Gatorade Inventor Dies

The inventor of world-famous sport drink Gatorade died at 80. He died of kidney failure….hmm…interesting, I wonder if he drank a lot of Gatorade.

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Tuesday

Today is Tuesday and I spoke on the phone with an employee whose name was Tuesday, yes, her name was really Tuesday; I looked up her employee profile and there it was: Tuesday.

For such a name like that I can only hope she was born on a Tuesday and that it was a beautiful Tuesday, otherwise, why would someone name their kid Tuesday or Monday, Friday…

I like unique names and I can even like odd names…but Tuesday? Give me a break.

Parents get over your selfishness and be smart when naming your kids, they are the ones who will be putting up with it not you.

Happy Thanksgiving

My Ubuntu Experience

I’ve been using Ubuntu for a couple of weeks now and I must say I’m very pleased with it. I will think it twice before going back to Windows. However, Ubuntu is not perfect yet but they are working hard on it and there is already a new released scheduled for April ‘08 (I got the latest version that was just released a couple of months ago).

So, what things do I like about it? My internet connection got really fast, no kidding. Before it wouldn’t go past 100-150 kbps, now it rarely goes below 1000kbps… Another perk: No more system maintenance, Ubuntu does it all by itself… The systems is really stable and plus other good stuff like the system boots up really fast.

Things I’m not quite happy about: Mouse cursor! I usually like my mouse very fast, Ubuntu’s cursor is quite slow even after setting it up really fast…. Programs, programs, programs: There are many more options available for Windows than Linux, which makes sense sinces Windows is still the most popular. I really hope to see this improved.

One thing I’m not quite decided whether I like it or not is the way programs are installed. It’s not hard it’s just very different and I don’t have a grip on it yet. I’m talking about the terminal screen and BASH Commands. I’m undecided because it involves knowing what commands to type and when to type them on the other hand the system does it all…so, there it is, that how my experience with Ubuntu is going so far.

Are You Chuck Approved?

If I could vote in the “US and A” Mike will definitely get mine. I don’t know if he is being serious or just kidding but this ad is awesome. I wonder if he realized that he probably won’t win so he might as well have fun.

Chuck Facts – www.chucknorrisfacts.com

[Thanks Paul]

Go Vikings!

Yesterday I was able to go to a Vikings game for my first time ever. It was awesome. Even better because the Vikings won. I was able to enjoy the game even though I don’t know all the rules and my good friend Scott was always ready to explain whenever I didn’t understand what happened. Good stuff.

Beyond – Monterrey, MX

Last night at Beyond we pushed a little bit the upcoming missions trip to Monterrey, MX by showing a short video put together with last year’s trip pictures, after the service we had an information meeting for those interested in going. I was really impressed when we had over 20 people show up, many of them showing real interest in the trip…it was awesome.
The trip is still four months away and I’m already excited for it, can’t wait. Stay tuned for more.