Dallas Cowboy win first preseason game.

Dallas Cowboys 23
Indianapolis Colts 10

In the first preseason game of the year the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Indianapolis Colts by 13.
The game was the first for Cowboys new head coach, Wade Phillips.

The Colts placed Anthony McFarland on the injured reserve list. On Friday he tore his patella tendon. He under went surgery this Tuesday.

Go Cowboys!

H. R. 811

H.R. 811: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007

Introduced by U S Representative Rush Holt, Democrat from New Jersey District 12.
His official website is here.

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.

The bill was introduced on February 5 2007 and has been approved for debate.

For a full copy of the bills text you can look here.

Same Ol' Situation

Well it has finally stopped raining here and is getting hot. The less than a hundred days left in hurricane season and the gulf is quite. Hopefully we can make ti through the next few months without any alarms.

I also learned that Crazy Taxi is coming out for the portable game system Sony PSP. Crazy Taxi got it's start on the Sega Dreamcast system and was a truly fun game. You play a one of three or four cabdrivers that must pick up and drop off wares before time runs out. The game is also noted for it's original music by the band "The Offspring."

I can't wait to get my hands on this game.

Rain Rain...

It has been raining for the past week here. I have been enjoying it. Last night I turned all the lights and radio off and just laid there and listened to the rain.

It better than a hurricane.

It Can Happen To You...

Well I have a cold.
It poured a few days ago and I got caught out in the downpour. I was soaked to the skin. My cold is doing better, my throat is feeling much better and I am not as warm as I was.

I saw a video for a new game called Two Worlds. It looked really interesting. It seems to be a good deal like Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. I may have to pick this thing up whenever it is released.

Countdown To Dallas cowboy Football.

I have added a countdown courtesy of pYzam.
It shows the time remaining to the start of the first Dallas Cowboys football game.
I'm looking forward to the new season.

Life is a highway.

Some people claim life is a highway.
Frankly I think life is more like one of those moving sidewalk things you see at airports.
It only goes one way.
Someone else is controlling the speed and they keep changing their minds.
The repair guy take forever to show up.
You spend way to much time just standing around waiting.
And…
There is always some idiot in front of you with his head in the clouds.

Wet Fourth

My hometown had the wettest Fourth of July ever. We had over three and a half inches of rain. The fireworks show was rescheduled for the following night.

Chris Beniot Found Dead

Professional Wrestler Chris Beniot was found dead today. Also found where his wife and son.

Beniot will be missed by a pro wrestling fans.

Update 06 19 2007

I really messed up my foot a while back. I can stand on it now but it hurts like hell.
So far we have not had a hurricane.
Any day in South Texas without a hurricane is a good day.
104 day left until the end of hurricane season.

All the world's...

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages."

William Shakespeare

As You Like It

Act 2 Scene 7

My father brother Bob died at midnight. My dad says he is grateful for the fact that Bob was no longer suffering.

My mentor is still in the hospital but is doing better and sounded better when I talked to him on the phone. I am re leaved.

Bill the cat is being treated for hair balls so he spends the time after the medicine is giving to him stomping around very angry but this passes after an hour and he is back to his usual charming and demanding self.

Family Blues

My fathers brother Bob has had a heart attack. He is not doing well. He no longer recognizes anyone.

My foot is still messed up but doing better.

The work on my bathroom is going well. The ceiling has been cleaned and painted covering the water damage caused by the crappy job the roofer did a few years ago. The new roof is doing great and there are no leaks. The new roof did a fantastic job making up for the excrement the previous roofer did.

Learn a lesson from all this and check out your roofers.

Twisted Ankles and Old Friends

I twisted my left ankle real had a few weeks ago. The doctor has not found any signs of blood clots or broken bones. I can put a little weight on it and the swelling has gone way down except for the top of my foot. I will see my doctor next Monday if my foot doesn't start looking batter.

My good friend and mentor Ken had a stroke last month and was in a local hospital for a few weeks and then he was transferred to a hospital in San Antonio. He was there for two days before he was released and went home. The company he has worked for for thirty years was fired. Typical big business.

Crackdown and Cancer

My father had the cancer from his ear removed. They "surgery" took 20 minutes. The is no large scar it looks like he scraped his ear. He says the surgery didn't hurt and he now can sleep without his ear bothering him.

I bought Crackdown for the X Box 360. The game is very mature. You play the role of a cop who is actually a clone. You steal cars, shoot the bad guys, and collect guns.

The game plays like Grand Theft Auto meets Spider man. You collect "orbs" to increase your skills such as driving and shooting.

This not a game for the kids.

Star Trek TNG 2.0

The folks at G4 have played with Star Trek the original series and now have their mitts on Star Trek The Next Generation.
Basically the whole show is squeezed into the center of the screen and is surrounded by a collection of graphics.
One graphic show a count of the number of time something happens in the show. Like the number of times Data says fascinating, the number of red alerts, or even the number of "Picards Maneuvers" which is the casts habit of pulling the top half of there uniforms down after standing up.
Another portion of the screen is made up of a "Market" where certain "stocks" are traded.
The is a bottom graphic showing a transcript of the chater from the G4 chat room.
The top is made up of trivia and pointless facts about the show.

Now I don't mind the trivia so much as it is kind of fun but why the market and chat room transcript.
Why is there so much wasted space?
All in all G4 has once again pr oven they have no self control. They raped Tech TV, destroyed Call For Help, and The Screen Savers.
Boo G4.

Cowboys Lose Tight Game

Dallas Cowboys 31
Detroit Lions 39

In a tight back and forth the Cowboys could not finish an end game push to beat the Lions.

Dallas Cowboys Lose

Dallas Cowboys 7
Philadelphia Eagles 23

In a loop sided game that the Cowboys seem to have slept through the Eagles simply dominated the Cowboys for the whole game.

Cowboys Win A Record Setting Game.

Dallas Cowboys 38
Atlanta Flcons 28

In a back and forth record setting game The Boys won by ten.

Falcon kicker Morten Andersen #5 set a new record as the NFL's all-time leading scorer with 2,438 points.

Falcon quarterback Michael Vick #7 threw for four TDs, including three in a 35-point second quarter, and ran for 56 yards giving him 990 yards rushing this season, surpassing the record for quarterbacks previously held by Bobby Douglass, who gained 968 yards for Chicago in 1972.

Terrell Owens #81 admited to spitting in the face of Falcon DeAngelo Hall #21 Corner back. Mr. Owens you are a Dallas Cowboy. Americas team, the best of the best. Act like it!

Update 12 14 2006

Well I saw my heart doctor a few weeks back and had my breathing tested yesterday. The tech seemed surprised I did as well as I did. It surprised me to.
My father has cancer on his ear. He is not the least bit worried as they may just scrape or freeze it off. It so small you can barely see it.
I have given up on the Christmas tree so we bought a prelit 2 foot tree. Plug it in and it goes.
The are no house with Christmas lights up on my block this year. The local power company has announced they intend to raise the price of power Jan 1st.

Cowboys Win Very Tight Game.

Dallas Cowboys 23
New York Giants 20

In a very tight game that was decided by a kick The Dallas Cowboys won this game. This gives The Boys a lead in their confrence.