Time Flies but are we having fun?

I did not think I would ever think about this. But I have talked to a few friends about this of late & I just got a reminder about it again this morning. Man I am getting old! I guess its like a doctor I am starting to see the "Kids cars" Who's parents had cars that we worked on years ago! The kids that were in middle school a few years ago are now driving off to college and have car issues of their own. It is just a reminder and or a slap in the face that time stands still for no one. We age if we want to or not.

Things I Take Notice Of

My dad helps with a butchering at a community club in Burkittsville Maryland. The club is called the Ruritan. Once a year I guess as kind of a "thank you" to the people that help with this butchering. They hold a picnic of sorts lots of great hot food and people also bring in desserts. Its great food and great fellowship in a small community. I had the chance to go with dad last night to the picnic. I remember going to events for kids at this club years ago when I was a kid. The funny thing is last night I saw allot of people there that I remembered they just looked much older LOL as I am sure I did to them as well. Of course the flip side of that is I am also blown away by the amount of people that remember who I am and I sometimes have no clue who they are. LOL I seem to be very bad at remembering people whom I knew years ago and haven't seen in a long time.

One other thing that I noticed while I was there before everyone got their food they had a PRAYER! I thought that we as Christians had lost our right to do this in public. I can't believe they still do it or have not gotten sued by someone who says they can't do that. I mean after all they took prayer out of schools........ But then maybe the catch is this was a "club" dare I say private club I'm not sure it is classed as private but it may be.

I'm not saying that praying before a meal is bad don't misunderstand me. As a matter of fact it is a good thing I think its great that they still do this. I was just taken back a step or two when they did. In this time of having calls to remove "Under God" out of the pledge and "In God We Trust" off our money. Maybe there is hope for us yet although I doubt it. Christians seem to be becoming a minority in the USA. Or maybe its that they don't make as much noise for their rights as the many other religions.

Look to your left Lots of new goodies

Hi all I hope this post finds everyone having a good start to a new week. I have been playing around with some things on my blog. if you look to the left you will see I have added a map that show where people have been viewing from also you can set up an RSS feed & lastly I have added snapshots of other blogs that I read from time to time... So check them out.

Have a good Monday

Dan

Something funny for today

I saw this in a forum I goto from time to time I thought it was funny......

"Don't you know how many brain cells alcohol destroys? " she said. I didn't reply, I was too busy trying to remove the spoon I had somehow managed to get stuck up my nose....

Gone to the movies but they are cash only

So I had been talking to Amy about this movie "Step Brothers" She had gone to see it so this weekend I thought I would have to go check it out she had told me it is so stupid its funny. Well she was not wrong I laughed during the whole movie. I mean it was so stupid and so far out there you could not help but laugh. Anyway thats my movie review go see it if you want a good laugh.

Now that brings me to the title of this blog. I was looking for show times Saturday afternoon I found a time that was early in the day 1:00pm at an older theater in Hagerstown. Its called Hagerstown Cinema 10. For those of you that know the area this was one of Hagerstown's first what I would call mega-plex theaters. Also on the same lot is where a drive-in theater once was And to this day I believe they bring in a portable screen and show drive-in movies there or they did that may have been one of the many prior owners.

Anyway I thought well how nice I will go check this place out it has been in the paper many times in the last few years because for a time it closed down and some new owners came in and opened it back up. So I set out on my way out Leitersburg Pike (a few miles outside of Hagerstown to the location of the movie theater I pulled up to the building you could tell that it was older the parking lot is huge I assume that is because it used to be part of the old drive-in that was there. When I pulled up at about 12:40 (yes 20 min. early Im always early) There was only maybe 6 cars in this huge parking lot. I walked up to an outside box office..... And said "I'd like one ticket for Step Brothers please." She said "ok $5.00" I got out my Visa check card and put it down on the counter and she said "Sir we only take cash" I was almost thrown into shock LOL after all this is 2008 you mean people still use cash? I mean I didn't get nasty but I said "Well that won't work I don't have cash." She replies "Well you still have time to drive back into town and get cash." As she smiles..........

So I said "thank you" And as I was walking back to the car I thought well why not its saturday afternoon and I don't have anything to do let me go back towards town and find an atm and come back out here. So I did I got cash making sure to have enough not only for my ticket but also I needed enough to buy the buttery popcorn and a drink. So I got back to the theater and walked up to the box office and got my ticket. The girl says to me "Your going to be the only one in that movie so far." I then walked inside and there was a huge open area with some pool tables and video games you could tell it had been redone.

I got my popcorn and drink that I also paid cash for LOL and set off to look for screen 10. I found it went inside, it was as I remember theaters being when I was a kid. That is to say much smaller in size then most of todays theaters also not as plush as the newer ones. You could just tell the decor was much older. I sat down there was no music playing and there were no ads playing on the screen. I was sitting towards the back and show time was growing near I heard a noise from behind me up in the air I looked back and it was a person in the "projector room" getting the film ready to go I assume.

(Thought to self have I gone back in time about 30 years I mean old late 1970's early 80's decor, cash only and now! There is a real life projector up there with film for showing the movie! This has got to be the twlight zone)

So the previews started I still hear noise coming from what I now know is the projector room you could HEAR the projector running!!! Also once it had started the guy up there opened the glass window in front of the projector to listen for a second I assume to hear if the sound was ok or what not. LOL

All and all the movie I saw was a trip, the popcorn was the best I have had in a long time. Note: when I ordered the popcorn the girl that filled the bag filled it half way added butter then filled it the rest of the way and added more butter. And she did ALL that with out asking! I hate movie theater popcorn sometimes cause they always just put the butter on top and dont mix it in so when you get to the bottom there is no butter.

I can not stress this enough people I know from reading things about this place in the paper this theater is another victom of the bigger is better mind set. This is not a big corperation like Hoyts
or Regal Cinema its a few guys or a small corperation trying to make a living in the movie theater business. I do believe there is a place for the big Wal-marts of the world but lets not forget the little guy who may not always have the big and best place for you to go but has a family just like you that he is trying to take care of. My hat is off to the guys that are trying to make a go of this theater they for sure are not in it for the money. I for sure will be back there again! with out a doubt!


Have a great day everyone!

Names For Microsoft - Couldn't help it

So being new to Ubuntu (another operating system for your computer) I spend a good bit of time looking around in "help forums" They are allot of help sometimes and help me get things rolling when it comes to using Linux and Ubuntu.

There are also some funny things I have found. ie. Hard core Linux users do NOT like Microsoft, Bill Gates, or anything to do with Windows.

I thought it would be funny to post some of the other names I have seen for Microsoft and or Windows.

• Windblows
• M$soft (My guess is the $ is for the fact that Windows costs so much and Linux is free)
• Microshaft (Again I think this has to do with the amount of money you have to spend on Windows)
• Windoze
• The other OS
• Micro-sith
• Bill The Snake Gates
  

These were just a few but I am sure there are more I like Windblows myself LOL
of course there are the people in the Linux community That don't think it is a good idea to make fun of Microsoft or Windows but I say hey they are big boys they can handle it.

Everyone have a great day
D

Not always a good idea to say what comes to mind

While I thought this was very funny it may not always be a good idea to say the first thing that comes to mind. And the story

Morning phone call from Amy

Amy:"Good morning"
Dan:"Good morning"
(Shortened for time)
Amy:" We didn't have power this morning so I could not put my make-up on or anything.
Dan: (split second thinking to self)
Dan: "Well boy I bet you will scare the kids at school today!" (laughing uncontrollably)
Dan (Thinking boy that was funny but I think it might have been a bad idea to say it out loud)

Amy:"Well then I bet you scare everyone everyday!"

Everyone have a great day

Dan

Oh and one more thing Happy hump day!

Just some rambling

Well it has been awhile since I blogged so I thought I would just ramble a bit. There is nothing really of any importance in todays post.

As many of you know I play around a good bit with the MMPOG - Secondlife there are so many things you can do in Secondlife and really its not just game play there is really lots of interesting things you can do. Like listen to live music (I know you can do that in RL) (Real life) too. However allot of the singers that sing within Secondlife are not your typical mega stars that you would hear on the radio. I would highly recommend if you have the time to check it out you can get a free account on their web site. One of the things that I have been messing with in the game is taking pictures yes you can take pictures if you are good they can be very stunning . Along with taking those pictures I have been using some photo editing software called Gimp. I have been messing with adding layers and boarders to the pictures I take. In turn I am hoping that this will also help me make the pictures I take in RL better. Some of the pictures I havve taken within Secondlife are:



The photo on the top was taken in Secondlife the only thing I added using Gimp was the Lens Flare (sun reflection) & the pink boarder
The photo second one down (is me as a dragon in Secondlife) I added a lens flare and boarder to that one as well
The photo third one down is Moriah Cosmos (Amy) In Secondlife
The photo at the bottom is me again (yes I have hair in Secondlife) LOL
Thats why its called Secondlife you can look however you want.

I am also staying a little more busy at work then I had been and on the home front I am still trying to get everything working with Ubuntu. I have gone through great pains switching my operating system on my home computer from Windows to Ubuntu but it is worth it each week I get something else working and break two more things LOL. Oh and one more link before I am done for those that want to know why I would go through the pain of trying to use Ubuntu see the site "Why Linux is Better"

Edit: I will say this before someone tries Secondlife and says to me "Hey my Secondlife does not look like that when I log in!"

If you want to get even close to the type of clarity, video, and water refections in the pictures above you need a high end graphics card and a high end PC to be able o have the kind of experience in Secondlife thats in these pictures.