2 Hip for Me????

So, a couple of days ago, I was driving down California Oaks going towards Guitar Center trying to find some short cheap XLR cables (a bust) when I came across this car. It was a beautiful Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG. Now, let me fill you in on it's specs:



Engine: AMG hand-built 6,208-cc DOHC 32-valve V-8. High-pressure die-cast aluminum alloy cylinder block

Net Power: 518 hp @ 6,800 rpm

Net Torque: 465 lb-ft @ 5,200 rpm

MSRP: $127,775



Now, that's one hell of a car! (Yes I said Hell.) It was so icredibly beautiful, sounded like a Mercedes, moved like a Mercedes, etc. I fell in love with it...until I saw the license plate, 2HIP4U. What kind of statement was that person trying to say? I immediately wondered, "Is this person too hip for Jesus? Too hip for God? Do they go to church?" It just seemed like a bold over the top statement to me. I mean, just look at the car! I would love to be able to own that sleek little black number with the limo tinted windows someday, but does that mean that I would have to be "2 Hip" for even that person? I don't know...

Ryan's Bed

Ryan was fussin' a little bit and we tried a few things to calm down. Well I finally picked him up and just walked around a little bit and eventually sat down on the couch. Apparently he found that my chest made a real good bed.

Guests

So, we have two new guests at the Stout household. Two cute little beagles that belong to our friends Josh and Christy. They are both in the Marines (Christy just joined and is in school at Ft. Leanardwood) and Josh is deploying with me.

So Josh calls the other day, "Dude, can I ask a huge favor?"
I said, "Sure!" since they've house sat/dog sat for us several times.
Josh, "Can you watch the dogs for me while I'm out in the field?"
I said, "Now I thought you were going to ask me to lend you money or something. Not a problem."
Josh, "Awesome, but can you watch them for a month?"

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So here they are! As you can see, Jesse and Tator have become quite at home...Ha ha...

Oh and arriving tomorrow, Steph's best friend Michelle, and her two sons. Woo hoo!

Sleeping In

So I fell asleep on the couch last night and slept till about 8:30 when my Lab decided to wake me up. She usually wakes me up around 7 so I didn't complain. I got up and opened the garage door so she could go out. I think I heard our other dog, a sheppard mix, come running down the stairs when I laid back down on the couch.

Around 10 or so, I heard the intercom ringer on the phones, so I guess my wife was trying to tell me to get up. Well, I got up, fed the dogs, and checked my e-mail, read some blogs, and now am blogging. It's currently 11:06, so maybe I should go upstairs and see what she's doing! :-)

The Saints Are Coming

What do you think? I like it even if there is some "creative" editing. I'm pretty sure an Apache Attack Helicopter doesn't have hoist capabilities. LOL

I hate shots!

So being in the lovely US Navy and getting ready for a deployment, I had to get my first Anthrax shot today. It's the first in a series where they have you come back every couple of weeks and give you another shot. Then, you have to get boosters every year if you keep deploying.

I tend to pass out at the sight of a needle but I did pretty good today. They stood us up in a line and started to administer the shot, which of course I immediately turned and looked the other direction. I went up to the Corpsman and reminded her of the last time I got a shot and blood drawn and she very politely said, "Can you come see us in our office later? We'll make an exception for you." I went to their office later and got the shot while sitting down. It's also good because they like you to have stick around for 15 minutes or so. I had a Chief who almost died from getting the shot. It's very rare that people have reactions like that, but a lot of people do have reactions.

So far no real reactions other then a sore shoulder and back. Hopefully it won't affect the golf game tomorrow! I'm just really thankful that I didn't have to get it like the guy in this picture had too.

Okay, finally my own!

Well,

I guess I got to impatient on waiting for Alex over at betterthanblank to post my tech confessional the other night, so he encouraged me to get my own blog! :-) I Love ya Alex! So...hopefully this will work out.

I used to to some web design with he aide of Adobe products back in the day and a little of raw html, but it's been SO LONG! I have no idea to where to start. So it's going to be painful (because I don't have the patience for code) and I don't have a ton of time.

I'll also be deploying soon, so I won't be able to edit the blog per say. I'll be able to post via e-mail, but that's about it. And even then so I can only post so much. So...we'll see how this works out!

Tech Confessional #5

What do you think?