Jasonisms

Surprisingly, this is considered "south" Florida. Hmmm.. It's only 20 miles south of where I grew up. I never knew.

Mmm.... sweet chipotle mahi.

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Google products got a revamp to all match the look and feel of +. This would make appear seemless to a lot of people and could help in adoption. Gmail Gets A Whole New Look Thanks To Google+ http://phandroid.com/2011/06/30/gmail-gets-a-whole-new-look-thanks-to-google/

Surprisingly, this place is on top of the QR marketing. I haven't seen a QR code since I got to Florida and most people here don't have internet except at work.

He he he ... a little hypocritical are we? http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/550.jpg

Bought myself a Puffer today. I saw a friend using one the other day while taking some shots and thought it was a great idea. I see it being much more practical in bright light situations when trying to diffuse shadows than anything else. http://www.amazon.com/Gary-Fong-Puffer-Flash-Diffuser/dp/B0011000R6

Have you noticed this? G+ seems to add sub-groups of Circles of the ones most recently or commonly posted to when Streaming. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tr-AXY0xRvlnEcxh7JmG3pp9M2GueTx7BPSVVoqF5bk?feat=directlink

History, it's so fluid. I mean, anyone can say anything and it's history, right? http://perezhilton.com/2011-06-30-jimmy-kimmel-gives-us-a-history-lesson-in-michele-bachmanns-story-of-america

I may end up editing a bunch of my Circles. I keep thinking of more circles I need, like Sci-Fi/Geeky, Techno-Nuts, etc. Anywho, I'm on vacation and while I'm extremely bored I'm not that bored yet. :D What brings me to this point? The next Dresden novel comes out in a few weeks and I'm re-reading Changes right now in prep. I remember the high points of the book from the first read through, but wanted to get the details back into my head for Ghost Story. There's only been one other novel I've re-read so this is fairly momentous for me. Oh, and if you want to be in my Freaks and Geeks Circle, let me know. :D

Rocky Kistner: BP Finds Success in Reports About Its Failure http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rocky-kistner/bp-finds-success-in-repor_b_887695.html The spin of PR people sometimes leave you wondering what the hell just happened.

How to bring your Facebook friends over to Google+ http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/06/30/how-to-bring-your-facebook-friends-over-to-google/ I don't know how beneficial this is, but here it is anyway.

Guaranteed!

Hmmm.... don't have the option to check in here, either. Thrifty Produce Thrifty Produce 1 (321) 726-8007 2135 Palm Bay Rd NE # 1, Palm Bay, FL 32905-2932 http://m.google.com/u/m/dJjO6Z

I cannot check-in here. :( Franklin T De Groodt Library Franklin T De Groodt Library 1 (321) 952-6317 6475 Minton Road Southeast, Palm Bay, FL 32908-3466 http://m.google.com/u/m/xtrew8

Door To Door Atheists Bother Mormons Video http://www.break.com/index/door_to_door_atheists_bother_mormons.html I think some of us have seen this before, but it never fails to entertain.

At least, it appears, as if the tech-bloggers are being kind to Google's social foray this time. I haven't read anything bad, yet.

The guy making my mint chocolate frozen drink didn't have any large cups, so he had to give me one and 3/4 cups of drink. That's awesome.

At the Denver International Airport, headed to Florida. As you can tell, it's fairly dead here. I wish I could have reached for the dSLR easier, I might have gotten a great shot.

Has anyone found invites yet? One of my Buzzard friends is saying they're handing out invites on Reddit.

From the Greek Orthodox Chuch in Denver.

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Figure $2,000 a year to serve as the registrant address is not too shabby. http://consumerist.com/2011/06/report-2000-businesses-registered-at-this-wyoming-house.html

So I can't reply to something from + in Gmail. That's a bummer. I guess I really don't need emails sent to me then.

Anyone else notice a Miio-type feel to Circles?

6/28/11

Testing Android to + photo feature

Test test test. Just testing to see if it's integrated, or not. I may or may not delete this after checking.

I did notice that posts here do NOT cross-post over at Buzz. Also, testing out the bold and italics .

Like all good riders, I got out and put some mileage on my motorcycle this past weekend. A long day in the saddle Saturday took me nearly 300 miles and a total of nearly 12,000 feet in elevation gain/loss. There were six of us: a ZX10r , FZ1 , FZ6 , TLR and R6 and my SV1000s . We left the Denver area and headed up I-70 to Berthoud Pass where we cross the Continental Divide and on into Winter Park, CO . From Trail Ridge Ride, 6-25-2011 Looking north from the summit of Berthoud Pass. From Trail Ridge Ride, 6-25-2011  We kept heading north through Granby and Grand Lake (which reminded my of small European lake-side communities) and into Rocky Mountain National Park . We were a little dismayed at the $10/motorcycle charged to get into the park and the ranger even charged the R6 (which was 2-up) $20 citing the fees were per-person. I highly doubt that is the case as cars and vans with multiple persons weren't paying per-person. We rode (slowly behind tourists and gawkers) up Trail...

Drop Box

Just saw this quote and had to share: American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers. W. Somerset Maugham

Performance Cycle  hosted their Second Annual Block Party/Bike Night this past Saturday. I don't think the turn-out was as large as the previous year, but it was a good turn-out. There were a few of my riding buddies there as well as the Street Soldierz  and a few other motorcycle clubs. While mostly sportbikes, there was an eclectic mix of riders who showed up at this event. This bike, for example, was recently built by the owner but built out of original bike parts. The engine, frame and accessories are together for the very first time in this bike. From Performance Cycle Bike Night 6-18-2011 This Hayabusa not only had a custom paint-job but also had a super-long swing arm. I think this bike was 15 feet long. Terribly inconvenient for riding, I'd imagine. From Performance Cycle Bike Night 6-18-2011 And this is, apparently, an honest-to-goodness Harley Davidson motorcycle manufactured for the British military. From Performance Cycle Bike Night 6-18-2011 A bunch of custom cru...

I went to Bike Night at Hooters the other night. It was the usual hubnub of people hanging out, eating fried foods and talking about their bikes. Nothing really exciting happened.   I was able to get the SV washed though. That's always nice. I did have to have them come back and finish washing since they didn't dry it quick and thoroughly enough and I ended up with some spots. Its okay. I didn't mind it and no one seemed to complain. :D

 

ABATE of Colorado is hosting a fundraiser for their fallen rider fund. If you can come out and help or support, that would be fantastic. Afterwards, I'll be heading over to Performance Cycle 's Second Annual Bike Block Party!

I won an EXO750 of my choice in a contest a couple of weeks ago. The motorcycle dealership who sponsored the contest didn't have a design I liked in-stock so I had to special order one. It should be in at the end of the week.  I seriously think Scorpion should be paying me a sponsorship -- I now have two (2!) EXO700s, black glossy and black matte, an EXO500 and an EXO750 which I ordered in the "vintage" design. I need to get the gold shield, though as that looks badass.  By the way, when I tried on the EXO750 it was much more comfortable on my head than the EXO500. But that could just be the shape of my head. I was surprised that the 750 didn't have the drop-down inner visor since the lower EXO500 does. Otherwise it seemed very similar to the EO700s I own.

In response to this question . I am a machine! But, I already knew that. Of course, I fell off the couch and scared the dog while, um, going at it. :D Created by Sex Toys.org

Perusing around on mobile Google Maps I ran across this conversation. I thought it was hilarious. That is all.

So, um, why can't I add things to my own calendar?

I always wanted one of these. I guess that's why I got into motorcycling in the first place -- or maybe it was just that my mountain-bike didn't go fast enough, who knows? Either way, I did get into motorcycling and yet whenever I watch Return of the Jedi  and watch the speer-bike scenes I can't help but want one to zip through the trees, around traffic and over obstacles. Unfortunately, people aren't building them yet. Sad really. Whatever happened to the promises of a better future? Where's my robot servant? Oh yeah, I have an Android . Where's my teleportation device and my lightsaber? And whatever happened to inter-stellar travel? The future sucks. Too bad there's not something out there letting me know the future is now. Oh wait, there is something out there... is that a... yes it is! A first-gen flying motorcycle! Image taken from the post I'm about to link to Seems as though someone is just as big of a fan of Return of the Jedi as I was. Or at l...

NPR for the whole story Personally, I like this idea. We all know portion control is the key to a healthy diet and this shows portions on the plate as though looking down on it rather than a pyramid. What do you think? A step in the right direction?

So, I was just out walking the dogs and one of my neighbor's dog was out running around with her 2 year old. The dog, a puppy actually, is barely 5 months old and just full of puppy energy. The two-year old was just hanging out outside. So, as I always do when I see a puppy I take my dogs over there to say "hi" and to play. Both mine and my roommate's dogs ignored the puppy so I happily played with him. After a bit of rough-housing the puppy rolled over onto his back so I could rub his belly. As soon as I started  he started peeing. All. Over. My. Arms. Yuck.