Astronomer

Sending positive thoughts your way Viprz. Really hoping that all goes well.

Happy birthday, belted! I hope the little lady made your day special! ("Little Lady" is his nickname for his left hand ).

From one gas-bag to another, welcome to the >XI< clan, sir!

Speaking as a weather geek, that's awesome! Also check out the Weather underground's "Wundermap" at http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/ 1000's of personal weather stations provide info in real-time, including my backyard Davis Vantage Pro 2 weather station.

Still, everyone should upgrade NOW. Anti-malware is fine - every third-party antivirus/anti-malware app will still work, but the critical thing is that security patches will no longer be developed and released. The vulnerability holes will get bigger and bigger over time. If anyone thinks XP is a hackers target now, just wait until the patches and fixes stop coming. The OS is 13 years old. Time to dig a deep hole, thank it for its service, and give it a dignified burial.

You, sir, are "da man"!

I live in SW Ontario, Canada, about half-way between Detroit MI, and Buffalo NY, and this has been the coldest winter in over 20 years, and much like the winters that I remember as a kid growing up on Canada's east coast on Cape Breton Island in the 1970's. I'm on my second gas-can for my snow blower already. Last year I used maybe a half can. I've also worn my arctic-rated parka almost every day since late December. Last year I wore it 5-6 times. Another hobby of mine is meteorology, extreme weather being my focus. I'm 6 followers shy of 1000 on my regional extreme weather FaceBook page. I did a deep dig into the weather and climate models a few days ago and it looks like this unseasonably cold weather will keep much of eastern Canada and the US Midwest in its grip until at least March 20, just in time for Spring. Today is the first day of Meteorological Spring. I tell that to folks I know and get dirty looks. I even get nasty language thrown at me when I mention how long the cold will last... ...and I'm finally tired of it. My running program is on hold until we get temperatures consistently below -8°C (17.5°f). I spent a good part of the early afternoon today trying out new drivers at a local golf shop (I have my eye on a TaylorMade SLDR driver when my tax refund comes in). I can't wait for the local courses to open, but with frost down to 4.5 feet, it might not be until late May or early April before the local courses open. In 2012, we had temperatures of 26°C (79°F) in late March. Not this year!

...and this is darned creative, and epic:

HILARIOUS!

Sure, it's old, but it's a classic!

Me too, all of a sudden. I could connect just fine an hour ago.

Me too, all of a sudden. I could connect just fine an hour ago.

For the men's game today, our company president, an awesome lady, brought in beer and pizza. The game was playing on the big TV in the lounge, on the projector in the main boardroom, and on the big screen behind our reception desk.

Very nice rig. Love the case and customizations! Congratulations on the build, sir.

The full movie is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d53P0P-tmZ0

...or Monty Python's "Life of Brian"

Holy crap those were funny!!!

LOL!!!

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/forensics/1282186 Isaiah 53:2-12 "There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him."

I saw that! I thought it was a first-year film school project fueled by bad weed!

Pass.