Kel's Zone

Patching the net that covers the Koi pond, it was severely...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:50:08 -0500

Patching the net that covers the Koi pond, it was severely damaged in the February ice storm. Way past due, all the leaves going into the pond are a pita.

I.O.U.S.A.: Byte-Sized - The 30 Minute Version (via...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:23:11 -0500

I.O.U.S.A.: Byte-Sized - The 30 Minute Version (via IOUSAtheMovie)

"An increasing number of experts feel the North Pole will be ice free in summer by 2030 at the..."

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:24:49 -0500

“An increasing number of experts feel the North Pole will be ice free in summer by 2030 at the latest, for the first time in a million years.”

- Expert: ‘Almost out’ of old Arctic sea ice

In the land of GO BIG BLUE

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:14:45 -0400

In the land of GO BIG BLUE

wolfmank: Hey Jude Flow Chart…. ...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:08:26 -0400

wolfmank:

Hey Jude Flow Chart…. awesome.

loveallthis:

Inspired by jeannr, I flowcharted the Beatles classic, ‘Hey Jude.’

Are you a Meme slut?

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:40:00 -0400

If you are then this site is for you: http://TheDailyMeme.com/

What’s a meme? It’s something, an idea, a topic, a piece of content (story, video, advertising jingle, etc) that is voluntarily spread from person to person and typically evolves. The evolution can be short lived or profound. Could extrapolate into a pop culture icon or a societal tipping point.

It is pronounced - meam like dream.

The media is all over memes like white on rice. It give them fodder for their daily shows and being on top of the next big meme is a producers favorite dream. hehe I just rhymed that up.

It isn’t just the media that loves them, I bet over the last month I’ve heard at least 6 different people say they wish they could come up with the next multimillion viewer viral video.

I’m not a meme slut but I do find the concept and application fascinating. I think the amount of sociological data that can be acquired from these things is significant. One of my favorite memes is Zeitgeist. And one of my favorite, complimentary to memes, websites is Tippingpoint Labs who just this summer launched a podcast you can get on iTunes.

I may not be a meme slut but I was one of those people who, over the last month, wished I could post a viral video. Maybe that’s because I’m unemployed and I’m hoping it could somehow blossom into a job I love (see TrackStories.org) or maybe it’s just because they’re kinda cool…

So what’s one of the newest, funnest memes? You tell me.. but here’s one for you America -
This is Why You’re Fat.
(And is the content on this site disgusting or does it give you recipe ideas? hahahaha)

Grrrrrrrrr

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:58:20 -0400

Grrrrrrrrr

"The California Fair Political Practices Commission has formed a committee to examine how campaigns..."

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:23:03 -0400

“The California Fair Political Practices Commission has formed a committee to examine how campaigns intersect with social media and to determine whether additional regulations are necessary.”

- Because Twitter “favors” Dems in Calif. gov race

xkcd - NACHOS

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:01:31 -0400

xkcd - NACHOS:

This made me laugh… metagaming tactics.

Gardening Therapy

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:39:04 -0400

~ There are only so many hours per day that you can search for work. After 3 or 4 hours of searching and applying for jobs, I start to get really depressed. But I may have found a good way to balance that. Today, instead of starting my day sitting at the computer to look for work, I’m gardening instead. There are countless flower beds on this property which haven’t been properly tended in a couple of years now. I’ve been haphazardly working on them but I think I am going to make working on them part of my daily routine for as long as the weather allows. My Mom would probably be very surprised at this behavior, I never really liked yard work. Maybe I need to give credit to my dear friend Cindy. This time last year she drove down to visit me and we worked on my yard and something shifted in my attitude. Even before that I started thinking about gardening as more a Zen thing than a chore and over the past couple of years I’ve observed Cindy get such personal satisfaction from her gardens. It helps to keep your mind in the moment (which is always good for depression, stress, and worrying), the exercise is good, everyone needs a little bit of sunshine / vitamin D per day, the cats and dog keep me company, and when I’m finally ready to call it quits I have lovely, visible results from my hard work. After a shower and some lunch I was ready to go back to the job search tasks. So thanks Cindy - wish you were here ;-)

The ferocious doberman helping me with my gardening chores.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:08:33 -0400

The ferocious doberman helping me with my gardening chores.

Beautiful day for hiking in southern Illinois.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:39:40 -0400

Beautiful day for hiking in southern Illinois.

Matt and “The Monster”- Rock Art Brewery vs. Monster...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:36:14 -0400

Matt and “The Monster”- Rock Art Brewery vs. Monster Energy Drink (via GRPVT)

Can he really make a difference?

I bought this for the ferocious Doberman… Is this suppose...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:11:00 -0400

I bought this for the ferocious Doberman… Is this suppose to be “extra”? If yes, could it be like me when i intentionally write awsum instead of awesome? Exter…
what do you think?

"Calipari’s first words to the sellout crowd: “All I can say, you all are awesome."

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:53:13 -0400

“Calipari’s first words to the sellout crowd: “All I can say, you all are awesome.””

- Sports News

Welcome to the University of Kentucky. They don’t get called the Wildcats for nothing! Calipari got his first taste of a sold out Rupp Arena and the rafters were shaking with the cheers, “Go Big Blue”. Wildcatters are demanding, incredibly loyal, usually wickedly unforgiving, and we’re basketball worshippers.

Is Calipari’s debut recruiting haul, a freshman class arguably the most touted since Michigan’s Fab Five? We’ll see.

"a $10 million prize Oracle is offering to any organization that finds Oracle’s database..."

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:57:00 -0400

“a $10 million prize Oracle is offering to any organization that finds Oracle’s database software doesn’t run at least twice as fast on Sun servers as it does on IBM’s fastest computers”

- Oracle’s Larry Ellison to IBM: “make our day”

Top 50 Best Jobs in America 2009

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:18:04 -0400

Top 50 Best Jobs in America 2009:

So CNNMoney says my job is ranked #5 for the “best job in america”. I’d be impressed if I could find a job doing that but I will say that I love doing the IT PM work. Oh and the last job position I held as an IT PM was as a sw PM which is ranked #16 altho what I did more specifically was a Product Dev TL (Product Mgr) which is ranked #16. How lucky am I? ha!

Wonder if there are any children of the corn here? Squirrels...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:44:56 -0400

Wonder if there are any children of the corn here? Squirrels sure love it. And the wind blowing through it sounds like rain.

Software Development Life Cycle [SDLC] (via Eimz4)

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:26:25 -0400

Software Development Life Cycle [SDLC] (via Eimz4)

Moonshine Still

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:05:14 -0400

Moonshine Still