http://estrip.org The estrip.org Site Last 20 Journals en-us Copyright estrip.org Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:22 EST Elmwoodstrip paulsidekick@gmail.com http://estrip.org/elmwood/images/rss.gif http://estrip.org 88 31 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=46654 http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/paul.republican/index.html]http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/paul.republican/index.html[/link]

The dude's right, at least in the opinion of one who favors small government and personal liberty (ie: me).

Today's Republicans are not Republicans by definition.

I am a registered Republican (mrdeadlier),41599, but will be stepping down as such soon and going back to independent since the only reason I registered as one in the first place was so I could vote for Ron Paul in the Presidential primary back in February.]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:45:20 -0500 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=46654 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=46503 http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/a863be2b6f/vote-for-lando-calrissian-w-billy-dee-williams-from-fod-team]Clicky[/link]]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:00:35 -0500 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=46503 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=46501
Ok, so it technically wasn't a political call. It was an "ad" for Mike Ranzenhofer's firm informing me that if I was gay then I should look to them for support if I needed legal assistance of any sort. And also not to worry because gay marriage was just around the corner.

Disclaimer: This post isn't being written because I am pro- or anti- gay marriage.

It's being written because to me it seemed like a pretty dirty tactic by the Mesi campaign (ok, an assumption on my part) to associate Ranzenhofer's name with gay marriage (not ironically something he actually opposes and Mesi supports).

So now let's roleplay... If I'm some politically ignorant homophobic clown, I'm going to hang up the phone and remember that name "Ranzenhofer" since it's pretty unique and was repeated several times during the call's 60 second or so duration. Tomorrow, when I vote (being ignorant of where the candidates stand on this one specific topic) I'm going to vote for Mesi since he's on the other side of the name "Ranzenhofer" which to me now equals "friends with those gays."

Again, I'm not saying gay marriage is a good or bad thing -- that's not what this is about. I'm just saying this phone call was a pretty dirty 11th hour tactic in my opinion. In principle this call could have been referencing tax plans, it's just that someone is exploiting a hot button topic.

Yes I'm voting for Ranzenhofer but it's only because he's not Tom Golisano's puppet. I mean really... Joe Mesi? Joe Mesi? I'm sorry but I just can't do it. We're going to send him to the State Senate? A place where once you're in, YOU'RE IN FOREVER? (See Robin Schimminger, Louise Slaughter, Dale Volker, etc). He's the best option WNY Democrats could come up with now that Rath's seat is open?

No wonder this state and this region are so messed up.]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:08:31 -0500 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=46501 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=45726
http://www.physorg.com/news140950348.html]]> Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:28:44 -0400 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=45726 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=45709
I'm clueless to what half these acronyms are but maybe someone out there on (strip) does. It's for a 4-6 month contract position -- could go longer but no guarantee.

[q]We are looking for 2 .Net Developers, and a SQL Data Modeler. The position descriptions are short but pretty straight forward. The pay rates are flexible, but we are targeting $45 - $55 hourly.

.NET DEVELOPERS

* .NET 3.5 or 3.0 experienced resources with WCF, WPF, and Windows Development (no web development please...) the system we are building is windows (rich client) based system.
* At least 5 years of experienced resource is preferred
* RUP is a must.
* The candidates must have experience working with nHibernet..
* Net 3.0 Framework development experience.
* MVP Design Pattern
* Rational Tools
* UML

I think we'll have a winner if we find someone with WPF, WCF and nHibernet.

SQL DATA MODELER

* Strong experience working on Large Scale Database Design projects
* Data Modeling Experience
* Experience with IBM Rational tools like Rational Data Architect
* Fluent in communication skills[/q]

If this is up your alley, let me know.]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:20:19 -0400 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=45709 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=45640
This is assuming I'm not breaking the TOS at Craig's List. I mean, it's not like I read it or anything.

http://buffalo.craigslist.org/wan/836820461.html

Help if you can!]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:02:08 -0400 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=45640 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=45617
http://www.newsweek.com/id/158075]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:32:49 -0400 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=45617 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=45503 (strip)'s Google prowess...

SARAH PALIN IS MCCAIN'S VP CANDIDATE FOR 2008.

That is change I can believe in, lol.]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:33:07 -0400 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=45503 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=44609
So what's up with Senor Deadly++?

Not much I guess, which is probably why I haven't been blogging. And yeah before you ask I've been having a real hard time sticking to my weight loss initiative as of late, argh. It really is hard to stick to your guns. Now summer is here and I'm carrying the extra weight I promised myself I wouldn't be when it came around. Oh well.

I saw Speed Racer on the Imax last week. My advice: unless you see it on the Imax (which you now can't because it's been replaced by Kung Fu Panda), save your money. It wasn't that hot as a standalone film. But on the Imax it was pretty pretty.

I joined the Switcher crowd (or as (enknot) would say, drank the kool-aid) and moved from PC to Mac last month. Or at least in the work portion of my life. I still have a Windows PC as my computing solution here at home.

I love it though. If it weren't so cost-prohibitive I would make Mac my main platform in all realms of my life.

More updates...

I won my first round of poker in early May. Score! Too bad we weren't playing for money, lol.

I traveled to my personal Mecca and visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH a few weeks ago. What a blast. Although they surely don't add that much stuff each year, I would love to make it a yearly excursion. It was fun to get away for an overnight trip with a couple buddies. You can see my photos [link=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrdeadlier/sets/72157605152062989/]here[/link].

Um, what else? Let's see, my sister-in-law got married this weekend (well actually in January but the ceremony was this weekend -- don't ask). Both my wife and I plus our two girls were in the wedding which sounds stressful but really wasn't too bad as it was all a pretty laid back affair.

The highlight for me was that at her house later that night she had a post-reception reception and a good friend of hers from CA was doing tattoos. Before you gasp, the dude was totally legit and has a [link=http://frankballtattoo.com]professional operation[/link]. And his work is GREAT. Take a look.

So I got my (first) tat on Saturday night. It's been something I've been planning on getting for over two years and once I got the vasectomy in October, I knew exactly what I wanted: something with my kids' name/initials worked into it. Knowing now that the chances of a #3 entering our lives is nil, it made it easier to come up with a design.

** Warning: Religious-type "God stuff" ahead ** :)

So I got a tribalish Christ with a crown of thorns and my girls' initials beneath it on my left arm. I don't have a camera with me at the moment so I can't snap a photo and show the world but it's pretty simple to describe.

Do a Google image search for "Jesus tattoo" and it's like the second one that comes up (yeah, sad and unoriginal perhaps but I don't care -- I love the design anyway). For those too lazy to search, here it is:



I first found it back in November 2005 and have had it bookmarked since then. Back then it wasn't that high in the Image Search results but whatever. Maybe I should try and Google bomb alternate images to bump it down, lol. But then again knowing (strip) after I click the "publish" button I'll probably have the #1 item in about 10 minutes! Like I said, whatever. It doesn't matter.

Anyway, below it is DGCF in an Old English-type font. The G and F are my girls' middle names (Grace and Faith) and are red like the blood, while the D and C (my girls' first names) are black like the rest of the design. So in the scope of the whole design, "Grace" and "Faith" are directly correlated with the blood that Christ shed.

Next up is figuring out how I can work a Darth Vader helmet into my skin canvas! Just kidding... sort of.

So that's been my life for the past month and a half / two months. Work has been kind of stressful as of late so when I come home I just try to decompress and live as "unconnected" as possible (meaning computer stuff). I've actually been going to bed a lot earlier lately, as well.

Blah, blah, blah. See you around, (strip).

Hopefully it won't be so long next time!]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:25:35 -0400 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=44609 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=44195
I turn around and see this face I so barely recognize. My first thought is, "Oh snap this is someone I'm supposed to know! Is it a girl I went to high school with? A friend of my wife's?" I was totally drawing a blank.

Acknowledging my stupor, she says "I'm Janelle."

I'm thinking "Janelle? What? That doesn't help."

Acknowledging my continuing stupor, she says "E:Janelle."

I was guffawed. Until today my only knowledge of her (and most of you who are reading this) was a 125 pixel wide avatar. You know how it is when (as (enknot) describes it) the people who only exist in your computer cross your path in the real world. It kinda blows your mind a little bit.

I wanted to grab her by the shoulders, shake her and yell "You're not supposed to be real!" But that might have been inappropriate. :)

Seriously though, I guess she was supervising someone whose case she handles or whatever. Strange that out of all the buildings in the city that needed cleaning, it was mine (and (paul)'s and (enknot)'s and (jon)'s and (fing)'s) that they ended up at. Cool!

(janelle), it was nice meeting you in real life! Sorry I couldn't stick around for 5 minutes and chat but you know how it is... Work... Anyway, I guess we're one step closer to hanging out and chatting up about the awesomeness that is Derek Webb, et al...]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:22:15 -0400 http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=mrdeadlier&id=44195