tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32028217063072373402024-03-06T01:32:49.283-05:00Rumours and Raw, Random DataSo live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-74866168391582325872011-04-13T14:39:00.000-04:002011-04-13T14:39:57.489-04:00myliblog: Uncle Bobby's Wedding<a href="http://jaslarue.blogspot.com/2008/07/uncle-bobbys-wedding.html">myliblog: Uncle Bobby's Wedding</a><div><br /></div><div>This posting by a librarian, responding to a patron's objection to the book mentioned in the title of this blog posting, is a very well reasoned response that highlights the raison d'être of a public library.</div><div><br /></div><div>I especially liked this quote:</div><div><blockquote></blockquote></div><blockquote><div>I fully appreciate that you, and some of your friends, strongly disagree with its viewpoint. But if the library is doing its job, there are lots of books in our collection that people won't agree with; there are certainly many that I object to. Library collections don't imply endorsement; they imply access to the many different ideas of our culture, which is precisely our purpose in public life.</div><div></div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>And this one, too:</div><div><br /></div><div></div><blockquote><div>... our whole system of government was based on the idea that the purpose of the state was to preserve individual liberties, not to dictate them.</div><div></div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>The post is a good read. I recommend it.</div>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-88555948954383970072010-08-16T21:51:00.002-04:002010-08-16T21:51:49.672-04:00My Truck is Fixed!Kudos to Norb's North Side Service on St. Mary's Street in Norwalk. They picked up the truck with their flat-bed wrecker at 10:30 this morning, and by 6:30 this evening, I was driving away in my freshly repaired truck. It was, in fact, the starter motor as I had guessed. I'll return home bright and early tomorrow morning.<br />
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I had a great time at the reunion, and it was wonderful to see people I haven't seen in 50 years!Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-9320656883114334932010-08-15T06:37:00.003-04:002010-08-15T06:42:09.511-04:00Truck Trouble<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Well, I had an enjoyable visit with my old classmates last night, in spite of my truck trying to immolate itself! When I tried to start it to go to the reunion, I got nothing: dead as the proverbial doornail.<br /><br />While I sat there a moment contemplating the issue, suddenly the electrics came back to life and the radio started to play. Another attempt to start was met with silence, and then I noticed white smoke curling up from under the rear corner of the hood!<br /><br />Killing everything and opening the hood, I could see the smoke was coming from under the engine, and smelled of melting plastic! The smoke seemed to be diminishing, but when I felt the cables running from the battery, they felt quite warm, so I found an appropriate tool and disconnected the ground cable.<br /><br />I borrowed Nancy's car to go to the reunion, arriving about a half-hour late. Tomorrow, I'll have to "get out and get under" as the old, old song went, to see if I can locate the source of the smoke and perhaps effect some repair.<br /><br />First time in ten years and over 150,000 miles the truck has left me stranded.</span></span></span>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-75145683455293370782010-06-01T08:24:00.003-04:002010-08-15T06:56:52.220-04:00On Public PrayerWant a prayer at your high-school graduation (or other public function)? This is what the Bible has to say:<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(84, 84, 84); font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; "></p><blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; ">Matthew 6:5-7 (King James Version)</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; ">5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; ">6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; ">7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.</p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; "></p></span></div>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-44526129516216451012010-05-31T12:26:00.004-04:002010-06-01T08:35:58.027-04:00On Veteran's DayOn this Veteran's Day, this veteran would like to thank the branch of the military I served in, the United States Air Force. <div><br /></div><div>While I served during the period of the Vietnam War, I do not consider myself to be a Vietnam veteran. I served my four years in the concrete jungles of the Pentagon. It was no less a life-altering event, although all for the better. There I learned my trade, and, most importantly, I met my wife, Sally.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think I got more out of the deal than the Air Force did.</div>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-47835143868827020522010-01-02T09:34:00.004-05:002010-01-02T10:15:18.345-05:00Some Thoughts About ReligionFrom the same <a href="http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/01/atheist-ireland-publishes-25-blasphemous-quotes/#more-721">website</a>, someone posted some quotes about religion by some famous thinkers. I found them very interesting.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><p></p><blockquote><p>“But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?”<br />– Mark Twain</p><p><br />“You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”<br />– Anne Lamott</p><p><br />“If god doesn’t like the way I live, Let him tell me, not you.”<br />– Unknown</p><p><br />“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.”<br />– Philip K. Dick</p><p><br />“I’m not convinced that faith can move mountains, but I’ve seen what it can do to skyscrapers.”<br />– Unknown</p><p><br />“If God has spoken, why is the world not convinced?”<br />– Percy Bysshe Shelley</p><p><br />“No man believes that the Bible means what it says; he is always convinced that it says what he means.”<br />– George Bernard Shaw</p><p><br />“Faith is deciding to allow yourself to believe something your intellect would otherwise cause you to reject — otherwise there’s no need for faith.”<br />– Unknown</p><p><br />“When one person suffers a delusion, it is called insanity. When many suffer from a delusion, it is called religion.<br />– Robert M. Pirsig</p><p><br />“Believing is easier than thinking. Hence so many more believers than thinkers.”<br />– Bruce Calvert</p><p>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Religion has actually convinced people that there’s an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever ’til the end of time! But He loves you."<br />– George Carlin</span></p></blockquote><p></p></span></div>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-43958041333868488472010-01-02T09:24:00.003-05:002010-01-02T09:31:28.601-05:00A Reasonable PersonThe website <a href="http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/01/atheist-ireland-publishes-25-blasphemous-quotes/#more-721">blasphemy.ie</a> is reporting on Ireland's new anti-blasphemy law. Among the many, many comments (most pro-blasphemy) was this one:<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><p></p><blockquote><p>I don’t consider myself an atheist, but I’m sympathetic with atheism–up until it becomes a fundamentalist monolith. “Atheism is the only thing that makes sense and anybody who doesn’t see that is deluded.” That kind of fundamentalism is just as ignorant and ugly as any other kind of fundamentalism.</p><p>That being said, anti-blasphemy legislation seems to me to be about as effective and sensible as anti-ignorance and -ugliness legislation.</p><p>A nugget of Islamic wisdom tells us to see everything, doubt everything. Judicious and thoughtful doubt takes the form of examination of facts, which leads to knowledge. Atheism is, to put it mildly, extreme doubt. How could that be bad? Any theism that can’t tolerate close examination isn’t worthy of theists.</p><p>That doesn’t give atheists license to be mean, though. I don’t think that anyone is born an atheist; atheists are converts, and there’s nothing more zealous than a convert.</p><p>Be careful, and mind your manners. Be nice, try not to worry too much, and have a little harmless fun along the way. Think whatever you want, but remember that while uninformed ignorant statements are unfortunate, informed hurtful statements are far worse.</p><p>Attempting to legislate morality is invariably a bad idea, but freedom of speech comes with the responsibilty of acknowledging everybody else’s freedom of speech, even if (or especially if, I would argue) you disagree with them. Just be nice about it.</p><p>You have every right to disagree with my beliefs, but there’s no reason for you to insult my beliefs. I don’t think that you have the authority to insult my beliefs, but you do have the power to, and there’s a big difference. I think that the Irish government would do well to remember the distinction.</p><p>Why would you say “Fuck your god and fuck jesus” except in an effort to make me mad, hurt my feelings, and start a fight? That’s childish bullyism, and the sort of thing that fundamentalists thrive on. Atheist fundamentalism isn’t any more informed or admirable than any other kind of fundamentalism. Stop it, and be nice.</p><p>When we say or do something stupid, we know perfectly well that we’re saying or doing something stupid–we just go ahead and do it anyway. Religion–including atheism–encourages some people to be mean and stupid, but those are people inclined to meanness and stupidity in the first place. It also leads other people to be nice and smart.</p><p>Which one are you?</p><p>Which one you are is not at the whim of a judicial dictate; it’s in your hands.</p><p>As individuals, we need to be smarter, better, and kinder than our governments, because we’re the ones who have to live, work, and travel together every day.</p><p><cite>Comment by Uisgea — January 1, 2010 @ <a href="http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/01/atheist-ireland-publishes-25-blasphemous-quotes/#comment-1726">10:05 pm</a></cite></p></blockquote><p><cite><a href="http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/01/atheist-ireland-publishes-25-blasphemous-quotes/#comment-1726"></a></cite></p></span><div><blockquote></blockquote>Now that is a reasonable person.</div></div>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-37335517647039919692008-11-24T21:10:00.003-05:002010-01-02T09:46:34.582-05:00An Interesting Description of Religion"Twisty Faster", in her blog <a href="http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/11/10/cant-have-a-bunch-of-fags-queering-the-deal/trackback/">"I Blame the Patriarchy"</a>, while discussing gay marriage put forth this description of religion:<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 21px; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:12px;"><blockquote>Bizarre as it may seem, many Americans mistake for truth certain fanciful narratives the central figure of which is an invisible, immortal male superdude who lives in a cloud palace and who is as obsessed with human reproductive material as he is with smiting infidels. Quite a large chunk of the populus are so besotted by this fantasy, they think the invisible superdude is actually <em style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">real</em>. They chit-chat with him, bargain with him, build fancy castles for him, use special gang signs with him, seek to appease his wrath, cajole him into intervening on their personal behalf, sacrifice the lives of the less fortunate in exchange for such filthy lucre as he sees fit to confer upon them, announce to the world that they <em style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">believe in him</em> so their peers won’t mistake them for amoral atheists, and reinterpret his myths in whatever manner will most benefit their own status in this super-fubar set-up.</blockquote></span></div>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-71351938547776402032008-07-30T11:46:00.002-04:002008-07-30T11:50:21.344-04:00NASA: "It IS rocket science!"NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, speaking at EAA's AirVenture Oshkosh 2008:<br /><span class="entry-content">"This is rocket science. If we knew how to do it, it wouldn't be exploration."</span><br /><br />http://www.aero-news.net/Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-82564568959225549862008-06-06T12:51:00.001-04:002008-06-06T12:54:34.677-04:00Safari "Carpet Bomb" VulnerabilityAn excellent description of the <a href="http://www.dhanjani.com/archives/2008/05/safari_carpet_bomb.html">Safari Carpet Bomb</a> vulnerability.Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-34036796892612722112008-05-30T19:48:00.002-04:002010-01-02T09:48:08.965-05:00Chinese Etiquette: Key Concepts, Being Polite, Cultural DifferencesAnd now for the <a href="http://www.jazzviolin.com/china/2007/09/25/chinese-etiquette-gifts-giving-polite-cultural-differences/trackback/">Chinese</a> version:Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-73750637028516103282008-05-30T19:40:00.000-04:002008-05-30T19:42:09.179-04:0010 Japanese Customs You Must Know Before a Trip to JapanInteresting blog post <a href="http://matadorstudy.com/10-japanese-customs-you-must-know-before-a-trip-to-japan/">here</a>.Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-81307907624239737592008-05-12T11:45:00.002-04:002008-05-12T11:54:25.890-04:00XP SP3 problems on AMD-based HP/CompaQ systemsSee this <a href="http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx">blog</a>: http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2008/05/08/does-your-amd-based-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspxRoger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-77066738300942032192008-05-02T07:20:00.002-04:002008-05-02T07:24:24.004-04:00Reverse ColonialismI found this essay on a <a href="http://www.userfriendly.org">cartoon</a> website. I like the way the author thinks.<br /><br /><blockquote>I have always been of the mind that when you visit a foreign country you're the one that should make the effort to communicate with the locals. Speaking your birth tongue slower and louder doesn't make yourself any more understandable, it just makes you look like a jackass. The onus to learn the local language is even heavier if you're an immigrant. After all, you're the one asking for the privilege of becoming a part of someone else's community. That means you can bloody well learn the language; you don't even have to succeed, you just have to show that you're willing to try.<br /><br />And trying is the attitude that counts! I recognize that a lot of older folks immigrate to Canada, and it's a little tough for an 80-year old Mongolian granddad to become even quasi-fluent in English. But if he smiles and can say "hello" and "goodbye" and "thank-you" at least I'll know that he cares about his adoptive community enough to make the effort, which is what I expect from an immigrant.<br /><br />Hopefully a day will come when my wife and I can buy property in the Dominican Republic. They speak Spanish there, and as a result I will learn Spanish! The first phrase I learned was <span style="font-style: italic;">Lo siento, no comprende. Habla ingles?</span> Most of the time the local will say no, but will happily work with me to figure out a way to communicate with each other. He knows I want to try, and that his language is the one that rightfully takes precedence in his country.<br /><br />Those immigrants who refuse to learn the local language are in effect attempting to carve out an enclave, or colony, for themselves in their new country, an enclave where they can ignore all of the locals and in fact reject the community in which they live. I abhor this behaviour, as it serves only to erect walls within the community, and in this age of globalization that can't possibly end well. Make no mistake, if you're an immigrant to a nation that speaks a language other than your own, and you're so arrogant as to refuse to try to learn the local tongue, you should turn around and go home. We don't want you here, wherever "here" may be. And you can take your colonial arrogance home with you.</blockquote>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-26663472624832216412008-02-21T07:39:00.001-05:002008-02-21T07:39:13.177-05:00Mac Sounds as Musical InstrumentsSomeone has composed a song using (apparently) GarageBand and Mac alert sounds as instruments. Kinda cool.<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RAKXTvyYSfc&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RAKXTvyYSfc&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-11745131660130603882008-02-17T00:28:00.003-05:002008-02-21T17:23:51.026-05:00Book Banning in Loudoun SchoolsA story in <a href="http://www.dvorak.org/blog/wp-trackback.php?p=16092">Dvorak's</a> blog about a book banned by the Loudoun Schools Superintendent (Hatrick).<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Update:</span> The blog entry references a story at <a href="http://wtopnews.com/?nid=732&sid=1344191">WTOP</a>.</div>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-3009619826858619542008-02-02T09:24:00.001-05:002008-05-12T11:54:25.891-04:00A Cure for the "Free Public WiFi" viral SSID<span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=917021"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Description of the Wireless Client Update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From show notes for Security Now Episode <a href="http://www.grc.com/sn/notes-082.htm"> #82 </a>. Also see the show notes for Episode <a href="http://www.grc.com/sn/notes-081.htm">#81 </a>under "Disabling XP's default connection to AdHoc WiFi nodes", which requires the above update.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-67497895454631240822008-02-02T08:02:00.001-05:002008-02-02T21:59:40.116-05:00Freeze FramePublic performance art in Grand Central Station.<br />Very cool!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jwMj3PJDxuo&rel=1&border=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jwMj3PJDxuo&rel=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-28365990975169329042007-12-21T07:25:00.002-05:002008-12-11T17:23:11.718-05:00Osage Orange Christms Tree<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeToxiP5N82speFzMAHqme_zJuJ2jjmecAQpVKhtoc9sTBT7ACwe-BUq8uTqd4wEUOpr0KasaXCWlzOPi2LtfzSJUQ8IK96ofX86xdB6MX02T16FBUKuDUya3CHkmakqJ3knxLOM9vfZ0f/s1600-h/07121819_2-721274.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeToxiP5N82speFzMAHqme_zJuJ2jjmecAQpVKhtoc9sTBT7ACwe-BUq8uTqd4wEUOpr0KasaXCWlzOPi2LtfzSJUQ8IK96ofX86xdB6MX02T16FBUKuDUya3CHkmakqJ3knxLOM9vfZ0f/s320/07121819_2-721274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146401276471833714" border="0" /></a></p>While we were in Ohio over Thanksgiving, we collected some Osage Oranges to make Christmas decorations. Here is the result of Sally's creativity. The red berries are from Nandena (Heavenly bamboo).Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-48717080165638832572007-07-06T21:08:00.000-04:002007-07-06T21:16:10.669-04:00David Pogue is the Tom Lehrer of the 21st CenturyThis video is just too, too clever.<br /><br><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vniMR6Ez9cE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vniMR6Ez9cE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br><br />The lyrics are written down <a href="http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/iphone-the-musical-lyrics/">here.</a>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-4827883397563136762007-03-15T20:14:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:11.875-05:00Obituary of Donny Getzinger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb_VKUTPI00WrzjPxqz_hhfy_xbXF31vLpOMLWOuNHP2i8SijqGoUZO4jCSbHl61qHp6YczmvleVBjtdT0BHmm1bQYPnu7fTGujyFyZQi5DGifHAJQvP0E5r1wH4gqAxGqdd_BeFXLGjg/s1600-h/Donny+Getzinger.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb_VKUTPI00WrzjPxqz_hhfy_xbXF31vLpOMLWOuNHP2i8SijqGoUZO4jCSbHl61qHp6YczmvleVBjtdT0BHmm1bQYPnu7fTGujyFyZQi5DGifHAJQvP0E5r1wH4gqAxGqdd_BeFXLGjg/s320/Donny+Getzinger.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042310489723982418" /></a><br />Donald "Big D" Getzinger, 49, of Maumee, OH, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in the Medical University of Ohio surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 24, 1957, in Toledo to David and Marion (Meltzer) Getzinger. A dispatcher in the Construction Industry, Don was extensively involved with the Cub Scouts Pack 199, and was their official "Grillmaster." Don is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Julia (Richardson) Getzinger whom he married June 14, 1986; sons, Tim Long, David and Lucas Getzinger; grandchildren, Amanda and Cody Long; sisters, Georgianna Browning and Lauri (Richard) Lewandowski; brother, Michael Getzinger, and many loving nieces and nephews. Family and friends may gather Friday from 2:00 p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 7:00 p.m. in the Maison Dardenne Walker Funeral Home, 501 Conant St., Maumee OH. The family requests memorial contributions may be made to the Getzinger Family Scholarship Fund. <a href="http://www.walkerfuneralhomes.com/">www.walkerfuneralhomes.com</a>Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-83397607685089738932007-03-01T22:41:00.000-05:002008-12-11T17:23:12.117-05:00Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3 4.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w3uO7altGmi_0HB-PSt6nMLuLI1PmVnpaXd1Z5j6jrzNHGMWWm39di0Rqo2zCDtWxX1vviBCAOBnX7GOcF5W_WAHLpoRS9aTMPTDKsleURv6lehBu0PeHspnF7zD4YxYdKvxdCjL05jV/s1600-h/IMGP2512.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w3uO7altGmi_0HB-PSt6nMLuLI1PmVnpaXd1Z5j6jrzNHGMWWm39di0Rqo2zCDtWxX1vviBCAOBnX7GOcF5W_WAHLpoRS9aTMPTDKsleURv6lehBu0PeHspnF7zD4YxYdKvxdCjL05jV/s320/IMGP2512.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037169288033144338" /></a><br />This is another test, this time of the photo capability.Roger D. Parishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492524387022351690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202821706307237340.post-52386743447416282022007-02-27T22:26:00.000-05:002007-02-27T22:38:13.970-05:00This is a test; this is only a test.Trying an insert of HTML from iTunes. This is an "iMix" created by someone mourning the passing of radio station WHFS.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;"><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=149493666&s=143441&v0=575" target="_self"><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/spacer.gif" border="0" width="60" height="60" style="position:absolute; top:30px; left:12px;"/></a><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=149493666&s=143441&v0=575" target="_self"><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/spacer.gif" border="0" width="335" height="20" style="position:absolute; top:30px; left:75px;"/></a><a href="itms://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/publishedPlayListHelp?v0=575" target="_self"><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/spacer.gif" border="0" width="175" height="20" style="position:absolute; top:295px; left:130px;"/></a><embed src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/flash/feedreader.swf?feed=WebObjects/MZStoreServices.woa/ws/RSS/imix/html=false/imixid=149493666/sf=143441/xml?v0=575" quality="high" salign="lt" wmode="transparent" width="435" height="330" name="feedreader" align="top" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" ></embed></div>Roger D. 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