I think this video speaks for itself…

So today I was watching FOX News and they had cameras on site in Lima, Ohio for a McCain Town Hall meeting. At that meeting, McCain took pride in his "Maverick" nickname and status and declared that he has a long record of working with both parties and will continue to do so, but he also refuses to put up with all the political corruption that has taken hold of Washington too. He said, "Ronald Reagan once said, ‘Congress spends money like a drunken sailor,’ but I’ve never seen a sailor drunken or sober with the creativity of Congress. If I’m elected, I will veto EVERY pork-barrel bill sent my way, because this practice MUST stop." Wow. That’s quite a claim, and if he wins, I hope to God he keeps true to his word.

In any case, I’m not the only one praising McCain today. In fact, many top Democrats have been praising him as well…

So, all this month at work, things were ridiculously slow. Yes, that’s right, slow. With people traveling in and out of the office, things finally slowed down from a desktop support standpoint. So instead I spent the month focusing more on system administration tasks including performance improvements and stability enhancements. Oh yeah, and I also implemented a lot of changes to our email system. Fun stuff! Of course, for as slow as this month has been, I decided it was time for a vacation…

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So after yet another busy (but surprisingly not too busy) week, I spent the weekend doing what any self-proclaimed geek would do– watching Sci-Fi Friday, sleeping in late on Saturday, and then engaging in a 14 hour secret black-ops mission against his enemies in an effort to prevent a nuclear holocaust. Yes, indeed, on Saturday I spent 14 hours traveling from Iran to Venezuela to Alaska chasing down Liquid Ocelot in an effort to prevent him from building a nuclear arsenal and taking over or destroying the world. Mind you, it was all just a game– Metal Gear Solid 4 to be precise– but it was still a heck of a lot of fun. Actually, the most fun was trying to hide all the bodies of the enemy soldiers that I had to kill along the way… behind boulders or storage lockers, in the bushes, under tables, you name it.

Ah, if only real life could be as entertaining… come to think of it, dealing with certain people every day is rather entertaining if you can stomach "dumb" comedies…

Yesterday was actually a pretty good day. I spent most of the morning working on some Windows Mobile stuff– just messing around with sMMS courtesy of Someguy from PPCGeeks.com. sMMS is a Picture Mail program for Sprint-based Windows Mobile phones so that I can actually send pics from my phone now.If you’re a Sprint customer and you have a Mogul, Touch, or Treo 700wx, you definitely should get this program!

Anyway, in the afternoon, Corey and I played Lego Star Wars and played through the first two episodes of the saga. Pretty fun game, although sometimes the play controls just aren’t up to snuff… well, that or my eye-hand coordination just isn’t what it used to be for gaming (*sigh*).

In the evening, we went down to Columbiana’s fireworks show, and it was pretty spectacular! Here’s some pics. I took video of it as well, but the file is too large to upload from Pittsburgh, so I’ll post it later.

Speaking of Pittsburgh, I’m here visiting Mom for the weekend to help out with church tomorrow. I’ll be running her PowerPoint presentation (sadly, no TurningPoint to go with it), and I’ll be playing my saxophone for Battle Hymn of the Republic and America the Beautiful.

Hope everyone had a great time celebrating Independence Day this year, and I hope you took a moment to think about the sacrifice that so many men and women have made for our country’s freedom.

Oh— one more thing before I forget! I have revamped my site for full mobile-based access, so anyone with Internet access from their phone should be able to access all the content of my site (with only a handful of pages that I’m aware of and working on). This improvement is brought to you by the WordPress Mobile plugin which opens up a bit of content I couldn’t previously accommodate on mobile devices.

Today I have come to discover that Don S. Davis, the actor who plays General Hammond on my favorite sci-fi Stargate SG-1, has passed away over the weekend of a massive heart attack. He was 65 years old.

General Hammond served in command of the SGC for the first 7 years of the series and remains one of the favorite characters of the series. Don S. Davis has been successful with his acting career but also as an artist and a musician.

There is little I can say that can possibly honor such a great man, but I at least wanted to support his family, friends, and his colleagues in saluting the general one last time.

May God bless your family and friends in this time of loss, and may you rest in peace.

As you were.

Been a while since I’ve posted, which unfortunately has become the norm for me lately. I hate that, but well– life (and by life I mean work since I don’t really have a social life) has kept me considerably busier than I like to be and still no relief in sight.

Last weekend I was at home building a computer for my mom and step-dad, and although I love my family, it wasn’t something I really wanted to do. In fact, I am quickly reaching that point again where I hate doing computer work if it isn’t work-related. In any case, I did it any way like a good son. It was a good trip though, since Mom fed me well. We had pork chops on Saturday night and we took Jerry to Red Lobster for Father’s Day lunch.

This week and weekend I have been spending the evening napping, playing PS3, and watching movies like usual, and I’m realizing I want to spend a bit more time gaming but am often too exhausted to do something so engaging. My step-dad used to say in his sermons how we often feel "sick and tired of feeling sick and tired." Well, I don’t necessarily feel sick but I am pretty tired of feeling tired all the time. Something needs to be done about this situation, I’m just not sure what… yet.

In any case, tonight I’m watching Big Trouble in Little China starring Kurt Russell. I haven’t seen this movie in years, and I am reminded of how incredibly funny it is. Great over the top storyline, over the top drama and action. Good stuff!