Star Wars Re-Enactment Scene in Reign of Fire


I saw this movie a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away and kind of forgot about it. Just happened to catch this part of the movie last night and it is a highly creative scene and probably the best part of the movie. Watch the kids react, they are priceless.

The Man in the Muffin



Elaine made muffins last night and this one reminded me of the Man in the Moon.

Christmas Eve 2010

Ryan Interviews Santa at the Airport


Santa is correct. Area Code 99705 is for North Pole, Alaska.

In Case You Missed It Last Night

Merry Christmas


From these beautiful young children at First Baptist Church.

Pearl Harbor Day

This is a very different Pearl Harbor Day than any in my life as my father passed away August 7. Every year and later on in life, when his health allowed him, he participated in the local Pearl Harbor Day commemorative events and I would always call him in the evening to see how his day went. I will think of him often today. God bless all our veterans and once again, it is time to honor those who served at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. May we never forget.

Thanksgiving 2010

Robin Swoboda Show at Akron Canton Airport



 

Kristie gave Ryan a shout-out towards the end for their Social Media management. We are so proud of her.

The Employment Source Halloween Friday

Review of Directv



Here I am a displaced Steelers fan. Up to two years ago, Elaine, Aaron, and I would have to make an occasional Sunday lunch to Damon's Restaurant to watch the Steelers game. The conflicts with the Browns games were not that many times. That all changed two years ago when Time Warner Cable took WTRF Channel 7 in Weirton West Virginia off their line-up as WTRF was in the Pittsburgh market and we were in the Cleveland market. Last year, I probably had to go to Damon's about 10 to 12 times to watch the games as there was all these schedule conflict times with the Browns games.

It started off that way again this year. Now over the years, anytime I had conversation with Time Warner Customer Service, which was some times, I would let them know that I was very unhappy with them taking Channel 7 off and not having the NFL Network, which broadcast some late year games on Thursday and Saturday nights. All they would do was give me their position on why they did this, but that did not help me.

So, I see that Directv is offering free NFL Sunday Ticket, which broadcasts all the games, including the Steeler games and they have the NFL Network as part of their programming. The NFL Ticket normally costs hundreds of dollars, so Elaine and I talked about it, and we made the switch.

You know what? We like it. This past Sunday was the first fruits of the switch as the local channels have the Browns game and, to make things worse, Damon's closed and I would have had to dig around to find another location to watch the game. It was nice sitting at home, in my home theater room with big screen HD TV and surround sound speakers, in my comfy chair, watching the game. Elaine and I agree that the picture quality is better, there is more programming to choose from, and the remote and receiver box are simpler than Time Warner Cable. So far, we are happy with our choice. Do I recommend it for everyone? After two weeks I do, but time will tell.

ESPN Mark Schlereth on James Harrison

Couldn't have said it better myself

Twenty-Five Year Tribute to Back to The Future

and, the original

Geekiest Thing I Ever Did II

Ryan's laptop wasn't working, so I took a look at it. It would start to power on, stop, start to power on, stop, start to power on, etc. Looking around on the Wide World of Web, it seemed like the motherboard was the problem. I could not locate any replacement motherboards for her four year old model, but I did find a possible solution at this website:

http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2010/04/06/fixing-compaq-presario-v6000-motherboard-no-video-issue/

It said that there is a chip on the board that works loose and the problem is common to this type of computer. A possible solution is to take the motherboard out and bake it in the oven for eight minutes at 385 degrees. This will re-flow the solder and attach the chip again when it cools. (Note: kids, do not try this at home.) With nothing to loose, I disassembled the computer:

and baked the motherboard.

I put it back together, all the time thinking, this is never going to work. Then, I did something stupid. I was putting the screws in on the bottom and without thinking, I put the battery back in. I flipped it over and connected the laptop screen cable to the innerworkings, but I still had to attach the screen to the laptop, when I accidentally hit the power button.

The laptop started booting up and I thought, well, let's see what happens. Lo and behold, it went right to Windows XP for the first time in who knows how long. Well, I turned it off, finished hooking and connecting everything, and booted it up again. It came on again and looks like it's going to be okay. Wow, never thought I could do something like that. Learn something new everyday.

Cedar Point Labor Day 2010

Elaine and I took the holiday weekend and went to Sandusky Ohio and to Cedar Point, The Amazement Park. We did not ride this.
No one can beat Elaine with the water pistol game at the Midway

End of a long fun day

Belize Shark Dive

This is the final video from our vacation and I made a mini-documentary out of it with narration and music. I dove the Esmeralda dive site towards San Pedro on Ambergris Caye. This was a great dive with the nurse sharks, moray eel, sting ray, and sea turtle. Enjoy.

Elaine and I At the Akron Zoo

Penguins are cool
These are Asian Carp Fish, they look like huge mutant gold fish
Llama or alpaca
Komodo dragon sure is an ugly cuss
Symbol of our country, the bald eagle

Marshall's Flower Garden

Greek Festival in Canton

Saturday, Elaine, Ryan, Brian, and Aaron went to the the Canton Greek Festival at the Civic Center. The food, entertainment, and atmosphere was wonderful and it brought back many, many pleasant memories for Elaine.