þÿ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" /> <meta name="generator" content="RapidWeaver" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles.css" /><style type="text/css" media="all"></style><script type="text/javascript" src="../javascript.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"></script> <title>Dec 2005</title> </head> <body class="blog-archive-background"> <div class="blog-archive-headings-wrapper"> <div class="blog-archive-month">Dec 2005</div> <div class="blog-archive-link"><a href="../page0.html">Archive 05-06</a> | <a href="archive-4.html">Jan 2006</a> | <a href="archive-2.html">Nov 2005</a></div> </div> <div class="blog-archive-entries-wrapper"> <div id="unique-entry-id-592" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Amateur Night is NYE</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/31/2005 06:24 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="e4f722da2da27f87f4211d15e5eac7af-592.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">The end of an era? The beginning of something great? An artificial reason to call upon a shallow pool of resolve? A reason to keep on going? A reason to give up? Just another day. How do you empower the 365th day of the year, or yourself through some mystical magical, superstitious awareness of the rotation of a planet around a burning, erupting, perpetual nuclear reaction. A day assigned by someone tens of thousands of years ago to signal the an end of a cycle? Not a harvest cycle, or a seasonal cycle, just a completion of a circuit around a ball of light and heat. There will be no starting gun at 11:59'59.99999, no hic-up discernable in the celestial clockworks, no pinnacle has been reached, not even a perigee or apogee of stellar bodies realized. <br />Just once, long ago someone said, "Well it about time. Here we go. Bring on the wine." In Stonehenge one priest said to another, "What time you got, my clocks a little too large to wind" "Time for mead", came the inevitable reply. <br />In South America the chiselers were putting together another calendar, the blood of a virgin was sacrificed to a jaguar or serpent with hope for a renewed maize crop and fertile couplings (save those virgins, eh wot?) and history marked another day toward Mayan finality. <br /><br />Why don't we all go out and dance a jig at noon on the 183rd day of the year! Happy half-way there hour everybody! What is this fascination with trying to own everything by labeling it, as if a label brings understanding. Better comprehension through classification. "Thing Heavy!" "What thing, Ogg"? "Uunggh, thing"<br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="Lunar_event" width="509" height="224" src="page0_blog_entry592_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; color:#af7f63;"><em>Hera's gift to the women of Argos. Chuck Pace &copy; 5/15/2003</em></span><br /><br />Web Log making inside of head to scream like dying thing when god of light abandon people. Must got to find place to wait for death. <br /><br />What? Sunrise at 7:22 AM EST? Oh, alright then. <br /><br />Chuck go now, make sales of trinkets to weary travelers before end of all time, and renewal night. <br /><br />Have a good Anglican New Years Day. (The Jewish people had theirs 68 days ago, (I forgot to get drunk and drive on sidewalks). The Chinese still have to wait until January 29th, for their Year of the Dog (year of the entr&eacute;e to the Vietnamese, Phillipino and Koreans). See you next year. I'll celebrate with a glass of pin&oacute;t and my wife in front of our fireplace. Far from the amateurs trying to kill something that never lived. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#da694f;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('nye2');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('nye2');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('nye2');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('nye2'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-591" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">New Years Eve is NYE</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/30/2005 06:40 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="d5eee890cb2dc2bc3a105ba88b0e5d0b-591.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">Since I had Thursday as an off day I have to work New Years Eve. Which is O.K. really. I don't usually make a big production number about the big "drinking " holidays. I prefer to do the New Years celebrating at home, and have only been out and about for the calendar reset a few times in the last two decades. It is a scary proposition to drive with people who have very little idea how to drive sober and know that impaired they are even more dangerous. Some will have cell phones next to their heads wishing glad tidings to friends and family while piloting two or three ton glass, steel, rubber and combustible fluid containing projectiles through unfamiliar parking lots and intersections. <strong><em>"Please pay attention, reaction time is a factor. Now tell me in your own words what you remember about your Mother."</em></strong><br />What do <span style="font-size:15px; font-weight:bold; color:#ff121d;"><u>I </u></span>have to look forward too in 2006? Well some things for sure; Continued existence (I still have over 33 hours to get there), at least one Colts home playoff game, my Dave Barry day to day calendar, and three more weeks of vacation in to schedule. What do my blogsphere friends have to look forward to? The return of the Mention Meter (I still have to create a nifty HTML graphic for that to put in the sidebar (your honor). More me and my ever expanding EGO to look forward to as well. The glory of THAT almost astounds even me. More of my pictures, more of my witty banter, more of my observations about other people (some obviously inferior), more chuckpace,com and cafepress items to buy, more EGO. Just remember, if there is a computer with internet connection, I'm in there waiting to tell you some nonsense that will most likely improve your day in some way, so you should got to THE SITE as often as possible, and leave it up on other peoples computers (and bookmark it for them), as a public service. Well have a great day, remember to think about me often, I'll be thinking about you (thinking about me), I promise.<br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="Chuck_Nick_med" width="509" height="370" src="page0_blog_entry591_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; ">Me and Nick Wiesinger in route to Chicago for a Sox game: Photo Mike McDaniels &copy;2002</span><br /><br />Friday is casual at Roberts, and I almost always wear a Hawaiian shirt to commemorate casualness. Isn't if funny that EGO is such a short, quite word, while selflessness is so very long and demanding (ohh, look at me I'm selfless and exhibiting all the notable qualities of selflessness!). <br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#da6f53;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('nye');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('nye');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('nye');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('nye'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-590" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">An Off Day</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/29/2005 10:27 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="8c25cc31db7b9e23c8eb054ad174b5f6-590.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><span style="color:#2c2aff;">10:30AM</span> I sit here at on Thursday, on a legitimate day off from work. I've only been up for 45 minutes, and I'm listening to Monty Python music on iTunes and surfing the web and having a grand old time. The weeks preceding the holiday take a massive toll on one's spirit and bring about the old ennui. <br />Today I'm recharging my emotional batteries and thinking of things I need to do, later. Right now this is the best thing I can do for myself. <br /><span style="color:#2c2aff;">10:37AM:</span> Monty is done and I'm listening to Moon Martin's <strong>I've Got a Reason</strong>. I bet there aren't two dozen people out there reading this that know who the heck I'm talking about right now. Here's help for the musically challenged.<br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="ESCAPE4_small" width="100" height="94" src="page0_blog_entry590_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="font:20px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; ">I've Got A Reason</span><span style="font:18px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; "><br /></span><span style="font:15px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; ">from the Album </span><span style="font:15px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; "><em>"Escape From Domination"</em></span><span style="font:18px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; "><br /></span><span style="font:16px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; ">John Moon Martin<br /><br /></span><span style="font:16px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> I got a reason<br /> I been feeling blue<br /> My little girl so sensitive<br /> Split my heart in two<br /><br /></span><span style="font:16px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><em>Chorus</em></span><span style="font:16px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">:<br /> I got reason<br /> I'm feeling this way<br /> I got reason<br /> And I'm gonna make you pay<br /><br /> Spears of lightning<br /> Broke down from the sky<br /> Calling your name out in the night<br /> I just get no reply<br /><br /></span><span style="font:16px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><em>Chorus<br /><br /></em></span><span style="font:16px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> I'm gonna use every hook in the book<br /> Don't accuse me, don't abuse me now<br /><br /> I had a vision<br /> Like a shining fire at night<br /> I can't believe it hurts so much<br /> It's gone now from my sight<br /><br /></span><span style="font:16px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><em>Chorus<br /><br /></em></span><span style="color:#2927ff;">10:45AM: </span>There I've found some Moon Martin lyrics for you, the rest is up to you. <div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="cars_motelstix" width="98" height="232" src="page0_blog_entry590_2.jpg"/></div>With my help you music appreciation can blossom, soon you may have over 5000 CD's too. Never any lack of music for any situation or mood. What! You want more? O.K. remember <strong>The Motels</strong>? Lead singer Martha Davis? Only the Lonley, Suddenly Last Summer, Take the L (out of Lover), Careful? Remember the Nights? <br />The Motels opened their very fisrt US tour in Boston in 1980. They opened for the Cars (from Boston) the first Time I saw them at Market Square (no that's not an overpriced sandwich at Arby's) and we went to the show in a limo, our friend Andy Paris (coincidentally now living in the Boston area, or so I'm told) won radio contest tickets and we went in style we also got to meet them and got pictures taken and such. Hey, if you are in the Boston area and you know how to get a hold of Andy Paris tell him to e-mail me at the <a href="mailto:chuckpace@mac.com" rel="self">contact me</a> below. Well that's early 80's music 101 for today, tune in again soon for more gripping adventures between the ears. <br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#2b27ff;"><em><br />Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('motelz');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('motelz');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('motelz');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('motelz'); </script></a><br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="Martha and ME_med" width="509" height="397" src="page0_blog_entry590_3.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; "><em>Me with Martha Davis, with Marty Jourard (Sax Keyboards) . </em></span><span style="font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; color:#2d26ff;"><em>Photo: Carl Andrew "Andy" Paris &copy;1980</em></span></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-589" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Pointless Story Day</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/28/2005 06:40 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-4.html">Gags</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="67b943afcba1c28df335f417efc7f8d9-589.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">I'm perilously close to having nothing to write about this morning. I didn't have the T.V. on at all last night, I didn't listen to any new and amazing music, I didn't finish my book I'm reading and I didn't suffer from insomnia. I did go through my e-mails and download any cool movies or photos I've gotten in the past three or four months, and saved good ones from friends and deleted the rest (I had over 300 in the read inbox) captivating isn't it. Your sitting there saying to yourself, please Chuck tell me more. <br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="Ikephoto" width="509" height="362" src="page0_blog_entry589_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; color:#32adb2;"><em>Ike's sidewall from my table. (..and?): Chuck Pace &copy;2005<br /></em></span><br />Jenni and I went to Ike and Jonseys for lunch yesterday, it was their first day open since the holiday and Jenni's first day back to work. <br /><br />When I went to Herron over two decades ago (closer to three) I had a good friend there named Mike Bir, Mike used to start a sentence like he was going into a big story, but all the information would be in the introduction.<br /><br />It's been unseasonably mild since the return from Tennessee, all but the snowplow hill just beyond my driveway has melted. <br /><br /><div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="sockmonk" width="221" height="271" src="page0_blog_entry589_2.jpg"/></div>Jenni went to the eye Dr. yesterday and got an exam. She needs to decide on glasses now. I need to go to the eye Dr. and have an exam too. <br /><br />Mike works at the IMA (Indianapolis Museum of Art) and has the same digital camera I do. I sold it to him. Chris Bucher and Deanne Roth also have that camera. I didn't sell Chris his. Chris is Buch in my blogroll. Deanne is Flux Space. Mike isn't in the blogroll, but I'm sure the IMA is online. <br /><br />When I got my BMW it had 285501 miles on it. <br /><br />These have all been examples of Mike Bir stories. <br />If they left you saying , ...and? I was successful. This is the Zen of storytelling, and I bow to the Master, I hope I was worthy Mike. <br /><br />I wasn't making fun of Mike. He's from Marion. <br /><br />I have a photo of mike with his camera purchase, but I wanted to put up my old pal sock monkey instead. Maybe I'll put Mikes picture up if I write a sock monkey story, turn about is....<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#32aab2;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('bir');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('bir');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('bir');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('bir'); </script></a><br /></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-588" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Back to Work</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/27/2005 06:41 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-3.html">Toil It</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="4a1d56de44f1e85b0943e1f7aad109b7-588.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><img class="imageStyle" alt="buickhill" width="509" height="299" src="page0_blog_entry588_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; color:#a26920;"><em>An abandoned Buick overlooking Ashland City Tennessee: Chuck Pace &copy;2005<br /></em></span><strong><br /></strong>This is a day to dread. The day that many return to work for the first time since Thursday. I've found that a lot of people forget how to drive if they haven't done so for a few days. I expect bumper to bumper on the interstate, and phantom brake jamming, so I'm not taking the interstate (I'm leaving it where it is) today, at least not on the way in. <br /><br />Driving back from Tennesee on Christmas day was an enjoyable drive, even though it was raining all the way there was almost no traffic, and we only had to stop twice. There were two 90 plus minute peroids where I didn't touch the brakes or gas, and just left the car in cruise and talked to Jenni and listened to music on CD's. We also called Meredith and got to talk to her until the 'blasted' hills of middle Kentucky dropped our cell phone signals. <br /><br />Yesterday was a mixed bag at work, really quiet until about 11:00, then periods of extreme business and more quiet. We didn't have a lot of problems or returns, but did see a lot of people buying memory cards and accessories for the digital cameras they recieved from loved ones. It is a relief to be back to regular hours and a normal routine, leaving an hour earlier there is still a little light in the sky and the days are already starting to get longer just a week after the Winter Solstice. Five days from 2006, seven days until the next mention meter. I can almost see Travis getting into the starting blocks. <br /><br />On your Marks! Get ready...<br /><br />I have good news. The Chatterbox Juke Box is still alive, though there were some weird sounds emmanating from it at times yesterday, this is probably a reprieve not a pardon. The end is coming. But for now the tunes are still rolling out of Ami. I know Brock will be relieved to hear it, and hope he gets to Hear it again before it dies. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#c01d06;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('btw1');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('btw1');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('btw1');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('btw1'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-587" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">After-mas</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/26/2005 07:01 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="6ff35ac6cc5fd7a4f76ae56a9ce834e7-587.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">Well, that was a great Holiday. The 50th anniversary videos were very illuminating as well. It seems that Jenni was a super-spastic obnoxious extrovert child. Wow. It's a good thing I didn't see these videos before we were married. Not really, only kidding, but I do wonder where some of that crazieness went sometimes. Then I think, the craziest thing she ever did was marry me, and I see she's used it all up! No wonder she's so different now. Shell-shock probably best describes it.<br /><br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="gift-o-rama" width="508" height="147" src="page0_blog_entry587_1.jpg"/><br />The shear volume of packages, most expertly wrapped (some with an impenentrable Katie Ribbon), was staggering, but considering the shear volume of people in attendance I guess it's understandable. Especially since the two nephews are both under 10 years of age, there's bound to be a lot of attention from Mr. Claus at the Mason family domicile. <br /><br /><div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="shadowclaus" width="221" height="163" src="page0_blog_entry587_2.jpg"/></div>Speaking of Mr. Claus, I hear he is recovering quite well from his run in with Shadow and didn't miss one drop off of precious cargo after the attack which cost him quit a bit of his snow-white mane. Talk about shell-shock, look at the vacant stare as he is powerless to defend himself during the onslaught. Like I said, after a little R & R he'll be right as rain again, best wishes to Mrs. Claus, who will have to baby him back to a Jolly state in time for next years festivities!<br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align:right;" ><span style="font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0021;"><em>Shadow greets the once jolly elf. Chuck Pace &copy;2005<br /></em></span><span style="font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0021;"><em><br /></em></span></p><p>Have a continuing great year end, and I hope we can all get together (so you can buy me a drink) in the new year. <br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#c01d06;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('gifto');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('gifto');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('gifto');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('gifto'); </script></a></p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-586" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Trials and Tribulations</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/24/2005 10:04 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-6.html">Compukn'</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="781c36e936036df966e505541713d4d5-586.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">So I'm desperately trying to figure out how to use my laptop to add content to my site "remotely" so when we head to Tennessee in a few hours I can add to the pages there. I've successfully destroyed the site and restored it already once today and now just frustrated. If it can be done I will figure it out. If not I, um . Won't. <br /><br />Oh Yea. Merry Christmas. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#c01d06;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('frusto');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('frusto');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('frusto');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('frusto'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-585" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Short Post Friday</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/23/2005 07:07 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-3.html">Toil It</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="1c63a6b532d8cfe93c25b3deb76d613b-585.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">Sometimes it just too hard to come up with something interesting to post here. I'm over taxed and stressed by the holiday and the retail concerns, and I had a migraine yesterday, which means I have a bad headache today. <br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="Union_silhouette" width="509" height="383" src="page0_blog_entry585_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; color:#47a658;"><em>Union Station Sunset, cross now. Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; "><em><br /></em></span><br />Tonight I'm supposed to bowl again. We bowl at 6:00, I could work until 6:30, or I can leave between 5:00 and 6:00 so I can get ready for bowling. I need the money and the sells. I need the time off. Tomorrow is Christmas eve and I've been given the day off. This is a 18 year first. I have worked every Christmas Eve since 1988. So Jenni and I are driving to Chapmansboro Tennessee for her parents 50th wedding anniversary, I don't think we'll be looking for any covered bridges on this trip. This time the destination has to be more important than the journey. I won't be seeing my daughter and son in law again this Christmas, that's two in a row. I won't be "Home for Christmas" with my parents (but Jenni will be), and I don't forsee a "White Christmas" this year. I don't know if I'll be posting tomorrow or Sunday, I'll try. if not, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. <br /><strong><em>Be Love, Comfort and Joy</em></strong>, not Greed and Glutony, I'll see you all soon. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#bf1d06;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('spf23');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('spf23');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('spf23');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('spf23'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-584" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Meetings, Reunions and Deaths</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/22/2005 07:24 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="4e3b66beb7ae00fdfd46fecfb2ce77f1-584.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">To say yesterday was eventful would be an understatement. Several things happened that will make the 2005 Winter Solstice memorable. <br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="A-Team" width="509" height="311" src="page0_blog_entry584_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; "><em>The A-Team, Chris Bucher, Jody Grober, myself and Charlie Bumbar: </em></span><span style="font-size:10px; "><em>Barb VanDenberg &copy;2005</em></span><br /><br />The A-Team reunion and lunch is one of those. Chris, Jody, Charlie and I were the Roberts A team sales wise ten or twelve years ago. The momentous reunion took place at Smokey Bones Restaurant yesterday, momentous because Jody paid! Wow. <br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="Praire1" width="368" height="165" src="page0_blog_entry584_2.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; "><em>Mel's second home and Prairie companions? Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><br /><div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="jukestrip" width="192" height="651" src="page0_blog_entry584_3.jpg"/></div>After work I met some of Mel's friends from the Prairie. There was Erika whom I've met before at Mel's on New Years Eve two years ago, and new friends Jeff and Kara Afriendamine (if that really is her last name!) All I know for sure at this point is that Kara is pretending to have a cute dog named Oscar (Jeff and Mel may have brought her out to help here with her delusions? poor thing).<br /><br />As I got to the 'box' I noticed the back corner was awfully dark, then I heard the sad and awful news. 201 of my close friends had died the night before. Those 201? The Jukebox AMI, and her 100 45 rpm records. This machine has been my close friend for 15 years, has never failed to uplift and entertain me and my friends, has been the catalyst of many a great Chatterbox story and even some folklore. Hey Andy, Are You Lonesome Tonight? I can never play that again on Valentines evening. Or Green Eyed Lady from a bug eyed patron. Or Mack the Knife for our friends at the IRS! The two quarter trick. I may have to do a memorial post just for the Jukebox at the Chatterbox some day. David said that the motor is done, that it ran for three hours straight without turning and that their is no replacement motor to be had! Ed was visibly shaken when we heard the news. <br />Just walking back there without the light from the Jukebox was a very funerary event. The place may lose a lot of its personality, and appeal without the tunesmith, I remember when she was down for a few days several years ago, awaiting parts. But I never thought it would happen again! E Gads!<br />What a day, what a blow. A technician (or is that mortician) is coming to the 'Box' today to check on AMI. I still hold out hope of a miracle, but David was less than optimistic. <br /><br />Unrelated quote of the night. Pam Walker's "Would it kill him to put in a heat duct!" uttered seconds after returning from the fabulously reconditioned women's restroom at the very same Chatterbox!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#9e5a1f;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('ami');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('ami');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('ami');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('ami'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-583" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Pin Bustards</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/21/2005 06:32 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="ea2dc16147e184a48c16472d35e1e799-583.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">I left work today at 1:00 PM because my wife asked me to take her to the Dr. for a 1:30 appointment for flu symptoms (she was doing her Froggy McGagger impersonation and was asked to leave work). I called her back and told her to make an appointment for me too, I've been needing to get a cortisone shot for a week, since I got the the results back from my MRI, so she did and I got my shot at 3:15 PM to the rear, anterior or (big forgotten latin medical name) triceps tendon. Here's something that could make an atheist totally devout for about three hours. Jesus, God, Holy Mother! Every time I moved the meteor strike that was once flesh, muscle and bone I saw the Trinity, and had to bite my tongue to keep from acknowledging them voiciferously in public while I was waiting for my anti inflammatory and <s>brain</s> pain killer meds at the pharmacy. Back home I took such meds and iced the affected shoulder. An hour later I removed the pack, feeling no pain or discomfort or concern, even though the shoulder in question was 30&deg; degrees cooler than the rest of my corpse. Jenni then said the Dr. said not to use the ice pack for more than 20 minutes, oops, Meds <img class="blog-image-smiley" src="smiley_smile.png" width="21" height="21" alt="Happy" border="0" /> I gorfot!. Solly. <br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="balls2infintiy" width="509" height="210" src="page0_blog_entry583_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="color:#3f3373;">Balls to Infinity Chuck Pace@2005<br /></span><br />So I laid around for three or four hours, then went to fulfill my bowling duties at the alley, cats. I bowled a sub-par first game (137) then followed with the second best game I've EVER bowled, a 242 (#1 was a 247 in winter 2004/ 2005 league) and a 3rd game of 188, still well over my average. For a 567 series! I texted missus .com after the second game to bragg, only to get the nurturing, bolstering, confidence building reply..."More Cortisone for that handsome brown-eyed man!" So now I guess I'm an enhanced, steroid bowler-bot. Well, my best game (247 remember) was an un-enhanced effort, I can at least still hang my hapless, un-enhanced head on that pole-lance and smile over the balistrade until the crows eat my lifeless eyes. <br /><br />Depending on the auspices of the non-sanctioned league we either won two games and series for 5 points, or all three games for 7 points. <div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="alleysigns" width="221" height="220" src="page0_blog_entry583_2.jpg"/></div>The reason there is any doubt is that one of the opposing teams bowlers Jody W. by partial name is being considered a female bowler with the 90% of Average less 200 handicap, instead of the 80% of Average... formula that's figured for male bowlers, and he's got a better mustache than me. I'm not bitter, I just want to have my score "enhanced" or <strong><em>his</em></strong> valued equally, by the rules (either way we will have won game one, being only 2 pins behind for the tie). <strong><em>"This is not Viet 'F-ing' Nam, Smoke! There are Rules Here! " </em></strong>To paraphrase Walter from the Cohen Brothers epic bowling movie "The Big Lebowski" or is it a Rug movie? or an early 80's movie or a... It's not a f-ing Viet Nam movie, Walter, why does everything have to be about Viet nam! Not everything has to do with Viet Nam! <br /><br />Were you even listening to The Dude's story?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#9e5a1f;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('duder');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('duder');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('duder');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('duder'); </script></a><br /></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-582" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Feast</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/20/2005 07:12 AM <span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="a9ae854c81a6e31d174a7425f077ca3a-582.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="flowers@kays" width="221" height="171" src="page0_blog_entry582_1.jpg"/></div>Last night right after work Jenni and I headed to Kay's for her 19th annual Christmas Party. Mel and Rich were there as well as lots of Chatterbox friends and Kay's neighbors and friends. Rich had made Mel and I enormous cutting boards in his shop like the one he gave Kay last year, and for Kay a hand crafted Mortar and Pestle that was awesome. Then there was the food. Kay's cooking is always to die for, and her friend Aubrey had made a vegetable with seasoned biscuit topping that was astounding as well. I weighed myself when I got home, and in the morning as well. I gained a pound in my sleep. I don't know how that's<div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="Kay'sshelfdecoration" width="221" height="274" src="page0_blog_entry582_2.jpg"/></div> possible, but I did. That's good cookin'! Just before exhaustion and the season got the better of my fellowshipping talents Joe Bula arrived at the party, with his iBook and lots of photos " and when he laughed his tummy shook like a bowl full of jelly." <br />We were supposed to get a fireworks show at the hands of fire marshall Rich, but friendly conversation and fabulous feasting pushed the time past 9' O'clock before Kay was reminded of it and she said, no the kids are outside burning stuff and that's good enough! This would not have happened if Joe George were here, he's the <strong><em>real </em></strong>fire marshall. <br /><br />I had my camera with me but only took two shots, both in the facility, so to speak. Now I'm waiting for the car to warm up enough for me to even drive, it's 7:12 AM and 5&deg; F outside (-14&deg; C says the computer in the dash of the BrrrrrMW). <br /><br />Enjoy the last four days of Christmas. See you all soon. (In my heart, dreams or on my site meter).<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#9e5a1f;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('kays');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('kays');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('kays');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('kays'); </script></a><br /></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-581" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Colts,Bolts and Bumper Cams</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/19/2005 06:53 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-5.html">Spurts</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="db6b6826fb6dd605873a8a749e913ca5-581.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">The Colts were definitely outplayed yesterday, the better team won. Game plan and execution on both sides of the ball belonged to Drew Brees and the Chargers. Well I think it's better to get that first loss under their belts now. They don't want to have a post season loss, that's the real undefeated streak to worry about. Lose when it's only a stat and not the end of your season. Now the Colts can stop worrying about perfection and get a SuperBowl ring. Play to win in the post season, that was one of the season's goals get to and win the whole thing. The '98 Brocno's started 13-0 and finished the regular season 14-2 but every man on the team got a SuperBowl ring. They can start Manning to keep the consecutive starts record alive, like the did with Brett Favre a few years ago, then pull him after a couple of series. Let's see what Jim Sorgi can do. <br /><br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="bumpertag" width="509" height="147" src="page0_blog_entry581_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="color:#9e6f21;">Marion County Sheriff's Front Bumper, Bumped! Chuck Pace &copy;2005<br /></span><br />On another note last Thursday as Jenni and I were getting up and preparing to go to work I heard a sound that could only be one car thumping into the back of another, a traffic accident. This was at around 6 AM. We went about our business and got ready, walked the dog and such and could see that a Sheriff had somebody in a large truck pulled over as we left the neighborhood. Not until we were across from the accident scene did we see that the Sheriff was the one who had hit the truck, and hard enough to knock the cover off of his front bumper. There was no skidding sounds or squeeling of tires prior to the thump, so I have to assume the sheriff was not paying attention to the road, but was distracted and looked up too late to avoid the stopped or slower vehicle. Too bad for the truck driver, though. I'm sure he got a ticket. Still that's the fastest I ever saw a Sheriff arrive at an accident scene. The bumper cover is still out there, should we add littering to the list of offenses?<br /><br />Six Shopping Days left until Festivus. Remain calm, be happy and don't make any sudden moves, and we will all get through this o.k., O.K.?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#9e5a1f;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('bumpd');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('bumpd');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('bumpd');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('bumpd'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-580" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Surprises In All Sizes</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/18/2005 09:01 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-4.html">Gags</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="76afb3821c88f0100ce812a8c522bc3b-580.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><h1>Howdy pardners, I got a tale fer ya.</h1> <br /><br />Yesterday, after a fast paced, active and busy day at the digital camera ranch, I decided to mosey over to the local tavern. After tying up my 210 steeds, I found bar-keep Dave outside the tavern and said my greetings. Entering the establishment I see the visages of none other than Black Brock and his sidekick Smalls, sittin' with the right hand man of the Territory District Attorney Richard P. Knowing that Brock and Jess (Smalls) had ridden in from 176 miles away (often a three days ride) I figured they were in town visitin' Brocks kin. Exactly so, I suspect the Richard was down talkin' to 'em saying, <div class="image-left"><img class="imageStyle" alt="scarvers" width="221" height="136" src="page0_blog_entry580_1.jpg"/></div>"Now Black Brock, we don't want no trouble whilst you an' Smalls here are in town, in fact I'll buy you both a cold one to get the dust of the trail off and wet your whistles, if you can promise me that, otherwise I might as well run you in right now." Well I joined the group with a little uneasiness but soon learned I was right about the visitin' of kin, and there weren't going to be no trouble. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; color:#9e6020;"><em>Travis "the Voice" and Black Brock. Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span> <br /><br />Smalls (quite handy with her guns, I might add) told me how she's been makin' 'em "dance" over in Columbus, I assured her I wasn't there to cross her or Black Brock, just to have a couple of frothy brews myself then head home to the missus. Not long after that Gary "The Singer" showed up and hatched a plan with smalls while I entertained Richard and Brock with stories from the old country. Gary left, tellin' me in confidenct, "I gotta' go to work now," and shook my hand. Then the rest of Brock's gang (The Voice and the Candy Girl) walked in and promptly took over the place.<br /> <img class="imageStyle" alt="surprise" width="509" height="372" src="page0_blog_entry580_2.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; color:#9e5e20;"><em>Smalls, Black Brock, "the Voice" and Liz the 'Candy Girl,' unriled and lookin' innocent. Chuck Pace &copy;2005 </em></span><span style="font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; "><em><br /></em></span><strong><br /></strong>I was worried because Richard left before the "Gang" was assembled, and finally relieved when they decide to go bust up a restaurant further down the street. Seeing which way they headed, I tossed a couple bits to Jess the new barmaid and beat a hasty retreat the other way, happy to get out with my hide. Whew, I didn't even see Smalls' guns, but unless Brock was handlin' 'em I knew she had 'em on her. I ain't heard tell of what went down after they left the tavern, but that don't concern me or mine, and I got out with my hide. 'Till next time friends. Happy trails. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#9e5a1f;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('updt');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('updt');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('updt');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('updt'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-579" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">UP date</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/17/2005 07:11 AM <span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="630307ae3df5090b8d7a852ea96aa691-579.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><img class="imageStyle" alt="frgged_balls" width="241" height="176" src="page0_blog_entry579_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="color:#9b6014;"><em>Balls. Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><br /><br />Maybe the holiday season is taking its toll on me, maybe I'm not supposed to be bowling. No. Just bad timing. We <em>(Four Get It!)</em> lost all 7 points last night and probably plummeted into last place in the league. The closest we came to victory, the second game, I was able to parlay into another loss in the tenth frame by not getting a second strike of the evening, to augment the spare in the 9th. We lost that game by 4 pins. The final game was our best by far, but Darrell Ross of the opposing team came very close to getting his second ever 300 game and the first in 10 years. He finished the second game with 5 in a row, and had another 8 to start the 3rd game, then 9/, X, X, 8. For a 276. (We were rooting for a 298,299 or 300, hey I'd rather be beat by a near perfect effort than just bowling poorly.) While Darrell was doing this I had a 190 effort, and ended the night with a 153 average, which is what I started the night with. Ed was not there last night, and Jeff Barber our rostered alternate could not make the first game since we work until 6:30 on weekdays until x-mas eve, eve so we had to take Ed's blind game one. (I have been given special consideration, and get to leave early these last two Fridays, because, well, I'm ME.) <br /><br />Well, that's enough of that, we get on track next week when we play against Godzilla, Gammorah, Monster Zero and Mothra. We're sure to win, but I'm betting the power lines, elevated train tressels and toy tanks in the area of the Sport Bowl are going to take a beating!<br /><br /><h3>OH NO GOAD-ZIRRA!</h3><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#248a31;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('updt');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('updt');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('updt');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('updt'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-578" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Another Friday</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/16/2005 06:41 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="9bf12ac1f57453fc8cca4207f0e9c1f8-578.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="ballreturn" width="221" height="188" src="page0_blog_entry578_1.jpg"/></div>Tonight it is imperative that my bowling team gets back on track. Last week in my absence they were able to win 2 points. We moved from 12th place to 13th and are only 3 points out of 14th (and three back from 12th again). If we win them all we'll still be 5 points out of 11th place if "The Unknown" team there loses all 7 tonight. <br /><br />The reason I was not in attendance last week is a very simple one. I had to spend the evening wooing my bride on the advent of our 22nd wedding anniversary. We had a very pleasant evening, did some eating good in the neighbor hood and generally entertained ourselves well. I gave the very romantic "iWorks 05' software package for her to load on her second love, her computer. She gave her first love "Bvlgari Aqva, Pour Homme" cologne. I do smell good when I wear it too, it has a very nice scent and it calms the "fiercer" me considerably. <br /><br />Wish me luck and high pin counts at the lanes tonight. I'll be on with an update tomorrow morning and maybe mirth, or madcap mayhem. Hilarity and crazy hijinx could insue. (I'm sorry I fell into TV guide synopsis mode for a moment). Till then stay warm, dry and happy. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#2c9d51;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('2balls');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('2balls');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('2balls');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('2balls'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-577" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Sang</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/15/2005 07:00 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="29cf63ae033a9e4b45afc0c22a8b368c-577.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><div class="image-left"><img class="imageStyle" alt="1inchelf" width="125" height="206" src="page0_blog_entry577_1.jpg"/></div> This is Mr. M.Travis DiNicola, or as referred to last night, the Elf. The Elf was already at the "Box" last evening when Jenni and I arrived. He was sitting adjacent to the 5 Golden Rings tables. Normally Brooks would have been there right beside The Elf, but our man Brooks was under the weather and daned not to regale or croon on sing-a-long night. At the Golden Rings table sat Melissa (Mel) Shoffner a long time (honorary for gender reasons) Wednesday Night Men's club member of high standing, she was the first to arrive, our group usually spills over two tables on sing-a-long night but last eve we were diminished by three or four, with John David, Mike McDaniels, Ed Sipes and Mike Wilson (uninitiated) all away from the fray. As the evening progressed it became clear that the Elf would have to join Jenni, Mel, Rich and I as a "Ring" at least for this one evening, the swans were doing swimmingly and could spare their little buddy. <br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="Reserved" width="509" height="306" src="page0_blog_entry577_2.jpg"/><span style="color:#2a9c4f;"><br /></span><span style="color:#2a9c4f;">David's Engraved Reservation for the "Rings"</span><br /><br /><div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="RC_MTDxmas" width="221" height="170" src="page0_blog_entry577_3.jpg"/></div>Not long after the twelve days were over and a break was at hand, a smarter Pam Walker joined the Rings table (already rung) and sang the remaining seasonal ditties with gusto and aplomb (at least it looked like a plomb, the lighting is so dim). Honky Tonk Judy and David A. were, for the twenty second year or so, on the stage to lead us all in voice and instrument. And to fit into their key range Rich and I were once again compelled to sing "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" in our best Edith Bunker voices (another true sign of the impending holiday). Unlike <span style="font:11px Verdana, serif; font-weight:bold; ">Beaujolais Nouveau day </span>the annual sing-a-long went off without a "hitch."<br /> <span style="font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; "><em>Merry Non-secular Holliday Event to All and to All a passable Waning Day! </em></span>(paraphrasing the height challenged Tim from the Dicken's classic). <br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#2b9c50;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('sung');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('sung');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('sung');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('sung'); </script></a><br /></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-576" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/14/2005 06:07 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="2b313b5de3f24f68c6744bf52fc6e893-576.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><h2>Its Christmas Sing-A-Long Time again!</h2><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; "><em><br /></em></span><p style="text-align:center;" ><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; "><em> </em></span><strong><img class="imageStyle" alt="SkippyXmas" width="179" height="260" src="page0_blog_entry576_1.jpg"/></strong><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; "><em><br /></em></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px; ">The annual event has arrived again at the Chatterbox. The day when all the little girls and boys gather around the honky tonk piano and wassail. Today is the first of the twelve days of Christmas and the last for regular hours at the Store, tomorrow our extended hours start. But tonight we'll be jolly and festive. I have but few gifts to bestow on but a few of my merry cajolers, but I have joyous feelings for the lot! Merry Xmas from Chuck, Jenni and Skippy the toxic Monkey! <br /></span></p><p style="text-align:center;" > <img class="imageStyle" alt="tree1" width="202" height="342" src="page0_blog_entry576_2.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#f70020;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('xsng');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('xsng');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('xsng');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('xsng'); </script></a></p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-575" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Assignment From Jenni</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/13/2005 06:49 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-3.html">Toil It</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="a2d01ea748344d809b8229ffcb6d1869-575.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">Well, I'm going to be serious here for a few minutes. I get asked a lot of digital camera questions outside of work and here are some of my thoughts. <br /><br />My wife reads InstaPundit and Glenn Reynolds every day (yet, I sometimes have to remind her to read my Thoughtpukes... only kidding, honey) and she had me check out the <span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; "><em>carnival of the digital cameras</em></span> post. Say's it's right up my alley. I should link to him on Tuesday evening (that's my assignment). I have to agree, I have worked in a camera store since 1988, was there with my flashlight and pill-box hat to usher in the digital revolution. Have shot nearly all brands at one time or another and have owned four point and shoot models myself. I also taught introduction to digital photography courses for a year for IUPUI (Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis). All of the photos on my site were shot with my point and shoot digital cameras (unless otherwise credited and noted). So, to it then.<br /><br />I agree that both Nikon's and Canon's DSLR's are great cameras. As the big dogs they have the complete systems and most accessories available for <strong><em>any</em></strong> desired use. Which would you chose? Generally I recommend that if you already own Nikon lenses you should stay with Nikon. The same is true for Canon users, if you own Canon stay with Canon, the <strong>hit</strong> you will take in trade-in is generally not worth the loss of good lenses and equipment, and both companies have DSLR's at every level of proficiency. <br /><br />I was surprised that Glen has had problems with his D70s a usually highly reliable product (and my next purchase). The Canons are more popular with sports shooters, but Nikon has been winning back their loyals with the D2X's and second generation D2H's. Later this week the new <strong>D200</strong> with its 10.5 megapixel chip will start falling into the hands of those who were wise enough to pre-order them, I've handled this camera and am <strong><em>very</em></strong> impressed (sadly, I can not afford one now, even at less than $1700.00). Konica-Minolta and Pentax also have very competent DSLR's that use their Film counterparts AF lenses (Pentax's <strong>*ist</strong>'s will actually use any K-mount lens) while Olympus designed their DSLR's from the ground up with lenses and flashes specifically, instead of modifying earlier systems for a new photographic future. Olympus' newest DSLR the 8 megapixel Evolt E-500 comes in a two lens kit (14-45mm and 40-150mm) for around $850.00 (if you want an exceptional system and don't own another systems lenses this is an inexpensive way to get started). <br /><br /><span style="font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; ">Point and Shoots:</span> That's tough, there are literally hundreds of choices out there, something for every use, need and niche. It's just impossible to counsel a perspective buyer without learning their individual uses and requirements. <br />The older photos on my site were from a Nikon Coolpix 950 (no longer available, but it was a great 2 megapixel camera with macro to 3/4 of an inch and a swivel body that allowed flexible shooting and viewing like in a macro setting). <br /><br />The more recent site shots are from my 7.2 megapixel Sony Cybershot DSC-P150, which was replaced in the spring by the newer (nearly identical except for color and asthetics) DSC-P200. I can't praise this camera enough, I carry it in a cell-phone case and have it on me at nearly every waking moment. The Movie mode is phenomenal and the Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens is as sharp and crisp as any I've used in my 25+ years of photography experience. The DSC-P200 sells for $339.00. <br />Nikon has reintroduced the swivel design I mentioned above in a 6 megapixel, 10x optical zoom model, the Coolpix S4, which runs on two AA's and is half the size of my dinosaur Coolpix 950, but every bit as capable in the macro realms. Also from Nikon are two WiFi models that transmit images directly to your computer as you shoot. The P1 and P2 are small but pack a large LCD and high pixel counts (8 megapixel and 5.1 megapixel respectively) along with a 3.5x zoom (36-126mm, 35mm equiv.). <br />Canon's Digital Elph series continue to be among the favorites for size, durability and overall value. Pentax's Optio WP performs well in nearly all weather conditions, Konica-Minolta's X1 and X60 models respond and recover very quickly and hide well in a pocket or palm. <br /><br />Yes, there are hundreds of Point and Shoot digital choices. It would take weeks to list them all, and is impossible to compare and contrast with so may variations out there. My recommendations. Visit a camera store, not a mass merchandiser or on-line store, talk to a qualified camera sales person, let them know your needs, hobbies and/or uses for your next camera purchase to narrow the field to a few models. Hold the cameras, take a shot or two, ask questions, try the features. Get what <span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; ">you</span> want. Not what some overstock house or on-line product liquidator says is the buy of a lifetime. It's your lifetime, capture it with your camera. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; "><em>Chuck Pace </em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#f70020;"><em>&copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('assig');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('assig');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('assig');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('assig'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-574" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Two More Days</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/12/2005 07:31 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="88b466ffb0f49587e0836d058a6f18da-574.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">Two days until the annual Chatterbox Christmas Sing-A-Long, a long honored tradition among the Wednesday Night Men's Club. For the sixth year in a row the WNMC will again have the honored 5th table. The one we own. The "Five Golden Rings" table. It also looks like I'll have a sore throat again for the 3rd year in a row, another lesser tradition. I've been eating oranges and taking multi-vitamans and everything else to avoid this tradition, and today I wake up with my Lurch voice in full timbre. I sing of earthquakes and idling diesels. Barry White and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Joy. <br /><p style="text-align:right;" >To the World.<img class="imageStyle" alt="poinseitta" width="509" height="465" src="page0_blog_entry574_1.jpg"/><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#f70020;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('2mo');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('2mo');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('2mo');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('2mo'); </script></a></p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-573" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Horseshoe Heads</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/11/2005 07:08 PM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-5.html">Spurts</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="c7ea3f50e65278cba4a1a238544c3a0a-573.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><img class="imageStyle" alt="page0_blog_entry547_3" width="42" height="32" src="page0_blog_entry573_1.gif"/>They just keep getting better and better. The Colts are so good that the other teams are getting frustrated and starting to loose their composure and getting stupid penalties. Like Jacksonville's #98 Henderson banging a Colts players helmeted head into the ground four times after a play was over. Unbelievably, he was not ejected! <div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="Cowher1" width="208" height="260" src="page0_blog_entry573_2.jpg"/></div>Or Jack Del Rio getting a unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for dressing down the side judge. Composure boys, composure. Two weeks ago I thought Bill "The Jaw" Cowher's bottom lip was going to consume his entire head, and I'm sure we all saw the spit spraying from his mouth as he exorcised his ire upon his players! <br /><br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="page0_blog_entry547_3" width="45" height="35" src="Helmet.gif"/><span style="color:#0f3c8f;">Now to the Colts records and Milestones!</span><strong> <br /></strong><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#12448f;">'</span><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; ">The Colts are only the fourth team in History to start 13-0<br /></span><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#12458f;">' </span>Peyton Manning now owns all of Marino's records. <br /><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#11428f;">'</span><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span>Peyton is the Only QB to ever have over 3000 yards passing for eight consecutive seasons. <br /><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#12408f;">'</span><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span>The Colts are the only team in history to beat 13 of their opponents (all of them so far) by 7 or more points in a season. <br /><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#103d8f;">'</span><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span>Marvin Harrison became the 12th player in history to top 12,000 yards receiving in a career. <br /><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#12458f;">' </span>Marvin and Peyton continue to add to the all time tandem hook-up TD record, now at 94 with 2 today. <br /><br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_4.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_5.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_6.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_7.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_8.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_9.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_10.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_11.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_12.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_13.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_14.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_15.jpg"/><img class="imageStyle" alt="helmet-tiny" width="36" height="27" src="page0_blog_entry573_16.jpg"/> <span style="font-size:35px; font-weight:bold; color:#0f398f;">-0</span><span style="font:69px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; color:#13488f;"> </span><span style="font:40px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; color:#13488f;">COLTS!</span><br /><p style="text-align:center;" ><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('hhed');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('hhed');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('hhed');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('hhed'); </script></a></p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-572" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Jacks</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/11/2005 09:48 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-5.html">Spurts</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="11810fa6f9b87d35440b0d677d87d780-572.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><div class="image-left"> <img class="imageStyle" alt="Peyton strip" width="192" height="1234" src="page0_blog_entry572_1.jpg"/></div> <div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="marv_edge strip" width="192" height="1098" src="page0_blog_entry572_2.jpg"/></div>Here we go then.1:00 PM In Jacksonville Florida. A lot warmer place than Indy!<br />A great place to go 13-0 and farther into the record books. Peyton and company can clinch a bye and home field advantage through-out the play-offs with a victory today. <br /><br />Who would have thought that Indianapolis would have the best defense in the AFC possibly the NFL They lead the league in sacks with 39, and have allowed the second fewest points (162). <br /><br />People talk about how Tony Dungy is a defensive guy, because of the way the Tampa Bay Bucs played defense when he was their coach. Actually he is just a really good coach, and has surrounded himself and his team with other great coaches. Tom Moore has the gift of working with and scripting plays for the penultimate Quarterback Peyton Manning. Coach Moore has said that he doesn't call the plays he makes several situational suggestions and Peyton is free to chose from those, or call something completely different if he sees fit. Still, Moore <strong><em>tries</em></strong> to take the blame for bad calls or decisions, but Peyton usually takes the blame on himself, as the field General! I've been reading <a href="http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9080515" rel="self">NFL Network's Adam Shefter's blog</a> on the Colts for the past few days, on NFL.com and he seems to be more an more in awe of the colts each post. <br /><br />As I stated yesterday I will not see this game until I get home and rewind the tape. I have to work. I will divide my time between the radio and customers. <br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="page0_blog_entry547_3" width="90" height="69" src="page0_blog_entry572_3.gif"/><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style="font:69px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; color:#13488f;">GO COLTS!</span><br /><p style="text-align:center;" ><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('and0');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('and0');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('and0');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('and0'); </script></a></p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-571" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Mole Hill Saturday </div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/10/2005 04:46 PM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="fccf18a48ebb2b607e6fccfdbb93f15d-571.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><div class="image-left"><img class="imageStyle" alt="snomass" width="221" height="602" src="page0_blog_entry571_1.jpg"/></div> So, I promised a photo of the monster snow pile just beyond the end of my driveway. Well, bonus, since I didn't go to work today I had time to play on the computer, but still it took all day to get around to posting. What's my freakin' problem! First, I slept until almost noon. Then I messed around and drank a half a pot of coffee and made breakfast at 1:15PM. I went out and took pictures after my first cup of joe. Then I imported a bunch of Christmas music into I-tunes. Then I started reading my mail, then Jenni wanted to go to the store so I helped clean the mountains of snow off the truck, then I came in to do my post and decided to add a dot.com border around the pictures, since I got the page working again last night. (what a nightmare) and now I'm doing it, O.K.! I'm going to the Pacers game with Rich and Ed in a couple of hours so it's now or never. The Pacers play the Grizzlies of Memphis tonight, and I'm supposed to meet Rich and Ed at MacNivens Restaurant, but they aren't returning my calls. <br />Tomorrow I will miss the Colts Game because I'm working at Roberts. I'll probably get to hear a lot of it on Q95, but ...<br />Jacksonville has a lot of holes in it starting lineups, and we have it all over them on paper, but "On any given Sunday..." and "That's why they play the games" etc... Anything can happen, and I'll be sidelined by retail. 13-0 looms. <br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="page0_blog_entry547_3" width="90" height="69" src="page0_blog_entry571_2.gif"/><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style="font:69px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; color:#13488f;">GO COLTS!</span><br /><p style="text-align:center;" ><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('mole');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('mole');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('mole');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('mole'); </script></a><br /> </p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-570" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Friday late</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/09/2005 10:53 PM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-3.html">Toil It</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="351c71b4fc9f11b99012181ad31b7ceb-570.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">Well, I did about half of the want to do list on Thursday. Today I did get out of the driveway and to work. Only to find out that yesterdays list only need one item on it. <span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">' </span>Go to work. I really was supposed to work on Thursday and have Saturday off. Now I am working on Sunday so Jenni and I have decided I will take my scheduled day off this week even though I took off Thursday by accident. I'm losing my mind. Getting senile or getting Alzhiemers or some stuff. I have serious CRS now. Or..I just need a day off to be off, screw the list of 26 goals. Just take a day and rest. We'll see. Sleep will improve my mental faculties, help me remember. <br /><br />Check that off the list, sparky! <span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">'''''''''''''<br /><br /></span><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; ">Opps! I forgot to post a photo. <br />I've also been meaning to write to the CRS Foundation and send a donation. I thought I had already, but I was wrong. <br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005<br /></em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('CRS');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('CRS');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('CRS');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('CRS'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-569" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Sno' Big Deal!</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/09/2005 06:53 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="5cdd88a831cd05f2f4a94ef8670bcff1-569.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">Well if you aren't living in a shell you know that Central Indiana got 7.7 inches of snow starting at 2:15PM yesterday and going through the wee hours of the morn. Then the winds and drifting, <img class="imageStyle" alt="Snowqueen" width="221" height="130" src="page0_blog_entry569_1.jpg"/>Photo one. Jenni shoveling at 3:45PM yesterday. We got over two inches the first 90 minutes. <br />Add to that the fact that my neighborhood assoc. hires a moron to build a giant snow pile right behind my drive. (Photo follow later.) I'll be lucky to get out of my drive this morn then off my street, then out of the neighborhood. <br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="Bimdrift" width="221" height="146" src="page0_blog_entry569_2.jpg"/><br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="vehix" width="221" height="136" src="page0_blog_entry569_3.jpg"/>So I'm posting short today. Have fun snow-bunnies.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005<br /></em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('bliz');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('bliz');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('bliz');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('bliz'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-567" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Day Off? Really</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/08/2005 11:04 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="f7ad609b5d2ac86d8a6bc64df0d40cb2-567.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body">Last night in anticipation of this day off, (one of the last ones I will take until X-mas eve.) I made a list of 26 things I would like to accomplish with the time. First thing I did today was take Jenni to work (not on the list). Until we get the wipers fixed on the truck she can't really drive in inclimant weather and today we are expectiong a 'mini'blizzard starting around 1:00PM, Thus the shuttle to work. On the way back I stopped and deposited my payroll check. (#3 on the list). It's 8:20 AM. Next task on the list is working on the blog post. But that's a winding path in and of itself. <br />Driving home from the bank I started thinking about the post. Which got me thinking about taking some photos for posting, Reminding me that I was going to photograph some more of my Colts paraphenalia for upcoming gameday posts. <br />I get home, grab some of the Colts stuff I have and take it into the dining room where I made a makeshift syke to photo on, chased Tweek off of it. Put some stuff down, and shot it. Then I went for more, noticed how dyngy my old rally towels are after years on the walls. Grabbed some trading cards and took them to the syke, chase Tweek off of it. The shots don't work out too well, they were too reflective so I decided to scan them instead. I take down the syke, and straighten up that area. Back in <em>chuckpace.com</em> World Headquarters I noticed the scanner was a little fingerprinted, so I went to the dryer to get the "Monster" cable cloth (which I had washed with some other stuff yesterday) to clean the scanner. Well I had to fold and put away that load of cloths first, so to save some time and get to another list item (#2), I gathered up some wash cloths and towels to wash with the rally towels I had already noticed were dyngy. Started that load, then went back to the <em>cp.com </em>World HQ again, chased Tweek of my chair, launched photoshop and cleaned the scanner. Then I launched this web authoring software, only to get a "Rapid Weaver has an update" notice. <div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="Tweekside" width="204" height="487" src="page0_blog_entry567_1.jpg"/></div>So I downloaded that. Shut photoshop, and restarted the computer. It's already time to move the wash into the dryer. While in the utility room I clean out the dryer lint screen. Taking the lint "scarf" to the trash in the kitchen I decide that to save time I'll start a pot of "Starbucks" coffee. With that on and the Britta water filter pitcher refilled (twice, after Tweek stuck his nose in the pitcher before I could chase him off the counter) I once again re-enter <em>cp.com</em>WHQ. I sit down, thinking I really don't have anything to post, I start this recounting of the day's travils so far. 10:30AM I've typed this far. But the 74 minute Patti Smith Mix I had playing on the MD player and piped into <em>me.com</em>HQ is over so I have to select something else. I make my next MD choice, go check the progress of our coffeemaker (half way there) open the mini-blinds in the dining room and kitchen, and turn off some lights, and back to <em>.com</em>HQ and (obviously) resume the post. I still don't have anything or any pictures to post. I think I might just put up a shot of Tweek, he's been pretty good today, I take a shot I like. There, (10:44AM) I just put the memory card into my <strong>Canon iP6600D </strong>printer which auto launches iPhoto, and bogs down the computer. Enough time to get a cup of java. 10:51AM photos are downloaded, time to move the ones I plan to use to photoshop and size them for the web. While I'm there I might scan those Cards, no I don't have time. I just need to post the photo and get back to the tasks on my list. With this post I can mark off #1, (#1 brilliant post). 11:04AM 23 items to go. <br /><p style="text-align:center;" ><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em><br /></em></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('off');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('off');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('off');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('off'); </script></a></p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-566" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Shoulder The Burden</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/07/2005 07:52 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="b3a032d2fba4de043ef01f0e17d43fb9-566.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><span style="font-size:13px; ">After weeks of discomfort and complaining I get to have an MRI tonight after work. This will determine rather I have a torn tendon on my left shoulder rotater cup. It's been hurting like hell and I'll be glad to find out the extent of the problem. The Dr. pointed out that the tendon heads for all the major arm muscles are all swollen and tender and thought my lack of mobility could possibly signal a tear. Joy. </span><img class="imageStyle" alt="Noodle2" width="480" height="330" src="page0_blog_entry566_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="color:#d32739;">Stage Fright, the view from the Slippery Noodle's Stage. ChuckPace &copy;2005</span><span style="font-size:13px; "><br /><br />I gained a new reader last night and each and everyone counts, so hello to "Mustang" </span><s>Staci</s><span style="font-size:13px; ">, er Sally. I need to get to be friends with her since my convertible went up in flames last March and she's got an '04 'vert. If nothing else its a sweet ride. Dreadful cold today. 10&deg; before Wind Chill! Yum! No wonder I'm thinking of convertibles. <br /><br />I believe I was able to let everyone I know down last night after work in one way or another, a new personal best I think. Now I need to make more friends and acquaintances so I can up the ante a little more! If you saw me "bowl" last night you already know what I mean. Sorry team. I wish I could blame the shoulder, but it's the wrong one so I shoulder the Blame. I should have taken Bruce up on the Pacers ticket and joined him at the game. The bowling team would have won at least one game with my blind. Not so. I had to be the albatross. Enough mindless, hapless rambling. I'm of a mind to find some hap. Later peeps. <br />This time is Up. </span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck</em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('pain');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('pain');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('pain');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('pain'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-565" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">More Cold</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/06/2005 06:39 AM <span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="be33fecc6cae222433e4a54972c32883-565.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; ">Cold, cold, cold. 12&deg; at 6:20AM. I've been pre-heating the car every morning, letting it run for about 10 minutes while I finish my mornings routine. It takes that long on a day like this just to get the oil light to stop flickering. I love snow, and mistletoe and the holiday season, just not bitter cold. I can't wait to chuck the first snowball of the season, just at 30 degrees please. <br /><br />I've also been eating at least one orange each morning, taking a multi-vitamin and generally trying to eat healthy and smart. I can't afford to miss any work, in retail you have to be there for the big ones, and trust me none are bigger than December. Each year the prices come down on digital cameras, memory cards and printers, so I have to sell more to meet the numbers I put up last year. This means by 2010 I will have to sell a camera system to every resident of Indianapolis just to keep the lights on. (Unless I'm an internet mogul, visited by thousands daily hanging on my every word, buying everything I mention with complete confidence and faith in my recommendations.) <br /><br />Nah. I'll just be 50 years old, struggling in retail and bitter and cold on December mornings, like now.<br /><br />Humbug <br /></span><p style="text-align:center;" ><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('shiver');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('shiver');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('shiver');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('shiver'); </script></a></p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-564" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Oh, Cabanna boy...</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/05/2005 07:23 AM <span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="4cd719d48c2b23185783a8d3e67cb8d3-564.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; ">Early in the 1st quarter of yesterday's Colts game I received a phone call from Naples Florida. On the other end was Joe George, who moved to the Sunshine state in the late fall to do construction work due to the hurricanes. Sadly, Joe was being deprived of the Colts-Tennessee match-up on TV and only had golden beaches, bikini clad beauties and mid 80's weather to keep him from complete despair. That and Indy buddy Mark Perrin and the rooftop and beachfront bars they were frequenting. I could tell he was suffering, so I called with updates twice during the domination by the Colts. I hope he gets a chance to view the site soon, he's missed out on the Travis and Liz engagement, and so much more. <br /><br />In fact these pictures of my car from Saturday and Sunday might cheer him up. He just needs to send me some of those bikini clad, er... I mean some golden beach shots in return. <br /><br /></span><p style="text-align:center;" ><img class="imageStyle" alt="bimmer_sat_snow" width="509" height="327" src="page0_blog_entry564_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:11px; color:#937f29;">Saturday Morning's dusting, before I scraped and drove in to work. Chuck Pace</span><span style="font-size:11px; color:#937e2a;">&copy;2005</span><span style="font-size:11px; color:#dec03e;"> </span><br /></p><p><br />I told Joe to tell Mark he missed the freezing rain/ice storm on Saturday Night and Mark said he'd try to leave Florida early so he wouldn't have to be deprived of any more Indy weather. Could this have been sarcasm?<br /></p><p style="text-align:center;" ><br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="bimmer_iced3" width="381" height="140" src="page0_blog_entry564_2.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:11px; color:#938029;">Iced BMW anyone, can I get a paper umbrella, too? Chuck Pace&copy;2005</span><span style="font-size:11px; color:#dec13f;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11px; "><br /></span><span style="font-size:13px; ">Hey things are lookin' up, its 17&deg; already. Stay in Florida Mark, the cold front has passed, you missed it. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#231aef;">More Colts: </span><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "> I saw the greatest stat on the screen just while the TV cameras were on Hunter "The Punter" Smith. It read: The Colts are the only team in the NFL this year to have More Offensive TD's 38, than Punts 34. (That was before the rare 2nd Punt in the game, the total is now 35.)<br /><br />I'm off to put digital cameras and memory in the hands of the needy. See you all soon. At least on the ether-portal here in cyber-space. <br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align:center;" ><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><img class="imageStyle" alt="page0_blog_entry547_3" width="90" height="69" src="page0_blog_entry564_3.gif"/><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('beach');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('beach');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('beach');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('beach'); </script></a><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "><br /><br /><br /></span></p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-563" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Post Game Notes and Update</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/04/2005 05:26 PM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-5.html">Spurts</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="6fd3f78e94e45232c2b9bf5c6e8ff551-563.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><img class="imageStyle" alt="page0_blog_entry547_3" width="90" height="69" src="page0_blog_entry563_1.gif"/><span style="font-size:49px; font-weight:bold; color:#1e40cb;">12-0 Baby.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#1f45cb;">'</span><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span>Peyton had a QB rating of <strong>151.3</strong>, with 3 TD's, 0 Int's. 13/17 187 yards. <br /><br /><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#2045cc;">'</span> Passing Touchdowns: #1 to Marvin Harrison (his 108th career TD), #2 to Tight-end Brian Fletcher, his 3rd TD and 3rd game in a row with same, # 3 to Reggie Wayne as the crowd started chanting Reggie, Reggie, Reggie. Reminiscent of the Pacers Reggie Miller's standout career and those fans. <br /><br /><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#2045cc;">'</span> Edgerrine James rushed for over 100 yards again (107) and into the record books for the 2nd fastest back to 9000 yards at 93 games.(#1 was Ram and Indianapolis Colt Eric Dickerson, 84 games). (9067) Career to date. Sadly with salary caps and franchise player restrictions Edgerrine most probably won't be here in a Colts uniform next year. <br /><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#1f45cb;"><br />'</span><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span>Jacksonville won as did Cincinnati so we have yet to clinch <span style="color:#d2271f;">The AFC South</span> or first round bye. We will do both next week when we go 13-0 at Jacksonville. <br /><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#1f45cb;"><br />' </span>Marvin Harrison, with his TD catch becomes the <strong><em>only</em></strong> receiver in NFL history to have eight 10TD seasons.<span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "> <br /></span><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#1e40cb;"><br />'</span><span style="font:12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span>Peyton Manning has the most passing yards in NFL history for 8 seasons played and needs 34 more yards to have 3000 yards+ passing every season in the NFL.<span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "> <br /></span><div class="image-left"><img class="imageStyle" alt="CoachDungysm" width="72" height="101" src="page0_blog_entry563_2.jpg"/></div><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "><br /><br />Coach Tony Dungy is the fastest Coach to 100 wins In NFL History with today's victory. Averaging 10 wins per season. (with 4 games left).<br /></span><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "><br /><br /></span><p style="text-align:center;" ><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style="font:76px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; color:#13488f;">GO COLTS!</span><img class="imageStyle" alt="page0_blog_entry547_3" width="90" height="69" src="page0_blog_entry563_3.gif"/><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('12-0');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('12-0');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('12-0');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('12-0'); </script></a><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "><br /></span></p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-562" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">The Twelve Days of...</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/04/2005 12:58 PM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-5.html">Spurts</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="ee4f3a474b8888af9e4b923468a69ea6-562.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><h2>Victory!</h2><br /><div class="image-left"><img class="imageStyle" alt="CoachDungy" width="221" height="693" src="page0_blog_entry562_1.jpg"/></div>Arriving home from the grocery store about 10 minutes ago, Jenni said, "You haven't posted today, have you?" "No, I don't know what <strong><em>to</em></strong> post I never do, I said" (which is usually true, I rarely come into <span style="color:#27cbc8;"><em>the world headquarters </em></span>with a preconceived idea of what I'm going to regurge from my mind. It's almost always a journey of discovery for me too). She then said, "Well, something about the Colts, I would think." Thus the heading, and you thought it was about the holiday season. Don't deny it. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; color:#2149cb;">This 'something' about the Colts</span><span style="color:#2149cb;">.</span> Then. With a win today the Colts guarantee a playoff berth, that's all. (Actually there's a whole heck of a lot more to it than that!) They are a 15 point favorite over the 3-8 Tennessee Titans, who are actually playing better with Steve (Robo-QB) McNair back behind center. If the Jags lose today the Colts win the AFC South Title for an unprecedented 3rd year straight (those of you who know, get it!), another week 13 (this week) scenario awards Indy the first round bye already: Cleveland (-2.5) and Pittsburgh (+3) both win today. <br /><br />Peyton Manning set a personal goal for this season. A completion percentage of 70%, (what you thought it was a Superbowl ring?). Right now he is at 68% (still a personal best for a season) and carrying a QB rating of 104.5 (he finished last year at 67.6% and an amazing 121.1 due in large part to the 49TD passes!). <br /><br />So a win today and the <span style="color:#2147cb;">Colts</span>, <em>My Colts</em> are only the 5th team in NFL history to go 12-0 (the last 3 won the Superbowl), clinch The AFC South Division Title, and possibly a 1st round bye and give Peyton a chance to reach closer to his season's goal. I say go for it all. <br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="page0_blog_entry547_3" width="90" height="69" src="page0_blog_entry562_2.gif"/><span style="font:12px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; "> </span><span style="font:76px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; color:#13488f;">GO COLTS!</span><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#08128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('NFL12');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('NFL12');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('NFL12');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('NFL12'); </script></a><br /> </div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-561" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">A Dream Realized</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/03/2005 06:57 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-2.html">Up Chucks</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="05a379d1438869c9751c7a7f28203924-561.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><img class="imageStyle" alt="hatpresentation" width="499" height="393" src="page0_blog_entry561_1.jpg"/><span style="color:#08138a;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:11px; color:#08138a;">The "Prize" and the Big Winner! Photo: Rich Culy &copy;2005</span><br />Yesterday Travis got what he deserved! As the first ever winner of the chuckpace.com mention meter, his fabulous prize did indeed <strong>top</strong> his expectations. The next contest starts 1/2/2006 and runs for the 1st quarter of the year.<div class="image-left"> <img class="imageStyle" alt="happy_winner" width="221" height="192" src="page0_blog_entry561_2.jpg"/></div>Travis has already put in a request for "his" next prize. Pam Walker (who was a respectable 2nd) has been out of the picture until just recently when I received an e-mail from her about being among the undead (Phish?), no wonder she was bouncing 'round the room. I thought she went into hiding after Travis stole the show with the whole engagement thing (which may have been staged. Hey it's that nice of a hat!) Liz, Ed, Rich, Mel, Mike Wilson even Brooks, just about anybody has a shot at the next historic prize moment.<br /><br /><div class="image-right"> <img class="imageStyle" alt="mugs_shirts_hats" width="221" height="100" src="page0_blog_entry561_3.jpg"/></div><br /><br />As a <em>side note</em>, the Hat that Travis won is just one of the items available from my cafepress site which links right from the <em>side bar</em> to your left. No, don't turn around, just move your eyes over, scroll over and...<br />Viola! Right under the Haloscan graphic, way before the Donate/Paypal thing (which also has yields fabulous rewards when properly used). That site is only one of my two cafepress sites, I haven't linked the other but it is available 24 hours a day <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/doodlewhore" rel="external">right here.</a> <br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0e18;">In other news:</span> If you encounter Rich, Ed, Mel or I today or tomorrow don't mind the bonfire, forrest fire smell coming off of us. Four Get It! our Friday night bowling team got Smoked last night! The last place team in the league had our number but good. I'm still reeling from the loss. Stowing away the time, gathering of the tears, have you had enough of mine? (I think I see another lyrics post coming from Buch!) <br /><br />P.S. Yes that was Lightnin' from Scott's Blog hamming in the background, wanting to be in the photo (he wanted to take it for the "credit"). HA!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#07128a;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005</em></span><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em> </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('chill');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('chill');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('chill');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('chill'); </script></a></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-560" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Winter Poem</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/02/2005 07:09 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-4.html">Gags</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="b2d336bb0ce12011ba792ff9aafe739f-560.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><p style="text-align:center;" ><img class="imageStyle" alt="snowflake" width="157" height="138" src="page0_blog_entry560_1.jpg"/><br />It's 16&deg; outside. <br />It snowed some yesterday, <br />the ground crunches when I walk the dog. <br />My hands won't warm up, <br />M&M's are red and green, <br />and it's not a Duraflame it's a yuletide log.<br />My window scraper breaks in two, <br />my lips are turning blue <br />and in the fridge I find a carton of egg-nog. <br />My packages arrive late, <br />day from night I can't keep straight <br />and my next three weeks are going to be a fog. <br /><br /><br /></p><p>Happy December, happy festivus. Brrrrrrr.<br /><br />For you windows viewers I've thoughtfully included 9 or ten inches of pure snow to scroll down through before getting to my nifty blog. <br /><br /><img class="imageStyle" alt="snowflake" width="157" height="138" src="page0_blog_entry560_2.jpg"/><br /><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#7194cc;"><em>Chuck Pace &copy;2005 </em></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('brrrr');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('brrrr');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('brrrr');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('brrrr'); </script></a></p></div></div><div id="unique-entry-id-559" class="blog-entry"><div class="blog-entry-title">Geeking</div><div class="blog-entry-date">12/01/2005 01:45 AM <span class="blog-entry-category">Chummin'<a href="category-6.html">Compukn'</a></span><span class="blog-entry-permalink">Chummin'<a href="c6b800f6269a8bda09dc6ceb0e096f70-559.html">Permalink</a></span></div><div class="blog-entry-body"><img class="imageStyle" alt="cp_kimwhite" width="499" height="341" src="page0_blog_entry559_1.jpg"/><br /><span style="color:#3a3bf6;">That guy again. Kim White &copy;2005</span> <a href="http://www.kimwhitephotography.com" rel="external">www.kimwhitephotography.com</a><br />So I got home from Wednesdays workday (which frankly sucked), and decided to figure out more about the "Site" and it's attributes and features. <br />A couple of weeks ago I downloaded a version upgrade of this RealMac RapidWeaver site program, and after re-booting low and behold there in black and grey were four words (Personal, Work, Humor and Apple), and I had no friggin' idea where they came from. I scoured the page inspector and sidebar comment html but got nothing. The blog creation page was also completely different, and since I usually visit the World Headquarters of <span style="color:#52c5c5;"><em>chuckpace.com</em></span> first thing after awakening from some sort of nocturnal repose (some good and restful, many more unfulfilling) it was about a week before I noticed the pulldown menu with the word "none" in it to the right of the word Category: . Well, in the pull down were those four little words. I didn't know what to do about them, or how to use them. But I guessed I could link them somehow to pages and clicked on a previous blog entry and the pulled down to Personal. After uploading the site's changes the Personal was no longer black, but blue like my links. I clicked on it and summa gun were it not a link to a page with just the one entry I clicked earlier. Next task to re-title the headings. I poked around in the sidebar and other places again and still couldn't figure out where these new jewels resided on the site. So on sucky Wednesday before this weeks episode of Lost, I went into the Help bar and searched for an answer, and found it. I gave the Categories new thoughtpukish titles, and then created the "Spurts' one, so in order they are now Personal (Up Chucks), Work (Toil It), Humor (Gags), (Spurts) and Apple (Computn') all under the general Heading Chummin.' I'm so proud. Chummin' is a variation on a theme here, you know gags, upchuck etc. in it's shortened form this is an appellation for Chumming for Toilet Bass. One of my favorite vomit synonyms along with Technicolor Yawn. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; color:#3752cf;">Chuck Pace &copy;2005<br /></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.haloscan.com/load/chuckpace"> </script><br /><a href="javascript:HaloScan('gekn');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCount('gekn');</script></a> | <a href="javascript:HaloScanTB('gekn');" target="_self"><script type="text/javascript">postCountTB('gekn'); </script></a></div></div> </div> </body> </html>