tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90907486040567559682024-02-19T10:54:11.132-06:00...thought-a-rhea......all my thoughts (the ones i can spare) spewing forth into cyberspace... let this wealth of knowledge (be it useful or useless) enrich your lives and influence your children's children...Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-19073092669921920232011-06-17T13:45:00.001-05:002011-06-17T13:45:46.715-05:00Now that's the stuff...This is the "beefsteak and waffles" of beer!!! Its probably a good thing that they don't distribute to Texas or any neighboring states!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/dbyrd1568/BloggerPictures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJOS097SxMDECQ#5619261809414995954'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdkCsyHA07VIp6Cs94C7vBncENrBmNrcb7PVuhJ-jYTY_tDdSgjFe_6SXbLote9jwTZUAXlEVREf-tDo7HR_y5hmhoD79YhbiI08gDQ-zs6Z89q2lmrNtLV9bwyE2LthTlTm64e1I1VQ/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- dwb<br />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-30984883165503403272011-06-14T22:58:00.001-05:002011-06-14T22:58:15.925-05:00Perks of Virginia....It's close enough to Pottsville, PA!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/dbyrd1568/BloggerPictures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJOS097SxMDECQ#5618290933516920418'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoshjoA_xRExq92-TSk-yxW-yJUs3FPJRLmg5AWVXF7JQdewu3DHjnhIrK-zeVa0iBlzsgB8C40ad3ZB_GbaGt101r894dbMujj8Jm3XFTrfOE4SS5Z5EbKlm2Kkxh0D-oYlXXHZ2skpw/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- dwb<br />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-80807897195818333532010-09-05T22:43:00.001-05:002010-09-05T22:44:55.783-05:00Texas Tech says that O-State steals their traditions... NopeI wrote this email to a friend that attended Texas Tech University after he informed me that Oklahoma State stole all of their traditions. Untrue things that are spewn about my beloved O-State are not tolerated in my world...<br />
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I'm posting this email because <a href="http://mikeintulsa.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/day-2-mikes-triumphant-return-to-pseudo-sports">I read this on a friends blog</a> about a similar topic. I thought it was fitting. Enjoy!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">All of these subjects have been said to be stolen by OSU from Texas Tech. Just wanted to clear the air...Read and be humbled:</span></span><br />
<div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">School Establishment:</span></strong></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Oklahoma A&M - 1890</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Oklahoma State University - 1957</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Texas Technological College - 1923</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Texas Tech University - 1969</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Conclusion:</span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> No stealing here... since we were around long before Tech was.</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><div><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Mascots:</span></strong></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">OSU - Spirit Rider and Bullet - 1984</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Tech - Masked Rider: Official in 1953 (done originally as a dare in 1936)</span></div><div><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Conclusion:</span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> The Spirit Rider WAS inspired by the Masked Rider, though no masks are involved... I will concede to this one.. It was Dr. Eddy Finley, a graduate of Texas Tech who thought up the idea, while working at OSU... So I think "stolen" is wrong to quite wrong. But you guys did have it first...</span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">OSU - Pistol Pete - 1923 </span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Tech - Raider Red - 1971 </span><br />
<div><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Conclusion:</span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> Our mascot is based on an actual person (a grade-A badass, actually) in history, and was not simply made up by a cartoonist (Raider Red was). Oh and Pistol Pete became our mascot the same year your school began to exist.</span></div></div></div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Hand Signal:</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">OSU - Pistols Firing/Go Pokes - No Date Found...</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Tech - Guns Up - 1972</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Conclusion:</span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> This is a hand signal, the Southwest Conference was known for them, however, we both have "double gun toting" mascots. It seems quite likely to have a hand signal that indicates such a thing. Also, our "double gun toting" mascost is an actual cowboy, our mascot existed before you school did, therefore its likely that our hand signal was not "stolen" from Tech.</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Cheers:</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><br />
OSU - Orange Power - 1975</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Tech - Raider Power - No Date Found... </span><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Conclusion:</span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> This is a cross stadium cheer that numerous Universities use (one version or another)... it's ridiculous to say anyone stole it from anyone else. Unless Tech thinks they started "cross-stadium cheering."</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Other Facts:</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Will Rogers is a born and raised, famous Oklahoman... not a Texan. Talk about stealing.</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Yes, its ridiculous that I did this much research to prove a point... but I don't care. You have one semi-valid point about the Spirit Rider... that's all... end of story. You should forward this to your school so they can get their facts straight.</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Aaaaaah-thank-you-very-</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><wbr></wbr></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">muuuuuuuuuch-ah!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-dwb</span>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-67120069826179195382010-06-11T11:23:00.001-05:002010-06-11T11:23:32.840-05:00World Cup Game #1... Check!Baby in a bar... Awesome!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/11/1065.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/11/s_1065.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Working "from home"...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/11/1068.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/11/s_1068.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Celebracion de Devon...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/11/1072.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/11/s_1072.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- dwb<br />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-20700097690239599742010-06-06T13:13:00.001-05:002010-06-06T13:26:30.035-05:00Photography... HDR... Canon... In Love!I just bought a Canon Rebel XS... its the lowest end Rebel available but its leap years above my point and shoot cameras. I purchased this mainly because we are expecting our first child in July (in case you don't know I have <a href="http://thefirstbyrdbaby.blogspot.com/">another blog over here all about this journey</a>) and wanted to be able to take pictures that weren't either completely blown out or dark past the point of recognition, which is what you get with indoor point and shoot shots. Anyway, as an added bonus I also get to try my hand at a technique that I have fallen in love with... HDR or High Dynamic Range photography. If you have never seen this style check out this site: <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/">www.StuckInCustoms.com</a> and prepare to have your mind blown all over your computer in a matter of minutes.<br />
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I'm going to try my hand at this style of photography until either find that I have no eye for this stuff (which is doubtful since I'm awesome) or until I get it right and become a professional. So without further ado here are my first 2 attempts. Feel free to comment on them, good or bad. I need help learning. They are also on my Flickr Page (another place to get help with this stuff!) Enjoy! (or not)<br />
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As you might be able to tell by the title it is about our new addition that hasn't arrived yet! Crazy, I know... but I'm thrilled! Scared, but thrilled nonetheless! So I might not ten to this blog as diligently as I haven't been (no that wasn't a typo) but if you are interested in following along with us in our journey through pregnancy and then parenthood, well... Read it!<br />
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Until next time. Byrd out!<br />
-dwbDevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-39292807220751955422009-10-27T21:29:00.005-05:002009-10-27T21:37:47.195-05:00TwitterOk, I broke down and joined the "twitter nation"... I kinda feel dirty, but a little awesometown at the same time. I really never thought I'd do this, as I tend to think it's narcissistic and self-promoting... oh well, I guess you are what you tweet, and I tweet AWESOME!!!<br /><br />I will slowly learn the art of Twitpics, @Reply and @Mention... We'll see how it goes. My 5 latest tweets are at the top right of this page... Enjoy! If you read this then you probably will enjoy because you obviously like my weird sense of humor, or care enough about me to "filter out the bullshit and take the rest to heart"...<br /><br />Much love,<br />-dwbDevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-66085911814623985682009-10-04T19:20:00.001-05:002009-10-04T19:20:09.606-05:00Deep Fried... Oil?So when you use your deep fryer and have to change the oil... This is what you get! And I wonder why I'm fat.... <br /><br />Mmm mmm good!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/10/04/968.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/10/04/s_968.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />-dwb<br />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-29000333842389798632009-09-19T11:04:00.001-05:002009-09-19T11:04:56.345-05:00On the Drums...Ron Jeremy Everyone???Yes... That's right... Stillwater, OK was blessed with greatness (well at least famousness) The Pita Pit was a rocking! It was weird and awesome at the same time! Check a few pics:<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/09/19/325.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/09/19/s_325.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/09/19/326.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/09/19/s_326.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-dwb<br />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-41999903948991048142009-08-16T20:01:00.001-05:002009-08-16T20:01:09.928-05:00My dog has a problem...<br />So I need to make an admission to the world... My dog is addicted to balls. Seriously! Balls! I know, I know, you say "but she's a dog... Of course she likes balls". But this degree of sickness is far more than any other I have seen in my soon-to-be 29 years of life (birthday gifts are welcome... Oct. 6th)...<br /><br />To prove my point, I've taken a digital photograph (some kids call them "pics") via my cellular telephone of my dog laying completely content with an over-sized tennis ball in her mouth... <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/16/705.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/16/s_705.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She played in the pool all day... And was exhausted... However, she is o addicted to balls that she had to keep one in her mouth the entire time she was relaxing... <br /><br />Sad thing is, I knew some girls in college with the same issue! <br /><br />-dwb<br />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-70884085629018197942009-08-15T13:26:00.001-05:002009-08-15T13:26:46.001-05:00Perfection'Nuff said<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/15/416.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/15/s_416.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-dwb<br />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-44694589361040312772009-08-12T19:37:00.001-05:002009-08-12T19:37:51.813-05:00Amazing Feats of Rubber...1 Bag Rubber Bands - $0.67<br /><br />1 Styrofoam Cup - $0.10<br /><br />1 Half Drank Diet Dr. Pepper - $1.00<br /><br />1 Potentially Deadly Rubber Band Shot from ~15 feet away - Priceless<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/12/616.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/12/s_616.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-dwb<br />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-89268021041421059972009-08-12T19:12:00.001-05:002009-08-12T19:12:38.747-05:00Flame On!Of all the cars to paint obnoxious blue flames on... a Scion is definately at the bottom of the list! Right below the Ford Taurus and Honda CR-V, it rounds out, not only the "Top 10 Cars that Should NEVER have Flames of any Color" list, but also the "Top 10 Cars to NEVER Buy" list - interestingly...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/12/613.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/08/12/s_613.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />-dwb<br />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-15195662706415093682009-07-08T20:59:00.001-05:002009-07-08T20:59:02.280-05:00Get your Fiber on!Alright... Again, it's been a while since my last post. But this time I wanted to do a bit of advertising. I tend to think that my hair is fantastic! In fact, I know it is! It is SO awesometown that usually when nuns pass me on the sidewalk they weep giant tears... So stellar is my mop that when I eat next to someone with worse hair than me (which is ALWAYS, as you can imagine) that person's food taste waaaaay better! <br /><br />However, none of this outrageously fantastic hairness (or semi-unbelievable side effects) would be possible without American Crew and their little product called Fiber.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/07/08/476.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/07/08/s_476.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Now, recently I have tried to give a little something back to the world! I decided to shave my head (to raise money for Breast Cancer partially). I wanted to give others around me a chance to feel like they have great hair! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/07/08/477.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/09/07/08/s_477.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />If only they could take my hair (previous to the shaving of course) and put it on a supermodel he/she (yes, she, my hair was that groovy) might take over the entire modeling world! <br /><br />One last shout out to American Crew for producing Fiber and helping to make my hair super duper for so many years!<br /><br />-dwb<br />Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-57686295447970422152009-06-19T20:23:00.000-05:002009-06-19T20:24:17.433-05:00Dane Cook<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiZOaWP6ye5p3dBzMkXVcuQ6wFy-E85QIBQmaICn1Le83bOPAX8aP_WUUUqtT_S28ungTZZw-Y4iQGG9uhzri1RGLmH9dgsmHNe_Tohm0q3eKHCHjK9xnT3Dph3m_PUKPoV0iZzdVryk/s1600-h/photo-757435.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiZOaWP6ye5p3dBzMkXVcuQ6wFy-E85QIBQmaICn1Le83bOPAX8aP_WUUUqtT_S28ungTZZw-Y4iQGG9uhzri1RGLmH9dgsmHNe_Tohm0q3eKHCHjK9xnT3Dph3m_PUKPoV0iZzdVryk/s320/photo-757435.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349214512065239442" /></a></p>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-56656169688065247832009-06-11T22:27:00.009-05:002009-06-14T09:55:14.147-05:00iPhone 3Gs... I'm not not upgrading...<img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: orange 2px solid; MARGIN: 2px auto 10px; WIDTH: 599px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; BORDER-TOP: orange 2px solid; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-RIGHT: orange 2px solid" border="0" alt="" src="http://images.apple.com/iphone/home/images/hero-1-20090608.jpg" /> <p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">*UPDATE* Just ordered 2 iPhone 3Gs's, a white one for my wife, and a black one for myself (only 16GB versions... don't want to get greedy!)</span></p><p align="center">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">So the 3rd Generation iPhone will be released to the unassuming public on Friday June 19th... much sooner than i expected, bee tee dub... as a goof friend of mine put it: "I think I'm gonna go 3Gs, hard not to"...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hard not to, indeed! For us, my friend and I, it is an easy decision... we both have the 1st generation iPhones (I personally skipped the 3G, or 2nd gen, becuase GPS and 3G wasn't a big enough carrot for me... plus I think that the original is far superior in the beauty department) and we are both far enough into our 2 year contracts that we can get the fully subsidized pricing. Add in some 3G, digital compass, GPS, video, 3 megapixel camera (previous generations were 2 megapixel), upgraded processor and double the RAM (first upgrade in these areas since 1st gen), not recessed headphone jack, and the aforementioned redesigned body, and you have yourself a "no brainer". These are ONLY the things that are purely physical (as in hardware, etc.) that I simply cannot get on my current iPhone. There's a multitude of additional soft feature enhancements, mostly biproducts of combining the new iPhone 3.0 OS and the new hardware, the long awaited copy & paste functionality, text msg forwarding, voice recording and control, universal search, better Microsoft Exchange support, attaching multiple pictures to one email... i could go on, but you get the point...</span></p><p align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>-------------------- <span style="color:#ff9900;">AT&T TANGENT OF HATRED</span></strong> <strong>--------------------</strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">No MMS until late summer? WTF AT&T? Every other phone company in the universe can send picture messages. Before June 17th (the day iPhone 3.0 OS) Apple was to blame for not incorporating MMS capabilities into their phone software, but now that they have listened to their customers... YOU are incapable of keeping up? WTF? Oh and since you asked... waiting to allow tethering?!?! How money hungry are you? And what exactly does "Unlimited Data" mean to you? Apparently it means whatever you want it to mean... if you didn't own my digital life (tv, phone, internet, mobile), I would drop you like a bad habit! Whew... that felt good!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;">As for the people that upgraded from 1st Gen to 2nd Gen or just waited and bought an iPhone 3G, well, they have a little less to look forward to... compass, video, camera upgrade, processor and RAM upgrades, and 3G speed bump... and of the course the software benefits (but those don't REALLY count for anyone that has an iPhone, because you get them for free. And they count even less for those with the 3G iPhone, since the only new features are compass and video that utilize the new software)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;">But for us that are known as "First Gen-ers" or the ones that are still waiting to join the cult... the time is now! Prepare yourselves for that sweet iPhone Upgrade Goodness...</span></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-51045947836971825172009-06-03T19:52:00.006-05:002009-06-12T15:30:39.187-05:00Oklahoma State Football for FREE!!!<span style="font-family:arial;">In keeping with my paltry once-a-month post schedule... I will explain the "Oklahoma State Football Tickets por gratiz Plan" I alluded to </span><a href="http://dwbyrd.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-year-update-subtitled-my-blogs-not.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">here</span></a>.<span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />So, to start, here's a refresher course on my "ranking of sports favorites" for those that don't know... the order goes a little something like this:<br /><br />1. Oklahoma State Basketball<br />2. Oklahoma State Football<br />3. Oklahoma State Golf<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">4. All Other Oklahoma State Sports<br />5. Big XII Basketball<br />6. Big XII Football<br />7. All College Sports<br />8. Professional Golf<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">9. Professional Basketball<br />10. Professional Football<br /><br />As you can see, Oklahoma State Football ranks pretty high up on my list... go figure! Now anyone with any sense would say "Hey, why doesn't your plan involve Oklahoma State Basketball? Isn't that your favorite sport?" and my reply would be "Yes, it is my favorite sport... and oh how I wish that all Basketball games were played on Saturday so that I could travel to Stillwater and watch my beloved Pokes toss the rock around... but that dream will have to wait. I can, however, live the dream of visiting my Alma Mater every Saturday in the fall for the 2nd choice on my list."<br /><br />So, on with the plan:<br /><br />I recently purchased 4 Oklahoma State Football tickets with a couple that my wife and I are friends with... we bought 4 in order to get the "Wild West End Zone Fun Pack" discount... which saves roughly $225 over the single ticket West End Zone price. That being said, I have now have 2 tickets to 8 home games that cost me a total of $575 (there was a $30 processing fee for those keeping track) These seats are in Section 101, Row 4, Seats 1 & 2... <a href="http://www.okstate.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/okst/genrel/auto_pdf/2008-bps-seating-chart">See Diagram Here</a> (bottom right hand corner, if you're looking at the Diagram)<br /><br />Currently the going price for a Georgia at Oklahoma State Football Ticket is roughly $300 for good seats, which we have... now i know that being that far down in the End Zone can be a negative, but being that freaking close to the field offsets any negative! Oh and by the way, Mike Holder (our mediocre Athletic Director) has made one game per season unavailable for purchase to "non-season ticket holders"... this season the Georgia game is THAT game! </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">To recap, if I can sell 2 tickets at $300/ticket for the first game, then I can recoup the ENTIRE cost of my season and enjoy the other 7 games por gratiz!!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Ahhh, thank you very muuuuuuch!</span>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-6638719805543412272009-05-07T22:29:00.003-05:002009-05-08T16:09:40.754-05:00Kentacohut Sagtasticness...<p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:arial;">Sooooo... I guess this needs some explanation. For the record, I am happily married and not gay in any way. I only mention this because it is obvious that I have taken a picture (very nonchalantly, I might add) of this young African-American gentleman's derriere, and posted in the blogosphere. And after looking at the picture, noticed that this particular gentleman seems to be in good shape... think what you will... this is just my observation. Anyway, on to the point of the post... </span></p><p class="mobile-photo" align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:arial;">I used to "sag", as they say, back in the day, again as they say. But when this fad-a-rific trend hit white-middle america (circa 1996), I never went much further than 505 Levi's that were 1 1/2 sizes too big, OR pants that fit sans belt. NEVER, I mean NEVER, was I able to acheive what I am coining as"Maximum Sag"... </span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:Arial;">"Maximum Sag" or "SagMax" (which is what people have started calling it) is extremely difficult to acheive and to actually see someone displaying their "Sagtasticness" in the wild... well, let me just tell you friends, its as rare as a quality Pauly Shore movie. I had to be very careful taking this gem, because once you achieve "SagMax" you are such a BAMF that you will inflict personal injury on anyone that tries to "Out Sag" you... Need Proof? Notice the person in the background? He is friends with "Saggy McSaggerson" and tried to have more sag. </span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Saggy broke the dude's arm! Nuff said... enjoy!</span></p><p class="mobile-photo" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZstK20N8n1aX86_ywNzmrTSQdsQJVR4dxhVeNJN82Js4xvxe6YMcL-Q0KyuRb4JQPuobRaK8SwOYPoRfdgS9sxm_5K8AKkIwwgvZudX2U8Y_UZNTBaqHE5H_h7Kkya6Kw4OyPvC8FLTA/s1600-h/photo-792719.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333553063252204482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZstK20N8n1aX86_ywNzmrTSQdsQJVR4dxhVeNJN82Js4xvxe6YMcL-Q0KyuRb4JQPuobRaK8SwOYPoRfdgS9sxm_5K8AKkIwwgvZudX2U8Y_UZNTBaqHE5H_h7Kkya6Kw4OyPvC8FLTA/s320/photo-792719.jpg" /></span></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:arial;">Also, if you weren't aware... Kentacohut is what the young whipper-snappers are calling those fast food joint's that are a trifecta of Yum! KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut all in one... Kentacohut! Ah, youth... so creative.</span></p>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-40598778588905477892009-04-20T08:21:00.000-05:002009-04-20T09:49:46.886-05:00Three SizesFun with sizes... (and after reviewing the post, fun with parenthesis as well)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0spPVN1j50eM6tPz9ghPf8Rtib2UgqF8hMnBVZS0JfzEqatNLIUl5bt-N8VuiYs3Iv-T0Vbdp7h9GxWwu9FGL8j7GOuc5-zhhyGFSet79iyl953obgHhTXMDQcQoISrlnyki8s9mQwk/s1600-h/IMG_0112.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319952777118297570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0spPVN1j50eM6tPz9ghPf8Rtib2UgqF8hMnBVZS0JfzEqatNLIUl5bt-N8VuiYs3Iv-T0Vbdp7h9GxWwu9FGL8j7GOuc5-zhhyGFSet79iyl953obgHhTXMDQcQoISrlnyki8s9mQwk/s200/IMG_0112.JPG" /></a><br />So after getting the first of the three brews (the larger one) I asked the waitress for a smaller beer (Miller Light in case anyone is wondering... but if you really know me then you weren't wondering... you already knew). She proceeded to bring the itty bitty one (actually a shot-glass of beer) as a joke, i hope... cause it was funny. We all had a good laugh (me, the empty "cannon of beer" and the shot-glass full of beer, yes, we all laughed heartily)... and she brought me the regular pint glass of ML. I then felt the need to take a picture and post it here...<br /><br />Moral: Little beers need lovin' too...<br /><div></div>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-90349977641216412962009-04-07T08:53:00.002-05:002009-04-07T09:03:10.211-05:00Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo: A People Watching Festival...<span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Alright, since my good pal Matt H. has been "blogging his arse off" lately... I feel the need to keep up with him. Apparently, he doesn't work or have a social life... Ok, now on with the blog...</span><br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">So last weekend (or was it two weekends ago?) was the last weekend of the Houston Live Stock Show & Rodeo. For those that don't know, each night there is a concert after the actual rodeo. This night it was Brooks & Dunn... not my favorite but only because I haven't heard much of their stuff since circa ninteen-diggity... but the fact that i know every lyric to every song they put out before said date means that I am still a Brooks & Dunn fan...<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">But the real beauty of this post, is the people watching extravaganza that is the HLSS&R!!! The iPhone is PERFECT for capturing people while acting like you are checking your email, browsing the internets, etc. So thank you iPhone for showing the diversity in America all in one place. Below are some photos and some comments: Enjoy... or Not...<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EVo7ihcgfqwz-J8m6JQYcqw-NAQxN9kpL4K698Lc6Rh_qO1paxUdGbTPFMJJSAWntWjIitoJl3rpMazZ4uWuDWS0AXURm10EPs1ykjWBXbAv5SbXZkxBePthPexqp2idru912LZkpSM/s1600-h/IMG_0077.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319890268041216418" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EVo7ihcgfqwz-J8m6JQYcqw-NAQxN9kpL4K698Lc6Rh_qO1paxUdGbTPFMJJSAWntWjIitoJl3rpMazZ4uWuDWS0AXURm10EPs1ykjWBXbAv5SbXZkxBePthPexqp2idru912LZkpSM/s200/IMG_0077.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hPVlN3RKjNOR_L9BRogi3l9cVM2X6IYdvps6qVSlz-NH81-0LQIu91qXytFC5wtqjCkSuwYl56zbKUkwV0fzGNCVy4kpGVyRgHuWkYMVARqifobT_tFFTbpuVgNsdhRffZdJ42HQYgI/s1600-h/IMG_0074.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319890270484184498" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hPVlN3RKjNOR_L9BRogi3l9cVM2X6IYdvps6qVSlz-NH81-0LQIu91qXytFC5wtqjCkSuwYl56zbKUkwV0fzGNCVy4kpGVyRgHuWkYMVARqifobT_tFFTbpuVgNsdhRffZdJ42HQYgI/s200/IMG_0074.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lz11oCmVDYv0UyEt-Mr4Y__rkLkGN9KdVSKDDEQMHQlRcaor1O-1MUopkaJRRKIDoa2w2CN_YoeTbdWP4f3b5qy4T9mxhw1W6Eq3rzNYeXaRHElk7dtA4Drx7awusC88inHlGam1yQA/s1600-h/IMG_0070.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319890266432745122" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lz11oCmVDYv0UyEt-Mr4Y__rkLkGN9KdVSKDDEQMHQlRcaor1O-1MUopkaJRRKIDoa2w2CN_YoeTbdWP4f3b5qy4T9mxhw1W6Eq3rzNYeXaRHElk7dtA4Drx7awusC88inHlGam1yQA/s200/IMG_0070.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">(left) Mullet! 'Nuff said...<br /><br /></span></p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:arial;">(middle) At no time during this experience did I think about my Jr year of HS's Homecoming Dance.... EXCEPT for the moment I took this picture. But remember, boys and girls, we are at the HLSS&R, NOT a Homecoming dance. Only thing missing is a giant Homecoming Mum... only you people who went to HS in TX, or know someone who did, will understand that one<br /><br />(right) just felt like taking this kids picture... </span><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRG-bJmsfXUa22W7p-DT3nFfdsCs6IYoFRpQOp-kU8pbOei5jyQ4p6a605gf4vWUtnuCrXzahTYxR69LS7fepjZ3kVoNJtbrbZUMD8umR_e7KOKBDHILKgj92CAK6a4NnFmESfXD3QHw/s1600-h/IMG_0063.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319890255483189746" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRG-bJmsfXUa22W7p-DT3nFfdsCs6IYoFRpQOp-kU8pbOei5jyQ4p6a605gf4vWUtnuCrXzahTYxR69LS7fepjZ3kVoNJtbrbZUMD8umR_e7KOKBDHILKgj92CAK6a4NnFmESfXD3QHw/s200/IMG_0063.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymMw_MG7N9sRU715XPD8N-PnhKtraFwbUqN2G827f895sY7wd4_criT-kl4dquv1bQ_XqqlJk7b9_PBN0g8y2FAyjgYI7gMfUBjAoC5IhrvZlqhfD0dajly6841o7uBNZ81uq7Az1Mqg/s1600-h/IMG_0045.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319889377106302994" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymMw_MG7N9sRU715XPD8N-PnhKtraFwbUqN2G827f895sY7wd4_criT-kl4dquv1bQ_XqqlJk7b9_PBN0g8y2FAyjgYI7gMfUBjAoC5IhrvZlqhfD0dajly6841o7uBNZ81uq7Az1Mqg/s200/IMG_0045.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_oCgtNWc2oLRo5WLwH0Qct5Uk38dgqSin50BWlKCPow9amMIr3pS2MIo2Vw6S6AQZGMObJgBFrC0B8XyZVlMmnCFrkTJNcCtKQ0QOGVqPE4hyphenhyphenVilAx1pbTvJGjIIiCK1hqb7FA8dzzM/s1600-h/IMG_0051.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319889373846337090" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_oCgtNWc2oLRo5WLwH0Qct5Uk38dgqSin50BWlKCPow9amMIr3pS2MIo2Vw6S6AQZGMObJgBFrC0B8XyZVlMmnCFrkTJNcCtKQ0QOGVqPE4hyphenhyphenVilAx1pbTvJGjIIiCK1hqb7FA8dzzM/s200/IMG_0051.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:arial;">(left) I dunno... struck me as funny....<br /><br />(middle)This woman had approx. 42 children, the reason you can only see 2, is that the other +-40 were running around screaming... I guess she only had the patients to teach these two manners. Nice figure for so many kiddos, don't ya think?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">(right)This one I took just becuase this guy decided to stare right into my phone as I was "checking my email", and it caught my attention... looks like it is "American Cowboy's" (see below) bland cousin...</span><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2F5P7v7PssY7N6d-7qPvMm5oV2Rd-F-mNhuIcSZPhN4425yGW0OuHcgkrgdlh4pf8HxgR1xDM9J8_TZTNvk3MlZ7Zef8qaJI8-yqUk98nicf9nujMWFBIzxo6PQj1DktrghZjGCadT8Y/s1600-h/IMG_0043.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319889372778617074" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2F5P7v7PssY7N6d-7qPvMm5oV2Rd-F-mNhuIcSZPhN4425yGW0OuHcgkrgdlh4pf8HxgR1xDM9J8_TZTNvk3MlZ7Zef8qaJI8-yqUk98nicf9nujMWFBIzxo6PQj1DktrghZjGCadT8Y/s200/IMG_0043.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPejWps0RhyvYSuUT0AQ49KCqpOSnKjluiHOyhiIrJ6a1NCJ1_2E9av0srSGyWulhiatj9U7bsqT-orJCWcCxAhra1F39FitjlFsEUUtkcwHBDbU7axwrESHD50HjAKs-iVAtpgT6-tz8/s1600-h/IMG_0037.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319889353900241394" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPejWps0RhyvYSuUT0AQ49KCqpOSnKjluiHOyhiIrJ6a1NCJ1_2E9av0srSGyWulhiatj9U7bsqT-orJCWcCxAhra1F39FitjlFsEUUtkcwHBDbU7axwrESHD50HjAKs-iVAtpgT6-tz8/s200/IMG_0037.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPak8Aye-hYgMTz39fB9xpms-wzVjjsK4TNWxkA66IzL91bgNY0p2ILgyd05c74rvTwMI8_6gTTYnumClJ3wm3f4lbQ6zIp5WrnywiN23EuJ2vZ7_gU79FeZJ_Go6nOG-AQqNJUzJpuCA/s1600-h/IMG_0040.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319889363060684914" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPak8Aye-hYgMTz39fB9xpms-wzVjjsK4TNWxkA66IzL91bgNY0p2ILgyd05c74rvTwMI8_6gTTYnumClJ3wm3f4lbQ6zIp5WrnywiN23EuJ2vZ7_gU79FeZJ_Go6nOG-AQqNJUzJpuCA/s200/IMG_0040.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:arial;">(left) lady trying to untangle her gaggle of "glow-in-the-dark" necklaces... funny eh? no? okay.<br /><br />(middle) the sites of the "carnival-like" rodeo...<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">(right) This one is absolutely my favorite! Mr. American Cowboy himself...When I took this, it was early in the "photo session" and I hadn't gotten the courage up to get closer... either way, this is FANTASTIC!</span><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6FCJywjMaR8koCbVUnrKZ3L37l2blgbIg6FjlDvH04yPguj62vuVgVnyAv85Dl-SK_AlsiIOl_8WqzJXVRngtZIRkkmK5nvuxge2GhpY2klYWmb6HUqKg01F7aTMVORKCcEpwllm8eQ/s1600-h/IMG_0082.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319890273557313362" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6FCJywjMaR8koCbVUnrKZ3L37l2blgbIg6FjlDvH04yPguj62vuVgVnyAv85Dl-SK_AlsiIOl_8WqzJXVRngtZIRkkmK5nvuxge2GhpY2klYWmb6HUqKg01F7aTMVORKCcEpwllm8eQ/s200/IMG_0082.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />And last, but certainly not least, my beautiful wife (right) and my pals beautiful wife (left)... aren't we lucky...</span><br /></span><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">Ciao!</span></p>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-35587489267555529302009-03-04T21:42:00.001-06:002009-03-04T15:49:37.574-06:00The iPhone Survey: Random Glory... or Not<span style="font-family:arial;">I stole an idea from a good friend, distant only in recent communication and location, Matt. I'm no fan of survey's via MySpace, Facebook, and the like, but this one just seemed too randomly cool to pass up... </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The main difference is that Matt followed the rules and used his entire iTunes library... I, on the other hand, used my entire iPhone library. It's about 6.5 gigs worth of music, so the results should be just as random and hopefully as humorous. So here goes:<br /><br /><strong>RULES:<br /></strong>1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.<br />2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.<br />3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.<br />4. Tag whoever you want including me<br />5. Have Fun!<br /><br />IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY? </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Something You Don't See Everyday... - Jason Boland (weird... answer)<br /><br />HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF? </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Inside the Fire - Disturbed (I think the band name is more fitting than the song title...)<br /><br />WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL? </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Jaded - Next To Nothing (interesting... but glad my boys showed up on the list)<br /><br />HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">In Pieces - Linkin Park (oddly, true)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?<br />On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men (hmmmm... apparently I've already achieved all that I will ever acheive... marriage)<br /><br />WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?<br />Rodeo - Garth Brooks (i guess you can read into that one... i guess?)<br /><br />WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?<br />House of Wolves - My Chemical Romance (nope... but i'm not sure there is a song titled "Your Awesome", so this'll do)<br /><br />WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?<br />Wrapped Around - Brad Paisley (this isn't turning out as well as i planned)<br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?<br />It's All Over Town - Wade Bowen (strike two...)<br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR FIRST KISS?<br />The Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson (ok, ok, there's one...)<br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND(s)?<br />Only Human - Jason Mraz (true, so true)<br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?<br />Radar - Britney Spears (I apologize, my wife bought her new album... and it has now affected my entire life story...ugh!)<br /><br />WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?<br />Laredo - Chris Cagle (sorry guys)<br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?<br />Faded Life - Jeff Hobbs (wow... i hope my wife doesn't see this... yikes)<br /><br />WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?<br />Lucky - Jason Mraz feat. Colby Caillat (it would have been creepy if it had actually been the right song)<br /><br />WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?<br />Sideways - Dierks Bentley (how literal! ha)<br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?<br />Out from Under - Britney Spears (again, sorry... plus this is getting a bit dirty)<br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?<br />Get Stoned - Hinder (hmmmm, so my greatest fear is actually being paranoid and smelling badly?)<br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?<br />Against the Grain - Garth Brooks (i'll take it... not that its a big secret... or true)<br /><br />WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?<br />The Dynamo of Volition - Jason Mraz (HOW DID IT KNOW!?!?)<br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?<br />Oklahoma Girl - Eli Young Band (ok... maybe the ones from Oklahoma... that are girls)<br /><br />WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?<br />Figure It Out - Plain White T's (good way to end it)<br /><br /></span>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090748604056755968.post-1534532262643091952009-03-04T15:09:00.004-06:002009-03-04T15:49:51.538-06:00Once in a lifetime<span style="font-family:arial;">So, I have a desk calendar... some are funny, some are not... and some that are funny are really just "groaners". This one, well, it started off funny, then just kept getting funnier... then we played the song here at the office. It was great! Anway, I thought I should share...</span> <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUDJBfQIA96G6vmyapE-ZabCPCIgEbmCzamAqGVStSeeT7KD5SjyVHl9I_qjYUdoHNpzpmYquFZ_lcJyY1R_mKhaG6eaIH6zgnwOM2dDtBzjII9db0EE627yfeL0znyzNremQjkjoBgA/s1600-h/photo-760441.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309442697820629730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUDJBfQIA96G6vmyapE-ZabCPCIgEbmCzamAqGVStSeeT7KD5SjyVHl9I_qjYUdoHNpzpmYquFZ_lcJyY1R_mKhaG6eaIH6zgnwOM2dDtBzjII9db0EE627yfeL0znyzNremQjkjoBgA/s320/photo-760441.jpg" /></span></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:arial;">In case you can't read the caption:</span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:arial;">"Eventually, his releif at being saved would give way to crusshing disappointment over not having taken his one opportunity to say "DOMO ARIGATO, MR. ROBOTO."</span></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:arial;">Pretty Funny stuff...</span></p>Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499565675832918259noreply@blogger.com0