Valentine's Day Keepsake Box

I made a gift/memory box for my wife for Valentine's Day. the box is made from Oak. I finished it with clear Lacquer. I realize the inscription on the lid is not uniform. It was done freehand with a router. I actually like the non-uniform look because to me it adds some authenticity to the box. Not like it was done with a CNC machine. However, I am not opposed to using a CNC machine for adding details to a box.

Miss Utah: Pageant question was ‘confusing’ - Video on TODAY.com

Miss Utah: Pageant question was ‘confusing’ - Video on TODAY.com:

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• So let me get this straight. You CRUMBLE under pressure like "bad dried out cake" and become an instant celebrity and get invited on the Today Show. Does anyone else have a problem with this. And what about the winner who was invited on the Today Show, just completely stole her thunder.
  
  Now don't get me wrong, I believe in second chances but I do not agree that this was the opportune time for it.  Let's be real, this is all a part of the game of pageantry, you have to be able to perform under pressure, even at 21.  Let the the winner enjoy her moment of fame, after all, she is the winner.  

Attendants' fight sends United flight back to N.C. - USATODAY.com

Attendants' fight sends United flight back to N.C. - USATODAY.com:

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Now the world has truly lost its mind.  Two flight attendants on a crowded a$& plane get into an altercation that turns the flight around.  Everyday, I am trying to convince middle school aged students that fighting doesn't solve anything and when I go on the internet and see headlines like this, I am amazed at the stupidity of adults.

Would someone tap them please.  United should strap both of the flight attendants to the landing gear of the airplane and raise the gear, lower the gear, raise the gear, and lower the gear.  I bet they would get he message then.

I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF

If any of you are like me then you know how frustrating cell phones can be.  If it were up to me, I would throw my cell phone in the Passaic River.  They are so annoying and everyone around you seem to think that you want to hear their conversation.  I was coming out of Target the other day, frequent hangout of mine, and this lady was walking behind me and she was just blabbing up a storm.  I wanted to repeat the words of DJ Dave: "Could you please put your phone down".

Check out the video if people on their cell phones annoy you.

TOO LAZY TO PUT YOUR SHOPPING CART AWAY

Now this should not be a surprise to anyone, however it is annoying as hell to me.  I am sure you have seen this at one time or another and you probably have been guilty of this too.  I have a few pet peeves and one that annoys me (there's that word again) more than anything is the inability of human beings to walk 5 feet and put your stinking shopping cart in the cart return and not in the middle of the parking space.  Excuse my language but this annoys the hell  out of me (did I mention it annoys me).  I can't tell you how many times I have pulled into a parking space and had to have the skill of an astronaut to park my car because there was some lazy ass person who was too tired to go on the other side of their car and put the cart away.  

You know, I don't drive a Mercedes or BMW or Bentley but my car is precious to me.  I work hard for my dollars and the last thing I want to do is drive around with dings in my car because someone was too lazy to put their cart away.  The worst is when people park right beside the cart return and still leave it in the middle of the parking space.  I know the day is coming when I will lose my cool and just scream at someone to "Put your damn cart away!!".  

This picture is classic.  The cart on the right is the cart return and as you see, the cart on the left was graciously left by some Lazy smuck.

Medley's Web 2.0 Mix

Medley's Web 2.0 Webmix

This is a collection of web 2.0 resources that I wanted to share.  I continually update this mix so check back often.

It's Christmas Time: Christmas Songs

I was driving home the other day and I started thinking about Christmas songs.  I am not sure how many of you ever realized that there are maybe a handful of Christmas songs that exist.  The regular classics:  Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, Jingle Bells, etc.  When you stop and think about it, these songs get played over and over and over and over each and every year at Christmas.  What really caught my attention was the fact that I never get tired of hearing these songs or singing them.  I listen to Pandora all the time and I have been listening to Christmas songs lately.  I heard a rendition of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer by Baby Face.  I said to my colleague, Baby Face.  It never dawned on my how many artists have their own rendition of Christmas songs.  I am so ingrained in The Jackson 5 Christmas album, I never took the time to look at album covers of other artists until now when listening to Pandora.  I was really taken aback.


Merry Christmas eveyrone