20 August
2008

Caved In

My losing battle against social networking technologies

I use Facebook. Feels good to be able to admit that.

Posted by steve at 10:40
28 July
2008

Birthday

I have a 2 year old now

In honor of my daughter's 2nd birthday, I decided to make a list of things I have learned from watching her.

Posted by steve at 08:51
14 July
2008

Glory Hallelujah!

Packer is dead, long live.....Kellogg?

For this extraction, I imagine we will need a young priest and an old priest.

Posted by steve at 08:07
27 June
2008

100 Pushups by August

Sometimes you gotta set some goals
[Misc] 

I should be able to do 100 pushups by August 2008

Posted by steve at 08:57
18 June
2008

Sleep, How I Missed You

8:30pm

I'm definitely "caught up" on the sleep now.

Posted by steve at 08:25
19 May
2008

Thanks for Clearing Things Up for Me, Target

Are you sure that's right?

I'm no wiring expert, but did Target confuse the Coaxial and Composite examples?

Posted by steve at 13:33
13 May
2008

Where to Drink

More specific than "anywhere"
[Cool] 

I present to you a list of cool places that I would like to drink a beer at, or think that are cool
simply because I have already consumed a beer there.

Posted by steve at 16:05
05 May
2008

Cruise-ing

Politicians wish they had this type of image repair

My hat's off to him if he can pull off getting America to like him again.

Posted by steve at 08:56
11 April
2008

Neighborhood Kids Being Coddled

Kids Today...

How are kids today going to ever toughen up when the parents are waiting on them hand and foot?

Posted by steve at 14:39
03 April
2008

New Place for Everything

Nothing is where I leave it

She has become the bat in Atari Adventure.

Posted by steve at 09:14
13 March
2008

Tar Heels by the Numbers

0-55

Can I come up with a list of best players at every number that played for UNC? (0-55)

Posted by steve at 14:02
10 March
2008

Simple Tasks Turn Complicated with Toddler

Just a haircut. Just a picture

This past weekend we decided that MG's wispy locks needed to fall by the way side so that she
could start her some real hair growin'.   Since we did not have any experience in childhood
haircutting procedures, we decided to go to a place that specialweofije...

Posted by steve at 10:59
22 February
2008

Its Official! Billy Packer Sucks

No kidding

If I were CBS and my top analyst got a 9% approval rating, I think I would change things up a bit.

Posted by steve at 15:12
04 February
2008

Not So Good Anymore, Are Ya?

18-1

What I like most is that during those inevitable "best team ever" lists that sports writers will have, they will have to drop the Patriots a few spots simply because they did not win the Super Bowl.

Posted by steve at 11:46
28 January
2008

Hotlanta

Fantastic weekend

We took our first trip with both kids this past weekend.   All four of us headed down to Atlanta to
visit with some friends.   While there, we attended the Georgia Aquarium which was
magnificent.   It had an incredible collection of animals, and not weofije...

Posted by steve at 16:03
21 January
2008

6 Reasons I Like College Football Over the NFL

Homogeneity is not for me

Even on the occasions when the NFL games were on my television, my interest was fleeting at best

Posted by steve at 14:40
17 January
2008

Rain, Not Sleet

Emergency mode should be reserved for....well....emergencies


What I have learned from this is that people are just looking for any reason to shirk their responsibilities.

Posted by steve at 12:08
19 December
2007

Writer's Strike Could Kill TV

Complete Opinion without all those annoying "facts"

The writer's strike could sabotage the television season since very few new shows will be produced.

Posted by steve at 09:03
07 December
2007

Introducing Carter Emanuelson

Meet my son

Steve and Abby Emanuelson are proud to announce the
birth of their son, Carter Blake Emanuelson.

Posted by steve at 20:05
30 November
2007

Evolution of a Viral Video

Tipping Point has been reached

His video got popular...extremely popular

Posted by steve at 10:42
27 November
2007

State of the Union: College Football

Thanks Woj

I love my college football, but there are plenty of things that need improvement.

Posted by steve at 11:26
15 November
2007

Change Is A'Comin'

Hope you like baby talk

Let's get this multi-child parenting thing underway!

Posted by steve at 11:19
01 November
2007

Get Off My Lawn

I'm old now

I have become the "old man" stereotype that I have been mocking all these years.

Posted by steve at 09:07
15 October
2007

I Once Was LOST

...but now I'm HEROES

Lost only hits me because it loves me

Posted by steve at 09:21
08 October
2007

College Football Semi-Utopia

The good teams won, the evil teams lost

The handful of teams that I have bonded with all won, while the teams that hold some level of disdain towards all lost

Posted by steve at 20:43
26 September
2007

Game Hacking Sucks Out The Fun

Follow the Rules

I tell you people that if you want to continue to love the game you play, do NOT cheat.

Posted by steve at 11:09
20 September
2007

How I Find Ideas For My Blog

Answer: Volume

Here are some methods I use for generating some ideas for my next post.

Posted by steve at 10:56
12 September
2007

Cheaters

If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying

I bet they are photocopying an opponents' playbook as you read this.

Posted by steve at 08:44
03 September
2007

Look What My Daughter Can Do

One small step for man....

Posted by steve at 12:57
27 August
2007

I Have Been Simpsonized

D'oh
[Cool] 

www.simpsonizeme.com

Posted by steve at 08:29
22 August
2007

Intelligence Offload

Someone else is being smart, not me

I have no real reason to remember stuff

Posted by steve at 08:24
15 August
2007

Comic Book Best/Worst List

Yet another "list" post

When bloggers run out of ideas, they tend to post some sort of list, and I am no exception.

Posted by steve at 16:15
06 August
2007

My Birthday Again?

Anyone keeping count?

Be nice to me because you want to, not because a calendar told you so

Posted by steve at 14:22
25 July
2007

My Five Favorite Songs

a.k.a. Cliched Blog Filler

I highly recommend other bloggers to post their own Top Five Song list. What? No blog? Well, I
guess you can post your Top Five song list here.

Posted by steve at 08:41
16 July
2007

Gmail Eclipses Yahoo Mail

...on my personal list of favorite web based email

Goodbye Yahoo Mail.

Posted by steve at 12:25
10 July
2007

Round on the Ends, High in the Middle

A week of midwestern America....family style
[Misc] 

Both sides of my family are from Ohio and most of them are still there

Posted by steve at 09:01
26 June
2007

Sports Spectating Accomplishments

101 things all sports fans must experience before they die

I decided to see how I measured up. 9 out of 101 is NOT a good percentage.

Posted by steve at 16:07

Excellent Post...Lost

Man, it was lengthy

I go forward a broken man, lamenting what could have been.

Posted by steve at 15:31
18 June
2007

Site Down

You didn't miss much

Askingforthirds.org has been down for the last week, which means that lethargicmind.org was
down as well.   These things happen, so not a big deal.   Lucky for you, not much has happened
while I was gone that would be considered "blog worthy". I'll hweofije...

Posted by steve at 11:54
07 June
2007

Mobility

Days of turning my back on baby are over

Once she starts walking, I imagine that she'll want to walk throughout the house

Posted by steve at 12:16
01 June
2007

Skate Saga

Unexpected result

I guess you never know what you can get or are entitled to unless you ask.

Posted by steve at 10:28
29 May
2007

Spiderman 3 Review

Hoping Spiderman 4 will be "Batman Begins" and not "Batman and Robin"

The special effects were good, but not enough to cover up the lack of a decent plot and new paper
thin characters.

Posted by steve at 09:13
15 May
2007

The Next Big Thing in Television?

I don't know what it will be....do you?

Expect the status quo of hour long shows broken down into 40 minutes of "show" and 20 minutes of commercials during prime time.

Posted by steve at 13:26
04 May
2007

Wiki

Do it yourself

Hard to believe that something so easy to install is going to make me look like a hero

Posted by steve at 13:59
24 April
2007

Kill Your Television

TV Free Ain't So Bad

Stay tuned (pun only mildly intended)

Posted by steve at 15:43
19 April
2007

Louisiana Vacation

[Misc] 

Last weekend, Abby and I took Myra Grace down to Abby's hometown of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Posted by steve at 15:07
09 April
2007

Who's The Big Winner?

Fantasy Hockey champ

Hopefully Furiously Lethargic can use this victory to build a dynasty.

Posted by steve at 09:08
28 March
2007

Much Ado About Nothing

Sometimes I hate celebrities

I have a feeling that if someone making $46K/year wins $116 in a contest, then gives those
winnings to an orphanage, it would not even make the local paper

Posted by steve at 14:04
26 March
2007

Best Championship ending ever?

WOW

If you haven't seen the ending, I highly recommend doing so.

Posted by steve at 10:36
23 March
2007

Going to be a late night

9:57pm tip off?!?

Tonight the University of North Carolina Tar Heels are scheduled to play the USC Trojans.   To
my dismay, they intend on starting this game at around 10pm.   If last night's Ohio
State/Tennessee game is any indication, I could be watching basketball weofije...

Posted by steve at 13:20
15 March
2007

Sharing the Madness

Check out how bad my picks are

Now that March Madness is officially upon us, I thought I would do things a bit differently. I
figured that since I am a man of the people by providing this blog to all of you, I would share my
picks with you as well...

Posted by steve at 10:58
14 March
2007

Network Nazis

Making the world a tough place to live

I expect some backlash from this oppression.

Posted by steve at 13:09
02 March
2007

Digital Camera Gets Second Chance

The Internet is a useful tool....who knew?
[Cool] 

I don't know what the term means, but as a result I am getting my digital camera repaired for free

Posted by steve at 14:26
23 February
2007

Sensationalists

I didn't feel like linking anything today

The integrity of news sources will continue to be compromised while this situation exists.

Posted by steve at 10:28
12 February
2007

DRM No More?

What the heck is he talking about?

There is value in music. People are willing to pay for it. However, people do not respond well to
restriction.

Posted by steve at 09:25
02 February
2007

Work Schedule

9 to 5 is a better option
[Work] 

I hate computers.

Posted by steve at 14:07
30 January
2007

Read the Articles that I Read

Its like watching me surf the Internet

Once shared, those articles will show up on the COALM main page under the Links section for everyone to enjoy

Posted by steve at 13:46
19 January
2007

This Seems Familiar

I needed a grassroots effort

Yeah, two wrongs don't make a right, but this seemed fun to me.

Posted by steve at 15:25
16 January
2007

Rollover

All by herself

Not the most exciting thing for you readers, but monumental in the Eman household.

Posted by steve at 11:57
12 January
2007

Bad Day Ends on High Note

6 Goals in 3rd Period!

I guess I learned that even when things are going poorly, good things can be right around the corner

Posted by steve at 10:01
09 January
2007

Commute

Expansion is wonderful
[Work] 

At least the traffic moves now, as opposed to several bogged down congested stoppages along my way.

Posted by steve at 10:56
03 January
2007

Crash!

Dead Hard Drive

No matter how hard you work at getting a new item to act like the old one, it is never quite the same

Posted by steve at 16:52
19 December
2006

Perfect Present

SNL Digital Short does it again

The best sketch of the night was the SNL Digital Clip, which had me literally crying from
laughing so hard

Posted by steve at 16:12
13 December
2006

Jury Duty

A long, fruitless journey
[Misc] 

I did my civic duty this week by reporting for Jury Duty.

Posted by steve at 11:19
06 December
2006

Babbling

Not me...my young'un

Man, I love YouTube

Posted by steve at 19:47
30 November
2006

I Swear

Oaths, Important Books and Such

While a majority of Americans have beliefs in Judeo-Christian philosophies, the country still has freedom of religion

Posted by steve at 11:09
29 November
2006

Mental House Cleaning

There's not much in there
[Misc] 

Currently I'm in a bit of a rut with COALM, which has happened before. I usually bounce back from these minor setbacks. Be patient.

Posted by steve at 11:25
17 November
2006

Hockey Lows and Highs

Irony is so ironic

I continued the game with a teammate's stick, resulting in a game tying goal in the waning seconds of regulation!

Posted by steve at 08:22
07 November
2006

Personal Media Review

Linky!

I have added links to both my books and my movie lists in the Links section in the upper right

Posted by steve at 14:43
02 November
2006

iTunes 7

Yet another iTunes upgrade

I recommend upgrading your iTunes to 7, and get some artwork associated with all songs in your music library.

Posted by steve at 10:43
24 October
2006

Friends Get Hitched

And other outdoor activies
[Cool] 

We are lucky to have friends like Ed and Kristin, so seeing them get hitched was quite a treat.

Posted by steve at 11:03
10 October
2006

Day trip to Charlotte

I didn't have to drive

I decided to make a day trip instead of my typical weekend trips to southern piedmont North Carolina by taking the train

Posted by steve at 09:51
20 September
2006

SNL Loses Some Weight

3 members will not return

Now, if they could just get Amy Pohler off of the Weekend Update desk.

Posted by steve at 16:21
14 September
2006

Fantasy football season underway

What do you mean you DON'T have a team?!?

The difficulty of running your own fantasy football team is next to nothing, while the rewards of winning are high

Posted by steve at 08:56
05 September
2006

Gas Prices Fall

...but I don't trust it

We should all be pleased, right? Perhaps, but I think a deeper and more critical look is needed.

Posted by steve at 10:21
01 September
2006

USA Basketball Disappoints

Deja Vu, all over again

Throwing together these All-Star teams is not the answer.

Posted by steve at 09:02
22 August
2006

Wear Your Phone?

What an idiot

You wear that thing in public and you are NOT on a phone call, we will all point and laugh at you.

Posted by steve at 09:16
14 August
2006

Something in the air

Sniff Sniff

I can now predict where I will be on each Saturday through December.

Posted by steve at 10:46
08 August
2006

Adjustment

Being a daddy

Being a father is great. Much better than I could have imagined.

Posted by steve at 12:49
02 August
2006

Next Generation Getting Soft

...kids today

Another example of spoon feeding America's youth

Posted by steve at 08:04
25 July
2006

Who's Your Daddy?

Guess who

Steve and Abby Emanuelson are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Myra Grace
Emanuelson

Posted by steve at 17:43
18 July
2006

Watch Your Butt

Trash Adds Up

People are littering these things all the time!

Posted by steve at 08:36
12 July
2006

Morning Adjustment

Morning Radio losing its lustre
[Misc] 

I have developed an aversion to both programs

Posted by steve at 08:54
30 June
2006

Starting to Click

Baby Prep

Even a lunk head like me realizes that it will not be long now

Posted by steve at 10:29
21 June
2006

I.....Love A Parade

Canes Celebration

I spent Tuesday afternoon with 30,000 of my closest friends

Posted by steve at 13:10
20 June
2006

Carolina Hurricanes - Stanley Cup Champions

Holy Crap

Seems odd to see myself become so shocked and stunned by seeing my team become a champion.

Posted by steve at 09:43
15 June
2006

Oh, so close

I could almost taste it

Not too much else to say about the loss, other than I had a great time anyway.

Posted by steve at 14:37
06 June
2006

Best Game I've Ever Attended

Canes up 1-0 in Stanley Cup Finals

This was a historic game, and I was there!

Posted by steve at 10:08
02 June
2006

Pyrrhic Victory

Canes = 2006 NHL Eastern Conference Champion

The Canes are now set to face the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals!

Posted by steve at 09:03
30 May
2006

Anagrams

Cool Web App
[Cool] 

Some people I know have interesting anagrams for their names, so I listed them below.

Posted by steve at 11:26
23 May
2006

Sabres/Canes

Worst Fans Ever

You can play the heel role without getting arrested.

Posted by steve at 10:29
15 May
2006

Yard Sale

Odds and Ends
[Misc] 

No matter how useless your items are, there's probably someone out there that wants to buy
them.

Posted by steve at 11:06
09 May
2006

Retail Ire

Oh, how I hate them!

It will still take a major effort to get my money out of my pocket and into a Wal-Mart.

Posted by steve at 13:16
04 May
2006

Spring Cleaning

Tidy Side Bar

At least I looks nice to me....which is all that matters.

Posted by steve at 08:37
26 April
2006

Killer App

What is Steve up to?

Enter 30boxes.com

Posted by steve at 08:59
21 April
2006

It Pays To Advertise

Kids Today.....sheesh

The increasing popularity of MySpace has provided a breeding ground for unintelligent activity

Posted by steve at 13:31
17 April
2006

Geocaching

Have GPS, will travel

This weekend might have gotten me hooked enough to invest in my own GPS

Posted by steve at 15:37
08 April
2006

Vegas, Baby

Who's the big winner?
[Misc] 

I have been in Las Vegas for a week.

Posted by steve at 12:10
29 March
2006

Alt Country

How did I miss this in the 90's?

An extra twang and you got country. One more chord from an electric guitar, and you have punk

Posted by steve at 11:28
23 March
2006

Best College Basketball Team Ever?

ESPN attempts to answer above quesiton

I have selected my Final Four and eventual champion of the All-Time Greatest College
Basketball Tournament

Posted by steve at 11:38
21 March
2006

Month #4

I may be in the minority now

I asked myself, would I rather know now or at the birth, and I answered "now".

Posted by steve at 10:56
13 March
2006

Open Invitation to Billy Packer Fans

Ollie Ollie Oxen Free

Allow this weblog to be your canvas to paint Billy Packer in the positive light in which you have
seen him

Posted by steve at 13:54
08 March
2006

Cynic

No more fairytales

The benefit of the doubt seems to be a distant memory.

Posted by steve at 08:42
01 March
2006

Committed or Stubborn?

Its all relative

I assume someone else out there is using this exact same information to hail President Bush has
a great man on their blog

Posted by steve at 11:13
22 February
2006

Who's Your Daddy?

Worst kept secret

Watch for new posts regarding this phenomenon and everything that goes along with fatherhood

Posted by steve at 08:09
14 February
2006

Olympic Karma

Balance in the world through athletics

Yeah, its a stretch to call the US military bullying tactics a reason for Olympic mediocrity, but I was struggling to find something to write about today.

Posted by steve at 11:16
07 February
2006

What a Weekend

Lots of happenings
[Misc] 

Thursday began my long weekend with a trip down to Charlotte. Eric joined me in my travels to
visit my friend Chuck and to see one of my favorite bands, Son Volt at the Visualite. The SV show
was one of the best I had ever seen. While at the shweofije...

Posted by steve at 09:44
31 January
2006

Intelligence?

Based on knowledge or something else?

Application of your obtained knowledge means more than simply having the knowledge.

Posted by steve at 10:00
25 January
2006

Goonery

My first ejection