Books I still need to read ...

I am told I need to read the following books (by a very well educated person):

Fountainhead, Catch-22, One flew over the cuckoo's nest, Slaughterhouse five, Lolita, Death in Venice, Frankenstein, Brave new world, 1984, Fahrenheit 151, The Bell jar, A farewell to arms, the sun also rises, the old man and the sea, for whom the bell tolls, and anything by tom Robbins or t.c. Boyle.

I only read two and saw one of them as a movie. Hmm, I need to catch up!

Heart Attack Grill ...

I went to Heart Attack Grill to meet up with Jim and Beth. They came with some friends to check out this cardiac hospital themed burger joint in Chandler. From the outside the restaurant looks like a hospital. In fact, there is an ambulance parked right outside. When I got inside I saw Jim and Beth in hospital gowns chowing down their burgers.

I sat down next to them when the scantly clothed waitress in a naughty nurse outfit came to admit me with a paper bracelet. It says "I had a BYPASS at the HEART ATTACK GRILL." The nurse (waitress) said all sodas are regular, fries are bottomless, and the burgers starts from a half pound burger called "Single Bypass." I did not have the courage to step up to their Quadruple Bypass, two pounds of beef. I settled for a bottle of Coke, fries, and a Single Bypass. Wimpy, I know.

I would say the food was a regular fare, nothing spectacular, but it had a fun atmosphere. They did not take themselves too seriously. I did notice on the wall $500 one year membership that no one had signed up according our nurse. There are pictures of people who finished Quadruple in record times. I was impressed with top two times,  just under two minutes and four minutes. It was nice to see Jim and Beth. We had fun at this ludicrous restaurant.

What is wrong with President Obama saying ...

Police acted stupidly when arresting an old African-American in his own home? I mean think of the outrage if a young strong African-American police officer arrest an old white man in his own home for mouthing off. What is wrong with complaining about what seems to be an obvious over-reach?

Spending more money ...

This summer has been quite a drain on my bank account. I bought a
second car about a month ago. I finally put on more than initial break-
in miles, 600, as suggest by the manual. I no longer have to go easy
on gas and break.

I also just acquired a new iPhone. It is much faster. I am happy with
it minus the incremental monthly cost!

Sent from my iPhone

I dare you to press the button below!!!!!

Almost done tiling TV room!

How are you helping our economy?

I am buying things to spur up our economy. Let me count the ways.

• I got an XBox 360. I was convinced by a friend, who shall remain nameless, that I need one to play games with them over the internet. Maybe it will be true sometime. I don't even have one game for it. Sad.

• I am using a new home server from HP called MediaSmart Server. I am pretty happy with this. It has four bays to put huge hard drives!!!!
  

• I bought a very light note book computer or sometimes called a netbook, MSI Wind. I use it at work since the work computer takes a half hour to load up. I am so glad I can use my own computer at work.

• I bought a pair of shoes, Piloti Prototipo,  for driving. Maybe my manual shifting and clutching will get better. Maybe not!

I have done what I can short of buying a car. Hm, should I buy a car? How about a Honda Fit? It is getting great press for being a great value, fun to drive, and very practical.

Do your part and buy something you wanted at a discounted price!!!!!

Tiling so far looks bad ...

Pictures from Piestewa Peak ...

 

I  took these pictures using a fancy camera application from my phone. Enjoy!

Running is good for my soul ...

I ran last evening. It was only for about 30 minutes. It's been almost three weeks since I ran. I did not want to chance getting overly tired. It felt good running again. I felt my gum around extraction as I ran. Some times it felt uncomfortable. My knuckles felt cold as I ran, but the rest of me felt great. May be I will do it again real soon.

What to do when on a break ...

 

Grow facial hair of course!

Can I send a photo, too?

Posting on the go!

I hope this works. I am sending this from my phone. My fab quote from
a recent movie is "Say yes. Say it a million times. Say it another
million times. You would say the word two million times!"

Sent from my iPhone

I got some photo christmas cards ...

Enjoy. I sure did!!!!

This hero says vote for McCain ...

NOT! Hayden Panettiere with a foul mouth is supporting Barack Obama. I did not expect this, but she is hilarious none the less.

See more Hayden Panettiere videos at Funny or Die

I am glad I don't have Jewish grandparents ...

I watched Sarah Silverman's Great Schlep and I am inspired. I also laughed quite a bit. I am hoping racism will not stop Barack Obama from winning the presidency!!!!! Check out Sarah's funny video here.

Update ...

As if you could not tell from the lack of postings, I went back to work. I feel so terrible that I did not update this blog. I either do not have any energy left at the end of each workday or just do not want to do anything on weekends. Anyway, I wanted to update by making a list so I do not have to write in prose.

• I am totally into making aguas frescas. So far I made prickly pear, honey dew, and water melon aguas frescas. Mm.
• My sister came to visit the fam last week. It was nice to see her and hang out.
• I saw Harley about two weeks ago. He came up to Phoenix to pick up his newest acquisition, a Lexus. Even bigger news, he is now remarried. Congratulations!!!!!!!!
• It seems like everyone is on Facebook. I now can see what some of my graduate school mates are doing.
• I just bottled my hybrid beer/wine/mead, which the recipe was formulated to resemble an ancient drink. I cannot wait for it become carbonated so I can try it.
• I am spending awful amount of time at school re-adapting Physics lessons. Apparently, teaching from the book is not the best way.
• I love drumming on Rock Band. I wish I had the game. It is so much fun.

Another new born ...

A good friend from college, Dennis K, had a boy recently. Congrats to the new parents and welcome Jeremy! Now comes a shortage of sleep. At least that is what I hear.

Afro-ninja rules ...

I just read on Wired.com about this guy making a series or something. Whatever. I still think this stuntman audition is hilarious. Enjoy.

What does my little MX-5 mpg get?

After taking a trip to Durango, CO, I figured the best possible mile per gallon for my little vehicle, Mazda MX-5. I normally can get about 31 miles per gallon driving around town. I could not believe how much more I got driving on highways. I got a whopping 41.92 mpg driving down from Durango back to Phoenix. It is about 33% more!!!! I guess when you drive at a constant speed, windows up, and not stopping and going makes all the difference.