JC - Technology and Stuff

• #QOTD: He’s turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he’s miserable and depressed #
• #QOTD: Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead #
• #QOTD: There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence #
• Surprisingly not my highlight of the day: sharing an elevator with Bill Gates… #
• #QOTD: Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people #
• O crap they wrote about me on Forbes.com “Me & My 39000 Friends” http://bit.ly/atYRFv (apparently I’m ‘bat-crap-crazy obsessive compulsive’) #
• Off to my first day at The Gates Foundation today… The journey continues… #
• #QOTD: Life is like getting dropped off in the middle of the woods, and then year by year, gradually walking home #
• A new day, a new month, a new job… Life just doesn’t get any better… #
• #QOTD: Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality #
• #QOTD: Girls are always running through my mind. They don’t dare walk #

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• Missing Dollhouse already. That was one heck of a ride! For something that started out so slowly, it ended up being a brilliant series. RIP #
• Reading: Early Chaplin films ‘quite nasty, quite naughty, quite adult’ - http://bit.ly/cNCQIp #
• What is this world coming to? Making movies that feature smoking ‘R’ rated? Whatever next? http://bit.ly/87m3Q6 (& i don’t even smoke) #
• #QOTD: Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in M&Ms: 250 #
• #QOTD: My Karma ran over your dogma #
• Reading: Most amazing sculptures made from single sheets of paper you’ll ever see - http://is.gd/7gmuv <- AMAZING!! #
• Reading: Burglar accidentally Tases, handcuffs himself - http://is.gd/7gl1t #
• Reading: Man driving around world in deep fryer oil-powered van arrested 4 possessing weapons of mass biofuel production http://is.gd/7gkr5 #
• Finally the truth comes out: Why beer is the latest hope in fight against cancer - http://is.gd/7gjdR #
• Reading: Man accused of murdering girlfriend at tattoo parlor tells police he got tired of her needling him - http://is.gd/7ggQv #
• Reading: Man who repeatedly has been caught in public nude and covered in corn oil keeps slipping away from justice - http://bit.ly/aWN5vO #
• Reading: 11-year-old turns mother and her boyfriend in to cops for selling drugs. “Man, you are so grounded.” - http://bit.ly/bvass1 #
• Unusual company perks… Which one of these companies do you work for? http://bit.ly/7wbkmS #
• #QOTD: Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. #
• An evening of TV ahead. It’s been a week since I’ve sat down & vegged out. Coronation St., District 9 and Caprica. Busy, busy busy! #
• #QOTD: It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much #
• #QOTD: Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see #
• #QOTD: Everyone has his burden; what counts is how you carry it #
• Hilarious Taiwanese take on NBCs Late Night Show battle - http://bit.ly/6ALjEK <- w/video!! #
• #QOTD: Humor can b dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process & the innards are discouraging 2 any but pure scientific minds #
• Reading: Britain’s oddest laws revealed - http://bit.ly/59KHcn #
• RIP: Jean Simmons - http://bit.ly/8n93WJ #
• Reading: Weight Watchers clinic floor collapses under dieters - http://bit.ly/84ftou #
• Hilarious: British bobsleigh rider bursting Lycra suit becomes internet hit - http://bit.ly/7OEVhP #

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• Watching “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” <- certainly a different take on the epic movie… #
• There are just a few times in life when a hangover is completely justified & acceptable. Today is one of those days… #
• #QOTD: Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid #
• “Don’t Blink. Blink and you’re dead. Don’t turn your back. Don’t look away. And don’t Blink. Good Luck.” #
• #QOTD: Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint #
• Loving Netflix with the Roku player (http://roku.com) <- you have to get it to believe it! #
• keeping my fingers crossed… #
• #QOTD: They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself #
• #QOTD: For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three #
• Introducing the SarcMark - A new punctuation letter available when you want to be sarcastic: http://bit.ly/6LFrj0 <- hilarious!! #
• #QOTD: We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over #
• QOTD: I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position #

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• #QOTD: My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s 97 now, & we don’t know where the hell she is #
• #QOTD: You’ve got to be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they need you for? #
• #QOTD: If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure? #
• Cottage pie tonight…. Now where’s that bottle of red? #
• #QOTD: There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad #
• Catching up on Monday night programming including my favorite of favorites… House #
• This week is retro week on Facebook. Have you changed your picture yet? Dust off those old photos & give us all a smile… #
• #QOTD: Contentment makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor #
• #QOTD: Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair #
• #QOTD: A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men #

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• Now soliciting suggestions for useful / interesting iPod Touch downloads… #
• iPod Touch? What have I been missing? #
• #QOTD: We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done #
• There are way too many people posting the color of their undergarments on Facebook this week… #
• #QOTD: Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him #
• After a bizarre evening yesterday when Alabama won the BCS championship, I would like to thank my friends for their kind support… #
• Let the game begin… tonight before a crowd of one confused Alabaman Englishman, we are going BCS championship hunting… #
• Counting down to the big game tonight: Alabama v Texas. Roll Tide… #
• #QOTD: Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic #
• There are just some chores where you gotta add coffee… #
• #QOTD: Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT’S bad for you! #
• Enjoying the wonder that is Doctor Who… #
• #QOTD: Veni, Vidi, Visa — I Came, I Saw, I went shopping #
• #QOTD: Laughter is as tough as sadness but so much more rewarding #
• Awake & drinking coffee in a plush hotel room. Excellent extravagent sleep last night. Onwards 2 another day of shopping… #
• 1st day’s shopping completed & now sitting at the bar in the casino. Hark I hear the sound of slots.. It’s a tough life… #
• McDonald’s coffee in hand… Mall in sight. Hold breath, here we go… #
• Today is a scary day. Once every yr or so I venture out 2 the wilds of the world known as Malls. Time to restock the wardrobe. Wish me luck! #
• #QOTD: Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know #

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• Reading: Funny pictures of the year - http://bit.ly/8bR1pw <- Hilarious… #
• Reading: Darwin Award Winners - You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! http://bit.ly/5QUZwC #
• Reading: Awkward Family Photos: desperately seeking embarrassing pictures of British families - http://bit.ly/3OP2Cw #
• #QOTD: The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools #
• And now it’s the Sugar Bowl. An easier choice. I have to Pick Florida over Cincinnati. SEC team to win of course! #
• Hmm who 2 cheer 4 in Rose Bowl? Of course lots of ppl in Seattle support Oregon, but I have a good friend who supports Ohio St. Go Buckeyes! #
• #QOTD: The intermediate stage between socialism and capitalism is alcoholism #
• Kids fly back to England today. It’s been a great couple of weeks, full of festive cheer. Now it’s time to bid farewell to 2009… #
• #QOTD: An optimist stays up to see the New Year in. A pessimist waits to make sure the old one leaves #
• #QOTD: Buy the ticket take the Ride #
• Reading: The Evolution of ‘Feminism’ Saddens Me - http://bit.ly/5nkUA5 <- very interesting article, written by a woman… #
• It’s an evening in front of the TV, a beer in my glass & a few fleeting zzzz’s I’m sure… #
• Just watched Avatar for the 2nd time. This time in full Seattle iMax 3d - 60ft high screen. WoW! This is definitely a brilliant movie… #
• Why do I keep getting Blingee postcards on Facebook? #
• #QOTD: Each day gives us an opportunity to contune to mess up or to start again #
• #QOTD: At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely #
• My only moment on the PC. 2day is the day of our annual holiday party. Much cooking & prep 2 do… but oh what a good time is expected l8r! #

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• Enjoying a Boxing evening brandy in the calm before the storm… #
• Reading: Celebrity Twitter photos of the year - http://bit.ly/7T62fL #
• Cooked a ham this morning & now the turkey is just about ready & the roasted veggies are in the oven. It just seems to be cook, cook cook! #
• 40 pints of Black Raven Trickster IPA tapped and ready for tomorrow’s party. First come, first served!!! #
• #QOTD: I’m as pure as the driven slush #
• Excellent Christmas dinner w/Steve & Amanda. Tournedos Rossini, followed by homemade chocolate cake / Christmas pudding w/Efeste wine. Yum!! #
• #QOTD: While shepherds washed their socks by night all seated round a tub. The angel of the lord came down and gave them all a scrub… #
• Visited JJs with the kids. Nachos, chicken strips. Life is good. Is it really Christmas tomorrow? Guess I’d better wrap some presents… #
• Yummy. Sausage Rolls cooked & tested. It’s turning out 2B a foodmas already. Can’t wait ’til the kids leave brandy & mince pies out 4 Santa! #
• pulling my email, facebook, and twitter together with threadsy. here’s an invite good for 10 people. http://bit.ly/5cWOxk #
• …and the eating-fest has begun #
• #QOTD: Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock / Now they are all on their knees / …Hoping it might be so #
• Kids fed with Spaghetti Bolognese & already curled up in their PJs. They’re hoping this is the last night of jet lag… #
• No more work ’til Monday…. Yay!!!! #
• #QOTD: This world is not my home; I’m just passing through… #
• #QOTD: I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays #
• Avatar 3D is not a movie: It’s a whole new experience in the cinema. Quite simply I was blown away & will b going back 2 watch it again WOW! #
• #QOTD: The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves #
• Hooray, hooray, the kids arrive today! #
• #QOTD: You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there #

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• What happened to the day? Too many things done. And now it’s birthday party time for friends @ #3LionsPub #
• Been busy non-stop since 6:30 this morning. soup is cooking @ home & I’ve just stopped off for a quick pint @ #BlackRaven #
• #QOTD: All of us want to do well. But if we do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough #
• Off to play bacon delivery man to the bartender at the Black Raven #
• #QOTD: To err is human. To make a complete mess up you definitely need a computer #
• Check out my ElfYourself video: http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/CCH0kPcdQxdOxDfx <- this is truly hilarious #
• Getting excited… 3 more days ’til the kids get here. Better than a visit from Santa #
• Last of the Christmas shopping complete (well, nearly!). All that remains now is food to buy and lots of eating and merriment!! #
• #QOTD: When you hire people that are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are #
• #QOTD: I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought: What the hell good would that do? #
• Cards written & sorted. Newsletters printed. Now to settle down & catch up on a few DVR’ed programs… #
• I am running so far behind… I’m only getting to do the Christmas cards tonight. I doubt they’ll make it to England in time… #
• #QOTD: Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege #
• Watched Invictus last night - brilliant movie. Tough choice between it and Up for movie of the year… #
• #QOTD: Someday we’ll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car #
• As much as I’m loathe to say it, I think Office 2010 could be a winner… (especially OneNote) #
• #QOTD: Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first #

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• 35F - We have officially thawed out. Hooray! #
• So glad it’s 50% warmer this morning than yesterday… 20F versus 13F… wow! feel that heat! #
• #QOTD: On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time #
• #QOTD: What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth #
• Deleted then re-added the Twitter application on Facebook. Maybe that will fix it… #
• Well, it looks like the link between Facebook and Twitter is busted. It’ll probably get fixed later and all my posts will be reposted! #
• Hooray - the 2009 Christmas Newsletter is completed!! #
• #QOTD: Fig Newton: The force required to accelerate a fig 39.37 inches per sec #
• http://twitpic.com/sx6q0 - Part of my Christmas themed decorated office cubicle #
• Time to break off from the diet. Final count 33.5lbs lost. My gorgeous wife bought me new jeans today with 3″ less waist. Yay!! Success!! #
• #QOTD: Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself #
• This is ridiculous… 16F outside. How am I supposed to get the motivation to go to my car & scrape it when it’s this cold? Brrrr… #
• #QOTD: It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change #
• If U want good Facebook challenge, select “English (Upside Down)” as your language - click on bottom of screen… It certainly makes U think #
• http://twitpic.com/slugy - Part of my Christmas themed office cubicle #
• #QOTD: And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom #
• Busy weekend over… Watched Alabama squash Florida; collected our wonderful wine allotment from Efeste; put up the Christmas tree… #
• #QOTD: Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life #

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• A L A B A M A ! Roll Tide. BCS here we come… #
• Today is the real BCS championship. #1 Florida v #2 Alabama. Texas get a chance to get whooped by the winner later. ROLL TIDE….. #
• #QOTD: Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television #
• #QOTD: A good listener is usually thinking about something else #
• Chopped collard greens, garlic, salt & pepper - all cooked up in the frying pan with a little olive oil - absolutely scrumptious! #
• Decorated my office cube all festively. This has separated the ‘bah humbugs’ from the ‘jolly happy people’! #
• #QOTD: When you oversleep. Life seems to get all backed up a little… #
• Muy cold, frosty & foggy outside. I hate the last few days of summer in Seattle #
• #QOTD: There are two ways to pass a hurdle: leaping over or plowing through… There needs to be a monster truck option #
• #QOTD: The only winner in the War of 1812 was Tchaikovsky #
• #QOTD: At 18 our convictions are hills from which we look; At 45 they are caves in which we hide #
• Time for bed, said Zebedee… #
• Sync your files online and across computers with @Dropbox. 2GB account is free! http://bit.ly/6FVrm4 #
• Looking to bump up my Facebook family. Are you on Facebook? If so, join me at: http://facebook.com/jcx27 <- spread the news… #
• Trying out a different Mexican restaurant 4 dinner 2nite w/my lovely wife… Then it’s off 2 the BlackRaven 2 collect our Cheeky Boy scarves #
• #QOTD: Imagination is more important than knowledge… <- I think… #
• I think I’ve finally got Puppy Linux set up just the way I want it. Firefox, network printer, auto loads all Windows shares. It’s a keeper.. #
• #QOTD: He’s turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he’s miserable and depressed #

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