All up in my head

Farewell, Sir

Jun, 24 Jun 2008 00:30:19 GMT

In case you didn't hear, George Carlin died yesterday from heart failure. I had a feeling that this day was coming soon. Audra and I saw him a little while ago and he was looking pretty old then. It was like he had aged 20 years in the last 5 years. At any rate, thank you George for the laughs.

That's not all he did for me, anyway. I've always loved his observational humor because it was all around us be we seldom noticed it. His keen eye for the random and his use of language pretty much changed how I saw the world. Ok, my philosophy classes had something to do with it, too.

I didn't agree with some of his political and religious views, but his control of the English language and his skeptical views pretty much have made me question everything. Thank you, George. You will be missed.

Higher quality YouTube videos

Jun, 24 Jun 2008 00:12:48 GMT

I just found this the other day. You can add "&fmt=18" to the end of the URL to get the high quality version. Here's one to try:

Shelby and bubbles

This video isn't the best quality to begin with, but it's better than the one without the "&fmt=18". I just wanted to show off my dog.

Shelby had a big day

Jun, 15 Jun 2008 23:19:03 GMT

We've been in the house now for about a month and a half, and Shelby's been enjoying the backyard. We got a 25' lead for her and she just chills on the porch. She occasionally wanders into the yard, but that isn't too often.

We decided to experiment a little today. We took Shelby's lead off and let her wander around the yard. For a little insurance, I put her shock collar on her. She loves being out in the yard without being tied to anything. We were outside with her three times today and she is pooped now. She hasn't moved in the last hour.

Audra took some video of us playing in the backyard. Check it out here (11.3 MB)