I just installed this new widget to the site. I like the features that it adds. It allows viewers of the site to connect with me on the different social networking sites I belong to. It even has a Facebook app (head over to my profile using the links to the right or below and look towards the bottom left of my profile). Anyways I just thought I would share this. Don’t know if it would interest anyone or not.
Archive for June, 2009
The Past Week.
Friday, June 12th, 2009
Monday I went to the el dentist. Let me tell ya… my mouth was numb all day along. Met up with my grandmother after that and went to a few furniture thrift stores. Found a nice little headboard for my bed. Met up with Todd and Matt for a bit of disc golf in Trussville. I had a bright idea to build a fire somewhere so we hit up Micheal Farmer to make a fire at his house. Got a good 8 foot flame goin on it until it quickly died. After that we met up with Ryan at waffle house where he presented another opportunity to head to ATL for a braves game.
Tuesday I was awakened around 7:30 AM by the Rooms To Go delivery truck driver, he was in the area with my furniture and wanted to see if I was awake for him to deliver it. So I quickly got dressed and told him where to sit the furniture in the basement. I sent Ryan a text letting him now I was set to head to Atlanta. We left moody around 2:30 and went non-stop to Atlanta. Once we parked we set towards the stadium only to forget the tickets in the truck. Luckily we were only about half way to the stadium. The game was good beat the Pirates 4-3 (if i remember correctly). After the game we waited at a krispy kreme in the sketchiest part of Atlanta we could find waiting on Todd, Matt, Eric, and Chris to get out of the mewithoutyou show. We then went to Buffalo Wild Wings in Douglasville, GA. Got back to moody way to late but overall had a good day.
Wednesday I had to pick up my mom and aunt from the airport. That was about all I did that day. I know exciting.
Thursday me and my mom went down to the VA hospital to see my uncle in intensive care. After we left the hospital we went to Hoover met the cousin and aunt at Wings then to the Galleria for some clothes for work. Then to the car wash, where the broke the valve stem off my tire (i didnt find that out till I got home). Hit Target for a TV stand and Home Depot for some stain for my dresser. Then to my brothers to go see Star Trek. J.J. Abrams killed it. One of the best movies I have seen in a long time.
Today (Friday), I have done nothing but sit at my brothers house. Hopefully something fun will go down tonight.
Until next time…. take care.
Book: The First Billion Is the Hardest
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Full Title: The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America’s Energy Future.
Who doesn’t wanna be a billionaire right? That’s what I thought so I read this book. What I learned. Be a trend setter. Be bold and dont let the opinion of others effect your decisions. You gotta be able to make decisions knowing that not everyone is gonna like it. Towards the end he gives his ideals on how to deal with some of the energy issues America is facing. Gotta say his ideals are pretty good. It truly gives a personal insight on one of the most influential oil man in the world. Read it for yourself and see what you think.
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Reviews
“Entertaining…both Adam Smith and Horatio Alger would find something to like in the rise of T. Boone Pickens.â€
—Wall Street Journal
“The latest memoir from the Texas oilman…Pickens’ sauciness does entertain.â€
—Time magazine
“Sassy…breezes along…salted with earthy aphorisms.â€
—Bloomberg.com
“Self-deprecating and audacious…overall, it’s decidedly informative about the machinations of business.â€
—Dallas Morning News
“A fascinating, eye-opening book by one of America’s greatest iconoclasts and entrepreneurs. Boone Pickens’ sense of daring and innovation has never been sharper. Readers will quickly realize that this billionaire’s extraordinary achievements are but a warm-up for what he is about to do now.â€
—Steve Forbes, President and CEO, Forbes Inc., and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine
“Boone’s analysis of America’s energy situation is 100% on the money. In easy and colorful language he tells us where we are going wrong and what we must do about it. The country should listen to him — now!â€
—Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
“It is inspiring to see Boone Pickens tackling the big issues, daring himself to think bigger, putting forward wind, water and energy ideas that are nothing less than paradigm busters. This absorbing and illuminating book shows why Boone has been more successful than just about all his competitors, and, more crucially, why the problem of resource scarcity may not be as insoluble as some think.â€
—Jeffrey Immelt, CEO, General Electric
ATL Weekend Recap/Plans for the week.
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
ATL Weekend Recap.
Took a weekend trip to Atlanta. Braves game on Friday was pretty good. They to an L but it was fun. Probably the last time I’ll see the braves for awhile. In person or on TV. Seats were in the sky but you cant always ask for the best seats. But now that I think about it the last time I set in the upper deck was at the Georgia Dome for the SEC Championship game and Alabama lost, so maybe I need to start getting better seats when I attend a game. After the game we got lost in North Atlanta looking for food near the hotel. Turns out we ate less than a mile from the hotel but drove about 10 to get there.
Saturday we went over Six Flags for some adventure. Had some thrills even though my back was hurting the entire day. We got the QBOT thing and it was well worth it. Didn’t have to wait in line for the rides. Left Atlanta around 5 ET got back to B’Ham at 6 CT, then came home and crashed. I almost forgot to eat dinner, but i found some leftover spaghetti in the fridge.
Plans for the week.
Monday I gotta head back to the dentist. Apparently I have a crack fillin. This is a public service announcement to all kids out there. Don’t eat concrete. Apparently that concrete I ate last week cracked it. Not really, I actually have no idea how it happened. Tuesday I gotta sit here all day and wait on some furniture to be delivered. That is sure to be fun. Wednesday gotta pick up my mom and aunt from the airport. They flew out Saturday goin to Orlando. Well that’s it for now. Check out twitter for more.
Plans for the weekend.
Friday, June 5th, 2009
Coming to the ATL this weekend. Got to get in one last Braves game in person before I head off to Arkansas. I can’t even get the games on TV there. Thought that Javier Vazquez would be on the mound but it looks like Jair Jurrjens maybe the pitcher since last nights game was rained out. Which is kinda cool seein how he is on my fantasy team and all. Either way its gonna be great. Gotta see what I would call my home team before I head out.
After the Braves game on Friday the plan is to shack up at the Holiday Inn and hit Six Flags on Saturday. Havent been in over a year so it should be pretty fun. Hopefully we wont be throwing up or anything crazy like that. Funny think is I don’t usually get sick on the coasters but riding in the back seat of a car can make get that feeling.
You know that feeling when you just know its gonna be a good weekend thats this one. The weather that was in Atlanta today is suppose to move out by the afternoon and its suppose to be a nice weekend. Highs in the mid to upper 70s Friday and upper 70s to low 80s Saturday. That reminds me… better get some sunscreen for Saturday at Six Flags.
Book: iWoz
Friday, June 5th, 2009
Full Title: iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It.
Amazing book about the journey he took to making the truly first affordable personal computer. Favorite part of the book was when he was talking about joining with Steve Jobs, he was working with HP (i think) at the time. He offered his design to HP and they said no. He got orders for computers offered it again and they said no. Oh how I bet they wish they didn’t do that.
Amazon Description:
“‘The Woz’ built the first [personal computer]—by hand, by himself.â€â€”USA Today Before slim laptops that fit into briefcases, computers looked like strange vending machines, with cryptic switches and pages of encoded output. But in 1977 Steve Wozniak revolutionized the computer industry with his invention of the first personal computer. As the sole inventor of the Apple I and II computers, Wozniak has enjoyed wealth, fame, and the most coveted awards an engineer can receive, and he tells his story here for the first time.
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