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Bike Ride Today…

Mark and I went to Pocahontas Park and did the Lake View 1&2 trails. We parked at the Quala Lot. If you park there, it will add 2+ miles to the ride as Lake View Trails are on the other side of the park. We had a good ride and it totaled 12.01 miles today. On Friday, we did the Blue and Double Red Trail with a mileage of 7.01. So for the weekend I got in 19 miles! We are supposed to go back to Pocahontas next weekend and have a friend join us for the ride…

Laters…

Dc Metro Pics...

We started out trip to go to the Black Cat Club in West Falls Church and we took the Dc Metro to get to our end destination at U Street. We saw Tiger Army, Street Dogs and The Static Age.

The concert was very good and Street Dogs took the show. They had so much energy and stage presence. It was just incredible. The lead singer Mike McColgan was the original Dropkick Murphy's from Boston Massachusetts and we got to go and talk to him after the show. He was really down to earth and fun to chat with. The Street Dogs' drummer Joe Sirois was from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was a really fun show and I am glad that i was able to go to it.















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Last Night DC concert.

I will give a full review tomorrow before I go to work about the show we saw and have a few neat pics of the DC Metro system.

 

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"Seduction is thus a central, indeed in certain respects, the central idea, in political life.

It signifies a course of action deliberately designed by one or more interested

agents to undermine and replace some established loyalty."

Kenneth Minogue (November issue of The New Criterion)

 

Tiger Army

DC The Black Cat club

Street dogs from Boston

Kick Ass!

Mark on metro

Falls Church Metro station.

Way TO GO Nancy Pelosi!!!

It must be a great day to be Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a Demoncrat. The could not get the sufficient amount of votes and support to bring the boys home from Iraq, so what a better way to do it then to alienate one of the biggest partners in the war! The Turkish people are all mad as hell at the USA and protesting to their government.

WAY TO GO YOU IGNORANT WOMAN!!

Who really gives a big rats ass about a war that took place nearly 100 years ago in a country that was none of our concern. I mean genocide was thought to be bad for many years before that, Hitler tried to do it and was stopped. It was generaly recogonized that it was bad after him, but Israel did it many thousands of years before this little war took place in Turkey and we do not condemn them.

Armenian Genocide
"The Armenian Genocide (Armenian: Հայոց Ցեղասպանութիւն ("Hayoc' c'ejaspanut'iwn"), Turkish: Ermeni Soykırımı) — also known as the Armenian Holocaust, Great Calamity (Մեծ Եղեռն "Mec Ejer'n" ) or the Armenian Massacre — was the forcible deportation and massacreof hundreds of thousands to over 1.5 million Armenians during the government of the Young Turks from 1915 to 1917 in the Ottoman Empire.

It is widely acknowledged to have been one of the first modern, systematic genocides, as many Western sources point to the sheer scale of the death toll as evidence for a systematic, organized plan to eliminate the Armenians. The event is also said to be the second-most studied case of genocide. To date twenty-two countries have officially recognized it as genocide. The government of the Republic of Turkey rejects the characterization of the events as genocide."

Their own government does not even recognize that this happened and all she did by trying to get the resolution passed was piss them off. They were a secret allies of Israel and they let nearly 75% of the supplies go through their country to the war in Iraq. I guess that she and the democrats got what they were looking for. Now they can say "Our troops do not have sufficient supplies to continue the war and then really need to be brought home. All she did was try to weaken a countries resolve and hurt a nation. This was a most childish show of power and i for one think that she should step down as speaker. This has been going on for the whole term of Bush and just now when they are no getting their way try to push it through congress? She need a good swift kick in the ass and put out of office. What a dumb bitch for doing this now...

I do not advocate the actions of Turkey, but i do not care. IT happened many years ago and most of the people that might have been in it are dead. Let bygones be bygones shall we? We need their support and pleasure do not let one stupid woman ruin the friendship of the Turkish peoples.


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De De Do, Wubba Wubba Wubba...

The doldrums of Fall…

 

I am very tired today as my sleep was interrupted several times today. Not much going on here in my life. It is a stable routine here. I go to work get off go to bed around 9.30am and sleep till about 4.30pm.  In one respect I am home more with not having to start work till midnight. When the wife gets in from work around 6pm-ish, we go to the gym or at least try to every other day.  Tomorrow I am going to DC to a concert with Mark and perhaps on Sunday, we will ride at Buttermilk, but I will have to get some sleep for work that night. I was just dead on last Sunday Night/Monday Morning.  It killed me! Trying to get used to going to work at 12-midnight is very different from the 12.5 hour shifts that I used to work. You would think that an 8 hour shift would be a cakewalk but it gets difficult around the 5am to 7am range. I leave work at 7am and I have a 27 mile commute back to my house.  I have a shorter drive than before, but I work longer.  Fall is a strange time because there are no major holidays and you have several months until there is one.  You have Halloween, but that is not a “true” holiday unless you are a pagan.  Thanksgiving is the only real holiday in the Fall, then it is winter and Christmas is next unless you are like me and have your wife’s birthday in December, then your wedding anniversary the next week and then Christmas four days later.  December is a very busy month for me.  We will not be able to go home this Christmas because of work schedules. I do however have a trip to Texas in November for my brother’s wedding and I am looking forward to that. It will be in Austin Texas and I will be with my paternal family for that event. It will be nice to see them all. Well I guess that this is enough of me rambling on f rot he moment…

 

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Tiger Army...

TOMORROW…DC at the Black Cat Club…

 

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anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." - Author Unknown

 

Reflective sunrise.

Taken inside looking out a window with a reflection of the ceeling on the glass.

The Real Spiderman!!!

This is just AMAZING!! I have never seen anything like this ever. No ropes or safety equipment at all...

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DC in 2 days!!!!

Well folks, on Friday mark and I are off to go see Tiger Army!  I am very excited to see them and it should be a fun night up there.  We hope to be able to go ridding Friday before we drive up there. I need to go and workout tonight as I missed doing any activity yesterday but sleep and work.  It is strange that 8 hour shifts are kicking my butt at the moment. I guess that it was from the week that I was back on day shift. I have been on nights a total of 6.5-7 months and  looks like I will be on them for an extended period again. I am home more because my shift starts at 12am, midnight.  I guess that is why I am messed up at the moment. Well, more laters…

 

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Inwards, into the worlds of thought, into Eternity". ITN

 

 

108 commands that you can execute from the 'Run' command prompt in XP

Mentioned below is a list of 108 commands that you can execute from the ‘Run’ command prompt in XP. All you have to do is click on Start » Click Run and type the below commands to run the respective application/tool.

COMMAND - Will run the following app/tool

access.cpl                                 - Accessibility Controls

hdwwiz.cpl                             - Add Hardware Wizard

appwiz.cpl                                - Add/Remove Programs

certmgr.msc                           - Administrative Tools

charmap                                    - Character Map

chkdsk                                        - Check Disk Utility

clipbrd                                        - Clipboard Viewer

cmd                                             - Command Prompt

dcomcnfg                                 - Component Services

compmgmt.msc                    - Computer Management

timedate.cpl                            - Date and Time Properties

ddeshare                                   - DDE Shares

devmgmt.msc                         - Device Manager

directx.cpl                                 - Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)

dxdiag                                         - Direct X Troubleshooter

cleanmgr                                   - Disk Cleanup Utility

dfrg.msc                                   - Disk Defragment

diskmgmt.msc                         - Disk Management

diskpart                                      - Disk Partition Manager

control desktop                      - Display Properties

desk.cpl                                     - Display Properties

control color                             - Display Properties (w/Appearance TabPreselected)

drwtsn32                                  - Dr. Watson System TroubleshootingUtility

verifier                                      - Driver Verifier Utility

eventvwr.msc                        - Event Viewer

sigverif                                       - File Signature Verification Tool

findfast.cpl                               - Findfast

control folders                        - Folders Properties

control fonts                            - Fonts

fonts                                           - Fonts Folder

freecell                                       - Free Cell Card Game

joy.cpl                                         - Game Controllers

gpedit.msc                                 - Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)

mshearts                                    - Hearts Card Game

iexpress                                      - Iexpress Wizard

ciadv.msc                                   - Indexing Service

inetcpl.cpl                                  - Internet Properties

ipconfig /all                                - IP Configuration (Display ConnectionConfiguration)

ipconfig /displaydns               - IP Configuration (Display DNS CacheContents)

ipconfig /flushdns                   - IP Configuration (Delete DNS CacheContents)

ipconfig /release                    - IP Configuration (Release AllConnections)

ipconfig /renew                       - IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)

ipconfig /registerdns             - IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP &Re-Registers DNS)

ipconfig /showclassid            - IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)

ipconfig /setclassid                 - IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP ClassID)

javaws                                         - Java Control Panel (If Installed)

control keyboard                    - Keyboard Properties

secpol.msc                                 - Local Security Settings

lusrmgr.msc                              - Local Users and Groups

logoff                                           - Logs You Out Of Windows

winchat                                       - Microsoft Chat

winmine                                     - Minesweeper Game

control mouse                          - Mouse Properties

main.cpl                                      - Mouse Properties

netstat                                        - Netstat

control netconnections        - Network Connections

ncpa.cpl                                      - Network Connections

netsetup.cpl                             - Network Setup Wizard

notepad                                      - Notepad

nvtuicpl.cpl                                - Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)

packager                                     - Object Packager

odbccp32.cpl                             - ODBC Data Source Administrator

osk                                                - On Screen Keyboard

password.cpl                            - Password Properties

perfmon.msc                            - Performance Monitor

perfmon                                     - Performance Monitor

telephon.cpl                             - Phone and Modem Options

powercfg.cpl                             - Power Configuration

control printers                        - Printers and Faxes

printers                                       - Printers Folder

eudcedit                                     - Private Character Editor

QuickTime.cpl                           - Quicktime (If Installed)

intl.cpl                                          - Regional Settings

regedit                                        - Registry Editor

mstsc                                           - Remote Desktop

ntmsmgr.msc                           - Removable Storage

ntmsoprq.msc                          - Removable Storage Operator Requests

rsop.msc                                     - Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)

sticpl.cpl                                      - Scanners and Cameras

control schedtasks                 - Scheduled Tasks

wscui.cpl                                     - Security Center

services.msc                             - Services

fsmgmt.msc                              - Shared Folders

shutdown                                  - Shuts Down Windows

mmsys.cpl                                  - Sounds and Audio

spider                                         - Spider Solitare Card Game

cliconfg                                        - SQL Client Configuration

sysedit                                         - System Configuration Editor

msconfig                                     - System Configuration Utility

sfc /scannow                            - System File Checker Utility (ScanImmediately)

sfc /scanonce                           - System File Checker Utility (Scan Once AtNext Boot)

sfc /scanboot                            - System File Checker Utility (Scan On EveryBoot)

sfc /revert                                  - System File Checker Utility (Return toDefault Setting)

sfc /purgecache                       - System File Checker Utility (Purge FileCache)

sfc /cachesize=x                      - System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Sizeto size x)

sysdm.cpl                                   - System Properties

taskmgr                                       - Task Manager

telnet                                           - Telnet Client

tracert                                         - Traceroute to hostname or IP

nusrmgr.cpl                               - User Account Management

utilman                                        - Utility Manager

firewall.cpl                                 - Windows Firewall

magnify                                       - Windows Magnifier

wmimgmt.msc                         - Windows Management Infrastructure

syskey                                         - Windows System Security Tool

wupdmgr                                   - Windows Update Launches

tourstart                                     - Windows XP Tour Wizard

write                                            - Wordpad

 

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"Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced

equation inherent to the programming of the matrix.

You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite

my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate

from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision.

While it remains a burden assiduously avoided, it is not

unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control.

Which has led you, inexorably, here." - The Architect, The Matrix Reloaded

 

Beautiful evening sky

The Weather...

Well folks, it is looking like we might actually get some rain today and cool down. We have had record breaking temperatures this week and it is finally supposed to cool down by the weekend!  Thank God, it was in the 90s today and yesterday as well.  I cut the grass on Sunday and we also had a record breaking temperature day as well.  I am ready for rain rain rain and cool temps…

We might go to the Skyline Drive next weekend to see the fall colors, it is also known as the Blue Ridge Parkway.

 

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Sun setting...

I took this on monday evening.

Star Wars Construction...

I have been in the construction trades for a long time. I am an electrician and a controls technician. No to my point. I have been on many job sites. Materials have to be constructed and put together or prefabricated somewhere else and then brought to the job site. Materials are heavy and sometimes must be brought in from long distances. Steel beams are very heavy and cumbersome to move and require big cranes. Now, how in the Star Wars Galaxy does all this get acccompolished?

They say it took 20 years to build the 1st Death Star. I know that they had cloning technology for their work force, but where did they get all the metal and natural resources for the station? I know that weight is not an issue in space, but you still have to get the material their and that would expend resources and time to do that and with it being built so far in deep space, the materials would have to travel a long distance to get there. I know that is not problem with Hyper Space, but you still have to expend fuel to get there. Did they have processing facilities on a planet close by the construction site or did the materials came from Courscant? Can the manipulate matter and create something out of nothing?

It took less than 3 years to get the next Death Star under construction and to be built bigger than the first one. They got smart and built it with protection from the Moon of Endor. perhaps they got raw materials from the moon. Who can answere this for me?


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Chesterfild Virginia...

Chesterfield VA is a very good county to live in. It has some of the best schools in the state and it has about 500k+ people living in it. There are 12 high schools and nearly 14 middle schools and as many elementary schools . Therefore, overall, it is a very good county to live in.

The bad part is the rapid expansion of the housing market here. With the national market in a slump, it is reflected here as well. In our subdivision, there have been houses on the market for over 9 months and they are still building more houses. In the whole Richmond Metroplex, there are over 10k houses on the market. Why are they still building? There are plans to build two new subdivisions in our area, Roseland and the other is called Branner Station and they will have a total of 10,000 new homes in them. Now my point is this; Chesterfield in the areas that subdivisions are being built does not have the infrastructure to handle them.

The water system depends on wells and Swift Creek Reservoir. With the little amount of rain, that we have had this year and the drought situation that we are in, it can hot handle more houses without expansion of those services. We are reportedly going on mandatory water restrictions as of next weekend due to the drought. This is happening all over Virginia and is not just a local event. The electrical system in our area is ok, we do have some power outages due to storms, but I think that Dominion Power has been trying to upgrade that infrastructure as of late.

The roads in this part of the county are for the most part two lane roads with no shoulders. The will improve the roads in front of the entrances of the subdivisions, but the rest of the roads are unimproved. Genito road coming from Hull Street (360) is a nice 4-lane road, when it crosses Old Hundred/Charter Colony Parkway; it becomes a bad two-lane road that goes through Brandermill and across Swift Creek Reservoir. There are several bad bridges that barely have enough room for two cars to pass at the same time. I hate to drive over them when another car is passing me. This road is on the 5-year plan to be expanded, I can t wait to see that happen.

Most of these properties that are being built had the land purchased in the early 1990s and the taxes were very low. The land developers have to pay taxes to have the city services to be connected to the sites. The land has set for over 15 years and the taxes are estimated to be around $18k, but they are locked in at the $2500k mark. So the developers will give the county land to make up for the difference in the tax base. The developers are ripping off the county and that is the main reason that the services are not up to where they need to be and it falls on the county to find the money to get them up to standered.

Another point I have to make is where are all the jobs coming from to support all of the new building? The main employers are Dominion and Philip Morris. With Wachovia taking leave of the city in 2009 and going to St. Louis and Capitol One having all the lay-offs, the tax base is not here to support all of the home development that is occurring here or to make all of the necessary infrastructure improvements that will be needed as well. With 10k new homes, that is an average of 30k new people going to live here. Where are they coming from? I know that the Fort Lee Military Base going to expand, but most Armed Services folks cannot afford a 300k+ home to live in and most of the new houses are in that price range.

I am not sure what the future holds for the Richmond Metroplex, but it should be interesting…




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