tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:48:27 +0000barcamplaserJohn AdamsIMDBbad hairscreamingfiery furnacesFlesch-KincaidgiftAuctionMaestropresentationJennifer Lopezcam jansendiscoentaglementquantum mechanicsTravelGchatspamvideoJesusbabel53o'sfundraising softwarereviewtape reelirrationalityGodeconomylookpizza breadexperimentfooufogenealogybeatlesregulationtraditioncustombarFTCdavid grohlthe UnitsJapanSpainnon-localityfoobarGreeksbathroom humorZimbabweeating at workadagegift exchangebazdisclaimerLOLpodcastrfcglassesadvertisingenvironmentspacetimehonestyAmericaWikipedia as a sourceChristianembarrasmentmoresshameelectricityinterconnectednessgift noteinternet cultureKanetownCEOworthless contentfoo fightersinternetGenesiselusive conceptsinfinityst louis bluessquirrelsscienceJohn HenrymathDancing Plauge of 1518lawcultureMORdumb ideacardmusic4DFlesch-Kincaid Readability TestGoogleetymologypodcatcherclicheHebrewTall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos BilltranscriptionpresentJumbling Towersreligionquoteshockeyquantum hologramPatrick HenryGoogle Voicerobot wifevideo posttorsoEminemRe-posting your content with a twist.http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)Blogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-3584949239472694620Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:30:00 +00002010-02-02T06:30:01.007-04:00beatleshockeybad hairst louis bluescam jansenIn the winter of 2002 at a high school party a six-foot tall, three-foot wide hardbody tried to pound me and my friend for looking like the Beatles (the Beatles at that time and for that age group wear still described as a "this is gay" and "my dad listens to that music"). I recall what I was wearing pretty well: a ribbed moss-green turtleneck sweater. I had the typical ratty high school shag. Myhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/PctUcKtflC4/dont-multilate-my-mop-top.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/PctUcKtflC4" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2010/02/dont-multilate-my-mop-top.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-1014921496243694093Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:27:00 +00002010-02-01T20:27:00.472-04:00fiery furnacesMy wife and I along with a handful of friends went to see the Fiery Furnaces over the weekend. And, while I don't often like to razz bands publicly it was a major disappointment. My friend explains it best below in an email that he copied me in on. "I brought 9 friends to see the Fiery Furnaces at The Old Rock House in St. Louis, MO.  We all paid $15. We didn't get to see the Fiery Furnaces. We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/izsb6dmdpY0/rock-band.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/izsb6dmdpY0" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2010/02/rock-band.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-6082715717674167676Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:31:00 +00002010-01-02T12:32:25.722-04:00elusive concepts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/LwNXuBxKqpE/elusive-concepts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/LwNXuBxKqpE" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2010/01/elusive-concepts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-5051723017351942011Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +00002009-11-19T18:26:00.387-04:00pizza breadembarrasmenteating at worksquirrelsirrationality I have a weird embarrassment of eating at work. Mostly because I'm embarrassed to bring food in from home. I'm not sure why. It shouldn't be embarrassing, but it just really irks me. I've recently forced myself to bring food from home to work. The best I can do is bring frozen food, because, for some reason, that seems less embarrassing. Today, I microwaved pizza bread (an embarrassing high http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/_OShpgKmBk4/lunchboxxx.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/_OShpgKmBk4" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/11/lunchboxxx.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-713244613739833683Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:33:00 +00002009-11-06T11:03:36.733-04:00babellawregulationGoogle VoicedisclaimerKanetowntranscriptionGooglereviewJumbling TowersFTC Update Nov 6: After listening to the album more than once, I've changed my opinion. Here's the transcription: [A]nd speaking company reps it's sick Just finished up listening to the newest Jumbling Towers* album, The Kanetown City Rips, on the commute this morning to work. I decided to narrate the review over Google Voice. Here's the transcript: Alright. I just want to do it. Sorry I forgot I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/eQ5kOZra5ho/music-review-over-goolge-voice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/eQ5kOZra5ho" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/11/music-review-over-goolge-voice.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-3989604124949041831Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:18:00 +00002009-10-18T12:11:07.125-03:00rfcufoMORbarbarcampfoo fightersdavid grohlfoobarfooetymologybazAbout to partake in a BarCamp so I decided to do a litte research on them. I eventually ended up reading "RFC 3092: Etymology of 'Foo'". Page 2, paragraph 3 reads (emphases and misspelling mine), In 1944-45, the term 'foo fighters' [FF] was in use by radar operators for the kind of mysterious or spurious trace that would later be called a UFO (the older term resurfaced in popular American usagehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/6ABdXN5titI/fooey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/6ABdXN5titI" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/10/fooey.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-3165113583889902451Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:00:00 +00002009-10-08T17:00:02.185-03:00quotesclicheenvironmenteconomyadageI saw this in an article (that a misrepresented 10% of my Facebook friends will balk at) about energy and the environment: Necessity is indeed the mother of invention, but a human creator is the father.This is what I got out of it: An Inventor impregnates Necessity, therefore, bears Invention. I see two interpretations (these are not mine): The first reinforces the original adage: "Necessity is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/OwLkMg4hdCQ/father-of-invention.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/OwLkMg4hdCQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/10/father-of-invention.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-8741265895538765177Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:07:00 +00002009-10-08T19:53:09.618-03:0053o'sinternetGooglewww.ggle.com www.gogle.com www.google.com www.gooogle.com www.goooogle.com www.gooooogle.com www.goooooogle.com www.gooooooogle.com www.goooooooogle.com www.gooooooooogle.com www.goooooooooogle.com www.gooooooooooogle.com www.goooooooooooogle.com www.gooooooooooooogle.com www.goooooooooooooogle.com www.gooooooooooooooogle.com www.goooooooooooooooogle.com www.gooooooooooooooooogle.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/Ri5-dkQxhx0/stairway-to-heaven-inverted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/Ri5-dkQxhx0" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/10/stairway-to-heaven-inverted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-1404483843830228720Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:42:00 +00002009-10-06T19:43:09.459-03:00GchatGoogleIt sez Kyle is offline and can't receive messages, but I'm chatting with him at that very moment! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/MMkHRRDJ0wg/gchat-deception.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/MMkHRRDJ0wg" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/10/gchat-deception.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-3061634231263623333Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:15:00 +00002009-10-02T11:15:29.842-03:00quotesFlesch-Kincaid Readability TestFlesch-KincaidJohn AdamsI must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.  -- John Adams I hate that I'm a blog that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/UO61CS3X_6A/john-adams-quote-i-must-study.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/UO61CS3X_6A" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/10/john-adams-quote-i-must-study.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-7933652827877908649Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:54:00 +00002009-10-17T17:29:52.325-03:00dumb idealookadvertisingspaminternetinternet cultureGoogleexperiment"L@@K!" is just an experiment. Just seeing people's behavior when they see something they can't make a conclusion with on their own. My guess is they'll Google it? But then again, L@@K! surprisingly resembles spam from your email, or an over-hyped Craigslist listing. This resemblance could quell any desire to look further. Beside this blog, I posted L@@K! on my Twitter and Flickr accounts. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/KRs0nT_ZWEQ/lk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/KRs0nT_ZWEQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/10/lk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-1916755968649037996Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:08:00 +00002009-09-15T14:08:08.632-03:00I'm wondering if rap will follow the same course as its ancestors, blues, jazz, rock, techno. Or, will it copy traits of its more obvious relative, funk? What makes funk different from the other genres of black music is that white's couldn't duplicate its raw soul. White Funk is absolutely awful (like nu metal, I can't think of a single artist I enjoy). But, when artists take funk's influences http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/8D0mD7lZEYs/blooze-hop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/8D0mD7lZEYs" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/09/blooze-hop.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-8619876405465394280Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:41:00 +00002009-08-08T11:10:15.151-03:00customgift exchangetraditionculturepresentgift notegiftmorespresentationcardThis is an old post I found back from April 4, 2009. I liked the premise behind it, but I delivered it very poorly. I remember wanting to replace the sequence of events with a clever drawing; however, I would never have the time to do that. That's probably why it sat in "draft-mode" for this long. -- Jobby LobbyThe idea of a card attached to a gift makes perfect sense. It describes who gave the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/Xh_RhyLqdHw/gift-notes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/Xh_RhyLqdHw" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/04/gift-notes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-8753776165883577477Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:13:00 +00002009-07-29T10:35:50.476-03:00Patrick HenryJohn HenryChristianquotesreligionTall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos BillAmericaInstead of texting this to myself, I figured I'd blog it to myself. It's a terrific quote from Patrick Henry. (By the way, this isn't John Henry, Patrick Henry was the governor of Virginia in the late 1700's.)"It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ!"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/2d_USG_rH4Y/patrick-henry-quote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/2d_USG_rH4Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/07/patrick-henry-quote.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-7514489276033360049Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:37:00 +00002009-07-11T11:39:07.186-03:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/Tex710FcMu0/its-wonder-that-i-even-have-blog-at-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/Tex710FcMu0" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-wonder-that-i-even-have-blog-at-all.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-7886967832685287364Sun, 24 May 2009 20:01:00 +00002009-05-24T17:04:35.865-03:00videoglassesvideo postelectricitythe Unitshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/P-UYk-xKDGo/only-video-post-pt-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/P-UYk-xKDGo" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/05/only-video-post-pt-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-2613097083597003903Sat, 23 May 2009 16:57:00 +00002009-05-23T13:59:36.344-03:00Jesushttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/WZvR8KP_1ds/jesus-is-my-friend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/WZvR8KP_1ds" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/05/jesus-is-my-friend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-7564465937202482473Wed, 20 May 2009 01:31:00 +00002009-05-19T22:37:23.883-03:00honestyGoogleI rip this guy's Web site off all the time. It's about time I be honest and share it. This way I can't claim any more ideas.gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle.com/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/IyWHu0ZAir4/lets-be-honest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/IyWHu0ZAir4" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/05/lets-be-honest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-3460740474505537386Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:36:00 +00002009-05-12T00:22:03.674-03:00screamingentaglementpodcatcherinterconnectednesstape reelquantum mechanicspodcastnon-localitysciencemathquantum hologramI was given a suggestion to listen to God's iPod Radiant Worship podcast (which, so far is pretty good) but it got me thinking about the word "podcast." Why is it called a podcast and not streaming, web feed, etc? To be academic about it I thought I would add a dictionary definition of the term like I did in high school. Here's Wikipedia's definition: A podcast is a series of digital media http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/-GqRd4sH-1k/podcast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/-GqRd4sH-1k" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/04/podcast.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-7783003832806444811Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:29:00 +00002009-02-17T01:00:44.464-04:00bathroom humorworthless contentThe social mores of a public men's restrooms are awkward, but I think there is an opportunity available. Typically, there are way more stalls than necessary and never enough urinals. Additionally, men only use the last stall, if indeed they are not using it because all the urinals are taken. This is the reason I always choose to use the first stall, because if it is the least popular it is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/WzZJdUmDac0/lavatory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/WzZJdUmDac0" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/02/lavatory.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-2837662499164877938Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:30:00 +00002009-02-17T01:00:22.397-04:00musicshameJumbling TowersWith this post I run the risk of my blog being found by my peers. I know they (one for sure, possibly two) have Google Alerts set up for this type of stuff. Here goes nothing...The KanetownCity Ripsby jumbling towershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/LmjwsOi9NKE/7-too-deep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/LmjwsOi9NKE" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/02/7-too-deep.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-8043858615458219206Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:54:00 +00002009-04-04T01:06:59.811-03:00TravelSpainSo far only Spain Now lots of places.(In retrospect, this was never really funny. Sorry. --Jobby Lobby)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/ACabwjsGTwU/been-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/ACabwjsGTwU" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/01/been-there.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-5967981842656519988Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:21:00 +00002009-05-12T00:22:58.981-03:00video4DI was told that in the 4th dimension you could turn a basketball inside-out without poping it. This proves it:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/T_uA71ol1sI/4-d-revisited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/T_uA71ol1sI" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/01/4-d-revisited.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-6675333697718121937Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:04:00 +00002009-01-23T15:12:40.516-04:00Dancing Plauge of 1518Wikipedia as a sourceDancing Plague of 1518http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/IktqraFJ1aI/outbreak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/IktqraFJ1aI" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/01/outbreak.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715427082804918491.post-8936923280287188376Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:09:00 +00002009-01-23T15:04:19.199-04:00CEOAuctionMaestrofundraising softwareI use this auction software called AuctionMaestro Pro. I was editing the characters used to represent different auction types and went to edit one of the uglier ones (an ampersand) and this dialogue box popped up:(The CEO of AuctionMaestro?)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~3/c4v7Nw9nbkY/i-use-this-auction-software-called.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tyler Metal)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JobbyLobby/~4/c4v7Nw9nbkY" height="1" width="1"/>http://jobbylobby.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-use-this-auction-software-called.html