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If he had only had a better, state-run education, ...

2012-02-16T13:07:53.437-08:00

If he had only had a better, state-run education, he would have knew that explosives can be dangerous. If he had all the advantages of a middle class life-style, he would have played baseball or other such sports in his youth and would have developed much better throwing and hand-eye coordination skills. Its sad what such poverty has led him to.

Its all fun and games until someone gets their arm...

2012-02-16T13:04:56.050-08:00

Its all fun and games until someone gets their arm ripped off....

Don't know just yet. Doubt that much more inf...

2012-02-16T09:08:52.104-08:00

Don't know just yet. Doubt that much more information will be presented by Lakes during their 2011 year end review conference call, but I'll give it a listen.

I do know that JIV (and Lakes) have spend some money on construction (about 225K) over the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2011 - which is a lot more than they spent in the recent past (18K in 1Q11; 51K in 3Q10; and 41K in 1Q10).
In addition, they continue to pour obscene amounts into "design" (299K, 297K, 400K, 271K, 304K in 3Q, 2Q, 1Q 2011 and 4Q 3Q 2010). Basically, they have spent an average of 500K per month on design in each quarter for the last 7 years - so they have to have something to show for it.

Lakes is still involved.

Give me a holler (619) 392-1639 or email me at skf_mikeweber@hotmail.com if you would like a little more info.

Regards,
Mike Weber

ok. that one is just freaky.

2012-01-27T07:09:22.357-08:00

ok. that one is just freaky.

Well, that's easy! It's called "humo...

2012-01-26T08:30:47.084-08:00

Well, that's easy! It's called "humor", but that's an alien concept to some...

"The way the Internet allows anyone to stand ...

2012-01-26T08:25:26.204-08:00

"The way the Internet allows anyone to stand up and talk to the world is wonderful. But it has its downsides...including the amazing number of people who seem to spend their days carefully crafting websites and documents to say things that just aren't true. Sometimes what they're saying is pushing some sort of agenda, so at least one can understand their motivation while deploring their actions. But this sort of fakery? What on earth motivates someone to spend time doing this, I wonder? " Me too

Uh huh... because laws that are kinder to animals ...

2012-01-17T22:38:50.260-08:00

Uh huh... because laws that are kinder to animals is a BAD thing! Who are you kidding? I'd love to see glue traps outlawed, torture traps that should have been illegal in the first place.

Well... it is certainly an efficient method of tes...

2012-01-13T15:01:54.028-08:00

Well... it is certainly an efficient method of testing. Just send it to the customer and fix the things they report. Then you are certain you aren't wasting time with things they will never see or care about. :)

If Scientology gets to be a protected religion, pr...

2012-01-08T17:18:41.415-08:00

If Scientology gets to be a protected religion, pretty much anything can.

hard to tell from the video but the colors look ve...

2012-01-04T15:04:20.411-08:00

hard to tell from the video but the colors look very... dull. The main reason I would want a color reader instead of my little Sony e-book would be for certain magazines that i'd like to get electronic subscriptions to and for graphic novels (NO they are not comics Terry) :)

a semi-autonomous Roomba would probably build a be...

2012-01-04T14:54:34.146-08:00

a semi-autonomous Roomba would probably build a better masonry wall than me :)

All hail our new robot masters! I for one welcome the opportunity to serve! Just in case. :D

I never heard of this...not until looking up anoth...

2011-12-28T23:13:03.085-08:00

I never heard of this...not until looking up another incident that happened in Jamul just on the 23rd of this month...when I tried to look up a new incident, I found that Branden was gone. I didn't know him too well, but I went to school with him up until 8th grade, since he didn't go to the same high school as me but he was always one of the sweet guys. I got made fun of a lot when I was younger and he would always be the nice one even though it would be his friends doing the jokes. through the years I have actually tried to look for him on facebook (but my dumbass spelled his name Brandon opps haha).

I had to stop reading people's comments because of the lack in sensitivity some of these asses have. I looked up his brother, due to some of the comments and I don't care if both were in crashes that led to a death. They were both human and both deserve forgiveness. Johnny is living with the guilt of killing an innocent woman, GET OVER IT. He sure as hell can't and that is a hard thing to cope with and live on through, outward appearances really aren't shit. we can all speculate but we don't really know anything unless we really know them, and I am more than sure more than half of you insensitive jerks DON'T.

As for Branden, he killed himself, and whether or not there was alcohol does not matter because from what I read he has not changed since I've known him. He was loving and caring and a joy to know and come in contact with. His friends and families are mourning still for the loss of him and will always, but again, the insensitive jerks on here don't seem to think that is important. He made a mistake, as MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD DO, he lost control, and he took his own life. I don't know the girl personally, but she's best friends with my best friend and she does not blame him or regret knowing him or anything of the sort. She can only speak highly of him and it kills her to have lost such a person. and she was in the car with him that morning, you weren't, so why be cruel and think you know what you are talking about when you don't?

Branden...I didn't get to keep on knowing you, but I knew you once and I still miss you from them. I'm sorry you left us but you know you touched so many people's hearts when you were here and you will always be loved and remembered. RIP

You know what, I find myself thinking, who the fuc...

2011-12-28T23:02:54.971-08:00

You know what, I find myself thinking, who the fuck cares? I get this woman died. I bet it hurt her family and yes, he was responsible in the fact that he was speeding recklessly...but it was not ON PURPOSE and don't you think the person who kills someone that way hurts and blames themselves everyday? That it kills them to think they took a life? No, you don't. because you, and idiots like you think, hey this person got off lightly! But they didn't because they have to live with what they did and that's a bigger sentence than any stupid jail time will do to a person. get some brains because apparently you don't have any.

I've thought about this for quite some time. I...

2011-12-17T19:57:20.262-08:00

I've thought about this for quite some time. I grew up about 10 miles from the Salton Sea, and my parents even have an old brochure from the 50s or 60s where the Salton Sea was pitched as the greatest ski resort, etc.. The fact of the matter is that right now.. it STINKS around there.

I saw a documentary talking about building some pipeline to the Gulf of California, as a way to keep the salton sea "full".

Now, personally, I think it'd be super cool to have a really nice lake in this area.. However if someone were to PROPOSE that we build a manmade lake in the middle of the desert, we'd have a bunch of environmentalists complaining about destroying the natural habitat..

IMO, let someone buy the lake, fund a pipeline (or some way to keep it "full"), and turn it into a resort.. It'd keep the greenies happy by keeping the migration of the birds.. and someone would probably make a boatload of money by having the coolest "Desert lake" in the world. Unfortunately, it's probably going to turn into another government run debacle sucking away my tax money. Also, knowing the environmentalist nonsense happening about 2 miles away from the salton sea in the "BLM" areas used for offloading… it'll never happen.

Thank you so much for sharing my son's story, ...

2011-12-17T10:33:19.600-08:00

Thank you so much for sharing my son's story, we really do enjoy seeing other Americans join us in celebrating our nations troops! Merry Christmas everyone!!

I am with you in regards to the light bulbs! I be...

2011-12-03T16:23:55.442-08:00

I am with you in regards to the light bulbs! I began stockpiling shortly after hearing the news in 2007 and have several storage boxes full of beautiful bulbs. It is my hope that I have enough to lay low until either some creates another acceptable alternative, or the whole law is tossed.

Hey, don't be fooled. Many thugs wear perfectl...

2011-12-02T07:08:36.805-08:00

Hey, don't be fooled. Many thugs wear perfectly nice Italian loafers too! :)

Reading the text I can't see anything there that wasn't already the case. The only thing I would be cautious about these days it the phrase "until the end of hostilities". Without a truly declared war or clearly defined opponent this "war on terror" could easily end up indefinite like the "war on drugs" the "war on poverty" and the increasingly popular "war on food" http://plif.courageunfettered.com/archive/wc118.gif

Found it..? http://www.livescience.com/17052-myst...

2011-11-16T16:27:10.508-08:00

Found it..?

http://www.livescience.com/17052-mysterious-symbols-china-desert-spy-satellite-targets-expert.html

My etch-a-sketch. I should have cleaned that up wh...

2011-11-15T08:25:53.000-08:00

My etch-a-sketch. I should have cleaned that up when I was done. Sorry for the inconvenience. - god

Work might be lost? How are the planes going to k...

2011-11-12T16:12:53.555-08:00

Work might be lost? How are the planes going to know where they should go :)

This is another clever one she did using CD covers...

2011-11-04T07:25:13.599-07:00

This is another clever one she did using CD covers like dominoes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=840NbiFF1zM

When she released her album you could purchase it online and get a t-shirt and one of the CD covers from the video.

One thing about youtube is you find really great music and run into artists or styles you'd never find otherwise. I ran across Kina Grannis because she did a cover with Boyce Avenue who I found because I was looking how to play a particular song and they do really great acoustic arrangements.

This guy does beatbox and sings then puts them all together. In this case a cover of Rolling in the Deep. Really clever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78qEBIKXJqQ

Some information about the Anza-Borrego desert and...

2011-11-02T06:51:34.393-07:00

Some information about the Anza-Borrego desert and Font's point, where the first picture was taken from. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anza-Borrego_Desert_State_Park

That's great! I can't count how many times...

2011-11-02T06:38:52.988-07:00

That's great! I can't count how many times in nearly 24 years of being married I'm sitting there with my eyebrows scrunched up thinking about something and Terry looks over and says, "Whats wrong" or "What are you thinking about" and I say... "Nothing" Which most often results in an interrogation. hahaha Most of the time it is something like a problem I'm working on at work which will make her eyes glaze over in 10 seconds, a project I've got going at home or just something I read I'm thinking about. Mostly its cause I don't really pay much attention to the TV when its on. I'm either working out on the floor or thinking about other things. Still... after so many years it still drives her nuts. :)

Interesting. Like you I found that small cash awar...

2011-11-01T06:30:39.573-07:00

Interesting. Like you I found that small cash awards or gift certificates given out privately with personal thanks was a lot more appreciated than say, quarterly recognition during some upper management presentation which is much more public. The size of the awards didn't matter much whether $50 or $500 it is more the fact you take the time to personally thank them for their efforts.

The rubber chicken is what I've used for someone breaking the build. I think that is a common thing in agile development groups but I've seen people argue that it wasn't their fault and they did not want/deserve the chicken so I know it makes an impression even as silly as it sounds.

I fired a Kimber Custom .45 at the range awhile ba...

2011-11-01T06:23:48.486-07:00

I fired a Kimber Custom .45 at the range awhile back. The sights were crappy. Worn so much it was hard to use them in the dim light. But the trigger was so crisp that 5 shot groups in under half inch at 15 yards was possible. Wonder what I could have done if I could actually see the sights? Really pricey though. But can you really put a price on personal protection and/or single shot Zombie take-down?