30 April
2009

Moved to Twitter

You may have noticed that I do not update my web log anymore. I feel like this blog has run its
course. Although, this does not mean that you have lost your ability to keep track of
everything Steve. Enter Twitter. I know, I know. Thats the new serviweofije...

Posted by steve at 10:03
13 October
2008

Trip to Ohio for a Wedding

Interesting pictures taken with my camera phone
[Misc] 

I wanted to share some pictures I took with my phone

Posted by steve at 08:50
01 October
2008

Losing Confidence in the American Voter

What is it going to take to convince you people?

I am preparing myself for *gulp* President McCain. If you need me, I'll be in Canada

Posted by steve at 15:21
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

A quick scan of the roller hockey rule book indicates that leaving the bench is a no-no

Posted by steve at 11:25
16 January
2006

Questionable Calls

NFL officials draw some unwanted attention

Seems to me that the number of questionable calls increase during the playoffs, but disappear
during the Super Bowl.

Posted by steve at 09:23
12 January
2006

No Name Jersey

They start blank, right?

I had been defeated and emotionally spent.

Posted by steve at 14:33
05 January
2006

Hook 'Em Horns

ABC/ESPN sucks

You would think that objectivity would come in to play at least a little bit.

Posted by steve at 00:35
29 December
2005

You Got Lucky, Babe

...when I found you

I consider myself a lucky person

Posted by steve at 11:28
20 December
2005

No Cell Phones in Theaters

If you hate the idea so much, then don't go to the movies

Posted by steve at 14:02
14 December
2005

Twin

We all have one
[Cool] 

I have the theory that we all have a twin somewhere in the world. Even if the 'twin' does not look
exactly like you, they at least have similarities. Consider that with the face that size,
color and position of each facial feature and every combiweofije...

Posted by steve at 10:22
11 December
2005

Odd Policy

Beware of seeds
[Misc] 

I really don't have a response or any commentary about this, but I just found it so odd, that
should share it with you.

Posted by steve at 20:11
09 December
2005

Doubled My Money!

Quite a deal
[Cool] 

The way I see it, this is free money.

Posted by steve at 12:20
05 December
2005

Project: Rug Hang

Never ending project finally ends

This project has been deemed complete!

Posted by steve at 13:22
02 December
2005

GamePlan Review

Its Link-tastic

GamePlan comes highly recommend and gets the Eman Seal of Approval.

Posted by steve at 16:06
28 November
2005

Family Visits Drain Me

Most likely, its the 20 hours in a car
[Misc] 

I have no problems going through this again, although I will plan frequent naps next time.

Posted by steve at 19:24
22 November
2005

Self Imposed Obstacles

Help yourself succeed
[Misc] 

Allowing life to happen to you seems to cause more happiness than trying to control it

Posted by steve at 14:11
15 November
2005

Music Infusion

Tired of the same old music?

I hope you can find some new music, like I did.

Posted by steve at 10:57
11 November
2005

GWG

You will soon know this abbreviation

Your favorite Adult Bronze C Roller Hockey team, the Fury, won in spectacular fashion

Posted by steve at 10:31
03 November
2005

Duke Will Run The Table

Good luck living up to those expectations

Good luck being successful, because ANY set back will mar your season.

Posted by steve at 17:39
31 October
2005

I Am Sick Of This

Its a play on words

Although I will miss my sexy, throaty voice.

Posted by steve at 13:17
26 October
2005

All Request Wednesday

Let me know what you want to hear

I call on you, the devoted COALM reader to provide some input

Posted by steve at 14:00
18 October
2005

Super Market Nemesis

Their powers are unparalleled

I will continue my shopping at the local Harris Teeter despite my increasing number of
adversaries

Posted by steve at 10:39
10 October
2005

New Logo

I'm branding

Thanks go out to Eric Forehand for helping me with a new logo.

Posted by steve at 18:15
08 October
2005

Good Ol' Hockey Game

Its back, and so is my game

I would have never guessed that hockey would play such a large part of my life

Posted by steve at 11:23
02 October
2005

What I Did for Summer Vacation

An essay at a 4th grade level
[Misc] 

What did Steve do for his vacation?

Posted by steve at 17:48
25 September
2005

Last Second Field Goals

Until next week

The same scenario befell both of my favorites today

Posted by steve at 21:34
22 September
2005

Failed post

Worse than writer's block
[Misc] 

Thanks for ruining my beautiful blog post, Jenny

Posted by steve at 13:52
19 September
2005

Mammoth Server

This sucker was HUGE

Interested in purchasing a Sunfire 12k for yourself? Bidding starts at $3 million.

Posted by steve at 16:29
12 September
2005

Missing iPod Mini

New fangled Nano unavailable for comment

Every so often Steve Jobs and the folks at Apple like to present a new line of Apple products to
share with the public to make the world a better place. Typically, I can subscribe to whatever
innovations that ol' Steve-o has to offer. I have even...

Posted by steve at 16:25
07 September
2005

You Spin Me Right Round

...Like a Record, baby

For the love of everything that is decent, why is the Bush administration starting the ball
rolling in their blame assignment for their own failures in response of Hurricane Katrina?  
(Yeah, I know I said I would not comment on the political side of...

Posted by steve at 13:14
04 September
2005

Katrina Aftermath

Speechless

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, I have decided to completely reserve any commentary since I
have no first hand knowledge of the happenings in New Orleans and surrounding areas.   I have
heard news reports like you and the next guy, but I am startin...

Posted by steve at 22:08
29 August
2005

Firefly Provides Serenity

Why didn't I watch this when it was on TV?

This was not your typical "boldly go where no man has gone before" show

Posted by steve at 10:07
23 August
2005

I Be Dumb Again, Too

I may have proof
[Misc] 

My interaction with biorhythms only follow a perceived "stupid" day

Posted by steve at 14:36
19 August
2005

Keep In Touch

You Can't NOT Keep in Touch

What happens to these technology infested teenagers when they graduate?

Posted by steve at 09:39
15 August
2005

Picture Pages revisted

Unpaid promotion of Flickr

I added yet another feature to the already feature-rich web site you all know and love

Posted by steve at 08:43
11 August
2005

haX0rd!

(that is L33T speak for hacked)

A dirty little program was found on my work computer

Posted by steve at 08:56
07 August
2005

Moonwalking Birthday

Jealous?
[Cool] 

For my birthday this year, I had an inflatable bouncy castle set up in my backyard

Posted by steve at 16:47
04 August
2005

Bush scheduled for long vacation

Does this guy ever work?

Bush will break the ranch happy Reagan's vacation record this month

Posted by steve at 10:14
29 July
2005

New Feature: Media

All of my consumed media in one place

Think of it as a window into my soul. No....wait. That's not right

Posted by steve at 09:06
26 July
2005

New Feature: Last Movie Watched

still in its infancy

You may have noticed the movie image in the sidebar in the right-hand portion of COALM.   The
plan is to update that little section with images and VERY short commentary of the last movie
that I saw.   The process to keep that section is crude at bes...

Posted by steve at 17:15
22 July
2005

Hockey Rules

...and so do double meanings

These new NHL rules get the Eman Seal of Approval

Posted by steve at 17:46
18 July
2005

Letter to Hollywood

You should look no further than your own inferior product

Posted by steve at 14:19
15 July
2005

Me Talk Good

English is everyone's worst subject

I probably have several grammatical errors in this entry anyway

Posted by steve at 11:42
12 July
2005

Tuesdays with Steve

I don't know any Morries
[Misc] 

I highly recommend claiming some day of the week as your recharging day

Posted by steve at 17:03
05 July
2005

Returning to the Written Word

One book down for the summer

In comparison to the slogging pace of my last book, I felt like I was fanning myself with my
perpetual page turning

Posted by steve at 10:33
28 June
2005

Skankified

Who Dresses You?

Teeny boppers are pushing the envelope on what is socially acceptable attire

Posted by steve at 10:47
21 June
2005

Copy Protected Audio CDs

Let me listen to music the way I want

This is the equivilent of preventing you from transcribing recipies from the latest cookbook
you just bought to easy to use index cards.

Posted by steve at 14:50
17 June
2005

U.S. Open

Right here in the Cackalack

I thought I could itemize a few of my observations from the day.

Posted by steve at 09:26
13 June
2005

Internet Red Light District

Who would sign up for this?

This was one of the most ill-conceived ideas I have heard of in a long time.

Posted by steve at 15:21
06 June
2005

Movie Twists

Didn't see that one coming....

I have ultimately decided to put a twist on the best movie endings list and provide my personal
list of Best Movie Twists

Posted by steve at 15:41
02 June
2005

I'll Do It Tomorrow

Words to live and work by.

I work best in "last minute desperation" environments.

Posted by steve at 14:46
29 May
2005

Star Wars Concluded

What now?

The coolest villian in the universe sheds his whiny adolecent and brooding teenager
predecessors and dons the black helmet like he should

Posted by steve at 22:39
24 May
2005

I Got A Brand New Pair of Roller Skates

Where are they now?

Someone should really tell them to go the short way around the globe and head east

Posted by steve at 09:57
18 May
2005

I want to hear from you

Its like a survey

I added a link to the survey in the Links section for future use

Posted by steve at 15:54
16 May
2005

Jewelry Reduction

[Misc] 

Looking back, I don't consider finishing high school as all that prestigious, considering
that even the knuckleheads from my school graduated

Posted by steve at 10:04

Outgoing Links Feature

Its either a bell or a whistle

You can now see what path my readers take when they decide to abscond from this virtual prison

Posted by steve at 09:34
10 May
2005

Two Sport Athlete

I now know why hockey is never an athlete's second sport

My body hates me right now.

Posted by steve at 11:26
05 May
2005

Cinco de Mayo Nets Free Food

Burritos For Nuthin'
[Cool] 

That's right, their gargantuan forearm sized burritos were free today

Posted by steve at 16:02
03 May
2005

Lost the Love

Retirement Looming

After playing with a bunch of knuckleheads, I welcome my impending retirement

Posted by steve at 08:25
28 April
2005

Skywalker Survives Deadly Fall

Film at 11

Too bad neither Emperor Palpatine nor Darth Maul had the benefit of an air vent to save them from
their respective falls into oblivion.

Posted by steve at 10:57
25 April
2005

Polarizing America

If you ain't with us, you against us

Despite religion's ability to assist, I believe that inclusion into government affairs
creates a slippery slope

Posted by steve at 14:08
21 April
2005

Video Game Nostalgia, Part I

Wrestling at the Tastee Freeze

Most impressive was my ability to maintain an hour worth of gaming on one quarter

Posted by steve at 14:18
20 April
2005

Is Nothing Sacred?

Domain Squatting

To cybersquat on the new pope seems unethical to me

Posted by steve at 13:32
14 April
2005

ROTS Renege

I Just Can't Go Through With It

I have decided that I need to learn about the story in the manner in which it was intended to be presented.

Posted by steve at 09:58
11 April
2005

ROTS Leads To Spoiling

Choosing My Own Spolier

The novel will allow me to focus on the story and not get distracted by the special effects

Posted by steve at 14:10
06 April
2005

I Still Hate Billy Packer

Who needs evidence?

I guess he used the phrase "they should be" like it was being fired from an automatic assault
rifle.

Posted by steve at 11:06
04 April
2005

Time Keeps On Slipping

What freaking time is it?
[Misc] 

Don't traverse time zones on a weekend that involves a time change.

Posted by steve at 10:47
31 March
2005

The Return to Basketball

At Least My Teammates Are Good
[Misc] 

Hard to imagine what the outcome would be if I had positive contributions

Posted by steve at 15:20
28 March
2005

Tournament Watching Difficulty

Best Regional Finals Ever
[Misc] 

I cannot remember a more exciting NCAA tournament

Posted by steve at 09:49
24 March
2005

Music Recommendations

Cool CDs of Mine

A different recommended CD from your's truly should appear randomly

Posted by steve at 12:21
21 March
2005

Tough Subject

No One Wins

I still don't understand why keeping Schiavo alive has become such a tent pole issue.

Posted by steve at 11:35
17 March
2005

All Things Furious

Fury Hockey Sellout

I have added a link to the Fury Store in my list of links for future usage.

Posted by steve at 11:45
14 March
2005

Beard No More

My Face is Naked
[Misc] 

I might grow a full beard by the end of the day

Posted by steve at 10:51
11 March
2005

Stumbling Out of the Starting Blocks

Adventures in Watching the ACC Tournament
[Misc] 

I hope the rest of the tournament is a lot simpler.

Posted by steve at 15:19
08 March
2005

Beer Variety

One Brand Will Not Do
[Misc] 

It drives my father crazy that I don't have a "brand"

Posted by steve at 09:08
04 March
2005

Women's Advantage

Low Brow

The men's bathroom is a complex social environment

Posted by steve at 15:12
02 March
2005

Plethora of Vulgarities

Thanks NFL

A web page with every dirty word or dirty word combination imaginable

Posted by steve at 21:56
28 February
2005

Oscar Aftermath

Movie Links A Plenty

I was less than impressed

Posted by steve at 09:32
25 February
2005

Firefox Extensions

Making your web browser cool

Now I can read through my favorite sites without seeing scantly clad Goth women

Posted by steve at 09:12
22 February
2005

Impressionable Youngsters

Teaching is Tough

Teaching kids certainly is a constant struggle

Posted by steve at 11:31
17 February
2005

iTunes: Not So Random

How iTunes Plays Favorites

I was not alone in questioning the true randomness of iTunes' shuffle function

Posted by steve at 14:25
14 February
2005

Sorry, Mr. Boone

I sincerely apologize for questioning your desire and effectiveness in the paint

Posted by steve at 11:43
10 February
2005

Crummy Day

[Misc] 

It was proven that I was an idiot yesterday

Posted by steve at 09:20
07 February
2005

How Do I Come Up With Posts?

Don't confuse today's weak post as writer's block.

Posted by steve at 15:54
02 February
2005

Someone Owes Me A Dollar

Not sure who should pay me, but paying for the same product twice is just wrong.

Posted by steve at 11:17
31 January
2005

iTunes/Pepsi Promotion Returns

I have no use for your "Sorry, Try Again" caps.

Posted by steve at 12:44
26 January
2005

What I Read

You can now delve even further by finding out what I think of the books

Posted by steve at 23:10
24 January
2005

Blue Monday

Putting more weight on one day of the calendar year over any other seems a bit arbitrary to me

Posted by steve at 09:29
20 January
2005

One Inch

[Misc] 

One inch of snow. That's all

Posted by steve at 09:51
18 January
2005

Tail Wagging The Dog

I wish Bush would stopping trying to paint himself as a hero.

Posted by steve at 08:59
13 January
2005

Cartoons Galore

[Cool] 

I thought it was nice to find a superhero dedicated to yours truly.

Posted by steve at 13:59
11 January
2005

Reading is Fun...damental

You can now view the books I'm currently reading

Posted by steve at 14:03
06 January
2005

Ashlee Simpson: 14:59

After butchering your own bad song and taking that song to unfathomable depths of suckatude,
72,000 people booed you off the stage

Posted by steve at 10:53
02 January
2005

WKRP

[Misc] 

We made the most of our time and ended up with a successful fun-filled visit

Posted by steve at 21:32
28 December
2004

AOL: You've Got Misleading Information!

Press releases would never mislead us, the American public, would it?

Posted by steve at 16:02
27 December
2004

Musical Bliss

My new iPod Mini integrates seamlessly with my current iTunes collection

Posted by steve at 12:00
23 December
2004

No Time for Losers

That is quite the accomplishment.

Posted by steve at 09:18
21 December
2004

Christmas Shutdowns

Overall, you have a work atmosphere that accomplishes nothing.

Posted by steve at 09:57
17 December
2004

Banner Returns

My groovy animated banner has returned

Posted by steve at 10:13
14 December
2004

Karma At Harris Teeter

[Cool] 

Luggage for two beers seems like a fair trade to me.

Posted by steve at 14:09
10 December
2004

Google Me

[Cool] 

I now represent 75% of the Google results when searching for "Steve Emanuelson".

Posted by steve at 14:46
07 December
2004

All Official Looking Now

I'll try to stay true to my /steve roots

Posted by steve at 19:04
06 December
2004

National Polariztion

I don't want to hate my enemy

Posted by steve at 09:45
01 December
2004

New Look

As you have noticed on your latest trip to COALM, some things have changed. Without reaching
Level 5 on the Geek scale I will let you know that the underlying software has been changed (from
Movable Type to ZOPE). One reason is that there are licensing...

Posted by steve at 10:00
29 November
2004

Stem Cell Progress

I choose to fantasize about conspiracy theories.

Posted by steve at 13:52
24 November
2004

NBA

[Misc] 

Do not be surprised when these dogs bite the neighbors.

Posted by steve at 09:12
23 November
2004

Personal Biathalon

[Misc] 

You would think that the only things I had planned for the week would be able to be scheduled at different times.

Posted by steve at 15:04
18 November
2004

Bunch of Hypocrites

I find it extremely short sighted and selectively naive' to pick out this MNF intro as the source of contention for the obscenity police.

Posted by steve at 12:54
15 November
2004

Bigoted AirPort

This magical journey to wireless audio bliss was not without its obstacles.

Posted by steve at 08:58
09 November
2004

Dump Internet Explorer....NOW

You and your network administrator will be much happier.

Posted by steve at 13:28
03 November
2004

Election Aftermath

Feel free to use this post as your soapbox.

Posted by steve at 11:44
01 November
2004

Horatio and the Kooky Torch

Right now the cast of SNL is in a bit of flux due to their lack of a main eventer

Posted by steve at 09:06
29 October
2004

Halloween Issues

[Misc] 

You would think that Halloween would be a straight forward concept

Posted by steve at 15:17
26 October
2004

Stupid Voters Deserve A Stupid President

How can you fools keep this guy in office?

Posted by steve at 10:23
21 October
2004

Commentary Now Welcome

Please revisit the insightful exposition

Posted by steve at 14:33
19 October
2004

Twisted Stories

I am totally digging these anti-establishment, pseudo-neo-philosophies.

Posted by steve at 10:20
12 October
2004

I Have Moore Information

I will be doing my best to remove W from office.

Posted by steve at 10:18
08 October
2004

Tetris God

[Cool] 

I'm still in shock after watching this...

Posted by steve at 08:41
05 October
2004

Long Tail

[Cool] 

Give this article a quick read and stop accepting what mega-conglomerates have deemed as "hits"

Posted by steve at 14:34
04 October
2004

What a Bunch of Losers

Hope my latest misfortunes do not transcend into other aspects of my life

Posted by steve at 09:19
27 September
2004

What a Glorious Evening

[Cool] 

At $20 a head, this was the bargain of the century

Posted by steve at 08:28
22 September
2004

I Can't Drive 55

Why is it that cars have the ability to exceed the maximum speed limits in the United States?

Posted by steve at 09:40
17 September
2004

Oh So Close

We were beaten by the perenial champion

Posted by steve at 09:29
13 September
2004

Assault Weapons for Sale

Go out and buy a brand spanking new assault rifle now that those pesky federal regulations are not in your way

Posted by steve at 10:55
09 September
2004

To Be The Man...

Diamonds are forever, and so is Ric Flair.

Posted by steve at 10:12
03 September
2004

Music Lists

This motivated me to transcribe my own list of performers

Posted by steve at 13:20
30 August
2004

College Football With a Twist

[Cool] 

I came away from this event entertained and well informed.

Posted by steve at 08:33
23 August
2004

Indie Movies

It is nice to know that there are serious filmmakers out there.

Posted by steve at 12:24
19 August
2004

Baseball Music

The folks over at ESPN.com's Page 3 have been doing a series of articles about music and sports

Posted by steve at 16:36
17 August
2004

F-150 Woes

I have met my nemesis and his name is Ford

Posted by steve at 15:16
08 August
2004

Angels, Demons and Ambigrams

I would still recommend Angels and Demons to anyone, but try not to read it right after The Da Vinci Code

Posted by steve at 23:10
02 August
2004

Shorn

[Misc] 

This was the best decision I have made in a long time, and I'm not sure why it took me so long to do it.

Posted by steve at 09:01
28 July
2004

Great Northwest

[Cool] 

We had a whirlwind tour and now you get my first hand perspective of this fantastic trip.

Posted by steve at 23:42
19 July
2004

Last Day of Old Job

[Work] 

Today marks my last day at SmartStart. The folks here have been great, and even gave me a
pseudo-send off last Friday. I deemed it "pseudo" since it was more of an excuse for people to
get up from their desks and consume sweet confections and less abweofije...

Posted by steve at 09:09
14 July
2004

A Spoonful of Sugar Helps The Medicine Go Down

This seems way too simple, so I must be overlooking something.

Posted by steve at 09:53
12 July
2004

Louisiana and a New Job

[Work] 

Sorry for the hiatus, but I have been out of town for the past week. Abby and I spent the past week
in incredibly humid Louisiana. I used to think that North Carolina had high humidity, but they
can't hold a candle to Louisiana (because it would mostweofije...

Posted by steve at 14:45
01 July
2004

Fireworks

Why is selling fireworks a state issue?

Posted by steve at 08:48
29 June
2004

Active Listening

Despite my diatribes, this Active Listener talked more than I did

Posted by steve at 09:51
23 June
2004

Thanks for the Grift

If you have any other flim flam films that I should see, please do me the favor of recommending them here

Posted by steve at 16:32
17 June
2004

Trees Should Fear Me

[Work] 

Holy Monotony, Batman!

Posted by steve at 08:51
14 June
2004

Insulated Wire Provides Happiness

I had felt like a neanderthal staring at cave paintings with my snowy regular local programming

Posted by steve at 11:27
08 June
2004

New House

[Misc] 

Many thanks go out to the family and friends that helped make this possible

Posted by steve at 14:31
03 June
2004

Alternatives to Micro$oft

What I am learning now is that although Microsoft is the most popular, they most definitely are not the best.

Posted by steve at 09:47
02 June
2004

Life Starts Back Soon

[Misc] 

Until this move is completed, expect a scarce few entries here

Posted by steve at 11:59
25 May
2004

I Hope I Am Wrong

Serving Osama's head on a platter to the American citizens would turn Bush into an instant hero

Posted by steve at 08:51
18 May
2004

So Long, Free Time. I'll Miss You.

[Cool] 

I purchased a game last night entitled City of Heroes which will now replace my old friend, free time.

Posted by steve at 09:11
13 May
2004

College Mascot Question

Name the handful of college teams whose nickname isn't an animal, doesn't reference a color, and doesn't end in "s."

Posted by steve at 15:49
12 May
2004

Level Up

This zen-like experience has deepened my affection for roller hockey

Posted by steve at 09:19
10 May
2004

Handy Man

[Misc] 

The inspector gives me the impression that neglecting anything on his list will summon demons

Posted by steve at 15:31
04 May
2004

Busy Me

[Misc] 

It comes in waves

Posted by steve at 10:13
26 April
2004

Linux On The Desktop

Linux is hard

Posted by steve at 16:37
19 April
2004

Answer the Question, Claire

Is it so hard to pay attention to the question asked of you?

Posted by steve at 15:30
16 April
2004

You're Fired?

If none of the contestants were hired, then how could any of them be fired?

Posted by steve at 14:58
12 April
2004

I'm Such A Geek

On my way to becoming a network administrator I learned some TLA's (three letter acronyms) along the way

Posted by steve at 17:48
05 April
2004

Billy Packer Ruins Another Final Four

Allow me to present some nuggets of wisdom from the final game...

Posted by steve at 12:51
02 April
2004

Dumb Legislation

I guess having the wind blowing your hair as you ride your hog is worth cracking your head like an egg

Posted by steve at 15:26
01 April
2004

iTunes Favortism

iTunes has some favorite songs in my music library

Posted by steve at 13:22
29 March
2004

Sputtering To The End

I'm a little disappointed with the endings to most of the games so far

Posted by steve at 10:38
22 March
2004

Hidden Treasure

[Cool] 

I found a diamond in the rough

Posted by steve at 13:42
19 March
2004

March Madness in Full Swing

Just skip the middle man and throw $5 in the trash instead of putting in your office pool

Posted by steve at 10:46
15 March
2004

Battle with an Email Server

"Of course you know, this means war."

Posted by steve at 17:02
03 March
2004

Low Tech Method to Free Music

For you Pepsi drinkers and digital music lovers out there

Posted by steve at 16:55
01 March
2004

Movie Thoughts

It just seemed to me that they were given recognition for the collection of the trilogy instead of the single movie

Posted by steve at 16:19
23 February
2004

Nothing to Wake Up To

Losing this program has been like having your friends move away

Posted by steve at 17:02
20 February
2004

Trash on Television

I felt like a degenerate for having seen any of this show

Posted by steve at 14:42
19 February
2004

Raining Cats and Dogs

People revolve around their pets so much that the pet creeps into their day to day conversations

Posted by steve at 08:42
16 February
2004

Win The Dunk Contest, Without Dunking

What used to be the most highly anticipated event of the weekend has turned into a mockery

Posted by steve at 09:50
11 February
2004

Get Rid of Billy Packer

Billy Packer hates to be wrong about anything due to his self centered, Wake Forest campus-sized ego

Posted by steve at 14:11
09 February
2004

Media Whores

They have a Pavlovian response that whenever a camera is around, they assume that we give a crap about them

Posted by steve at 09:38
06 February
2004

Accepting Resumes for Running Back Position

Do yourself a favor, Maurice, and stay in school

Posted by steve at 10:03
04 February
2004

Knee Jerk Reactions

Apparently seeing Janet's (Miss Jackson if you're nasty) bare breast has pushed someone over the edge

Posted by steve at 11:27
02 February
2004

Panthers in the Super Bowl

Losing on a last second field goal leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth

Posted by steve at 13:08
22 January
2004

Which Ideology Do We Follow?

If only we could live by kindergarten values again.

Posted by steve at 09:10
20 January
2004

Movie Trailers Equal Movie Spoilers

Closing my eyes and humming to myself so as not to learn about a highly anticipated movie doesn't seem childish anymore.

Posted by steve at 15:04
14 January
2004

Left Turn Ahead

I could not help but notice that my political compass must have veered a little to the west

Posted by steve at 16:50
12 January
2004

People's Choice Awards

Shame on you, CBS!

Posted by steve at 12:37
07 January
2004

Keep To Myself

Who would have thought that asking someone to keep quiet during a movie would provoke a beating?

Posted by steve at 15:55
05 January
2004

That's So Cute

Unless these pediatricians have another revenue source for the financially strapped schools, I do not see the schools flocking to the health foods in droves like they envision

Posted by steve at 15:18
01 January
2004

Disney (Part 4), and Prey

Day 4 resulted in a more laid back pace

Posted by steve at 16:48
31 December
2003

Disney (Part 3)

[Misc] 

Once again we start our day with the confusing shuttlebus schedule

Posted by steve at 14:24
30 December
2003

Disney (Part 2)

[Misc] 

Day 2 started off with us figuring out the shuttlebus schedule.

Posted by steve at 11:14
29 December
2003

Disney (Part 1)

[Misc] 

This post marks the first of 4 parts in the Disney series

Posted by steve at 12:00
22 December
2003

Kids Today

Had I not said anything these kids would have continued to believe that their commentary was acceptable.

Posted by steve at 10:02
18 December
2003

Toughest Thing About Coaching

I knew that I would have my work cut out for me

Posted by steve at 08:55
15 December
2003

My Spider Sense is Tingling

Another superhero transitioning from the comic books to the silver screen

Posted by steve at 13:27
10 December
2003

Holiday Gift Idea

Wondering what to get that special someone this holiday season?

Posted by steve at 09:26
08 December
2003

BCS Turns Into BS

I have jumped aboard the playoff bandwagon, and I am ready to drive

Posted by steve at 17:40
06 December
2003

ESPN Drops the Ball

Instead of showing the exciting ending to a dramatic game, ESPN chose to stick with their regional coverage

Posted by steve at 15:23
05 December
2003

House Cleaning

Well, not exactly. More of a web site cleaning

Posted by steve at 16:20
03 December
2003

Preseason Polls

I would not want them to influence the current season.

Posted by steve at 08:53
01 December
2003

Ad-Nauseum

Spare me the sob stories about not being able to pry your sales initiative into my personal life

Posted by steve at 11:13
30 November
2003

Small Price To Pay

Sometimes you have to lose some money to get a victory.

Posted by steve at 16:22
25 November
2003

Network Television's Favorite Flavor

Primetime network television is the most middle of the road drivel ever.

Posted by steve at 14:27

Writer's Block!

Writing about not being able to come up with a topic isn't much of a topic

Posted by steve at 10:43
19 November
2003

Busted

No real harm was done. Unless of course some lawyer tracks me down

Posted by steve at 10:55
17 November
2003

Return to Normalcy

[Misc] 

I no longer have to meander through my days like a mindless drone

Posted by steve at 10:09
13 November
2003

The World Is Getting Dumber

It does not take much effort to notice that the world is going to hell in a hand basket

Posted by steve at 15:01
11 November
2003

Ow! Dat It Me Wight In Da Wip!

If someone offers to hit you in the face with a hockey puck, just say NO!

Posted by steve at 09:21
10 November
2003

Foreign Concept

[Misc] 

I have managed to get through this week without setting anything on fire, or causing serious harm to anyone

Posted by steve at 09:49
05 November
2003

Second Place

"Wayne Gretsky is so good, that he should go to hell"

Posted by steve at 09:42
03 November
2003

More Than I Bargained For

This youth basketball league is a little more formal and complicated than I had expected

Posted by steve at 15:16
31 October
2003

Watching People Watching Television

[Misc] 

Congratulations, you have focused on a demographic that does not leave their collective couches

Posted by steve at 12:57
29 October
2003

Earworms

You hear a song on the radio, television, or in an elevator, and some incessant song repeats over and over in your head

Posted by steve at 09:31
27 October
2003

Nothing Is Sacred

Someone has to come and ruin it for the rest of us

Posted by steve at 10:51
24 October
2003

I'm Looking For A Sign....Any Sign

You might need to reconsider your movie choices

Posted by steve at 09:12
22 October
2003

Adobe Creates a Pile of Mud

Their pile of mud software is too stupid to update its own older versions

Posted by steve at 14:18
20 October
2003

HFCS is a four letter word

Food makers love HFCS because its sweeter and cheaper than sugar

Posted by steve at 13:34
16 October
2003

What Did You Expect?

The lovable losers did what they did best, which was lose

Posted by steve at 23:07
13 October
2003

Ounce of Prevention NOT Worth Pound of Cure

Giving me the proper information (which I know they have) to prevent any potential problems was outside their jurisdiction

Posted by steve at 12:00
11 October
2003

Welcome to the 21st Century

What is this technological advancement that has me so excited?

Posted by steve at 11:58
10 October
2003

My Name is Steve, and I'm an Addict

[Misc] 

I do not like what I have become

Posted by steve at 22:27
08 October
2003

The Governator

Unless you have not been near a news source today, you already know that Arnold Schwarzenegger
has been elected governor of California. There are so many problems with this, and its
difficult for me to itemize them all. First off, when did we get to weofije...

Posted by steve at 16:00
06 October
2003

Cubs Win

The lovable losers from Chi-town are now actually winners

Posted by steve at 09:24
27 September
2003

Out of Town

I will be out of town this week

Posted by steve at 16:20
24 September
2003

Restart, Please

If restarting your computer fixes your computer problems, wouldn't you use this tactic as your first line of defense?

Posted by steve at 08:16
22 September
2003

Hockey Season Disappointment

Another roller hockey has come to a close

Posted by steve at 22:31
18 September
2003

Let's Sue, Insead of Parenting

Video games do not kill people

Posted by steve at 09:03
17 September
2003

Isabel

If you don't see a post in a while, I'm probably without power.

Posted by steve at 16:00
15 September
2003

Panther Roller Coaster

I don't think I can handle 14 more games like these.

Posted by steve at 12:47
12 September
2003

Sex and Money

Why is prostitution illegal while pornographic movies were legal?

Posted by steve at 23:08
10 September
2003

Hollywoodized

I think I would have rather the movie been bad from the beginning than to give me false hopes

Posted by steve at 22:01
08 September
2003

Le Changes

[Cool] 

Here is "Changes" take two.....

Posted by steve at 13:07
07 September
2003

Changes

I got tired of deciding which of my brilliant posts would claim the coveted prize of Post of the
Month. Since no one seems to ever read my old stuff, I didn't need another way other than my
current Archive section to get to previous posts. Don't expeweofije...

Posted by steve at 13:34
05 September
2003

Education Goes Corporate

It is frightening to consider that some CEO will decide what the next generation should be learning

Posted by steve at 08:59
03 September
2003

Big Brother Boycott

I have decided to boycott and not watch it at all until Alison is voted out of the Big Brother house

Posted by steve at 20:18
01 September
2003

Wooly Bully

[Misc] 

I put my photojournalism skills to the test with a pictorial of the night's events

Posted by steve at 14:32
29 August
2003

Social Revolution

[Cool] 

Despite my angst against MTV, they turned me back into a fan with two simple actions

Posted by steve at 11:13
26 August
2003

Immaculate Facility

[Misc] 

While playing basketball, I could not shake the feeling that I was ruining this sanctuary by actually using it.

Posted by steve at 09:10
24 August
2003

The Streak Continues...

Has Confessions of a Lethargic Mind jumped the shark already?

Posted by steve at 14:48
22 August
2003

Goal

We would not have gotten the lead without my goal breaking the tie

Posted by steve at 10:54
20 August
2003

Viruses Suck

Anyone else getting flooded with emails?

Posted by steve at 15:33
19 August
2003

Leap of Faith

Going to church might be the right choice for many people, but its not the right choice for everyone

Posted by steve at 18:24
16 August
2003

Spoon-fed Movie Plots

The movie industry treats us viewers as idiots

Posted by steve at 11:08
15 August
2003

Crisis

[Misc] 

There is a resource shortage, and we become frantic when it is not available

Posted by steve at 11:07
12 August
2003

A Sporting Event I Would Love To See

You have to wonder which sport they will actually play

Posted by steve at 22:39
11 August
2003

Google Searches

To the right you probably noticed the Search Results That Led to COALM. I have been keeping
track of this for a while now. It allows me a glance at my readers and what is on their mind before
they get to my site. Now, I'm not so sure that I'm glad I weofije...

Posted by steve at 12:25
09 August
2003

PlayStation Football and My Ensuing Beating

Thank you, sir. May I have another?

Posted by steve at 12:33
06 August
2003

Happy Birthday to Me!

[Cool] 

Some folks that share this birthday with me

Posted by steve at 18:27
04 August
2003

You Are The One Who Is Vain, Carly

Having to bid on the right to find out who the song is about seems quite conceited to me.

Posted by steve at 08:38
03 August
2003

I'm Tired

[Misc] 

The area where my entry usually goes was not filling up with my usual witty repartee

Posted by steve at 21:36
31 July
2003

Happy 100th Post! or The Flashback Episode

It all started with a website given to me by Dan Fisher

Posted by steve at 08:50
27 July
2003

All Star Posts

Not unlike flashback episodes of your favorite sitcoms

Posted by steve at 11:22
26 July
2003

You Missed a Spot

I like a clean house, but this is a bit extreme for my tastes

Posted by steve at 12:45
24 July
2003

Kobe Bryant Is Guilty...

I would keep a close eye on Kobe for the rest of his career.

Posted by steve at 17:30
22 July
2003

Grrr, I Have Been Duped

I have been had.

Posted by steve at 23:07
20 July
2003

Fallen Monument Brings Back Memory

[Misc] 

I spent this past weekend at luxurious Myrtle Beach, known for its strangle hold on American commercialism

Posted by steve at 22:18
16 July
2003

San Juan Expos?

Just move the Montreal Expos to San Juan already!

Posted by steve at 09:49
14 July
2003

Women's Movement Set Back Eons

[Misc] 

They call it "Hunting Bambi"

Posted by steve at 15:53
13 July
2003

Event Used Sports Memorabilia

Its a sad day in America when you look at the trading card industry with contempt

Posted by steve at 10:37
09 July
2003

Does the Media Think We Are All Stupid?

What did we blame violent acts on before video games were around?

Posted by steve at 12:12
07 July
2003

Call Me an Insensitive Bastard

[Misc] 

Alas, I am insensitive and shallow.

Posted by steve at 14:07
06 July
2003

Father of the Weblog

[Misc] 

For those of you who do not know about this forum that I use to unleash my thoughts on you, allow me to clarify

Posted by steve at 21:43
03 July
2003

South Paw

[Misc] 

The term "northpaw" never caught on, though.

Posted by steve at 12:34
01 July
2003

Odd

[Misc] 

I wanted to draw some attention to a competition that I would not have thought of in a million years.

Posted by steve at 15:44
29 June
2003

Stupid People

They are around us, interacting with us on a daily basis. They are stupid people

Posted by steve at 11:38
23 June
2003

High Pinky Finger Utilization

Eventually, I will overcome this injury, but until then I plan on complaining about it every chance I get.

Posted by steve at 17:06
21 June
2003

You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry

Although the Hulk was not perfect, he delivered the goods for this fanboy

Posted by steve at 21:01
17 June
2003

Popularity Measuring Device

[Cool] 

For those of you that think you are popular, I have news for you......You're Not!

Posted by steve at 11:42
16 June
2003

Reverse Pessimism

One cannot devote fully to either optimism or pessimism without experiencing negative effects

Posted by steve at 08:47
13 June
2003

Highly Scrutinized Job

Looks like I would not cut it as a college coach, and neither would more than half of America

Posted by steve at 08:32
11 June
2003

No Rest for the Wicked

[Misc] 

I will post a meaningless message today

Posted by steve at 15:40
08 June
2003

2 Long Weeks

I memorized the first 3 seconds of all the Hulk trailers, so I can close my eyes once I have recogized them.

Posted by steve at 22:03
06 June
2003

Eye Candy

I put the banner up there for the best reason ever.....because its cool.

Posted by steve at 08:19
04 June
2003

Say It Ain't So(sa), Sammy

As a Cubs fan, I stand firmly behind Sosa, but as a disciplinarian, I believe he deserves what ever punishment is coming to him.

Posted by steve at 17:31
03 June
2003

All Your News From One Source

Do you not find it peculiar that this FCC vote did not get much media attention?

Posted by steve at 08:39
31 May
2003

Rudolph Stumbled Upon...Err...Captured

[Misc] 

After 5 years, I think I could "eventually" find someone too, especially if they were not really hiding anymore

Posted by steve at 22:19
28 May
2003

Flooded or Why I Haven't Been Posting Entries

Requests for my time have flooded me like.....a flood

Posted by steve at 17:33
24 May
2003

Over-Ambitious Spam Blocker

I stand firm against spam, but I think the folks at Trend Micro have gone too far

Posted by steve at 12:34
23 May
2003

Girls Playing With Boys?!?

If the guys on the PGA tour are so worried about getting beat by a woman, then they should get better

Posted by steve at 10:00
21 May
2003

You're So Vain

Well Carly, if this song is not about the person you are calling vain, then who is it about?

Posted by steve at 08:40
19 May
2003

The Matrix ReBloated

The special effects and the fighting scenes were great, but you need more than that to have a compelling movie

Posted by steve at 09:00
14 May
2003

Recent Comments

I have added a feature in the right column to show everyone the latest comments to my posts. This
way replies to my eariler posts will not get lost in the shuffle.

Posted by steve at 09:08
12 May
2003

No Beer on Sunday

I was not clear on who this rule was protecting..

Posted by steve at 08:20
08 May
2003

Michigan Pays for a Others' Mistakes

There's no doubt about it, I hate Michigan. I grew up an Ohio State fan, which starts you off to
down the anti-Wolverine path. Then my Tarheels played against them for the National
Championship in 1993 while I was a freshman at UNC. All that being saweofije...

Posted by steve at 12:40
07 May
2003

Cycle, Schmycle

Stretching a double into a triple instead of hitting for the cycle is better than hitting for the cycle itself

Posted by steve at 08:27
04 May
2003

Coach Cheeks Steals the Show

Cheeks made one more steal that night when he stole the show with his uncanny act of humanity.

Posted by steve at 22:54
02 May
2003

Songs About Women

Try to list song titles about women from A-Z

Posted by steve at 12:40
30 April
2003

The Revolution Will Be Televised...and Digitally Recorded

[Cool] 

I watched a full hour's worth of SportsCenter in 20 minutes

Posted by steve at 08:59
26 April
2003

Triple Fakes

If you have an interesting story to tell, you do not have to resort to gimmicky illusion tricks to deceive the viewers

Posted by steve at 22:41
22 April
2003

I Can't Help Myself

If you are caught up in addictive behaviors, you can make a conscious decision to not commit those behaviors again

Posted by steve at 08:56
21 April
2003

Modesto Missing Person

Another missing person in Modesto gets ignored while the media falls in love with the Peterson story.

Posted by steve at 08:27
17 April
2003

DVD Rental, with NO late fees!

[Cool] 

Like a ray of sunshine brightening a dreary, rainy day, I found NetFlix...an online movie rental service

Posted by steve at 09:33
15 April
2003

Hockey Update

The best part was that I scored my first goal of the season last night.

Posted by steve at 08:56
11 April
2003

Roller Hockey Season Underway

Last night marked the first game of my first full season playing roller hockey.

Posted by steve at 08:40
10 April
2003

Scripting Yourself Out of Existence

I learned that although scripting is cool and can save you a lot of time, sometimes you have to look at the big picture.

Posted by steve at 08:25
07 April
2003

Someone Please Fire Billy Packer!

I think that I could get better commentary from my Magic 8-Ball.

Posted by steve at 23:12
03 April
2003

Spam is Relative

You get to decide if you want privacy or free speech

Posted by steve at 14:18
02 April
2003

Doherty Gets Raw Deal?

I guarantee you that winning more games would have been the ultimate salve to repair any of these wounds.

Posted by steve at 14:13
30 March
2003

Ollie Ollie Oxen Free

[Misc] 

Oh, where could he be?

Posted by steve at 21:48
28 March
2003

War Causes Domestic News to Cease

...this type of coverage causes the U.S. to stop all other functions to focus on the war.

Posted by steve at 09:57
26 March
2003

Overtime Hockey Strategy

Why don't teams pull their goalies in overtime?

Posted by steve at 09:40
25 March
2003

Serial Numbers

My complaints are to help make the world a simpler place

Posted by steve at 14:23
24 March
2003

Removal

Having a comment leaderboard simply reminds me how infrequently people post comments

Posted by steve at 12:44
21 March
2003

Funny Site

[Cool] 

Thanks to my good friend, Chuck, I have a new website to visit for pure mindless entertainment.

Posted by steve at 12:51
19 March
2003

Billy Packer is an Idiot, revisited

Jimmy V. didn't like Billy Packer either

Posted by steve at 12:35
16 March
2003

ACC Refs Love Their Blue Devils

On no less than 3 occasions during the most critical part of the game, Duke was allowed extra contact while N.C. State was not given the same treatment.

Posted by steve at 16:02
13 March
2003

U.S. Dependence on Oil

I highly recommend reading through this article

Posted by steve at 13:27
11 March
2003

Eyewitness Report

Although the Columbus Blue Jackets are not considered a powerhouse in the NHL, a win is a win

Posted by steve at 11:06
10 March
2003

Unemployment Rate Goes Down

I did my part to lower the national unemployment rate by finally getting a job.

Posted by steve at 15:17
08 March
2003

Basketball Returns

The basketball skill level will improve in time, as soon as we scrape off a couple of inches of rust off of our games

Posted by steve at 23:53
05 March
2003

Education

Seems that nowadays a lot of kids are apathetic about the entire education process

Posted by steve at 09:31
04 March
2003

My Hiatus and My Dad

[Misc] 

I joined my father on a trip to Ohio to visit with relatives, which took all week

Posted by steve at 09:23
23 February
2003

Dictionary Lookup from a Browser

I'm now able to look up any word's definition by merely highlighting it and right-clicking my new menu option

Posted by steve at 14:32
22 February
2003

Toughest Things Revisited

Although this conversation began as a friendly comparison, it evolved into quite an intellectual and scientific discussion.

Posted by steve at 10:49
21 February
2003

Toughest Things to Do in Sports

Does "tough" mean difficult for anyone to achieve because of complexity of circumstances, or difficult because of physical endurance?

Posted by steve at 10:53
20 February
2003

Internet Odds and Ends

With the extra time on my hands, I'm able to devote entire days to browsing the Internet. In that
time, I've been able to find some true gems that I want to share with you, instead of hoarding
them for myself. 1. Tactics Core. This is a cool strategyweofije...

Posted by steve at 09:31
17 February
2003

All The TV NOT Fit To Watch

All totaled, we have 7 hours ear marked for 2 people I have no interest in.

Posted by steve at 23:18
16 February
2003

Ice Ice Baby

What gets me is when the local news acts like frozen rain is on par with the moon colliding with the Earth.

Posted by steve at 23:58
15 February
2003

Ali

After watching this movie, I rediscovered what a phenomenal person Muhammad Ali really was.

Posted by steve at 23:33
13 February
2003

Coolest People

[Cool] 

I have decided to mention my top 3 coolest people

Posted by steve at 15:08
11 February
2003

Ad-aware 6 Now Available

For those of you that don't want websites tracking information about you or using your
computer's resources to do their bidding like a zombie slave, you might be interested in
Ad-aware. When you are browsing the Internet, some sneaky web sites like tweofije...

Posted by steve at 14:44
10 February
2003

DMV Provides Speedbump

As soon as she is ready to enter my information in the computer the entire system comes to a halt.

Posted by steve at 15:45
08 February
2003

NBA All Star Saturday

Whenever someone tries to make a great idea/event better, they usually kill the essence, which made it great in the first place.

Posted by steve at 23:50
07 February
2003

Give Me the Job Already

I get to play "wait by the phone" for a little while longer

Posted by steve at 23:28
06 February
2003

Billy Packer is an Idiot

His attempts of applying 1960's philosophy on 21st century basketball makes this crotchety geezer sound like Rip Van Winkle after awaking from a 40 year long nap.

Posted by steve at 14:04
03 February
2003

Damn the power of the vermin

Stop giving the public false hope of an early spring based on a gerbil chasing his shadow

Posted by steve at 08:56
02 February
2003

Eye See You

[Misc] 

This experience has given me a greater appreciation for my sight.

Posted by steve at 22:04
31 January
2003

I'm Still a Geek

The Commenter Leader Board is now operational.

Posted by steve at 23:30
30 January
2003

My Name is Steve, and I'm a Geek

Whether you know what XML is or not, this basically solidifies my membership in the geek kingdom.

Posted by steve at 19:47
29 January
2003

Darkness

To think that someone would pay good money to sit in a theatre to see nothing but Darkness

Posted by steve at 17:19
27 January
2003

Super Bowl results

[Cool] 

I was the big winner, and the obligatory "money bath" was taken.

Posted by steve at 14:58
26 January
2003

Time Warp Discovery

[Cool] 

I was able to skip ahead 3 hours into the future

Posted by steve at 17:08
24 January
2003

Adaptation

It is about a man writing a movie about turning a book into a movie about turning a book into a movie.

Posted by steve at 15:39
22 January
2003

Where the HELL are the Flying Cars?

I thought that when I was a grown-up, we would all live in the clouds and travel in our flying cars

Posted by steve at 23:54
21 January
2003

Response Influx

Today was practically a tidal wave of email responses

Posted by steve at 13:56
20 January
2003

Not What Dr. King Envisioned

I have a feeling that Martin Luther King, Jr. did not have a day off in January as part of his dream.

Posted by steve at 21:55
19 January
2003

Jinx

I seem to have a negative influence.

Posted by steve at 11:49
16 January
2003

Interview #1

I think I can afford to hold off on compromising my goals for a wee bit longer.

Posted by steve at 11:23
15 January
2003

New Car

I was able to buy an older car for a very attractive price.

Posted by steve at 08:33
12 January
2003

NFL Officials

My belief is that the players should determine the game, and not the officials.

Posted by steve at 22:26
11 January
2003

Tarheel Apathy

Until I notice that the UNC players are fired up about playing basketball, I will remain less than enthusiastic.

Posted by steve at 18:43
10 January
2003

Can One Die from Boredom?

Hope I can help you waste your day away, like I've done with mine!

Posted by steve at 16:20

That 70's Show tidbit

I would dare say it is the funniest show on television today.

Posted by steve at 09:15
07 January
2003

Hockey First

I've played several different sports in my day, but I have NEVER been as tired as I was playing hockey.

Posted by steve at 11:47
06 January
2003

Sports Chaos

"I think your employment situation has triggered something strange in the football universe" -Ed Barnes in an email to me earlier today.

Posted by steve at 20:01
05 January
2003

Bucks Rule!

I'm sure that we all will think back one day and ask ourselves where we were when OSU won the 2003 National Championship.

Posted by steve at 14:44
04 January
2003

Sigh

I’ll continue to make a plan and do “something” everyday, instead of letting sorrow creep up on me

Posted by steve at 18:34
03 January
2003

..And So it Begins

I hope that it is simply coincidental that I got laid off the same day my blog started.

Posted by steve at 09:42
02 January
2003

Here's to Dan the Man

[Misc] 

my very own website to house my own personal ramblings

Posted by steve at 10:46