No Reason

So, a Google search for "Bish" returns this which might be useful for anybody in the need of Unix/Linux BASH scripts. I just thought the term "Bish-Bash" works on so many levels...

And although I know this topic is many years old, I still seem to receive forwards from people regarding a FCC Petition number 2493 every once in a while. Just for anyone who happens to stumble upon this blog and has ever received the same thing, ITS A FAKE!! Come on people, do your homework. A Google search for FCC Petition 2493 returns pages upon pages explaining the tomfoolery that is this forward! Examples here (Dr. Dobson himself) and here (from the FCC).

Don't be totally fooled, though. There is a purpose in these sort of emails. No email forward can be taken that seriously as a petition because it is too easy to fabricate the "signatures" attached to it. Link However, signing and then forwarding such emails to all your contacts spreads your email address (and those of your friends) all over the internet...which is how we all manage to get SPAM in our Inbox! Yea!!!!

On another note, there is no way to accurately track how many people a particular email is forwarded to, so any email that says "If you forward this to ____ friends, we'll send you a healthy new spider monkey (or other such reward)" also falls into the Fake as Ashley Simpson Singing category. Link

Happy emailing!!!

SLOW DOWN!!!

Ok, I might need to slowdown a little here.

Thursday: 1/2 day @ work, helped set-up Newspring concert. Great concert BTW. Made me wish I had kept up my guitar playing. I remember all too well the smile I would get playing on stage with Jon and Lee in high school...

Friday: work, then straight to Mauldin for dinner celebrating Gizz's girlfriend's upcoming mission trip. She prepared some authentic food and we got to sit around and ask her questions about where she was going, etc. By far the best part was when we all laid hands on her and prayed. What a powerful thing. I'll be praying that God protect her, mostly during the mental and spiritual battle she will most likely have to endure. Anytime someone steps out to make a contribution like this to God's Kingdom, they will get attacked and it is usually not physically. That's why it is so important for me to make sure that taking on such an endeavor is what God has called me to do!

Saturday: Hiked the Raven Cliff Falls up near Ceasar's Head. Nick, Heidi, Crystal, Kylie and I did 10 miles! Those girls deserve some props for keeping up even through a 1,500ft elevation change in under 2 miles!

Saturday night: The BEST 20 MINUTES OF MY LIFE was spent at the Anderson County Fair for the Demolition Derby! I just can't understand why I've never seen on of these before. What is it about guys driving around junk cars and slamming them into each other that makes me want to run to the junk yard and buy one of my own???

Alabama won another skin-of-the-teeth win against Tennessee! Bama's kicker (Jamie Christensen) has got some large male appendages for scoring winning field goals in back to back games...both of them being in the final seconds of the 4th quarter!

Sunday: All day at Newspring!

LOST (Oh where could I be?)

So my friend Lanna invited me to a LOST party at another friend Ken's house. I've never been one to really get into television shows on a regular basis (unless its the A-Team or Airwolf!) so this was a brave new world for me. I had only seen one episode prior to last night (season 2 opener) and needless to say, I was left with a lot of questions. Thankfully, however, the group was kind enough to fill me in on much needed info, just as long as it was during a commercial!

I also had a great time in the gym yesterday! I know, I know: it's only the gym. But I've been taking a "Men's Challenge" class every Wednesday. Yesterday I could walk...even run and jump. Today, my legs are like so many wet noodles... But the best thing about it is the time I get to spend with a group of men I hardly know. I can see how true it is already that men bond when they "work" or "suffer" together. We are 4 weeks into it and we've already made some pretty good connections.

Tonight is the all-important Newspring Band concert at the Anderson Civic Center Ampitheater! I'm even taking a 1/2 day at work for it!!!

Fair Fun

I got talked into going to the Anderson County Fair this past Monday. I really didn't feel much like going at first, but decided to anyway. On the way back home, I couldn't help but think how grateful I was for being talked into going by my friend Kylie. Thanks Lanna for taking great pictures and major props to Karla for showing me my new favorite ride, the Gravatron.