Where did the time go?

Stock tip!  Valence Technology, Inc. (VLNC) - I haven't got to do any research on this one yet, but I have a good feeling.  They manufacture lithium-ion batteries and the next big market for these batteries will be hybrid vehicles.  The stock is dirt cheap right now - a small investment of a couple of hundred dollars could end up being very rewarding.  Hopefully I'll get to do my homework on it this weekend or next and I will post whether I ended up buying or not.  If it does end up making you wealthy - please share (with me).

Anyways, you might notice that I have added Google News on the right hand column.  A good friend pointed out this news source to me (don't know how I missed it seeing as how I am a Google-addict) and I have added it to my list of daily viewed websites.  I still like Drudge Report but Google News has the breadth of coverage that I need.

Work is great!  I got the Wiki up and running!  I love it!  If you have been looking for the perfect collaboration tool for your job - this is it!  The best part is that it is free, open source software.  We have a technology committee on my job and we are going to try using it to manage and collaborate our projects/goals for the department.  It has really great potential and it is very user friendly.  Visit TWiki.org to discover this awesome software.

I did my ribs speech yesterday.  Most everyone was disappointed that I didn't bring any - I guess I should have seen that coming.  Anyways - the speech was much better than my first.  I stayed under time (may have talked too fast) and I remembered to breathe.  Now that that is over with, I have to start working on my next speech - informative.  I wrote down two topics for approval at the last minute - to inform about the AIDS/HIV virus or Type I (juvenile onset) Diabetes.  I should be able to make something out of one of these topics.

For anyone that actually reads this thing - I am going to try to start posting more regularly.  I am finding this outlet (blogging) to be very therapeutic and would recommend it to anyone.  More to come...

Work, work, and school...

Yep - just more of the same.  This might not actually be an interesting journal if I don't do anything but work and study!  Work has been crazy the past two days.  I got my Wiki server installed but I haven't been able to get it fully functional yet - technical problems that I really shouldn't get into on here.  Unfortunately, I won't be able to work on it much more this week.  As I said in my previous post though, if on the off chance that someone actually does read my blog and just so happens to know a little about Wikis - think you can help me out with some "Premature end of script errors"?

In the news: the gay rights issue is picking up here an Asheville, it made the front page again for the third time within a week.  It will be interesting to see what happens with it.  I haven't seen anything in the national/international news that I am real passionate about - so no commentary from me.

School is OK - had a nasty test last night in my Intro to Literature class (Literature isn't my favorite subject).  Upcoming I have, of course, my "Ribs" speech that I referenced in my last entry.  I've also got to start working on my Health paper - my topic is going to be Juvenile (Type I) Diabetes.

I'll leave you with a neat quote I found last night when studying poetry for my Literature class.  This is a type of poetry called chiasmus (pronounced ky-AZ-mus).  Go to this site to learn more: Chiasmus.com.

"One shoots and shoots and can't hit; the other hoots and hoots and can't . . . you finish it yourself."

My first post...

Alright, here it goes - my first post. Read the blog description for the basics on me. In my links you will find:

• the Drudge Report, my favorite site for catching up on the news
• JJ Ryans - Online Store, a cool site to buy electronics and other stuff
• ING Direct, my favorite savings account.

I don't really have anything to talk about today, Joe and I spent the weekend just chillin' out - catching up on old TV shows and such. We did watch a really good movie yesterday, Lord of War with Nicholas Cage. Before that we watched I "Heart" Huckabees which I thought was pretty good, weird but good. Joe and I made ribs (I included some pics), I will use these for my first speech in my Public Speaking class. I'll give this speech on the 27th - hopefully it will be better than my self-intro that I gave when the class first started.



I just started reading this new magazine, The Week. I really enjoy this mag, it summarizes all the news from the week and offers viewpoints from all the major newspapers (domestic and international) as well as highlights from all the editorials and columnists. Even though I just started reading it - I am already behind. I just got done with last week's issue. I can't believe all this mess about the cartoons. I mean, come on! Someone draws some cartoons to "illustrate" the violent tendencies of Muslim fundamentalists and the East responds with more violence. If anything, this whole fiasco just shows the world how fanatical these fundamentalists really are.

Of course, it seems like the media wants to discuss "more important things" - that is, Dick Cheney's screw up. I have to say, I am already sick of this story. Yeah he is secretive, perhaps even more so than Bush himself - but come on! Aren't there more important issues in the nation and the world other than how Cheney went about informing the press?

This week should be interesting. I am going to try to bring live a Wiki at work to initially use for project collaboration. If anyone does end up reading my blog and just happens to know a little about Wikis, feel free to post some advice. I hope to post on here most everyday, sharing what happened, what didn't, and what I thought about the day's news. Everyone's comments and opinions are welcomed.