Haiku

A haiku...

Kayak

Just floating along,
I contemplate to myself,
Why don't I paddle?

Best of Times, Worst of Times

Best: The best was for sure watching the 17-10 victory that the Wildcats put on the Jayhawks Saturday. Order seems to have been restored in the Sunflower State.

Bonus Best: The weather on Saturday was a thing of beauty.

Worst: Nancy Pelosi's smile.

Kaydee Ella

There is nothing more commanding of the entire spectrum of human emotion than to have a child. Except maybe for having two.

Best of Times, Worst of Times

Best: Without a doubt, bringing our new daughter Kaydee home happy and healthy.

Worst: The impending work week. The amount of catch up and error fixing upon returning from time off makes a guy not want to take time off. It's pretty demoralizing.

Happy Halloween

I and Love and You

Best song I've heard in awhile...

Love this song.

Hulu

Some news that will sadden my brother I'm sure, and me as well.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Hulu May Charge as Early as 2010

Online video site Hulu may begin charging a fee for access to its movies and television shows, according to News Corp (NWS: 14.1, -0.2, -1.4%) President and COO, Chase Carey.
Fees for access to the site could be introduced as soon as 2010, according to remarks made by Carey at a conference on Wednesday. Users of Hulu currently watch both movies and television free of charge, with Hulu employing an advertisement-supported revenue model.
Last month, News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch said that no final decision had been made on Hulu, and it is unclear how Comcast’s (CMCSK: 14.09, -0.17, -1.19%) potential purchase of General Electric's (GE: 14.93, -0.05, -0.33%) NBC Universal might affect any changes.
Along with News Corp., Hulu is owned by NBC Universal, Disney (DIS: 28.085, -0.555, -1.94%), and Providence Equity Partners.

News Corp. is the parent company of FOX Business Network.

Darn hulu...

A Little Fall

The Siren

Every Monday the siren sounds at 12:00PM. At that exact time, I am usually on my way to the car for lunch. In that moment, there is nothing more impending, nothing quite as imminent as the fear that the sound of that siren makes. As I fumble for my keys, I get this distinct, crippling feeling that one of two things is about to happen: either a commencing nuclear strike or a shambling zombie outbreak. Regardless of the event, both make me walk just a little bit faster.

Best of Times, Worst of Times

Best: After months of struggling with a complex in which I would leave one task undone on each project I started, I'm happy to say that this weekend I finished up about half a dozen of them. It felt good to finally cross them off the list.

Worst: Well, since this isn't a post with new baby pictures, you can see that there was no baby this weekend. Maybe this week...

Homebrew News

Just an update on the latest homebrew: I opened the first of the Pale Ale that I made in September and did a blind taste test a couple of weeks ago with it and a commercial Pale Ale. I had three judges, myself included, and of the three on the panel, each preferred beer number one which I am excited to say was mine. I haven't tried it since. I've been waiting to have it as "new baby celebration" beer, and since it was only a half-batch, I wanted to save all I could. I'm hoping it continues to get better and hits it's peak in a week or two. That will be perfect timing.

Also, I have an oatmeal stout that I brewed about a month ago. I have since transferred it into the secondary and added some bourbon soaked oak chips. It tasted pretty good before the oak, so here's hoping I didn't ruin anything through experimentation. If it all turns out alright, I'll be opening the first of those at Christmas. That's all for the fall brewing season. We'll have to see how busy I get coming up this winter for any more. Cheers!

Fresh Air

Allow me to reiterate a former sentiment: there is little worse for enjoying a nice early autumn afternoon than to inhale the cigarette smoke from the car two places in front of you at the stoplight. Note: not only are you destroying your own lungs with a cocktail of toxic smoke and poisonous tar, but you're infringing on my right to breathe fresh air as well. Roll up your window and choke on it...jerk.

Best of Times, Worst of Times

A great bit for Mondays that I'm stealing from a new favorite podcast, best of times and worst of times from the weekend:

Best: When I made a tunnel out of blocks for Garrett's train set to go under, he made a sound that was an unmistakable, "Coolest dad ever" sound. Even my wife heard it and it was great.

Worst: The crazy wind made any outdoor activity for me unbearable. I can't stand that wind.

New Artist

Here's some new art from one of my new favorite artists.






Here is the artist at work on the ipod.

Untitled

No wonder he called him a jackass...