tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54950712011-04-21T13:42:19.356-07:00The BeefieBlogThe first blog of the BeefieBoy.Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1123619322312822482005-08-09T12:51:00.000-07:002005-08-09T13:28:42.346-07:00Steven VincentI know this is old news, having happened a week ago. Steven Vincent was an American reporter in Basra, Iraq who was abducted and killed last week. He has a blog, and I wanted to read what he was possibly killed over. As I was reading one of his last posts, this quote from a professor at Basra U. was especially chilling (regarding corruption in Basra): "We don't talk about this inClaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1123616148117126832005-08-09T12:34:00.000-07:002005-08-09T12:35:48.116-07:00Pete?Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1123615635172714282005-08-09T12:17:00.000-07:002005-08-09T12:27:15.180-07:00Camp ChimerI think it is interesting that Kathryn didn't post a single word about Camp Chimer on her Blog before she went there on Sunday. For those not "in-the-know", Camp Chimer is a summer camp for kids who have either had a kidney transplant, or are on Dialysis, waiting on the list for a kidney transplant. Kathryn, Several of Kathryn's friends, her boyfriend, and I all went up on Saturday Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1123540136628426542005-08-08T15:23:00.000-07:002005-08-08T15:29:51.850-07:00Sometimes I can be such an idiot...This little story happened to me last week:I was on my way to buy my school books for the upcoming semester, and I realized that I didn't have any quarters for the meters in front of the bookstore. The bank was on my way, so I stopped in a took out $1 worth of quarters - needless to say this alone got me a strange look from the teller. Anyway, so I get to UMKC, Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1121456527853555472005-07-15T12:38:00.000-07:002005-07-15T12:48:03.276-07:00Blog Browsing...You never really know what you are going to find when you click that "next blog" button in the upper-right-hand corner of the screen. Did you know that they chew leaves called "qat" in Yemen, everyday, for several hours a day? I had no idea until I stumbled across this blog. I googled it, and apparently it is a mild stimulant that has become a cultural phenomenon, where pretty Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1120248078489946462005-07-01T12:47:00.000-07:002005-07-01T13:01:18.496-07:00What a great idea...I spent some time with my friend Karim over the weekend, and he started a new job at a cool new store called i-soldit, which is a place that people can take stuff they don't want and this store will put it on eBay, and then take a 30% cut of whatever the item sells for. It really is an ingenious scheme - there are SOOO many people who have a storage unit, or two, FULL of Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1120247258564086052005-07-01T12:39:00.000-07:002005-07-01T12:47:38.566-07:00Once again, I am playing catchup...Well, another week has gone by, and I haven't posted. I really wanted to post, but I just couldn't. Really - its been that crazy. This week I had a three-day class on a the technical details of the Radio Interface between a cell tower and a cellphone, which needless to say is a bit dry. So, for three days this week, I got to sit in class for 8 hours, and Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1120246723733905982005-07-01T12:37:00.000-07:002005-07-01T12:38:43.740-07:00Now THIS is exciting...They finally added native picture support to BlogSpot! Yeah! Now I don't have to use the cumbersome Picasa to upload pictures to my blog! And it will make it MUCH easier for my family to post pictures!Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1119555466779006912005-06-23T12:36:00.000-07:002005-06-23T12:37:46.786-07:00In the Spirit of the new Batman movie......I bring you this link. Too funny.Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1119546601581801122005-06-23T09:56:00.000-07:002005-06-23T11:42:34.466-07:00At least I have an excuse...Well, its been awhile since I posted - about a week - but at least I have a good excuse! I have been preparing for yesterday, which was insane. I came down with a cold on Tuesday, which makes it even worse, because yesterday not only did I have my Annual review with my boss, but I also had to take the Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT), which is a graduation Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1119040810562493442005-06-17T13:20:00.000-07:002005-06-17T13:40:10.570-07:00I Love Golf...Well, UnoKidney has inspired me to make a confession - as her friend Melissa says, "Confession Is Good For the Sole" - or was that Soul? Anyway, doesn't matter - my confession is that I am addicted to Golf. Now, for most people this wouldn't seem like an earth-shattering admission. I mean, lots of people are addicted to golf - they love to play it, etc. etc. etc. I'm a little Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118945023910836402005-06-16T11:02:00.000-07:002005-06-16T11:03:43.916-07:00M&M's will never be the same...literally When I saw this site my first impulse was to place an order - with my name on them, of course!Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118864568681009742005-06-15T12:24:00.000-07:002005-06-15T12:46:37.636-07:00It's been awhile......since I posted, because I have been crazy busy this week! Work has been insane - I got volunteered to completely reconfigure part of the lab to support a guy who will do, at most, one hour's worth of testing. So far, I have spent about ten hours on this project, and I know that it is going to take at least a couple of more hours to get everything ready to go.So on top of Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118628372795919712005-06-12T19:04:00.000-07:002005-06-12T19:07:32.730-07:00Is it just me...or do baby possums look a lot like grown rats?Maybe it is just me...Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118538951455727712005-06-11T17:53:00.000-07:002005-06-11T18:15:51.463-07:00Well, its Saturday.Today has absolutely flown by. I have been working on my homework for most of the day, while converting my roommate's CD collection to MP3. Spanish and Trig, both classes of which I have a ton of homework to do. Tomorrow will be even worse, though, as I will be deadlined into trying to complete as much homework as possible in a short amount of time for both classes. I feel Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118436025695429852005-06-10T13:39:00.000-07:002005-06-11T12:29:15.870-07:00Another Ode to Peter JamesFind another enlightened Ode to Peter James on the UnoKidney Blog...Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118431340675505142005-06-10T12:22:00.000-07:002005-06-10T12:25:48.050-07:00Pete and UnoKidney's stuffed bear, PollyClaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118430072397798022005-06-10T12:01:00.000-07:002005-06-10T12:01:12.403-07:00Peter JamesClaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118430039987392482005-06-10T12:00:00.001-07:002005-06-10T12:00:39.993-07:00More PeteClaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118430004928917362005-06-10T12:00:00.000-07:002005-06-10T12:00:04.936-07:00Pete consoling KathrynClaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118428844532914242005-06-10T11:32:00.000-07:002005-06-11T17:52:16.063-07:00An Ode to Peter James-Begin Opera Bravado-Oh Pete, you are such a strange bird, even though you are a catYou have certain tendencies that cannot be deniedYour rendevous with the Squirrel, Your funny paw, Your picky eating habitsYou are one, who acts so tough, yet are scared of a little puppy named BrodyWhy, oh why can't I pet you?Why, oh why are you scared of human contact?Peter James, you will Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118378460545437812005-06-09T21:13:00.000-07:002005-06-10T09:10:52.466-07:00Don't Do It!So - I got a call from my "long-lost" uncle today. Well, actually, he's neither long nor lost, but he did call to offer me a golden opportunity - to sign up for ID Theft Insurance. For the low, low price of only $36 a month I could sign up with this company that would "take care" of everything if my Identity were ever stolen. While its a nice thought, I've actually been through the IDClaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118256695207503082005-06-08T11:49:00.000-07:002005-06-08T12:13:30.323-07:00It's Raining FrogsWhen I saw this phenomenon in P.T. Anderson's Magnolia, I didn't think that it ever happened for real...Guess I was wrong...And apparently this isn't the first time this has happened:From the BBC Article Titled "Freak Incidents", which also mentions a well-known (to the family) town called Keokuk, Iowa!Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118253455180589252005-06-08T10:55:00.000-07:002005-06-08T10:57:35.186-07:00Dedication - Thy Name is Thomas Stefanelli...Bullet won't stop this pizza delivery manWow. That's all I can say. Wow.Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118249267677547892005-06-08T09:43:00.000-07:002005-06-08T10:21:10.506-07:00Wesley Crusher - Online!I thought the site was interesting, if slightly disturbing, until I clicked through to this link.The Wil Wheaton Dot Net Thong. Seriously. I don't think I am going to be able to eat lunch now.Thanks, Wesley.Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118245181061924072005-06-08T08:39:00.000-07:002005-06-08T10:01:45.840-07:00Netflix Rocks...In case anyone was wondering, I think Netflix Rocks! I have gotten Seasons 1-4 of the Sopranos, which is a great series (though a bit violent), through Netflix, and I was wondering when Season 5 was going to be released. As luck would have it, it was going to be released on 7 June - so I went ahead and added it to the top of my queue, expecting that I would probably receive it in Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118202619447058862005-06-07T20:49:00.000-07:002005-06-07T20:50:19.446-07:00I might be a little bit tired...Well, today was the first day of my Trigonometry class, and I think I might be a little bit tired. The class runs from 6:00pm until 8:50pm every Tuesday and Thursday for the next 8 weeks. Needless to say, three hours of straight math, with a five minute break is pushing the bounds of ridiculous. Of course, I am the one who signed up for the class, paid the money, Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118175850390965472005-06-07T13:24:00.000-07:002005-06-08T07:03:17.370-07:00Dad and Mom with the Bill for the Po's Graduation Dinner - 05/08/2004Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118168586042927092005-06-07T11:23:00.000-07:002005-06-07T11:23:06.046-07:00Liz and G-Ma gettin' DOWN at G-Ma's 80th!Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118122164638411022005-06-06T22:26:00.000-07:002005-06-07T10:58:50.253-07:00Love Those Green Lights...Today was one of those days where all of the stoplights turn green on the way home...literally. I've never seen anything quite like it, but I drove to my sister's house early this evening, and on the way there I didn't have to stop at a single stoplight, and on the way home I didn't have to stop at any lights, either! Now, we aren't talking about 1 or 2 lights - I'm Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118085030187147042005-06-06T12:10:00.000-07:002005-06-06T12:10:30.193-07:00Liz's cheeks and Dad's Beard!Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118084936724690732005-06-06T12:08:00.000-07:002005-06-06T12:08:56.730-07:00Tiny HippoClaudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495071.post-1118076658767656322005-06-06T09:38:00.000-07:002005-06-06T10:51:12.170-07:00Well then...Welcome to the BeefieBlog!This would be my first post. Well, actually its my fourth post - I started this blog a little over two years ago, and then it kind of petered out. Probably for the same reason that writing in a journal usually lasts, oh, about a DAY, and then it kinda just goes by the wayside, too. There were a total of three posts previously, but they sounded soooo Claudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396415354580678127noreply@blogger.com1