Daniel Heramb

Timeout by choice

Daniel — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:26:31 +0000

Chase is definitely in the "no" phase. The answer to everything now-a-days is "no". Finally, Carrie got tired of it and told him he was going to go to timeout if he kept answering no. So, what does he do...? He goes and sits in timeout and says no.

Father’s Day 2011

Daniel — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:21:23 +0000

This weekend has been fairly relaxing. In between taking care of a sick Chase, and driving to eat lunch with my dad, I got to watch some of Rory McIlroy's historic win at the US Open. That kid has a bright future in front of him.

Still waiting to hear how James' team did in their Lexington, SC baseball tournament.

Oh yeah, Chase got his third hair cut today. Thanks Nana!

Kisses for Daddy

Daniel — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:39:29 +0000

While working from home today (due to everyone having the flu), Chase decided he wanted to get up in my lap and help me draw out the logic for a function I was working on. While in my lap, I figured out that I could ask him for kisses and he would lean his head back and wait for me to give him one. I thought it was cute, so I got a little video of it.

Sporting Clays results

Daniel — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:15:51 +0000

Steve, Matt and I took a trip up to Dawsonville, GA to do a round of sporting clays at Etowah Valley Sporting Clays Park. It was our first time, and none of us was very familiar with shotguns in general, but the man at the counter took the time to explain the guns and the course to us. He even closed the shop for a few minutes to drive us down to the first station, teach us how to use the clay shooters and give us a few pointers on how to shoot. Overall, we had a great time and will be returning soon.

Results (Out of 50 clays):
Daniel - 6
Matt - 10
Steve - 24 (and he's the one with the worst eye-sight?!)

My first gun

Daniel — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:45:46 +0000

After going hunting a few weeks ago, I decided I was ready to take the plunge and buy my first gun. At first I thought I wanted a rifle, but then I realized that you can actually hunt more seasons with a shotgun so I changed my mind. Originally I figured I'd just buy a cheaper gun and then upgrade later once I learned a little more about them, but after looking for a while, I stumbled upon a great deal on a new Benelli Franchi I-12 on GunBroker.com and jumped on it.

More info and reviews on the Franchi
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Went in for a cleaning and they pulled a tooth!

Daniel — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:22:30 +0000

So I go to probably the best dentist office in Atlanta, and a few days ago I went in for my normal 6-month cleaning. Of course they offered me the laughing gas, which I politely declined like always, but then just before they started they asked if I wanted my 5th wisdom tooth pulled. I then replied, "Sure, if you can do it here". As I'm getting my teeth checked out by the dentist, he starts joking about pulling a prank like in "The Hangover". Finally, as I'm going in to get the tooth pulled, one of the assistants "talks me into" trying the laughing gas. It did its job in loosening me up and starting the numbing process for a procedure that took all of 21 seconds.

Hunting in South Alabama

Daniel — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:44:25 +0000

A few weekends ago I was invited to go to south Alabama to participate in a deer drive. For those who don't know what that is...

You basically send 20+ guys out into the woods with shotguns to stand 200 yards apart. You then send the rest of the guys to other end of the property to hoot and holler as they walk back toward the standers trying to rustle up any deer between them.

The entire weekend was a blast, from the poker tournament at the camp, to sharing stories around the fire pit, to getting in trouble for going to the local pool hall, to the actual drive itself. During the drive I did see three deer, and took two shots at them. The first shot made me lose my footing and fall back against the tree I was leaning against. After gathering myself and quickly aiming the gun in the general direction of the deer again, I fired which second shot. The second shot, to my complete surprise, must have grazed one of the deer because we found a blood trail that we followed across a creek and through two fields for about a mile until it began getting dark and the trail dried up.

Justin Bieber trailers

Daniel — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:56:53 +0000

So apparently Justin Bieber is releasing a movie just in time for Valentine's day next year. Great timing seeing how every girl between the ages of 8 and 15 will probably make her "boyfriend" take her to see it.

Below are the real trailer, a Jimmy Kimmel version of the trailer, and a fan that did a better job on the trailer than even the real one.

Real Trailer

Jimmy Kimmel version

Fan version

Ghost in car commercial

Daniel — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:37:07 +0000

This is a car advertisement from Great Britain. When they finished filming the ad, the film editor noticed something moving along the side of the car, like a ghostly white mist. They found out that a person had been killed a year earlier in that exact same spot.

The ad was never put on TV because of the unexplained ghostly phenomenon. Watch the front end of the car as it clears the trees in the middle of the screen and you'll see the white mist crossing in front of the car then following it along the road....Spooky!

Is it a ghost, or is it simply mist? You decide. If you listen to the ad, you'll even hear the cameraman whispering in the background about it near the end of the commercial. A little creepy but pretty cool!

Apparently I’m Well Traveled

Daniel — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:08:22 +0000

A few years ago a buddy of mine and I rode up to Deals Gap to make a few runs through the "Tail of the Dragon". This WAS a picture taken there, but has now become so much more.