Archive for the ‘Friends & Family’ Category

Seeing a man named Sherlock about a horse

Everyone knows that the sequels are usually not as good as the original… right?  Most of the time that is true.  This time however, the second incarnation is actually better.  Sure, the critics and fans panned Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and many wrote at off a pale imitation of the last film.  I [...]

ChrisCast 12-16-2011

Merry Christmas! A quick video greeting card:    

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“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The Real Deal

Okay, when I first heard they were making a movie out of the old Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Robots, I thought for sure it was going to suck. When I saw the previews for Real Steel, I was SURE it was going to suck. Something happened between watching that trailer and finally watching the film [...]

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Think Google+ is a just another also-ran?

I have paid a lot of attention to the launch of Google Plus (G+) and have to say that it is still somewhat of an enigma. Sure, there are a ton of social media sites out there. Sure, the user base is already spending a good chunk of every day on sites like Facebook and [...]

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When you reach for the stars, you might not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud, either – Leo Burnett

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The mystery of the “Oh Henry!” bar is over

I posted this to facebook just a few minutes ago: Dawn and I had never tasted an, “Oh Henry!” bar so we decided it was high time we did. Meh… tastes like a cheap version of Snickers. Shortly thereafter, someone commented asking if I had ever tried a Zero bar?  My response was, “Never – [...]

ChrisCast 09-19-2011

Join the C-Dogg for a quick hello on “International Talk Like a Pirate Day!”

ChrisCast 09-16-2011 RAIN!!!

Yes, it does rain in Central Texas!  Talk about a welcome surprise. And yes, Dallin did say matter-of-factly this morning, “It’s going to rain,” as I dropped him off at school.

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Gmail Chat Spam Attack

I’ve seen them in email before, but never in gmail chat.  Imagine by surprise and amusement when this showed up on chat this morning.  PatriotWorld is a podcast created by one of pioneers of the podcast game Karen Cadoza.  No, she is not attempting to scam money from anyone, her gmail was hacked.   Below is [...]