Chief Oddball – Page 27 – Oddball Update

Star Trek: Remastered

September 12, 2006September 30, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

September 8th, 2006 marked the 40th anniversary of the airing of the first Star Trek: TOS episode back in 1966. Sitting here today, it’s hard to believe that I’ve been a fan of this show for more than half of that elapsed time — in fact, the colorful sets and hackneyed effects of TOS are some of my earliest (and fondest) television memories, watching syndicated reruns at 7:00 p.m.

Xbox360 Madness

September 9, 2006September 30, 2011 Chief Oddball 5 Comments

After not playing it at all for nearly two months, I eked out as much time on the Xbox360 as I could afford over these last few busy weeks. The gaming sessions did wonders for keeping my morale up, and I also got to experience a whole ton of new games via the downloadable demos offered by Xbox Live Marketplace.

Trash Bandit

July 12, 2006October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball

The garbage truck stopped by a few minutes ago, so I went outside to roll the standard-issue trash can back into the garage. In the process of checking to ensure that the can was empty, I discovered some unexpected new trash in it that hadn’t been there just two hours prior when I checked to see if the trash truck had arrived yet.

Food Long Since Forgotten

July 9, 2006May 8, 2012 Chief Oddball 6 Comments

So I was up late on a recent evening occasion, and although there are far more weighty things with which I could be occupying my brain, I settled instead on the topic of long-forgotten grocery goodies that I once enjoyed as a kid.

The Last Ride

July 8, 2006September 30, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

I thought the Holden plant in Australia was going to keep building the GTO through August, as they did last year, but apparently I was wrong. The Australian media reported that on June 7th, the last Pontiac GTO — clad in Spice Red metallic — rolled off the assembly line at 9:37 pm.

Dump Truck

July 8, 2006September 30, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

Apple and I spent the morning hauling another huge load of recyclables and trash to the local recycling center, or as I affectionately call it, “the dump.” We used my boss’ truck to transport all the goods. This was the second time I’ve done this, and I have to say it was a lot easier with Apple’s help.

What Defines an American Car?

June 30, 2006September 30, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

CNN’s “QuickVote” polls, which they offer on their website for the public to take, are often of questionable value, or at least questionable objectivity. In light of the “Will Renault/Nissan buy a minority stake in GM?” story flying around in the press today, CNN made tonight’s QuickVote poll: “What defines an American car?”

Weekend Vacation

June 25, 2006October 1, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

Apple and I just returned from our weekend vacation, which we spent at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort in Vero Beach, FL. Actually, we’re still there as I write this — it’s Saturday night, our final evening here, and I felt like writing an update to post when I get home.

Roxio DVD Burning Software = Crap

June 21, 2006September 30, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

I’m posting this as a reminder to myself in case I ever come across this problem again. And who knows, it might help some of you out there, too. This evening I attempted to burn a backup image of my new notebook computer, so I could easily restore it to a “clean” state with essential software already installed.

Blown Away…or Just Out of Proportion?

June 10, 2006October 1, 2011 Chief Oddball

Well, the first tropical depression of the season has formed just southwest of Florida, and of course the media has siezed upon this event as A) the first sign of the apocalypse, B) an excuse to once again bring up the global warming debate, C) the perfect reason to show us pictures of New Orleans being laid waste for the umpteenth time.

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