, and Electronic music. On the Energetic &amp; Upbeat Dimension you fell in the 45 percentile. This score is moderate.\r\n\r\nBased on your responses, you scored below average on the energetic and upbeat music-preference dimension. Research in our laboratory indicates that people low on this dimension, like you, often have the following characteristics:\r\n\r\nPeople with low scores on the energetic and upbeat music-preference dimension tend to be introverted, less assertive than the average person, and detail oriented. As for politics and values, they tend to lean to the conservative side, and value intellect, ambition, and high art. When it comes to lifestyle, low scorers on the energetic and upbeat dimension often come from the middle and upper classes. When they\'re not reading, they\'re probably watching a romance movie, classic film, or western movie.\r\n\r\n<strong>NOTE:</strong> I can\'t believe how accurate this actually is... particularly the \"Edgy &amp; Aggressive\" explanation... It really does fit me.  In fact, they all seem to fit me.  Now I know why I am the way I am!  :D','Music Personality Test',0,'','publish','open','open','','music-personality-test','','','2007-07-04 19:54:33','2007-07-05 00:54:33','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=63',0,'post','',0),(64,1,'2007-07-21 14:14:49','2007-07-21 19:14:49','How do I mend a broken heart...when it has been ripped apart?\r\nHow do I go on when I feel like giving up?\r\nWhy do I feel like I am made to suffer?\r\nWhy do I feel like I have to keep my heart in a cage away from everything?\r\n\r\nSo many questions, no answers   I so rarely let my feelings go because whenever I do, they just get stomped on, mangled, and then ridiculed... I have read a few blog posts lately that made me realize that maybe I am not the only one who might be hurting   I wish hurt on no one...not my friends or my enemies...  However, in an odd sort of way, I have taken some comfort in knowing that I am not the only one.   Maybe we should start a club... BHOA... [Broken Hearts of America].  Probably be millions strong...\r\n\r\nSo, what do I do now... I pick up the pieces and move on.   Try to mend my heart back into a single piece.   Do a heavy amount of drinking... no, that won\'t make the hurt go away, but at least I\'ll forget about it until my liver fails... I\'d rather have my arm or leg broken than my heart.  Bones are easily mended.   The heart is much more fragile.   There is no cure drug for the heart.   No, not even alcohol can help mend a broken heart.Â  If there were a miracle cure, I\'d be first in line.   Be the genea pig.   Anything that will ease the pain.\r\n\r\nI take solice in my friends and rely on their strength and their words to keep me going.\r\n\r\nI\'ll share something else that may or may not surprise you.   Though most of my high school years, I had many thoughts of suicide.   It\'s pretty obvious that I never suceeded or even tried. Just thoughts.   Thinking rationally, which surprisingly I could do at that age, I realize that the only ones I\'d be hurting are my family and my friends.Â  I have recently had thoughts, not so much of suicide, but of death.Â  How much easier it would be on me.   No more suffering.  But the people I left behind would suffer much more than I ever would.   Suicide and death are the easy way out.  Suicide is the ultimate act of selfishness.   It is for those reasons, I am still here today.\r\n\r\nThere have been a couple of instances where I could have been killed in accidents... but it didn\'t happen.   I believe that I am here today for a reason.\r\n\r\nIf you took the time to read this, then I know you truly care about me.Â  I have no way of knowing who did or did not.   I would like to thing that all of my close friends are reading this.  If you feel compelled to leave a comment, then do so... But I am not seeking comments, just understanding and love but not pity.  Also, please do not share with others.   This is for you, my friends and my friends, only.   I would like to believe that each of you will respect my wishes.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\"></span>This song really describes how I feel most of the time.... amazing how a song can describe how we feel almost as well as we could...\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">How Will I Laugh Tomorrow </span>(by Suidial Tendencies lyrics by Mike Muir...)\r\n\r\nHere I sit and watch my world come crumbling down\r\nI cry for help but no one\'s around\r\nSilently screaming I bang my head against the wall\r\nIt seems like no one cares at all\r\nAlways an emotion, but how can I explain\r\nHow can I explain\r\nKind of like the scent of a rose\r\nWith words I can\'t explain\r\nThe same with my pain\r\nCaught up in emotion-Goes over my head\r\nGoes over my head\r\nSometimes I got to think to myself is this life or death\r\nAm I living or am I dead\r\nThe clock keeps ticking but nothing else seems to change\r\nProblems never solved, just rearranged\r\nAnd when I think about all the times that I\'ve had\r\nSo few good-So many bad\r\nI search for personality and I look for things I can not see\r\n\r\nLove and peace flash through my mind\r\nPain and hate are all I find\r\nFind no hope in nothing new\r\nNever had a dream come true\r\nLies and hate and agony\r\nThru my eyes that\'s all I see\r\nIf I\'m gonna cry\r\nWill you wipe away my tears?\r\nIf I\'m gonna die\r\nLord please take away my fear\r\nBefore I drown in sorrow\r\nLast thing that I\'ll say\r\nHow will I laugh tommorow\r\nIf I can\'t even smile today\r\nToday today--when I can\'t even smile today\r\nToday today--when I can\'t even smile today\r\nHow will I laugh tommorow--when I can\'t even smile today\r\nHow will I laugh tommorow--when I can\'t even smile today\r\n\r\nMuch love to you all and God Bless,\r\n- Mike (not ...operation: mike-crime... or ...scary mike... or ...the dark eternal mike... or even ...while mike gently weeps...)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">NOTE:</span> I know it\'s Friday and I hope I didn\'t ruin anybody\'s Friday with my negativity...','A little bit about my feelings',0,'','publish','open','open','','a-little-bit-about-my-feelings','','','2007-07-30 07:14:56','2007-07-30 12:14:56','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=64',0,'post','',0),(65,1,'2007-07-29 19:21:00','2007-07-30 00:21:00','Don\'t you know not to STOP at a KEEP MOVING sign?\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/KeepMoving_001.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />','Silly Atlanta Drivers...',0,'','publish','open','open','','silly-atlanta-drivers','','','2007-07-29 19:21:54','2007-07-30 00:21:54','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=65',0,'post','',0),(68,1,'2007-07-30 10:24:06','2007-07-30 15:24:06','\"A Tout Le Monde\" (Megadeth)\r\n\r\nDont remember where I was\r\nI realized life was a game\r\nThe more seriously I took things\r\nThe harder the rules became\r\nI had no idea what itd cost\r\nMy life passed before my eyes\r\nI found out how little I accomplished\r\nAll my plans denied\r\n\r\nSo as you read this know my friends\r\nId love to stay with you all\r\nPlease smile when you think of me\r\nMy bodys gone thats all\r\n\r\nA tout le monde\r\nA tout les amis\r\nJe vous aime\r\nJe dois partir\r\nThere are the last words\r\nIll ever speak\r\nAnd theyll set me free\r\n\r\nIf my heart was still alive\r\nI know it would surely break\r\nAnd my memories left with you\r\nTheres nothing more to say\r\n\r\nMoving on is a simple thing\r\nWhat it leaves behind is hard\r\nYou know the sleeping feel no more pain\r\nAnd the living are scarred','Lyrics I Identify With (Google Ad Free)',0,'','publish','open','open','','lyrics-i-identify-with-google-ad-free','','','2007-08-23 18:08:55','2007-08-23 23:08:55','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=68',0,'post','',0),(69,1,'2007-07-30 10:24:49','2007-07-30 15:24:49','\"Fade To Black\" (Metallica)\r\n\r\nLife it seems, will fade away\r\nDrifting further every day\r\nGetting lost within myself\r\nNothing matters no one else\r\nI have lost the will to live\r\nSimply nothing more to give\r\nThere is nothing more for me\r\nNeed the end to set me free\r\n\r\nThings are not what they used to be\r\nMissing one inside of me\r\nDeathly lost, this cant be real\r\nCannot stand this hell I feel\r\nEmptiness is filling me\r\nTo the point of agony\r\nGrowing darkness taking dawn\r\nI was me, but now hes gone\r\n\r\nNo one but me can save myself, but its too late\r\nNow I cant think, think why I should even try\r\n\r\nYesterday seems as though it never existed\r\nDeath greets me warm, now I will just say good-bye','Last post from yesterday (Google Ad Free)',0,'','publish','open','open','','last-post-from-yesterday-google-ad-free','','','2007-08-23 18:08:40','2007-08-23 23:08:40','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=69',0,'post','',0),(71,1,'2007-08-02 10:05:08','2007-08-02 15:05:08','My agent has enlisted extra agent help... hoping that this will lead to more showings of the house.  Since he called to tell me that... I can see no improvement in that area.\r\n\r\nI have made an important decision about the sale of my house.  If it is not sold by the first part of October, I am going to pull it off the market until after the first of the year.  I just don\'t want to move during late November or during December.  Too much holiday stuff going on plus many trips to Alabama.\r\n\r\nAfter the start of 2008, I will place it back on the market in hopes that 2008 brings the sale of my house...','A small real estate update...',0,'','publish','open','open','','a-small-real-estate-update','','','2007-08-02 10:05:08','2007-08-02 15:05:08','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=71',0,'post','',0),(72,1,'2007-08-02 10:14:03','2007-08-02 15:14:03','Just wanted for all of my friends to know about King\'s X. This band has been around for some 24 or so years... yet, most people haven\'t heard of them. This is a shame... so as I listen to them this morning, I thought I\'d share a note on them and urge you to at least visit their <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/kingsx\" target=\"_new\">MySpace page</a> and listen for yourself...\r\n\r\nThey have a great discography and are due to put out a new cd this year.\r\n\r\nI have only seen them twice. The first time was opening for Dream Theater and Joe Satraini. Kevin and I went to that show and was late due to the wonderful MARTA system here in Atlanta. But that was my first taste of them. Only saw about 15 minutes of their set but immediately went out and picked up \"Dogman.\" Since then, I have picked up more than half of their discography. None of them disappoint.\r\n\r\nI saw them here at Smith\'s Olde Bar... such a small venue for such a powerful band... and for not playing for a large crowd, they put more into their show than most bands do. This, I can really appreciate. Probably one of my favorite shows that I have been to.\r\n\r\nSo, do yourselves a favor and give them a try... and if you like them, spread the word...','A little note about King\'s X...',0,'','publish','open','open','','a-little-note-about-kings-x','','','2007-08-02 10:14:03','2007-08-02 15:14:03','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=72',0,'post','',0),(73,1,'2007-08-03 09:40:51','2007-08-03 14:40:51','<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">August 13 to August 15:</span> Baltimore, MD.  I am going to see Dream Theater on the 14th at <a href=\"http://www.piersixpavilion.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Pier Six Pavillion</a> and I am staying at the <a href=\"http://www.tremontsuitehotels.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tremont Plaza Hotel</a>.  My first time to stay in a 3-star hotel.  The room has 350 square feet and a full kitchen with a couch and tv... There should be a nice meet-up of other Dream theater fans before the show from the message boards.  This will be pretty cool.  Hopefully, there will be pictures... and pitchers of beer ;)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/dt_ticket1.jpg\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">August 16:</span> Sitting home and doing nothing... but it is the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley\'s death... probably be alot on TV about him.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">August 17 - August 19:</span> Going to Ocala, FL.  I am gonna meet Kate for the first time... Yay, Kate!  Not sure what hotel I am gonna stay in, but she promises I can find an inexpensive hotel there.','Vacation is around the corner!!!',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-vacation','','','2007-08-03 09:43:56','2007-08-03 14:43:56','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=73',0,'post','',0),(75,1,'2007-08-05 21:59:27','2007-08-06 02:59:27','Well, I am back from another weekend in Alabama.\r\n\r\n<strong>Saturday </strong>\r\n\r\nI got my hair cut, finally.  It\'s really short again... in about 2 weeks, it\'ll be where I like it.  In about 4 weeks, it\'ll start getting a little long (on top) and in 6 weeks, I\'ll get it cut, again.\r\n\r\nMy Mom and I went to Sam\'s Club and looked at some large tv\'s for her.  She needs one that she can see.  Eye sight is not so good now... but she will need to do some re-arranging before a large tv can be incorporated into her living room... so, time to wait...\r\n\r\n<strong>Saturday Night</strong>\r\n\r\nThe whole family (minus my oldest niece who had to work) was at my middle brother\'s house for a cookout... the steak was awesome... it was huge... I was kinda of bloated when we left...\r\n\r\nThen I met my friend, Richard, out for a beer at Third Base Grill on 72E.  We closed the place down.  The girl who works there is pretty damn hot... That I can appreciate.  She is also working 2 jobs and going to school full-time.  Says she has very little time for herself.... I can relate since I did the same thing years ago.\r\n\r\nThen we went to a place called \"Chasers\" off of Winchester Road... Had some Yuengling\'s... I love that beer, but it can\'t be found in Georgia... how stupid.  I enjoyed my Saturday night.  My friend, Robert, had a dinner-date, so I didn\'t get to hang with him.  Maybe next time.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sunday</strong>\r\n\r\nLazy day.  My brother came over and we had Bible study this morning.  Then, I spent alot of time watching the Scooby-Doo marathon on the Cartoon Network and the Pocono NASCAR race today.  And then, it was time to come back here to Georgia... The trip was pretty good.   For once, nobody really held me back by driving too slow...\r\n\r\nSo, here I am back and ready for my work week (well, actually I am never ready for a work week!).  It is my last in our current location.  After I get back from vacation, I will be presented with the longer commute to the new office location in Tucker... I am not looking forward to spending an extra hour a day in my car... seems like a waste of time to me.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t spend much time online and it was kind of refreshing... I should try that more often!  :)','My weekend in Alabama...',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-weekend-in-alabama','','','2007-08-05 21:59:27','2007-08-06 02:59:27','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=75',0,'post','',0),(76,1,'2007-08-06 16:29:19','2007-08-06 21:29:19','I am actually reading a book... this is amazing by most people\'s standards, but I have borrowed my Mom\'s book (which either me or my brother bought for her since the first 6 books were all gifts).  I have read 1 whole entire chapter so far.  Thats more chapters of any book that I have had so far.  (I skipped around a lot in the OS X book I have.)\r\n\r\nThis reading an entire book is new to me.  Even in high school, I read the cliff\'s notes of a book we were supposed to read... and of course, I made C\'s, D\'s, and a few F\'s on the tests.  Apparently, the teachers read the cliff\'s notes as well... I just don\'t care for old literature but I do like poems of any kind.   I even like my own.\r\n\r\nSo, as each day winds down, I will settle in with Harry Potter and try to read at least 1 to 2 chapters per night... after seeing the Order of the Phoenix movie, I had to know what happens next and I couldn\'t wait an entire year until the Half-Blood Prince movie comes out... so here I am doing something I rarely do... read...\r\n\r\nHave a great week, everybody...','Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince',0,'','publish','open','open','','harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince','','','2007-08-06 16:29:19','2007-08-06 21:29:19','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=76',0,'post','',0),(77,1,'2007-08-06 20:02:27','2007-08-07 01:02:27','<img src=\"http://www.macmothership.com/gallery/MiscAds2/1977IntroAppleII1.jpg\" height=\"1017\" width=\"700\" />\r\n\r\nFound this on <a href=\"http://www.digg.com/apple/1977_Introducing_the_Apple_II_Vintage_Ad\" target=\"_blank\">Digg</a>...','The Apple II',0,'','publish','open','open','','77','','','2007-08-06 20:03:50','2007-08-07 01:03:50','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=77',0,'post','',0),(82,1,'2007-08-09 21:10:30','2007-08-10 02:10:30','<strong>Physically:</strong>\r\nWe are both large guys... looks like we\'ve had one too many beers on a late Saturday night. I might not be green, but I am some sort of redneck brown.\r\n\r\n<strong>Personality:</strong>\r\nWe both seem to try to be mean, but some people just won\'t accept it. They think we are nice. Try to scare people away and they just look at us like we\'re just strange...\r\n\r\n<strong>Friends:</strong>\r\nWell, I don\'t have an annoying talking animal or any animal for that matter. But we do have loyal friends and we are thankful to have them.\r\n\r\n<strong>Girlfriend:</strong>\r\nWell, this is where we vary. Maybe I should go find a castle and look in the highest room in the tallest tower and there, I shall find the girlfriend that I don\'t have... or my true love...\r\n\r\n<strong>Conclusion:</strong>\r\nSo, as you can see, Shrek and I share some common traits from our physical bodies, personalities, and friends... but at least Shrek had a girlfriend whom he married. I am missing that part.\r\n\r\nFeel free to make any relevant comments...','Sometimes, I feel like Shrek...',0,'','publish','open','open','','sometimes-i-feel-like-shrek','','','2007-08-09 21:10:30','2007-08-10 02:10:30','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=82',0,'post','',0),(79,1,'2007-08-07 10:43:11','2007-08-07 15:43:11','http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/31/apple_to_host_mac_event_next_tuesday.html\r\n\r\n<strong>Apple Inc. is gathering analysts and members of the media for a Mac-related press event to be held at the company\'s headquarters in Cupertino on Tuesday, August 7th, <em>AppleInsider</em> has been told.</strong>\r\n\r\nUnlike past events in which the company drafted and issued digital invitations through e-mail, word of next week\'s event was initially spread Tuesday afternoon via phone calls from Apple\'s media relations personnel.\r\n\r\n<em>AppleInsider</em> was told, and <em>Gizmodo</em> confirms, that the event will be restricted exclusively <a href=\"http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/breaking/mac-event-at-apple-hq-next-week-284613.php\">to Mac announcements</a>. In speaking to journalists by phone, Apple representatives were reportedly very clear in expressing that no iPhone or iPod product announcements were in the cards.\r\n\r\nThe event will begin at 10:00 am PDT at the Apple Town Hall on the company\'s Cupertino-based campus -- the same venue used for the introduction of the Intel-based Mac mini and iPod Hi-Fi <a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/02/24/seating_for_feb_28_apple_event_limited_mac_mini_expected.html\">last February</a>. Once again, seating is said to be extremely limited.\r\n\r\nApple chief executive Steve Jobs is widely expected to use the gathering to take the wraps off <a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/09/next_gen_imacs_to_bundle_new_apple_keyboard.html\">a new generation</a> of 20- and 24-inch iMacs, which were <a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/03/20/apples_next_generation_imacs_to_add_a_touch_of_grace.html\">first detailed</a> back in March and later pinpointed for a release <a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2957\">in late-July/early-August</a>. It was also reported by <em>AppleInsider</em> in recent weeks that each new iMac would come bundled with <a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/09/next_gen_imacs_to_bundle_new_apple_keyboard.html\">a new super-slim keyboard</a>, purported photos of which subsequently <a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/27/purported_photos_of_new_imac_keyboard_stir_debate.html\">turned up</a> on the web.\r\n\r\nJobs is also more than likely to use Tuesday\'s event to provide demonstrations of the company\'s long-awaited <a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/09/next_gen_imacs_to_bundle_new_apple_keyboard.html\">iLife \'08 and iWork \'08</a> software suites.\r\n\r\nEDIT: <a href=\"http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/07/live-from-apples-summer-mac-product-press-conference/\" target=\"_blank\">Engadget</a> is covering this...','Apple to host Mac event next Tuesday (which is today)',0,'','publish','open','open','','apple-to-host-mac-event-next-tuesday-which-is-today','','','2007-08-07 12:06:54','2007-08-07 17:06:54','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=79',0,'post','',0),(80,1,'2007-08-08 08:54:35','2007-08-08 13:54:35','Dammit... I thought about getting a PS3 (if for no other reason than Blu-ray playback) but I don\'t want the 80GB because they removed the emotion engine... but I wasn\'t going to get the PS3 until next year and the 60GB version with the emotion engine will probably be gone... and the 5 free blu-ray movie offer is only good until the end of October, I believe.\r\n\r\nThe PS3 is the cheapest Blu-ray player on the market at 499.99... or else I would just buy a Blu-ray set-top player to compliment my HD-DVD set-top player.\r\n\r\nI don\'t know what to do... sigh. <img src=\"http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/shared/emoticons/indifferent.gif\" />','Dammit, Sony... ',0,'','publish','open','open','','dammit-sony','','','2007-08-08 08:55:28','2007-08-08 13:55:28','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=80',0,'post','',0),(81,1,'2007-08-09 08:45:11','2007-08-09 13:45:11','Particularly those who inhabit my townhouse community.  Apparently, either:\r\n\r\na.) They did not read the covenants\r\n\r\nb.) They do not read the mailers we get.\r\n\r\nc.) Just don\'t care\r\n\r\nBecause the rules just don\'t seem to apply to them.  Even those that aren\'t a part of the covenant (such as stopping at stop signs)... simple and easy rules like:\r\n\r\n1.) <strong>No parking on the street.</strong>  The streets in the community are narrow and don\'t allow for parking on the street safely.  This is not an inconvenience issue, it\'s a safety issue.\r\n\r\n2.) <strong>No residents parking in the visitor parking.</strong>  Now, this can be tricky as those of use in the non-driveway section only have 2 parking spots assigned to our townhouse.  If we have visitors, where do they park?\r\n\r\n3.) <strong>Other people parking in front of my townhouse</strong>.  We have assigned parking.  It pisses me off to come home and somebody visiting another home or whatever is parked in front of my townhouse.  I feel that this is not only a rule violation, but also disrespectful.\r\n\r\nI am not going to pretend that I am perfect but I do try to be respectful of my neighbors even if they aren\'t respectful of me.\r\n\r\nSorry, I just had to ran this morning...','Sometimes, I just don\'t understand people...',0,'','publish','open','open','','sometimes-i-just-dont-understand-people','','','2007-08-09 08:45:11','2007-08-09 13:45:11','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=81',0,'post','',1),(83,1,'2007-08-10 08:40:54','2007-08-10 13:40:54','This is part three in a series (<a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=40 \" target=\"_blank\">Part I</a> and <a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=41\" target=\"_blank\">Part II</a>)...\r\n\r\nSo, on to part III.  I saw this one (which I assume is newly erected) on Monday and it took until yesterday to get a picture of it... it\'s kind of blurry, but that is a teddy bear on it.   a) I was moving when I took it and b)  my windshield is pretty dirty.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/memorial3.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"648\" />\r\n\r\nMust be another one for a child... very, very sad... :(','Roadside Memorials III',0,'','publish','open','open','','roadside-memorials-iii','','http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=40\nhttp://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=41','2007-08-10 08:40:54','2007-08-10 13:40:54','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=83',0,'post','',0),(86,1,'2007-08-22 20:53:23','2007-08-23 01:53:23','I tried to use GA 400 to goto work, and to just wonderful results...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/400traffic_001.jpg\" />\r\nThis is just around Exit 9 (Hayne\'s Bridge).  I was going so slow, that this picture has no motion blur.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/400traffic_002.jpg\" />\r\nThis is between Exit 8 (Mansell Road) and Exit 7 (Holcomb Bridge)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/400traffic_003.jpg\" />\r\n\r\nThis is right at the (Exit 7) Holcomb Bridge road exit.\r\n\r\nIt took me about a round 1 hour and 10 minutes to get to work.  The good news is that the reverse trip only took 30 minutes.  I just love morning traffic...','I Just Love Metro-Atlanta Traffic (08/21/2007)',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-just-love-atlanta-traffic-08212007','','','2007-08-22 21:04:29','2007-08-23 02:04:29','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=86',0,'post','',1),(87,1,'2007-08-22 21:04:03','2007-08-23 02:04:03','Today, back to GA141 ... better than Monday but still... where did all these cars come from?\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/141traffic_002.jpg\" />\r\n\r\nBefore I left for vacation, it was rarely this bad... I know school is back in session, but seriously...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/141traffic_003.jpg\" />\r\n\r\nThis is the part I expected to be backed up... it is a bit but at least we kept moving (just south of Jimmy Carter) after the merge...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/141traffic_004.jpg\" />\r\n\r\nIt\'s a little better now...\r\n\r\nTook me about 1 hour and 5 minutes today... again the commute home (via 141 so I can goto gym) was pretty much normal... I only did 45 minutes in the gym and got home about 8...','I Just Love Metro-Atlanta Traffic (08/22/2007)',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-just-love-metro-atlanta-traffic-07222007','','','2007-08-22 21:04:41','2007-08-23 02:04:41','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=87',0,'post','',0),(88,1,'2007-08-23 14:07:47','2007-08-23 19:07:47','Day to day,\r\nto the Lord I pray,\r\nto see you again,\r\nto be with you.\r\nAs I stare out my window,\r\nI wish you were standing there,\r\nwanting to be with me,\r\nas I want to be with you,\r\nI long to see your face,\r\nI long to touch your skin,\r\nJust to be able to talk to you,\r\nJust because I love you,\r\nLife feels so good,\r\nwhen we are together,\r\nwhen we are apart,\r\nit breaks my heart,\r\nwhen we get back together,\r\nI feel so good inside,\r\nYou fill the void in me,\r\nMy life is no longer incomplete,\r\nNow that you are in my life,\r\nI need no one else.\r\n\r\n(c) 1991','Pray',0,'','publish','open','open','','pray','','','2007-08-23 14:09:42','2007-08-23 19:09:42','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=88',0,'post','',0),(89,1,'2007-08-23 14:09:00','2007-08-23 19:09:00','I\'ve searched high and low,\r\nAs far as my sight could go,\r\nI could find no words to express,\r\nThe beauty you possess.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been all around the world,\r\nI\'ve seen alot of sights,\r\nNone of them compare to you,\r\nYour beauty is so true.\r\n\r\nBeauty from deep inside,\r\nBeauty that you cannot hide,\r\nOf heart, mind, and soul,\r\nBeauty that is whole.\r\n\r\nLike rays of sunshine,\r\nShining down on me,\r\nYour beauty is so fine,\r\nIt shall be free.\r\n\r\n(c) 1999','Beauty',0,'','publish','open','open','','beauty','','','2007-08-23 14:09:00','2007-08-23 19:09:00','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=89',0,'post','',0),(85,1,'2007-08-21 23:21:33','2007-08-22 04:21:33','First day back from vacation on Monday, I run into some of the heaviest traffic EVER on GA 141.  Just in time for me to be 15 minutes late to work at the new location... I left at 7:45 and got to work at 9:15... Yes, that is 1 hour and 30 minutes... luckily, it only took 30 minutes to get home (taking 400 instead of 141 but my gym is on 141 so I have to take it tomorrow).\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/141traffic.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\nThis is when it was getting a little better...','I Just Love Metro-Atlanta Traffic (08/20/2007)',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-just-love-atlanta-traffic','','','2007-08-22 21:05:03','2007-08-23 02:05:03','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=85',0,'post','',0),(90,1,'2007-08-23 14:10:17','2007-08-23 19:10:17','Beauty doesn\'t always mean\r\nThe prettiest face,\r\nBeauty doesn\'t always mean\r\nThe longest legs.\r\n\r\nBeauty doesn\'t always mean\r\nThe slimmest hips,\r\nBeauty doesn\'t always mean\r\nThe biggest chest.\r\n\r\nBeauty to me is in the heart,\r\nBeauty to me is in the soul,\r\nBeauty to me is in the mind,\r\nBeauty to me isn\'t always the body.\r\n\r\nThe most beautiful girl in the world,\r\nDoesn\'t have to have the best body,\r\nAs long as she has a beautiful soul,\r\nand a heart of gold, that\'s true beauty.\r\n\r\nI know someone like that,\r\nThe true meaning of the word beauty,\r\nNot just of the mind, soul, and heart,\r\nbut also of the face and body, as well.\r\n\r\nOne day, I hope she realizes it\r\nThe way that I have,\r\nOne day, I hope that she finds\r\nHer true beauty, too.\r\n\r\n(c) 2000','Beauty II',0,'','publish','open','open','','beauty-ii','','','2007-08-23 14:10:17','2007-08-23 19:10:17','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=90',0,'post','',1),(91,1,'2007-08-24 19:06:32','2007-08-25 00:06:32','Of course, I am being sarcastic... look at these pictures of my wonderful neighbors...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/parking_001.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/parking_002.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/parking_003.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\nWhite lines mean nothing to these guys... they deserve a <a href=\"http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com/\" target=\"_blank\">youparklikeanasshole.com</a> notice!','Parking is an absolute science',0,'','publish','open','open','','parking-is-an-absolute-science','','','2007-08-24 19:06:32','2007-08-25 00:06:32','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=91',0,'post','',0),(92,1,'2007-08-27 13:31:48','2007-08-27 18:31:48','A rule about driving... It\'s very hard to drive while pressing the brake.\r\n\r\nThank you.\r\n\r\nEDIT: So many bad drivers, so few bazooka rounds... :)','Drivers, take note....',0,'','publish','open','open','','drivers-take-note','','','2007-08-27 13:38:59','2007-08-27 18:38:59','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=92',0,'post','',0),(93,1,'2007-08-28 09:30:26','2007-08-28 14:30:26','If I had a brain, I mean a girlfriend, this is one place I\'d love to take her on a weekend getaway...\r\n\r\nFirst a couple of official links:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mentonealabama.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Mentone, AL</a> - \"Cabins, Hotels, Bed and Breakfast, Restaurants, History, DeSoto State Park\"\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.town-of-mentone-alabama.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mentone, AL</a> - \"on the beautiful Lookout Mountain.\"\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mentoneinn.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mentone Inn</a> - The Bed &amp; Breakfast that I would like to stay at.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.desotostatepark.com/\" target=\"_blank\">DeSoto State Park</a> -  Just a sweet state park in Alabama...\r\n\r\nHere are a few pictures I took while driving through during the end of May...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/images/Drive051407_018.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/images/Drive05192007_004.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/images/Drive05192007_006.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/images/Drive05192007_007.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/images/Drive05192007_008.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/images/Drive05212007_010.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/images/Drive05212007_012.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/images/Drive05212007_014.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/images/Drive05212007_015.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/driving/images/Drive05212007_016.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" />\r\n\r\nJust a very nice small town away from everything... not only could it be relaxing, it could also be romantic...\r\n\r\nAhh... dreams... may they one day come true...','Mentone, Alabama',0,'','publish','open','open','','mentone-alabama','','','2007-08-28 09:30:26','2007-08-28 14:30:26','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=93',0,'post','',0),(94,1,'2007-08-29 12:55:58','2007-08-29 17:55:58','This <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_5397262_1/102-3277592-2384114?ie=UTF8&amp;docId=1000125021&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=center-2&amp;pf_rd_r=0C06ZSEY272X1X0805ZC&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=306126501&amp;pf_rd_i=193640011\" target=\"_blank\">offer</a> is almost too good to refuse... a PS3 with 3 free movies from Amazon plus the 5 free movies from Sony.  That\'s a total of 8 free movies.  At an average of $25 per movie, that\'s 200 bucks worth of free movies.  That makes the console seem to be $300 instead of $500.\r\n\r\nI had my mouse on the buy button last night but I stopped short of actually clicking it.  Why?  I have the money in my savings account.  That money isn\'t supposed to be for my indulges, but for emergencies like my car blows up or my house gets broke into, etc... I sure do want to do this.  On the one hand, it\'s only money that I have (which is mostly due to an inheritance I got from my Grandfather\'s will I received after his death last year and from sale of my stock options when my company, HLSC, was purchased by Bank of America and some is from income tax refund from this year.) that somebody else might not have?  Why do I have a guilty conscience for spending this money?  Why would anybody care if I spend this money?  Does it really make me seem \"materialistic?\"\r\n\r\nI deleted all of my photos of my house because I felt like I was boasting about how great my house is and how much stuff I have accumulated.  That makes me seem very self-centered and I really don\'t want to come off that way.\r\n\r\nAnyway, I will need to give this much more thought...','Dammit, Amazon (PS3 related) and a personal message...',0,'','publish','open','open','','dammit-amazon-ps3-related-and-a-personal-message','','','2007-08-29 12:55:58','2007-08-29 17:55:58','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=94',0,'post','',0),(95,1,'2007-09-04 15:28:17','2007-09-04 20:28:17','How do we know …\r\nWhen we’ve found the one?\r\nWhat does it mean …\r\nTo have found the one?\r\n\r\nWhat if we are sure …\r\nThat we’ve found the one?\r\nWhat if we never …\r\nSee the one again?\r\n\r\nHow can we watch …\r\nThe one go off with someone else?\r\nHow can we go on …\r\nWithout not ever knowing?\r\n\r\nHow can we ever be sure …\r\nThat there is the one for all of us?\r\nWhat if we feel like …\r\nThe one has already gone away?\r\n\r\nWhat if we sometimes think …\r\nOf all of the ones we’ve already met?\r\nHow do we know …\r\nThat we will meet another one?\r\n\r\n(c) 2005','The One',0,'','publish','open','open','','the-one','','','2007-09-04 15:47:22','2007-09-04 20:47:22','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=95',0,'post','',0),(97,1,'2007-09-05 13:55:09','2007-09-05 18:55:09','I got my PS3:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/PS3_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nWith the 3 free movies from Amazon\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/PS3_002.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nFreshly opened\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/PS3_003.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nIn the rack... ironically right on top of the HD-DVD player, the rival to Blu-ray disc.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/PS3_008.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nPlaying \"The Prestige\"\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/PS3_009.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nThere\'s Christian Bale... just because Jennifer loves him :D\r\n\r\nSo, yeah, I didn\'t buy any games and I haven\'t hooked it up to my network... there are probably firmware updates to download, but the Blu-ray movies look gorgeous (as do HD-DVD movies, btw)...\r\n\r\nNow, who wants a movie night at my house? :)','From the I have more money than brains dept:',0,'','publish','open','open','','from-the-i-have-more-money-than-brains-dept','','','2008-03-27 23:18:01','2008-03-28 04:18:01','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=97',0,'post','',1),(96,1,'2007-09-04 15:36:57','2007-09-04 20:36:57','<u><strong>One</strong></u>\r\n\r\nHow does one\r\nmend a broken heart?\r\nHow does one\r\nease the pain?\r\n\r\nHow can one\r\nlet his heart go?\r\nHow can one\r\nbe so bold?\r\n\r\nWhy does one\r\nfeel so much loss?\r\nWhy does one\r\npay the cost?\r\n\r\nWho can one\r\never really trust?\r\nWho can one\r\nreally count on?\r\n\r\nWhat can one\r\ndo to survive?\r\nWhat can one\r\ndo to be loved?\r\n\r\nWho can one\r\ntrust his heart to?\r\nWho can one\r\nshare himself with?\r\n\r\nHow can one\r\nbe so vulnerable?\r\nHow can one\r\nbe so unlovable?\r\n\r\n(c) 1999\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<u><strong>One (Part II)</strong></u>\r\n\r\nHow does one\r\nfall in love?\r\nHow does one decide\r\nshe\'s the one?\r\n\r\nHow can one just\r\ngive his heart away?\r\nHow does one\r\nsay, \"I love you\"?\r\n\r\nHow does one\r\nbecome so mature?\r\nHow does one\r\nsay, \"I\'m responsible\"?\r\n\r\nHow does one\r\nmake the commitment?\r\nHow does one\r\nsay, \"I do\"?\r\n\r\nHow does one\r\ndecide he\'s happy?\r\nHow does one\r\nknow what love is?\r\n\r\nWhat makes one\r\nfeel so special?\r\nWhat makes one\r\nfeel like number one?\r\n\r\n(c) 2000','Two of \"One\"',0,'','publish','open','open','','two-more-for-today','','','2007-09-04 15:41:27','2007-09-04 20:41:27','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=96',0,'post','',0),(98,1,'2007-09-21 19:49:09','2007-09-22 00:49:09','Well, if you are here, then you probably want to know my current health situation.  Then I know you care.  Of course, I have no way to know who has stopped by.  Sigh.\r\n\r\nAnyway, here\'s the lowdown...\r\n\r\nOn September 6, I had my yearly physical.  I finally got to go back to the doctor\'s office that I was going to before my employer changed to Kaiser Permanente (which I HATE)... ok, back to the visit... this doctor (Dr. Shah) actually sat down and listened to my concerns before starting the physical.   Then the physical started.  She examined me for the things that were concerning me and all appeared fine.  The results of the blood tests came back last week.\r\n\r\nThere are only 3 things that stood out:\r\n\r\n1.) My cholesterol is borderline-high.  Right now, it stands at 207.  The break down results in the LDL is a bit high but the HDL was normal.  The doctor wants to put me on medication, but I don\'t want to.  Also, my triglycerides were a bit high as well.  Kate has helped me figure a way that will lower my cholesterol without the need for prescription medication...thanks, Kate.  I will be buying the stuff this weekend.\r\n\r\n2.) I have an elevated liver enzyme level.  I have had this since I started having regular physicals.  So, I have to get yearly ultrasounds on my abdomen.\r\n\r\n3.) My blood sugar (glucose) was very normal.  This is good news due the diabetes that tends to run in my mom\'s side of the family...\r\n\r\nSo, today, I went for my ultrasound.  There are three things that have been found in past ultrasounds:\r\n\r\n1.) A cyst in my left kidney which will only be an issue if it begins to hurt.  So far, nothing.\r\n\r\n2.) A \"fatty\" liver.  In other words, I am so fat that my liver is fat.  This is most likely the reason for my elevated liver enzyme levels.\r\n\r\n3.) A polyp on my gallbladder.  All I know about this is... if it gets a certain size, I will have to have surgery to get it removed.  Won\'t that be a hoot...\r\n\r\nWhen I get the results of this year\'s ultrasound, I will post a new blog post.\r\n\r\nThank you to whomever read this and cares about me and maybe even my health...','My Health',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-health','','','2007-09-21 19:55:38','2007-09-22 00:55:38','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=98',0,'post','',3),(99,1,'2007-09-23 08:21:01','2007-09-23 13:21:01','My house is officially off the market until after the first of the year.  I plan to try to almost \"dump\" my house to get out from under the mortgage and move into an apartment until I figure out where I am going from here...\r\n\r\nSo, you Atlantans... You haven\'t gotten rid of me, yet...','Real Estate Update for 9/23',0,'','publish','open','open','','real-estate-update-for-923','','','2007-09-23 08:21:01','2007-09-23 13:21:01','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=99',0,'post','',0),(100,1,'2007-09-24 17:19:18','2007-09-24 22:19:18','This was last week after going to get my ultrasound on Friday...\r\n\r\nI dreamed that I developed cancer of the gallbladder and had to have surgery to have it removed.  It turned out to benign, so that was fortunate.... while this seems like a tragic story.  No dream involving cancer is necessarily good, but this one has a happy ending.\r\n\r\nThough I was in the hospital and required surgery, I was overwhelmed with the support of my friends.  It seemed that when I awoke from the surgery, everybody was there.  Kevin, Jennifer, Jason, Justine (my manager), Jeremy (my former manager), and even Kate came up from Florida to see me.  You might be wondering where my family is during all of this... my Mom doesn\'t really travel anymore due to her medical conditions (though, I am certain under these circumstances she would find a way...).\r\n\r\nEven though, I was restricted to a hospital bed for many days, I was actually overjoyed by the love I felt from my friends who came to visit even when it might have been a hardship to do so.\r\n\r\nI am not sure what the meaning of the dream was... that I fear getting cancer or that I was having another one of my \"i love my friends\" moments...\r\n\r\nOf course, with the cancer being benign, there was no worry of it spreading.  And I left the hospital with my friends walking beside me... (in my wheelchair!)... and through all of the trauma, I felt great as I was leaving...','A dream I had...',0,'','publish','open','open','','a-dream-i-had','','','2007-09-24 17:19:18','2007-09-24 22:19:18','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=100',0,'post','',2),(101,1,'2007-09-24 21:30:06','2007-09-25 02:30:06','Amazing that 3 days after my listing expired, I have had 2 different agents call me wanting to represent me and another that left an information packet on my door... so, where were these agents when I actually trying to sell my house... vultures are ready to pounce on the corpse that is my house...\r\n\r\nI am not going to list it again until after next year... so, those of you that are my friends in Georgia... you aren\'t getting rid of me, yet... no matter if you want me to go or not! :)\r\n\r\nMaybe some of us should get together soon and have a beer...','One last Real Estate Update until next year...',0,'','publish','open','open','','one-last-real-estate-update-until-next-year','','','2007-09-24 21:33:09','2007-09-25 02:33:09','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=101',0,'post','',1),(102,1,'2007-09-25 19:01:32','2007-09-26 00:01:32','Why can\'t my life be a little more like the movies.  You know the movies where the guy gets the girl.  Even when there are bad circumstances... in the end the guy gets the girl.  How does that always happen?\r\n\r\nMy life is quite the opposite.  I never get the girl.  No matter what the circumstances, I always watch the girl go off with somebody else.  Once, just once, I want the girl to go off with me...\r\n\r\nI wished I knew why.  I wished I know how I get the girl in the end.   I wished I knew the secret.   Sigh.  I guess it\'s just the way it\'s meant to be...','...The Movies...',0,'','publish','open','open','','the-movies','','','2007-09-25 19:02:26','2007-09-26 00:02:26','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=102',0,'post','',0),(103,1,'2007-09-26 17:42:19','2007-09-26 22:42:19','Well, I ended up spending only a total of two days involved in the jury duty and it breaks down like this...\r\n\r\n<strong>Monday, September 24, 2007</strong>\r\n\r\nI was summoned to the Forsyth County (GA) administration building to a meeting of the jury pool.  I am not sure how many showed up, but there were quite a few.  All of our names were called and we were split into groups of 12... Some groups went to Judge Dickinson\'s court (where I went) and the others to the other judge\'s court (I don\'t remember name).  I was in group 2.  The others in group 1.\r\n\r\n(We were then escorted to the courthouse...)\r\n\r\nThe procedure is to question each group:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Group questions</li>\r\n	<li>Individual questions</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSince my group was second, we got to leave and come back after lunch... which meant we had 2.5 hours to wait.  I ended up going to a Quizno\'s to eat.  I actually didn\'t realize until it was too late that I had that long or else, I would have gone home... oh, well...\r\n\r\nI got back to the courthouse at 1 and we were gathered and then escorted into the courtroom.  We sat in the jury box and both the prosecution and the defense were to question us.\r\n\r\nThe first thing that we were told is what the case was (it was a felony drug case.  possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute) and who was involved.\r\n\r\nWe were asked general questions about thing such as if we had any family members who were arrested, if we reguarly watch law shows, drug addictions in the family (since this is a drug-related case) and then the defense asked basically if we were racist (the defendant was black).  And none of us responded.\r\n\r\nThen, it was time for individual questions.  These were based on the questionnaires that we were to fill out and mail back when we got our summons.  Basically, in this trial, not much was too personal.  After this, we (both groups) were reunited in the jury assembly room while the lawyers assembled the 13 person jury (12 jurors and 1 alternate).\r\n\r\nI was actually selected to sit on the jury.  My first summons.  My first jury.  This was not until about 4PM... We, then, were requested to meet back on Wednesday, September 26th at 9AM.  This is an unusual circumstance, as the trial would normally begin the next day; however, since one member of the prosecution was to be elsewhere on Tuesday, we had \"a day off.\"\r\n\r\n<strong>Wednesday, September 26, 2007</strong>\r\n\r\nToday, I arrived at the courthouse at about 8:30AM.  We were all assembled at about 9AM.  Seems as if everybody was on time... but there was some issues that were not disclosed to us and we were dismissed until 1Pm this afternoon (as I am writing this on Sept 26).  We assembled at the correct time and finally got into the courtroom a short time after 1.\r\n\r\nFinally, what we have been assigned to do.  Hear the case.  We were given our preliminary instructions by the judge and were re-read the indictment.   Afterwards, the prosecution was able to make it\'s opening statement.  Which was objected to many times by the defense... And then the defense made it\'s statement which was objected to many times.\r\n\r\nOkay, now witnesses.  We only got to hear one complete testimony before the trial ended on a mis-trial.  The second witness made some statement as part of his testimony that caused the judge to have to call the lawyer to the bench and us, the jury, removed from the courtroom.  And when we got to the jury deliberation room, somebody has written \"James Dunn is my hero\" on it.  Turns out that James Dunn is the prosecuting attorney... These two factors caused the mis-trial... So, in the end, this was very anti-climatic.  After all of the time spent waiting and days in between selection and the actual trial, this is how it ends...\r\n\r\nWhile, I found the whole process enlightening, I can\'t help but to feel ... \"ripped off\" because I didn\'t get the entire experience.  If I were to have to sit on a jury, I wanted to go through the entire trial.  But, I did not get that opportunity.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/juryroom_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/juryroom_002.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nHere are a couple of pics I took of the jury deliberation room.  I don\'t see anything here that could get me in trouble, do you?  (yes, that\'s my coke zero and peanut m&amp;m\'s on the table...)\r\n\r\nIf I find an internet article on the trial, then I will post it.  So far, I have not found anything.','The Jury Duty Blog...',0,'','publish','open','open','','the-jury-duty-blog','','','2008-03-27 23:16:56','2008-03-28 04:16:56','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=103',0,'post','',0),(104,1,'2007-09-26 22:12:56','2007-09-27 03:12:56','My best friend, Bryan, was taken from this earth.  Too young.  Only 21 years old.\r\n\r\nI miss him still.  I feel really bad that with all of the turmoil today that I just now noticed that it was today... I feel totally bad about that.  But I am sure he wouldn\'t be upset if he knew everything that went on today...\r\n\r\nI made a post not so long ago about him and the poem that I wrote after his death.  Up until that point in my life, I had not had any tragedies in my life that I could remember.  I had lost both of my grandparents on my Mom\'s side before I was 6.  My grandmother on my Dad\'s side died before I was born.\r\n\r\nNobody really knows how hard this was on me... except me.  So now, I will just link this to the other posts...\r\n\r\nThe first post: <a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=42\" target=\"_blank\">So, if you are here, I assume you want to know…</a>\r\n\r\nThe second post: <a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=43\" target=\"_blank\">Supplemental Post</a>\r\n\r\nThe last post:<a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=45\" target=\"_blank\"> The Poem I wrote about Bryan</a>\r\n\r\nR.I.P. Bryan... I miss you, bud... I really miss you, bud... :(','11 years ago today...',0,'','publish','open','open','','11-years-ago-today','','http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=42\nhttp://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=43\nhttp://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=45','2007-09-26 22:17:27','2007-09-27 03:17:27','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=104',0,'post','',0),(106,1,'2007-10-04 12:19:09','2007-10-04 17:19:09','If you are here, thank you, this is what I found out this morning:\r\n\r\n1.)  The polyp on my gallbladder has been determined to be a \"cholesterol\" polyp.  It is of no harm and has not changed since the last ultrasound [they have one file] from like 3 years ago.\r\n\r\n2.) I still have a \"fatty\" liver and my doctor says that this is a result of my on-going cholesterol issue (most notably, my triglycerides are pretty high).  After discussing a low-fat/low-carb diet (hahahahaha), I accepted a medication path.  The medication is called \"<a href=\"http://http://www.tricortablets.com/tricor/consumer/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">TriCor</a>\" and is apprently mainly for triglycerides... She gave me a 7 week supply and I am due back in 6 weeks for a new set of labs to determine how helpful that the medicine has been.  She was impressed and happy that I was completely honest when discussing this.  This IS my health and I don\'t mess around with doctors.\r\n\r\nSo, all of my bad dreams about gallbladder issues and cancer were just that... bad dreams.  But I don\'t care to go on medication.  I don\'t have to stop drinking alcohol (thank goodness) but I do need to cut down when I do and how much I consume when I do... this can also have financial benefits as well :)\r\n\r\nAnyway, that is it.','Results of my ultrasound',0,'','publish','open','open','','results-of-my-ultrasound','','','2007-10-04 12:19:09','2007-10-04 17:19:09','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=106',0,'post','',3),(107,1,'2007-10-15 09:45:36','2007-10-15 14:45:36','If you have ever wondered about my home theater, well... here is the scoop...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/HomeTheater/HomeTheater_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe overview (I was watching Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl on Blu-ray via the PS3).\r\n\r\nTV is a Toshiba 42H83 42\" CRT rear-projection TV.  It is capable of 1080i maximum resolution.  It can take a 720p input but will \"upscale\" to 1080i. On top of the TV is the Wii sensor bar as well as the center channel.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/HomeTheater/HomeTheater_002.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe remotes.  Just 5.  That includes the Apple Remote... I don\'t have a fancy universal remote... costs too much...  (from the left: Apple Remote, Toshiba TV remote, Dish Network Receiver remote, Kenwood receiver remote, and Toshiba HD-DVD remote.)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/HomeTheater/HomeTheater_003.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe Xbox360 and Wii controllers\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/HomeTheater/HomeTheater_004.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe lonely PS3 controller.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/HomeTheater/HomeTheater_007.jpg\" height=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe left side: Left stereo speaker, Dish Network ViP211 HD receiver (no PVR), AppleTV 40GB version, PS3 (connected to the internet via Wi-Fi), Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player (connected to the internet via Ethernet), Kenwood VR6050 5.1 channel receiver.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/HomeTheater/HomeTheater_008.jpg\" height=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nRight stereo speaker, Nintendo Wii (connected to internet via Wi-Fi), Xbox360 Pro Edition [no HDMI and 20GB HDD] (connected to internet via Ethernet), Xbox (connected to internet via Ethernet), Pelican System Selector.  [and to the side, the 10\" powered sub-woofer]\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/HomeTheater/HomeTheater_010.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe Left Surround speaker\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/HomeTheater/HomeTheater_011.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe Right surround speaker.','My Home Theater',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-home-theater','','','2008-03-27 23:15:56','2008-03-28 04:15:56','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=107',0,'post','',1),(108,1,'2007-10-18 23:25:14','2007-10-19 04:25:14','So, people think I am some sort of super computer nerd... well, the truth is... I am far from it.  I may have more computers than some but that doesn\'t mean anything... so, let\'s take a short tour...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/compworld_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Monitor: 19\" Samsung  LCD Widescreen </strong>\r\n\r\nDVI Input: Mac Mini\r\n\r\nAnalog input: Dell Dimension 4500\r\n\r\n<strong>External HDD 1: Western Digital MyBook Pro</strong>\r\n\r\n250GB Capacity (1 160GB partition, 1 90GB partition)\r\n\r\n<strong>External HDD 2: NexStar - 3 Case [not pictured]</strong>\r\n\r\n80GB (original drive from Apple MacBook)\r\n\r\n<strong>Computer 1: Apple MacMini</strong>\r\n\r\nSpecs:\r\n\r\n1.66GHz Intel Core Duo\r\n\r\n512 MB DDR2 SDRAM\r\n\r\n80GB Hard Disk\r\n\r\nOptical SuperDrive (burns CDR and Dual Layer DVDR)\r\n\r\nIntel GMA950 Integrated Graphics\r\n\r\nApple Keyboard/Logitech Mouse\r\n\r\nOS: Mac OS X 10.4.10\r\n\r\n<strong>Computer 2: Apple MacBook</strong>\r\n\r\nSpecs:\r\n\r\n2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo\r\n\r\n1GB DDR2 SDRAM\r\n\r\n160GB Hard Disk\r\n\r\nOptical SuperDrive (burns CDR and Single Layer DVDR)\r\n\r\nIntel GMA950 Integrated Graphics\r\n\r\n13\" Widescreen Display\r\n\r\nOS: Mac OS X 10.4.10\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/compworld_002.jpg\" height=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Computer 3: Dell Dimension 4500</strong>\r\n\r\nSpecs:\r\n\r\nIntel Pentium 4 2.0GHz\r\n\r\n250GB Hard Drive 1\r\n\r\n40GB Hard Drive 2\r\n\r\nPioneer Dual Layer DVD Writer\r\n\r\nATi 9600XT Graphics Card\r\n\r\nSoundblaster Audigy Sound Card\r\n\r\nLogitech Wireless Keyboard/Mouse\r\n\r\nOS: Microsoft Windows XP Home/Ubuntu 7.04 Linux\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/compworld_003.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Printer/Scanner/Copier: Canon MP180</strong>','My Computer World',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-computer-world','','','2008-03-27 23:13:57','2008-03-28 04:13:57','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=108',0,'post','',0),(109,1,'2007-10-23 09:57:54','2007-10-23 14:57:54','','300posts.jpg',0,'','inherit','open','open','','300postsjpg','','','2007-10-23 09:57:54','2007-10-23 14:57:54','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/300posts.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(110,1,'2007-10-24 13:24:41','2007-10-24 18:24:41','Some that just struck me as some I\'d like to share today... I hope you like them...\r\n\r\n<strong>Beautiful Creature</strong>\r\n\r\nSomeone I know,\r\nIs God\'s most beautiful creature,\r\nSomeone I know,\r\nHas everything, every feature...\r\n\r\nLike the sunrise,\r\nGraces the morning sky,\r\nLike the sunrise,\r\nBeauty to live by...\r\n\r\nLike the day,\r\nWarm...sunny...bright,\r\nLike the day,\r\nRadiant like the sunlight...\r\n\r\nLike the night,\r\nThe stars come out to play,\r\nLike the night,\r\nBeauty even at end of the day...\r\n\r\nThere is one I know,\r\nThat is God\'s most beautiful creature,\r\nThere is one I know,\r\nWith whom I don\'t have a future...\r\n\r\n<strong>Beauty II</strong>\r\n\r\nBeauty doesn\'t always mean\r\nThe prettiest face,\r\nBeauty doesn\'t always mean\r\nThe longest legs.\r\n\r\nBeauty doesn\'t always mean\r\nThe slimmest hips,\r\nBeauty doesn\'t always mean\r\nThe biggest chest.\r\n\r\nBeauty to me is in the heart,\r\nBeauty to me is in the soul,\r\nBeauty to me is in the mind,\r\nBeauty to me isn\'t always the body.\r\n\r\nThe most beautiful girl in the world,\r\nDoesn\'t have to have the best body,\r\nAs long as she has a beautiful soul,\r\nand a heart of gold, that\'s true beauty.\r\n\r\nI know someone like that,\r\nThe true meaning of the word beauty,\r\nNot just of the mind, soul, and heart,\r\nbut also of the face and body, as well.\r\n\r\nOne day, I hope she realizes it\r\nThe way that I have,\r\nOne day, I hope that she finds\r\nHer true beauty, too.\r\n\r\n<strong>Pictures</strong>\r\n\r\nTo look into your eyes,\r\nIs to look into the eyes of beauty,\r\nTo be in your presence,\r\nIs like being in the presence of angels.\r\n\r\nTo see you smile,\r\nIs to feel warmth in one’s heart,\r\nTo hear you speak,\r\nIs to hear words of meaning.\r\n\r\nPictures might be worth\r\nA thousand words, but\r\nWords cannot describe,\r\nWhat it means to see you\r\n\r\nPictures in one’s mind,\r\nOf what beauty is,\r\nAnd how hard it is to find,\r\nFound it in you, I have.\r\n\r\nI am not sure what I’d do,\r\nIf I saw you in harm’s way,\r\nBut I am sure, I believe,\r\nI could die for you.\r\n\r\n(c) 2000 - 2007 Michael P. Molenda','A few poems to read today...',0,'','publish','open','open','','a-few-poems-to-read-today','','','2007-10-24 13:28:13','2007-10-24 18:28:13','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=110',0,'post','',0),(111,1,'2007-10-27 09:33:02','2007-10-27 14:33:02','<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/leopard_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nHere I am ... in the car... on the way ... to The APPLE store!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/leopard_002.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nOnly the crappy traffic could hold me back!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/leopard_003.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nA line that was fairly long... I got there to the line about 6:10.  The store opened at 6:00... not quite an iPhone line or a people camping out for a PS3 last year....\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/leopard_004.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe people at the beginning of the line...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/leopard_005.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThere was one Apple employee outside the store giving out t-shirts... I knew that they were giving t-shirts to the first 500 through the door... he said he had only 2 left... What?  Turns out this is a different shirt, but I had my picture made... I look scruffy, but I don\'t care :)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/leopard_006.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nLeaving, I saw this wonderful parking job, so I snapped a picture... just so dad-gum awesome!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/leopard_007.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nSo, now I am home with my copy of OS X Leopard (or 10.5) and my second free t-shirt... go Apple!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/leopard_008.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nJust showing the back of the box...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/leopard_009.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nScruffy me and  in my new shirt and my copy of Leopard...\r\n\r\nWell, this is where the fun ended, at least installing on my MacMini... apparently, there is some sort of an issue with the \"upgrade\" path... which most users will use... it installed fine... took about 45 minutes... not too shabby and then it reboots to Apple\'s own.. blue screen of waiting... and waiting and... after going to the Apple Discussion boards... this apparently is not an isolated incident.  There were some solutions... the one that ended up working is using the \"archive and install\" option... Worked beautifully... but I should never have had to goto a Discussion board to install this... (ahem, so Windoze like... sad to say)... but after going through the \"archive and install\" option... my MacMini went from this (Tiger):\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/Mini_Tiger.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nTo this (Leopard):\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/Mini_Leopard.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nWhile doing this, I was doing a full complete backup of my laptop... it is the machine with all of my pictures and movies and documents... so I backed it up... and did a \"Erase and Install\" or otherwise known as a clean install on my laptop... FLAWLESS.  After install, it pulled all of my data, users, applications, settings... everything from my backup drive into Leopard and am up and running 100% within 2 hours... Now, that doesn\'t happen with a fresh install of Windows... so bite me, MS.  I used to have to spend hours re-installing applications and re-doing all of my settings...\r\n\r\nSo my MacBook went from this (Tiger):\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/macbook_tiger.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nto this (Leopard):\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/macbook_leopard.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nFrom the desktop, there are only a couple of visual cues that suggest one version from the other... the dock (at the bottom) is now \"3D\" and it looks really cool and has a mirror affect when open windows are  near it... and the menu bar is somewhat translucent... so you can see part of your background image underneath the menu bar.  For those who don\'t use Macs... the menu bar stays there all of the time and is contextual according to the open application...\r\n\r\nAnyway, so I had one painful install and one painless install... Apple is NOT perfect but better than Microsoft in many respects.  I do not hate MS but I don\'t see myself buying another Windows machine until mine just quits working... but this Dell is solid and it will probably work well for a few more years since I barely use it!\r\n\r\nThat was my adventures... hope you guys enjoyed the picture show and I didn\'t bore you with details but I am very happy with the upgrade so far...','My Leopard Adventures!',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-leopard-adventures','','','2008-03-27 23:13:05','2008-03-28 04:13:05','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=111',0,'post','',1),(112,1,'2007-10-31 09:02:51','2007-10-31 14:02:51','The opening act: Three\r\n\r\nI may just go buy a cd or two from this band... amazing band. Pretty original sound. And a pretty entertaining stage show ... check them out. I will be checking them for a MySpace page.\r\n\r\nThe main act: Porcupine Tree\r\n\r\nSimply put... amazing. I won\'t put this up there with my all time favorite shows.... but I was not disappointed in the setlist or the show sound or anything... I don\'t remember the setlist (and I had not heard all of the songs they played), so here is are the ones I know:\r\n\r\nFear of a Blank Planet\r\nSentimental\r\nAnesthetize\r\nWay out of here\r\nSleep Together\r\nBlackest Eyes\r\nThe Sound of Muzak\r\nOpen Car\r\nand about 3 or 4 I had not heard before including one that has never been officially released...\r\n\r\nEncore:\r\nEven Less\r\nHalo\r\n\r\nHere are a few crappy pics I took with my camera phone... no photography was allowed and one of the guys that was standing in front of me was shooting them and ended up getting pulled aside on the second time security saw them... the girl he was with was detained longer... I bet they made her delete all of the pictures he took... because he gave her back the camera after taking a picture or two...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/p_tree_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nThis is the best shot and it is of Steven Wilson\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/p_tree_002.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nOne of the entire band... yeah, crappy pic.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/p_tree_003.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nAnother one of the entire band... yeah, crappy pic.\r\n\r\nI am drained. I didn\'t eat from lunchtime until I got home around 12:30 (i had to stop at wal-mart to get food and candy to give out for Halloween...) and got in bed about 1AM... Now, I am going into work late because I overslept...\r\n\r\nCheck out both bands... I am so glad I made the show... :)\r\n\r\nOh, and this show was taped to be used in a LIVE cd due out in 2008... so damn cool. I have never been to a show that was taped before... AWESOME!','Porcupine Tree Concert (10/29)',0,'','publish','open','open','','porcupine-tree-concert-1029','','','2008-03-27 23:10:36','2008-03-28 04:10:36','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=112',0,'post','',0),(113,1,'2007-10-31 09:23:49','2007-10-31 14:23:49','','Me - Dressed up for Work Halloween',0,'','inherit','open','open','','me-dressed-up-for-work-halloween','','','2007-10-31 09:23:49','2007-10-31 14:23:49','',114,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/me_halloween.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(114,1,'2007-10-31 09:25:49','2007-10-31 14:25:49','This is what I looked like this morning as I am came to work... I am not big on dressing up for Halloween anymore... not since I was like 15... or maybe even younger, but it does get me out of the business casual dress code today!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/me_halloween.jpg\" title=\"Me - Dressed up for Work Halloween\"><img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/me_halloween.jpg\" alt=\"Me - Dressed up for Work Halloween\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy Costume: A heavy metal drummer :)','Halloween 2007 (Work)',0,'','publish','open','open','','114','','','2007-10-31 09:26:29','2007-10-31 14:26:29','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=114',0,'post','',0),(115,1,'2007-11-02 08:40:44','2007-11-02 13:40:44','After a week, I have found that Leopard is fantastic... there are several really nice additions to the OS that make it worth the upgrade.  (and from what I have read, many more reasons will be revealed when software is released that take advantage of many of Leopard\'s under the hood new features...):\r\n\r\nHere are some of the features I wanted to highlight...\r\n\r\n<strong>Spaces:</strong>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Leopard_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThis is my favorite new feature.  This is not something that hasn\'t been done before (most Linux distros have it but I never got it to work in Ubuntu 7.04) but Leopard makes it easy.   Applications can be assigned to a specific space, so when the application is launched, it opens in that Space and then you are automatically switched to that space.\r\n\r\n<strong>Photobooth updates:</strong>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Leopard_002.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThese are cool... although, to make the backgrounds work, a really good lighting and a smooth background behind you are needed.  I had to go upstairs to where I had a good smooth wall behind me and then it worked great.  You can see some of the ones I made on the bottom of the window.\r\n\r\n<strong>Finder:</strong>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Leopard_003.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe new Finder is really cool.  There are a few features of the new finder that make it great... one is CoverFlow (shown above).  The same concept as CoverFlow in iTunes... but when I first heard of this, I thought it would be really cheesy, but it seems as if this a really great way to look at your files, particularly media files because it shows you a live preview of the file.\r\n\r\n<strong>QuickLook (in Finder):</strong>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Leopard_004.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Leopard_005.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nQuicklook allow you to view any file without opening an application.  This makes it easy to find out what is in a file without the hassle of opening an application.  This includes documents (such as a text file in the first example) and even media files (such as the .MP4 shown in the second example).  Yes, that is me playing the drums!\r\n\r\nPreview:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Leopard_006.jpg\" height=\"366\" width=\"532\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Leopard_007.jpg\" height=\"409\" width=\"328\" />\r\n\r\nThe new preview allows you to do some new things such as resizing photos and adjusting photos.  Very simple editing tools, but good enough for most users.  It also allows powerful .PDF editing tools.   This has allowed me to dump my image editor, Seashore, since mostly what I did with it was resize images for the web.\r\n\r\nTime Machine:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Leopard_008.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nTime Machine (in conjunction with  an external hard drive) can backup all of your files on a daily basis and makes it simpler to find any files that you might have modified or deleted and quickly recover them.  The UI is sort of cheesy, but it works great.\r\n\r\nStacks:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Leopard_009.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThis allows any folder in the Dock to show it\'s contents either in a fan or in a grid.  I seem to prefer the grid.  The one gripe about is that the folders show the icon of the first item in the folder on top of the folder... where I\'d rather just see the folder.  Hopefully, Apple fixes this....\r\n\r\n<strong>Front Row:</strong>\r\n\r\nIt wouldn\'t let me do a screen capture of it, but it now has the same interface as the AppleTV and that, to me, is ultra-cool...\r\n\r\n<strong>Desktop:</strong>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/leopard/macbook_leopard.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nSome people complain about the new dock (the 3D look) and the translucent menu bar... but neither of these has presented a problem to me thus far.  I like the look of the new dock and the translucent menu bar has not bothered me as of yet.  It might depend on the background chosen.\r\n\r\nSo, thus far, I have had no issues with any of my previously installed applications, so far...so good.  Leopard gets two big thumbs up from me!','After a week...My Impressions of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)',0,'','publish','open','open','','after-a-weekmy-impressions-of-mac-os-x-105-leopard','','','2008-03-27 23:09:27','2008-03-28 04:09:27','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=115',0,'post','',0),(116,1,'2007-11-13 17:49:10','2007-11-13 22:49:10','It wasn\'t until I found a note written by Shannon that got me looking for her online... there are millions on MySpace.\r\n\r\nI actually found her.  Amazing what a Google search and some time can do.  And then, a MySpace search from what I learned from Google...\r\n\r\nSounds like Shannon is doing well.  Married with a 2 year old.  Happy.  :)  The Office Depot days, specifically at store 369 on Memorial Parkway... we had a lot of fun, but also a lot of work.  Somehow, we knew how to balance it.  Of course, a day didn\'t go by that I didn\'t piss off a customer or two!  Haha... Shannon is just one whom I have found online that worked there.  Samantha and Sheila (who I think only worked at store 69 but I also knew her from Food World, too.)... and my friend Roger, who\'s on my friends list, too.\r\n\r\nSo, I went through some old emails and started looking for other old friends... and I found Becca.  Oh, how I loved her back in the day.  The distance was too great like most... She in Oregon.  I was in Alabama.  I was just 21 and in school.  She was 18 and in school.  We chatted on these old TELNET programs called \"EW-TOO\" talkers... chatrooms, in other words.  I am so glad to have found her again.  Now living in Ohio.  She\'s a doll.  I only wished that she lived down here in GA... I am happy that she is coming for a visit soon... how soon?  Probably not soon enough!  Heck, she might not want to go back! :)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I looked for another friend fro mthe talker days.  Shana.  I remember visiting Shana and her best friend Carrie in Knoxville in 96 (thank goodness I kept my old DayRunner for just such an occasion).  Another Google search and I found her at UGA... That\'s not too far from here.  After some brief emails, she has some bad news for me.  Carrie had died in early 2006 of leukemia... I have such fond memories of not only the trip to Knoxville but also a trip to Nashville where we met up with my high school friend, Joseph... She was such a fun and beautiful person.  I am very saddened by this news.  But there is more, Shana\'s 2 brothers were killed in a car accident recenly... I can only imagine her loss.  On the bright side, however, she\'s engaged and will be relocating to TN very soon.  I am very happy for her but also feel for her and her loss.\r\n\r\nSuch highs and lows that the last 24 hours have been.  My heart goes out to Shana and her family.  It also goes out to Carrie\'s family including her young daughter she left behind.\r\n\r\nAlmost decade has gone by since the \"talker\" days... and remembering the friends that I had online that also became friends offline... I have kept up a few friendship from those days.  Stephanie S., and Amy L. (now married) from the talkers.  And Heather M. from INN/TSN are all that I had kept up with.  But now, I have found 2 more.  MySpace might be a technical nightmare from time to time, but the fact that it has helped me reunite with some old friends is powerful.','The Last 24 hours',0,'','publish','open','open','','the-last-24-hours','','','2007-11-13 17:49:10','2007-11-13 22:49:10','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=116',0,'post','',1),(117,1,'2007-11-14 17:17:33','2007-11-14 22:17:33','Not only are the holidays coming up (and rather quickly), but also the anniversary of my father\'s death.   That means a few trips to Alabama in the next month and a half.\r\n\r\nNext week is <strong>Thanksgiving.</strong>.. ah, Turkey day.  The family gathered around a table of massive amounts of food and of course... football.  But I think like most holidays, the meaning keeps getting lost.  We should enjoy the time with our families and our friends.  All of our loved ones.  Be thankful for what we have and most importantly who we have in our lives.\r\n\r\nWe get caught up in our everyday lives (me included) and forget about what\'s really important.  It\'s not all of the stuff we have amassed... no matter how small or how big.  Or how much we brag (that would be me) or how little we brag (that would not be me)...  But it\'s about people in our lives.  I know that without my family and my friends, I would really be sad, lost and lonely.\r\n\r\nI really do love all of you, my family and my friends.  I sometimes can\'t say it enough and at other times feel like I say it too much... but can we really say it too much?\r\n\r\nIn my MySpace surveys, there always seems to be a question \"What is your biggest regret?\"  Normally, I don\'t give any, but I do have a big regret... not telling my dad that I loved him enough ... or even at all.  I don\'t know if it\'s some man thing where we both knew that it was understood... but after his death in 2000... it really hit home that I never took time out to say \"I love you, Dad.\"  And that, I do regret.  It\'s been almost 7 years since his death and I still miss him so much.  If you haven\'t seen it already, I have a<a href=\"http://tribute.mmolenda.com\" target=\"_blank\"> tribute site</a> up for him.  Take some time and look at it.  He was such an amazing man.  He left big shoes to fill.  I am still trying to fill them.\r\n\r\nThen, the next thing will be <strong>Christmas</strong>.  Already Wal-Mart has a nice sign displaying the number of shopping days until Christmas.  It\'s not even Thanksgiving, yet.  Though, I do love giving gifts to my family (I don\'t normally exchange with friends... my family is large enough to kill my finances!!!) and yes, I do like to receive... Christmas has become way too commercial.  Companies and retailers count on Christmas dollars to finance a large part of their year...\r\n\r\nBut that is not what Christmas is about.  For my Christian brothers and sisters, it is about the birth of Christ.  The giving of gifts came from the 3 wisemen who came to find Christ and offer their gifts of gold, frankincense, and Myrrh... and that has gone to Cars and fur coats and jewelry... I have no problem with the giving/receiving of gifts... as long as we don\'t lose sight of why we are giving and receiving these gifts...\r\n\r\nBut also, like Thanksgiving, Christmas is a time to celebrate with our family and friends.\r\n\r\nSo, this holiday season, remember <strong>what</strong> we are celebrating and <strong>why</strong> we are celebrating.  I know that this year, I won\'t and can\'t forget...\r\n\r\nPeace and love to you all!','It\'s that time of year...',0,'','publish','open','open','','its-that-time-of-year','','','2007-11-14 17:30:48','2007-11-14 22:30:48','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=117',0,'post','',0),(118,1,'2007-11-15 21:45:12','2007-11-16 02:45:12','It was just a check-up and to take more of my blood for lab work.  I am feeling pretty good and over the last 6 weeks, I took my TriCor pretty much everyday and I am hopeful that my numbers will be down.  Also, I have lost 5 more pounds since I started TriCor... coincidence?\r\n\r\nI will post the results of the lab work when I get it.  I have a prescription for TriCor I will fill if the doctor thinks that the medicine is helping.  Meanwhile, I still have 2 weeks worth of the sample I was given 6 weeks ago... so, I am in no hurry to fill my prescription...\r\n\r\nThat\'s about it...','I went to the doctor today',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-went-to-the-doctor-today','','','2007-11-15 21:45:12','2007-11-16 02:45:12','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=118',0,'post','',0),(119,1,'2007-11-16 09:47:23','2007-11-16 14:47:23','\"<strong>It\'s better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.</strong>\"\r\n\r\nI disagree.\r\n\r\n<strong>Loving and lost </strong>implies emotional pain.  Something that is often very hard to get over.\r\n\r\n<strong>To have never loved at all</strong> implies that one has gone through life without love but I believe that this is better option because it doesn\'t involve the same emotional pain.\r\n\r\nThe best case scenario is: \"It\'s better to have never loved and lost but to find true love that lasts forever...\"   This is what I hope to find one day...','An old saying...',0,'','publish','open','open','','an-old-saying','','','2007-11-16 09:47:23','2007-11-16 14:47:23','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=119',0,'post','',1),(120,1,'2007-11-21 08:56:10','2007-11-21 13:56:10','I got a call from my doctor yesterday.  Apparently, the TriCor is working very well...\r\n\r\n<strong>What my cholesterol was at my physical:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>207 Total</li>\r\n	<li>199 Triglycerides</li>\r\n	<li>42 HDL (good cholesterol)</li>\r\n	<li>125 LDL (bad cholesterol)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>After 6 weeks of the medicine:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>180 Total</li>\r\n	<li>121 Triglycerides</li>\r\n	<li>40 HDL (good cholesterol)</li>\r\n	<li>116 LDL (good cholesterol)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>The normal ranges are as follows:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Total: 100 - 199</li>\r\n	<li>Triglycerides: 0 - 149</li>\r\n	<li>HDL: 40-59</li>\r\n	<li>LDL: 0 - 99 (this used to be 0 - 125)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSo, the doctor wants me to continue on the medicine, my exercise, and my diet (hahaha... diet!)... but the results are encouraging and I even missed a few days here and there... so, this is apparently good medicine and I didn\'t stop drinking Sam Adams!','Results of my last doctor visit',0,'','publish','open','open','','results-of-my-last-doctor-visit','','','2007-11-21 08:59:34','2007-11-21 13:59:34','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=120',0,'post','',0),(121,1,'2007-12-02 13:17:48','2007-12-02 18:17:48','<img src=\"http://tribute.mmolenda.com/picture.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"300\" />\r\n\r\n<em>My Dad... Such a handsome man. (Feb 6, 1948 - Dec 1, 2000) </em>\r\n\r\nI have written about this before, but I will link to them here.  It\'s now been 7 years since my dad was taken from this earth...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=44\" target=\"_blank\">The original blog post</a>\r\n\r\nThe poems:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=46\" target=\"_blank\">My Life</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=47\" target=\"_blank\">Dad</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAnd also <a href=\"http://tribute.mmolenda.com\" target=\"_blank\">My Tribute Site</a> to my dad... check it out if you would like to know a bit more and see some more pictures like this one:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://tribute.mmolenda.com/Pictures/balloon.jpg\" height=\"336\" width=\"240\" />','December 1, 2000',0,'','publish','open','open','','december-1-2000','','\nhttp://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=44','2007-12-02 13:17:48','2007-12-02 18:17:48','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=121',0,'post','',0),(122,1,'2007-12-18 22:11:24','2007-12-19 03:11:24','Here it is... after 2 months of waiting... [19 total pictures... a lot to see]\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Outside_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Outside_002.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Outside_003.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Outside_004.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nIt\'s very well done... look at all of the pictures of just the outside of the package...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Inside_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe inside... first time I opened it.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Contents_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nLook at all of the contents... WOW... no wonder it costs so much... haha!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_BonusDVD.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_InteractiveDVD.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Letter_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Letter_002.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n(These were inside the letter envelope... there are 2 cards in each pack, but I am not opening any of them.)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Wristband.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n(I think this is some sort of wristband or something... it has velcro on each end... it is actually kind of cheesy.)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Bookmarks_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Bookmarks_002.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Bookmarks_003.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n(in case I ever read... actually I am currently as of this posting, 14 chapters into The Deathly Hallows...)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Year1.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Year2.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Year3.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Year4.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HP_Year5.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\n(The movies)\r\n\r\nWell, there ya have it... Quite the set, huh?  Well, time to get back to watching some of the extras from The Order of the Phoenix...','Harry Potter Years 1 to 5 Collector\'s Chest (HD-DVD)',0,'','publish','open','open','','harry-potter-years-1-to-5-collectors-chest-hd-dvd','','','2008-03-27 23:03:34','2008-03-28 04:03:34','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=122',0,'post','',0),(123,1,'2007-12-19 16:27:01','2007-12-19 21:27:01','Why can\'t the girl that sits next to me shut her mouth?  All I ever hear is her blabbing on the f**king phone all day long... I am pretty sure we still have tne 10 minutes/day for personal calls policy.  Not only should she adhere to that policy, but I don\'t need to know her personal business.  She sure does have tne \"pretend I\'m working\" act down really well.\r\n\r\nI have had to jack up the volume of whatever I am listening to until I felt like my ears were about to bleed just so I don\'t have to hear her voice... I have dubbed her \"phonegirl\" like some sort of evil villan... and that, she is.\r\n\r\nNot only that, but she eats about 3 times dourning an 8-hour shift.  We do have some guidelines about eating at our desks.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Heavy Food/Meals - </span>\r\nShould not be kept or consumed at your desk or near any company equipment (Desktops, phones, cables, etc.)\r\nMust be kept or consumed in designated break areas.\r\nAre not allowed outside the designated break areas during visits from clients or senior leaders.\r\nExamples include, but not limited to heavy Sandwiches, Pizza, Chicken, Pasta, Shrimp, and Lobster.  If unsure - ask!\r\n*Exceptions may be authorized based on certain circumstances.  Examples of exceptions include:\r\nApproved team or unit activity/event sponsored by Management or Sunshine Committee\r\nAll day client meetings with no time to leave for a meal period\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">\r\nDrinks/Beverage -</span>\r\nAre not allowed at your desk or near company equipment (Desktops, phones, cables, etc.) unless in a sealed or spill-proof container.\r\nNo cans, open bottles or cups are allowed at any time.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Small Snacks are allowed at desk -</span>\r\nInclude candy, gum, potato chips, peanuts, pretzels, cookies, etc.\r\n\r\nSo, what part of this allows wet cereal and/or oatmeal?  She eats something in a cereal bowl at her desk quite often and I know that most of the time that it\'s cereal... how do I know this?  Because I hear and/or see her fill the bowl.  This is because one drawer of her filing cabinet is filled with all kinds of food items...\r\n\r\nNow, I know I am not 100% perfect since I have had cans at my desk... but not having my CokeZero can at my desk in the morning has me buying cokes out of the coke machine in the breakroom across the hall... so, it is about not having a can at our desks or me buying a coke from the machine... or else get me a \"sippy cup\" like a toddler... I might as well get one and walk around here going \"momma...momma\" cuz that\'s how they seem to treat us... like children as the guidelines state:\r\n\r\n\"To avoid accidental spills, or waste which may result in unwelcome \"visitors\" to our current location everyone must adopt the above practices in order to maintain a clean/healthy work space.  This practice is not only for the benefit of all [edited] associates, but for our neighboring businesses who share this building as well.\"\r\n\r\nLike I said... sippy cups.\r\n\r\nSomedays, I just can\'t handle phonegirl... it makes me want to jump out of a window (not lierally).  Between her and me needing a sippy cup, things are just going swimmingly here at my job... keeping in mind, that we are outsiders to the Bank as we were purchaed by the Bank and are being integrated into the bank \"culture.\"\r\n\r\nEither one day, we\'ll not have to sit next to each other or she\'ll quit... oh, how I would rejoice if she quit... I might even dance in the streets...\r\n\r\nThat\'s all for my rant... thanks for reading!','A rant',0,'','publish','open','open','','a-rant','','','2007-12-19 16:27:01','2007-12-19 21:27:01','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=123',0,'post','',0),(124,1,'2007-12-21 11:13:51','2007-12-21 16:13:51','<img src=\"http://a188.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/124/l_fc49bffb6acc95b32f12d10850b500ab.jpg\" height=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nHere is my tree... it\'s a pre-lit tree from Home Depot (model: Oregon).  Most of the ornaments were given to me for Christmases past... but my newest one is one I bought for myself: Captain Jack Sparrow...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://a987.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/19/l_a5ff79cb72854f69b3aba6ee330fe7a2.jpg\" height=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nMy tree... all lit up in the dark living room...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://a284.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/56/l_2a65bf96e555a528c35ef15e55df7fa3.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nI hung my stocking (the one I have had since I was a kid) by the fireplace... it will end up with coal in it  The nativity scene suffered a casualty since this picture was made... The Shepard boy fell to a shattered \"death\" from bass from my sub-woofer while watching Pirates of the Caribbean: At World\'s End last week.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://a254.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/29/l_57d01b0d15f9675d9e4b78306bc6be6d.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nHere are my outside decorations... an overview... I think I did a good job for a what I have to work with... and as a bachelor...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://a241.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/124/l_a01947113797b96342c3fbdcd66b0638.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nA closer view of the left side of the path into my house...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://a7.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/77/l_4040e745a9bf7460403a879d437e7096.jpg\" height=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe path leading into my [town] house... Santa lines the path...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://a218.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/4/l_4e9539c6c9d7a0ed94cec00e2e2b3b29.jpg\" height=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nA closer view of the decorations to the right of the path leading into my house.\r\n\r\nI hope you enjoyed the look at my Christmas Decorations!\r\n\r\n- <strong>Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!</strong> -','My Christmas Decorations',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-christmas-decorations','','','2008-03-27 23:06:22','2008-03-28 04:06:22','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=124',0,'post','',0),(125,1,'2007-12-28 07:45:42','2007-12-28 12:45:42','This is how one of my poor pathway Santas looked:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/damage_001.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nHow sad...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/damage_002.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nLooks too perfectly broken to be the wind, don\'t ya think?\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/damage_003.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nOk, so this is a bit blurry, but it supposed to show the break as well.\r\n\r\nNow, I don\'t know if this is related, but...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/kg.jpg\" width=\"510\" />\r\nSomebody abandoned a Kenny G cd in front of my house... and it\'s still there cuz I don\'t want to touch it! :)\r\n\r\nThe Santa is repairable, but I am not going to do it just now... just feel sorry for my Santa and his broken.... stake! :)','My Poor Christmas decorations...',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-poor-christmas-decorations','','','2008-03-27 23:04:40','2008-03-28 04:04:40','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=125',0,'post','',0),(126,1,'2008-01-04 10:07:57','2008-01-04 15:07:57','','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','126','','','2008-01-04 10:07:57','2008-01-04 15:07:57','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/harrypotterlogo.gif',0,'attachment','image/gif',0),(127,1,'2008-01-09 07:37:00','2008-01-09 12:37:00','but they can\'t seem to master the simple task of parking a car...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/work_park.jpg\" height=\"382\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThis is just ... SAD...\r\n\r\nKeep in mind that these are not necessarily people on my floor and I don\'t believe they are, but these are people who work for my company and this is in my company parking lot.\r\n\r\nThank goodness my cellphone camera isn\'t all that great ... at least this time because the tags are unreadable or else I\'d have to make them unreadable...','And I thought I worked with professionals...',0,'','publish','open','open','','and-i-thought-i-worked-with-professionals','','','2008-03-27 22:59:09','2008-03-28 03:59:09','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=127',0,'post','',0),(128,1,'2008-01-11 14:57:52','2008-01-11 19:57:52','It\'s so much easier to find fault in others than to find fault in yourself.  This applies to all aspects of our lives.  I am now learning how to see my own faults and there are plenty.\r\n\r\nSome say, \"Mike, you are too hard on yourself.\"  And while that might be true to a certain extent, I feel like I am just being honest with myself.  If I can\'t be honest with myself, then who can I be honest with?  So, I can say then that I might be \"brutally honest with myself\"... ???\r\n\r\nI am a loner.  That\'s what I am.  I keep to myself most of the time.  I wear headphones at work to block out other people.  I wear headphones at the gym to block out other people.  I never say \"hi\" or \"goodbye\" except to whomever is working at the front desk.  I only goto lunch with the same crew.  If they can\'t go or go somewhere I that I don\'t like, I goto lunch by myself.\r\n\r\nI like myself... In fact, I love myself.  There is nobody else in this world I would rather be than myself (well, maybe <a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1820866/bio\" target=\"_blank\">Cash Warren</a>... j/k!).\r\n\r\nOn <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/webpoet73\" target=\"_blank\">MySpace</a> I have 168 friends.  80 bands/musicians; 7 comedians; 3 podcasts; 1 Tv Show; 1 University; 15 internet/tv celebrities; 1 game console; 1 organization; 59 are friends.  So, out of 168 \"friends\" 35% of them are friends...\r\n\r\nI love my family and my friends... and yes, even those of you I don\'t know well or even at all... but you did bother to ask to be my friend on MySpace and so, that includes you as well.\r\n\r\nI have only a few close friends because I choose it to be that way.  I believe in quality over quantity.  I am not popular nor do I want to be.\r\n\r\nI believe in order to make others happy, one must be happy themselves.  This is where I fail.\r\n\r\nWhen I go to a bar, I don\'t float around and meet people, particularly girls.  I lack self-confidence.  I am not a good looking man, but I do clean up well.  I just enjoy having a beer or two with my friends and then going home.\r\n\r\nI am very close to my family.  My mom, in particular, because I am the only child she had with my father and I am sure that I am a reminder of him.  She has several health problems that requires her to take several pills at different times during the day.  She is diabetic and has <a href=\"http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Copd/Copd_WhatIs.html\" target=\"_blank\">COPD</a> for which she has to take 4 breathing treatments a day.  All of this just to keep herself alive.\r\n\r\nI have two brothers, both married and both had 2 daughters.\r\n\r\nWhen I need to think or really concentrate, I need absolutely no distractions.  No TV, no internet, no phone, and no music.  I need it to be quiet.  That goes for home and work.  When I get stuck on a problem at work, off come the headphones, even though most of the people I sit around annoy me.... I can\'t have the music on when I am trying to figure out a hard problem and most of the time I am too proud to ask for help.  I would rather figure it out on my own or find resources on the internet before I ask.  I have a relatively low skill set for being in \"technology.\"\r\n\r\nI am not sure I want another \"computer\" job unless it were writing about technology, however, I live in the wrong part of the country for that.  I would have to live in San Francisco or New York and I really have no desire to live in either particularly New York.  Atlanta is small compared to NY.\r\n\r\nI like the idea of <a href=\"http://www.iwanttobeanerd.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Nerds on Site</a>...\r\n\r\nI am not a mean person or go out of my way to hurt people (particularly girls), but I have learned that I do it just the same.  I think I lack that part of the brain (like Jim said in <a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163651/\" target=\"_blank\">American Pie</a>) or I lack real social skills.  Possibly, a combination of both?\r\n\r\nI am not an \"idealist\" but I am a \"realist.\"\r\n\r\nI have learned that I am selfish and very self-centered; however I am not a bad person.\r\n\r\nI am materialistic... at least when it comes to technology products.  I won\'t buy new cookware, but I will buy the latest tech products.  Why?  Because cookware, while important, doesn\'t hold much interest with me, but the latest in HD technology... well, show me!\r\n\r\nMuch of this describes a part of me that most of you would have never known.  If after reading this, you do not wish to be my friend any longer, please delete me but tell me first... I won\'t go on some internet rampage but I will accept it.','Brutal Honesty?  Some things I learned about myself...',0,'','publish','open','open','','some-things-about-myself-a-confession-of-sorts','','','2008-01-11 17:36:16','2008-01-11 22:36:16','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=128',0,'post','',0),(129,1,'2008-01-17 10:00:44','2008-01-17 15:00:44','','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','129','','','2008-01-17 10:00:44','2008-01-17 15:00:44','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/snow_traffic.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(130,1,'2008-02-08 09:24:59','2008-02-08 14:24:59','Not quite 2 years old and it\'s dead... the main logic board is no longer functioning... and the cost to repair is just too high for me to justify the cost... <a href=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/RepairOrderDetail.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">546.11</a>\r\n\r\nSo, I decided to open mine up and take a look inside...  and change out the RAM just in the Mini just in case it might be the real reason... but it didn\'t help...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/MacMini_001.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"507\" />\r\n\r\nFig1. Here it is with the top off...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/MacMini_002.jpg\" height=\"379\" width=\"506\" />\r\n\r\nFig2. Now, I have taken out the SuperDrive.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/MacMini_003.jpg\" height=\"379\" width=\"506\" />\r\n\r\nFig 3. I have taken out the Hard Drive.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/MacMini_004.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"511\" />\r\n\r\nFig 4. The Hard drive\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/MacMini_005.jpg\" height=\"386\" width=\"515\" />\r\n\r\nFig 5. TheSuperDrive\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/MacMini_006.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"513\" />\r\n\r\nFig 7. The old RAM\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/MacMini_008.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"512\" />\r\n\r\nFig 8. The Hard drive cage and CPU fan\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/MacMini_009.jpg\" height=\"390\" width=\"520\" />\r\n\r\nFig 9. The main logic board (this is what no longer works...)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/MacMini_010.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"522\" />\r\n\r\nFig 11. Putting it back together.  Hard Drive re-installed.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/MacMini_011.jpg\" height=\"393\" width=\"524\" />\r\n\r\nFig 12. All of it...  pretty neat.  Too bad it doesn\'t work.\r\n\r\nI am pretty pissed off about the repair cost.  I may just write Apple a letter to express my displeasure.  I know if I had spent 149.99 on the AppleCare, it wouldn\'t have cost me anything to repair it... so, that\'s a lesson.  When I buy a new Apple, I will buy the AppleCare and protect myself... (Note: I didn\'t buy it on my MacBook, either... and it will be 2 years old in June...)...\r\n\r\nJust a suggestion: when you buy Apple products, buy the AppleCare.  You have until the normal factory warranty is up to buy it, so you don\'t have to buy it right away...','My Mac Mini (2006 - 2008)',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-mac-mini-2006-2008','','','2008-03-27 22:58:30','2008-03-28 03:58:30','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=130',0,'post','',1),(131,1,'2008-03-09 20:06:21','2008-03-10 01:06:21','At one time, I bought piles of cd\'s... both new and used. Going to the cd store was something I looked forward to. I could just look around and see what I could find in the stacks and in the used bin. Of course, this cd store was the Sunburst Records shop in Huntsville. Not only did I just enjoy the looking, but I enjoyed shooting the breeze with owner, Jay Ratts, for a while. It always seemed to be a buzz with people looking. But times have changed and the small shops are disappearing due to the big-box stores like Best Buy or Wal-Mart. Shopping for music in these stores just isn\'t the same.\r\n\r\nI bought my first Dream Theater and King\'s X cd from the used bin at Sunburst Records. These became favorite bands. Also, if there was anything I wanted, I could always order and Jay would have it for me the next time I was in the store. I miss those days.\r\n\r\nMany people have turned to digital downloads... but to me, these just aren\'t the same as holding the cd (or in the older days, the vinyl record or the cassette). I always enjoyed laying down and listening to the music while I peruse the booklet that came with the music... reading the liner notes, looking at the pictures/artwork, and reading the lyrics along with the music.\r\n\r\nI just can\'t come to the \"digital music\" age as long as cd\'s are still made (Hell, even vinyl records are still make from time to time...). And buying from the big-box stores isn\'t fun. So, now, I just go when I know something I want is coming out. And hope that Best Buy even carries it. Sure, I could goto the mall to FYE but the prices tend to be too high.\r\n\r\nSo, while I continue to enjoy music everyday, the process of finding music has changed.  And for me, not in a good way.\r\n\r\nSo far, this year I haven\'t bought anything.\r\n\r\nI do know that Opeth and King\'s X have cd\'s coming out.  Perhaps Metallica, too.','Why I don\'t buy as much music now...',0,'','publish','open','open','','why-i-dont-buy-as-much-music-now','','','2008-03-09 20:06:21','2008-03-10 01:06:21','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=131',0,'post','',0),(132,1,'2008-03-14 21:50:10','2008-03-15 02:50:10','My beautiful 2003 Dodge Neon just hit 100,000 miles today!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/2003Neon_002.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" />\r\n\r\nThis was my car last summer...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/100000.jpg\" /><img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/100000_miles.jpg\" height=\"339\" width=\"453\" />\r\n\r\n100,000 miles!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/100001_miles.jpg\" height=\"358\" width=\"478\" />\r\n\r\nGot a close-up but it rolled to 100,001 miles!\r\n\r\n100,000 miles before I even pay it off!  The only car I have ever driven the entire 100,000 miles!  It will be paid off next month and that makes me smile! :)','100,000 miles!',0,'','publish','open','open','','100000-miles','','','2008-03-27 22:53:16','2008-03-28 03:53:16','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=132',0,'post','',0),(133,1,'2008-03-16 20:02:01','2008-03-17 01:02:01','I have learned that fat men (in particular) have to be funny to be taken seriously.  Irony at it\'s best, but it\'s true.\r\n\r\nLet\'s look at some examples: John Candy, Chris Farley, and John Belushi.\r\n\r\n<strong>John Candy</strong> had only one leading man role in \"Only the Lonely\" and everything else he had to be funny.  Would anybody really take him seriously if he were a leading man?  Of course not.  Brad Pitt = leading man.  John Candy = funny guy.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/candy.jpg\" height=\"311\" width=\"519\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Chris Farley</strong> never had a leading man role.  Most of the time, he was just a goof and even made fun of his own weight to get laughs.  Falling through furniture and breaking it.  Got laughs.  Isn\'t that what people wanted from him.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/farley.jpg\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>John Belushi</strong> has some serious roles but who remembers those?  We will always remember him from Animal House and The Blues Brothers.  Both of these movies and his performances were very funny.  Is it just because he was funny or because he had to be funny.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/belushi.jpg\" />\r\n\r\nOf course the above three all died relatively young.  Not necessarily due to their weight but their excesses.  Drugs, alcohol, cigarettes.  John Candy died of a heart attack at 44.   Chris Farley died at 33 of basically an OD.  John Belushi died at 33.  Also an OD.\r\n\r\nSo, then there\'s me.  Would anybody actually take me seriously if I weren\'t funny.  If I didn\'t act goofy and use my sense of humor not only in real life but also in my MySpace surveys.  Who would remember them or even read them if I weren\'t funny.  This is just something that has been on my mind for a while.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/photos/me_travel.jpg\" />\r\n\r\nMaybe I am off-base or maybe I am dead on.  But I had to let this out...','Something I have learned...',0,'','publish','open','open','','something-i-have-learned','','','2008-03-27 22:50:59','2008-03-28 03:50:59','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=133',0,'post','',0),(134,1,'2008-03-21 12:10:18','2008-03-21 17:10:18','','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','134','','','2008-03-21 12:10:18','2008-03-21 17:10:18','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/bale.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(135,1,'2008-03-21 12:10:51','2008-03-21 17:10:51','','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','135','','','2008-03-21 12:10:51','2008-03-21 17:10:51','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/pitt.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(136,1,'2008-03-21 12:32:13','2008-03-21 17:32:13','I have learned that I am better off single.  And in many cases, better off alone.  I feel like that I am so unique and odd, that there will not be a woman that I am to be compatible with.  I am not a good looking guy (though I don\'t believe that I am ugly).  Despite having a good rating on <a href=\"http://www.hotornot.com/r/?eid=AMHUBYA&amp;key=NUA\" target=\"_blank\">Hot Or Not</a>.... The picture I used doesn\'t show my face completely... it is partially hidden.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hotornot.com/r/?eid=AMHUBYA-NUA\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://pix2.hotornot.com/s/AMHUBYA-NUA.jpg\" border=\"0\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy Hot Or Not badge... Currently an 8.1... was as high as 8.5 and as low as 7.4... so, 8.1 is a good average.  The previous try, my score was around 4.5 or 4.7.  My looks haven\'t changed, but I used a better picture.\r\n\r\nBut looks aren\'t everything.  Right?\r\n\r\nJust for comparison...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/bale.thumbnail.jpg\" />  <img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/photos/me_travel.jpg\" height=\"127\" width=\"169\" />\r\n\r\nChristian Bale  or me?\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/pitt.thumbnail.jpg\" /> <img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/photos/me_straw.jpg\" height=\"127\" width=\"167\" />\r\n\r\nBrad Pitt or Me?\r\n\r\nSo, yeah, looks DO matter... but how much?\r\n\r\nAnyway, that\'s kind of off the point of this post.  Finding somebody that I can get along with and am compatible with and somebody that finds me attractive is a challenge.  For right now, I don\'t even feel like looking.  I think that being single is the best for all parties involved.\r\n\r\nJust look at my <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/webpoet73\" target=\"_blank\">MySpace</a> profile and see just how odd I am... but that\'s me.  The real me.  I am not a persona.  I am a real person.  I am not a robot.  I am human.  Believe it or not.\r\n\r\nI spend time on <a href=\"http://www.digg.com/users/webpoet73\" target=\"_blank\">Digg</a> and on <a href=\"http://pownce.com/webpoet73/public/\" target=\"_blank\">Pownce</a>.  I spend time on MySpace.  I watch video podcasts and listen to audio podcasts.  I am a heavy metal-geek... I work in Healthcare Technology.  I program (from time to time) in Visual Basic .NET.  Yeah, that\'s exactly what attracts the girls.  A heavy-metal geek who programs.  I enjoy technology in my everyday life.  It\'s not something that I look at from afar.  It\'s something that I enjoy.  Video games, high def television/movies, music, computers/internet.  How could a girl go wrong with me?\r\n\r\nThus, all of this added up = just stay single and alone and I\'ll be fine.\r\n\r\nSome of you may try to convince me otherwise, but until it happens that some girl actually falls for me and it stick, I won\'t believe it.  It\'s like the X-Files... \"I want to believe.\"\r\n\r\nComments welcome.','Something Else I Have Learned',0,'','publish','open','open','','something-else-i-have-learned','','','2008-03-21 12:32:13','2008-03-21 17:32:13','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=136',0,'post','',0),(137,1,'2008-03-24 20:46:43','2008-03-25 01:46:43','\"<strong>The Song Poem</strong>\"\r\n\r\nHow Will I Laugh Tomorrow\r\nIn my Darkest Hour\r\nForsaken\r\nIn My Time of Need\r\n\r\nLife Is Beautiful\r\nIn My World\r\nDown In A Hole\r\nRoom For One More\r\n\r\nSad But True\r\nI Thought I Knew It All\r\nPoor Twisted Me\r\nYesterday Don’t Mean Shit\r\n\r\nBeyond This Life\r\nComfortably Numb\r\nGuilty of Innocence\r\nAlmost Honest\r\n\r\nWhen You Close Your Eyes\r\nTake Away My Pain\r\nWish You Were Here\r\nNo One is To Blame\r\n\r\nWho Cares Wins\r\nThe Way It Used To Be\r\nBreaking The Silence\r\nI Don’t Wanna Wake Up\r\n\r\nWherever I May Roam\r\nCaught Somewhere In Time\r\nEcho Of My Scream\r\nFade To Black\r\n\r\nThe Thin Line Between Love And Hate\r\nAnybody Listening?\r\nI Don’t Believe In Love\r\nGoodbye To Romance\r\n\r\nStrange And Ironic\r\nTo Live Is To Die\r\nThe World I Know\r\nSlightly Out Of Reach\r\n\r\nPractice What You Preach\r\nSomething That I’m Not\r\nThe Frayed Ends Of Sanity\r\nWe Who Are Not As Others\r\n\r\n<strong>Note:</strong> Every line of this poem is a song title from a song in my collection...','The Song Poem',0,'','publish','open','open','','the-song-poem','','','2008-03-24 20:46:43','2008-03-25 01:46:43','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=137',0,'post','',0),(138,1,'2008-03-26 12:48:32','2008-03-26 17:48:32','A history of what happened to me recently.  I nursed myself back to health.  I didn\'t even have anybody to talk to at night.  I logged on to my IM accounts every night and didn\'t see anybody... I could have used somebody to talk to.  So, I realized that I have to rely on myself...\r\n\r\n<strong>02/26 (Tuesday) </strong>- Started getting headaches and body aches.\r\n\r\n<strong>02/27 (Wednesday)</strong> - I took a sick day.  Apparently I had a \"touch of the flu bug.\"  Fever hits 100.8 at it\'s peak.  Drank lots of water and took Tylenol Multi-Symptol cold.  Works pretty well.  Start using Irish Spring Soap.\r\n\r\n<strong>02/28 (Thursday)</strong> - I felt worse but went to work.  Should have taken this day instead of Wednesday.  Most of the time, you have to feel worse to get better.  Started get red itchy bumps.\r\n\r\n<strong>02/29 (Friday)</strong> - I am feeling better.  Went to work and the gym.\r\n\r\n<strong>03/01 (Saturday) </strong>- Went to Alabama.  Had a good time.  When got home after going out, my head and my heart were beating like a drum.  Took Tylenol.  Think that was a bad idea.  Alcohol + Tylenol = Bad Idea.  Found more red itchy bumps.\r\n\r\n<strong>03/03 (Monday) </strong>- I worked from home.  Not only did I have red itchy spots, but I had skin infection.  Large areas of raised white bumps.  Look similar to the hives.  Bought Calamine lotion and Benadryl to combat.  Doesn\'t really work too well.\r\n\r\n<strong>03/04 (Tuesday)</strong> - I already had doctor visit scheduled for cholestoral check-up.  Show her skin infection via photos (as the articles on the internet say to take pictures because these bumps will come and go).  She says it\'s a viral infection.  Give me a shot (Hey, it\'s steroids... now I am like a professional athlete!).  I told the nurse about the symptoms I had the previous week.  Nurse says that there has been many cases of the bug I described.\r\n\r\n<strong>03/05 (Wednesday)</strong> - On the way into work, I break out into the skin problem from the day before.  This is 3 days in a row.  So, I scheduled an inpromtu doctor visit for the skin problem.  This doctor 2 agrees with doctor 1.  Says that if it doesn\'t get better by Friday, call and they will send me to dermatologist.\r\n\r\n<strong>03/11 (Tuesday)</strong> - I go to drug store to get a prescription filled.  I walk around and look at Dial soap package.  Notice that it contains a warning: \"Stop use and call doctor if you experience irritation and redness.\"  So, I look at the Irish Spring.  I has no such warning.  I decide to buy Dial soap (which is what I was using until I bought the Irish Spring).  The itchy skin goes away.  Maybe I had an alergic reaction to the soap?\r\n\r\n<strong>03/12 (Wednesday)</strong> - Had a good day.  Went to gym as usual.  However, I broke out again.  I had the same red itchy spots as before.  I didn\'t freak out, but I finished my workout, went home and showered.  The itchy skin goes away again for last time.  I am now sure that I had an alergic reaction to the soap.  Comes to find out that Irish Spring is one of the most harsh soaps.  Buying it becomes a very bad decision.\r\n\r\n<strong>03/13 (Thursday) </strong>- I had to schedule a lab visit for liver lab test (to recheck my liver enzyme levels). I tell the tech about the noticeable beating of my heart, particularly when I laid down to sleep.  She puts me in with the doctor.  The nurse takes my temp, blood pressure, etc and all was normal.  Then, I had an EKG done.  The doctor looked at it and said it was normal.  Apparently, I have heart palpitations.  (These are not dangerous but are irritating).  Doctor asks about alcohol use.  I tell her that I only drink on weekends.  And I have like 5 or 6 (well, sometimes I have 7).  She tries to tell me that I am a binge drinker and an alcoholic.  However, after further questioning, she finds out that I only drink on Saturdays.  So, we agree that I can have no more than 2 (well, I say 3).  So, that constitutes a reduction in my drinking of alcohol.  While I enjoy drinking, I will curtail my drinking to save my liver mostly... the heart palpitations I attribute more to stress/anxiety and caffeine...\r\n\r\n<strong>03/14 (Friday) </strong>- The heart palpitations stop. I haven\'t felt them since.\r\n\r\n<strong>03/17 (Monday) </strong>- Doctor\'s office calls but leaves no message.  The have not tried to contact again (not by mail or phone).  I only know this because of caller id.  Without the caller ID, I would have never known they called.  I have not contacted them but perhaps I should.  If this was something that was really important, would they have not tried to contact me again?  I would think so.  At the very least, leave a message for me to contact them if it was/is something serious.\r\n\r\nSince 03/17, I have felt 100%.  No red itchy spots.  No headaches/fevers.  Nothing.  I have been going to the gym regularly and am back to doing my strength training as well as my cardio.  I have not had any alcohol since 3/1 and I don\'t really miss it.  But when I goto Athens, GA in a couple of weeks, I plan on having a couple of beers...\r\n\r\nIf you made it this far or even read this at all, you are a true friend and I thank you.  Comments are not necessary but if you wish to leave, feel free to do so. :)','- Health Timeline -',0,'','publish','open','open','','health-timeline','','','2008-03-26 12:48:32','2008-03-26 17:48:32','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=138',0,'post','',2),(139,1,'2008-03-27 21:53:00','2008-03-28 02:53:00','Sometimes, this is how I feel... oh, it\'s also the best Who song I have ever heard....\r\n\r\nhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_1RqyNdzbE\r\n\r\n<strong>The lyrics:</strong>\r\n\r\nNo one knows what its like\r\nTo be the bad man\r\nTo be the sad man\r\nBehind blue eyes\r\n\r\nNo one knows what its like\r\nTo be hated\r\nTo be fated\r\nTo telling only lies\r\n\r\nBut my dreams\r\nThey arent as empty\r\nAs my conscience seems to be\r\n\r\nI have hours, only lonely\r\nMy love is vengeance\r\nThats never free\r\n\r\nNo one knows what its like\r\nTo feel these feelings\r\nLike I do\r\nAnd I blame you\r\n\r\nNo one bites back as hard\r\nOn their anger\r\nNone of my pain and woe\r\nCan show through\r\n\r\nBut my dreams\r\nThey arent as empty\r\nAs my conscience seems to be\r\n\r\nI have hours, only lonely\r\nMy love is vengeance\r\nThats never free\r\n\r\nWhen my fist clenches, crack it open\r\nBefore I use it and lose my cool\r\nWhen I smile, tell me some bad news\r\nBefore I laugh and act like a fool\r\n\r\nIf I swallow anything evil\r\nPut your finger down my throat\r\nIf I shiver, please give me a blanket\r\nKeep me warm, let me wear your coat\r\n\r\nNo one knows what its like\r\nTo be the bad man\r\nTo be the sad man\r\nBehind blue eyes','Behind Blue Eyes',0,'','publish','open','open','','behind-blue-eyes','','','2008-03-27 21:53:00','2008-03-28 02:53:00','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=139',0,'post','',0),(140,1,'2008-03-28 09:41:44','2008-03-28 14:41:44','','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','140','','','2008-03-28 09:41:44','2008-03-28 14:41:44','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/mlobc.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(141,1,'2008-03-28 09:42:18','2008-03-28 14:42:18','','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','141','','','2008-03-28 09:42:18','2008-03-28 14:42:18','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/rss.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(142,1,'2008-03-28 10:49:36','2008-03-28 15:49:36','I am very happy with the layout and look of my blog now...  some of the older posts have pictures that are larger than the posting area... I will be going back to fix that when I have time...\r\n\r\nhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeQmI-njyPU\r\n\r\nAnthrax -  \"In My World\" from which the title of this blog comes from... listen to the spoken word part at the beginning of the song...\r\n\r\n(The Lyrics)\r\n\r\n<font class=\"txt_1\">They\'re gonna put me in jail?\r\nMan, i\'m already in jail\r\nDon\'t they know that <strong>my life\r\nIs just one big cell</strong>\r\nI\'ll bite the hand that feeds me\r\nAnd i could give a damn if that hand needs me\r\nWhy can\'t you live me alone?\r\nA lie may fool someone else\r\nBut it tells you the truth\r\nYou\'re weak, just another clone\r\nI just want my life\r\nTo do whatever i like\r\nYeah, it\'s a selfish need\r\nTo have no responsibility\r\nSo i\'ll say what i\'m gonna say\r\n\'Cause i\'m going to hell anyway\r\nI\'d rather be alone\r\nIn my world\r\nI\'m not afraid\r\nI am not afraid\r\nNothing touches me i\'m a walking razor blade\r\nFace the face of fear\r\nFace the face of death\r\nLaugh when others tear\r\nHate when others laugh\r\nIn my world it\'s so cold\r\nMy defense is like stone\r\nNo one gets inside, \'cause\r\nIn my world i\'m home\r\nIn my world i loathe\r\nAnd you\'ll always pay a toll\r\nNo one gets inside, \'cause\r\nIn my world i\'m home\r\nAn adult at thirteen\r\nMy childhood was a dream\r\nA full clout nightmare, a sight unseen\r\nMy greatest fear as a kid\r\nOne which i always kept hid\r\nWas to come home from school\r\nAnd find my mother dead\r\nI just want my life\r\nTo do whatever i like\r\nYeah it\'s a selfish need\r\nTo have no responsibility\r\nSo i\'ll say what i\'m gonna say\r\n\'Cause i\'m going to hell anyway\r\nI\'d rather be alone\r\nIn my world\r\nI\'m not afraid\r\nI am not afraid\r\nNothing touches me i\'m a walking razor blade\r\nFace the face of fear\r\nFace the face of death\r\nLaugh when others tear\r\nHate when others laugh\r\nIn my world it\'s so cold\r\nMy defense is like stone\r\nNo one gets inside, \'cause\r\nIn my world i\'m home\r\nIn my world i loathe\r\nAnd you\'ll always pay a toll\r\nNo one gets inside, \'cause\r\nIn my world i\'m home\r\nHome!!!\r\nI\'m not afraid\r\nI am not afraid\r\nNothing touches me i\'m a walking razor blade\r\nFace the face of fear\r\nFace the face of death\r\nLaugh when others tear\r\nHate when others laugh\r\nI am not afraid\r\nI am not afraid\r\nI am not afraid</font>','Welcome to my blog...',0,'','publish','open','open','','welcome-to-my-blog','','','2008-03-28 10:58:06','2008-03-28 15:58:06','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=142',0,'post','',0),(143,1,'2008-03-30 01:36:28','2008-03-30 06:36:28','<strong>From the driving is a necessary evil file...</strong>\r\n\r\nOn the way to Alabama on Saturday... on Highway 140 near the intersection at 140/411, somebody had stopped their vehicle, parked it, and got out of it to pick up some litter on the side of the road.  While this is a noble cause, one should NOT park their car in the lane of traffic.  This, my friends, is STUPID, dangerous, and irresponsible....\r\n\r\n<strong>From the Mike is a dumbass file...</strong>\r\n\r\nI left my laptop charger at work on Friday, so I am operating on battery power the entire weekend... so, I am not online much because the battery on has a life of under 4 hours.  Yeah... I am a dumbass.\r\n\r\n<strong>From the sobriety is a trip file...</strong>\r\n\r\nWent out with my friends: Richard, Robert, and Lori and did not drink a drop of alcohol... not really by my choice, but by doctor\'s orders... I still had fun and we had some good laughs (because I am funny and I feel the need to be funny and not serious...).  So, sobriety is not all bad... but I sure wanted some Sam Adams... dadgumit...\r\n\r\nWell, that\'s all for now... If you read this, you are more brave than I thought...  :)','Weekend tid bits so far..',0,'','publish','open','open','','weekend-tid-bits-so-far','','','2008-03-30 01:36:28','2008-03-30 06:36:28','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=143',0,'post','',1),(144,1,'2008-03-31 15:14:17','2008-03-31 20:14:17','Three more large (but I don\'t consider fat) funny guys.  I am sure I am missing some since we have to be funny... this is my proof...\r\n\r\n<strong>Frank Caliendo</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/caliendo.jpg\" title=\"caliendo.jpg\"><img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/caliendo.jpg\" alt=\"caliendo.jpg\" height=\"265\" width=\"510\" /></a>\r\n\r\nhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75wD4E6LSDg\r\nhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P52bmJXYQPQ\r\n\r\n<strong>Kevin James</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/james.jpg\" title=\"james.jpg\"><img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/james.jpg\" alt=\"james.jpg\" /></a>\r\n\r\nhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcWCoMy9UCw\r\n\r\n<strong>Larry The Cable Guy</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/larry.jpg\" title=\"larry.jpg\"><img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/larry.jpg\" alt=\"larry.jpg\" /></a>\r\n\r\nhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fm4LdcCwFU','Something I Have Learned: Part II',0,'','publish','open','open','','something-i-learned-part-ii','','','2008-03-31 15:15:22','2008-03-31 20:15:22','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=144',0,'post','',0),(145,1,'2008-03-31 15:12:05','2008-03-31 20:12:05','','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','145','','','2008-03-31 15:12:05','2008-03-31 20:12:05','',144,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/caliendo.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(146,1,'2008-03-31 15:12:46','2008-03-31 20:12:46','','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','146','','','2008-03-31 15:12:46','2008-03-31 20:12:46','',144,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/james.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(147,1,'2008-03-31 15:13:06','2008-03-31 20:13:06','','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','147','','','2008-03-31 15:13:06','2008-03-31 20:13:06','',144,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/larry.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(148,1,'2008-04-01 23:35:24','2008-04-02 04:35:24','I saw this on the way out the other day when I was leaving out for work...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/parking_whittington.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nAwesome','Wow... what a great parking job!',0,'','publish','open','open','','wow-what-a-great-parking-job','','','2008-04-01 23:35:24','2008-04-02 04:35:24','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=148',0,'post','',0),(149,1,'2008-04-01 23:38:01','2008-04-02 04:38:01','I saw this at the gym...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/big_ass_SUV.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThat\'s just HUGE.   Good for climbing mountains.  But for stop and go traffic?  Or just to intimidate the other drivers including other SUV drivers...','Big ass SUV',0,'','publish','open','open','','big-ass-suv','','','2008-04-01 23:38:24','2008-04-02 04:38:24','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=149',0,'post','',1),(150,1,'2008-04-06 18:45:37','2008-04-06 23:45:37','As I have come to realize that it is only a part of life.  That makes my greater fear... life, itself.  I do, however, sometimes fear HOW I will die, not that it is an eventuality that I will die.  We are all going to die.   It\'s not how we die that defines us, it\'s how we live.\r\n\r\nThere are so many diseases that kill.  Men and women who kill.  Adults, teenagers, and even the older generation.  So, why fear death when it\'s coming?   In death, there will be a certain peace that we may not feel in life.  Do not mistake my non fear of death for a desire to die.  At least not until I feel like I have lived a full life.  I, in fact, feel like my life has only begun.  So, with God\'s blessing, I will be around to annoy and amuse everybody for many years to come.\r\n\r\nI fear life more.  Pain, both emotional and physical, is not something that I, nor anybody, enjoys.  LIfe brings joy, pain, happiness, sadness, elation, an desperation.   We laugh and we cry.  We smile and we frown.  We do things like drink and take drugs to ease the pain.  (Note that not all people who do these activities do it for pain relief but also for pleasure).  Life can be easy and it can be difficult.  Some of it is brought on by ourselves and some of it is brought on by others.  It\'s how we deal with it that makes us stronger.  And, in this sense, I am a very weak man. I do need to learn to deal with pain and sadness in a way that makes me stronger rather than sulking and telling everybody how sad I am.  For this, I am not going to let too many people about my pain.  Only my inner circle will ever know.\r\n\r\nIf you actually read this blog, you just might be in my inner circle.\r\n\r\nIn any case, this is something I have been thinking about today and felt like writing about it is the same sort of therapy as writing poetry.\r\n\r\nI believe that I am now finished with this blog post.  Go forth in peace and love each other as God loves you.','I no longer fear death...',0,'','publish','open','open','','i-no-longer-fear-death','','','2008-04-06 18:45:37','2008-04-06 23:45:37','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=150',0,'post','',0),(151,1,'2008-04-06 23:08:33','2008-04-07 04:08:33','httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSp-cSJNGdQ\r\n\r\n<strong>The Lyrics:</strong>\r\n\r\nNow maybe\r\nI didn\'t mean to treat you bad\r\nBut I did it anyway\r\nAnd then maybe\r\nSome would say your life was sad\r\nBut you lived it anyway\r\nAnd so maybe\r\nYour friends they stand around they watch you crumble\r\nAs you falter down to the ground\r\nAnd then someday\r\nYour friends they stand beside as you were flying\r\nOh you were flying oh so high\r\nBut then someday people look at you for what they call their own\r\nThey watch you suffer\r\nYeah they hear you calling home\r\nAnd then some day we could take our time\r\nTo brush the leaves aside so you can reach us\r\nBut you left me far behind\r\n\r\nNow maybe\r\nI didn\'t mean to treat you oh so bad\r\nBut I did it anyway\r\nNow maybe some would say you\'re left with what you had\r\nBut you couldn\'t share the pain\r\n\r\nNo, no, no\r\nCouldn\'t share the pain, they watch you suffer\r\nNow maybe I could have made my own mistakes\r\nBut I live with what I\'ve known\r\nAnd then maybe we might share in something rare\r\nBut won\'t you look at where we\'ve grown\r\nWon\'t you look at where we\'ve gone\r\nBut then someday comes\r\nTomorrow holds a sense of what I feel for you in my mind\r\nAs you trip the final line\r\nAnd that cold day when you lost control\r\nShame you left my life so soon you should have told me\r\nBut you left me far behind\r\n\r\nNow maybe I didn\'t mean to treat you oh so bad\r\nBut I did it anyway\r\nNow maybe some would say you\'re left with what you had\r\nBut you couldn\'t share the pain No, no, no\r\n\r\nNow maybe I didn\'t mean to treat you oh so bad\r\nBut I did it anyway\r\nNow maybe baby some would say you\'re left with what you had\r\nBut you couldn\'t share the pain\r\nI said times have changed your friends\r\nThey come and watch you crumble to the ground\r\nThey watch you suffer\r\nYeah, they hold you down\r\nHold you down\r\nNow maybe oh oh, maybe\r\nI didn\'t mean to treat you bad\r\nBut you left me far behind\r\nLeft me far behind\r\nLeft me far behind\r\n\r\n<strong>Note:</strong> This song reminds me of a recent ended friendship... so I thought I\'d post it and it is also an amazing song!','Candlebox: Far Behind',0,'','publish','open','open','','candlebox-far-behind','','','2008-04-06 23:11:24','2008-04-07 04:11:24','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=151',0,'post','',0),(152,1,'2008-04-07 13:57:18','2008-04-07 17:57:18','Be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed to my blog, so you will be up-to-date with my latest posts...\r\n\r\nThis is an example of an RSS feed subscription button:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/rss.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"58\" />\r\n\r\nThis is \"RSS in Plain English\" for anybody who is unfamilliar with what RSS is and how it works...\r\nhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU','Subscribe to the RSS Feed',0,'','publish','open','open','','subscribe-to-the-rss-feed','','','2008-04-07 13:57:18','2008-04-07 17:57:18','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=152',0,'post','',0),(153,1,'2008-04-08 20:40:38','2008-04-09 00:40:38','httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltGmjMBrLjs\r\n\r\nGo Jimmy Go!','This week in unnecessary censorship',0,'','publish','open','open','','this-week-in-unnecessary-censorship','','','2008-04-08 20:40:38','2008-04-09 00:40:38','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=153',0,'post','',0),(154,1,'2008-04-11 22:26:33','2008-04-12 02:26:33','My original reason from having a Facebook account is no longer valid.  The one person that I joined for (well, she actually started my account) has erased herself from my life.  It has been exactly one week ago that she decided that she no longer wanted my friendship and deleted me from MySpace, Facebook, all 3 IM clients we were on and banned me from sending her text messages.\r\n\r\nI deleted our pictures from MySpace and her favorite picture of me.  This is my way of creating some separation...\r\n\r\nI feel sad because I don\'t like losing friends.  I don\'t like losing close friends.  But maybe it is the best for the both of us.  That doesn\'t make the pain and sadness go away immediately, but now that it has been a full week, I am able to go on.  As life goes on and we continue our lives, perhaps in the future, she will reconsider.\r\n\r\nSo, I decided that I would delete my Facebook account.  There is only 1 friend from high school that I had on Facebook that wasn\'t also my friend on MySpace and now that MySpace is getting the same crappy apps as Facebook, there is no real compelling reason to keep it.  (Yes I have installed 4 of these crappy apps even though MySpace Apps are still in beta.)  I never really liked Facebook.  I felt constricted with what I could do with my profile and I found it hard to find old friends because it showed you so little about them.\r\n\r\nWell, now that part of my life is passed, I will move on and still enjoy and prosper in my own life.  I have great friends both here in Georgia and Alabama, but across the US and even in Sweden.. (whom I owe a postcard to!)','Deleted Facebook Account',0,'','publish','open','open','','deleted-facebook-account','','','2008-04-11 22:33:39','2008-04-12 02:33:39','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=154',0,'post','',0),(155,1,'2008-04-14 20:48:06','2008-04-15 00:48:06','Well, after the visit on 3/13, I was told that my liver enzyme levels were still elevated and that i had \"some things\" with my white blood cells.  (That was vague but it was relayed on an answering machine message by an assistant...) so I had to have another test which I had last Friday, 4/11.\r\n\r\nI got the results back today.  My liver enzyme levels (otherwise known as liver panel) was normal.  But apparently, they did not take enough blood to re-check my white blood cell counts and after a phone call, we decided to just re-check during my next visit, which will be in 3 months.\r\n\r\nI was run down and still getting over my skin allergy from the Irish Spring Soap, and that could have affected my white blood cell count (by the way, the overall count was normal, just that the accute infection cells were high and the chronic infection cells were low).  So, it all makes sense.\r\n\r\nTherefore, all of my blood numbers are normal and I am not supposed to continue drinking alcohol, but I think I may have a beer here or there, but not more than in one night and maybe not more than once a month...\r\n\r\nMy liver is more important than beer... I can live without beer (though I don\'t want to!)  but I can\'t live without a liver...\r\n\r\nSo, there is my latest update... I won\'t have another visit for 3 months! :)','My recent doctor\'s visits...',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-recent-doctors-visits','','','2008-04-14 20:48:06','2008-04-15 00:48:06','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=155',0,'post','',1),(156,1,'2008-04-15 07:35:33','2008-04-15 11:35:33','httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7KfPIfhsRA\r\n\r\nLyrics:\r\n\r\nDon\'t\r\nTell me what\'s in\r\nTell me how to write\r\nDon\'t tell me how to win\r\nThis fight\r\nIsn\'t your life\r\nIt isn\'t your right\r\nTo take the only thing that\'s\r\nmine\r\n\r\nProven over time\r\nIt is over your head\r\nDon\'t try to read between the\r\nLines\r\nAre clearly defined\r\n\"Never lose sight of\r\nSomething you believe in\"\r\n\r\nTaking in the view from the outside\r\nFeeling like the underdog\r\nWatching through the window I\'m on the outside\r\nLiving like the underdog\r\n\r\nI\'ve been trying to justify you\r\nIn the end I will just defy you\r\n\r\n<strong>To those who understand, I extend my hand\r\nTo the doubtful I demand, take me as I am\r\nNot under your command, I know where I stand\r\nI won\'t change to fit your plan, Take me as I am\r\n</strong>\r\nAs I am\r\n\r\nStill\r\nRunning uphill\r\nSwimming against the current\r\nI wish I weren\'t so\r\nFucked\r\nFeels like I\'m stuck\r\nLost in a sea of mediocrity\r\n\r\nSlow down,\r\nYou\'re thinking too much\r\nWhere is your soul?\r\nYou cannot touch\r\nThe way I\r\nPlay\r\nOr tell me what to say\r\nYou\'re in the way\r\nOf all that I believe in\r\n\r\nTaking in the view from the outside\r\nFeeling like the underdog\r\nWatching through the window I\'m on the outside\r\nLiving like the underdog\r\nI\'ve been wasting my breath on you\r\nOpen minds will descend upon you\r\n\r\n<strong>To those who understand, I extend my hand\r\nTo the doubtful I demand, take me as I am\r\nNot under your command, I know where I stand\r\nI won\'t change to fit your plan, take me as I am</strong>','\"As I Am\" (Dream Theater)',0,'','publish','open','open','','as-i-am-dream-theater','','','2008-04-15 07:35:33','2008-04-15 11:35:33','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=156',0,'post','',0),(157,1,'2008-04-16 15:25:10','2008-04-16 19:25:10','might not know about me...\r\n\r\n<strong>Talking About Going to a Psychologist/Psychiatrist</strong>\r\n\r\nWell, some might or might know about the year I spent going to a Mental Health clinic where I saw a psychologist for most of the session and then the psychiatrist came in at the end of the session... much like you see a nurse for most of you doctor visit who does all of the dirty work and then doctor comes in and prescribes the medication after doing a little examination, if any at all.\r\n\r\nIt started during my senior year of high school.  To put it bluntly, I wasn\'t happy.  Not in the least.  So, I went (to all people) to my manager at Food World, Mrs. Haynes and talked to her.  It wasn\'t that I couldn\'t talk to my parents, because I could, it was that I wasn\'t sure how they would react.  After talking to Mrs. Haynes, she told me that she undertstood and told me that there are options but that I should go home and talk to my parents.  So, I did.  We decided to make an appointment with the Madison County Mental Health Center.  (I don\'t remember either of my therapists names now, but I do know that they were both extemely good looking ladies.  Married, of course and too old for me.)\r\n\r\nI went in for an evaluation.  I was diagnosed as \"clinically depressed.\"  The pyschiatrist put me on Prozac.  I attended sessions, I believe were every other week.  I shared some of my \"poems\" with my psychologist and that became a regular part of our sessions.  I would write what I felt in poem form.  These poems weren\'t exactly great but they got the point across.  She would read them and then ask me questions about why I wrote what I did an why I felt that way.  This was a nice way to spend 30 minutes of my day (yeah, all of 30 minutes).  At least the office was clean.  Lots of pictures of her and her family.  A pleasant place to tell somebody why I felt the way I did.  (And dammit, I was attracted to her... probably in her 30\'s, wore really nice clothes, normally skirts when the weather was warm, stockings, high heels... things I seem to like in the way women dress...).  Now, that you know that, I\'ll go on with the rest of my year.\r\n\r\nI eventually decided that the Prozac wasn\'t really helping.  I didn\'t really notice a difference other than I had somebody to talk to that wasn\'t my parents.  I learned that when I feel down and in the dumps, that writing seems to be very theraputic.  That\'s why I continue to write until this day.  I haven\'t written much lately because I am so busy with work and going to the gym and spending time on the internet or playing video games or watching TV.  Ways to keep myself entertained.\r\n\r\nI, then, decided that I no longer wanted to continue therapy.  I felt relieved and good.  I finished out high school and continued to work.  Depression has been something that has continued to follow me through my life.  I don\'t feel compelled to go back to therapy or take more pills.  So, I may struggle with it from time to time and I hope that you, my friends, have some understanding.\r\n\r\nSo, now you know... and knowing is half the battle... ;)','Something you might...',0,'','publish','open','open','','talking-about-going-to-a-psychchologstpsychciatrist','','','2008-04-16 15:27:23','2008-04-16 19:27:23','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=157',0,'post','',0),(158,1,'2008-04-20 00:02:15','2008-04-20 04:02:15','I went to McCray\'s in Lawrenceville, GA today... and I thought I\'d share some pictures with you....\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/McCrays_Front.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" />\r\n\r\nThe front of the building at 100 N. Perry Street.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/McCrays_Side.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" />\r\n\r\nThe side which is on GA 120 (I don\'t know the actual street name)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/McCrays_FrontDesk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" />\r\n\r\nThe Front of the Tavern - Please wait to be seated.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/McCrays_Bar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" />\r\n\r\nThe Bar from my table... second time I have sat at the same table!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/McCrays_Decor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" />\r\n\r\nSome of the Decor inside.\r\n\r\nThe food is good and the service is good as well.  My friend Vanessa works in the kitchen there and she did at least have time to say \"hi\" to me today.  It was much busier than two weeks ago when I was last there.  I guess as time goes on, more and more people find out about it.  So, if you find yourself in Downtown Lawrenceville (or go there on purpose like me), stop in and have lunch or dinner and unlike me, have a beer from the 40+ beers they have on tap...','McCray\'s - Lawrenceville',0,'','publish','open','open','','mccrays-lawrenceville','','','2008-04-20 00:06:01','2008-04-20 04:06:01','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=158',0,'post','',0),(159,1,'2008-04-22 17:40:27','2008-04-22 21:40:27','On Earth Day, we are not trying to \"save the Earth.\"  It\'s not like it going to explode Krypton style.  We are trying keep ourselves from extinction.  To quote George Carlin, \"the earth isn\'t going anywhere.  We are.  Pack your shit, folks.\"\r\n\r\nSo, how are we doing this?  Well, I have a very simple theory based on my knowledge of basic scientific principles...\r\n\r\na.) Trees (and other green plants) take in Carbon Dioxide and give off Oxygen.\r\nb) Animals (including humans) take in Oxygen and give off Carbon Dioxide.\r\n\r\nThis seems like a nice neat co-existance... however, as we cut down more and more trees for new shopping centers and high-priced housing, that leaves less trees to take in the Carbon Dioxide that we give off.  This will, in time, most certainly increase the Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere and decrease the Oxygen in the atmosphere.  Since animals and human need Oxygen to sustain life, we will only suffocate ourselves.  Man only will have himself to blame when the Earth loses it\'s ability to sustain animal life.  But, the Earth will remain, beit lifeless, but really isn\'t going anywhere... we are.  Pack your shit, folks.  Have a pleasant day.\r\n\r\nDoes this make sense to anybody but myself?','My View of Earth Day',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-view-of-earth-day','','','2008-04-22 17:41:16','2008-04-22 21:41:16','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=159',0,'post','',0),(160,1,'2008-05-05 14:16:31','2008-05-05 18:16:31','Just in case you missed it last year.  Not much has changed except my receiver...\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nOverview... Yes, that\'s Jessica Alba in Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (on HBO HD) on the Toshiba 42H83 42\" 1080i HDTV\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nWhere the action happens and where I normally eat!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe left Side:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>AppleTV</li>\r\n	<li>Dish Network ViP622 HD Satellite Receiver</li>\r\n	<li>Sony PlayStation 3/Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player</li>\r\n	<li>Yamaha RX-V663</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe right side:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Nintendo Wii</li>\r\n	<li>Microsoft Xbox360</li>\r\n	<li>Microsoft Xbox</li>\r\n	<li>The switchbox...</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nThe remotes!\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Apple Remote (for AppleTV and MacBook)</li>\r\n	<li>Dish Network Receiver</li>\r\n	<li>Toshiba HD-DVD</li>\r\n	<li>PS3 (Now, I don\'t have to use the controller!)</li>\r\n	<li>Yamaha Receiver</li>\r\n	<li>Toshiba TV</li>\r\n	<li>Hampton Bay Ceiling Fan</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" />\r\n\r\nGame Controllers\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Microsoft Xbox360</li>\r\n	<li>Nintendo Wii</li>\r\n	<li>Sony PS3 (SixAxis)</li>\r\n</ul>','Inside my \"Home Theater\" 2008',0,'','publish','open','open','','inside-my-home-theater-2008','','','2008-05-05 14:19:53','2008-05-05 18:19:53','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=160',0,'post','',0),(161,1,'2008-05-18 11:25:02','2008-05-18 15:25:02','<strong>Monday</strong>\r\nThe soreness in my calves from my workout on Friday caused me to have trouble walking, so I stayed home from work.  I worked a half-day from home and the rest of the day, I just rested.  I did get a chance to watch a couple of movies, however.  I didn\'t go to the gym, obviously, because of the soreness of my calves.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday</strong>\r\nI went to work but was still limping a little.  There was a nice wreck on 400N at around Abernathy (Exit 5) so, I decided to exit 285 at Ashford-Dunwoody by Perimeter mall and take a \"short cut\" and try to get on 400N above the wreck by getting on Abernathy... well, this backfired because it was really backed up once I got on Abernathy near 400.  I decided to skip 400N at that point and go across to 9 (which I think is Roswell Road at that point) and take that up to Holcomb Bridge (Exit 7) and get on 400 there and all-in-all, a 45 minute commute became a 80 minute commute.  That\'s why we all love Atlanta.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wednesday</strong>\r\nWell, actually, this in retrospect was a good day.  I went to the gym and had a nice full workout.  To have a good day at this point was refreshing.\r\n\r\n<strong>Thursday</strong>\r\nA little rain on the roads.  During the drive home, I looked on the Georgia Navigator and saw stalls and wrecks on 285 around GA400, so I decided to take Peachtree Industrial as an alternate.  But I got near it and after putting my blinker on to get over into the far right lane and some jerk wouldn\'t let me over, so I slowed up and then (as I thought he\'d do, he got into my lane without a blinker... ARGH.  Use your damn blinkers!!!) I got over into the right lane and noticed that the cars were stopped about 3 or 4 car lengths in front of me.  I slammed my brakes and slid to a stop in the emergency lane.  When my car came to a complete stop, the front end of my car was about even with the front seats of the car in front of me.  A major wreck avoided that should even have been an issue if the guy beside me would have just let me over.\r\n\r\n<strong>Friday</strong>\r\nI was on my way to the gym and while sitting at the intersection of Peachtree Parkway (141) and Jay Bird Alley, a Mini-Cooper came flying across the intersection and slammed into a Jeep Cherokee right in front of me.  It was pretty violent wreck and after going past it after my light turned green, I felt bad and like I should go back and witness it.  So, I turned around and went back.  I sat in the parking lot at the Walgreen\'s there and called Dana for some advice.  After our talk, I decided to go ahead and offer witness to the wreck.  I approached the officer and they didn\'t need me.  I was pretty clear what happened.  One of the occupants or both of the Mini-Cooper were taken away in an ambulance (and if you saw the wreck, you\'d know why...)\r\n\r\n<strong>Saturday</strong>\r\nI got on my desktop for a quick internet session before going driving to Huntsville to find that it has a major hard-drive problem.  It has crashed.  Inevitably due to the power outage that apparently happened during the rainstorm on Thursday.  I didn\'t get a chance to fully fix it.  Hopefully, tonight, I will get a chance to work on it.  At the beginning of this year, I had 3 working computers.  At of the writing of this blog, I have one... my loyal and sexy MacBook.\r\n\r\nI tried to have a nice drive from Georgia to Alabama, but it just wasn\'t in the cards.  Just a lot of inconsiderate drivers.  I made it here in a decent amount of time but very frustrated.  \r\n\r\nDriving used to be fun but now it\'s just another necessary evil.  Why can\'t something that was as fun as driving become some people make it impossible to enjoy... ','What a week I had...',0,'','publish','open','open','','what-a-week-i-had','','','2008-05-18 11:25:02','2008-05-18 15:25:02','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=161',0,'post','',0),(162,1,'2008-06-06 07:08:33','2008-06-06 11:08:33','httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44f7BewqNqA\r\n\r\nso, the music isn\'t good, but she does have nice boobs.   I would never have known this existed if it weren\'t for the Regular Guys show....','\"My Boobs are okay\"',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-boobs-are-okay','','','2008-06-06 07:08:33','2008-06-06 11:08:33','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=162',0,'post','',0),(163,1,'2008-06-08 16:41:32','2008-06-08 20:41:32','This is what my \"computer world\" looked like (after some re-arranging) before the arrival of my new iMac...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/iMac_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nThen I went to Best Buy and got 2 years interest free on my new equipment...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/iMac_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nTime Capsule (802.11n/g/b/a router + hard drive), an UPS, and the iMac\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/iMac_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nDoing the initial setup... it\'s transferring all of my user data from my MacBook to the iMac... seemlessly!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/iMac_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\nIt\'s all setup.. all I have to do is change the machine that my AppleTV syncs from and my initial Time Machine backup... dual screens rock! :)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/iMac_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nI still have my old P4 Dell WindowsXP machine, so I can use Windows ritght beside my new iMac...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/iMac_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nHere it is ... Close-up!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/iMac_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\nThe old MacBook... still gonna be my traveling companion... time to use HandBrake and rip some movies that I OWN into iTunes...\r\n\r\nThe iMac specs:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU</li>\r\n	<li>320 GB 7200RPM HDD</li>\r\n	<li>ATi Radeon 2600 PRO HD Video Card with 256MB DDR3 Memory</li>\r\n	<li>8x DVD-RW (Dual Layer)</li>\r\n	<li>20\" LCD screen</li>\r\n	<li>2 GB DDR2 RAM at 800MHz</li>\r\n	<li>Built-in \"HD\" audio (i.e. DD 5.1 support)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nI am very pleased with my new machine... fast and beautiful and it is a pleasure to use...','My New iMac!',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-new-imac','','','2008-06-08 16:41:32','2008-06-08 20:41:32','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=163',0,'post','',0),(164,1,'2008-07-03 07:57:20','2008-07-03 11:57:20','People apparently can\'t read or don\'t care about the HOA rules.  They actually sent out this letter earlier this week (I have done a fair bit of complaining about the parking here, myself...):\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nYet on the way into my neighborhood last night, I saw no less than 3 cars parked on the street.  I guess I am going to have to get involved in the enforcement of these rules since it is apparent that it\'s going to continue, newsletter or not.\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nThere also have been some emails back and forth between the board and the Forsyth County Sheriff\'s Office about people constantly running stop signs (another of my complaints).  Here is a snippet of an email from the FCSO:\r\n\r\n\"I will send a traffic complaint to Special Operations and have them send a motor unit in there to make some stops and educate the public on just what that red octagonal sign means.  There are numerous subdivisions on the list, and we only have 4 motors, but they should be able to hit it in the next few days to a week.  They send me an after action report after doing it, and I will forward that information to my Neighborhood Watch liason Donna Terrell and you when I get it.  I will also contact the Watch Commander for Uniform Patrol day shift and see if they can\'t increase their presence in Whittington also.\"\r\n\r\nWow... gonna have to have the sheriff\'s department out here just to make sure people stop at STOP signs.  Amazing.','My Wonderful Neighborhood...',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-wonderful-neighborhood','','','2008-07-03 08:00:25','2008-07-03 12:00:25','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=164',0,'post','',0),(165,1,'2008-07-12 01:08:04','2008-07-12 05:08:04','<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/iMac_Comparison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Links</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.apple.com/imac\" target=\"_blank\">Apple iMac at Apple</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=dxdwrk2&amp;c=us&amp;l=en&amp;s=dhs&amp;cs=19&amp;kc=productdetails~xpsdt_one\" target=\"_blank\">Dell XPS Configure to Order Page</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529667523.php\" target=\"_blank\">Gateway One</a>\r\n\r\nAs you can see, the iMac is not overpriced as compared to the Windows-based competition.  It is more expensive than a tower PC.  It is unfortunate that Apple does not have a tower Mac other than the MacPro, which is for professionals.  A mid-priced Mac Tower is a product that is definitely missing from Apple\'s product line.  As it is, the desktop of choice for Apple users is the iMac and it is not OVERPRICED, at least in comparison to the competition.  So, stop using the price of Macs as a reason not to get one.  I didn\'t! :)','Apple iMac isn\'t OVERPRICED...',0,'','publish','open','open','','apple-imac-isnt-overpriced','','','2008-07-12 01:20:30','2008-07-12 05:20:30','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=165',0,'post','',0),(166,1,'2008-07-16 13:04:15','2008-07-16 17:04:15','I feel so alone despite everything and everyone around me.  I have a great girlfriend and some awesome close friends, but despite that, I just feel alone.  I don\'t know why I feel this way.\r\n\r\nI feel like everybody is so distant from me.  Is them or is it me?  Have I become distant?  Have I pushed them away?  I hate the way I feel.  It\'s a feeling that I never want to feel.  I don\'t want to feel distant.  I don\'t want to push my friends away.  If only I knew why things feel this way.\r\n\r\nHopefully, it\'s just a phase.  And the sooner it\'s over, the better...\r\n\r\nNobody likes to feel alone.','Alone',0,'','publish','open','open','','alone','','','2008-07-16 13:04:15','2008-07-16 17:04:15','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=166',0,'post','',3),(167,1,'2008-07-21 07:40:36','2008-07-21 11:40:36','That the HOA hand delivered these notices to each door...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Whittington_Parking.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nAnd they weren\'t kidding, the painting is already done as in this example...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/no_parking.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nToo bad that they didn\'t cover a few other things like residents who park in visitior spots which necessitated parking on the street, but the residents here just don\'t give a damn about anybody but themselves and this probably won\'t work, either.  There are other parts of the community that were worse than my section.  When I leave today, I\'ll find out if similar curbs were painted.','Parking here is so bad...',0,'','publish','open','open','','parking-here-is-so-bad','','','2008-07-21 07:40:36','2008-07-21 11:40:36','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=167',0,'post','',0),(168,1,'2008-07-21 07:39:54','2008-07-21 11:39:54','That the HOA hand delivered these notices to each door...\n\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Whittington_Parking.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n\nAnd they weren\'t kidding, the painting is already done as in this example...\n\n<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/no_parking.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n\nToo bad that they didn\'t cover a few other things like residents who park in visitior spots which necessitated parking on the street, but the residents here just don\'t give a damn about anybody but themselves and this probably won\'t work, either.  There are other parts of the community that were worse','Parking here is so bad...',0,'','inherit','open','open','','167-revision','','','2008-07-21 07:39:54','2008-07-21 11:39:54','',167,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=168',0,'revision','',0),(169,1,'2008-07-23 11:14:09','2008-07-23 15:14:09','','rush_005',0,'','inherit','open','open','','rush_005','','','2008-07-23 11:14:09','2008-07-23 15:14:09','',174,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_005.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(170,1,'2008-07-23 11:14:10','2008-07-23 15:14:10','','rush_001',0,'','inherit','open','open','','rush_001','','','2008-07-23 11:14:10','2008-07-23 15:14:10','',174,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_001.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(171,1,'2008-07-23 11:14:11','2008-07-23 15:14:11','','rush_002',0,'','inherit','open','open','','rush_002','','','2008-07-23 11:14:11','2008-07-23 15:14:11','',174,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_002.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(172,1,'2008-07-23 11:14:12','2008-07-23 15:14:12','','rush_003',0,'','inherit','open','open','','rush_003','','','2008-07-23 11:14:12','2008-07-23 15:14:12','',174,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_003.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(173,1,'2008-07-23 11:14:13','2008-07-23 15:14:13','','rush_004',0,'','inherit','open','open','','rush_004','','','2008-07-23 11:14:13','2008-07-23 15:14:13','',174,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_004.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(174,1,'2008-07-23 11:18:20','2008-07-23 15:18:20','First of all... the weather sucked at first.  I got there at about 6:30 and on the way I saw dirt whipped up by the wind and I knew something was a brewin\'... and it was.  RAIN.  Not light rain, but heavy rain.  I only had time to grab a quick bite to eat and drink (and get my Rush merchandise) before the heavy rains fell...\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" />\r\nA view from the Verizon Wireless center just inside the entrance...\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" />\r\nThe rain got heavier...\r\n\r\nBut fortunately, around 7:35, the rain lightened up enough to take my seat in the lawn on my rented lawn chair... pretty nice to be able to rent one for 5 bucks...\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" /></p>\r\n\r\nThe show was to start at 8, but they delayed it until 8:30 and now that it started...\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" /></p>\r\n\r\nAMAZING...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://rushtour2008.blogspot.com/2008/07/rush-tour-2008-setlist-and-reviews_22.html\" target=\"_new\">Here is the setlist:</a>\r\n\r\nVideo Intro (features all 3 band members)\r\nLimelight\r\nDigital Man\r\nGhost of a Chance\r\nMission\r\nFreewill\r\nThe Main Monkey Business\r\nThe Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro)\r\nRed Barchetta\r\nThe Trees\r\nBetween The Wheels\r\nDreamline\r\n\r\nIntermission\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" /></p>\r\n\r\nVideo Intro (What\'s That Smell? features all 3 members, Jerry Stiller)\r\nFar Cry\r\nWorkin\' Them Angels\r\nArmor And Sword\r\nSpindrift\r\nThe Way The Wind Blows\r\nSubdivisions\r\nNatural Science\r\nWitch Hunt\r\nMalignant Narcissism\r\nDrum Solo\r\nHope\r\nThe Spirit of Radio\r\n2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx\r\nTom Sawyer (with South Park intro)\r\n\r\nEncore:\r\n\r\nOne Little Victory\r\nA Passage to Bangkok\r\nYYZ\r\nVideo Outro (Alex, Neil, Jerry Stiller)\r\n\r\nThe band sounded great and were very energetic and all of the songs were tight and made me forget that the band has been around for 34 years... and that makes their performance that much more amazing.\r\n\r\nThe drum solo was nothing short of amazing... Neil played on 3 separate drum kits... I was in awe.  As much as I am a fan of Mike Portnoy (of Dream Theater), Neil reminds me of why he is the best drummer I have heard or seen.  He did some of the standard tom-fill and snare solo stuff, but the middle part of it with the electronic drums and the sounds... then the final part with the big band/jazz feel to it...\r\n\r\nThe show was a full 3 hours long.  In the top 5 concerts I have been to... maybe even the top 3... I can\'t wait to see them again.  I am sure they will tour again, I don\'t see anything slowing Rush down!\r\n\r\n<strong>NOTE</strong>: All of the pics I took of the band on-stage were so horrid, I won\'t even post them... so, I only posted ones from other parts of my night...','Rush Concert on July 15, 2008 (Alpharetta, GA)',0,'','publish','open','open','','174','','','2008-07-30 01:18:58','2008-07-30 05:18:58','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=174',0,'post','',0),(175,1,'2008-07-23 11:16:57','2008-07-23 15:16:57','First of all... the weather sucked at first.  I got there at about 6:30 and on the way I saw dirt whipped up by the wind and I knew something was a brewin\'... and it was.  RAIN.  Not light rain, but heavy rain.  I only had time to grab a quick bite to eat and drink (and get my Rush merchandise) before the heavy rains fell...\n\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\nA view from the Verizon Wireless center just inside the entrance...\n\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\nThe rain got heavier...\n\nBut fortunately, around 7:35, the rain lightened up enough to take my seat in the lawn on my rented lawn chair... pretty nice to be able to rent one for 5 bucks...\n\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n\nThe show was to start at 8, but they delayed it until 8:30 and now that it started...\n\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n\nAMAZING...\n\n<a href=\"http://rushtour2008.blogspot.com/2008/07/rush-tour-2008-setlist-and-reviews_22.html\" target=\"_new\">Here is the setlist:</a>\n\nVideo Intro (features all 3 band members)\nLimelight\nDigital Man\nGhost of a Chance\nMission\nFreewill\nThe Main Monkey Business\nThe Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro)\nRed Barchetta\nThe Trees\nBetween The Wheels\nDreamline\n\nIntermission\n\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n\nVideo Intro (What\'s That Smell? features all 3 members, Jerry Stiller)\nFar Cry\nWorkin\' Them Angels\nArmor And Sword\nSpindrift\nThe Way The Wind Blows\nSubdivisions\nNatural Science\nWitch Hunt\nMalignant Narcissism\nDrum Solo\nHope\nThe Spirit of Radio\n2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx\nTom Sawyer (with South Park intro)\n\nEncore:\n\nOne Little Victory\nA Passage to Bangkok\nYYZ\nVideo Outro (Alex, Neil, Jerry Stiller)\n\nThe band sounded great and were very energetic and all of the songs were tight and made me forget that the band has been around for 34 years... and that makes their performance that much more amazing.\n\nThe drum solo was nothing short of amazing... Neil played on 3 separate drum kits... I was in awe.  As much as I am a fan of Mike Portnoy (of Dream Theater), Neil reminds me of why he is the best drummer I have heard or seen.  He did some of the standard tom-fill and snare solo stuff, but the middle part of it with the electronic drums and the sounds... then the final part with the big band/jazz feel to it...\n\nThe show was a full 3 hours long.  In the top 5 concerts I have been to... maybe even the top 3... I can\'t wait to see them again.  I am sure they will tour again, I don\'t see anything slowing Rush down!\n\nNOTE: All of the pics I took of the band on-stage were so horrid, I won\'t even post them... so, I only posted ones from other parts of my night...','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','174-revision','','','2008-07-23 11:16:57','2008-07-23 15:16:57','',174,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=175',0,'revision','',0),(176,1,'2008-07-23 11:19:41','2008-07-23 15:19:41','First of all... the weather sucked at first.  I got there at about 6:30 and on the way I saw dirt whipped up by the wind and I knew something was a brewin\'... and it was.  RAIN.  Not light rain, but heavy rain.  I only had time to grab a quick bite to eat and drink (and get my Rush merchandise) before the heavy rains fell...\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" />\nA view from the Verizon Wireless center just inside the entrance...\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" />\nThe rain got heavier...\n\nBut fortunately, around 7:35, the rain lightened up enough to take my seat in the lawn on my rented lawn chair... pretty nice to be able to rent one for 5 bucks...\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" /></p>\n\nThe show was to start at 8, but they delayed it until 8:30 and now that it started...\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" /></p>\n\nAMAZING...\n\n<a href=\"http://rushtour2008.blogspot.com/2008/07/rush-tour-2008-setlist-and-reviews_22.html\" target=\"_new\">Here is the setlist:</a>\n\nVideo Intro (features all 3 band members)\nLimelight\nDigital Man\nGhost of a Chance\nMission\nFreewill\nThe Main Monkey Business\nThe Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro)\nRed Barchetta\nThe Trees\nBetween The Wheels\nDreamline\n\nIntermission\n\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" />\n\nVideo Intro (What\'s That Smell? features all 3 members, Jerry Stiller)\nFar Cry\nWorkin\' Them Angels\nArmor And Sword\nSpindrift\nThe Way The Wind Blows\nSubdivisions\nNatural Science\nWitch Hunt\nMalignant Narcissism\nDrum Solo\nHope\nThe Spirit of Radio\n2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx\nTom Sawyer (with South Park intro)\n\nEncore:\n\nOne Little Victory\nA Passage to Bangkok\nYYZ\nVideo Outro (Alex, Neil, Jerry Stiller)\n\nThe band sounded great and were very energetic and all of the songs were tight and made me forget that the band has been around for 34 years... and that makes their performance that much more amazing.\n\nThe drum solo was nothing short of amazing... Neil played on 3 separate drum kits... I was in awe.  As much as I am a fan of Mike Portnoy (of Dream Theater), Neil reminds me of why he is the best drummer I have heard or seen.  He did some of the standard tom-fill and snare solo stuff, but the middle part of it with the electronic drums and the sounds... then the final part with the big band/jazz feel to it...\n\nThe show was a full 3 hours long.  In the top 5 concerts I have been to... maybe even the top 3... I can\'t wait to see them again.  I am sure they will tour again, I don\'t see anything slowing Rush down!\n\n<strong>NOTE</strong>: All of the pics I took of the band on-stage were so horrid, I won\'t even post them... so, I only posted ones from other parts of my night...','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','174-autosave','','','2008-07-23 11:19:41','2008-07-23 15:19:41','',174,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=176',0,'revision','',0),(177,1,'2008-07-23 11:18:20','2008-07-23 15:18:20','First of all... the weather sucked at first.  I got there at about 6:30 and on the way I saw dirt whipped up by the wind and I knew something was a brewin\'... and it was.  RAIN.  Not light rain, but heavy rain.  I only had time to grab a quick bite to eat and drink (and get my Rush merchandise) before the heavy rains fell...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" />\r\nA view from the Verizon Wireless center just inside the entrance...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" />\r\nThe rain got heavier...\r\n\r\nBut fortunately, around 7:35, the rain lightened up enough to take my seat in the lawn on my rented lawn chair... pretty nice to be able to rent one for 5 bucks...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" />\r\n\r\nThe show was to start at 8, but they delayed it until 8:30 and now that it started...\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" />\r\n\r\nAMAZING...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://rushtour2008.blogspot.com/2008/07/rush-tour-2008-setlist-and-reviews_22.html\" target=\"_new\">Here is the setlist:</a>\r\n\r\nVideo Intro (features all 3 band members)\r\nLimelight\r\nDigital Man\r\nGhost of a Chance\r\nMission\r\nFreewill\r\nThe Main Monkey Business\r\nThe Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro)\r\nRed Barchetta\r\nThe Trees\r\nBetween The Wheels\r\nDreamline\r\n\r\nIntermission\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" />\r\n\r\nVideo Intro (What\'s That Smell? features all 3 members, Jerry Stiller)\r\nFar Cry\r\nWorkin\' Them Angels\r\nArmor And Sword\r\nSpindrift\r\nThe Way The Wind Blows\r\nSubdivisions\r\nNatural Science\r\nWitch Hunt\r\nMalignant Narcissism\r\nDrum Solo\r\nHope\r\nThe Spirit of Radio\r\n2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx\r\nTom Sawyer (with South Park intro)\r\n\r\nEncore:\r\n\r\nOne Little Victory\r\nA Passage to Bangkok\r\nYYZ\r\nVideo Outro (Alex, Neil, Jerry Stiller)\r\n\r\nThe band sounded great and were very energetic and all of the songs were tight and made me forget that the band has been around for 34 years... and that makes their performance that much more amazing.\r\n\r\nThe drum solo was nothing short of amazing... Neil played on 3 separate drum kits... I was in awe.  As much as I am a fan of Mike Portnoy (of Dream Theater), Neil reminds me of why he is the best drummer I have heard or seen.  He did some of the standard tom-fill and snare solo stuff, but the middle part of it with the electronic drums and the sounds... then the final part with the big band/jazz feel to it...\r\n\r\nThe show was a full 3 hours long.  In the top 5 concerts I have been to... maybe even the top 3... I can\'t wait to see them again.  I am sure they will tour again, I don\'t see anything slowing Rush down!\r\n\r\n<strong>NOTE</strong>: All of the pics I took of the band on-stage were so horrid, I won\'t even post them... so, I only posted ones from other parts of my night...','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','174-revision-2','','','2008-07-23 11:18:20','2008-07-23 15:18:20','',174,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=177',0,'revision','',0),(178,1,'2008-07-23 11:20:03','2008-07-23 15:20:03','First of all... the weather sucked at first.  I got there at about 6:30 and on the way I saw dirt whipped up by the wind and I knew something was a brewin\'... and it was.  RAIN.  Not light rain, but heavy rain.  I only had time to grab a quick bite to eat and drink (and get my Rush merchandise) before the heavy rains fell...\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" />\r\nA view from the Verizon Wireless center just inside the entrance...\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" />\r\nThe rain got heavier...\r\n\r\nBut fortunately, around 7:35, the rain lightened up enough to take my seat in the lawn on my rented lawn chair... pretty nice to be able to rent one for 5 bucks...\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" /></p>\r\n\r\nThe show was to start at 8, but they delayed it until 8:30 and now that it started...\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" /></p>\r\n\r\nAMAZING...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://rushtour2008.blogspot.com/2008/07/rush-tour-2008-setlist-and-reviews_22.html\" target=\"_new\">Here is the setlist:</a>\r\n\r\nVideo Intro (features all 3 band members)\r\nLimelight\r\nDigital Man\r\nGhost of a Chance\r\nMission\r\nFreewill\r\nThe Main Monkey Business\r\nThe Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro)\r\nRed Barchetta\r\nThe Trees\r\nBetween The Wheels\r\nDreamline\r\n\r\nIntermission\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mmolenda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/rush_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" /></p>\r\n\r\nVideo Intro (What\'s That Smell? features all 3 members, Jerry Stiller)\r\nFar Cry\r\nWorkin\' Them Angels\r\nArmor And Sword\r\nSpindrift\r\nThe Way The Wind Blows\r\nSubdivisions\r\nNatural Science\r\nWitch Hunt\r\nMalignant Narcissism\r\nDrum Solo\r\nHope\r\nThe Spirit of Radio\r\n2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx\r\nTom Sawyer (with South Park intro)\r\n\r\nEncore:\r\n\r\nOne Little Victory\r\nA Passage to Bangkok\r\nYYZ\r\nVideo Outro (Alex, Neil, Jerry Stiller)\r\n\r\nThe band sounded great and were very energetic and all of the songs were tight and made me forget that the band has been around for 34 years... and that makes their performance that much more amazing.\r\n\r\nThe drum solo was nothing short of amazing... Neil played on 3 separate drum kits... I was in awe.  As much as I am a fan of Mike Portnoy (of Dream Theater), Neil reminds me of why he is the best drummer I have heard or seen.  He did some of the standard tom-fill and snare solo stuff, but the middle part of it with the electronic drums and the sounds... then the final part with the big band/jazz feel to it...\r\n\r\nThe show was a full 3 hours long.  In the top 5 concerts I have been to... maybe even the top 3... I can\'t wait to see them again.  I am sure they will tour again, I don\'t see anything slowing Rush down!\r\n\r\n<strong>NOTE</strong>: All of the pics I took of the band on-stage were so horrid, I won\'t even post them... so, I only posted ones from other parts of my night...','',0,'','inherit','open','open','','174-revision-3','','','2008-07-23 11:20:03','2008-07-23 15:20:03','',174,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=178',0,'revision','',0),(179,1,'2008-08-08 14:34:01','2008-08-08 18:34:01','Going on a well-deserved vacation in a couple of weeks.  I am going to go home for a few days and I am also going to San Francisco.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part I: Chattanooga</strong>\r\nTaking Dana to Chattanooga to stay at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo over a weekend.  We are going to stay in one of the Victorian Train Cars and do much of the \"tourist\" activities on Lookout Mountain.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part II: Huntsville</strong>\r\nGoing to Huntsville for a Monday afternoon before flying out on a very early Tuesday morning.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part III: San Francisco</strong>\r\nI don\'t care too much for air travel ...well, the part before take-off.  Getting to the airport, getting through security, getting on the plane and I have to change planes in Charlotte both ways.  I decided to rent a car since my hotel is near SFO at the <a href=\"http://www.baylandinghotel.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Landing Hotel</a>.  I plan to go down to the San Jose area.  I may take public transportation to SF since I heard that parking near the Wharf is limited and metered.  I am going to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge, however, there is a toll getting back into SF over the GG Bridge... cheesy!\r\n\r\nFlying to San Francisco on Tuesday the 19th of August for 3 days/2 nights.  Leaving early on Tuesday and coming back on a red-eye flight on Thursday to maximize my time in SF.  I am going to go to the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com\" target=\"_blank\">Apple HQ in Cupertino</a>, <a href=\"http://www.intel.com/museum/\" target=\"_blank\">the Intel Museum</a>, possibly <a href=\"http://www.digibarn.com\" target=\"_blank\">DigiBarn Computer Museum</a> or the <a href=\"http://www.computerhistory.org\" target=\"_blank\">Computer History Museaum</a>, and Silicon Valley.\r\n\r\nOn Wednesday the 20th of August, off to <a href=\"http://www.fishermanswharf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Fisherman\'s Wharf</a>, <a href=\"http://goldengatebridge.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Gate Bridge</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.alcatrazcruises.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Alcatraz Island</a>.\r\n\r\nOn Thursday the 21st of August, I am not completely sure... hopefully, play this one by ear.  Flight doesn\'t leave until 10:30 or so, so I have all day to get to the airport and drop off my rental car.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part IV: Huntsville</strong>\r\nGetting back on Friday morning, I am going to spend the rest of the weekend in HSV with my Mom and visiting friends, just there an additional day.  I will have plenty of pictures and vids to share.  Coming back to Alpharetta on Sunday...','Upcoming Vacation!!!',0,'','publish','open','open','','upcoming-vacation','','','2008-08-24 23:32:43','2008-08-25 03:32:43','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=179',0,'post','',0),(180,1,'2008-08-08 14:33:47','2008-08-08 18:33:47','Going on a well-deserved vacation in a couple of weeks.  I am going to go home for a few days and I am also going to San Francisco.\n\n<strong>Part I: Chattanooga</strong>\nTaking Dana to Chattanooga to stay at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo over a weekend.  We are going to stay in one of the Victorian Train Cars and do much of the \"tourist\" activities on Lookout Mountain.\n\n<strong>Part II: Huntsville</strong>\nGoing to Huntsville for a Monday afternoon before flying out on a very early Tuesday morning.\n\n<strong>Part III: San Francisco</strong>\nI don\'t care too much for air travel ...well, the part before take-off.  Getting to the airport, getting through security, getting on the plane and I have to change planes in Charlotte both ways.  I decided to rent a car since my hotel is near SFO at the <a href=\"http://www.baylandinghotel.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Landing Hotel</a>.  I plan to go down to the San Jose area.  I may take public transportation to SF since I heard that parking near the Wharf is limited and metered.  I am going to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge, however, there is a toll getting back into SF over the GG Bridge... cheesy!\n\nFlying to San Francisco on Tuesday the 19th of August for 3 days/2 nights.  Leaving early on Tuesday and coming back on a red-eye flight on Thursday to maximize my time in SF.  I am going to go to the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com\" target=\"_blank\">Apple HQ in Cupertino</a>, <a href=\"http://www.intel.com/museum/\" target=\"_blank\">the Intel Museum</a>, possibly <a href=\"http://www.digibarn.com\" target=\"_blank\">DigiBarn Computer Museum</a> or the <a href=\"http://www.computerhistory.org\" target=\"_blank\">Computer History Museaum</a>, and Silicon Valley.\n\nOn Wednesday the 20th of August, off to <a href=\"http://www.fishermanswharf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Fisherman\'s Wharf</a>, <a href=\"http://goldengatebridge.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Gate Bridge</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.alcatrazcruises.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Alcatraz Island</a>.\n\nOn Thursday the 21st of August, I am not completely sure... hopefully, play this one by ear.  Flight doesn\'t leave until 10:30 or so, so I have all day to get to the airport and drop off my rental car.\n\n<strong>Part IV: Huntsville</strong>\nGetting back on Friday morning, I am going to spend the rest of the weekend in HSV with my Mom and visiting friends, just there an additional day.  I will have plenty of pictures and vids to share.  Coming back to Alpharetta on Sunday...','U',0,'','inherit','open','open','','179-revision','','','2008-08-08 14:33:47','2008-08-08 18:33:47','',179,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=180',0,'revision','',0),(181,1,'2008-08-08 14:33:56','2008-08-08 18:33:56','Going on a well-deserved vacation in a couple of weeks.  I am going to go home for a few days and I am also going to San Francisco.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part I: Chattanooga</strong>\r\nTaking Dana to Chattanooga to stay at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo over a weekend.  We are going to stay in one of the Victorian Train Cars and do much of the \"tourist\" activities on Lookout Mountain.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part II: Huntsville</strong>\r\nGoing to Huntsville for a Monday afternoon before flying out on a very early Tuesday morning.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part III: San Francisco</strong>\r\nI don\'t care too much for air travel ...well, the part before take-off.  Getting to the airport, getting through security, getting on the plane and I have to change planes in Charlotte both ways.  I decided to rent a car since my hotel is near SFO at the <a href=\"http://www.baylandinghotel.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Landing Hotel</a>.  I plan to go down to the San Jose area.  I may take public transportation to SF since I heard that parking near the Wharf is limited and metered.  I am going to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge, however, there is a toll getting back into SF over the GG Bridge... cheesy!\r\n\r\nFlying to San Francisco on Tuesday the 19th of August for 3 days/2 nights.  Leaving early on Tuesday and coming back on a red-eye flight on Thursday to maximize my time in SF.  I am going to go to the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com\" target=\"_blank\">Apple HQ in Cupertino</a>, <a href=\"http://www.intel.com/museum/\" target=\"_blank\">the Intel Museum</a>, possibly <a href=\"http://www.digibarn.com\" target=\"_blank\">DigiBarn Computer Museum</a> or the <a href=\"http://www.computerhistory.org\" target=\"_blank\">Computer History Museaum</a>, and Silicon Valley.\r\n\r\nOn Wednesday the 20th of August, off to <a href=\"http://www.fishermanswharf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Fisherman\'s Wharf</a>, <a href=\"http://goldengatebridge.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Gate Bridge</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.alcatrazcruises.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Alcatraz Island</a>.\r\n\r\nOn Thursday the 21st of August, I am not completely sure... hopefully, play this one by ear.  Flight doesn\'t leave until 10:30 or so, so I have all day to get to the airport and drop off my rental car.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part IV: Huntsville</strong>\r\nGetting back on Friday morning, I am going to spend the rest of the weekend in HSV with my Mom and visiting friends, just there an additional day.  I will have plenty of pictures and vids to share.  Coming back to Alpharetta on Sunday...','Upcoming Vacation!!!',0,'','inherit','open','open','','179-revision-2','','','2008-08-08 14:33:56','2008-08-08 18:33:56','',179,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=181',0,'revision','',0),(182,1,'2008-08-15 09:58:56','2008-08-15 13:58:56','It\'s pretty cool... I installed <a href=\"http://www.virtualbox.org/\" target=\"_blank\">VirualBox</a> on it...and here are the results...\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"WindowsXP on MacOSX\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Mac_WinXP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"341\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Running WindowsXP on Mac OSX</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Ubuntu on OSX\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Mac_Ubuntu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"341\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Running Ubuntu on MacOS X</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I don\'t really use these, but the novelty is pretty cool... so, that\'s why I did it.</p>','Virtualization on the Mac',0,'','publish','open','open','','virtualization-on-the-mac','','','2008-08-15 10:01:07','2008-08-15 14:01:07','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=182',0,'post','',0),(183,1,'2008-08-15 09:58:12','2008-08-15 13:58:12','It\'s pretty cool... I installed <a href=\"http://www.virtualbox.org/\" target=\"_blank\">VirualBox</a> on it...and here are the results...\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"WindowsXP on MacOSX\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Mac_WinXP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1092\" height=\"682\" /></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Running WindowsXP on Mac OSX</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Ubuntu on OSX\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Mac_Ubuntu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1092\" height=\"682\" /></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Runnin</p>','Virtualization on the Mac',0,'','inherit','open','open','','182-revision','','','2008-08-15 09:58:12','2008-08-15 13:58:12','',182,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=183',0,'revision','',0),(184,1,'2008-08-15 09:58:56','2008-08-15 13:58:56','It\'s pretty cool... I installed <a href=\"http://www.virtualbox.org/\" target=\"_blank\">VirualBox</a> on it...and here are the results...\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"WindowsXP on MacOSX\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Mac_WinXP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1092\" height=\"682\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Running WindowsXP on Mac OSX</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Ubuntu on OSX\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/Mac_Ubuntu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1092\" height=\"682\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Running Ubuntu on MacOS X</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I don\'t really use these, but the novelty is pretty cool... so, that\'s why I did it.</p>','Virtualization on the Mac',0,'','inherit','open','open','','182-revision-2','','','2008-08-15 09:58:56','2008-08-15 13:58:56','',182,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=184',0,'revision','',0),(185,1,'2008-08-23 12:21:44','2008-08-23 16:21:44','Well, the first thing I did was \"hit the ground running...\" going to the Apple Campus. The only thing that the public can do is visit the \"Company Store\" and walk around the campus and take pics...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"The Company Store\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_002.jpg\" alt=\"The Company Store\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_004.jpg\" alt=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThen it was too late to goto any of the other museums down in the Santa Clara county area (The Computer Museum and the Intel Museum come to mind...), so I went to the hotel and checked in and did a little walking along the \"Public Shore\" walking trail that runs along Old Bayshore Highway. There were several hotels along that road that border the \"Public Shore\" walking trail such as the Vangard and a Mariott.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The view from my room of the bay\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_005.jpg\" alt=\"The view from my room of the bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"My Gorgeous Room!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_010.jpg\" alt=\"My Gorgeous Room!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Flowers behind the Mariott\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_006.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers behind the Mariott\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"A view of SFO\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_009.jpg\" alt=\"A view of SFO\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Benches behind my hotel\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day One (08/19/2008)',0,'','publish','open','open','','san-francisco-vacation-day-one','','','2008-08-24 23:32:25','2008-08-25 03:32:25','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=185',0,'post','',0),(186,1,'2008-08-23 12:19:58','2008-08-23 16:19:58','Well, the first thing I did was \"hit the ground running...\" going to the Apple Campus. The only thing that the public can do is visit the \"Company Store\" and walk around the campus and take pics...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"The Company Store\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_002.jpg\" alt=\"The Company Store\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_004.jpg\" alt=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nThen it was too late to goto any of the other museums down in the Santa Clara county area (The Computer Museum and the Intel Museum come to mind...), so I went to the hotel and checked in and did a little walking along the \"Public Shore\" walking trail that runs along Old Bayshore Highway. There were several hotels along that road that border the \"Public Shore\" walking trail such as the Vangard and a Mariott.\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The view from my room of the bay\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_005.jpg\" alt=\"The view from my room of the bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"My Gorgeous Room!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_010.jpg\" alt=\"My Gorgeous Room!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day One',0,'','inherit','open','open','','185-revision','','','2008-08-23 12:19:58','2008-08-23 16:19:58','',185,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=186',0,'revision','',0),(187,1,'2008-08-23 12:22:37','2008-08-23 16:22:37','Well, the first thing I did was \"hit the ground running...\" going to the Apple Campus. The only thing that the public can do is visit the \"Company Store\" and walk around the campus and take pics...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"The Company Store\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_002.jpg\" alt=\"The Company Store\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_004.jpg\" alt=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nThen it was too late to goto any of the other museums down in the Santa Clara county area (The Computer Museum and the Intel Museum come to mind...), so I went to the hotel and checked in and did a little walking along the \"Public Shore\" walking trail that runs along Old Bayshore Highway. There were several hotels along that road that border the \"Public Shore\" walking trail such as the Vangard and a Mariott.\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The view from my room of the bay\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_005.jpg\" alt=\"The view from my room of the bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"My Gorgeous Room!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_010.jpg\" alt=\"My Gorgeous Room!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Flowers behind the Mariott\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_006.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers behind the Mariott\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"A view of SFO\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_009.jpg\" alt=\"A view of SFO\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Benches behind my hotel\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day One',0,'','inherit','open','open','','185-autosave','','','2008-08-23 12:22:37','2008-08-23 16:22:37','',185,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=187',0,'revision','',0),(188,1,'2008-08-23 12:21:44','2008-08-23 16:21:44','Well, the first thing I did was \"hit the ground running...\" going to the Apple Campus. The only thing that the public can do is visit the \"Company Store\" and walk around the campus and take pics...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"The Company Store\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_002.jpg\" alt=\"The Company Store\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_004.jpg\" alt=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThen it was too late to goto any of the other museums down in the Santa Clara county area (The Computer Museum and the Intel Museum come to mind...), so I went to the hotel and checked in and did a little walking along the \"Public Shore\" walking trail that runs along Old Bayshore Highway. There were several hotels along that road that border the \"Public Shore\" walking trail such as the Vangard and a Mariott.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The view from my room of the bay\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_005.jpg\" alt=\"The view from my room of the bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"My Gorgeous Room!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_010.jpg\" alt=\"My Gorgeous Room!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Flowers behind the Mariott\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_006.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers behind the Mariott\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"A view of SFO\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_009.jpg\" alt=\"A view of SFO\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"Benches behind my hotel\"><img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>','San Francisco Vacation: Day One',0,'','inherit','open','open','','185-revision-2','','','2008-08-23 12:21:44','2008-08-23 16:21:44','',185,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=188',0,'revision','',0),(189,1,'2008-08-23 12:22:50','2008-08-23 16:22:50','Well, the first thing I did was \"hit the ground running...\" going to the Apple Campus. The only thing that the public can do is visit the \"Company Store\" and walk around the campus and take pics...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"The Company Store\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_002.jpg\" alt=\"The Company Store\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_004.jpg\" alt=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThen it was too late to goto any of the other museums down in the Santa Clara county area (The Computer Museum and the Intel Museum come to mind...), so I went to the hotel and checked in and did a little walking along the \"Public Shore\" walking trail that runs along Old Bayshore Highway. There were several hotels along that road that border the \"Public Shore\" walking trail such as the Vangard and a Mariott.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The view from my room of the bay\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_005.jpg\" alt=\"The view from my room of the bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"My Gorgeous Room!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_010.jpg\" alt=\"My Gorgeous Room!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Flowers behind the Mariott\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_006.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers behind the Mariott\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"A view of SFO\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_009.jpg\" alt=\"A view of SFO\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Benches behind my hotel\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day One',0,'','inherit','open','open','','185-revision-3','','','2008-08-23 12:22:50','2008-08-23 16:22:50','',185,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=189',0,'revision','',0),(190,1,'2008-08-23 12:48:57','2008-08-23 16:48:57','I started off taking the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to a station downtown where I can catch a cable car down to Fisherman\'s Wharf...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_003.jpg\" alt=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"That&#39;s a steep hill to go up\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_007.jpg\" alt=\"Thats a steep hill to go up\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"What goes up must come down\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_012.jpg\" alt=\"What goes up must come down\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Cable Car let me off right in front of Fisherman\'s Wharf. I walked around and saw dozens of shops and plenty of places to fill the belly with all types of food... of course, there were many seafood joints...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Entering the wharf\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_003.jpg\" alt=\"Entering the wharf\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Cannery\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_009.jpg\" alt=\"The Cannery\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_011.jpg\" alt=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"I could smell that bread\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_016.jpg\" alt=\"I could smell that bread\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThen down to the waterfront and the Piers.  (on \"The Embarcadero\")\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Lots of flowers along the way\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/TheEmbarcadero_005.jpg\" alt=\"Lots of flowers along the way\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Time for a pic\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/TheEmbarcadero_015.jpg\" alt=\"Time for a pic\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nMost notably, Pier 39...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Sea Lions o&#39; plenty\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_001.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lions o plenty\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"A view of Alcatraz Island\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_003.jpg\" alt=\"A view of Alcatraz Island\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"With the Pier39 flag and Alcatraz Island in the background\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_004.jpg\" alt=\"With the Pier39 flag and Alcatraz Island in the background\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nFinally, the Alcatraz Bay Cruise Tour (the only official Tour I took.). This one did not dock on the island, but cruised around the bay. I found this one to be very interesting.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Downtown SF from the bay\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_013.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown SF from the bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Golden Gate Bridge from below\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_032.jpg\" alt=\"The Golden Gate Bridge from below\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Welcome to Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_044.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Cell block on Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_054.jpg\" alt=\"Cell block on Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"One of the work places on Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_061.jpg\" alt=\"One of the work places on Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day Two (08/20/2008)',0,'','publish','open','open','','san-francisco-vacation-day-two-08202008','','','2008-08-24 23:32:04','2008-08-25 03:32:04','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=190',0,'post','',0),(191,1,'2008-08-23 12:27:55','2008-08-23 16:27:55','I started off taking the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to a station downtown where I can catch a cable car down to Fisherman\'s Wharf...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_003.jpg\" alt=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"That&#39;s a steep hill to go up\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_007.jpg\" alt=\"Thats a steep hill to go up\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"What goes up must come down\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_012.jpg\" alt=\"What goes up must come down\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day Two (08/20/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','190-revision','','','2008-08-23 12:27:55','2008-08-23 16:27:55','',190,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=191',0,'revision','',0),(192,1,'2008-08-23 12:31:32','2008-08-23 16:31:32','I started off taking the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to a station downtown where I can catch a cable car down to Fisherman\'s Wharf...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_003.jpg\" alt=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"That&#39;s a steep hill to go up\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_007.jpg\" alt=\"Thats a steep hill to go up\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"What goes up must come down\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_012.jpg\" alt=\"What goes up must come down\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nThe Cable Car let me off right in front of Fisherman\'s Wharf. I walked around and saw dozens of shops and plenty of places to fill the belly with all types of food... of course, there were many seafood joints...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Entering the wharf\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_003.jpg\" alt=\"Entering the wharf\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Cannery\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_009.jpg\" alt=\"The Cannery\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_011.jpg\" alt=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day Two (08/20/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','190-revision-2','','','2008-08-23 12:31:32','2008-08-23 16:31:32','',190,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=192',0,'revision','',0),(193,1,'2008-08-23 12:36:06','2008-08-23 16:36:06','I started off taking the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to a station downtown where I can catch a cable car down to Fisherman\'s Wharf...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_003.jpg\" alt=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"That&#39;s a steep hill to go up\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_007.jpg\" alt=\"Thats a steep hill to go up\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"What goes up must come down\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_012.jpg\" alt=\"What goes up must come down\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nThe Cable Car let me off right in front of Fisherman\'s Wharf. I walked around and saw dozens of shops and plenty of places to fill the belly with all types of food... of course, there were many seafood joints...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Entering the wharf\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_003.jpg\" alt=\"Entering the wharf\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Cannery\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_009.jpg\" alt=\"The Cannery\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_011.jpg\" alt=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"I could smell that bread\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_016.jpg\" alt=\"I could smell that bread\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\nThen down to the waterfront and the Piers.  (on \"The Embarcadero\")','San Francisco Vacation: Day Two (08/20/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','190-revision-3','','','2008-08-23 12:36:06','2008-08-23 16:36:06','',190,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=193',0,'revision','',0),(194,1,'2008-08-23 12:38:18','2008-08-23 16:38:18','I started off taking the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to a station downtown where I can catch a cable car down to Fisherman\'s Wharf...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_003.jpg\" alt=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"That&#39;s a steep hill to go up\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_007.jpg\" alt=\"Thats a steep hill to go up\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"What goes up must come down\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_012.jpg\" alt=\"What goes up must come down\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nThe Cable Car let me off right in front of Fisherman\'s Wharf. I walked around and saw dozens of shops and plenty of places to fill the belly with all types of food... of course, there were many seafood joints...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Entering the wharf\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_003.jpg\" alt=\"Entering the wharf\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Cannery\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_009.jpg\" alt=\"The Cannery\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_011.jpg\" alt=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"I could smell that bread\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_016.jpg\" alt=\"I could smell that bread\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\nThen down to the waterfront and the Piers.  (on \"The Embarcadero\")\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Lots of flowers along the way\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/TheEmbarcadero_005.jpg\" alt=\"Lots of flowers along the way\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Time for a pic\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/TheEmbarcadero_015.jpg\" alt=\"Time for a pic\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nMost notably, Pier 39...','San Francisco Vacation: Day Two (08/20/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','190-revision-4','','','2008-08-23 12:38:18','2008-08-23 16:38:18','',190,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=194',0,'revision','',0),(195,1,'2008-08-23 12:47:16','2008-08-23 16:47:16','I started off taking the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to a station downtown where I can catch a cable car down to Fisherman\'s Wharf...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_003.jpg\" alt=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"That&#39;s a steep hill to go up\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_007.jpg\" alt=\"Thats a steep hill to go up\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"What goes up must come down\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_012.jpg\" alt=\"What goes up must come down\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nThe Cable Car let me off right in front of Fisherman\'s Wharf. I walked around and saw dozens of shops and plenty of places to fill the belly with all types of food... of course, there were many seafood joints...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Entering the wharf\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_003.jpg\" alt=\"Entering the wharf\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Cannery\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_009.jpg\" alt=\"The Cannery\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_011.jpg\" alt=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"I could smell that bread\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_016.jpg\" alt=\"I could smell that bread\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\nThen down to the waterfront and the Piers.  (on \"The Embarcadero\")\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Lots of flowers along the way\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/TheEmbarcadero_005.jpg\" alt=\"Lots of flowers along the way\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Time for a pic\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/TheEmbarcadero_015.jpg\" alt=\"Time for a pic\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nMost notably, Pier 39...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Sea Lions o&#39; plenty\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_001.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lions o plenty\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"A view of Alcatraz Island\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_003.jpg\" alt=\"A view of Alcatraz Island\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"With the Pier39 flag and Alcatraz Island in the background\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_004.jpg\" alt=\"With the Pier39 flag and Alcatraz Island in the background\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nFinally, the Alcatraz Bay Cruise Tour (the only official Tour I took.). This one did not dock on the island, but cruised around the bay. I found this one to be very interesting.\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Downtown SF from the bay\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_013.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown SF from the bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Golden Gate Bridge from below\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_032.jpg\" alt=\"The Golden Gate Bridge from below\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Welcome to Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_044.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Cell block on Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_054.jpg\" alt=\"Cell block on Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day Two (08/20/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','190-revision-5','','','2008-08-23 12:47:16','2008-08-23 16:47:16','',190,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=195',0,'revision','',0),(196,1,'2008-08-23 12:56:46','2008-08-23 16:56:46','My final day in San Fran... so, what else to do? Take a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. It\'s a short 1.74 mile walk each way... and in the morning, it was foggy... By noon-time, the fog started to lift and the sun came out and it was gorgeous...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"View from Vista Point\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_004.jpg\" alt=\"View from Vista Point\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"My my ... very tall!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_045.jpg\" alt=\"My my ... very tall!\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Vista Point is on the north side of the bridge\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_048.jpg\" alt=\"Vista Point is on the north side of the bridge\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"nice pic of the bridge just before I left\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_049.jpg\" alt=\"nice pic of the bridge just before I left\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe last thing I did (well, besides spend a little more time on the Public Shore) was visit the Intel Museum in Santa Clara, CA. It was free and Intel has a long history in <strong>INT</strong>egrated <strong>EL</strong>tronics...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Intel&#39;s first invoice\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_007.jpg\" alt=\"Intels first invoice\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Robert Noyce, Intel&#39;s Co-Founder\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_008.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Noyce, Intels Co-Founder\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"Pentium III motherboard\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_057.jpg\" alt=\"Pentium III motherboard\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"WindowsXP error?  Say it isn&#39;t so!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_066.jpg\" alt=\"WindowsXP error?  Say it isnt so!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThat was my vacation in a nutshell... I really enjoyed my trip to San Francisco...','San Francisco Vacation: Day Three (08/21/2008)',0,'','publish','open','open','','san-francisco-vacation-day-three-08212008','','','2008-08-24 23:27:11','2008-08-25 03:27:11','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=196',0,'post','',0),(197,1,'2008-08-23 12:51:01','2008-08-23 16:51:01','My final day in San Fran... so, what else to do? Take a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. It\'s a short 1.74 mile walk each way... and in the morning, it was foggy... By noon-time, the fog started to lift and the sun came out and it was gorgeous...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"View from Vista Point\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_004.jpg\" alt=\"View from Vista Point\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"My my ... very tall!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_045.jpg\" alt=\"My my ... very tall!\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day Three (08/21/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','196-revision','','','2008-08-23 12:51:01','2008-08-23 16:51:01','',196,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=197',0,'revision','',0),(198,1,'2008-08-23 12:56:14','2008-08-23 16:56:14','My final day in San Fran... so, what else to do? Take a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. It\'s a short 1.74 mile walk each way... and in the morning, it was foggy... By noon-time, the fog started to lift and the sun came out and it was gorgeous...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"View from Vista Point\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_004.jpg\" alt=\"View from Vista Point\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"My my ... very tall!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_045.jpg\" alt=\"My my ... very tall!\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Vista Point is on the north side of the bridge\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_048.jpg\" alt=\"Vista Point is on the north side of the bridge\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"nice pic of the bridge just before I left\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_049.jpg\" alt=\"nice pic of the bridge just before I left\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nThe last thing I did (well, besides spend a little more time on the Public Shore) was visit the Intel Museum in Santa Clara, CA. It was free and Intel has a long history in <strong>INT</strong>egrated <strong>EL</strong>tronics...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Intel&#39;s first invoice\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_007.jpg\" alt=\"Intels first invoice\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Robert Noyce, Intel&#39;s Co-Founder\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_008.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Noyce, Intels Co-Founder\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"Pentium III motherboard\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_057.jpg\" alt=\"Pentium III motherboard\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"WindowsXP error?  Say it isn&#39;t so!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_066.jpg\" alt=\"WindowsXP error?  Say it isnt so!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day Three (08/21/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','196-revision-2','','','2008-08-23 12:56:14','2008-08-23 16:56:14','',196,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=198',0,'revision','',0),(199,1,'2008-08-24 23:26:53','2008-08-25 03:26:53','My final day in San Fran... so, what else to do? Take a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. It\'s a short 1.74 mile walk each way... and in the morning, it was foggy... By noon-time, the fog started to lift and the sun came out and it was gorgeous...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"View from Vista Point\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_004.jpg\" alt=\"View from Vista Point\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"My my ... very tall!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_045.jpg\" alt=\"My my ... very tall!\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Vista Point is on the north side of the bridge\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_048.jpg\" alt=\"Vista Point is on the north side of the bridge\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"nice pic of the bridge just before I left\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_049.jpg\" alt=\"nice pic of the bridge just before I left\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nThe last thing I did (well, besides spend a little more time on the Public Shore) was visit the Intel Museum in Santa Clara, CA. It was free and Intel has a long history in <strong>INT</strong>egrated <strong>EL</strong>tronics...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Intel&#39;s first invoice\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_007.jpg\" alt=\"Intels first invoice\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Robert Noyce, Intel&#39;s Co-Founder\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_008.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Noyce, Intels Co-Founder\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"Pentium III motherboard\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_057.jpg\" alt=\"Pentium III motherboard\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"WindowsXP error?  Say it isn&#39;t so!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_066.jpg\" alt=\"WindowsXP error?  Say it isnt so!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nThat was my vacation in a nutshell... I really enjoyed my trip to San Francisco...','San Francisco Vacation: Day Three (08/21/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','196-autosave','','','2008-08-24 23:26:53','2008-08-25 03:26:53','',196,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=199',0,'revision','',0),(200,1,'2008-08-23 12:56:46','2008-08-23 16:56:46','My final day in San Fran... so, what else to do? Take a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. It\'s a short 1.74 mile walk each way... and in the morning, it was foggy... By noon-time, the fog started to lift and the sun came out and it was gorgeous...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"View from Vista Point\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_004.jpg\" alt=\"View from Vista Point\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"My my ... very tall!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_045.jpg\" alt=\"My my ... very tall!\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Vista Point is on the north side of the bridge\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_048.jpg\" alt=\"Vista Point is on the north side of the bridge\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"nice pic of the bridge just before I left\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/GoldenGateBridge_049.jpg\" alt=\"nice pic of the bridge just before I left\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe last thing I did (well, besides spend a little more time on the Public Shore) was visit the Intel Museum in Santa Clara, CA. It was free and Intel has a long history in <strong>INT</strong>egrated <strong>EL</strong>tronics...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Intel&#39;s first invoice\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_007.jpg\" alt=\"Intels first invoice\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Robert Noyce, Intel&#39;s Co-Founder\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_008.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Noyce, Intels Co-Founder\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"Pentium III motherboard\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_057.jpg\" alt=\"Pentium III motherboard\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"WindowsXP error?  Say it isn&#39;t so!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/IntelMuseum_066.jpg\" alt=\"WindowsXP error?  Say it isnt so!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThat was my vacation in a nutshell... 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I walked around and saw dozens of shops and plenty of places to fill the belly with all types of food... of course, there were many seafood joints...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Entering the wharf\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_003.jpg\" alt=\"Entering the wharf\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Cannery\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_009.jpg\" alt=\"The Cannery\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_011.jpg\" alt=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"I could smell that bread\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_016.jpg\" alt=\"I could smell that bread\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\n\nThen down to the waterfront and the Piers.  (on \"The Embarcadero\")\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Lots of flowers along the way\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/TheEmbarcadero_005.jpg\" alt=\"Lots of flowers along the way\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Time for a pic\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/TheEmbarcadero_015.jpg\" alt=\"Time for a pic\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nMost notably, Pier 39...\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Sea Lions o&#39; plenty\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_001.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lions o plenty\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"A view of Alcatraz Island\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_003.jpg\" alt=\"A view of Alcatraz Island\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"With the Pier39 flag and Alcatraz Island in the background\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_004.jpg\" alt=\"With the Pier39 flag and Alcatraz Island in the background\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\nFinally, the Alcatraz Bay Cruise Tour (the only official Tour I took.). This one did not dock on the island, but cruised around the bay. I found this one to be very interesting.\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Downtown SF from the bay\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_013.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown SF from the bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Golden Gate Bridge from below\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_032.jpg\" alt=\"The Golden Gate Bridge from below\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Welcome to Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_044.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Cell block on Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_054.jpg\" alt=\"Cell block on Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"One of the work places on Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_061.jpg\" alt=\"One of the work places on Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day Two (08/20/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','190-autosave','','','2008-08-24 23:30:10','2008-08-25 03:30:10','',190,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=201',0,'revision','',0),(202,1,'2008-08-23 12:48:57','2008-08-23 16:48:57','I started off taking the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to a station downtown where I can catch a cable car down to Fisherman\'s Wharf...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_003.jpg\" alt=\"The Powel and Mason Cable Car\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"That&#39;s a steep hill to go up\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_007.jpg\" alt=\"Thats a steep hill to go up\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"What goes up must come down\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/CableCarRide_012.jpg\" alt=\"What goes up must come down\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Cable Car let me off right in front of Fisherman\'s Wharf. I walked around and saw dozens of shops and plenty of places to fill the belly with all types of food... of course, there were many seafood joints...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Entering the wharf\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_003.jpg\" alt=\"Entering the wharf\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Cannery\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_009.jpg\" alt=\"The Cannery\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_011.jpg\" alt=\"Hooters!  I had to have lunch there\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"I could smell that bread\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/FishermanWharf_016.jpg\" alt=\"I could smell that bread\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThen down to the waterfront and the Piers.  (on \"The Embarcadero\")\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Lots of flowers along the way\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/TheEmbarcadero_005.jpg\" alt=\"Lots of flowers along the way\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Time for a pic\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/TheEmbarcadero_015.jpg\" alt=\"Time for a pic\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nMost notably, Pier 39...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Sea Lions o&#39; plenty\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_001.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Lions o plenty\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"A view of Alcatraz Island\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_003.jpg\" alt=\"A view of Alcatraz Island\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"With the Pier39 flag and Alcatraz Island in the background\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/Pier39_004.jpg\" alt=\"With the Pier39 flag and Alcatraz Island in the background\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nFinally, the Alcatraz Bay Cruise Tour (the only official Tour I took.). This one did not dock on the island, but cruised around the bay. I found this one to be very interesting.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Downtown SF from the bay\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_013.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown SF from the bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The Golden Gate Bridge from below\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_032.jpg\" alt=\"The Golden Gate Bridge from below\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Welcome to Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_044.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Cell block on Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_054.jpg\" alt=\"Cell block on Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"One of the work places on Alcatraz\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AlcatrazCruiseTour_061.jpg\" alt=\"One of the work places on Alcatraz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day Two (08/20/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','190-revision-6','','','2008-08-23 12:48:57','2008-08-23 16:48:57','',190,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=202',0,'revision','',0),(203,1,'2008-08-23 12:23:58','2008-08-23 16:23:58','Well, the first thing I did was \"hit the ground running...\" going to the Apple Campus. The only thing that the public can do is visit the \"Company Store\" and walk around the campus and take pics...\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"480\" caption=\"The Company Store\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_002.jpg\" alt=\"The Company Store\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/AppleCampus_004.jpg\" alt=\"by the 1 Infinite Loop sign\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThen it was too late to goto any of the other museums down in the Santa Clara county area (The Computer Museum and the Intel Museum come to mind...), so I went to the hotel and checked in and did a little walking along the \"Public Shore\" walking trail that runs along Old Bayshore Highway. There were several hotels along that road that border the \"Public Shore\" walking trail such as the Vangard and a Mariott.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"The view from my room of the bay\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_005.jpg\" alt=\"The view from my room of the bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"My Gorgeous Room!\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/BayLandingHotel_010.jpg\" alt=\"My Gorgeous Room!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Flowers behind the Mariott\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_006.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers behind the Mariott\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"A view of SFO\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_009.jpg\" alt=\"A view of SFO\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\" caption=\"Benches behind my hotel\"]<img src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/vacation/SF08/images/WalkingPath_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />[/caption]','San Francisco Vacation: Day One (08/19/2008)',0,'','inherit','open','open','','185-revision-4','','','2008-08-23 12:23:58','2008-08-23 16:23:58','',185,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=203',0,'revision','',0),(204,1,'2008-08-08 14:34:01','2008-08-08 18:34:01','Going on a well-deserved vacation in a couple of weeks.  I am going to go home for a few days and I am also going to San Francisco.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part I: Chattanooga</strong>\r\nTaking Dana to Chattanooga to stay at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo over a weekend.  We are going to stay in one of the Victorian Train Cars and do much of the \"tourist\" activities on Lookout Mountain.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part II: Huntsville</strong>\r\nGoing to Huntsville for a Monday afternoon before flying out on a very early Tuesday morning.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part III: San Francisco</strong>\r\nI don\'t care too much for air travel ...well, the part before take-off.  Getting to the airport, getting through security, getting on the plane and I have to change planes in Charlotte both ways.  I decided to rent a car since my hotel is near SFO at the <a href=\"http://www.baylandinghotel.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Landing Hotel</a>.  I plan to go down to the San Jose area.  I may take public transportation to SF since I heard that parking near the Wharf is limited and metered.  I am going to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge, however, there is a toll getting back into SF over the GG Bridge... cheesy!\r\n\r\nFlying to San Francisco on Tuesday the 19th of August for 3 days/2 nights.  Leaving early on Tuesday and coming back on a red-eye flight on Thursday to maximize my time in SF.  I am going to go to the <a href=\"http://www.apple.com\" target=\"_blank\">Apple HQ in Cupertino</a>, <a href=\"http://www.intel.com/museum/\" target=\"_blank\">the Intel Museum</a>, possibly <a href=\"http://www.digibarn.com\" target=\"_blank\">DigiBarn Computer Museum</a> or the <a href=\"http://www.computerhistory.org\" target=\"_blank\">Computer History Museaum</a>, and Silicon Valley.\r\n\r\nOn Wednesday the 20th of August, off to <a href=\"http://www.fishermanswharf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Fisherman\'s Wharf</a>, <a href=\"http://goldengatebridge.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Gate Bridge</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.alcatrazcruises.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Alcatraz Island</a>.\r\n\r\nOn Thursday the 21st of August, I am not completely sure... hopefully, play this one by ear.  Flight doesn\'t leave until 10:30 or so, so I have all day to get to the airport and drop off my rental car.\r\n\r\n<strong>Part IV: Huntsville</strong>\r\nGetting back on Friday morning, I am going to spend the rest of the weekend in HSV with my Mom and visiting friends, just there an additional day.  I will have plenty of pictures and vids to share.  Coming back to Alpharetta on Sunday...','Upcoming Vacation!!!',0,'','inherit','open','open','','179-revision-3','','','2008-08-08 14:34:01','2008-08-08 18:34:01','',179,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=204',0,'revision','',0),(205,1,'2008-08-26 17:07:18','2008-08-26 21:07:18','I had an appointment yesterday with an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor... I just had to put my ear ringing on the new patient form, so I got to take a hearing test (oh, boy!!!) but it went well and I am borderline normal/perfect.  The doctor that gave it to me said it was like having 20/30 vision.  Not quite perfect, but very close.  (and this wasn\'t even why I was there!)\r\n\r\nI finally saw the doctor I was there to see.  He did an exam and determined that I will need a sleep study.  Due to a few issues (including snoring), I am not getting good quality sleep.  This may be causing some of my tiredness during the day, etc.  This wonderful sleep study is to be scheduled soon.  I get to sleep in a room they have arranged like a hotel room.  Well, I have spent quite a bit of time in hotels this year, so it should be natural now! :)\r\n\r\nHe also gave me a prescription for Flonase for nasal congestion.  I am pretty sure that\'s due to allergies, etc.\r\n\r\n<hr />My last physical resulted in two no-so-bad issues:\r\n\r\n1.) My LDL Cholesterol (the \"bad\" Cholesterol) was 113 and the doctor wants it under 100, so now, I have to take Lipitor in addition to the Tricor... 113, I thought, was normal... unfortunately, the government has changed the guideline to 100... Because it\'s necessary or because it\'ll sell more medication?\r\n\r\n2.) My blood-sugar was 100, which is supposedly 1 unit above normal for fasting level... I am going to have to have it checked again.\r\n\r\nIn 6 weeks, I have to go back and get my Cholesterol and my blood-sugar re-checked.  Fun, fun, fun.','Health Update',0,'','publish','open','open','','health-update','','','2008-08-26 17:07:18','2008-08-26 21:07:18','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=205',0,'post','',0),(206,1,'2008-08-26 17:07:14','2008-08-26 21:07:14','I had an appointment yesterday with an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor... I just had to put my ear ringing on the new patient form, so I got to take a hearing test (oh, boy!!!) but it went well and I am borderline normal/perfect.  The doctor that gave it to me said it was like having 20/30 vision.  Not quite perfect, but very close.  (and this wasn\'t even why I was there!)\n\nI finally saw the doctor I was there to see.  He did an exam and determined that I will need a sleep study.  Due to a few issues (including snoring), I am not getting good quality sleep.  This may be causing some of my tiredness during the day, etc.  This wonderful sleep study is to be scheduled soon.  I get to sleep in a room they have arranged like a hotel room.  Well, I have spent quite a bit of time in hotels this year, so it should be natural now! :)\n\nHe also gave me a prescription for Flonase for nasal congestion.  I am pretty sure that\'s due to allergies, etc.\n\n<hr />My last physical resulted in two no-so-bad issues:\n\n1.) My LDL Cholesterol (the \"bad\" Cholesterol) was 113 and the doctor wants it under 100, so now, I have to take Lipitor in addition to the Tricor... 113, I thought, was normal... unfortunately, the government has changed the guideline to 100... Because it\'s necessary or because it\'ll sell more medication?\n\n2.) My blood-sugar was 100, which is supposedly 1 unit above normal for fasting level... I am going to have to have it checked again.\n\nIn 6 weeks, I have to go back and get my Cholesterol and my blood-sugar re-checked.  Fun, fun, fun.','Health Update',0,'','inherit','open','open','','205-revision','','','2008-08-26 17:07:14','2008-08-26 21:07:14','',205,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=206',0,'revision','',0),(207,1,'2008-09-04 13:45:50','2008-09-04 17:45:50','10.5.5 is about to come out.  I tried to find some soft statistics on the number of bug fixes in each of the point updates:\r\n\r\n30 bug fixes 10.5.1\r\n100 bug fixes 10.5.2\r\n200 bug fixes 10.5.3\r\n50 bug fixes 10.5.4\r\n125 bug fixes 10.5.5\r\n====================\r\n500 bug fixes?\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/30/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_4_update.html\" target=\"_blank\">10.5.4</a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe full list of fixes in Mac OS X 10.5.4 follows below:\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\n\r\n* Includes recent Apple security updates.\r\n* Resolves an issue with saving and reopening Adobe Creative Suite 3 files on a remote server.\r\n* Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras.\r\n* Addresses an issue that may result in a partially installed X11 application.\r\n* Improves L2TP VPN client reliability.\r\n\r\nAirPort\r\n\r\n* Addresses AirPort reliability issues with 5GHz networks.\r\n* Addresses AirPort issues that may result in slower performance in Logic Studio or MainStage.\r\n\r\niCal\r\n\r\n* Improves overall iCal reliability for meeting requests, cancellation notices, delegation, and syncing with iPhone.\r\n* Resolves an issue that prevents deleting an iCal event without notifying the creator.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which events in all calendars affect availability. A checkbox now enables information-only calendars to be transparent from free/busy lookups.\r\n* Resolves a UI issue preventing delegated calendars from showing up as a separate window.\r\n* Addresses an issue with copying and pasting attendees from one event to another.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which iCal may not delete events after a specified time interval, even when set to do so in iCal preferences.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which To Dos cannot be marked private.\r\n\r\nSafari\r\n\r\n* Addresses a potential performance issue when loading secure web pages.\r\n* Resolves issues that may be encountered when accessing secure web pages with client certificates that reside on a smart card.\r\n\r\nSpaces and Exposé\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which switching from a space with a Finder window keeps the Finder as the active application instead of the application residing in the destination space.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which dragging an application from the list of application assignments in Spaces System Preferences does not assign the application to the desired space.\r\n* Resolves an Exposé issue that may result in only a subset of windows being shown.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/28/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_3_update.html\" target=\"_blank\">10.5.3</a></strong>\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\n\r\n* Fixes a font issue that could result in Helvetica Narrow being used in applications instead of Helvetica.\r\n* Addresses an issue with stuttering video and audio playback in certain USB devices.\r\n* Resolves stability issues with Word of the Day, iTunes Artwork, and Slideshow screen savers.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which certain attached hard drives may not show up in the Finder.\r\n* Addresses an issue with .Mac syncing of Dashboard widgets over multiple Macs that use different screen resolutions.\r\n* Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras.\r\n* Improves the accuracy of the Software Update progress bar indicator.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Finder may not be available if the computer name is blank in Sharing preferences.\r\n* Improves Active Directory binding and login.\r\n* Eliminates a delay when logging in as an Active Directory user in a .local domain.\r\n* Improves Spotlight searches on a AFP file server volumes.\r\n* Clients can now change their password at the login window when bound to a Mac OS X 10.4 Open Directory server.\r\n* Improves Safari reliability when connecting to the Internet through a Microsoft ISA proxy.\r\n\r\nAddress Book\r\n\r\n* Addresses reliability issues when searching for contacts using built-in search.\r\n* Resolves issues with mapping addresses that contain an ampersand character (&amp;).\r\n\r\nAirPort\r\n\r\n* Improves 802.1X behavior and reliability.\r\n* Improves reliability when using Time Capsule.\r\n\r\nAutomator\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which some actions may not work with the \"Show When Run\" option enabled.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which the \"New iCal Event\" action may not work.\r\n* Resolves an issue that prevents workflows from being saved in the Finder\'s contextual menu.\r\n* Fixes reliability issues for Automator scripts that search for files by date.\r\n* Resolves an issue that prevents workflows from being saved in the Finder\'s contextual menu.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Automator workflows as Finder plugins do not work when the workflow begins with the \"Get Selected Finder Items\" action.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which the \"Copy Files\" action does not reliably work when added from Automator’s warning dialog.\r\n\r\niCal\r\n\r\n* Addresses potential privacy issues by allowing events to be marked as private.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which the inspector does not show capacity and availability info for conference rooms within a building.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which the current day could appear in the left-most column of the weekly view.\r\n* Addresses reliability issues with meeting alarms, invitations and attachments.\r\n* Resolves issues with reliability when restoring from iCal backups.\r\n* Fixes accuracy issues with auto-completion, availability data and location names.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which iCal may send cancellation notices for events in the past after a calendar is deleted.\r\n* Fixes reliability issues with iCal syncing.\r\n\r\niChat\r\n\r\n* Addresses reliability issues with screen sharing.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which saved chat transcripts may reported as \"still in use\" after opening and closing them in iChat.\r\n* Resolves an issue with group chats not being indexed in Spotlight.\r\n* Only the last 250 messages of an active chat are saved.  Fixed to save unlimited number of lines.\r\n* Addresses issues with echo cancellation that may occur on portable Macs.\r\n\r\nMail\r\n\r\n* Resolves an issue in which Mail may prevent idle sleep when set to automatically check for new messages every minute.\r\n* Addresses stability issues that may be encountered when dragging large attachments into an email message.\r\n* Fixes an issue that could occur if two compose windows are open when dragging a file to the Mail icon in the Dock.\r\n* Addresses reliability issues when changes are made to a mailbox while offline.\r\n* Resolves wrapping issues that may be found with consecutive spaces in plain text.\r\n* Fixes issues with certain web pages appearing garbled when emailed from Safari.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which the Sent, Drafts, and Outbox mailboxes incorrectly list the \"cc\" recipients in the \"To\" column.\r\n* Addresses reliability issues with attachments added to plain text notes.\r\n* Fixes reliability issues with authenticated RSS feeds.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which attaching an alias to an email message may not send the actual file.\r\n\r\nParental Controls\r\n\r\n* Addresses reliability issues with application logging and time limits.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which Parental Controls may prevent forced sleep.\r\n* Addresses performance issues with web content filters.\r\n* Fixes an issue with managed accounts in which iChat transcripts may not be created.\r\n* Addresses issues with 4-byte files and whitelist.\r\n\r\nSpaces\r\n\r\n* Resolves an issue in which switching to a different space and returning back to the original space may reorder the application windows with a different active window.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which activating an application from the Dock switches to a different space, even if there is a window for that application in the current space.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which Command-Tab may incorrectly switch to a new space.\r\n* Addresses reliability issues with Spaces when syncing preferences over .Mac.\r\n\r\nTime Machine\r\n\r\n* Includes fixes for Time Machine compatibility with Time Capsule.\r\n* Resolves certain issues when backing up a portable Mac that is on battery power.\r\n* Addresses compatibility issues with Aperture 2.\r\n* Addresses reliability issues when performing a full restore from a Time Machine backup.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which certain function keys may be disabled after using Time Machine.\r\n* Fixes a possible alert message that incorrectly states a backup volume does not have enough space.\r\n* Updates Time Machine to reliably restore attachments and messages in Mail.\r\n\r\nVoiceOver\r\n\r\n* Includes Braille Update 1.0 which enables GW Micro, HandyTech, HIMS, Nippon, and Papenmeier Refreshable Braille displays.\r\n* Addresses an issue with Braille dot 7 and 8 underlining.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which HTML page anchors may be ignored by the VoiceOver cursor.\r\n* Fixes an issue that prevented Hot Spots from being used in text areas.\r\n* Resolves an issue with spell checking in which VoiceOver may only announce the first misspelled word if there are multiple words spelled incorrectly.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/11/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_2_update.html\" target=\"_blank\">10.5.2</a></strong>\r\n\r\nActive Directory\r\n\r\n* Addresses issues which could hinder or prevent binding Mac OS X 10.5.x clients to Active Directory domains.\r\n\r\nAirPort\r\n\r\n* Improves connection reliability and stability\r\n* Includes 802.1X improvements\r\n* Resolves certain kernel panics\r\n\r\nBack to my Mac\r\n\r\n* Adds support for more third-party routers, as detailed in this article\r\n\r\nDashboard\r\n\r\n* Improves performance of certain Apple Dashboard widgets (such as Dictionary)\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Dashboard widgets may no longer be accessible after switching to or from an account that has Parental Controls enabled\r\n\r\nDock\r\n\r\n* Updates Stacks with a List view option, a Folder view option, and an updated background for Grid view\r\n\r\nDesktop\r\n\r\n* Addresses legibility issues with the menu bar with an option to turn off transparency in Desktop &amp; Screen Saver preferences\r\n* Adjusts menus to be slightly-less translucent overall\r\n\r\niCal\r\n\r\n* Improves iCal so that it accurately reflects responses to recurring meetings\r\n* Addresses an issue in which a meeting may remain on the calendar after being cancelled\r\n* Addresses stability issues related to .Mac syncing of iCal calendars\r\n* Resolves an intermittent issue in which editing an event with attendees would cause the event to shrink and not register that the event was updated\r\n\r\niChat\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue with simultaneously-logged in accounts in which iChat sounds generated from one account might be heard in another account\r\n* Fixes an issue in which iChat idle time is affected by Time Machine backups\r\n* Improves connectivity when running iChat behind a router that doesn’t preserve ports\r\n* Enables logged chats from previous versions of iChat to open faster and more reliably\r\n* Addresses an issue with text chats in which users may be unable to receive messages from the sender\r\n* Addresses an issue that may prevent rejoining an AIM chat room without reopening iChat\r\n* Addresses video chat compatibility issues with AIM 6 and third-party routers\r\n* Fixes an issue with case-sensitivity of AIM handles\r\n\r\niSync\r\n\r\n* Adds support for Samsung D600E and D900i phones\r\n\r\nFinder\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Finder could unexpectedly quit when displaying folder contents in Column view\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Finder could unexpectedly quit when accessing Users and Groups in a Get Info pane\r\n* Resolves an issue that prevented setting permissions on a folder alias\r\n* Resolves an issue in which the Eject command could write to a disc in the optical drive\r\n* Fixes an issue in which the scroll bar might disappear when deleting a file within a folder that includes files that are out of view\r\n* Fixes an issue in the Sharing &amp; Permissions section of Get Info windows, in which the gear icon appears to be gray/disabled after authentication\r\n* Addresses an issue in which the Show Icon Preview preference might not be not saved when turning it off\r\n* Fixes an issue that could occur when trying to print an image from the Finder\r\n\r\nMail\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue with Message menu\'s Mark &gt; As Read choice\r\n* Fixes an issue in which duplicate On My Mac folders may appear in the sidebar after upgrading to Leopard\r\n* Improves the accuracy of the Data Detectors feature\r\n* Resolves an issue with scrolling through a Note that is displayed using the split view in the message window\r\n* Fixes an issue with deleting messages located in the Drafts folder\r\n* Fixes an issue in which dragging the icon in the Safari URL field into a Mail message creates an attachment instead of a link\r\n* Addresses an issue found when opening a item in the Notes folder that is not a Note\r\n* Fixes an issue that may prevent RSS feeds from being delivered in Mail\r\n* Resolves an issue in which a selected message could \"flash\" from blue to gray when in Organize by Thread mode\r\n* Fixes an issue with scrolling between multiple To Dos in an email message\r\n* Fixes an issue in which the body of email messages with certain MIME structures may not be displayed\r\n* Improves performance with America Online (AOL) account-based messages in Mail\r\n* Addresses issues with some ISPs during automatic set-up in Mail\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Mail might not send mail on some networks to some SMTP servers\r\n* Mail now automatically disables the (unsupported) third-party plugin GrowlMail version 1.1.2 or earlier to avoid issues\r\n* Adds an option to view large icons in the Mailbox list\r\n\r\nNetworking\r\n\r\n* Addresses a hanging issue that may occur when connecting to an AFP network volume\r\n\r\nParental Controls\r\n\r\n* Improves stability when opening the Parental Controls System Preferences pane\r\n* Fixes an issue that may prevent changes to the email address for permission requests\r\n* Addresses an issue with printer administration for a guest account enabled with Parental Controls\r\n* Addresses an issue with setting printer administration privileges from another Mac on the local network\r\n* Fixes an issue that could prevent certain applications from being allowed\r\n* Addresses accuracy issues with the web content filter\r\n\r\nPreview\r\n\r\n* Improves stability when scrolling through a PDF document\r\n* Fixes an issue that prevents tabbing within a PDF document after clicking on the PDF\r\n* Improves the Mail Document feature so that email attachments are more reliably created from Print Preview\r\n\r\nPrinting\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which remote printers may be deleted when the computer is put to sleep\r\n* Improves printing performance when using some Microsoft Office applications\r\n* Resolves an issue with some printing options, such as landscape orientation, number of copies, two-sided printing, and so forth that may not have functioned with some printers shared by Microsoft Windows\r\n* Adds support for certain printers connected to the USB port of an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express base station\r\n* Resolves a stalling issue that could occur when installing certain Canon printing software from a disc\r\n\r\nRAW Image\r\n\r\n* Adds RAW image support for newer Canon, Hasselblad, Leaf, Nikon, and Sony digital SLR cameras, as detailed in this article\r\n\r\nSafari\r\n\r\n* Addresses issues with Safari reliably resolving certain domains\r\n\r\nLogin and Setup Assistant\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Setup Assistant could unexpectedly appear each time Mac OS X 10.5 starts up\r\n* Improves stability and performance during log in\r\n\r\nSystem\r\n\r\n* Improves the accuracy of the grammar checker\r\n* The computer will now shut down if an automatic disk repair does not succeed during startup\r\n\r\nTime Machine\r\n\r\n* Adds a menu bar option for accessing Time Machine features (the menu extra can be enabled in Time Machine preferences)\r\n* Improves backup reliability when computer name contains slash or non-ASCII characters\r\n* Fixes an issue in which the backup disk displayed in the Finder may be out of sync with the disk chosen for Time Machine\r\n* Addresses issues in which some external drives are not recognized by Time Machine\r\n* The status menu now appears by default\r\n\r\nOther\r\n\r\n* Improves general stability when running third-party applications\r\n* Addresses an issue in which the incorrect search results may be displayed for certain Automator Find/Filter actions\r\n* Addresses an issue with the Latvian and Russian keyboard layouts\r\n* Addresses an issue in which the backlight could turn off before Energy Saver\'s backlight setting\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/15/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_1_update_for_leopard_users.html\" target=\"_blank\">10.5.1</a></strong>\r\n\r\nAirPort\r\n\r\n* Allows password-protected accounts on AirPort Disks to show up on in the Finder\'s Shared Sidebar.\r\n* Resolves an issue with saved passwords for wireless networks.\r\n\r\nBack to My Mac\r\n\r\n* Improves the reliability of Back to My Mac-enabled Macs appearing in the Finder\'s Shared Sidebar.\r\n* Improves compatibility with D-Link NAT gateways.\r\n\r\nDisk utilities\r\n\r\n* Restores the functionality of the progress bar during permission repairs in Disk Utility.\r\n* Addresses an issue that could produce an alert when creating disk images using Disk Utility or Terminal.\r\n* Improves disk partitioning when multiple RAID sets are created on the same disk.\r\n\r\niCal\r\n\r\n* iCal alarms are now more reliably delivered via email.\r\n* Resolves an issue when inviting attendees via a CalDAV account.\r\n\r\nMail\r\n\r\n* Improves stability when resizing columns in the message viewer or switching between Stationery templates in email messages.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which attachments enclosed inside an HTML link may not be clickable in email messages.\r\n* Fixes an issue with email accounts added using the \"Simple Setup\" feature in which messages cannot be sent due to an SMTP connection failure.\r\n* Improves Smart Mailboxes compatibility with .Mac Sync, and addresses an issue with To Do\'s disappearing when using Smart Mailboxes.\r\n* Resolves an issue with syncing Mail accounts with .Mac in which multiple On My Mac folders appear in the Mailbox pane.\r\n\r\nNetworking\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Microsoft Windows shared folders may be read-only when connected via SMB.\r\n\r\nPrinting\r\n\r\n* Resolves an issue in which user-selected values on Paper Feed PDE are reset to default while saving a custom preset.\r\n\r\nSecurity, Firewall\r\n\r\n* Addresses a code signing issue; third-party applications can now run when included in the Application Firewall or when whitelisted in Parental Controls.\r\n* In Security preferences\' Firewall tab, the \"Block All\" option is now called \"Allow Only essential services\".\r\n* Includes recent Apple security updates..\r\n\r\nSystem and Finder\r\n\r\n* Addresses a potential data loss issue when moving files across partitions in the Finder.\r\n* Resolves an issue with login after turning off FileVault for a specific user account.\r\n* Improves compatibility with Adobe Flash-based uploaders used by .Mac Web Gallery and certain other websites and applications.\r\n* Resolves a potential text drawing issue with certain Adobe Flash-based websites and applications.\r\n\r\nTime Machine\r\n\r\n* Addresses formatting issues with certain drives used with Time Machine (specifically, single-partition MBR drives greater than 512 GB in size as well as NTFS drives of any size and partition scheme).\r\n* Resolves an issue in which files restored in Time Machine may be restored to the backup hierarchy rather than the folders to which they belong.','Was OSX 10.5 this buggy?',0,'','publish','open','open','','was-osx-105-this-buggy','','','2008-09-04 13:48:36','2008-09-04 17:48:36','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=207',0,'post','',0),(208,1,'2008-09-04 13:45:05','2008-09-04 17:45:05','10.5.5 is about to come out.  I tried to find some soft statistics on the number of bug fixes in each of the','Was OSX 10.5 this buggy?',0,'','inherit','open','open','','207-revision','','','2008-09-04 13:45:05','2008-09-04 17:45:05','',207,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=208',0,'revision','',0),(209,1,'2008-09-04 13:48:20','2008-09-04 17:48:20','10.5.5 is about to come out.  I tried to find some soft statistics on the number of bug fixes in each of the point updates:\n\n30 bug fixes 10.5.1\n100 bug fixes 10.5.2\n200 bug fixes 10.5.3\n50 bug fixes 10.5.4\n125 bug fixes 10.5.5\n====================\n500 bug fixes?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/30/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_4_update.html\" target=\"_blank\">10.5.4</a>\n\nThe full list of fixes in Mac OS X 10.5.4 follows below:\n\nGeneral\n\n* Includes recent Apple security updates.\n* Resolves an issue with saving and reopening Adobe Creative Suite 3 files on a remote server.\n* Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras.\n* Addresses an issue that may result in a partially installed X11 application.\n* Improves L2TP VPN client reliability.\n\nAirPort\n\n* Addresses AirPort reliability issues with 5GHz networks.\n* Addresses AirPort issues that may result in slower performance in Logic Studio or MainStage.\n\niCal\n\n* Improves overall iCal reliability for meeting requests, cancellation notices, delegation, and syncing with iPhone.\n* Resolves an issue that prevents deleting an iCal event without notifying the creator.\n* Addresses an issue in which events in all calendars affect availability. A checkbox now enables information-only calendars to be transparent from free/busy lookups.\n* Resolves a UI issue preventing delegated calendars from showing up as a separate window.\n* Addresses an issue with copying and pasting attendees from one event to another.\n* Resolves an issue in which iCal may not delete events after a specified time interval, even when set to do so in iCal preferences.\n* Addresses an issue in which To Dos cannot be marked private.\n\nSafari\n\n* Addresses a potential performance issue when loading secure web pages.\n* Resolves issues that may be encountered when accessing secure web pages with client certificates that reside on a smart card.\n\nSpaces and Exposé\n\n* Addresses an issue in which switching from a space with a Finder window keeps the Finder as the active application instead of the application residing in the destination space.\n* Fixes an issue in which dragging an application from the list of application assignments in Spaces System Preferences does not assign the application to the desired space.\n* Resolves an Exposé issue that may result in only a subset of windows being shown.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/28/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_3_update.html\" target=\"_blank\">10.5.3</a>\n\nGeneral\n\n* Fixes a font issue that could result in Helvetica Narrow being used in applications instead of Helvetica.\n* Addresses an issue with stuttering video and audio playback in certain USB devices.\n* Resolves stability issues with Word of the Day, iTunes Artwork, and Slideshow screen savers.\n* Fixes an issue in which certain attached hard drives may not show up in the Finder.\n* Addresses an issue with .Mac syncing of Dashboard widgets over multiple Macs that use different screen resolutions.\n* Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras.\n* Improves the accuracy of the Software Update progress bar indicator.\n* Addresses an issue in which Finder may not be available if the computer name is blank in Sharing preferences.\n* Improves Active Directory binding and login.\n* Eliminates a delay when logging in as an Active Directory user in a .local domain.\n* Improves Spotlight searches on a AFP file server volumes.\n* Clients can now change their password at the login window when bound to a Mac OS X 10.4 Open Directory server.\n* Improves Safari reliability when connecting to the Internet through a Microsoft ISA proxy.\n\nAddress Book\n\n* Addresses reliability issues when searching for contacts using built-in search.\n* Resolves issues with mapping addresses that contain an ampersand character (&amp;).\n\nAirPort\n\n* Improves 802.1X behavior and reliability.\n* Improves reliability when using Time Capsule.\n\nAutomator\n\n* Addresses an issue in which some actions may not work with the \"Show When Run\" option enabled.\n* Resolves an issue in which the \"New iCal Event\" action may not work.\n* Resolves an issue that prevents workflows from being saved in the Finder\'s contextual menu.\n* Fixes reliability issues for Automator scripts that search for files by date.\n* Resolves an issue that prevents workflows from being saved in the Finder\'s contextual menu.\n* Addresses an issue in which Automator workflows as Finder plugins do not work when the workflow begins with the \"Get Selected Finder Items\" action.\n* Fixes an issue in which the \"Copy Files\" action does not reliably work when added from Automator’s warning dialog.\n\niCal\n\n* Addresses potential privacy issues by allowing events to be marked as private.\n* Resolves an issue in which the inspector does not show capacity and availability info for conference rooms within a building.\n* Addresses an issue in which the current day could appear in the left-most column of the weekly view.\n* Addresses reliability issues with meeting alarms, invitations and attachments.\n* Resolves issues with reliability when restoring from iCal backups.\n* Fixes accuracy issues with auto-completion, availability data and location names.\n* Resolves an issue in which iCal may send cancellation notices for events in the past after a calendar is deleted.\n* Fixes reliability issues with iCal syncing.\n\niChat\n\n* Addresses reliability issues with screen sharing.\n* Resolves an issue in which saved chat transcripts may reported as \"still in use\" after opening and closing them in iChat.\n* Resolves an issue with group chats not being indexed in Spotlight.\n* Only the last 250 messages of an active chat are saved.  Fixed to save unlimited number of lines.\n* Addresses issues with echo cancellation that may occur on portable Macs.\n\nMail\n\n* Resolves an issue in which Mail may prevent idle sleep when set to automatically check for new messages every minute.\n* Addresses stability issues that may be encountered when dragging large attachments into an email message.\n* Fixes an issue that could occur if two compose windows are open when dragging a file to the Mail icon in the Dock.\n* Addresses reliability issues when changes are made to a mailbox while offline.\n* Resolves wrapping issues that may be found with consecutive spaces in plain text.\n* Fixes issues with certain web pages appearing garbled when emailed from Safari.\n* Fixes an issue in which the Sent, Drafts, and Outbox mailboxes incorrectly list the \"cc\" recipients in the \"To\" column.\n* Addresses reliability issues with attachments added to plain text notes.\n* Fixes reliability issues with authenticated RSS feeds.\n* Resolves an issue in which attaching an alias to an email message may not send the actual file.\n\nParental Controls\n\n* Addresses reliability issues with application logging and time limits.\n* Resolves an issue in which Parental Controls may prevent forced sleep.\n* Addresses performance issues with web content filters.\n* Fixes an issue with managed accounts in which iChat transcripts may not be created.\n* Addresses issues with 4-byte files and whitelist.\n\nSpaces\n\n* Resolves an issue in which switching to a different space and returning back to the original space may reorder the application windows with a different active window.\n* Resolves an issue in which activating an application from the Dock switches to a different space, even if there is a window for that application in the current space.\n* Fixes an issue in which Command-Tab may incorrectly switch to a new space.\n* Addresses reliability issues with Spaces when syncing preferences over .Mac.\n\nTime Machine\n\n* Includes fixes for Time Machine compatibility with Time Capsule.\n* Resolves certain issues when backing up a portable Mac that is on battery power.\n* Addresses compatibility issues with Aperture 2.\n* Addresses reliability issues when performing a full restore from a Time Machine backup.\n* Fixes an issue in which certain function keys may be disabled after using Time Machine.\n* Fixes a possible alert message that incorrectly states a backup volume does not have enough space.\n* Updates Time Machine to reliably restore attachments and messages in Mail.\n\nVoiceOver\n\n* Includes Braille Update 1.0 which enables GW Micro, HandyTech, HIMS, Nippon, and Papenmeier Refreshable Braille displays.\n* Addresses an issue with Braille dot 7 and 8 underlining.\n* Fixes an issue in which HTML page anchors may be ignored by the VoiceOver cursor.\n* Fixes an issue that prevented Hot Spots from being used in text areas.\n* Resolves an issue with spell checking in which VoiceOver may only announce the first misspelled word if there are multiple words spelled incorrectly.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/11/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_2_update.html\" target=\"_blank\">10.5.2</a></strong>\n\nActive Directory\n\n* Addresses issues which could hinder or prevent binding Mac OS X 10.5.x clients to Active Directory domains.\n\nAirPort\n\n* Improves connection reliability and stability\n* Includes 802.1X improvements\n* Resolves certain kernel panics\n\nBack to my Mac\n\n* Adds support for more third-party routers, as detailed in this article\n\nDashboard\n\n* Improves performance of certain Apple Dashboard widgets (such as Dictionary)\n* Addresses an issue in which Dashboard widgets may no longer be accessible after switching to or from an account that has Parental Controls enabled\n\nDock\n\n* Updates Stacks with a List view option, a Folder view option, and an updated background for Grid view\n\nDesktop\n\n* Addresses legibility issues with the menu bar with an option to turn off transparency in Desktop &amp; Screen Saver preferences\n* Adjusts menus to be slightly-less translucent overall\n\niCal\n\n* Improves iCal so that it accurately reflects responses to recurring meetings\n* Addresses an issue in which a meeting may remain on the calendar after being cancelled\n* Addresses stability issues related to .Mac syncing of iCal calendars\n* Resolves an intermittent issue in which editing an event with attendees would cause the event to shrink and not register that the event was updated\n\niChat\n\n* Addresses an issue with simultaneously-logged in accounts in which iChat sounds generated from one account might be heard in another account\n* Fixes an issue in which iChat idle time is affected by Time Machine backups\n* Improves connectivity when running iChat behind a router that doesn’t preserve ports\n* Enables logged chats from previous versions of iChat to open faster and more reliably\n* Addresses an issue with text chats in which users may be unable to receive messages from the sender\n* Addresses an issue that may prevent rejoining an AIM chat room without reopening iChat\n* Addresses video chat compatibility issues with AIM 6 and third-party routers\n* Fixes an issue with case-sensitivity of AIM handles\n\niSync\n\n* Adds support for Samsung D600E and D900i phones\n\nFinder\n\n* Addresses an issue in which Finder could unexpectedly quit when displaying folder contents in Column view\n* Addresses an issue in which Finder could unexpectedly quit when accessing Users and Groups in a Get Info pane\n* Resolves an issue that prevented setting permissions on a folder alias\n* Resolves an issue in which the Eject command could write to a disc in the optical drive\n* Fixes an issue in which the scroll bar might disappear when deleting a file within a folder that includes files that are out of view\n* Fixes an issue in the Sharing &amp; Permissions section of Get Info windows, in which the gear icon appears to be gray/disabled after authentication\n* Addresses an issue in which the Show Icon Preview preference might not be not saved when turning it off\n* Fixes an issue that could occur when trying to print an image from the Finder\n\nMail\n\n* Addresses an issue with Message menu\'s Mark &gt; As Read choice\n* Fixes an issue in which duplicate On My Mac folders may appear in the sidebar after upgrading to Leopard\n* Improves the accuracy of the Data Detectors feature\n* Resolves an issue with scrolling through a Note that is displayed using the split view in the message window\n* Fixes an issue with deleting messages located in the Drafts folder\n* Fixes an issue in which dragging the icon in the Safari URL field into a Mail message creates an attachment instead of a link\n* Addresses an issue found when opening a item in the Notes folder that is not a Note\n* Fixes an issue that may prevent RSS feeds from being delivered in Mail\n* Resolves an issue in which a selected message could \"flash\" from blue to gray when in Organize by Thread mode\n* Fixes an issue with scrolling between multiple To Dos in an email message\n* Fixes an issue in which the body of email messages with certain MIME structures may not be displayed\n* Improves performance with America Online (AOL) account-based messages in Mail\n* Addresses issues with some ISPs during automatic set-up in Mail\n* Addresses an issue in which Mail might not send mail on some networks to some SMTP servers\n* Mail now automatically disables the (unsupported) third-party plugin GrowlMail version 1.1.2 or earlier to avoid issues\n* Adds an option to view large icons in the Mailbox list\n\nNetworking\n\n* Addresses a hanging issue that may occur when connecting to an AFP network volume\n\nParental Controls\n\n* Improves stability when opening the Parental Controls System Preferences pane\n* Fixes an issue that may prevent changes to the email address for permission requests\n* Addresses an issue with printer administration for a guest account enabled with Parental Controls\n* Addresses an issue with setting printer administration privileges from another Mac on the local network\n* Fixes an issue that could prevent certain applications from being allowed\n* Addresses accuracy issues with the web content filter\n\nPreview\n\n* Improves stability when scrolling through a PDF document\n* Fixes an issue that prevents tabbing within a PDF document after clicking on the PDF\n* Improves the Mail Document feature so that email attachments are more reliably created from Print Preview\n\nPrinting\n\n* Addresses an issue in which remote printers may be deleted when the computer is put to sleep\n* Improves printing performance when using some Microsoft Office applications\n* Resolves an issue with some printing options, such as landscape orientation, number of copies, two-sided printing, and so forth that may not have functioned with some printers shared by Microsoft Windows\n* Adds support for certain printers connected to the USB port of an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express base station\n* Resolves a stalling issue that could occur when installing certain Canon printing software from a disc\n\nRAW Image\n\n* Adds RAW image support for newer Canon, Hasselblad, Leaf, Nikon, and Sony digital SLR cameras, as detailed in this article\n\nSafari\n\n* Addresses issues with Safari reliably resolving certain domains\n\nLogin and Setup Assistant\n\n* Addresses an issue in which Setup Assistant could unexpectedly appear each time Mac OS X 10.5 starts up\n* Improves stability and performance during log in\n\nSystem\n\n* Improves the accuracy of the grammar checker\n* The computer will now shut down if an automatic disk repair does not succeed during startup\n\nTime Machine\n\n* Adds a menu bar option for accessing Time Machine features (the menu extra can be enabled in Time Machine preferences)\n* Improves backup reliability when computer name contains slash or non-ASCII characters\n* Fixes an issue in which the backup disk displayed in the Finder may be out of sync with the disk chosen for Time Machine\n* Addresses issues in which some external drives are not recognized by Time Machine\n* The status menu now appears by default\n\nOther\n\n* Improves general stability when running third-party applications\n* Addresses an issue in which the incorrect search results may be displayed for certain Automator Find/Filter actions\n* Addresses an issue with the Latvian and Russian keyboard layouts\n* Addresses an issue in which the backlight could turn off before Energy Saver\'s backlight setting\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/15/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_1_update_for_leopard_users.html\" target=\"_blank\">10.5.1</a></strong>\n\nAirPort\n\n* Allows password-protected accounts on AirPort Disks to show up on in the Finder\'s Shared Sidebar.\n* Resolves an issue with saved passwords for wireless networks.\n\nBack to My Mac\n\n* Improves the reliability of Back to My Mac-enabled Macs appearing in the Finder\'s Shared Sidebar.\n* Improves compatibility with D-Link NAT gateways.\n\nDisk utilities\n\n* Restores the functionality of the progress bar during permission repairs in Disk Utility.\n* Addresses an issue that could produce an alert when creating disk images using Disk Utility or Terminal.\n* Improves disk partitioning when multiple RAID sets are created on the same disk.\n\niCal\n\n* iCal alarms are now more reliably delivered via email.\n* Resolves an issue when inviting attendees via a CalDAV account.\n\nMail\n\n* Improves stability when resizing columns in the message viewer or switching between Stationery templates in email messages.\n* Addresses an issue in which attachments enclosed inside an HTML link may not be clickable in email messages.\n* Fixes an issue with email accounts added using the \"Simple Setup\" feature in which messages cannot be sent due to an SMTP connection failure.\n* Improves Smart Mailboxes compatibility with .Mac Sync, and addresses an issue with To Do\'s disappearing when using Smart Mailboxes.\n* Resolves an issue with syncing Mail accounts with .Mac in which multiple On My Mac folders appear in the Mailbox pane.\n\nNetworking\n\n* Addresses an issue in which Microsoft Windows shared folders may be read-only when connected via SMB.\n\nPrinting\n\n* Resolves an issue in which user-selected values on Paper Feed PDE are reset to default while saving a custom preset.\n\nSecurity, Firewall\n\n* Addresses a code signing issue; third-party applications can now run when included in the Application Firewall or when whitelisted in Parental Controls.\n* In Security preferences\' Firewall tab, the \"Block All\" option is now called \"Allow Only essential services\".\n* Includes recent Apple security updates..\n\nSystem and Finder\n\n* Addresses a potential data loss issue when moving files across partitions in the Finder.\n* Resolves an issue with login after turning off FileVault for a specific user account.\n* Improves compatibility with Adobe Flash-based uploaders used by .Mac Web Gallery and certain other websites and applications.\n* Resolves a potential text drawing issue with certain Adobe Flash-based websites and applications.\n\nTime Machine\n\n* Addresses formatting issues with certain drives used with Time Machine (specifically, single-partition MBR drives greater than 512 GB in size as well as NTFS drives of any size and partition scheme).\n* Resolves an issue in which files restored in Time Machine may be restored to the backup hierarchy rather than the folders to which they belong.','Was OSX 10.5 this buggy?',0,'','inherit','open','open','','207-autosave','','','2008-09-04 13:48:20','2008-09-04 17:48:20','',207,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=209',0,'revision','',0),(210,1,'2008-09-04 13:45:50','2008-09-04 17:45:50','10.5.5 is about to come out.  I tried to find some soft statistics on the number of bug fixes in each of the point updates:\r\n\r\n30 bug fixes 10.5.1\r\n100 bug fixes 10.5.2\r\n200 bug fixes 10.5.3\r\n50 bug fixes 10.5.4\r\n125 bug fixes 10.5.5\r\n====================\r\n500 bug fixes?\r\n\r\n10.5.4 (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/30/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_4_update.html)\r\n\r\nThe full list of fixes in Mac OS X 10.5.4 follows below:\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\n\r\n* Includes recent Apple security updates.\r\n* Resolves an issue with saving and reopening Adobe Creative Suite 3 files on a remote server.\r\n* Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras.\r\n* Addresses an issue that may result in a partially installed X11 application.\r\n* Improves L2TP VPN client reliability.\r\n\r\nAirPort\r\n\r\n* Addresses AirPort reliability issues with 5GHz networks.\r\n* Addresses AirPort issues that may result in slower performance in Logic Studio or MainStage.\r\n\r\niCal\r\n\r\n* Improves overall iCal reliability for meeting requests, cancellation notices, delegation, and syncing with iPhone.\r\n* Resolves an issue that prevents deleting an iCal event without notifying the creator.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which events in all calendars affect availability. A checkbox now enables information-only calendars to be transparent from free/busy lookups.\r\n* Resolves a UI issue preventing delegated calendars from showing up as a separate window.\r\n* Addresses an issue with copying and pasting attendees from one event to another.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which iCal may not delete events after a specified time interval, even when set to do so in iCal preferences.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which To Dos cannot be marked private.\r\n\r\nSafari\r\n\r\n* Addresses a potential performance issue when loading secure web pages.\r\n* Resolves issues that may be encountered when accessing secure web pages with client certificates that reside on a smart card.\r\n\r\nSpaces and Exposé\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which switching from a space with a Finder window keeps the Finder as the active application instead of the application residing in the destination space.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which dragging an application from the list of application assignments in Spaces System Preferences does not assign the application to the desired space.\r\n* Resolves an Exposé issue that may result in only a subset of windows being shown.\r\n\r\n10.5.3 (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/28/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_3_update.html)\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\n\r\n* Fixes a font issue that could result in Helvetica Narrow being used in applications instead of Helvetica.\r\n* Addresses an issue with stuttering video and audio playback in certain USB devices.\r\n* Resolves stability issues with Word of the Day, iTunes Artwork, and Slideshow screen savers.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which certain attached hard drives may not show up in the Finder.\r\n* Addresses an issue with .Mac syncing of Dashboard widgets over multiple Macs that use different screen resolutions.\r\n* Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras.\r\n* Improves the accuracy of the Software Update progress bar indicator.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Finder may not be available if the computer name is blank in Sharing preferences.\r\n* Improves Active Directory binding and login.\r\n* Eliminates a delay when logging in as an Active Directory user in a .local domain.\r\n* Improves Spotlight searches on a AFP file server volumes.\r\n* Clients can now change their password at the login window when bound to a Mac OS X 10.4 Open Directory server.\r\n* Improves Safari reliability when connecting to the Internet through a Microsoft ISA proxy.\r\n\r\nAddress Book\r\n\r\n* Addresses reliability issues when searching for contacts using built-in search.\r\n* Resolves issues with mapping addresses that contain an ampersand character (&amp;).\r\n\r\nAirPort\r\n\r\n* Improves 802.1X behavior and reliability.\r\n* Improves reliability when using Time Capsule.\r\n\r\nAutomator\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which some actions may not work with the \"Show When Run\" option enabled.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which the \"New iCal Event\" action may not work.\r\n* Resolves an issue that prevents workflows from being saved in the Finder\'s contextual menu.\r\n* Fixes reliability issues for Automator scripts that search for files by date.\r\n* Resolves an issue that prevents workflows from being saved in the Finder\'s contextual menu.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Automator workflows as Finder plugins do not work when the workflow begins with the \"Get Selected Finder Items\" action.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which the \"Copy Files\" action does not reliably work when added from Automator’s warning dialog.\r\n\r\niCal\r\n\r\n* Addresses potential privacy issues by allowing events to be marked as private.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which the inspector does not show capacity and availability info for conference rooms within a building.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which the current day could appear in the left-most column of the weekly view.\r\n* Addresses reliability issues with meeting alarms, invitations and attachments.\r\n* Resolves issues with reliability when restoring from iCal backups.\r\n* Fixes accuracy issues with auto-completion, availability data and location names.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which iCal may send cancellation notices for events in the past after a calendar is deleted.\r\n* Fixes reliability issues with iCal syncing.\r\n\r\niChat\r\n\r\n* Addresses reliability issues with screen sharing.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which saved chat transcripts may reported as \"still in use\" after opening and closing them in iChat.\r\n* Resolves an issue with group chats not being indexed in Spotlight.\r\n* Only the last 250 messages of an active chat are saved.  Fixed to save unlimited number of lines.\r\n* Addresses issues with echo cancellation that may occur on portable Macs.\r\n\r\nMail\r\n\r\n* Resolves an issue in which Mail may prevent idle sleep when set to automatically check for new messages every minute.\r\n* Addresses stability issues that may be encountered when dragging large attachments into an email message.\r\n* Fixes an issue that could occur if two compose windows are open when dragging a file to the Mail icon in the Dock.\r\n* Addresses reliability issues when changes are made to a mailbox while offline.\r\n* Resolves wrapping issues that may be found with consecutive spaces in plain text.\r\n* Fixes issues with certain web pages appearing garbled when emailed from Safari.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which the Sent, Drafts, and Outbox mailboxes incorrectly list the \"cc\" recipients in the \"To\" column.\r\n* Addresses reliability issues with attachments added to plain text notes.\r\n* Fixes reliability issues with authenticated RSS feeds.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which attaching an alias to an email message may not send the actual file.\r\n\r\nParental Controls\r\n\r\n* Addresses reliability issues with application logging and time limits.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which Parental Controls may prevent forced sleep.\r\n* Addresses performance issues with web content filters.\r\n* Fixes an issue with managed accounts in which iChat transcripts may not be created.\r\n* Addresses issues with 4-byte files and whitelist.\r\n\r\nSpaces\r\n\r\n* Resolves an issue in which switching to a different space and returning back to the original space may reorder the application windows with a different active window.\r\n* Resolves an issue in which activating an application from the Dock switches to a different space, even if there is a window for that application in the current space.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which Command-Tab may incorrectly switch to a new space.\r\n* Addresses reliability issues with Spaces when syncing preferences over .Mac.\r\n\r\nTime Machine\r\n\r\n* Includes fixes for Time Machine compatibility with Time Capsule.\r\n* Resolves certain issues when backing up a portable Mac that is on battery power.\r\n* Addresses compatibility issues with Aperture 2.\r\n* Addresses reliability issues when performing a full restore from a Time Machine backup.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which certain function keys may be disabled after using Time Machine.\r\n* Fixes a possible alert message that incorrectly states a backup volume does not have enough space.\r\n* Updates Time Machine to reliably restore attachments and messages in Mail.\r\n\r\nVoiceOver\r\n\r\n* Includes Braille Update 1.0 which enables GW Micro, HandyTech, HIMS, Nippon, and Papenmeier Refreshable Braille displays.\r\n* Addresses an issue with Braille dot 7 and 8 underlining.\r\n* Fixes an issue in which HTML page anchors may be ignored by the VoiceOver cursor.\r\n* Fixes an issue that prevented Hot Spots from being used in text areas.\r\n* Resolves an issue with spell checking in which VoiceOver may only announce the first misspelled word if there are multiple words spelled incorrectly.\r\n\r\n10.5.2 (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/11/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_2_update.html)\r\n\r\nActive Directory\r\n\r\n* Addresses issues which could hinder or prevent binding Mac OS X 10.5.x clients to Active Directory domains.\r\n\r\nAirPort\r\n\r\n* Improves connection reliability and stability\r\n* Includes 802.1X improvements\r\n* Resolves certain kernel panics\r\n\r\nBack to my Mac\r\n\r\n* Adds support for more third-party routers, as detailed in this article\r\n\r\nDashboard\r\n\r\n* Improves performance of certain Apple Dashboard widgets (such as Dictionary)\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Dashboard widgets may no longer be accessible after switching to or from an account that has Parental Controls enabled\r\n\r\nDock\r\n\r\n* Updates Stacks with a List view option, a Folder view option, and an updated background for Grid view\r\n\r\nDesktop\r\n\r\n* Addresses legibility issues with the menu bar with an option to turn off transparency in Desktop &amp; Screen Saver preferences\r\n* Adjusts menus to be slightly-less translucent overall\r\n\r\niCal\r\n\r\n* Improves iCal so that it accurately reflects responses to recurring meetings\r\n* Addresses an issue in which a meeting may remain on the calendar after being cancelled\r\n* Addresses stability issues related to .Mac syncing of iCal calendars\r\n* Resolves an intermittent issue in which editing an event with attendees would cause the event to shrink and not register that the event was updated\r\n\r\niChat\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue with simultaneously-logged in accounts in which iChat sounds generated from one account might be heard in another account\r\n* Fixes an issue in which iChat idle time is affected by Time Machine backups\r\n* Improves connectivity when running iChat behind a router that doesn’t preserve ports\r\n* Enables logged chats from previous versions of iChat to open faster and more reliably\r\n* Addresses an issue with text chats in which users may be unable to receive messages from the sender\r\n* Addresses an issue that may prevent rejoining an AIM chat room without reopening iChat\r\n* Addresses video chat compatibility issues with AIM 6 and third-party routers\r\n* Fixes an issue with case-sensitivity of AIM handles\r\n\r\niSync\r\n\r\n* Adds support for Samsung D600E and D900i phones\r\n\r\nFinder\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Finder could unexpectedly quit when displaying folder contents in Column view\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Finder could unexpectedly quit when accessing Users and Groups in a Get Info pane\r\n* Resolves an issue that prevented setting permissions on a folder alias\r\n* Resolves an issue in which the Eject command could write to a disc in the optical drive\r\n* Fixes an issue in which the scroll bar might disappear when deleting a file within a folder that includes files that are out of view\r\n* Fixes an issue in the Sharing &amp; Permissions section of Get Info windows, in which the gear icon appears to be gray/disabled after authentication\r\n* Addresses an issue in which the Show Icon Preview preference might not be not saved when turning it off\r\n* Fixes an issue that could occur when trying to print an image from the Finder\r\n\r\nMail\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue with Message menu\'s Mark &gt; As Read choice\r\n* Fixes an issue in which duplicate On My Mac folders may appear in the sidebar after upgrading to Leopard\r\n* Improves the accuracy of the Data Detectors feature\r\n* Resolves an issue with scrolling through a Note that is displayed using the split view in the message window\r\n* Fixes an issue with deleting messages located in the Drafts folder\r\n* Fixes an issue in which dragging the icon in the Safari URL field into a Mail message creates an attachment instead of a link\r\n* Addresses an issue found when opening a item in the Notes folder that is not a Note\r\n* Fixes an issue that may prevent RSS feeds from being delivered in Mail\r\n* Resolves an issue in which a selected message could \"flash\" from blue to gray when in Organize by Thread mode\r\n* Fixes an issue with scrolling between multiple To Dos in an email message\r\n* Fixes an issue in which the body of email messages with certain MIME structures may not be displayed\r\n* Improves performance with America Online (AOL) account-based messages in Mail\r\n* Addresses issues with some ISPs during automatic set-up in Mail\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Mail might not send mail on some networks to some SMTP servers\r\n* Mail now automatically disables the (unsupported) third-party plugin GrowlMail version 1.1.2 or earlier to avoid issues\r\n* Adds an option to view large icons in the Mailbox list\r\n\r\nNetworking\r\n\r\n* Addresses a hanging issue that may occur when connecting to an AFP network volume\r\n\r\nParental Controls\r\n\r\n* Improves stability when opening the Parental Controls System Preferences pane\r\n* Fixes an issue that may prevent changes to the email address for permission requests\r\n* Addresses an issue with printer administration for a guest account enabled with Parental Controls\r\n* Addresses an issue with setting printer administration privileges from another Mac on the local network\r\n* Fixes an issue that could prevent certain applications from being allowed\r\n* Addresses accuracy issues with the web content filter\r\n\r\nPreview\r\n\r\n* Improves stability when scrolling through a PDF document\r\n* Fixes an issue that prevents tabbing within a PDF document after clicking on the PDF\r\n* Improves the Mail Document feature so that email attachments are more reliably created from Print Preview\r\n\r\nPrinting\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which remote printers may be deleted when the computer is put to sleep\r\n* Improves printing performance when using some Microsoft Office applications\r\n* Resolves an issue with some printing options, such as landscape orientation, number of copies, two-sided printing, and so forth that may not have functioned with some printers shared by Microsoft Windows\r\n* Adds support for certain printers connected to the USB port of an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express base station\r\n* Resolves a stalling issue that could occur when installing certain Canon printing software from a disc\r\n\r\nRAW Image\r\n\r\n* Adds RAW image support for newer Canon, Hasselblad, Leaf, Nikon, and Sony digital SLR cameras, as detailed in this article\r\n\r\nSafari\r\n\r\n* Addresses issues with Safari reliably resolving certain domains\r\n\r\nLogin and Setup Assistant\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Setup Assistant could unexpectedly appear each time Mac OS X 10.5 starts up\r\n* Improves stability and performance during log in\r\n\r\nSystem\r\n\r\n* Improves the accuracy of the grammar checker\r\n* The computer will now shut down if an automatic disk repair does not succeed during startup\r\n\r\nTime Machine\r\n\r\n* Adds a menu bar option for accessing Time Machine features (the menu extra can be enabled in Time Machine preferences)\r\n* Improves backup reliability when computer name contains slash or non-ASCII characters\r\n* Fixes an issue in which the backup disk displayed in the Finder may be out of sync with the disk chosen for Time Machine\r\n* Addresses issues in which some external drives are not recognized by Time Machine\r\n* The status menu now appears by default\r\n\r\nOther\r\n\r\n* Improves general stability when running third-party applications\r\n* Addresses an issue in which the incorrect search results may be displayed for certain Automator Find/Filter actions\r\n* Addresses an issue with the Latvian and Russian keyboard layouts\r\n* Addresses an issue in which the backlight could turn off before Energy Saver\'s backlight setting\r\n\r\n10.5.1 (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/15/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10_5_1_update_for_leopard_users.html)\r\n\r\nAirPort\r\n\r\n* Allows password-protected accounts on AirPort Disks to show up on in the Finder\'s Shared Sidebar.\r\n* Resolves an issue with saved passwords for wireless networks.\r\n\r\nBack to My Mac\r\n\r\n* Improves the reliability of Back to My Mac-enabled Macs appearing in the Finder\'s Shared Sidebar.\r\n* Improves compatibility with D-Link NAT gateways.\r\n\r\nDisk utilities\r\n\r\n* Restores the functionality of the progress bar during permission repairs in Disk Utility.\r\n* Addresses an issue that could produce an alert when creating disk images using Disk Utility or Terminal.\r\n* Improves disk partitioning when multiple RAID sets are created on the same disk.\r\n\r\niCal\r\n\r\n* iCal alarms are now more reliably delivered via email.\r\n* Resolves an issue when inviting attendees via a CalDAV account.\r\n\r\nMail\r\n\r\n* Improves stability when resizing columns in the message viewer or switching between Stationery templates in email messages.\r\n* Addresses an issue in which attachments enclosed inside an HTML link may not be clickable in email messages.\r\n* Fixes an issue with email accounts added using the \"Simple Setup\" feature in which messages cannot be sent due to an SMTP connection failure.\r\n* Improves Smart Mailboxes compatibility with .Mac Sync, and addresses an issue with To Do\'s disappearing when using Smart Mailboxes.\r\n* Resolves an issue with syncing Mail accounts with .Mac in which multiple On My Mac folders appear in the Mailbox pane.\r\n\r\nNetworking\r\n\r\n* Addresses an issue in which Microsoft Windows shared folders may be read-only when connected via SMB.\r\n\r\nPrinting\r\n\r\n* Resolves an issue in which user-selected values on Paper Feed PDE are reset to default while saving a custom preset.\r\n\r\nSecurity, Firewall\r\n\r\n* Addresses a code signing issue; third-party applications can now run when included in the Application Firewall or when whitelisted in Parental Controls.\r\n* In Security preferences\' Firewall tab, the \"Block All\" option is now called \"Allow Only essential services\".\r\n* Includes recent Apple security updates..\r\n\r\nSystem and Finder\r\n\r\n* Addresses a potential data loss issue when moving files across partitions in the Finder.\r\n* Resolves an issue with login after turning off FileVault for a specific user account.\r\n* Improves compatibility with Adobe Flash-based uploaders used by .Mac Web Gallery and certain other websites and applications.\r\n* Resolves a potential text drawing issue with certain Adobe Flash-based websites and applications.\r\n\r\nTime Machine\r\n\r\n* Addresses formatting issues with certain drives used with Time Machine (specifically, single-partition MBR drives greater than 512 GB in size as well as NTFS drives of any size and partition scheme).\r\n* Resolves an issue in which files restored in Time Machine may be restored to the backup hierarchy rather than the folders to which they belong.','Was OSX 10.5 this buggy?',0,'','inherit','open','open','','207-revision-2','','','2008-09-04 13:45:50','2008-09-04 17:45:50','',207,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=210',0,'revision','',0),(211,1,'2008-09-26 10:23:57','2008-09-26 14:23:57','I adopted Bella on this past Sunday (Sept 21) from Cats in the Cradle Rescue Organization during an adoption event at PetSmart in Alpharetta.  She\'s approximately one year old and so-so adorable!  There was another interested party but we (Dana and I) staked our claim and I filled out the adoption application and the foster owner, Debbie, couldn\'t have been more excited about us adopting Bella.\r\n\r\nSince this was my first animal, Dana and I had to wonder though the PetSmart and buy everything... litterbox, scratchpad, food, food and water bowls, a carrier, litter, collar... Dana was having fun picking this stuff out.  (people love to help me spend my money... I\'m looking at you, Kevin! haha)  We got through at PetSmart and it was time to go home with my new pet!\r\n\r\nOnce we got home with her, she proceeded to put out her food and water, fill the litterbox, and get her collar ready to put on Bella... but while our backs were turned, she got out of the open carrier and hid... and she hid WELL.  I found her Monday after work in closet... I thought I had looked everywhere!  I didn\'t make her come out but I did pet her to let her know that everything was okay... later I did bring her out and showed her the food and water bowls... she looked at me like I was crazy and went back upstairs and found another hiding place.\r\n\r\nI was awoken early on Tuesday morning by the sound of moving blinds... she had come out and she\'s moving around the kitchen.  I went downstairs and fixed my door blinds and went back to bed as there was no sign of her.  I went back to bed and about an hour later, she did it again... and the same thing, no sign of her... so I decided to sleep on the couch... and again, about an hour later, she did it once again, but this time I was prepared.  I caught her in the kitchen and I pet her a bunch for about 30 minutes and I got her to purr! :)  But then, I had to go get ready for work and she hid again!!!\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Bella\" src=\"http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/64/l_a11d05821f3f4f14891c70e47667a6a6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\r\nShe still looks a bit scarred but she\'s still adorable...\r\n\r\nDana arrived at my house before I got home from work and found her and had been bonding with her.  I got home and she had gone upstairs but I found her and brought her downstairs.  We all pet her and did some more bonding with her.  Now, she\'s always around! haha....\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Bella\" src=\"http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/44/l_cdb5e85cf25c47a0ad2de3898f5c6c81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\r\nGetting more comfy, are we?\r\n\r\nI stayed home from work (well, I worked from home) on Wednesday because Dana was sick and it\'s contagious and I didn\'t want to spread it at work... so, we did get some more bonding in.  I bought Bella a \'jungle gym\' from Target and put it together.  She hasn\'t played on it yet, but I am sure she will.\r\n\r\nYesterday, still fearful from getting sick, I worked from home again.  Bella stayed around almost all day.  She did go upstairs to her favorite window and sat in the window sunning and watching what\'s going on outside.  She loves to do that.  I did get her to be a bit more playful last night.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Bella\" src=\"http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/57/l_b3e8b3d1ac434ee1b837f6bb39c9289a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\r\nShe has found herself a favorite perch on the back of my couch... :)\r\n\r\nToday is the first day I have left her alone after she came out of hiding... I hope she doesn\'t tear up my house!','Bella the Cat',0,'','publish','open','open','','bella-the-cat','','','2008-09-26 10:25:32','2008-09-26 14:25:32','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=211',0,'post','',1),(212,1,'2008-09-26 10:23:11','2008-09-26 14:23:11','','Bella the Cat',0,'','inherit','open','open','','211-revision','','','2008-09-26 10:23:11','2008-09-26 14:23:11','',211,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=212',0,'revision','',0),(213,1,'2008-09-26 10:23:39','2008-09-26 14:23:39','I adopted Bella on this past Sunday (Sept 21) from Cats in the Cradle Rescue Organization during an adoption event at PetSmart in Alpharetta.  She\'s approximately one year old and so-so adorable!  There was another interested party but we (Dana and I) staked our claim and I filled out the adoption application and the foster owner, Debbie, couldn\'t have been more excited about us adopting Bella.\r\n\r\nSince this was my first animal, Dana and I had to wonder though the PetSmart and buy everything... litterbox, scratchpad, food, food and water bowls, a carrier, litter, collar... Dana was having fun picking this stuff out.  (people love to help me spend my money... I\'m looking at you, Kevin! haha)  We got through at PetSmart and it was time to go home with my new pet!\r\n\r\nOnce we got home with her, she proceeded to put out her food and water, fill the litterbox, and get her collar ready to put on Bella... but while our backs were turned, she got out of the open carrier and hid... and she hid WELL.  I found her Monday after work in closet... I thought I had looked everywhere!  I didn\'t make her come out but I did pet her to let her know that everything was okay... later I did bring her out and showed her the food and water bowls... she looked at me like I was crazy and went back upstairs and found another hiding place.\r\n\r\nI was awoken early on Tuesday morning by the sound of moving blinds... she had come out and she\'s moving around the kitchen.  I went downstairs and fixed my door blinds and went back to bed as there was no sign of her.  I went back to bed and about an hour later, she did it again... and the same thing, no sign of her... so I decided to sleep on the couch... and again, about an hour later, she did it once again, but this time I was prepared.  I caught her in the kitchen and I pet her a bunch for about 30 minutes and I got her to purr! :)  But then, I had to go get ready for work and she hid again!!!\r\n\r\n&lt;img src=\"http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/64/l_a11d05821f3f4f14891c70e47667a6a6.jpg\"&gt;\r\nShe still looks a bit scarred but she\'s still adorable...\r\n\r\nDana arrived at my house before I got home from work and found her and had been bonding with her.  I got home and she had gone upstairs but I found her and brought her downstairs.  We all pet her and did some more bonding with her.  Now, she\'s always around! haha....\r\n\r\n&lt;img src=\"http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/44/l_cdb5e85cf25c47a0ad2de3898f5c6c81.jpg\"&gt;\r\nGetting more comfy, are we?\r\n\r\nI stayed home from work (well, I worked from home) on Wednesday because Dana was sick and it\'s contagious and I didn\'t want to spread it at work... so, we did get some more bonding in.  I bought Bella a \'jungle gym\' from Target and put it together.  She hasn\'t played on it yet, but I am sure she will.\r\n\r\nYesterday, still fearful from getting sick, I worked from home again.  Bella stayed around almost all day.  She did go upstairs to her favorite window and sat in the window sunning and watching what\'s going on outside.  She loves to do that.  I did get her to be a bit more playful last night.\r\n\r\n&lt;img src=\"http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/57/l_b3e8b3d1ac434ee1b837f6bb39c9289a.jpg\"&gt;\r\nShe has found herself a favorite perch on the back of my couch... :)\r\n\r\nToday is the first day I have left her alone after she came out of hiding... I hope she doesn\'t tear up my house!','Bella the Cat',0,'','inherit','open','open','','211-revision-2','','','2008-09-26 10:23:39','2008-09-26 14:23:39','',211,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=213',0,'revision','',0),(214,1,'2008-09-26 10:25:47','2008-09-26 14:25:47','I adopted Bella on this past Sunday (Sept 21) from Cats in the Cradle Rescue Organization during an adoption event at PetSmart in Alpharetta.  She\'s approximately one year old and so-so adorable!  There was another interested party but we (Dana and I) staked our claim and I filled out the adoption application and the foster owner, Debbie, couldn\'t have been more excited about us adopting Bella.\n\nSince this was my first animal, Dana and I had to wonder though the PetSmart and buy everything... litterbox, scratchpad, food, food and water bowls, a carrier, litter, collar... Dana was having fun picking this stuff out.  (people love to help me spend my money... I\'m looking at you, Kevin! haha)  We got through at PetSmart and it was time to go home with my new pet!\n\nOnce we got home with her, she proceeded to put out her food and water, fill the litterbox, and get her collar ready to put on Bella... but while our backs were turned, she got out of the open carrier and hid... and she hid WELL.  I found her Monday after work in closet... I thought I had looked everywhere!  I didn\'t make her come out but I did pet her to let her know that everything was okay... later I did bring her out and showed her the food and water bowls... she looked at me like I was crazy and went back upstairs and found another hiding place.\n\nI was awoken early on Tuesday morning by the sound of moving blinds... she had come out and she\'s moving around the kitchen.  I went downstairs and fixed my door blinds and went back to bed as there was no sign of her.  I went back to bed and about an hour later, she did it again... and the same thing, no sign of her... so I decided to sleep on the couch... and again, about an hour later, she did it once again, but this time I was prepared.  I caught her in the kitchen and I pet her a bunch for about 30 minutes and I got her to purr! :)  But then, I had to go get ready for work and she hid again!!!\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Bella\" src=\"http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/64/l_a11d05821f3f4f14891c70e47667a6a6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\nShe still looks a bit scarred but she\'s still adorable...\n\nDana arrived at my house before I got home from work and found her and had been bonding with her.  I got home and she had gone upstairs but I found her and brought her downstairs.  We all pet her and did some more bonding with her.  Now, she\'s always around! haha....\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Bella\" src=\"http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/44/l_cdb5e85cf25c47a0ad2de3898f5c6c81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\nGetting more comfy, are we?\n\nI stayed home from work (well, I worked from home) on Wednesday because Dana was sick and it\'s contagious and I didn\'t want to spread it at work... so, we did get some more bonding in.  I bought Bella a \'jungle gym\' from Target and put it together.  She hasn\'t played on it yet, but I am sure she will.\n\nYesterday, still fearful from getting sick, I worked from home again.  Bella stayed around almost all day.  She did go upstairs to her favorite window and sat in the window sunning and watching what\'s going on outside.  She loves to do that.  I did get her to be a bit more playful last night.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Bella\" src=\"http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/57/l_b3e8b3d1ac434ee1b837f6bb39c9289a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" />\nShe has found herself a favorite perch on the back of my couch... :)\n\nToday is the first day I have left her alone after she came out of hiding... I hope she doesn\'t tear up my house!','Bella the Cat',0,'','inherit','open','open','','211-autosave','','','2008-09-26 10:25:47','2008-09-26 14:25:47','',211,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=214',0,'revision','',0),(215,1,'2008-09-26 10:23:57','2008-09-26 14:23:57','I adopted Bella on this past Sunday (Sept 21) from Cats in the Cradle Rescue Organization during an adoption event at PetSmart in Alpharetta.  She\'s approximately one year old and so-so adorable!  There was another interested party but we (Dana and I) staked our claim and I filled out the adoption application and the foster owner, Debbie, couldn\'t have been more excited about us adopting Bella.\r\n\r\nSince this was my first animal, Dana and I had to wonder though the PetSmart and buy everything... litterbox, scratchpad, food, food and water bowls, a carrier, litter, collar... Dana was having fun picking this stuff out.  (people love to help me spend my money... I\'m looking at you, Kevin! haha)  We got through at PetSmart and it was time to go home with my new pet!\r\n\r\nOnce we got home with her, she proceeded to put out her food and water, fill the litterbox, and get her collar ready to put on Bella... but while our backs were turned, she got out of the open carrier and hid... and she hid WELL.  I found her Monday after work in closet... I thought I had looked everywhere!  I didn\'t make her come out but I did pet her to let her know that everything was okay... later I did bring her out and showed her the food and water bowls... she looked at me like I was crazy and went back upstairs and found another hiding place.\r\n\r\nI was awoken early on Tuesday morning by the sound of moving blinds... she had come out and she\'s moving around the kitchen.  I went downstairs and fixed my door blinds and went back to bed as there was no sign of her.  I went back to bed and about an hour later, she did it again... and the same thing, no sign of her... so I decided to sleep on the couch... and again, about an hour later, she did it once again, but this time I was prepared.  I caught her in the kitchen and I pet her a bunch for about 30 minutes and I got her to purr! :)  But then, I had to go get ready for work and she hid again!!!\r\n\r\n&lt;img src=\"http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/64/l_a11d05821f3f4f14891c70e47667a6a6.jpg\"&gt;\r\nShe still looks a bit scarred but she\'s still adorable...\r\n\r\nDana arrived at my house before I got home from work and found her and had been bonding with her.  I got home and she had gone upstairs but I found her and brought her downstairs.  We all pet her and did some more bonding with her.  Now, she\'s always around! haha....\r\n\r\n&lt;img src=\"http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/44/l_cdb5e85cf25c47a0ad2de3898f5c6c81.jpg\"&gt;\r\nGetting more comfy, are we?\r\n\r\nI stayed home from work (well, I worked from home) on Wednesday because Dana was sick and it\'s contagious and I didn\'t want to spread it at work... so, we did get some more bonding in.  I bought Bella a \'jungle gym\' from Target and put it together.  She hasn\'t played on it yet, but I am sure she will.\r\n\r\nYesterday, still fearful from getting sick, I worked from home again.  Bella stayed around almost all day.  She did go upstairs to her favorite window and sat in the window sunning and watching what\'s going on outside.  She loves to do that.  I did get her to be a bit more playful last night.\r\n\r\n&lt;img src=\"http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/57/l_b3e8b3d1ac434ee1b837f6bb39c9289a.jpg\"&gt;\r\nShe has found herself a favorite perch on the back of my couch... :)\r\n\r\nToday is the first day I have left her alone after she came out of hiding... I hope she doesn\'t tear up my house!','Bella the Cat',0,'','inherit','open','open','','211-revision-3','','','2008-09-26 10:23:57','2008-09-26 14:23:57','',211,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=215',0,'revision','',0),(216,1,'2008-10-16 17:43:10','2008-10-16 21:43:10','My <a href=\"http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFwcGxlLmNvbS9pcG9kdG91Y2gv\" target=\"_new\">iPod Touch</a> Review\r\n\r\nI am amazed by this device (maybe because I waited until the second generation particularly firmware 2.1 and I didn\'t have the growing pains as the early adopters...).  I must specify that I have only used this device on a Mac, so some of this might be Mac-only... Do you really expect Apple to repeat 100% functionality on Windows when they are still selling Macs?  I don\'t.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Hardware</strong>\r\n\r\nIt\'s very solid and very responsive.  The touch screen works just as it advertised.  The screen does get smudged up due to all of the touching and there is no way around it (as it is an iPod TOUCH... haha).  The back is metal and prone to be scratched just like past classic and nano iPods.  Wi-Fi works great but the antenna is kind of weak and it doesn\'t pick up on a lot of the weaker signals that my notebook might pick up on... too bad there isn\'t as widespread wi-fi as I would like.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Software</strong>\r\n\r\niTunes syching - very sweet.  Everything from contacts, calendars, Safari bookmarks, movies, music, podcasts, mail accounts...\r\n\r\nMusic - It is an iPod and at it\'s core, it is still a music player.  The quality of the music is very similar to other iPods.  This may/may not be attributed to the encoding.  I use 128k AAC encoding.  Many audiophiles or enthusiasts would never encode at 128k, but then again, I use 20 dollar headphones.  No reason to use more space to encode at a higher bitrate if I am not using audiophile headphones...\r\n\r\nMovies/Video - The quality of the video on the screen is outstanding.  I have several movies that I converted to iPod size video.    I couldn\'t be happier with the video quality of the device.\r\n\r\nPhotos - Viewing photos on the touch is very sweet.  You can just flip though albums and pinch to zoom in and out.  Pictures are converted by iTunes to fit the iPod screen.\r\n\r\n<strong>Applications</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are so many application options in the App Store.  So I will concentrate on several of the built-in apps and a few apps I have bought (some for money and some for free...)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Built-in:</span>\r\n\r\nSafari - really nice way to surf the web on the go.  most pages look and feel the same as the desktop Safari, however, a few like ESPN still force you to a mobile verson of the page.\r\nCalendar - Very basic calendar but enough for most people.  There might more deep calendars in the App Store.\r\nMail - Very similar to Apple\'s desktop Mail application.  You can easily setup your Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Exchange server, and AOL accounts, but you can also add your own IMAP or POP mail account.  I made an account just for sending/receiving mail on the iPod.  Let me know if you want it...\r\nContacts - Well, it\'s a nice contact list reminicent of the Address Book in OS X.\r\nYouTube - Allow you to view YouTube videos as the iPod/iPhone still don\'t have flash on them.  C\'mon, Apple, allow flash!!!\r\nStocks - Very basic stock app.  Allows you to view the major indexes and add your own stocks to track.  (there are much more deep apps in the App Store like the Bloomburg application.)\r\nMaps - Mobile version of Google maps.\r\nWeather - Very basic like a widget.\r\nClock - Very basic like a widget.\r\nCalculator - Kind of cool because in portrait mode, it\'s a basic calculator but in landscape mode, it\'s a scientific calculator.\r\nNotes - Allow you to enter notes...\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">From the App Store:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Internet Apps:</span>\r\nAround Me - Uses the locator function in the iPod to show place around your current location like gas stations, restaurants, shopping, etc.\r\nYelp! - A review site for restaurants, etc, and also uses the locator function to search for reviewed places in your vicinity.\r\nAir Sharing - Allows file sharing over wi-fi between Mac (possibly Windows) and the iPod.  The touch can view many file types like PDF, Excel, Word, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, text files and several more.  This allow me to not have to email myself attachments.\r\nSportacular - a very cool app for sports scores, news, and standings.  Very easy to use and has a real-time game stats.\r\nTag Show - put in a keyword and you can get files tagged with that keyword from most of the public photos sites such as MobileMe, flickr, photobucket, etc.\r\nPangeaVR - select from a list of catagories and get a 360 degree panarama picture from the web.\r\niTV - a Guide for your cable/satellite system that is interactive.  Sort of like the guides built-in to most cable/satellite boxes with additional functionality.\r\n<br style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" /><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Games:</span> (games are cool in the iPod, but will not be a serious gaming platform like NintendoDS or PSP)\r\nLED Football - just like the Mattel football games from the 70\'s.  Very nostalgic.\r\nCro-Mag Racing - Sort of like a Mario kart style game.  Not very deep but fun to play.  Use the iPod as a steering wheel.\r\niGolf - swing like a Wiimote to hit the golf ball.  I get nervous that I am going to toss my iPod whenever I try this.\r\nTap Tap Revenge - excellent.  a music rhythm game.  Has several songs in the package but can download more songs.  my fave game on the iPod.\r\nBlack Jack - a basic game of black jack.  A very good and quiet time wasting game.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Social Networking:</span>\r\nTwitterific - Just like the desktop app for sending/receiving tweets from Twitter.  Join and follow me!\r\nMySpace - iPod version of MySpace.  Duplicates almost every function of MySpace but no streaming music....\r\nPownce - Just like the desktop Pownce app... may actually be better.  Join and friend me!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other:</span>\r\nConstitution - I always have my constitutional rights in my pocket now.  The entire constitution is present from the preamble through the 27th admendment.\r\niSign - For learning signing.  My girfriend\'s brother is deaf and uses signing to communicate so I thought this would be a very helpful way for me to learn a little so I can attempt to communicate with him.  The newest version has a quiz and if he had a list of three possible answers floating over his head all of the time, I think I\'d be okay!  Just as I do on the quizes.\r\nABC Sign - For learning the signing alphabet (which has now been integrated into iSign).  This is completely quiz-based.\r\nRemote - Really cool app from Apple that allows the iPod to be used a remote for Macs and AppleTV.  Very sweet app.','iPodtouch review',0,'','publish','open','open','','ipodtouch-review','','','2008-10-16 17:43:10','2008-10-16 21:43:10','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=216',0,'post','',0),(217,1,'2008-10-16 17:43:02','2008-10-16 21:43:02','My <a href=\"http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFwcGxlLmNvbS9pcG9kdG91Y2gv\" target=\"_new\">iPod Touch</a> Review\n\nI am amazed by this device (maybe because I waited until the second generation particularly firmware 2.1 and I didn\'t have the growing pains as the early adopters...).  I must specify that I have only used this device on a Mac, so some of this might be Mac-only... Do you really expect Apple to repeat 100% functionality on Windows when they are still selling Macs?  I don\'t.\n\n<strong>The Hardware</strong>\n\nIt\'s very solid and very responsive.  The touch screen works just as it advertised.  The screen does get smudged up due to all of the touching and there is no way around it (as it is an iPod TOUCH... haha).  The back is metal and prone to be scratched just like past classic and nano iPods.  Wi-Fi works great but the antenna is kind of weak and it doesn\'t pick up on a lot of the weaker signals that my notebook might pick up on... too bad there isn\'t as widespread wi-fi as I would like.\n\n<strong>The Software</strong>\n\niTunes syching - very sweet.  Everything from contacts, calendars, Safari bookmarks, movies, music, podcasts, mail accounts...\n\nMusic - It is an iPod and at it\'s core, it is still a music player.  The quality of the music is very similar to other iPods.  This may/may not be attributed to the encoding.  I use 128k AAC encoding.  Many audiophiles or enthusiasts would never encode at 128k, but then again, I use 20 dollar headphones.  No reason to use more space to encode at a higher bitrate if I am not using audiophile headphones...\n\nMovies/Video - The quality of the video on the screen is outstanding.  I have several movies that I converted to iPod size video.    I couldn\'t be happier with the video quality of the device.\n\nPhotos - Viewing photos on the touch is very sweet.  You can just flip though albums and pinch to zoom in and out.  Pictures are converted by iTunes to fit the iPod screen.\n\n<strong>Applications</strong>\n\nThere are so many application options in the App Store.  So I will concentrate on several of the built-in apps and a few apps I have bought (some for money and some for free...)\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Built-in:</span>\n\nSafari - really nice way to surf the web on the go.  most pages look and feel the same as the desktop Safari, however, a few like ESPN still force you to a mobile verson of the page.\nCalendar - Very basic calendar but enough for most people.  There might more deep calendars in the App Store.\nMail - Very similar to Apple\'s desktop Mail application.  You can easily setup your Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Exchange server, and AOL accounts, but you can also add your own IMAP or POP mail account.  I made an account just for sending/receiving mail on the iPod.  Let me know if you want it...\nContacts - Well, it\'s a nice contact list reminicent of the Address Book in OS X.\nYouTube - Allow you to view YouTube videos as the iPod/iPhone still don\'t have flash on them.  C\'mon, Apple, allow flash!!!\nStocks - Very basic stock app.  Allows you to view the major indexes and add your own stocks to track.  (there are much more deep apps in the App Store like the Bloomburg application.)\nMaps - Mobile version of Google maps.\nWeather - Very basic like a widget.\nClock - Very basic like a widget.\nCalculator - Kind of cool because in portrait mode, it\'s a basic calculator but in landscape mode, it\'s a scientific calculator.\nNotes - Allow you to enter notes...\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">From the App Store:</span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Internet Apps:</span>\nAround Me - Uses the locator function in the iPod to show place around your current location like gas stations, restaurants, shopping, etc.\nYelp! - A review site for restaurants, etc, and also uses the locator function to search for reviewed places in your vicinity.\nAir Sharing - Allows file sharing over wi-fi between Mac (possibly Windows) and the iPod.  The touch can view many file types like PDF, Excel, Word, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, text files and several more.  This allow me to not have to email myself attachments.\nSportacular - a very cool app for sports scores, news, and standings.  Very easy to use and has a real-time game stats.\nTag Show - put in a keyword and you can get files tagged with that keyword from most of the public photos sites such as MobileMe, flickr, photobucket, etc.\nPangeaVR - select from a list of catagories and get a 360 degree panarama picture from the web.\niTV - a Guide for your cable/satellite system that is interactive.  Sort of like the guides built-in to most cable/satellite boxes with additional functionality.\n<br style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" /><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Games:</span> (games are cool in the iPod, but will not be a serious gaming platform like NintendoDS or PSP)\nLED Football - just like the Mattel football games from the 70\'s.  Very nostalgic.\nCro-Mag Racing - Sort of like a Mario kart style game.  Not very deep but fun to play.  Use the iPod as a steering wheel.\niGolf - swing like a Wiimote to hit the golf ball.  I get nervous that I am going to toss my iPod whenever I try this.\nTap Tap Revenge - excellent.  a music rhythm game.  Has several songs in the package but can download more songs.  my fave game on the iPod.\nBlack Jack - a basic game of black jack.  A very good and quiet time wasting game.\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Social Networking:</span>\nTwitterific - Just like the desktop app for sending/receiving tweets from Twitter.  Join and follow me!\nMySpace - iPod version of MySpace.  Duplicates almost every function of MySpace but no streaming music....\nPownce - Just like the desktop Pownce app... may actually be better.  Join and friend me!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other:</span>\nConstitution - I always have my constitutional rights in my pocket now.  The entire constitution is present from the preamble through the 27th admendment.\niSign - For learning signing.  My girfriend\'s brother is deaf and uses signing to communicate so I thought this would be a very helpful way for me to learn a little so I can attempt to communicate with him.  The newest version has a quiz and if he had a list of three possible answers floating over his head all of the time, I think I\'d be okay!  Just as I do on the quizes.\nABC Sign - For learning the signing alphabet (which has now been integrated into iSign).  This is completely quiz-based.\nRemote - Really cool app from Apple that allows the iPod to be used a remote for Macs and AppleTV.  Very sweet app.','iPodtouch review',0,'','inherit','open','open','','216-revision','','','2008-10-16 17:43:02','2008-10-16 21:43:02','',216,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=217',0,'revision','',0),(218,1,'2008-10-17 10:39:32','2008-10-17 14:39:32','My Aunt Doris died on July 26th and I (well, we) would have not known if I had not got a letter in the mail with a copy of her will.  It came as a shock; however, I haven\'t really felt sadness because I barely knew her.  My mom used to talk to her on occasion and she would ask about me.  I remember Aunt Doris and Aunt Nora coming over from England in the early 80\'s with their husbands (I do not even know their names... I think one was Uncle Dick, but I don\'t know to whom he was married.)  They were over in England, the sisters of my grandmother on my Dad\'s side.  My grandmother on my Dad\'s side, I did not ever get to meet as she died in 1968 of breast cancer.  I, of course, was not born until 1973...\r\n\r\nThe most contact I had with her (or Aunt Nora) was sending them high school and college graduation invitations.  Both of them sent me 20 British pounds for my college graduation, which I never cashed in for US dollars because I thought it was so cool to get some British pounds...\r\n\r\nI am so appreciative that I was included in the will (and I am sure that I am in the will in my dad\'s place).  It\'s not so much the inheritance, but feeling included in the extended family in England.','Another death in the Family',0,'','publish','open','open','','another-death-in-the-family','','','2008-10-17 10:39:32','2008-10-17 14:39:32','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=218',0,'post','',1),(219,1,'2008-10-17 10:39:23','2008-10-17 14:39:23','My Aunt Doris died on July 26th and I (well, we) would have not known if I had not got a letter in the mail with a copy of her will.  It came as a shock; however, I haven\'t really felt sadness because I barely knew her.  My mom used to talk to her on occasion and she would ask about me.  I remember Aunt Doris and Aunt Nora coming over from England in the early 80\'s with their husbands (I do not even know their names... I think one was Uncle Dick, but I don\'t know to whom he was married.)  They were over in England, the sisters of my grandmother on my Dad\'s side.  My grandmother on my Dad\'s side, I did not ever get to meet as she died in 1968 of breast cancer.  I, of course, was not born until 1973...\n\nThe most contact I had with her (or Aunt Nora) was sending them high school and college graduation invitations.  Both of them sent me 20 British pounds for my college graduation, which I never cashed in for US dollars because I thought it was so cool to get some British pounds...\n\nI am so appreciative that I was included in the will (and I am sure that I am in the will in my dad\'s place).  It\'s not so much the mone, but feeling included in the extended family in England.','Another death in the Family',0,'','inherit','open','open','','218-revision','','','2008-10-17 10:39:23','2008-10-17 14:39:23','',218,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=219',0,'revision','',0),(275,1,'2009-02-05 08:48:26','2009-02-05 12:48:26','This was what I saw when I got to the intersection of Douglas Road and Jones Bridge Road on Monday....\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"631\" caption=\"Upside down car\"]<img title=\"Upside down car\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/upsidedown.jpg\" alt=\"Upside down car\" width=\"631\" height=\"364\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><dl class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 641px;\"> <dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\"> </dd> </dl></div>\r\nJust how hard do you have to hit a car to turn it upside down?  I just hope everyone involved in this wreck was ok.','Upside down car',0,'','publish','open','open','','upside-down-car','','','2009-02-05 08:53:23','2009-02-05 12:53:23','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=275',0,'post','',0),(276,1,'2009-02-05 08:48:00','2009-02-05 12:48:00','This was what I saw when I got to the intersection of Douglas Road and Jones Bridge Road on Monday....\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" 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title=\"5165\" src=\"http://www.nokiausa.com/NOKIA_USA_64/Get_Support/Product_Support/Support_for_Phones/5165/hd_usa_nokia_5165_lrg.gif \" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"126\" />\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nokiausa.com/A4410391\" target=\"_blank\">Nokia 6340</a> (2003)  (Bellsouth Mobility/Cingular Wireless)\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"6340\" src=\"http://www.nokiausa.com/NOKIA_USA_64/Get_Support/Product_Support/Support_for_Phones/6340/6340_support.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"126\" />\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.lgmobilephones.com/phone.aspx?id=8902&amp;terms=c1300\" target=\"_blank\">LG C1300</a> (2005) (Cingular Wireless)\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"C1300\" src=\"http://www.lgmobilephones.com/uploadedImages/LG_Mobile/PhoneAssets/C1300/c1300_main.png \" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"378\" />\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.lgmobilephones.com/phone.aspx?id=310\" target=\"_blank\">LG VX8600</a> (2007) (Verizon Wireless)\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"VX8600\" src=\"http://www.lgmobilephones.com/uploadedImages/LG_Mobile/PhoneAssets/VX8600/vx8600_main.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"378\" />\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.lgmobilephones.com/phone.aspx?id=7282&amp;terms=vx9100\" target=\"_blank\">LG VX9100</a> Env2 (2008) (Verizon Wireless)\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"VX9100\" src=\"http://www.lgmobilephones.com/assets/0/82/228/310/edc59e3a-7839-4dcb-ae7a-8f99409caa76.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"378\" />','My Cell Phone History...',0,'','publish','open','open','','my-cell-phone-history','','','2008-11-06 11:08:27','2008-11-06 15:08:27','',0,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=224',0,'post','',0),(225,1,'2008-11-06 11:07:39','2008-11-06 15:07:39','<a href=\"http://www.nokiausa.com/A4410804\" target=\"_blank\">Nokia 2190</a> (1995) (Bellsouth Mobility)\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"2190\" src=\"http://www.nokiausa.com/NOKIA_USA_64/Get_Support/Product_Support/Support_for_Phones/2190/ph_2190_lrg.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"126\" />\n\n<a href=\"http://www.nokiausa.com/A4410612\" target=\"_blank\">Nokia 5165</a> (2000) (Bellsouth Mobility)\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"5165\" src=\"http://www.nokiausa.com/NOKIA_USA_64/Get_Support/Product_Support/Support_for_Phones/5165/hd_usa_nokia_5165_lrg.gif \" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"126\" />\n\n<a href=\"http://www.nokiausa.com/A4410391\" target=\"_blank\">Nokia 6340</a> (2003)  (Bellsouth Mobility/Cingular Wireless)\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"6340\" src=\"http://www.nokiausa.com/NOKIA_USA_64/Get_Support/Product_Support/Support_for_Phones/6340/6340_support.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"126\" />\n\n<a href=\"http://www.lgmobilephones.com/phone.aspx?id=8902&amp;terms=c1300\" target=\"_blank\">LG C1300</a> (2005) (Cingular Wireless)\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"C1300\" src=\"http://www.lgmobilephones.com/uploadedImages/LG_Mobile/PhoneAssets/C1300/c1300_main.png \" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"378\" />\n\n<a href=\"http://www.lgmobilephones.com/phone.aspx?id=310\" target=\"_blank\">LG VX8600</a> (2007) (Verizon Wireless)\n\n<img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"VX8600\" src=\"http://www.lgmobilephones.com/uploadedImages/LG_Mobile/PhoneAssets/VX8600/vx8600_main.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"378\" />\n\nLG VX9100 Env2 (2008) (Verizon Wireless)','My Cell Phone History...',0,'','inherit','open','open','','224-revision','','','2008-11-06 11:07:39','2008-11-06 15:07:39','',224,'http://mmolenda.com/blog/?p=225',0,'revision','',0),(226,1,'2008-11-25 21:55:17','2008-11-26 01:55:17','As a result of my upcoming inheritance, I decided to upgrade my living room with a new home theater... with a nicer tv and real furniture...\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Overview\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater2008_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Overview: Panasonic TH-42PZ85U</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Left\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater2008_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Left: Toshiba HD-DVD A2, Yamaha RX-V663</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Middle\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater2008_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Middle: Dish Network ViP-211 HD Reciever, Playstation 3</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Right\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater2008_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Right: Xbox360, Xbox, Wii</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Top Left\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater2008_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Top Left: Apple TV</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Top Right\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater2008_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Top Right: Apple Time Capsule, DSL Modem</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Media\" src=\"http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater2008_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Whole lot of media</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I know that\'s alot... and I know that it may be over the top, but media is what I enjoy so that\'s what I have...</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"file:///Users/Mike/Desktop/HomeTheater2008_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" />','New Home Theater',0,'','publish','open','open','','new-home-theater','','','2008-11-25 22:02:53','2008-11-26 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