We Is Friends

Soccer, Soccer and more Soccer....

Tonight I'm heading down towards Philly to play a game with Dawn's coed team. It's the first time we every played on a team together. Should be fun. ;)

The game is at 7, then I have game in Lancaster at 10. It's going to be a busy night...

Tonight will complete full week of playing everyday! Ok, last Friday I didn't play soccer, but I did run 3 miles. That counts right? You'd think I'd be in good shape.... :(

How To Get Past Australian Terrorism Security -- Dress Like An American!

Aaaw the Aussies... Check out what they think Americans dress like.

Only 11 more days till Mexico!!

"When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance."
- Anatole Broyard

Outdoor Soccer

I thought I wasn't going to be playing Saturday outdoor soccer this spring, because I couldn't get a hold of the guy that organized it in the fall. Finally someone called me last Tuesday. It turns out the guy is back in Morocco for a while.
We had our first game yesterday. We one 2-1! In the first half the ref award a penalty shot from a deflection of my hand as it was at my side. There was no way it should have been a PK. But, in the second half it was 2-1 already and I was chasing down a long ball towards the goal when a guy from the other team hit me with his should from behind because I got in between him and the ball. I then clearly handled the ball. It should have at least been called as a hand ball, and maybe another PK. But the ref didn't see it. :) So, it was a payback for the one in the first half. The other player was really mad, but what are you going to do? I certainly wasn't going to tell the ref it was a handball!

Next week we play Ephrata! I would love to win that game...

Yesterday (Ode To Backups)

Yesterday,
All those backups seemed a waste of pay.
Now my database has gone away.
Oh I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly,
There's not half the files there used to be,
And there's a milestone
hanging over me
The system crashed so suddenly.

I pushed something wrong
What it was I could not say.

Now all my data's gone
and I long for yesterday-ay-ay-ay.

Yesterday,
The need for back-ups seemed so far away.
I knew my data was all here to stay,
Now I believe in yesterday.

Mark Twain Quote

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them."

-Mark Twain.

Coldplay -- Scientist

I love this video. The whole backwards thing is cool.

Sixers vs. Cavs

Tonight I'm going to my first pro basketball game. I'm pretty excited! A friend of mine from soccer in Reading had an extra ticket. It's the last home game of the season. I don't know where the seats are, but if you are watching the game tonight (7pm: CSN, NBALP)look for me. ;)

Will Ferrell -- Landlord

Hate your landlord? Can't be worse than this...

Will Ferrell -- Landlord

Congratulations!!!

Just wanted to say congrats to Chris for getting engaged this weekend!!!

What Kind of Soul Are You?

You Are a Warrior Soul

You're a strong person and sometimes seen as intimidating. You don't give up. You're committed and brave. Truly adventuresome, you are not afraid of going to battle. Extremely protective of loved ones, you root for the underdog. You are picky about details and rigorous in your methods. You also value honesty and fairness a great deal. You can be outspoken, intimidating, headstrong, and demanding. You're a hardliner who demands the best from themselves and others. Souls you are most compatible with: Old Soul and Peacemaker Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Forget the Beer Meister... Try the Beer PC!!

Finally a PC that does what you want it to...


Who said IT people don't know how to have fun???

Prison Vs. Work

PRISON	@ WORK
You spend the majority of your time in a 10X10 cell	You spend the majority of your time in an 8X8 cubicle
You get three meals a day fully paid for	You get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it
You get time off for good behavior	You get more work for good behavior
The guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you	You must often carry a security card and open all the doors for yourself
You can watch TV and play games	You could get fired for watching TV and playing games
You get your own toilet	You have to share the toilet with some people who pee on the seat
They allow your family and friends to visit	You aren't even supposed to speak to your family
All expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required	You get to pay all your expenses to go to work, and they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners, and welfare
You spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out	You spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars
You must deal with sadistic wardens	They are called managers
THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE!

Now get back to work. You're not getting paid to surf.

The Games We Play..

As a lot of people know I work part-time for Google as a rater. Because of the job I come acrooss a lot of strange things. This morning I've been working on a project on the topic, quotes about relationships (remarkably appropriate) Some of the quotes I found were pretty good. So, I thought I would share...

"Women flirt to keep their stock high, men to get somewhere."
— Mignon McLaughlin

"I will always have this penchant for what I call kamikaze women... they're self-destructive. But they crash into you, and you die along with them."
— Woody Allen

"The trouble with life is, by the time you can read a girl like a book, your library card has expired."
— Milton Berle

"A man on a date wonders if he'll get lucky. The woman knows."
— Monica Piper

"Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain."
— Mae West

"I'm dating a woman now who, evidently, is unaware of it."
— Garry Shandling

"Why does a man take it for granted that a girl who flirts with him wants him to kiss her when, nine times out of ten, she only wants him to want to kiss her?"
— Helen Rowland

"That's why guys get married, so they can stop wooing. It's exhausting to woo. You know, you woo, you woo, and you woo, you gotta go Whoa!"
— Paul Reiser

"Hey baby, I noticed you noticing me and I just wanted to put you on notice that I noticed you, too."
— Will Smith

Risk Management

Risk Management? No, never heard of it. Can you pass me that wrench.

The Apple iRack

The Apple iRack

A Yvon Chouinard Quote

Found a great quote in Fortune Magazine from Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia.

"And hopefully America will get a government that we need rather than one we deserve, that will put pressure on business to clean up its act."


The quote comes from an article that was part of a theme called "Going Green" in Fortune's April, 2 issue: Eminence Green

"There are better ways to make a career."

A German job site (jobsintown.de) recently put up this advertisement over a commuter tunnel in Hamburg with the slogan "There better ways to make career". Turning the tunnel into a giant executive... well, you know what...

Being Daniel Fisher...

So Dan, in rare form Saturday night. ;)

Happy Easter!!

Baby Spoon Plane

We've all seen it when parent's pretending their spoon is a plane in order to get toddler to eat. Maybe you've even done it yourself. I'm sure everyone's parents did it at some point...

Well now there's the Baby Spoon Plane. It will fit on your kids favorite utensil and help make dinner time even more fun. Hey, who needs kids? Get one for yourself!

We Are the Champions!!

Last night we had our championship game at the Lanco. Field House. We won 2-1! It was a pretty tough game since the teams were pretty well matched.
Stupid me got a yellow card. First I tackled a guy (which was all ball) and then the guy fell on me. The said I never played the ball... I said to him, "you have to be kidding me." I don't think he liked that too much. Then right after that, from the free kick, the same guy had the ball right in front of the net. So, I slid in front of him to block the shot. I had not intention of slide tackling him, I was just trying to block the shot. I never even touched the guy! He gave me a yellow card. The ref also organizes a league in the summer where you're not allowed to slide tackle. He must have been confused. ;)
In the indoor league when someone gets a yellow they have to sit out for 2 minutes. We played with 4 guys and they were unable to score. That gave us great momentum. So, it turned out to be a positive thing. ;)
In the end we won. I've been playing there for over a year with this team. Some of the guys have been playing for something like 3 years. This is the first time we won the session. The session starts next week. Let's go Blue!

Can You Pass The Third Grade?

Hmmm... the big geography question.

Can You Pass The Third Grade?

What happened to Spring?!?!

Seriously, it's April.... Why is it snowing?!?!

Steh auf wenn Bayer seid!

Great come back today! 2-2 at Milan, puts Bayern in the drivers seat for the second leg of the quarter finals in the Champion League on April 11... With the aggregate goal rule, away goals count for more than home goals. So, a tie 0-0 or 1-1 in the second leg will put Bayern through to the next round.