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None of my Chrome extensions seem to be working today. Hmm....

As seen while out walking Rufus and I just had to take a picture.

Full Moon motorcycle ride over Trail Ridge tonight! Woo Hoo! Looking forward to this!

Free on Kindle right now. Seems a little prescient, doesn't it? Novel by Jack London, published in 1908, describing the fall of the United States to the cruel fascist dictatorship of the Iron Heel, a group of monopoly capitalists. Fearing the popularity of socialism, the plutocrats of the Iron Heel conspire to eliminate democracy and, with their secret police and military, terrorize the citizenry. They instigate a German attack on Hawaii on Dec. 4, 1912; as socialist revolutions topple capitalist governments around the world, the Iron Heel has 52 socialist members of the U.S. Congress imprisoned for treason. Elements of London's vision of fascism, civil war, and governmental oppression proved to be prophetic in the first half of the 20th century. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature Originally shared by Arthur Gwynne Iron Heel is free on Kindle, was just suggested to me to read so I will pass on to yall as well http://www.amazon.com/The-Iron-Heel-ebook/dp/B00847CZZ

Anyone have any design skills and have GIMP experience? Tessie L'Amour, perhaps? Others? Originally shared by GIMP If you look at the top of our Google+ page, you'll see a cover photo missing. Having a placeholder image on a page for a design app seems so unfair :) So let's do a contest for a seasonal artsy cover photo with a just hint of autumn in it. The size would be 900x180px. Submissions are accepted till September 7. On Sept 7 we'll update the page with the winning entry and congratulate the winner. Let's make it two entries per person, updatable — that is, you can revise your design idea until the deadline. Just use GIMP to notify us that you posted a submission to your timeline. Thanks and good luck! :)

It's #fidofriday people!!

So, if I'm single and don't spend as much as a family of four, then I get to pay more? Sorry, Safeway, I'm not shopping with you. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/10/business/supermarkets-try-customizing-prices-for-shoppers.html?smid=go-share

Because the Republicans don't have enough problems with race relations. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/republican-cnn-attack-animal-peanuts-racist_n_1838249.html

PBS NewsHour Aug 28, 2012 (edited)   -   Public Join us at 5 p.m. ET for a  + Google+  Hangout w/  + Hari Sreenivasan , Mark Shields and David Brooks, where they'll discuss the sport of politics and the politics of sport. (  #gop2012     #election2012     #RNC     #Romney  )  1 +5 18  comments Jason ON Aug 28, 2012 Edit So, is this a sports broadcast? I don't care one iota about sports. Hari Sreenivasan Aug 28, 2012 + Jason ON  its an online only segment we've been doing for a couple of years now- where we talk about the sport of politics and the politics of sport. Partly because it is a side of these two political analysts you have never seen before.  Jason ON Aug 28, 2012 Edit Okay, so this has nothing to do with sports? That was my initial question and all you seemed to do was restate what the original post stated. Which, as you should know, didn't really clear anything up for me since it's nearly

#ithappenedinFlorida   I'm starting a hashtag (and we all know how much I hate hastags) for the stupid stuff that comes out of #Florida . Originally shared by Sarah Rios What Is This I Don't Even You're getting sloppy, Dexter. http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/29/us/florida-storage-body-parts/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Police action and the RNC convention. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TP_FKEnCrU

Just "+"'d a name on Facebook out of habit and it worked to link to the name. Ha ha ha!

Can you believe this guy wants his dog back? Seriously? http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=8778510

The GOP is scared of guns. Who'd have thunk it? Originally shared by Ole Olson http://www.politicususa.com/obama-republican-convention-banned-guns.html

Will an appeal have any hope of success for Samsung? http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/08/why-the-apple-v-samsung-ruling-may-not-hold-up/

We hate gubment money! Oh, wait! we want our gubment money! Originally shared by Denise Seitz "We appreciate your response to our request and your approval," Jindal wrote. "However, the state's original request for federal assistance ... included a request for reimbursement for all emergency protective measures. The federal declaration of emergency only provides for direct federal assistance." Is that given before an emergency or after the damage has been assessed?  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57501394/la-gov-bobby-jindal-asks-president-obama-for-more-tropical-storm-isaac-aid/

I think I found the spot! Dinner here on Friday night before out Full Moon Motorcycle Ride up Trail Ridge Road.

Decided to stop in and say hi to Erik Stensland while in Estes Park scoping out restaurants for Friday. He was in a hurry, but I did get to say hi. :)

If ever there was a flip-flopper... Romney Touts Massachusetts Health Care Overhaul In Appeal To Women Voters http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/romney-touts-massachusetts-health-care-overhaul-in-appeal-to-women-voters.php?ref=fpa http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/romney-touts-massachusetts-health-care-overhaul-in-appeal-to-women-voters.php?ref=fpa

I'll admit, I fell for it. As Hurricane Approaches Florida, Romney Calls for Emergency Tax Cuts http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/08/as-hurricane-approaches-florida-romney-calls-for-emergency-tax-cuts.html http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/08/as-hurricane-approaches-florida-romney-calls-for-emergency-tax-cuts.html

Watching this. Gods these people are stupid. The only one that makes any sense is Jason Bateman's character and even he's not the sharpest tool. I feel like I'm wasting my time watching this movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnzIA-yu268

Because, it may be your neighbor, your co-worker or your friend, but someone near to you is an idiot. And they probably voted Tea Party . Originally shared by God Emperor Lionel Lauer This is how brainwashed people have become. I would never believe the following story, if not for the fact that I've had almost the identical conversation with an otherwise intelligent Libertarian guy about Universal Healthcare - to him, it was worth paying more for healthcare to ensure that the 'undeserving' didn't get anything for free: The previous fall, voters had rejected a plan to raise their own taxes to cover a shortfall in revenues. Local officials then warned that they’d have to end certain services, like neighborhood community centers, park maintenance, and streetlights. Undeterred, local residents decided to chip in to clean up in local parks, and, ultimately, the city decided to privatize some services. The city started an “adopt a streetlight” program after residents were ups

I found the pieces to the puzzle ! http://instagr.am/p/Ow2_7Ht-Sg/

When was the last time you saw a Tonka Truck? http://instagr.am/p/Ow2bE9N-Rr/

Before I log off, let me remind you, today is #fidoFriday.

My fat ass if off to bed. Sadly enough, I have 40 pages to finish my book and a new book to start. Yes, it's Friday. Yes, I'm sad.  'night, all!

Shoutout to Amanda Rachelle Warren who reminded me of this song.  http://superficialgallery.com/friday-nineties-aaliyah-are-you-that-somebody/25614   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M9BgfSHowg

via Linda Lawrey  http://jasonisms.blogspot.com/2012/08/true-story.html

 

So, there was a Google+ update, something with Notifications. http://jasonisms.blogspot.com/2012/08/so-there-was-google-update.html

Something with more "Stream control." In other words, Google gave us the ability to control how much and what content (based on Circle) we want to see in our Stream. This included the ability to see everything from a given Circle, see nearly nothing from a given Circle and to adjust between these two extremes. They gave us the ability to Mute  individuals, too. However, unlike the Mute of old, this new one doesn't remove their posts from your stream, it merely prohibits the individual from force-notifying you. Let me explain: if you have a person who normally sends you a notification of their posts (and some people abuse this, while others are welcome) this new Mute allows you to restrict those proactive notifications. Cool, huh? I had a  little trouble with the new features at first. I went to a particular Circle, slid the slider over this way and that and finally set it back on the "middle" setting where it began. However, I kept getting notifications ev

via Ryan Kramb  Good going, T-Mobile! http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/131241-t-mobile-makes-great-progress-on-network-upgrade-begins-lte-trials

So, there's this idea. Yes, I know it won't solve anything but making the "genius" people annoyed, but it would be fun.  Originally shared by Don N Saw a post earlier about taking your Android phone to an Apple store "Genius" and yelling them you can't do anything Apple says you should be able to. When they reply "that's not an iPhone" tell them "but it is just like it according to your company." Then just walk away looping the Android sound over and over with a smile. Still looking for the post.

So, Tosh.0 is on in the background. According to Tosh, this is the address to Comedy Central.  Send them something. People like surprises. Comedy Central 2600 Colorado Ave Santa Monica, CA 90404 Tosh suggests cheese, but that's an old request.

I was going to blog today. I'm trying to be more regular about it, really I am. However, for the life of me I can't think of anything to write about. I'm not knowledgeable enough about tech-economics to determine if the Apple v. Samsung case is a win or loss for Samsung, for innovation and/or for Android. I suppose I could write about Google's new Stream controls that annoyed me at first, but only because I was using them wrong. Or, more accurately a setting I made didn't stick and G+ annoyed me with the flood of incoming notifications. I could post about the lunch I had with a friend at a restaurant he's thinking about buying or my trip to the library or any of a dozen other inconsequential things. But, I just don't have it in me today. Perhaps, tomorrow. I did HACK THIS PHOTO earlier. It took me a couple of minutes using Picasa . Nothing special, but I did get the mood  I was going for, so that's a win. From Hack This Photo

#HackThisPhoto I was thinking... something moody and surreal.

Mostly for the Photogs, but this is useful for anyone who owns a camera! Originally shared by Yasser Abu-Ghdaib smart! http://www.stolencamerafinder.com/howitworks.jsp

Okay, this new notifications bar thing is messed up. I went to one circle played with the bar by sliding it back and forth and then putting back in the middle where it was. Now I'm getting notifications from every single post made to that Circle. Very annoying.  Not only and I getting the posts, but I'm clicking the "Learn More" to see a message stating I am receiving this notification because of the Circle and then another sentence letting me know that person is no longer in my Circle. Weird.

Having lunch at The Aviator with Luigi Buscemi .

So there is an I in Team after all!

Hha ha ha ha! I wonder if they will get any offers. :) http://www.happyplace.com/17589/tampa-bathhouse-offers-free-admission-for-closeted-republicans

Romney ground rules backfire http://blogs.denverpost.com/opinion/2012/08/23/good-shaun-boyd/24121/ I hate it when PR people tell reporters what they can and cannot report on. Good for Shaun Boyd for still reporting it, even thoough Romney's handlers told her not to question him about Akin. http://blogs.denverpost.com/opinion/2012/08/23/good-shaun-boyd/24121/

I'm getting kind of annoyed at the "vaguebooking" style posts. I think I'm going to log off for a while.

Let's kick this life off right, by restricting free speech in America's schools! http://www.socialsmashing.com/6-students-who-lost-their-diplomas-over-controversial-graduation-speeches

Well, that sucked. I was just in the middle of using the +1 button on a website to share to Google+, had a long opinion all typed out and scrolled back up to make sure I spelled something correctly when the +1-window disappeared and so did my write-up.  Very annoying.

Lots of reasons not to fly Delta , and noow here's another one. http://rt.com/usa/news/tsa-shirt-arijit-delta-308/

Stolen from Facebook.

It Happened in Florida... http://www.redcounty.com/content/blacks-file-class-action-racial-discrimination-suit-against-obama-democrats

Because I'm Batman! Spoiler Alert!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLyoog562x4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Let me copy and past the text, because this is hilarious and, well, true ! So after thoroughly perusing the pages of this novel (twice), I thought I'd share a few thoughts on it. The story starts off reasonably straight-forward, though the author of the first few books seems to be a bit vague and doesn't offer much background or detail about the world in which the story takes place before introducing the main protagonist, Adam. The early main plot line spends a great deal of time describing genealogical information of what I assume are the members of an important family (families?) involved with the story and descended from this Adam character. It seemed a bit overdone, though I guess Tolkien also spent a great deal of time on the seemingly mundane in his books and they're pretty popular. Speaking of which, there are a number of times that magic is invoked to turn rods to snakes or move large bodies of water around. There are also talking serpents and donkeys, so if yo

Google has oogles of money -- politicians are available to the highest bidder. Where is the money going? Originally shared by Violet Blue This is troubling. You'll want to read it. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57497843-38/where-google-spends-its-pac-money-on-capitol-hill/ The reps getting contributions are pro-warrantless wiretapping, some are staunchly anti-net neutrality - and you'll see, that's not all. What I didn't include is that all of the Republican recipients are staunchly pro-life and against gay marriage. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57497843-38/where-google-spends-its-pac-money-on-capitol-hill/

Something I may have to find time for tomorrow. Originally shared by Martin Bailey A great documentary on Ansel Adams (in two parts) here, shared by PetaPixel. Amazing to see this great master at work.  http://www.petapixel.com/2012/08/18/a-1958-documentary-about-the-life-and-work-of-photographer-ansel-adams/

Originally shared by Blogger Thanks to everyone who tuned in for our Hangout on Air last week on Connecting your blog to a custom domain . Unfortunately, we experienced some issues with the recording, so we're going to remove the current video and redo this Hangout in the upcoming weeks. We also have a few more Hangouts lined up, so look out for the announcements!

Well, this is boring.

Did he? http://freethoughtblogs.com/rockbeyondbelief/2012/08/16/did-a-2-star-general-just-violate-that-many-regs-in-30-seconds/

In honor of #FidoFriday I took Rufus (and Charlie) to the park down the street and took some pictures. They're both terrible models and annoy me to no end.

My #fridayface for Stacy Frazer . (Try #2)

For about a week, my dog Rufus and my roommate's dog, Charlie, had been running out into a nearby field and rolling around in something putrid. I didn't know what it was at first. Then one day I decided to walk across the field instead of around it and Charlie ran immediately over to whatever  it was and began rolling. I walked over and found the mostly decayed body of a cat. I didn't think anything of it since cats die all the time, especially in an area where coyotes have been known to traverse and fox have been known to hunt. It happens. And then a few days later I saw the sign posted on a lamp post a couple of blocks away. I didn't know exactly what to do at this point, whether to call and be the bearer of bad news or leave it be and let the person(s) live in blissful ignorance. However, since I don't like not knowing things, myself, I decided to call. I called the first number on the flyer and left a message for Amber tellin

H/t, Xavier Brinon What if the Apollo 11 mission failed? http://jasonisms.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-if.html

Should the Aldrin and Armstrong, of Apollo 11, not been able to return to Earth, for whatever reason, the government was ready with a nice public relations piece to console American citizens and the world. http://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/american-originals-photos/moon-disaster-1.jpg http://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/american-originals-photos/moon-disaster-2.jpg It might be heart-wrenching to discover the government didn't have complete faith in NASA's mission to the Moon, but this is what governments do, they prepare for every contingency. This one just happens to be in case of disaster.

via Emlyn O'Regan  Talk about #urbandecay ! Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky Photos of abandoned Olympic sites. http://www.flavorwire.com/318267/fascinating-photos-of-abandoned-olympic-sites?all=1

Want to see something a little awesome? How about a really smart car? Originally shared by Scott Nuttall OK now I reeeeaally need one!! http://vimeo.com/45889231

It's Fido Friday somewhere. Rufus, upside-down. http://instagr.am/p/OXVvHIN-QJ/

Some pictures and a short video from tonight's bike night.