I don't need to be lumped with the "macs are the best group."  Actually, I see no quality difference between Macs and PC's, and I use both every day.  The real problem is Windows, which is an absolutely horrible operating system, and it will have the same problems on both machines.

 

Don't worry, I'm not lumping you in with anyone, that was natininja.  I just have never understood the point of the iMac, ever since my best friend in college bought one when they were first introduced.  I myself own both a Mac (Mac mini) and a PC.

 

What are your reasons for saying Windows is a horrible operating system, though?  I think it has come a long way in the last 10 years, and has reached a point where there's not much of a difference between it and the "superior" OS X in my opinion (and as a user of both).

The CDC has tips for preparing for the coming zombie apocalypse. In case anyone was worried and didn't know what to do to prepare.

 

http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp

The CDC has tips for preparing for the coming zombie apocalypse. In case anyone was worried and didn't know what to do to prepare.

 

http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp

 

Did zombies just jump the shark??

They forgot the 'double tap'

 

AJ93, you have inspired me

 

 

 

You go girls!!!!

What are tthe best public pools in Columbus? Doesn't Grandview have a nice pool?

The CDC has tips for preparing for the coming zombie apocalypse. In case anyone was worried and didn't know what to do to prepare.

 

http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp

 

I didn't see massive amount of firepower and an Escalade with a snowplow on the list... but it is good to know the CDC is looking at all possible scenarios.

I am getting no work done today, casino cruscading

^ you go pat -- good for you!

 

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how bout that mexican narcotank craze?

 

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/24/police-find-mexican-traffickers-narcotank/?hpt=C2

 

Worst case poison Ivy I've ever had! Can barely open my eyes .

I used to go through almost two weeks of misery every time I got near poison ivy. Finally someone told me that doctors usually can take care of it, so I went. He gave me a cortisone shot and a prescription for some sort of lotion that they compounded at the pharmacy. In less than 24 hours the itching stopped, and the lesions were gone in a few days. I'm guessing the lotion probably had cortisone in it, too, but I don't know.

 

For off-the-shelf remedies that help reduce the discomfort, you can take a high-potency B complex and apply a hydrocortisone ointment like Lanacort 10. That's effective especially in the early stages of an outbreak.

Worst case poison Ivy I've ever had! Can barely open my eyes .

 

Ummm, that's not poison ivy, dude. You're a zombie .

I'm lucky, poison ivy doesn't affect me at all. Get well soon.

Worst case poison Ivy I've ever had! Can barely open my eyes .

 

Ummm, that's not poison ivy, dude. You're a zombie .

 

Not enough blood on his face to be a zombie. I was thinking Mickey Rourke post "boxing career".

 

That looks like painful, David. Hope it gets better soon.

 

 

Worst case poison Ivy I've ever had! Can barely open my eyes .

 

Ummm, that's not poison ivy, dude. You're a zombie .

 

Not enough blood on his face to be a zombie. I was thinking Mickey Rourke post "boxing career".

 

That looks like painful, David. Hope it gets better soon.

 

 

 

He's probably in that transition phase between functional human, and the unsatiable, mindless yearning for human flesh. When he starts making repeated posts for UO members to bring their brains to the next forum meet, we'll know the transformation is complete.

Wasn't Mickey Rourke a wrestler, not boxer? You mean Mickey Ward? I dont care if you all see me at my worst, Ive heard it all so many times it rolls right off my back at this point, lol. Everywhere I go, work, Sunoco, "Damn man, you have a long night?" "You look like a bullfrog/alien, etc". My blistering got even worse than in that pic by the time I got to urgent care. I WAS pretty zombied out; I could be in the Guiness Book of World Records for recieving the strongest painkillers for allergic reactions.

 

I was just saying on facebook, how at the hospital they gave me an intramuscular steroid shot with this giant needle into my ass cheek. I felt like I was Mark McGuire or Barry Bonds in the locker room right before a game. I swear though, 6 hours after the injection, the swelling subsided 50%. Kinda has leveled off since but hopefully the Prednisone kicks in.

Damn David. You look like you're about to mutate in that pic. Hope it clears up soon.

Sooo....I was on a bike trail today by myself, and the day I decide to take the goofy looking flat repair kit off of my bike, I get a flat! I had already rode about 35 miles and I was heading back towards my car when I ran over a piece of glass which pierced my rear tire. I heard the air leaking, and my first thought was "oh fu**king sh*t, I still have about 20 miles to go!" After about 4 long miles into my walk of shame and simultaneously wondering wth I was going to do since it was quickly getting dark, an old white guy (probably mid 60s) and his wife riding recumbent bicycles asked me if I was having bike trouble.

 

I told him yeah, and he unzipped a large bag with all kinds of tool and gadgets and got my bike back on the road (long story short).

 

We ended up having a nice conversation while riding back to our cars, which last about 45 minutes. It kind of amazed me because we could not be more different from each other. I'm black, he's white, he's VERY religious, I'm not really religious, he's old, I'm young, etc. He was very interesting though; he told me a story about him getting hit by a car a few years ago and how blessed he feels to be alive. They are also here on vacation from Houghton, MI and he jokingly said they came here for the "tropical" weather.

 

I'm very appreicative of them stopping because if they didn't stop and assist me, I would have been royally f***ked. They are even on facebook, and he told me to send him a friend request and keep in contact with him. I guess good people still do exist.

I'm looking half way normal now. Thanks for the concern! Rob, I get it several times every year, I always have ointments and antihistamines on hand for it but they do very little for me since it forms big blisters before rashes. The only thing that helps is the shot and steroid pills from my experience. I don't understand why the blisters are always in the worst places. This year, my face. Last year, the bottom of my feet. I couldn't walk. You ever get large blisters from it? It's funny, whenever I meet someone, I've kinda made it a habit to shake their hand coming and going, or if it's a woman, I hug them good-bye. I keep doing that forgetting how repulsive it is when you're all blistered and rashed lol! Oops. It's actually not contageous though, you only get it from the plant from what a doctor told me. No one wants to take a chance on it though.

Sooo....I was on a bike trail today by myself, and the day I decide to take the goofy looking flat repair kit off of my bike, I get a flat! I had already rode about 35 miles and I was heading back towards my car when I ran over a piece of glass which pierced my rear tire. I heard the air leaking, and my first thought was "oh fu**king sh*t, I still have about 20 miles to go!" After about 4 long miles into my walk of shame and simultaneously wondering wth I was going to do since it was quickly getting dark, an old white guy (probably mid 60s) and his wife riding recumbent bicycles asked me if I was having bike trouble.

 

I told him yeah, and he unzipped a large bag with all kinds of tool and gadgets and got my bike back on the road (long story short).

 

We ended up having a nice conversation while riding back to our cars, which last about 45 minutes. It kind of amazed me because we could not be more different from each other. I'm black, he's white, he's VERY religious, I'm not really religious, he's old, I'm young, etc. He was very interesting though; he told me a story about him getting hit by a car a few years ago and how blessed he feels to be alive. They are also here on vacation from Houghton, MI and he jokingly said they came here for the "tropical" weather.

 

I'm very appreicative of them stopping because if they didn't stop and assist me, I would have been royally f***ked. They are even on facebook, and he told me to send him a friend request and keep in contact with him. I guess good people still do exist.

 

Isn't that weird? I experienced a couple instances like that. Driving in a blizzard, ended up in a ditch. A guy in a truck with a hitch comes out of nowhere and pulls me out. My friends and I got lost hiking in Red River Gorge.  We're all about to pass out from having no water and we approach some dirt rd. and flag down this guy had a 5 gallon tank of water in his car for no reason! I know what you mean, its great ro know there's people out there who are willing to help strangers. Too many people are afraid and assume bad intentions.

Sooo....I was on a bike trail today by myself, and the day I decide to take the goofy looking flat repair kit off of my bike, I get a flat! I had already rode about 35 miles and I was heading back towards my car when I ran over a piece of glass which pierced my rear tire. ...

 

I got a nice ole nail in my rear tire this afternoon.  I believe it was from one of the construction sites in University Circle. 

 

A little while before my tire found the nail.  I don't usually take pictures on my rides but since I did I might as well share it.

Sooo....I was on a bike trail today by myself, and the day I decide to take the goofy looking flat repair kit off of my bike, I get a flat! I had already rode about 35 miles and I was heading back towards my car when I ran over a piece of glass which pierced my rear tire. I heard the air leaking, and my first thought was "oh fu**king sh*t, I still have about 20 miles to go!" After about 4 long miles into my walk of shame and simultaneously wondering wth I was going to do since it was quickly getting dark, an old white guy (probably mid 60s) and his wife riding recumbent bicycles asked me if I was having bike trouble.

 

I told him yeah, and he unzipped a large bag with all kinds of tool and gadgets and got my bike back on the road (long story short).

 

We ended up having a nice conversation while riding back to our cars, which last about 45 minutes. It kind of amazed me because we could not be more different from each other. I'm black, he's white, he's VERY religious, I'm not really religious, he's old, I'm young, etc. He was very interesting though; he told me a story about him getting hit by a car a few years ago and how blessed he feels to be alive. They are also here on vacation from Houghton, MI and he jokingly said they came here for the "tropical" weather.

 

I'm very appreicative of them stopping because if they didn't stop and assist me, I would have been royally f***ked. They are even on facebook, and he told me to send him a friend request and keep in contact with him. I guess good people still do exist.

 

Isn't that weird? I experienced a couple instances like that. Driving in a blizzard, ended up in a ditch. A guy in a truck with a hitch comes out of nowhere and pulls me out. My friends and I got lost hiking in Red River Gorge.  We're all about to pass out from having no water and we approach some dirt rd. and flag down this guy had a 5 gallon tank of water in his car for no reason! I know what you mean, its great ro know there's people out there who are willing to help strangers. Too many people are afraid and assume bad intentions.

 

It took me almost fifty years to unlearn my upbringing (always assume the worst about other people until they prove otherwise, and set the bar high). I had tense relationships with co-workers and neighbors and in everyday life because my default attitude was defensive and I had "guilty until proven innocent" expectations of strangers. After a couple of years of contentious interactions in tech support for a large, diverse client workforce I learned that I was getting back what I was giving out. My technical competence was highly regarded by peers and managers, and it took me a while to understand that my boss had an ulterior motive when he assigned me to mentor a young black woman who joined our group. Charlene needed to get up to speed on the client's specific system configurations, but in a larger sense she mentored me.

 

Charlene always approached clients, even the hard-bitten, no-nonsense tough older admin assistants who worked for the senior executives, with a relaxed, friendly demeanor, and in most cases even if she wasn't able to immediately resolve their technical problem, she left them disarmed and, if not smiling, at least not scowling. On return visits they greeted her like a friend, and took to asking for her by name when they called the help desk. It would have taken a pretty tough case to provoke her to any kind of negtive reaction. She demonstrated to me that the Golden Rule applies to more than business ethics, and what you expect of people is pretty much what you'll get.

^RP, I kind of beared the same attitude as you for a while since I grew up in a somewhat "hoodish" area. My parents were always drilling the "don't mess with strangers" mindset in me because there were a lot of negatives to be found in relatively close proximity. I pretty much unlearned most of that though after going to college and being in settings with a diverse group of people, and becoming a lot more open-minded.

 

Honestly, it really touched me how helpful the couple was. Mind you, the setting wasn't in a residential or urban area, it was on a secluded stretch of a wooded bike trail; secluded enough that we witnessed deer and other wildlife freely walking around minding their own business. The couple could have easily taken a look at the bandana on my head (although a lot of cyclists wear them under helmets) or my tattoos, or even just seeing a young black male and dismissed me as a possible threat, but they did otherwise. He kept emhasizing that he's a Christian and that he's only doing what he's supposed to do, and that "we cyclists have to stick together." I can go on and on, but as I said before, I can't thank them enough for stopping.

Sick of hearing about everyone's happy Memorial Day vacations. My day sucked! Stuck inside.

Glad to hear the poison ivy is clearing up David. Mickey Rourke was the " The Wrestler" but he did have a go at boxing career and that is why he looks like he does now. Take a look at 9 1/2 weeks Mickey Rourke versus the wrestler Mickey Rourke to see what I mean. Age doesn't do that to your face, it takes some serious trauma.

 

In other random news, today is my last day at my old job.

^Hey congratulations. I've been thinking I need to find a new job, so that I can have that two week period where I'm employed, but have no real responsibilities.

 

I like my job, I think I'm just jonesing for another 2.5 hour lunch at Melt and the chance to drink beer in the middle of the day. It's so forbidden!

^ Thanks AJ. I am going from being a corporate cube dweller monkey at a Fortune 500 Utility to working for my dad and his partner as a Sales Rep. Basically I am their retirement plan. Unfortunately I won't have that 2 weeks because I have been working both jobs for the last month, using up my vacation days at the old one to do so. However depending on the client and situation beer for lunch is not out of the question.

 

I can't complain about my time here, I learned a lot and found out that I am actually much better at business than engineering. From a talent and interesting project perspective they were good to me, but with a half a promotion in 6 years after semi-screwing me on the way in based on potential  opportunity they lost me based on $ a long time ago....

Taking over the old man's business. That's the life for me. You get your own office, instant title, and you just spend the day talking into the fan.

 

I'm kidding. Sounds like a great opportunity. And with sales, you know that cold calling is the only way to go. Highly effective, and so gratifying!

Two thumbs up for Frontier Communications. I'd been experiencing problems with my FIOS connection starting about the time I put my new computer into service, and thought at first that I might have configured something wrong. Then, I tried my laptop and had the same difficulties even after bypassing my router and plugging directly into the Cat5 connection on the ONT (Optical Network Terminal). I called Frontier last night about 10:30 and went through everything with a tech, who rebooted and checked everything from their end, still without connection. He said they'd send a tech on site in the morning, and sure enough, the field tech called about 8 a.m. and then showed up about 8:30.

 

Right away he noticed that I still had the D-Link router that came with the installation in 2006, and said those weren't very good routers to begin with, and now they're obsolete. He connected a new one, and also replaced the outdated ONT with a new one. He called his office to tell someone what changes he had made, and in just a couple of minutes my internet and email connected. Now it seems even quicker and more stable that it was before I started having trouble.

 

Then, he looked at the fiber line that comes in from the pole in the alley -- hanging off a neighbor's house, draped across the roof of another neighbor's garage, and tied off to the gable on my garage before reaching my house. He got the ladder off his truck and spent about an hour rerouting the cable from the pole in the alley to a pole at the corner of my back yard to my house, without involving any other structures.

 

Nice guy, polite, capable, and efficient and made an extra effort to be sure everything was right. It's my only experience so far with Frontier customer service, and on this one I'd have to give them an "exceeds expectations."

Taking over the old man's business. That's the life for me. You get your own office, instant title, and you just spend the day talking into the fan.

 

I'm kidding. Sounds like a great opportunity. And with sales, you know that cold calling is the only way to go. Highly effective, and so gratifying!

 

Don't forget that I get to catch client's desks on fire too!

 

Taking over the old man's business. That's the life for me. You get your own office, instant title, and you just spend the day talking into the fan.

 

I'm kidding. Sounds like a great opportunity. And with sales, you know that cold calling is the only way to go. Highly effective, and so gratifying!

 

Don't forget that I get to catch client's desks on fire too!

 

 

I'll tell you what, you can take a good look at a butcher's a** by sticking your head up there, but wouldn't you rather take his word for it?

Rob, I find it pathetic that your ONT and router are outdated already yet Ohio still doesn't have Fibre Optic infrastructure. D-link routers are notoriously crappy but I know with Verizon Fios their routers are great b/c the modem is built right in. I just can't for the life of me understand why they don't have wireless set-top boxes. It's funny how some equipment is much more advanced than others.

I'm so excited!  I'm going to be an Aunt!  My baby brother and his g/f are expecting their first baby!

Congrats!

Congrats Emmie!  You'll love it.  I've been an Uncle for 14 months now.  Such and exciting experience.

 

Off topic:  I OFFICIALLY LIVE IN CINCINNATI FULL TIME!!!!  It's only taken six years but I'm finally in the most glorious city in the country.  Salsa on the Square anyone?

Congrats Emmie!  You'll love it.  I've been an Uncle for 14 months now.  Such and exciting experience.

 

Off topic:  I OFFICIALLY LIVE IN CINCINNATI FULL TIME!!!!  It's only taken six years but I'm finally in the most glorious city in the country.  Salsa on the Square anyone?

 

Congrats, Emmie!

 

And congrats, ProkNo5! Now you need to change "Living and Loving Milwaukee"! ;)

Congrats Emmie!  You'll love it.  I've been an Uncle for 14 months now.  Such and exciting experience.

 

Off topic:  I OFFICIALLY LIVE IN CINCINNATI FULL TIME!!!!  It's only taken six years but I'm finally in the most glorious city in the country.  Salsa on the Square anyone?

 

Congrats, Emmie!

 

And congrats, ProkNo5! Now you need to change "Living and Loving Milwaukee"! ;)

 

 

Oh crap, you're right!  Now what should it be?  Damn, I hate changing stuff like that.

Might I suggest this for your consideration.  Instead of it saying "Living and Loving Milwaukee" it could instead say "Living and Loving Cincinnati". 

I finally got around to trying Chipotle for the first time this weekend.  A group of friends and I ate there yesterday, and I had it again today, and I have to say I find it be extremely overrated. I know I'm probably in the minority, but their food is not all that great and it also tastes very bland (unlike real Mexican food). They also give insanely large portions; their burritos are practically like a brick. I think part of the reason why so many people like Chipotle is that it has a little bit of "status" attached to it, kind of like Starbucks. Both fall into the same category IMO.

Finally, someone agrees with me!  I've been saying the same thing about Chipotle being bland for years and everyone thinks I'm nuts.

Chipotle is horrible.  Their burritos are half butter/rice and the other half whatever else.

And the whatever else has no taste.

Chipotle is horrible.  Their burritos are half butter/rice and the other half whatever else.

Horrible? I can see bland but horrible? CDM with your  food IQ I would think you would be able to order up something that met your standards. Shameless Plug here for one of my local favorites, Clevelanders check out El Tango on MadisonAve in Lakewood for a great burrito.

 

I think one of selling points of Chipolte is that the ingredients are pretty high quality compared to other fast food joints. People just put them together in god awful combinations. A pound of Rice, chicken and cheese wrapped up in a tortilla? Gross.

 

The pork and shredded beef are worlds better than their grilled chicken.

Horrible is the word I would use for Chipotle.  "Bland" is what I'd use for those church wafers of Jesus.

Hater..

I'm with CDM. It's horrible. It's a wet, luke warm mess.

I guess that I have been eating it too long to notice....oh well, more for me...

You know, you guys are right now that I think about it. I never really had an opinion on Chipotle. It's because there's nothing going on, isn't it?

I'm so excited!  I'm going to be an Aunt!  My baby brother and his g/f are expecting their first baby!

 

I hope you like baby-sitting because I think that's going to be your new calling! ;-)