<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865</id><updated>2012-02-16T10:29:07.347-08:00</updated><category term='Essay'/><title type='text'>Park Avenue</title><subtitle type='html'>Musings of a Forgotten Man</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>51</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-1530557486450784488</id><published>2008-07-17T18:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-17T18:43:24.491-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Essay'/><title type='text'>Brian Johnson Vs. Farmer Ted</title><summary type='text'>Was I really this bored when working at Disney? Is this the life I want to go back to? While perusing some very old e-mails from 8 years ago, I found this now-classic essay which was prompted by a possible love connection from a co-worker. Her e-mail stated:"Now, if you were able to engage in a debate about who would win in a fight between Anthony Michael Hall as Farmer Ted in Sixteen Candles or </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/1530557486450784488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=1530557486450784488&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/1530557486450784488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/1530557486450784488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2008/07/brian-johnson-vs-farmer-ted.html' title='Brian Johnson Vs. Farmer Ted'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-4327111367760100933</id><published>2008-06-23T17:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-23T20:02:03.146-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Retailing the Story</title><summary type='text'>Wednesday will mark the end of my career in mobile phone sales. I have nothing lined up and only a vague idea of what area I'd like to move into. Definitely entertainment again, probably the studio route as that's where all my experience lies, but in what area? Consumer Products seemed to be the most fun from what I remember hearing, but it doesn't really interest me as much as Home Video would. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/4327111367760100933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=4327111367760100933&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/4327111367760100933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/4327111367760100933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2008/06/retailing-story.html' title='Retailing the Story'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-4264957888503411268</id><published>2008-06-11T13:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-11T13:55:42.206-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Giving Notice</title><summary type='text'>For those of you whom I haven't spoken to personally over the past week, this is just a short note to let you know that I have given notice at my current job and will go back to pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. I will be unemployed in 2 weeks and am very nervous/excited to go back to doing something I love (okay, at least have interest in...).</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/4264957888503411268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=4264957888503411268&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/4264957888503411268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/4264957888503411268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2008/06/giving-notice.html' title='Giving Notice'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-7572834911077420206</id><published>2008-04-10T20:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-16T10:10:45.794-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Time Off Vs. Vacation</title><summary type='text'>It has been 3 years since I've had any real time off. Sure, there were a couple of sick days, maybe a 3-day weekend once in a while due to a holiday but those were very few and far between. After making the transition to the new location and putting in more hours than I want to admit (yet not as much as other's at their jobs recently, sorry Pat!) I managed to take the past 2 weeks off. Several </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/7572834911077420206/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=7572834911077420206&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/7572834911077420206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/7572834911077420206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2008/04/time-off-vs-vacation.html' title='Time Off Vs. Vacation'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-832934948749548032</id><published>2008-02-24T17:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-24T19:33:18.487-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Facebook and the WGA Strike</title><summary type='text'>In my opinion, Facebook is the greatest waste of time since MySpace (which is soooo 2005, and don't get me started on Friendster). It's a way to reconnect with friends, play trivia and compare things like movie and music tastes. Mostly it's a way to use my college degree to kick ass at trivia. Mostly.I usually find an excuse to log in while at work and depending on how busy I am, I can usually </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/832934948749548032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=832934948749548032&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/832934948749548032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/832934948749548032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2008/02/facebook-and-wga-strike.html' title='Facebook and the WGA Strike'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-4397326804553531698</id><published>2007-11-11T21:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-11T21:33:43.491-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Things are going slowly but surely</title><summary type='text'>I actually had today off so while watching the Vikings get mauled by the Packers (for as long as FOX would let me - they changed games at some point in the 3rd quarter) I uploaded some pictures I took yesterday (and a couple today as I went in to the office to have lunch w/ my boss as he was there doing some work).You can click on the link below to view the progress we've made the past week.http:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/4397326804553531698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=4397326804553531698&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/4397326804553531698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/4397326804553531698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2007/11/things-are-going-slowly-but-surely.html' title='Things are going slowly but surely'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-3764783616745459200</id><published>2007-11-08T22:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-08T23:03:09.288-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Office Limbo (aka Hurry Up and Wait)</title><summary type='text'>The old office is empty. The new office is not ready. What to do...Let's just say I'm in training (and currently ranked 4th in California) for an Olympic Thumb Twiddler. My only real competition seems to be the people hired to actually do the construction of the new office as nothing seems to get done. I'm guessing one of them must be a magician as sometimes I get the feeling that I sense an </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/3764783616745459200/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=3764783616745459200&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/3764783616745459200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/3764783616745459200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2007/11/office-limbo-aka-hurry-up-and-wait.html' title='Office Limbo (aka Hurry Up and Wait)'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-5367227642954860871</id><published>2007-10-07T19:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-07T22:06:05.427-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Weekend</title><summary type='text'>A disturbing thought has been roaming around in my conscious lately, "what do people do on the weekends when they're not drinkers?" I used to ask this question to myself but it didn't include "on the weekends." I see it as a sign of... maturity?On Friday night I was feeling exhausted, so I decided to stay in and catch up on some TV. "Friday Night Lights" debuted it's first episode of it's second </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/5367227642954860871/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=5367227642954860871&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/5367227642954860871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/5367227642954860871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-weekend.html' title='My Weekend'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-6754044674117204511</id><published>2007-06-25T13:50:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-25T14:06:04.416-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi gang!</title><summary type='text'>Just a quick apology for those of you who received an e-mail about a current post and discovered it was just a picture of me. Yes, I know, several of you were thrilled and a few may have thrown up a bit in their throat. Whatever your reaction, the reason for the post was to put my picture on the blog and posting it was the fastest/easiest way to do it.There will be more frequent blogs (some with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/6754044674117204511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=6754044674117204511&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/6754044674117204511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/6754044674117204511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2007/06/hi-gang.html' title='Hi gang!'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-116899760699364098</id><published>2007-01-16T17:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-16T19:11:23.093-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2007 GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS</title><summary type='text'>Cecil B. DeMille Award - Warren BeattyTom Hanks should host the Oscars. At the very least do "Punchline 2: The Comedian Strikes Back" Please do a comedy again Tommy!Best Motion Picture - DramaBabel - Anonymous Content Production/Una Producción De Zeta Film/Central Films Production; Paramount Pictures/Paramount VantageI thought this film was about 30 minutes too long and the stories didn't blend </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/116899760699364098/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=116899760699364098&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/116899760699364098'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/116899760699364098'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2007/01/2007-golden-globe-winners.html' title='2007 GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-116623753074401983</id><published>2006-12-15T18:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-15T18:54:50.876-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2007 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS</title><summary type='text'>It's that time of year again so go ahead and hum along with me kids, "It's beginning to look a lot like award season..."I'll comment more specifically once I've actually seen a few of these films. Check in after the New Year.Best Motion Picture - DramaBabelAnonymous Content Production/Una Producción De Zeta Film/Central Film Production; Paramount Pictures/Paramount VantageBobbyA Michel Litvak </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/116623753074401983/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=116623753074401983&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/116623753074401983'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/116623753074401983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2006/12/2007-golden-globe-nominations.html' title='2007 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-114989112287553750</id><published>2006-06-09T15:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-09T15:12:02.876-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Clerks II</title><summary type='text'>Yes I'm excited but I'm not getting my hopes up a la "The Phantom Menace" as I've been burned before. The blogging may yet start to be somewhat regular once I get the home office organized and budget for some sort of high speed internet that the kids are all using nowadays.For now work is getting busier with some new things going on and even though it's summer, my TV schedule is filling up fast </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/114989112287553750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=114989112287553750&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/114989112287553750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/114989112287553750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2006/06/clerks-ii.html' title='Clerks II'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-112716528658646062</id><published>2005-09-19T14:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-19T14:28:06.593-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Emmy Recap</title><summary type='text'>1. I'm furious at the local affiliate and their news crew for the bumpers saying, "full Emmy coverage tonight at 11:00" and showing the winners for categories that haven't aired yet (as it's delayed here on the west coast). It just shows incredible incompetence and lack of respect for the audience. It's happened before, and I was mad, but let it slide. Now I feel a hate crime coming on. Same goes</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/112716528658646062/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=112716528658646062&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/112716528658646062'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/112716528658646062'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2005/09/emmy-recap.html' title='Emmy Recap'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-112189611694583390</id><published>2005-07-20T17:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-20T16:51:20.050-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Traffic School</title><summary type='text'>After months of putting it off, I finally took my online traffic school course. Some said it would take a couple hours, some said more. Trust me when I say it really need only take minutes.After two hours of reading and only getting through 6 of 16 chapters, I decided to fall back on my old study habits (Mom and Dad--skip to the next paragraph please) and just browse the first and last sentences </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/112189611694583390/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=112189611694583390&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/112189611694583390'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/112189611694583390'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2005/07/traffic-school.html' title='Traffic School'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-111862304339369766</id><published>2005-06-12T16:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-20T14:08:10.903-07:00</updated><title type='text'>No Ga-news Is Good Ga-news?</title><summary type='text'>My cousin Rene keeps bugging me to update my blog so in an effort to put of cleaning for a while, I'll oblige him.I wish I had something exciting to report, but unfortunately a 5-year coma victim would awaken with more to share than I. The one thing I should mention is that I started a new job at the end of April. I'm working for a friend's husband at a communications company. It's mostly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/111862304339369766/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=111862304339369766&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/111862304339369766'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/111862304339369766'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2005/06/no-ga-news-is-good-ga-news.html' title='No Ga-news Is Good Ga-news?'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-111111998813099886</id><published>2005-03-17T20:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-17T20:26:28.133-08:00</updated><title type='text'>St. Patrick's Day Manicure</title><summary type='text'>Today was spent cleaning. Not the spring cleaning that my house so desperately needs, but some filing and sorting through papers that has been accumulating over the past 6 months among some more eccentric "etc." items collected over the past several years.A few weeks ago, a friend was over helping me re-organize my living room, as well as build something to help my movie screen stay tighter. It </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/111111998813099886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=111111998813099886&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/111111998813099886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/111111998813099886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2005/03/st-patricks-day-manicure.html' title='St. Patrick&apos;s Day Manicure'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-110359598894633315</id><published>2004-12-20T18:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-12-20T18:26:28.946-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Holidays!</title><summary type='text'>I'd like to take a moment to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season. I won't be going back home this year, so it'll just be me and a few other orphans watching "A Christmas Story" and drinking. A lot.I know I haven't written in a long, long time, but I have a good reason--one which I don't want to share with the world. Let's just all imagine I was in a mental institution "resting" after </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/110359598894633315/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=110359598894633315&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/110359598894633315'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/110359598894633315'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/12/happy-holidays.html' title='Happy Holidays!'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-109589147276985496</id><published>2004-09-22T15:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-09-22T15:17:52.770-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Grease was the word - now it's "Busy"</title><summary type='text'>Otherwise I'd be writing more, seriously. The past 6 weeks has had more drama and life-changing moments than I'd ever want to experience in that short of time ever again.I'm still facing each day with as much pessimism as I can, so things aren't all bad. I have tons to write about, just need to find the time. And don't start blaming The Projector (still w/o a name) as I haven't been watching </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/109589147276985496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=109589147276985496&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/109589147276985496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/109589147276985496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/09/grease-was-word-now-its-busy.html' title='Grease was the word - now it&apos;s &quot;Busy&quot;'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-109346594229429182</id><published>2004-08-25T13:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-25T13:33:14.593-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Movie Buff Test</title><summary type='text'>Found this cool testIMDB's Top Rated Movies of All Timegenerate this HTML for your own page at ObeytheFist.com RankMovieMy Rating1Godfather, The (1972)Loved It2Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)Own It!3Godfather: Part II, The (1974)Loved It4Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)Own It!5Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)Own It!6Casablanca (1942)Own It!7Lord of the Rings:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/109346594229429182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=109346594229429182&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/109346594229429182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/109346594229429182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/08/movie-buff-test.html' title='Movie Buff Test'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-109210282388059930</id><published>2004-08-09T18:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-09T18:53:43.880-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Work/Life Update</title><summary type='text'>Commute isn't as bad as it could be, but my mind won't be made up until the rainy season, if I'm still here.Work load has doubled, still none of it funny.Second weekend of my own personal Buffy marathon is going extremely well. I'm into season 4, so I had to start Angel Season 1 and watch them back to back for the crossover episodes. I think I've become something where 'geek' is a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/109210282388059930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=109210282388059930&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/109210282388059930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/109210282388059930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/08/worklife-update.html' title='Work/Life Update'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-109096026857185093</id><published>2004-07-27T13:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-27T13:31:08.570-07:00</updated><title type='text'>First Day at Comedy Central</title><summary type='text'>Commute - worseFree time - nonePeople - nice, but they're new - give me a few days to start hating themComputer - takes forever to set things the way I likePhone calls - not a lot - thank GodMeetings - too many to set - would prefer phone callsProjects - should be great - it's comedy and not reality shows! Yay!Morals - rethinking my "not dipping the pen in the company ink rule" - it's all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/109096026857185093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=109096026857185093&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/109096026857185093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/109096026857185093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/07/first-day-at-comedy-central.html' title='First Day at Comedy Central'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-108924414484664267</id><published>2004-07-07T16:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-07-07T16:49:04.846-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Video Projection Killed the Television Star</title><summary type='text'>I've seen very little need to watch any television shows now that the home theatre is nearing completion. The screen (white bedsheet) is above the fireplace and the image is about 8 feet wide, and either 5 feet tall for a 1:85 film or 3 feet tall for a 2:35 film. I still need to properly calibrate the image and probably the sound, but I can't seem to want to take the time -- I just keep watching </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/108924414484664267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=108924414484664267&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108924414484664267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108924414484664267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/07/video-projection-killed-television.html' title='Video Projection Killed the Television Star'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-108811950621743434</id><published>2004-06-24T16:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-06-24T16:25:06.216-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm Homesick</title><summary type='text'>I nearly burst into tears of howling laughter and because this is what I'd be doing if I still lived in MN.FYI - there is a store available here for those of you always wondering what to get me for x-mas.However, you needn't be concerned about my well-being at the moment as the video projector I've been drooling over the past 3 months has been ordered, shipped, received and set up in my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/108811950621743434/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=108811950621743434&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108811950621743434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108811950621743434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/06/im-homesick.html' title='I&apos;m Homesick'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-108707517085386611</id><published>2004-06-12T13:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-06-12T14:19:30.853-07:00</updated><title type='text'>AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient - Meryl Streep</title><summary type='text'>For those of you keeping track, our most recent event at work is the above-referenced project. It taped Thursday evening at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood without any major glitches. The day to day tasks at work are much more easily faced when rewarded with the opportunity to bump elbows with some of the greatest legends in contemporary cinema. It's easy for a small town farm boy like me to boast</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/108707517085386611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=108707517085386611&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108707517085386611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108707517085386611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/06/afi-lifetime-achievement-award.html' title='AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient - Meryl Streep'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-108613835836486243</id><published>2004-06-01T18:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-06-01T18:05:58.363-07:00</updated><title type='text'>DVD Geek</title><summary type='text'>Hey gang! Click on the link to the left and you can not only see my collection, but those I've ordered and on my "wish list" (handy for birthdays, Holidays, weekends when you find yourself with an itch to buy something and feeling generous... you know, the usual).Don't forget to roll your eyes and think to yourself, "what a geekoid!" (and then, "how can I do this...!?)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/108613835836486243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=108613835836486243&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108613835836486243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108613835836486243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/06/dvd-geek.html' title='DVD Geek'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-108611041084738539</id><published>2004-06-01T09:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-06-10T10:37:05.383-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Crawling Out Of My Skin</title><summary type='text'>Hi everyone! Memorial Day weekend has passed and for the first time in 7 years, I wasn't at any sort of gathering or party - just spent the entire weekend at home doing odd jobs around the house and finishing out the TV season w/ all the finale's I had yet to watch. Now that summer is upon us it is once again movie-time and I'm off to a good start by shopping for a video projector. This will </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/108611041084738539/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=108611041084738539&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108611041084738539'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108611041084738539'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/06/crawling-out-of-my-skin.html' title='Crawling Out Of My Skin'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-108517883225155419</id><published>2004-05-21T15:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T18:31:57.650-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Congrats, Helen</title><summary type='text'>Happy Birthday, Makena' lei Gordon Carnahan!Sigh... Not sure how she can possibly be happy since it's not mine, but I do wish them well.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/108517883225155419/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=108517883225155419&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108517883225155419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108517883225155419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/05/congrats-helen.html' title='Congrats, Helen'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-108423950826748026</id><published>2004-05-10T18:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-10T18:38:28.266-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Alone Again (not the Dokken song)</title><summary type='text'>So the roommate moved out and I'm all by myself. Hooray."Friends" is now over and several of you may say, "good riddance." I, however, feel as sad and lonely as if I moved to L.A. all over again. They were a good bunch of people who brought me great happiness and comfort. The finale was a disappointment, but maybe that will make the good-bye less painless.Given my meloncholy mood, I challenge</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/108423950826748026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=108423950826748026&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108423950826748026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108423950826748026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/05/alone-again-not-dokken-song.html' title='Alone Again (not the Dokken song)'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-108320091714745521</id><published>2004-04-28T18:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-04-28T18:13:58.093-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Nashville Bound</title><summary type='text'>Hi gang! Just a quick note to let you know I'll be in Nashville this weekend promoting my new album.Okay, kidding. But I will be in Nashville for the finale of Nashville Star as I'll be working at the event. Next week is a Willie Nelson concert where I'll also be "working." Sounds like fun, I know, but if you were buried in ticket and credential hell like I currently am, you may rethink the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/108320091714745521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=108320091714745521&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108320091714745521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108320091714745521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/04/nashville-bound.html' title='Nashville Bound'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-108154437146099686</id><published>2004-04-09T13:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-04-12T19:03:31.356-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Roommate Schroomate</title><summary type='text'>I won't be in the market anymore as I've decided to live alone for a while, budget be damned!Unless the person has a dozen referrals from people I know and is honestly and totally the coolest person on the planet, then, and only then, I may consider letting them live with me. However, it may be best I live alone as my MONK tendencies have been resurfacing now that the house is more "mine."So </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/108154437146099686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=108154437146099686&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108154437146099686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108154437146099686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/04/roommate-schroomate.html' title='Roommate Schroomate'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-108121297145936523</id><published>2004-04-05T17:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-04-05T17:59:55.590-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Call A Medic -- Man Down!!!</title><summary type='text'>A psychosomatic infection. Can we as humans really make ourselves this sick? I repress emotions like a good mid-westerner and this is the thanks I get. Why is it when I try real hard to make everybody happy I'm not rewarded with the gift of flight or night vision? Well, life goes on without superpowers for our good deeds, but yell at one car too many in traffic and you wind up having to pee every</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/108121297145936523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=108121297145936523&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108121297145936523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/108121297145936523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/04/call-medic-man-down.html' title='Call A Medic -- Man Down!!!'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107974985703080328</id><published>2004-03-19T18:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-03-22T11:26:40.950-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Weekend, Once Again</title><summary type='text'>I don't have much to look forward to except the time away from my cubicle here at work. I've been putting in a few hours each weekend on a desperately neglected yard, which is finally looking somewhat respectable.We're in the midst of a heat wave as temps have been nearing 90 for the better part of March. Ha ha to all of you still in the cold and snow. Boo hoo to me in the yard sweating and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107974985703080328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107974985703080328&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107974985703080328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107974985703080328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/03/weekend-once-again.html' title='Weekend, Once Again'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107767303628746684</id><published>2004-02-24T17:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-02-24T17:40:04.420-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Blogging</title><summary type='text'>Yes, I agree -- I don't do this near enough to have bothered you all with it in the first place. When I started it, I always found myself with a chunk of time during the day to have to myself. Case in point, I started the first sentence over an hour ago and just got back to finishing it.Again, let me reiterate that this site is best visited about once a week, if that. I don't forsee any change </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107767303628746684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107767303628746684&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107767303628746684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107767303628746684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/02/blogging.html' title='Blogging'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107715336097363220</id><published>2004-02-18T17:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-02-18T17:19:22.140-08:00</updated><title type='text'>No Such Thing As Wasted Time</title><summary type='text'>I love creative people with too much time on their hands or someone looking for any excuse to "work" during the holidays to avoid family. Either way, I share with you the OutKast Peanuts Gang!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107715336097363220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107715336097363220&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107715336097363220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107715336097363220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/02/no-such-thing-as-wasted-time.html' title='No Such Thing As Wasted Time'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107704524449928332</id><published>2004-02-17T11:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-02-17T18:22:16.670-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Car Shopping Is Over</title><summary type='text'>And I'm exhausted. After a vigorous search for a newer vehicle, I finally chose a Toyota Rav 4. It's the vehicle that first had me leaning towards a compact SUV. I should have just went with my gut instinct to get one instead of researching and searching for 4 months (as of now, I'm thinking of calling it "Nemo"). On paper it had all I was looking for, whereas others I was on the fence about </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107704524449928332/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107704524449928332&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107704524449928332'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107704524449928332'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/02/car-shopping-is-over.html' title='Car Shopping Is Over'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107543091600387876</id><published>2004-01-29T18:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-29T18:50:48.263-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Go Ahead -- Smack the Penguin</title><summary type='text'>Smack away!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107543091600387876/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107543091600387876&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107543091600387876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107543091600387876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/01/go-ahead-smack-penguin.html' title='Go Ahead -- Smack the Penguin'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107428270969044137</id><published>2004-01-16T11:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-16T11:54:55.936-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Car Shopping</title><summary type='text'>Anyone have an opinion on any of these vehicles:Honda CR-VHyundai Santa FeMazda TributeFord Ranger (Supercab)As you can tell, I'm going for a compact/mini SUV or truck.  I'd like to avoid going small truck because then I'm everyone's best friend on moving day, except of course, as history has shown, when I'm the one moving (except for the best friend in the world Kate C. -- you rock!!)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107428270969044137/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107428270969044137&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107428270969044137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107428270969044137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/01/car-shopping.html' title='Car Shopping'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107418785961436319</id><published>2004-01-15T09:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-23T11:20:30.013-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Room For Rent</title><summary type='text'>As of February 1st, I'll be looking for a roommate.  Keep your ears open as I'd rather find a friend of a friend before I post an ad. $650 plus half the bills; no pets per the lease.Thanks everyone!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107418785961436319/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107418785961436319&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107418785961436319'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107418785961436319'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/01/room-for-rent.html' title='Room For Rent'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107412960404728729</id><published>2004-01-14T17:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-14T17:24:20.043-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Who voted for this yahoo?</title><summary type='text'>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bush administration officials are planning a $1.5 billion election-year initiative to promote marriage, especially among low-income couples, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Administration officials have worked with conservative groups for months on the proposal, the paper said, and are weighing whether President Bush (news - web sites) should promote the plan next</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107412960404728729/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107412960404728729&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107412960404728729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107412960404728729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/01/who-voted-for-this-yahoo.html' title='Who voted for this yahoo?'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107410765818946636</id><published>2004-01-14T11:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-14T13:01:19.543-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Valentine's Day</title><summary type='text'>It's sneaking up on us, so I thought this would be a good time of year to revisit this piece I wrote just after Valentine's Day back in 2000, with a few minor changes. A friend asked me today why I didn't send something out about the recent holiday. I explained that I didn't feel like negating a time of year most people find pleasant and romantic. They persisted, so here you go. What </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107410765818946636/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107410765818946636&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107410765818946636'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107410765818946636'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/01/valentines-day.html' title='Valentine&apos;s Day'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107394612956758576</id><published>2004-01-12T14:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-12T16:33:02.160-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy New Year To Me</title><summary type='text'>I'm in the market for a newer car. The Accord (never did name her, although in hindsight "Crash" seems to fit) is still going, but on her last legs. I'm thinking of a Honda CR-V, Toyota Tacoma or Ford Ranger.If anyone has any opinions on these, I'd love to hear them.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107394612956758576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107394612956758576&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107394612956758576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107394612956758576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/01/happy-new-year-to-me.html' title='Happy New Year To Me'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107311886066660582</id><published>2004-01-03T00:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-01-03T00:34:39.040-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Holiday Travel - Part 1</title><summary type='text'>I'm back in L.A. Visiting MN was of course fun and eventful and, as always, there wasn't enough time to see everyone. I guess you could say, since it was Christmas, it was proper for me to spend it almost entirely with family. But specifically those were "blood relatives" and I consider so many of you family as well. Rob, Dana, Dave K. and Jim B.--you were all in my thoughts, there just wasn't </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107311886066660582/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107311886066660582&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107311886066660582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107311886066660582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2004/01/holiday-travel-part-1.html' title='Holiday Travel - Part 1'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107185637234416468</id><published>2003-12-19T10:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-12-19T10:05:50.456-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I'll Be Home For Christmas</title><summary type='text'>I've never gotten a flu shot nor have seen the point. They give you a shot to make you sick so your immune system can fight off the same strain of the virus when you come in contact with in again. I've always felt that if I'm going to get sick either way, why not play the odds and see if I can avoid it (okay, I have a fear of needles)? It's a system that's seemed to work up until this year. I'm </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107185637234416468/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107185637234416468&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107185637234416468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107185637234416468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2003/12/ill-be-home-for-christmas.html' title='I&apos;ll Be Home For Christmas'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107110234022605539</id><published>2003-12-10T16:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-12-14T14:34:51.026-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Rudolph The Red Commie Bastard</title><summary type='text'>Whether or not you can see right through the thematic undertones of a feminine elf with an oral fetish or a very hairy explorer who licks ice picks and chases after larger and more hairier animals than himself, this is a classic not to be missed. Oh yeah, and there's something about a reindeer with a physical deformity who saves Christmas, yada yada yada... it's the Island of Misfit Toys that's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107110234022605539/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107110234022605539&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107110234022605539'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107110234022605539'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2003/12/rudolph-red-commie-bastard.html' title='Rudolph The Red Commie Bastard'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-107030665232938304</id><published>2003-12-01T11:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-12-01T11:31:56.233-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Holiday Road</title><summary type='text'>The holiday season was officially kicked off on Wed. when I was the last one to leave the office. I'd complain, but it was 3:00 p.m. and I didn't have to be back until 9:00 a.m. this morning. The minute I became frustrated with staying later than the 1:00 time when everyone else left, I remembered what it was like working until late on Wed., having Thursday off, then being back to work on Friday.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/107030665232938304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=107030665232938304&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107030665232938304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/107030665232938304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2003/12/holiday-road.html' title='Holiday Road'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-106946878375359050</id><published>2003-11-21T18:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-11-21T18:39:50.853-08:00</updated><title type='text'>VEGA$ (no, not the show)</title><summary type='text'>The only thing worse than going to Vegas with no money is 30 minutes at a brothel after drinking way too much whiskey.  At least with gambling you can earn back the money you lost, but pride and time have no price tag.  Not even the if-you-have-to-ask-you-can't-afford-it kind.But my opinion may change after Dec. 7 when I return.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/106946878375359050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=106946878375359050&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/106946878375359050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/106946878375359050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2003/11/vega-no-not-show.html' title='VEGA$ (no, not the show)'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-106859091085866977</id><published>2003-11-11T14:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-07-20T15:05:22.373-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Haiku, how are you?</title><summary type='text'>Almost a week since my last post and the only thing I've written is a Haiku -- the guy in the cube next to me is an open mouth chewer:Chew your noisy foodLet it change my mood to blueThank God it's FridayIf only that were the worst of my worries, right? I've received some sad news from back home this past week. An uncle of mine had rather serious surgery and Jon, the father of one of my closest </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/106859091085866977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/106859091085866977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2003/11/haiku-how-are-you.html' title='Haiku, how are you?'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-106814365598488866</id><published>2003-11-06T10:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-11-11T17:50:24.763-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Offico Politico</title><summary type='text'>As this site was meant to show off any writing I've been doing, check out this ditty from a week ago.  The president's assistant is fond of my written "voice" and asked me to address some issues which she would later send out from her e-mail.  You have to love office politics; maybe I've got a career in speech writing:It's been brought to my attention, and I've noticed myself, that there seems </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/106814365598488866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=106814365598488866&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/106814365598488866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/106814365598488866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2003/11/offico-politico.html' title='Offico Politico'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-106797252508356658</id><published>2003-11-04T11:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-11-11T17:51:14.356-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Where's Wanda?</title><summary type='text'>Hi gang!  I've spent more time that I care to mention learning about this blog stuff, but I've managed to link a few websites I frequent on the column to the left.  Those who know me will understand.  Keep in mind that this is a public site so monitor the information you give out in your comments.  I don't mean language or opinion, I just mean not handing out your cell phone or credit card </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/106797252508356658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=106797252508356658&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/106797252508356658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/106797252508356658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2003/11/wheres-wanda.html' title='Where&apos;s Wanda?'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-106791473007386108</id><published>2003-11-03T19:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-11-11T17:52:02.560-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"Stand still, Godfry, it'll all be over in a minute."</title><summary type='text'>Welcome everyone!  Feel free to comment below so I know this thing is working alright.  It's after 7:00 and I'm about to leave work, trying to plan the evening. It's odd now that I have this blog set up, I can't seem to find anything interesting to say.  Probably too late in the evening or too sober in the mind. I hope this blog all finds you in good spirits and better health.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/106791473007386108/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=106791473007386108&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/106791473007386108'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/106791473007386108'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2003/11/stand-still-godfry-itll-all-be-over-in.html' title='&quot;Stand still, Godfry, it&apos;ll all be over in a minute.&quot;'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024865.post-6489301869356303769</id><published>2001-12-31T02:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-07-01T16:31:04.500-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mad About You - "The Final Frontier"</title><summary type='text'>I caught a favorite episode on TV a couple weeks ago and happened to come across this old e-mail today so I thought I'd post it as if I were blogging back in 2001.As I close out the year 2001, I felt it was time for another ending.Those of you on this list are probably more than aware of my fascination with the show but you may have not known that I had not yet watched the finale, not wanting to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/feeds/6489301869356303769/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6024865&amp;postID=6489301869356303769&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/6489301869356303769'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6024865/posts/default/6489301869356303769'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ddog.blogspot.com/2001/12/mad-about-you-final-frontier.html' title='Mad About You - &quot;The Final Frontier&quot;'/><author><name>D-Dog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579065559724935472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZDaKwYQ9Nk/TtVAwLmpdHI/AAAAAAAAAE4/BrWp9fI5RYc/s220/Pictures%2Bcopied%2Bfrom%2BVoyager%2BPhone%2B-%2B2011%2B11-15%2B180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
