As many of you might have known, Marcy, Breanna and I recently spent 12 days in my home town of Cleveland. We made a prolonged stay of going back for my 10 year reunion, and loved every minute of it. I want to say a quick thanks to all those who met us out or invited us into their homes. We had a blast. In pretty much the order we saw you, thanks to Rick, Nate, Dawn, Dave, Chris, Dave, Jen, Jen, Cathy, Dylan, Jill & Matt. Thanks also to my parents, grandmother, and my sister. We can't wait to see you all again.
While we were there, Marcy discovered that a log cabin stood down near the flats which is a replica of her 7th Grandfather's cabin he built being the first settler in Cleveland. We took a trip down there to see it. You can check out the photos here. I've included some history, not much, but some, of Lorenzo Carter's first cabin in the narration of the pictures. Feel free to peruse them.
Friday, August 15, 2003
Thursday, August 14, 2003
Ping-Pong on Crack
Who said Ping Pong isn't entertaining. Check out this movie to see this sometimes made fun of sport, like you've never seen it before...
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Update Windows Lately?
If you haven't, update now. A new worm is on the loose, and you don't even need to open an email to be infected. If you are running Windows NT, 2000 or XP you are most likely vulnerable to it's attack. I found that out yesterday first hand when my brother in law Bobby's computer was acting funny. If infected it will slow your computer down, not let you run Windows update, and will run a maliscious script on the 16th (supposedly) that may crash your computer completely. The following link will provide you with more symptoms, and what you can do if you find you are infected. Please read. Symantec Security Response - W32.Blaster.Worm
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Saturday, August 02, 2003
Things my mother never told me...
I thought that since we're at home visiting my parents, this was a relevent entry:
Smile, it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.
Sex is like air, it's not important unless you aren't getting any.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyways.
If vegetable oil is made of vegetables, what is baby oil made of?
No guts, no glory, no brain, same story.
Cocaine is gods way of telling you that you make too much money.
If quitters never win, and winners never quit, then who is the fool who said "Quit while you're ahead"?
If you don't die from it -- it is healthy.
If everything is going well, you don't know what the hell is Going on.
One good turn gets most of the blankets.
It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
Duct tape is like the force -- there is a light and a dark side and it holds the universe together.
There are three kinds of people -- those who can count and those who can't.
It is not what a teenager knows that bothers his parents, it is how he found out.
Since blue and white are the international sign for handicapped, what does that say about the Iowa license plates?
Smile, it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.
Sex is like air, it's not important unless you aren't getting any.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyways.
If vegetable oil is made of vegetables, what is baby oil made of?
No guts, no glory, no brain, same story.
Cocaine is gods way of telling you that you make too much money.
If quitters never win, and winners never quit, then who is the fool who said "Quit while you're ahead"?
If you don't die from it -- it is healthy.
If everything is going well, you don't know what the hell is Going on.
One good turn gets most of the blankets.
It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
Duct tape is like the force -- there is a light and a dark side and it holds the universe together.
There are three kinds of people -- those who can count and those who can't.
It is not what a teenager knows that bothers his parents, it is how he found out.
Since blue and white are the international sign for handicapped, what does that say about the Iowa license plates?
Friday, July 25, 2003
RIAA Crackdown
Wow, I never thought it would go this far. The subpoenas have been sent to the ISP's. Are you a target of the RIAA. You could be heavily fined if you are still sharing music on your computer. Amazing but true. There's also a list here of user names included in the first batch of subpoenas, if you are using kazaa, you better see if you are on this list (and contact your attorney):
TechTV | RIAA Hit List
TechTV | RIAA Hit List
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Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Ruh Roh
RIAA suing music sharing users
I for one am sure glad I don't use any file sharing programs.....(click, click, delete). This may be a little extreme but I do suppose it's better than Orren Hatch's proposal of nuking computers found to be sharing files.
I for one am sure glad I don't use any file sharing programs.....(click, click, delete). This may be a little extreme but I do suppose it's better than Orren Hatch's proposal of nuking computers found to be sharing files.
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Sunday, July 20, 2003
Good Advise
We get so much bad information in our e-mail boxes everyday that I find it a shock when I get good advise forwarded to me. The funny thing about it is I still felt the necessity to check it out online just to make sure it was true. It is, so I copy this bit of very good advice to you:
Subject: Very good advise from an attorney
A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:
* The next time you order checks have only your initials (instead of first name) and last name put on them.
* If someone takes your check book, they will not know if you sign your checks with just your initials or your first name, but your bank will know how you sign your checks.
* When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.
* Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home one. Never have your SS# printed on your checks (DUH!) you can add it if it is necessary. But, if you have it printed, anyone can get it.
* Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine, do both sides of each license, credit card, etc., You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel.
* Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad.
* We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a name, address, Social Security number, credit cards, etc.
Unfortunately I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more.
*But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know: We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them easily.
* File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where it was stolen, this proves to credit providers you were diligent, and is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
But here's what is perhaps most important: (I never even thought to do this).
Call the three national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and Social Security number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name.
The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done.
There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend. (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them in their tracks.
The numbers are:
Equifax: 1-800-525-6285 Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742 Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
Subject: Very good advise from an attorney
A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:
* The next time you order checks have only your initials (instead of first name) and last name put on them.
* If someone takes your check book, they will not know if you sign your checks with just your initials or your first name, but your bank will know how you sign your checks.
* When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.
* Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home one. Never have your SS# printed on your checks (DUH!) you can add it if it is necessary. But, if you have it printed, anyone can get it.
* Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine, do both sides of each license, credit card, etc., You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel.
* Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad.
* We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a name, address, Social Security number, credit cards, etc.
Unfortunately I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more.
*But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know: We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them easily.
* File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where it was stolen, this proves to credit providers you were diligent, and is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
But here's what is perhaps most important: (I never even thought to do this).
Call the three national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and Social Security number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name.
The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done.
There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend. (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them in their tracks.
The numbers are:
Equifax: 1-800-525-6285 Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742 Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
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