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The Real Spiderman!!! 2007-10-10 17:16:00 This is just AMAZING!! I have never seen anything like this ever. No ropes or safety equipment at all... What is your opinion?Blogroll Me! Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

DC in 2 days!!!! 2007-10-10 16:06:00 Well folks, on Friday mark and I are off to go see Tiger Army!  I am very excited to see them and it should be a fun night up there.  We hope to be able to go ridding Friday before we drive up there. I need to go and workout tonight as I missed doing any activity yesterday but sleep and work.  It is strange that 8 hour shifts are kicking my butt at the moment. I guess that it was from the week that I was back on day shift. I have been on nights a total of 6.5-7 months and  looks like I will be on them for an extended period again. I am home more because my shift starts at 12am, midnight.  I guess that is why I am messed up at the moment. Well, more laters…   RMStringer ******************** "To open the eternal worlds, to open the immortal eyes Of man Inwards, into the worlds of thought, into Eternity". ITN     Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

108 commands that you can execute from the 'Run' command prompt in XP 2007-10-09 18:20:00 Mentioned below is a list of 108 commands that you can execute from the ‘Run’ command prompt in XP. All you have to do is click on Start » Click Run and type the below commands to run the respective application/tool. COMMAND - Will run the following app/tool access.cpl                                 - Accessibility Controls hdwwiz.cpl                             - Add Hardware Wizard appwiz.cpl                                - Add/Remove Programs certmgr.msc          &n ...

Beautiful evening sky 2007-10-09 17:37:00 Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

The Weather... 2007-10-09 16:10:00 Well folks, it is looking like we might actually get some rain today and cool down. We have had record breaking temperatures this week and it is finally supposed to cool down by the weekend!  Thank God, it was in the 90s today and yesterday as well.  I cut the grass on Sunday and we also had a record breaking temperature day as well.  I am ready for rain rain rain and cool temps… We might go to the Skyline Drive next weekend to see the fall colors, it is also known as the Blue Ridge Parkway.   RMStringer ++++++++++++++++++ My BLOG:  BOB's Thoughts... Link - http://renigade.blogspot.com/ Other BLOG: Random Falling Trees Link - http://randomfallingtrees.blogspot.com/       Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Sun setting... 2007-10-09 06:32:00 I took this on monday evening.Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Star Wars Construction... 2007-10-08 15:51:00 I have been in the construction trades for a long time. I am an electrician and a controls technician. No to my point. I have been on many job sites. Materials have to be constructed and put together or prefabricated somewhere else and then brought to the job site. Materials are heavy and sometimes must be brought in from long distances. Steel beams are very heavy and cumbersome to move and require big cranes. Now, how in the Star Wars Galaxy does all this get acccompolished? They say it took 20 years to build the 1st Death Star. I know that they had cloning technology for their work force, but where did they get all the metal and natural resources for the station? I know that weight is not an issue in space, but you still have to get the material their and that would expend resources and time to do that and with it being built so far in deep space, the materials would have to travel a long distance to get there. I know that is not problem with Hyper Space, but you still have to ...

Chesterfild Virginia... 2007-10-07 21:23:00 Chesterfield VA is a very good county to live in. It has some of the best schools in the state and it has about 500k+ people living in it. There are 12 high schools and nearly 14 middle schools and as many elementary schools . Therefore, overall, it is a very good county to live in. The bad part is the rapid expansion of the housing market here. With the national market in a slump, it is reflected here as well. In our subdivision, there have been houses on the market for over 9 months and they are still building more houses. In the whole Richmond Metroplex, there are over 10k houses on the market. Why are they still building? There are plans to build two new subdivisions in our area, Roseland and the other is called Branner Station and they will have a total of 10,000 new homes in them. Now my point is this; Chesterfield in the areas that subdivisions are being built does not have the infrastructure to handle them. The water system depends on wells and Swift Creek Reservoir. ...

Very Interesting maps... 2007-10-07 14:24:00 Thanks to Chris Harrison for all of his work.World Connection DensityWorld City-to-City ConnectionsEuropean City-to-City ConnectionsNorth American City-to-City ConnectionsWhat is your opinion?Blogroll Me!Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Work Stuff 2007-10-07 14:22:00 Well tonight I start the new job. I trained all day Friday.  I am working at a Bank Of America Tier 1 server farm.  This place is the main server farm for the Eastern USA and has 5 floors of servers.  It is amazing. I am working night shift again, but only an 8 hour shift, so it will not be that bad. I will post some more tomorrow…   RMStringer ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the matrix. You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision. While it remains a burden assiduously avoided, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control. Which has led you, inexorably, here." - The Architect, The Matrix Reloaded   Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

In the News... 2007-10-06 21:05:00 According to an article on Yahoo.Top 10 worst places to meet someone new after a split:10. Laundromat (if a person doesn't have his/her own washer and dryer by now or live in place that has a laundry room, that could be very telling)9. A bar where divorced singles congregate8. Your attorney's office lobby (the other divorcee you are suddenly attracted to needs time to "unpack" his/her baggage)7. The water cooler at work6. Parking garage5. Anger management class4. Alcoholics Anonymous3. Fast food restaurant2. In the car next to you1. JailTop 10 best places to meet someone new after a split:10. Your best friend's wedding (it doesn't matter how many he/she has had)9. Headquarters of your favorite political candidate8. Your local home improvement or hardware store (women can never find what they need, so the men cruising the aisles are easy recruits for assistance)7. Your personal trainer's studio6. Someone else's office, not yours5. On a ski lift4. Through a reputable dating service ...

Tiger Army... 2007-10-06 14:30:00 It is 6 days till the Tiger Army show in DC.  Mark and I are going to see the show.  I can’t wait to go and hear them. They sound very interesting… IS anyone else going to see it?  Let me know.   October 12, 2007 (Friday) -- Washington D.C. @ The Black Cat w/ Street Dogs + The Static Age Venue: blackcatdc.com   RMStringer ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You have no conscience and it seems you never will - Cyberaktif   Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

New Music... 2007-10-05 21:00:00 I saw these two bands on PBS last night. They are called Existor and The Gaskets. Existor is a 3 man band with a bass, drums, and a massive set of keyboards. They are a very good Jam Band and i was really impressed. Their music flowed and one song bled into another one with no interruptions. I was able to see their whole set. The other band i was was the Gaskets. IT was just two guys on stage, one sang and played harmonica and the other did backing vocals and played the keys. Their sound was like an 80s band. They had a good mic and really had the crowd into their set. i was only able to see 3 of their songs. For anyone interested in looking into their music, here is a link to the Music Seen page at the PBS station."http://www.myspace.com/musicseenfestival"Go and listen to them on My Space...What is your opinion?Blogroll Me!Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...

Do you do any of these? 2007-10-04 19:29:00 Or better yet, have any of these happened to you? I know that they sure have been done to me.The complete list of "Terrible Ten" behaviors:1. Discrimination in an employment situation. 2. Erratic/aggressive driving that endangers others. 3. Taking credit for someone else's work. 4. Treating service providers as inferiors. 5. Jokes or remarks that mock another's race/gender/age/disability/sexual preference or religion. 6. Children who behave aggressively or who bully others. 7. Littering (including trash, spitting, pet waste). 8. Misuse of handicapped privileges.9. Smoking in non-smoking places or smoking in front of non-smokers without asking. 10. Using cell phones or text messaging in mid- conversation or during an appointment or meeting.Categories of "rude" or "uncivil" behavior were derived from an informal survey, conducted online through Yahoo.com and Survey Monkey during a two-week period in May 2007. The survey polled employees of the Baltimore-based companies Lifebridge Heal ...

Sunset Pics This Evening... 2007-10-04 19:17:00 I took these off the front porch of my house. I used my Sony Cybershot DSC-H1. It is a 5.1 megapixel with a 12x Optical and a 5x digital zoom.In one of the pictures i caught a contrail of a jet going across the sky. What is your opinion?Blogroll Me! Subscribe to my Posts... Blogroll Me! ...