Seeing this GIF really brought me back to the days of my Nintendo and Sega Genesis. Seemed like every sports video game had at least one play that was unstoppable. They play if executed properly would always result in a touch down, home run or goal. I vividly remember Joe Montana’s Sports Talk Football, and utilizing the Fake Punt or Fake Field Goal on first down, resulting in a long Touch down. The voice over announcer would proclaim “It’s First Down and I Can’t Believe it… It’s a Fake…” I could spend the entire game executing the same two plays and dominating friends or the computer.

The NHL ’94 side-ways S move that always left the puck in the back of the net. I recall being disappointed with games that didn’t result in at least 20 goals. NHL 93 had a similar play where you could take the puck down the side and pass back to the center for a one touch into the goal.

Perhaps it was just me, but finding these perfect plays were just a part of the video game experience. I don’t think they ruined the game, but just taught game developers to do some serious beta testing and not rely on simple game logic. Now a days these glitches are near impossible to find. In fact I gave up 10 years ago… but the ones that I discovered still have a special memories.

It was always our goal as video gamers to discover these cheese moves first and perfect them before anyone else. It appears as though this guy has done just that.

Where was the Bad Robot!

During the episode with Mother and Jacob, hearing ‘All answers just Lead to more questions’ I was going into the final episode I believe that many of the questions and mysteries of the Island and the characters would never be answered, but still hoped for some closure on some of the big ones.

Unanswered Questions:

1. What was the Man in Black’s name?
2. What was with the ‘special powers’ some characters such as Hurley had?
3. Why didn’t Ben go into the church at the end? Where was Walt, Michael, Anna Lucia, Mr. Echo, etc?
4. What was the Cave of Light?
5. Time Travel… still… really?
6. What was with the numbers and why did they find Hurley?
7. What was with the Dharma Polar Bear and Dolphin Enclosures
8. Where can I download Drive Shaft’s single ‘You All Everybody’, cause its been stuck in my head.

The worst part of the night had to be the very end, when the local news cut in before the ‘Bad Robot’ closing sequence to tell us about a weak aftershock that happened during the show. Lame….

Originally when I set out to buy a beach cruiser I started going through countless Craigslist classifieds of stolen beach cruisers for sale. So many different shapes, sizes and states of disrepair. I thought it would be fun and economical to buy a cheap used one, sand it down to the frame and do it up right.

After visiting BeachBike.com‘s shop in San Diego, those thought were quickly dismissed. Kinda… I found a SixThreeZero Urban Man 3 Speed. I really should say Brandie saw it because it was purple and she thought it was a girls bike. After speaking to the store guy, he told us how the purplish color was a mistake and because of that it was discounted close to $100. With the brown leather seat and grips I was sold. I would buy the discounted bike and paint it.

That weekend, I pulled the bike apart down to the frame. I couldn’t get the chain or main pedal / spoke assembly off so I taped it up. After a light sanding, I slowly painted layer after layer of Black Metallic paint. It took about a can and a half and the greater part of the day to finally get the bike fully covered. I probably should of continued, finishing off that can of paint, but it was looking sick and I wanted to get it back together.

I just realized this picture sucks, so I’ll add some new ones later.

Catching the bus at Sutter & Powell the MTA driver asked us where we were going. After hearing we were going to the Golden Gate he suggested we stay on at the toll plaza, cross the bridge with him and he’d show us something beautiful on the other side. A little creaped out and confused at first we saw him tell passenger after passenger the same thing. So we went with it. The Golden Gate Toll Plaza came and went.

After crossing the bridge we tool a left up a steep hill into the Marin Headlands, a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. We immediately recognized the view point where most tourists captured views of the Golden Gate Bridge. Still climbing up we entered a passs and were exposed to some of the greenest hills I’ve encountered in California. With some random stops, that I don’t believe were bus stops along the way we then passed a Nike Missile Site at Fort Barry. Now decommissioned the Nike Missile sites across the country were antiaircraft sites built in the 50′s for the cold war. We eventually caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a hidden beach and lagoon. The bus worked its way down the mountain sides to Rodeo Beach, where about a hundred surfers and dog owner took advantage of the beach and the water. To the south there was a rock formation that looked a lot like the closing scene from Goonies. There appeared to be countless hiking trails branching off from this stop to take advantage of

The Marin Headlands were definitely a treat. The next time we are in the bay area, we plan on taking advantage of this park, the trails and the beach front. We’re hoping we can take Cooper next time.

Rice-A-Roni... the San Francisco Treat....

So I’d love to give Brandie a similar experience for her first trip to the Bay Area. We’ve pulled together a list of the attractions that we’d like to take in on the 3 day weekend trip. I’m not renting a car and we’ll probably take BART into the city. Doing a little searching I found an awesome Google City Tour for Union Square. Only in Google Labs they allow you to create and save walking tours of several cities. Thus far here’s our check list of places to see and things to do:

• Golden Gate Bridge
• Fisherman’s Warf
• Pier 39
• Ghirardelli Square
• Cable Car Ride
• Alcatraz
• Union Square
• Chinatown
• Golden Gate Park

At the heart of Oliver’s work is an assault on the obesity epidemic: The CDC states that one in four Americans are considered obese. It is estimated that 43 percent of Americans, or 103 million people, will be obese by 2018. The cost of this epidemic is anticipated to reach $344 billion per year. It currently accounts for almost 10 percent of the yearly US health care costs, and that rate will rise to 21 percent by 2018. WHO’s latest projections indicate that, globally in 2005, approximately 1.6 billion adults were overweight and projects that by 2015, that figure will rise to 2.3 billion.

TED Prize winner announced!

This is one of the best TED talks I’ve seen to date. I recommend you watch it, preach it and spread it through all the social media networks you can. The TV show, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, will debut March 26th.

and on that note…. time for a diet.

Money Tree - Pachira Aquatica

A money tree is really some swamp tree that grows in Central and South America. Its nick name comes from the 5 leaves on each branch representing the 5 Feng Shui elements, Water, Earth, Fire, Metal and Wood. Many growers will also grow 5 trees in one pot and intertwine their trucks into one tree. Many people also believe it brings luck and money.

Ikea only had 3-4 left and they were all looking pretty pathetic, so I decided to wait until they go their next shipment in. But I’ve walked across the street 3-4 times now and nothing. The Money Trees were replaced with some soft of ficus and palm plants. You always want what you can’t have, so I’ve now been searching. Nothing close at Lowes, Target or the Nursery near my office. I’ve heard rumors about Home Depot or Walmart carrying them, but haven’t ventured that way yet.

I WILL find my Money Tree, and it better be worth the search and effort.

I always though Mt.Dew had surpassed Jolt in caffeine, but guess not. The race goes on, but all of this still seems pretty weak next to Powerthirst.

http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1761896&fullscreen=1

The grouping are what really surprised me the most. They grouped all of my high school classmates together, my brothers buddies, Cancervax & OG co-workers, and evenly my cousins in bama and texas. Pretty cool. The more links between my friend a person has the larger they appear and likely hood to have their own grouping.

The interactive features of the java base application are the most astonishing, being able to drag and drop contacts and watch the links drag and reorganize the content. It doesn’t appear that the application wasn’t designed for Facebook, but it works nicely with the data available.

External Links:

• TouchGrpah
• TouchGraph
• My TouchGraph