Video of the Day

This is simply the best flight simulator video I've ever seen.

It's Woot-Off Friday!

One of my favorite one-item-for-sale-a-day sites it Woot.com. Today they are having one of their woot-offs. Basically, rather than having just one item for sale today, they'll keep putting new items up when the previous item sells out.

Some great deals can be had...check it out here.

My latest gaming obsessions

I'm currently playing in 2 new pre-order betas, Hellgate London and Team Fortress 2. Due to non-disclosure agreements, or actually my lack of knowledge of their content, I won't go into too much detail. But, l'm sure the developers won't mind if I gush a bit about each.

Hellgate London
I was (and still am) a huge Diablo fan, both the first and second iterations. I've been waiting patiently for a replacement for that game way too long. Sure, there's been Sacred and Titan Quest, both very good action RPGs, but I believe Hellgate London to be the true successor. Created by many of the same guys that worked on D2, I have very high hopes that this one will really do it for me. I'll post more on this when the NDA lifts and the actual game ships.

Team Fortress 2
If you know anything about Team Fortress Classic, released way back during the years following the original Half Life release, you already know what Team Fortress 2 is all about, online co-op play. TF2 is probably the one and only online FPS I can actually do fairly well in. At my age, trying to run and gun just doesn't work anymore. I end up being more of a easy kill then helping out my team. The support classes (medic and engineer) offer me the chance to contribute without need for lightening fast reflexes. There's no doubt that this game will be a huge hit and one of my personal favorites for quite some time. Once the game goes live, I'll post more.

Insane RC Pilot

Not only is this plane very large and realistic, the pilot demonstrates some amazing piloting skills.

Check out this video via Gizmodo

Taladega this weekend

For you racing fans, this one is a no-brainer. We all know why we watch the races at Taladega and Daytona, we want to see the "Big One". I'm sure this weekend will not disappoint. The only question will be which of the chasers will get taken out.

With my boy Mark Martin no longer running a full time schedule, I've been having a hard time getting excited about any of those in the final chase. I'll admit though that I'm sort of pulling for Jeff Gordon. I used to really dislike the guy, but I've warmed up to him in the last few years. I love big come backs and seeing him one another chamionship would be cool.

Here's a schedule of the weekend NASCAR events:

Friday [All on Speed Channel, All times ET]
Nextel Cup Practice: 12:00 - 1:00
Craftsman Truck Qualifying: 1:00 - 2:30
Nextel Final Practice: 3:30 - 4:30

Saturday [Truck on Speed, Nextel on ABC, All times ET]
Craftsman Truck Mountain Dew 250: 4:00 - 6:30
Nextel Cup UAW-Ford 500: 2:00 - 6:00

Let's start off with some humor

U.S. Marine Corps Rules:

1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.
3. Have a plan.
4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work.
5. Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with
a "4."
7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is
expensive.
8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal
preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They
will only remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to
shoot.

Navy SEALS Rules:

1. Look very cool in sunglasses.
2. Kill every living thing within view.
3. Adjust Speedo.
4. Check hair in mirror.

U.S. Army Rangers Rules:

1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pound rucksack while starving.
2. Locate individuals requiring killing.
3. Request permission via radio from "Higher" to perform killing.
4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted.
5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound rucksack while starving.

U.S. Army Rules:

1. Select a new beret to wear.
2. Sew patches on right shoulder.
3. Change the color of beret you decide to wear.

US Air Force Rules:

1. Have a cocktail.
2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner.
3. See what's on HBO.
4. Ask "what is a gunfight?"
5. Request more funding from Congress with a "killer" PowerPoint presentation.
6. Wine & dine 'key' Congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives.
7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets.
8. Declare the assets "strategic" and never deploy them operationally.
9. Hurry to make 1345 tee-time.

US Navy Rules:

1. Go to Sea.
2. Drink Coffee.
3. Watch porn.
4. Deploy the Marines.

Welcome!

Why start a blog?

Well I guess it’s because I like to write. Not necessarily because I write well, I just like to write. I also like to pass on interesting information on subjects that excite me. I don’t think what I have to say will be important to a great many people; my life surely is boring compared to most. I think I’m hoping that sharing my thoughts and discoveries with the world will in some way be liberating, or even help me find some type of online community I can relate to.

I plan to discuss just about anything in this space and I implore you the reader to do the same. The comment section is there for your use, please use it!

So, thanks for reading and hopefully I’ll be posting information interesting enough to keep you coming back for more.