tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33622282024-02-28T16:32:28.304-05:00Adventures with YardBoyYard_Boy(at)HotMail(dot)comOJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comBlogger792125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-83505209042220176122010-08-20T23:05:00.002-04:002010-08-20T23:17:42.127-04:00<b>OchoCinco...pwned?</b><br />TO apparently has a skill that OC lacks... <b>talking</b>.<br /><br />They played pretty equal on the field, but TO was the showman, especially when OC took the name "Robin" to TO's "Batman". Toast.OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-69460852897974919902010-05-24T22:12:00.002-04:002010-05-24T22:33:54.635-04:00<b>Rochester, NY's Battle of the Roadside Joints: Vic & Irvs or Don & Bobs?</b><br /><br />Kind of like "Ginger or Mary Ann?" Each has Rochester's best oral fixations in mind, but you have to taste a little to make a commitment:<br /><br />Pickle slices<br />V&I: vinegar<br />D&B: garlic<br />Winner: D&B<br /><br />Onion rings:<br />V&I: wide and floppy<br />D&B: thinner, solid<br />Winner: D&B<br /><br />Hot sauce [Greek, meat-style]:<br />V&I: crushed red pepper, thin<br />D&B: thicker, chili-like<br />Winner: D&B<br /><br />Decisive victory! Next up: LDR Char Pit [and I remember the rings as contenders].OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-12853135598327260712010-04-17T18:10:00.005-04:002010-05-01T19:37:10.645-04:00<b>Opening Day, Frontier Field, Rochester Red Wings AAA baseball [of the Minnesota Twins]</b><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj2bfjpzlKnnAUqIICAO5prSCZvkbA4OyjwrjKZJRUFHzadVdDvcXcdhdZjno9a6WgGCCifIjK-mkUL2m_r5npLlScNJN4yrCU2FBseLVOqKJEnYUt3T-89J56uLv7moZfY3d/s800/04-17-10-RedWingsOpener.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj2bfjpzlKnnAUqIICAO5prSCZvkbA4OyjwrjKZJRUFHzadVdDvcXcdhdZjno9a6WgGCCifIjK-mkUL2m_r5npLlScNJN4yrCU2FBseLVOqKJEnYUt3T-89J56uLv7moZfY3d/s200/04-17-10-RedWingsOpener.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466446913863723458" /></a><br />Chilly... even our would-be tour director Steve Smith bailed. Pussy! Maybe 8 of us truebloods showed up in 39F temps for the ceremonially civic dog-and-pony show. After the Mayor, after the County Executive, after the flag waving, after the wounded police officer beating all odds to throw out the semi-first pitch, etc, we finally got around to honoring some old git who hadn't received his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_heart" target="_blank">Purple Heart</a> commedation back during "The Big One". I salute you, citizen!!<br /><br />Speaking of dogs, Rochester's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hot" target="_blank">"white hot"</a> was out in all its glory, slathered in mustard, ketchup, relish, onions, etc. Opening Day [and most other games] are equally about taste and aroma.<br /><br />Oh, the game... it was well played, regardless of temps dropping to 37F. Wings blew a lead, but broke the tie in the 8th to hold on. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6u9e7X3v692Mzc2zha8qBJ6gowzs_ih7y4Wv9WMgvhQp4earhh1DSh_LHVSxbU3LHnlCsPdoqkX_UlBajpEwGygvbdnJVu4iPM5VAnELkyHRDWbEnCtJpkZOcd226BEEpp51v/s800/04-22-10-Knuckles.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6u9e7X3v692Mzc2zha8qBJ6gowzs_ih7y4Wv9WMgvhQp4earhh1DSh_LHVSxbU3LHnlCsPdoqkX_UlBajpEwGygvbdnJVu4iPM5VAnELkyHRDWbEnCtJpkZOcd226BEEpp51v/s200/04-22-10-Knuckles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466446919508804322" /></a><br />After any game, it's fun to stop by <a href="http://knucklesko.com/" target="_blank">Knuckles Knockout Grill</a>. Working the beer tap is 'Stina. Her mom calls her Christina, but truth is, 'Stina's all grown up. I know, I know, my Motorola RAZR camera phone sucks.OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-29066406424512974912010-04-15T19:38:00.003-04:002010-05-01T19:41:50.373-04:00<b>I had to pay this year... total $650 ;^(</b>OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-49900239824122480982010-03-22T16:46:00.005-04:002010-03-27T23:29:43.269-04:00<b>College hockey: does it get any better than Cornell, the Big Red?</b><br /><br />Thanks to Chris in Ithaca, I've seen several men's games this season. They've won the ECAC Championship and the cheering fans [<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynah_Faithful" target="_blank">Lynah Faithful</a>] make the difference. <br /><br />Even the zamboni driver gets in the spirit as you can see while he wanders the crowd during his down time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegcTUnFWFqDx3XuaN4QfWb31xBoy53AKJRbrKAJ7UdLvOsPszH9mg5qwv9d81Ha6bi-PkDii484XVulfpGMvnc66uud4B1lIdMZHjCB1I7V5j2aARDztGCMd9PBKz2UnjrWtX/s800/Lynah-zamboni+-driver.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegcTUnFWFqDx3XuaN4QfWb31xBoy53AKJRbrKAJ7UdLvOsPszH9mg5qwv9d81Ha6bi-PkDii484XVulfpGMvnc66uud4B1lIdMZHjCB1I7V5j2aARDztGCMd9PBKz2UnjrWtX/s200/Lynah-zamboni+-driver.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453520649902208226" /></a>OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-78189774076684118672010-03-21T00:13:00.004-04:002010-03-21T00:34:25.866-04:00<b>Sometimes I amaze myself...</b><br /><br />...at what I can whip up in a ol' black beauty. I've been doing some more website work and getting paid in beef. Really.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D4eaiuHrVyzfSYYDih8NMOinuef42OgSjy38LKKX70-ZIeWPwMXK5vpccVnhfFF6nA4T23_y3wiFhzGL4KoxSPxm0O7LTzX2veQIAPDB8A29xqDnpebL5hWzXZ9UatMgdyFD/s800-h/20MAR10+002.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D4eaiuHrVyzfSYYDih8NMOinuef42OgSjy38LKKX70-ZIeWPwMXK5vpccVnhfFF6nA4T23_y3wiFhzGL4KoxSPxm0O7LTzX2veQIAPDB8A29xqDnpebL5hWzXZ9UatMgdyFD/s200/20MAR10+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450939453957511554" /></a>OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-91132535533132831592010-01-01T18:02:00.004-05:002010-03-28T19:32:13.789-04:00<b>It's that time again...</b><br /><br /><a href="http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l89/yard_boy/WinterInNY1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 251px;" src="http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l89/yard_boy/WinterInNY1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-57390071369186791232009-12-01T19:44:00.002-05:002009-12-01T19:50:25.372-05:00<b>Pimping a friend's website...</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sunchaserscuba.com/" target="_blank">http://SunchaserScuba.com/</a><br /><br />[I just improved his Title, added some Meta Tags, and pinged a few cross-referencing websites]OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-48802102863311824782009-08-09T01:04:00.003-04:002009-08-09T20:34:54.799-04:00A friend of mine is selling puppies and I'm doing my best to get her URL in front of the 'bots. If any of my readers could post the following on their sites, I'd appreciate it. <br /><br />*************************************************************************************<br /><br /><a href="http://www.PattisPuppies.com/" target="_blank">www.PattisPuppies.com</a><br />Searcy, AR 72143<br />(501) 278-7665<br /><br />Welcome...<br />to our mutual excitement! I sell adorable bundles of joy who come from personal friends and Mom/Pop breeders. Are all healthy, happy and ready to love you back. They are social having spent their time around kids, adults, and other animals. Many are Registered, tho designer dogs are sometimes not. Some of the dogs need special care, especially the smaller teacups. My Guarantee: all are vet checked, up on shots and worming.OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-47510337992178673792009-02-12T20:34:00.003-05:002009-02-12T22:03:02.823-05:00<b>Move over Pepsi and Coke</b><br /><br />Pete O. at work is a world-traveled Navy man and recognizes my time in India as a similar adventure. Occasionly, he shares a worldly anecdote like the one below: <br /><br /><i>There's some new competition on the shelf. India's Hindu nationalist movement is launching a new soft drink made from cow urine. The bovine brew is in the final stages of development by the Cow Protection Department of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India's biggest and oldest Hindu nationalist group, according to the man who makes it. Om Prakash, the head of the department, said the drink - called "gaujal" or "<b>cow water</b>" in Sanskrit - was under going laboratory tests and would be launched very soon, maybe by the end of this year. "Don't worry, it won't smell like urine and will be tasty too", he told the Times of London from his headquarters in Hardwar, one of four holy cities on the River Ganges. "Its USP will be that it's going to be very healthy. It won't be like carbonated drinks and would be devoid of any toxins". The drink is the latest attempt by the RSS - which was founded in 1925 and now claims 8 million members - to cleanse India of foreign influence and promote its ideology of Hindutva, or Hindu-ness.</i><br /><br />BTW, I can think of easier ways for India to cleanse foreign influence:<br />1. Refuse all foreign aid and military equipment<br />2. Recall all citizens home<br />3. Build a big wall around India.<br /><br />Gotta be easier than drinking cow pee.OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-39539007625987185092009-02-04T23:54:00.003-05:002009-02-05T00:18:08.729-05:00<b>Change is coming down the road...</b><br /><br /><img src="http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l89/yard_boy/party111.gif"><br /><br />[horkulated.com]OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-33827326551896277192009-01-25T23:32:00.007-05:002009-01-26T23:13:38.450-05:00<b><i>Come on <s>down</s> line, you're the next contestant...</i></b><br /><br />Play in a new online game show [if you're in the US and have broadband]. If you're selected as a player, please use me [<b>YardBoy</b>] as a reference. My referral was from a web developer that I trust to not spread scammy, spammy Web schemes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2utpJGkYgXO-Zb2I9Sz4eQ84EFFVtL_kWnq-NlIAx8GiIJ9PsVb0TxRR7HXSzcTUkGCMjqVfdqYGun93iovbS_IGC2As64ve80iKtQ0-LPTo-ur_BNUOeFtBuIwrlqfSji8SE/s1600-h/IETW.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2utpJGkYgXO-Zb2I9Sz4eQ84EFFVtL_kWnq-NlIAx8GiIJ9PsVb0TxRR7HXSzcTUkGCMjqVfdqYGun93iovbS_IGC2As64ve80iKtQ0-LPTo-ur_BNUOeFtBuIwrlqfSji8SE/s200/IETW.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295458209582025298" /></a><br /><br />It's like "Deal or No Deal", very simple, and I know some of the winners. It works!OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-26466302318536327922009-01-12T20:44:00.003-05:002009-01-12T20:55:24.729-05:00<b>Now and then...</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPX4CqjO_CMjLnxU2dUE_A1fP8Fuh7mNQJX43FeDbaYAko9VTM-3l0mbFVLr3o-fvDCI2_HOW5qINy9zLeJuhbINzW3qU1YWjyMPEWaR663Nn9WFc85sqcLSTjW0PueWGhNIkN/s1600-h/bardot9722322.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPX4CqjO_CMjLnxU2dUE_A1fP8Fuh7mNQJX43FeDbaYAko9VTM-3l0mbFVLr3o-fvDCI2_HOW5qINy9zLeJuhbINzW3qU1YWjyMPEWaR663Nn9WFc85sqcLSTjW0PueWGhNIkN/s200/bardot9722322.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290590305500261618" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/images/2007/09/29/brigitte_bardot_leo_fuchs_0224.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/images/2007/09/29/brigitte_bardot_leo_fuchs_0224.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Brigitte Bardot of my boyhood fantasies has changed.OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-60804854775637485832009-01-08T22:22:00.004-05:002009-01-08T22:48:00.245-05:00<b>A Picture is a Thousand Words...</b><br /><br />A few more pix are a lurid tale. Courtesy of my baby brother Andy and a family friend [Mark W] comes the <a href="http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/" target="_blank">whole story</a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 576px; height: 432px;" src="http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-7.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 576px; height: 432px;" src="http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-9.jpg target="_blank""><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 576px; height: 432px;" src="http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-12.jpg target="_blank""><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 576px; height: 432px;" src="http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/images/bacon-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Ummmmmm, at first I thought this angio-roll was missing cheese, but this has to smoke pretty long intil it's 165F internal. The cheese would run. Maybe some big chunks of ricotta or feta. And for contrast, how about some long strips of green jalapeno or yellow banana?OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-89478655310356741452009-01-07T22:17:00.000-05:002009-01-08T22:50:35.885-05:00<b>Lady of Fatima... protect us!</b><br /><br /><object width="450" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.ireport.com/themes/custom/resources/swfplayer/mediaplayer.swf"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="menu" value="false"></param><param name="flashvars" value="height=340&width=448&autostart=false&autoscroll=false&showstop=false&showicons=false&showdigits=total&controlbar=0.1&backcolor=0xFFFFFF&screencolor=0x000000&frontcolor=0xDEDEDE&lightcolor=0x00A2FF&logo=http%3A//www.ireport.com/themes/custom/resources/swfplayer/data/images/ireport_wm.gif&file=data/media/silence.flv&image=http%3A//i.cdn.turner.com/ireport/sm/prod/2009/01/08/WE00181355/359179/Anon1231412649-ToastToYouObama230386_lg.jpg"></param><embed src="http://www.ireport.com/themes/custom/resources/swfplayer/mediaplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="450" height="340" menu="false" flashvars="height=340&width=448&autostart=false&autoscroll=false&showstop=false&showicons=false&showdigits=total&controlbar=0.1&backcolor=0xFFFFFF&screencolor=0x000000&frontcolor=0xDEDEDE&lightcolor=0x00A2FF&logo=http%3A//www.ireport.com/themes/custom/resources/swfplayer/data/images/ireport_wm.gif&file=data/media/silence.flv&image=http%3A//i.cdn.turner.com/ireport/sm/prod/2009/01/08/WE00181355/359179/Anon1231412649-ToastToYouObama230386_lg.jpg"></embed></object><br /><br />Obama? Or Princess Leia?OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-54273000935580804632009-01-01T15:17:00.004-05:002009-04-08T23:15:27.442-04:00<b>God [and family] Bless me</b><br />I'll bet you didn't receive one of these for ChanuChrismaKwanzEidFest...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.retro51.com/newimages/OCS_Rudy.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 611px; height: 491px;" src="http://www.retro51.com/newimages/OCS_Rudy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-84637908552377308052008-12-30T09:18:00.004-05:002008-12-30T10:31:29.970-05:00<b>Christmas Day in the "City of Brotherly Love"</b><br />[Is that just east of Brokeback Mountain?]<br /><br />Be glad <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/27/movie.shooting/index.html" target="_blank">this guy</a> is off the streets...<br /><a href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/CRIME/12/27/movie.shooting/art.cialella.philadelphia.pd.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 219px;" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/CRIME/12/27/movie.shooting/art.cialella.philadelphia.pd.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />It is highly annoying when people talk in the theatre. Just another sign of parents failing to teach basic courtesy to children. While I'm disappointed in the talkers, I'm thinking birth control for the parents and a boycott of theatres that have wimpy, do-nothing ushers.<br /><br />And what's with the slugs who can't carry their garbage from their seats to a trash can? Your children are watching and learning all the wrong things from you. Maybe it's your fault that the ushers have been taken from their original job and turned into cleaners.OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-22782250967908563642008-12-23T22:55:00.002-05:002008-12-23T22:58:05.985-05:00<b>I was heading to Boston today</b><br />and I heard a thump...<br /><br /><a href="http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l89/yard_boy/tequila/drunk_driving_150.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 137px;" src="http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l89/yard_boy/tequila/drunk_driving_150.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-58644029777142771472008-12-14T19:24:00.006-05:002008-12-14T20:24:08.016-05:00<b>Why do you think they call it Chinese <i>herbal</i> medicine?</b><br /><br />A <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/ancient.cannabis/index.html" target="_blank">two pound stash</a> has been discovered in a 2700 yr old Gobi Desert grave. According to researchers in the <i>Journal of Experimental Botany</i> who found only female plant material with high THC: "it was clearly cultivated for psychoactive purposes, rather than as fibre for clothing or as food."<br /><br />A Rastafarian in China should come as no surprise...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUjkW06faOfzlK10ZQm6u3CmTIy1w_vdWZUtl_oQy57e7NV3AViQqp9joFHakDp9SOTKVF9oiMmu7N3kiJ8FXGwnZfy8ZQHp-ItJbUFNnO6VUSvb8-hYmZMYYcczGCwB0t1pM/s1600-h/chinesebobmarley.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUjkW06faOfzlK10ZQm6u3CmTIy1w_vdWZUtl_oQy57e7NV3AViQqp9joFHakDp9SOTKVF9oiMmu7N3kiJ8FXGwnZfy8ZQHp-ItJbUFNnO6VUSvb8-hYmZMYYcczGCwB0t1pM/s200/chinesebobmarley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279821312199371906" /></a>OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-85909030625701536222008-12-13T20:47:00.003-05:002008-12-13T21:09:38.543-05:00<b>Outsourcing Major League Baseball?</b><br /><br />Just kidding: for many years, the best players have been coming from everywhere but the US... Dominican Republic, Venzuela, Japan, Korea, Cuba, and now India. I loved the way <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/11/india.baseball.pioneers/index.html" target="_blank">reality tv</a> was used to scout the potential <s>cricket bowlers</s> pitchers.<br /><br />Spring Training for them begins in February, Bradenton, FL. <br /><br /><a href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/US/12/11/india.baseball.pioneers/art.indian.pirates.cnn.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 219px;" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/US/12/11/india.baseball.pioneers/art.indian.pirates.cnn.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/US/12/11/india.baseball.pioneers/art.indian.pirates.02.cnn.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 219px;" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/US/12/11/india.baseball.pioneers/art.indian.pirates.02.cnn.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-15522486090185417582008-12-03T19:39:00.004-05:002008-12-03T19:44:04.423-05:00<b>What happens if you or I lose $100,000 worth of tools?</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kare11.com/assetpool/images/068412635_Heide-Stefanyshyn-Piper.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 155px;" src="http://www.kare11.com/assetpool/images/068412635_Heide-Stefanyshyn-Piper.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Heide Stefanyshyn-PiperOJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-58721391397324739852008-11-30T10:28:00.012-05:002008-11-30T22:25:51.134-05:00<b>More terrorism in India</b><br />I was sad to note this past week's attack on one of India's premier hotels, the Taj Mahal in Mumbai [Bombay]. The 105-year-old hotel was one of nine sites attacked by gunmen in a 60-hour wave of terror that killed at least 183 people and injured hundreds more before it ended in a standoff at the hotel Saturday morning.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kidsfreesouls.com/taj_mumbai_terrorism.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.kidsfreesouls.com/taj_mumbai_terrorism.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The hotel is owned by the Tata Group, one of India's largest and most successful conglomerates. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/india.hotel/" target="_blank">Chairman Ratan Tata, a venerable icon in India, is quoted:</a> <i>"... the attacks revealed deficiencies in law enforcement, especially in the areas of crisis response and management. We were getting the cooperation that they could give us, but the infrastructure was woefully poor. <b>It took three hours for firefighters to get water to the Taj</b> after a blaze broke out in the oldest part of the building. We had people who died being <b>shot through bulletproof vests</b>."</i><br /><br />After spending much of 2001-2005 in India, I'm prompted to several questions:<br />1. The Taj is a 5-star hotel, the highest level in India. Politicians, Bollywood stars and corporate heads [including call centre owners] would stay there. If water is unavailable at the Taj, where is it available? I've been saying for years that India is heading for civil unrest [if not open hostility] over water.<br />2. Where were the bulletproof vests made? India or outsourced? India has a huge corruption issue with government awards and contracts.<br /><br />As an aside, concerns and best wishes go to call centre underling Mark D. who this past week was put into a 3-star Indian hotel. In case of fire, I hope there's water. We've already heard you don't have hot water, phone, or Internet connection ;^(OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-27410074514099902852008-10-06T19:10:00.007-04:002008-10-11T01:22:34.468-04:00<b>Back home in Rochester, NY</b><br /><br />...after continuing the scooter ride from Georgia thru<br />Tennessee [<a href="http://www.dealsgap.com/" target="_blank">Deal's Gap</a> motorcycle run]<br />North Carolina [<a href="http://www.nps.gov/blri/" target="_blank">Blue Ridge Parkway</a>]<br />and a 2 day interState shot thru <br />Virginia<br />West Virginia<br />Pennsylvania<br />New York.<br /><br />Yesterday's last ride was chilly, but the entire 3 weeks were without rain.<br /><br />Getting back to the chronological sequence of my trip, here's a few more pix:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xWEaEqCgJBeT9AfRTpGW1aWQt88F4IdH-rDYbfM4hsaJ5Un8Q5qDpYO1jYQCoxcG9KKBDDkjYoL6YGwI5JnBW78IS5zgRSWd1n_Bx2LjiqRABtDlqjQUmiQOTVn9GpBKPZo6/s800-h/100_1794.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xWEaEqCgJBeT9AfRTpGW1aWQt88F4IdH-rDYbfM4hsaJ5Un8Q5qDpYO1jYQCoxcG9KKBDDkjYoL6YGwI5JnBW78IS5zgRSWd1n_Bx2LjiqRABtDlqjQUmiQOTVn9GpBKPZo6/s200/100_1794.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254189202785971618" /></a><br /><br />On my 2nd day out, I rode from Fort Wayne, Indiana to the southernmost point of Illinois where the Ohio River meets the Mississippi River [405 miles]. Motels were scarce and the sun had set, not good when you're on a scooter during <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rut_(mammalian_reproduction)" target="_blank">deer rut</a>, so I stopped at the first motel I found. Regardless of how you and I pronounce the city of Vienna, Illinois, the locals call it "Vye-enna". For dinner, the motel recommended either a sloppy burger across the street or Mexican down the road. I had seen the latter on my way in and couldn't resist their assurance to disprove the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roach_coach" target="_blank">roach coach</a> mystique. The entrepreneur, himself hecho en Mexico, but 10 years removed, suggested the grilled steak burrito which was muy delish and enough to feed a whole lot of produce pickers [let alone one overweight gringo biker]. Did I mention he had Mexican soda? Pineapple!<br /><br />Yes, that's my scooter ['02 Honda Shadow ACE] with pillion bag/backrest.<br /><br />The motel also recommended that I start the next morning's ride with a short detour to <a href="http://www.metropolischamber.com/" target="_blank">Metropolis</a>... home of my late 1950's hero:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUCAYhvdcw4gnCzv86dlbHwaIXcA0rPmiqziQl8QMLgdIp0HWmy7AXNcxKHmtwFhL5E79Yve2_2Rei1omlZSY9f679hu8hXFEqOeRnI06DJtjk06G-sfkT21XCbUoQ6L7Nc-k/s800-h/100_1798.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUCAYhvdcw4gnCzv86dlbHwaIXcA0rPmiqziQl8QMLgdIp0HWmy7AXNcxKHmtwFhL5E79Yve2_2Rei1omlZSY9f679hu8hXFEqOeRnI06DJtjk06G-sfkT21XCbUoQ6L7Nc-k/s200/100_1798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254238783590594562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGSayUS5SzINraPQeaGAU3WTZJmBWD8XEgk9VRboE0XtrdYR9yzqzFRQaDLxCyihu2gMZZI-XtTXRSbg8I1b5szcJ7gqyvVfoPAiGe8a8_6DaykNTWwKlMXzxjGDUmepk2jBa/s800-h/100_1800.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGSayUS5SzINraPQeaGAU3WTZJmBWD8XEgk9VRboE0XtrdYR9yzqzFRQaDLxCyihu2gMZZI-XtTXRSbg8I1b5szcJ7gqyvVfoPAiGe8a8_6DaykNTWwKlMXzxjGDUmepk2jBa/s200/100_1800.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254238789375412722" /></a>OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-75225683369582061712008-10-02T21:36:00.008-04:002008-10-11T00:42:54.541-04:00<b>Where's Waldo? Where's George? Where's Willy? Where's YardBoy?</b><br /><br />I'm clueless about the first, but the remainder are on a 3 week scooter trip:<br />Windsor, Ontario<br />Michigan<br />Ohio<br />Indiana<br />Illinois<br />Kentucky<br />Missouri<br />Arkansas<br />Tennessee<br />Mississippi<br />Alabama<br />Georgia [as of tonight]<br /><br />I left Windsor, Ontario late on 15 SEP after taking care of last minute call centre issues. From 1PM until sunset, I covered 175 miles:<br />across the border thru Detroit,<br />south thru Toledo, Ohio,<br />west to just beyond Ft. Wayne, Indiana where I stopped at a motel run by Punjabis. It was Monday night, there was a nearby <a href="http://www.buffalowildwings.com/" target="_blank">Buffalo Wild Wings</a> and that spells "football". Sure beats CFL ;^) <br /><br />I've got more than 100 pix so far from an eye-opening and culinary tour. Here's a taste from Day 2...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSX_1vQrlQffPd521emKknDhj0HTj7ziivYfgQwx5uzvF-7gocvXArPRyekC_dlQymf9bJo-k7QYK32-FjyGB8NgTdPtVlC1P9kkEGTZz23tQT5zp4Sxm9KEdXdIg1srEemvN3/s800-h/100_1783.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSX_1vQrlQffPd521emKknDhj0HTj7ziivYfgQwx5uzvF-7gocvXArPRyekC_dlQymf9bJo-k7QYK32-FjyGB8NgTdPtVlC1P9kkEGTZz23tQT5zp4Sxm9KEdXdIg1srEemvN3/s200/100_1783.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252739740918789858" /></a><br /><br />This pic is my response to naysayers of wind power. Many complain about the "eyesore" of windmills and this snap is of a huge windfarm in Lafayette, Indiana from less than a mile away. Now I'll show you my interpretation of an eyesore from Duke Power near Mt. Carmel, Illinois...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IPZSqICT22zIU-99yKyyiBhLupPd0dNCKSK1LZI_glY8pTP-lv2LELUopzvHBnQpigM2qJ6_IBFlV5UhK3-uOk4GKCAe0b_Tpx9k4Z6uDu1kPCDPYswaEU9CkBNvthLygQ5d/s800-h/100_1792.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IPZSqICT22zIU-99yKyyiBhLupPd0dNCKSK1LZI_glY8pTP-lv2LELUopzvHBnQpigM2qJ6_IBFlV5UhK3-uOk4GKCAe0b_Tpx9k4Z6uDu1kPCDPYswaEU9CkBNvthLygQ5d/s200/100_1792.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252745373226815490" /></a>OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362228.post-60293863068334458912008-10-02T01:12:00.002-04:002008-10-02T01:20:03.275-04:00<b>First post on my new Asus Eee PC 900</b><br /><br />1GB RAM<br />16GB SSD [Solid State Drive]<br />wireless G and ethernet<br />9" screen<br />USB and SD flash ports<br />VGA out<br />2 lbs<br /><br />$329 and I'm digging it.OJ_Audet @ HotMail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747495798559651459noreply@blogger.com