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It turns out your momma was right: it’s generally safe to eat food that has been on the floor for five seconds or less.

Well.. I guess I’ll be the one to broach the subject.

I am the person these guys wanted to get. I am a registered republican who is dissatisfied with much of what the current presidential administration has done.. and it is now possible for either candidate to get my vote.

Going into the Debate last night, here’s what I was thinking.. BUSH: Pros: I think he believes what he’s saying, that he’s a relatively honest guy, that he believes in his heart that he’s doing the right thing and that with him it is a lot more “what you see is what you get” Cons: I think he’s not as smart as Kerry, that he relies on his advisors(who suck) too much, and that even if he was the best president in the world, he is personally disliked by people who I want to be reallied with us (Gemany, France)

KERRY: Pros: He can help restore alliances, he seems smarter, he says he wants to be relatively conservative regarding the war, and he’s not afraid to say he wants to Kill the terrorists. Cons: I don’t know what to expect from him. He flip flops, he doesn’t seem genuine at all, he has alredy said things that could alienate Allies we have, and he has not given a really good, solid, laid out plan (the way both Bush and Gore did 4 years ago).

After the debate, I came away feeling much the same as when I went in. Bush got flustered, but seemed genuinely passionate about what he was saying, but he wasn’t quick on his feet and he wasn’t able to deftly command the situation.. and that makes me worry.

Kerry was too aggressive, seemed unfriendly, mentioned his combat experience way too much, and spent all his time attacking Bush when given the opportunity to lay out a plan.

So, I don’t know who I’m going to vote for.. right now.. personal poll.. Bush 55%, Kerry 45%. Today, I’d vote Bush.. but I’m very persuadeable.

When I was in Utah last month, I told everyone that Genna was having surgery this week. Well, she had her adnoids taken out on Tuesday and she was a trooper. She did everything the doctor said and came out of it as well as can be expected.

BUT…while recooperating, she got some sort of infection or virus. I rushed her to the hospital last night. We didn’t get home until almost midnight. They thought she had viral menigities. I haven’t had much sleep, so please excuse me if I can’t seem to spell anything today. Well the procedure that they had to do to find out that she didn’t have it was a spinal tap. They gave her four doses of morphine and she feel asleep in the middle of the procedure. If nobody has had one before, it is as bad as it sounds. I was with her the whole time.

She is home with grandaddy today. She still has a fever but she says she feels better. Keep your fingers crossed that my baby is on the mend.

It turns out your momma was right: it’s generally safe to eat food that has been on the floor for five seconds or less.

And for your dose of morning humor, here’s my favorite snopes story for the day:

The Kern County, California, Sheriff’s Department orders plain white patrol units and has the graphics applied locally. In this case: What they ordered . . . was not quite what they got.

This car was driven for 1 week before an officer noticed what the graphics company employee did on the passenger side of the car. The employee did this on his last day working for the graphics company before he retired.

Read more at snopes.com…

As many of you know, I am back working with QO Theatre. I have been doing alot of set design / lighting / and construction. This fall we are doing Peter Pan.

Here is my question…

We need a “voice” for tinkerbell. We have heard of another theater digitizing / sythisizing someones voice to create a voice for Tinkerbell.

Any ideas on how we can accomplish this?

-JB-

So I was prompted to upgrade my Windows Media Player to version 10. And the new thing isn’t working. Crashes everytime I boot. No problem, I think, uninstall, download the install.exe from microsoft.com, reinstall.

You can’t uninstall WMP. There’s no uninstall function. And then you can’t physically delete from Program Files. I’m sure this thing is spyware.

Anyway, can anybody recommend another XP-friendly free media player for download?

Thanks!

Hi gang,

Thought I would drop a line in and let everyone know what is new. First of all my Angelina is crawling foreward now, and to top that off, she is pulling herself up on furniture!!! Started doing both of these one day after the other.

Kinda excited to see what they are gonna do with Enterprise this friday, as they left it in weird place at the end of last season.

Have been contemplating if this years election is gonna be a repeat of 2000, and we end up with an honorable president select, instead of elect, or if anyone is even gonna bother voting.

Oh and I am still trying to find an invitation to gmail, if anyone has an extra they can spare :):) Anyway ttyl Curtis

Thought you’d be interested to note that Tim Clarke stopped in 🙂 Check out his comment at http://barnson.org/node/view/432#1448.

How much do you love Star Wars? Well, Matt could tell you about me, he was there! In the middle of a Hoth-sized snowstorm, I drove an hour to see the re-release in 1997, on the DAY OF MY WEDDING REHEARSAL! I could have missed it, but it was that important to me to see it on the big screen with good sound.

4 years later, frustrated with the lack of Star Wars in Dolby Digital sound, I purchased import VCDs from Japan, but I think they were bootlegs… and thus, I have not been able to enjoy my favorite movies of all time in the way I’ve wanted to.. until now.

This week, I picked up the Star Wars Trilogy on DVD, and have spent five days so far watching it. Here’s the gist..

DISC 1: Star Wars (A NEW HOPE) – Its almost exactly like the 1997 special edition, with 2 exceptions. First, Greedo doesn’t shoot first anymore.. its at the same time. Second, Digital Jabba looks a LOT better. Its still the same movie you remember. The commentary is the highlight here, with Lucas, Carrie Fisher, and others talking about the Behind the Scenes (and dropping hints about Ep. 3)

DISC 2: The Empire Strikes Back – Again, almost like the 1997 special edition, with a couple of exceptions. First, Boba Fett is now voiced by the actor from the new trilogy, which is jarring if you’re not used to it. Second, the Emperor is played by the same actor as Jedi and the new trilogy (originally, it was a different guy). Third, and best, Luke no longer screams when he lets himself fall – which was my biggest beef with the special edition, now corrected. The commentary here is awesome too, with all the others plus the Director, Irvin Kirshner. Yes, this is my fave movie of all time, and its fun to see it again.

DISC 3: Return of the Jedi – This is also like the 1997 release, with some exceptions. Unfortunately the dance number is still there. So are the ewoks. The biggest thing here is at the end of the movie. When the ewoks are celebrating, we cut to Naboo, where the Gungans (Jar jar’s people) yell “Weesa Free!!”. Also, when we see the Jedi ghosts, Anakin is now played by Hayden Christianson from the new trilogy. The commentary here is good too, but beware if you want to avoid all spoilers about Ep. 3.

DISC 4: Extra stuff: This is the cool stuff. A 2 hour documentary called Empire of Dreams is candid and detailed about how Star Wars came to be, and it is AWESOME! Also included are 2 other lesser shorts about the Lightsaber and the influence of Star Wars on other directors. For real fun, watch the old TV and Trailer commercials. And, beware here.. there is a Documentary about Episode 3 whose name is a spoiler, and it has images of lightsaber duels and costumes that will spoil stuff in Ep. 3 if you want to keep it all a secret. I watched it and it got me pumped, but some people may think it gives away too much.

The sound and picture on these discs are AMAZING, the best of any DVD release I’ve ever seen. The box is elegant silver, and is reasonably priced (you can find it for 38 bucks – for four discs and 3 movies, that ain’t bad!)

So, yeah, as a fan, Bug Big thumbs up (especially for the commentaries) and label me Psyched for Episode 3 next summer: Revenge of the Sith