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Mike Rowe did some short spots for HP to promote the HP tx2000z. Why do I care? Because it is going to be my next computer.

If the videos aren’t funny enough, just leave the web page open and listen to Mike talk to you.

Here is one of my favorites. Mike’s been attacked by alligators, snakes and sharks, but will he survive this mauling by his nurse?

About A Cow is also a good clip.

After a summer of fighting weeds that slowly crept across our front lawn from the dickhead neighbor’s yard, we killed our lawn and purchased some sod. It looks really nice, and green! Click the picture to see the photo album.

We are also putting a 3-4 ft flower garden along the fence to act as a weed barrier from the neighbor. We are looking into getting cement curbing along all the flower beds in the front yard. We need 60 feet total. Hopefully there is someone willing to do such a small area, or we might end up doing it ourselves (with some help from Lucky, of course!). Did I mention my neighbors Lucky and Tom kick ass!? Did I mention that our neighbors to the north are assholes?

I’ll add some new pictures to the photo album in a couple of weeks after the grass has a chance to grow a little and the lines disappear. You’ll notice from the pictures that the mail box is on the other side of the driveway. I don’t know how many people have ran into it when it was between our driveway and Lucky’s driveway, but Uncle Melvin finally took it out (and his bumper and tailgate) when they came for a visit last month. We are looking for an old milk can to stick it in so it looks a little more attractive than the white plastic bucket and will be easier to move.

I received my Back Catalogue poster in the mail yesterday. It is sweet! Brandi didn’t want me to have it because it “has naked women.” No it doesn’t, they are painted! The poster has past Pink Floyd album covers painted on the backs of women sitting on the edge of a pool. It was created by the artistic genious, Storm Thorgerson. The poster is hanging on my office wall by the door, so you have to be in the office in order to see it.

UPDATE:
I have had a lot of people finding this post looking for this poster. I purchased mine from allposters.com. You can get yours by clicking on the link below.

Pink Floyd – Back Catalogue Poster
36 in. x 24 in.
Buy at AllPosters.com

I’ve been wanting new speakers for my computer for a long time. The current set is an el-cheapo that I got with my original computer back in ~1997. I had been looking at the Logitech Z-5500, but at $240 for the best deal I could find it was hard to justify. So last Friday I ordered the Logitech Z-2300 from Amazon.com for $79.99 plus $25.50 shipping. They had it for $30 less than anyone else. The Z-2300 is a 2.1 speaker system that combines everything you need in a sound system: THX®-certified performance and quality, beautiful looks, and more than enough power to fill your room with great sound.
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