The Worthless Blogger Returns

I'm running on blogging fumes. Despite what my friend KY might say, there are is only so much whining I can do before I run of blog-worthy material.

But one of my coworkers successfully stole my joy. He relayed info. about a documentary by Noam Chomsky. Back in my psych days, I knew Chomsky because he was a huge figure in theories of language development.

However, Chomsky gained his most fame as a political critic.

But where I really lost my joy (and why people are so astonished to see my lack of care with things like Auburn football these days) is when Chomsky threw out his opinions on sports.

You can read the snippets from the article but here's the gist. The powers-that-be don't want people to be involved in politics or things that really matter. The institution (that being the power base of this country) endorses spectator sports as a way of pacifying the masses. If you're hyper-involved in meaningless activities like sports then you don't have time to focus on things on engaging in worthwhile things.

Well, that opinion means that Gary Z also loses his title of "Most Pessimistic Jackass... EVER."

Pics of the Day, Hippy

I don't feel so bad about the gas guzzling Sequoia in comparison to the Prius. I might get poor mileage but at least school buses don't confuse me for a nickel in the street and pull out in front of me

I think bus drivers know they're gonna get driven through if they EVER pull out in front of the Sequoia

Amen, brother (and this sticker was on a mini-van)

Pics, Updates, Boycott the NFL?

So Auburn lost its first game of the season, which prolly game a week later than it should had. It's unfortunate for the Auburn haters that I really don't care. Folks can harass me and really it's no bother. I just have not gotten jazzed up about this football season, especially since we're prolly in for a 7-5 regular season.

Damnit Tubs


Got my plasma TV after 2 or 3 years of shopping. Our goal was to keep the TV cost at under $1500 for a 50". Two or 3 years ago that seemed like it was never gonna happen. Ahhh, but technology prices always fall, eh? So I quit agonizing, check out my latest Consumer Reports and just went with their recommendation. Couldn't be happier... well, now that I look at it, we prolly could have gotten a 58" or 60" TV been okay but that'll be another shopping expedition.

First experience at Toyota service department. This was the day I was dreading. I've been spending too much time on the internet reading about how horrible Toyota service is. I was pleasantly surprised to see how kick ass Performance Toyota was when I took my car in. Man, they were awesome. They fixed an issue with my transmission but then decided they'd just go ahead and absorb the $700 cost of replacing my drivetrain. Wow. A service department eating a warranty job and being proactive. What a great experience.

Y'all rock my world like I rock hers...


So football looks great on my new TV and y'all know how much I love football. However, I got finished reading an article in Men's Journal regarding the horrible treatment that former NFL players get during and especially after their careers are over. Many of these guys are basically disabled from playing football and the NFL Player's Association (headed by Gene Upshaw and his $6.7 million salary) could barely give a phuck about them.

But I guess it's a career choice. There are guys roofing houses for $20,000 / year who risk permanent disability on a daily basis. They would love to risk their bodies on a $68 million contract like Jamarcus Russell just got from the Oakland Raiders.

But cases like Kevin Everett still make me said. He suffered a neck injury last weekend and will spend the rest of his life paralyzed from the neck down, and he's only 25-years-old. Sucks.

Welcome to Tennessee Y'all...


Hold Up, They Say Cycling is a Joke?
Back on the NFL. Rodney Harrison admitted to using HGH and he gets a 4 game suspension? Does this sound like the biggest phucking joke ever? In cycling this guy would get a 2 year ban from WADA and prolly a 2 year ban from the ProTour thus ending his career. However, in cycling we'd never really know if he was truly guilty we'd just convict him with zero evidence and his career on the spot.

Much Love to You Guys, Have a Great Week

Our Pic of the Day

The family and I trekked to Auburn this weekend where got a most undeserving victory over Kansas State. Anna nearly peed herself because she got her picture with a REAL cheerleader.



It's football time on the Plains


Auburn's $2.9 million HD JumboTron is the first in the SEC


The rain started right before kickoff but Caroline found shelter


The cheerleaders came out to lead our section in cheers

Taking my Breath Away

So my computer won't boot worth a damn.

I try every trick I know before resolving that it's a hardware issue that I really don't have the time to deal with.

So I take my box to the repair shop. I've got 2 hard drives so all my files are backed up on the secondary (actually it's called the "slave" in computer terms but we're not allowed to say that any longer due to PC) so I'm good to go.

It only takes dood half a day to get things in order and I'm ready to roll.

Except I get my computer back home and he's formatted both hard drives. Ugh. I seriously fell to my knees and start hyperventilating. My friend Paul called right as I was throwing up into my mouth, I was so sick. ALL my pictures were gone. Four years of pics of Anna... wiped out. I was sweating like a virgin at a prison rodeo. I basically freaked my sh1t. Paul got me calmed me down enough to do some research on data recovery tools.

I did not realize that a formatted hard drive does not mean your files are gone. It merely means the address pointers to those files are gone so they don't show up when you try to view them. Now, if you perform a low-level format or format a hard drive then start saving files on it, you're a goner.

However, I found some software, Stellar Phoenix, that allowed me to recover EVERYTHING.

Keep a bookmark to this page 'cause you might need that link one day; though I hope not.