Migraines Suck!

I know it has been a while since I last posted and this has been for good reason. I have been busy and this is not a bad thing...

Life happens and as we get busy we tend to have to prioritize our needs and perform them as time allows. This is all well and good until something happens that throws a monkey wrench in the works and take you out for a day (of more in some cases).

Saturday was our U6 Boys Soccer Team's second official game of the season. Normally I would stay for my future step-daughters U10 Girls game but this time I had to jet back to be there for the Dish Network installer as we switched from DirecTV to Dish (Long story and a whole other Blog Post).

I got back and started watching a movie while waiting for the 2 hour window to expire for the install to arrive. The window was supposed to be from 1pm-3pm but they didn't arrive until 3:41pm.

Once they were there I went outside and basically walked them through their own install and told them to just reuse the "Perfect-Vision" cable from DirecTV since the how was already pre-wired for that. They did and they were still there for 2 hours.

During that time I must have developed a migraine but I didn't feel it at the time, all I felt was hot, clammy and just generally shitty.

At about 5:30pm I went to bed and was there until about 1:30pm Sunday. Vomiting and nose bleeds... It sucked.

Now I am okay but I really have to apologize to my Fiancee and her kids for being a grump.

More later.

Dawg

End of the PC?

Since HP's announcement that it intends to get out of the Consumer PC market many people are quick to call this the "End of the PC" epoch.

I don't think this is the case at all.

Let's look at the numbers:

• Apple has sold 28.7 million iPads since March of 2010
• Apple definitely has market share in the Tablet PC department

But...

• Apple has a fairly small share of the Notebook / Netbook market
• a very small number of people have an iPad or Tablet PC
• Compare the 28.7 million iPads sold to the over 400 million Windows 7 licenses Microsoft has sold since July of 2009.

The problem, it seems, is not that the Tablet PC is taking over the PC (Desktop / Laptop) market but that the issue is varied for the top PC manufacturers.

• The economy is surely to blame for the majority of the Consumer PC Manufacturer woes
• Microsoft is not releasing Windows 8 until late 2012 and this does seem to stagnate the market
• The latter has been killing PC sales since the mid-90's.

I think that we will be seeing our friend the PC for quite some time; at least until the Tablet PC gets faster and more affordable.

Until next time!

Dawg!

Feeling a little nostalgic…

I am feeling a little but nostalgic for some old school punk rock. I am listening to Snuff right now but was also listening to old Bad Religion and some Conflict.

If you haven’t heard of these bands then I suggest that you check them out.

Snuff (Nick Northern – Live): YouTube Video

Conflict (Against all Odds Part II) – YouTube Video

Bad Religion (Billy) – YouTube Video

There are soooooo many more bands that have influenced and shaped my life and psyche. Too many to name here….

Dawg!

Perseids

Last night we drove out into the Mojave Desert on a search for the best place to view the Perseid Meteor Shower but sadly, because of the Full Moon and the lackluster performance it was only a social gathering, which was okay.

I remember going out to Angeles Crest Hwy and watching the Perseids and the Leonids and they were way better.

More later...

Dawg.

Today is the first day of the U6 Soccer season for this team. We will be having our Parent Meeting today to get all of the Auth Forms filled out and make sure all of the kids have their shin guards.

I am still waiting to get my Auth from AYSO, pending the background check but other than that I am all set.

More later.

Dawg.

Soccer

So I have completed my Certification to be a U6 Soccer Coach, the youngest AYSO Soccer group.

Her son, Nate, will be in this team and I will be the Assistant Coach.

This promises to be interesting and possibly difficult.

More later.

Dawg

TV Shows

I wanted to take a few minutes and talk about some really kewl TV Shows that are on currently.

Alphas / SyFy Channel - This is a show about people with extraordinary abilities (Similar to Heroes but more realistic... kinda) The premise is a group of "Alphas", as they are called by the good protagonist Doctor, work for the FBI to help catch "bad" Alphas who use their abilities for evil. This is actually a pretty good show.

Torchwood - Miracle Day / Starz - This show is a kind of reboot of the original Torchwood from the BBC. This time the good Capitan is now Mortal and the rest of humanity is immortal. The opening is that One Day No One Dies, and the Next day, and the Next, etc... The new slogan from the last episode is Dead is Dead and is from opponents of the people who have technically died but are not dead. Interesting show and some nice political commentary.

Falling Skies / TNT - Steven Spielberg's TV project about aliens who have come to earth to invade and take over by killing adults and enslaving children by hooking them up to spine looking "Harnesses" that allow them to control the kids. Noah Wiley from ER stars. Awesome show!!

Looking forward to...

Terra Nova

Until next time, True believers!!!

Dawg