Sunday, July 29, 2007

Sweet Home Alabama

Just back from spending a few days up in Birmingham, Alabama, to
attend my brother's wedding. Really like the area in the hills
around the city. Met some of his friends - a nice group of people.
But that's really no surprise, since one of the things you notice
right away, is how warm and friendly the folks in Alabama are.
And, if you're a guy, the next thing you notice, is how attractive
all the women are! It must be something in the water.

Think I'm going to have to spend some more time up there in the
future ... just need to find out what to do and where to go.
The few times I've been up there, haven't done much, but think
it would be nice to soak up some of the local atmosphere. I did
get one offer to show me around the next time I'm up there.
Thanks Ivy, maybe I'll take you up on it (we also share the same Birthday). There's also a neighbor of my brother, Heather, that I regret not being able to spend some time talking to. Think she might be a lot of fun to hang around with. And not to leave out Doug, my brother's Best Man. Had a good time talking and hanging out with him before the wedding and at the reception.

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Blogger Marc Rasmussen said...

I have heard before that people in places like Alabama and Tennessee are very nice. Is that just a myth?

Do you find the people in Florida unfriendly?

8:53 PM  
Blogger Ron said...

I think "Southern Hospitality" is alive and well, and not just a myth. This comes mainly from the folks who are born, raised, and still live in the south.

I don't necessarily find people in Florida to be unfriendly, but it's just not the same. Florida is a giant "melting pot", where folks from all over the country come together and mix things up. You'll probably find the same "Southern Hospitality" from the Florida natives living in rural areas ... but you won't find it in the cities.

9:30 AM  

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Haven't we all felt this way?

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man who startled his neighbours when he hurled his computer out of the window in the middle of the night, was let off for disturbing the peace by police who sympathised with his technical frustrations.

Police in the northern city of Hanover said they would not press charges after responding to calls made by residents in an apartment block who were woken by a loud crash in the early hours of Saturday.

Officers found the street and pavement covered in electronic parts and discovered who the culprit was.

Asked what had driven him to the night-time outburst, the 51-year-old man said he had simply got annoyed with his computer.

"Who hasn't felt like doing that?" said a police spokesman.

While escaping any official sanction the man was made to clear up the debris.

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Blogger Marc Rasmussen said...

Funny story. I've often wanted to throw my computer in the swimming pool.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Age Of Love

Have been watching the TV show, Age Of Love. It's another one of those dating/match shows ... but this one has a bit of a twist ... 20 somethings against 40 somethings!

My pick would have to be 39 year old Jayanna, but actually, any of the 40's put the younger ones to shame.

UPDATE 7/29/07: He knocked Jayanna out of the competition. Bummer.

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Sunday, July 08, 2007

Lucky Sevens!

Well, yesterday was supposed to be a lucky day. Not really into that kind of stuff, but for the novelty of it, yesterday evening watch the clock hit 7:07:07 PM on 7/7/07. Figured why not go all the way! Well ... as far as I can tell ... nothing out of the ordinary happened, so I guess it wasn't my lucky day.

I did get a two e-mails yesterday from someone I was interested in (she's not) ... so maybe that was the extent of my luck? Woo-hoo!!

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