What do you want to know? I’m married, have two kids and live in Rome, GA. I’m Director of Information Technology by day, and lately it seems like at night as well.Tumblr (3.0; @jasonalford)http://jasonalford.com/Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with Google<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/2tOBgfPF7pqvkkplSept0RKjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Funny use of quotes at a rest stop, especially since the security guard is so old he can barely move.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=PKUgn_EnP6I:rVjSvgIqA3Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/PKUgn_EnP6I" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/PKUgn_EnP6I/139211426http://jasonalford.com/post/139211426Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:57:18 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/139211426<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/2tOBgfPF7pphpcziXD59cga8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>I just checked <a href="http://www.feedafever.com/" target="_blank">Fever</a> and was pleasantly surprised to see that it had updated itself. This is how all self-hosted web apps should work (if you choose to let them do so).<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=0cmjvD35onY:RZNAEjccrkI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/0cmjvD35onY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/0cmjvD35onY/138591011http://jasonalford.com/post/138591011Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:42:29 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/138591011<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/2tOBgfPF7pmlxwhwpjxWoXg6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>via <a href="http://historicaltweets.com/2009/07/07/feel-the-heat-from-michael-jacksons-tweets/" target="_blank">historical tweets</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=gp-laHbQstY:ld8wxy2p_n8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/gp-laHbQstY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/gp-laHbQstY/137267840http://jasonalford.com/post/137267840Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:17:47 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/137267840<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jw7ajsKmbd4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jw7ajsKmbd4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>After posting the previous fireworks safety video, I had to post this scene from Joe Dirt.</p> <p><b>Joe Dirt:</b> <i>So your gonna tell me that you don’t have no black cats, no roman candles, or screaming mimis?</i></p> <p><b>Kicking Wing:</b> <i>No.</i></p> <p><b>Joe Dirt:</b> <i>Oh come on man. You don’t got no lady fingers, fuzz buttles, snicker bombs, church burners, finger blasters, gut busters, zippity do das, or crap flappers?</i></p> <p><b>Kicking Wing:</b> <i>No, I don’t.</i></p> <p><b>Joe Dirt:</b> <i>You’re gonna stand there, owning a fireworks stand, and tell me you don’t have no whistling bungholes, no spleen spliters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker donts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, or one single whistling kitty chaser?</i></p> <p><b>Kicking Wing:</b> <i>No… because snakes and sparklers are the only ones I like.</i></p> <p><b>Joe Dirt:</b> <i>Well that might be your problem, it’s not what you like, it’s the consumer.</i></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=IwiVZBwFN0E:9v4bh21i0Ao:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/IwiVZBwFN0E" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/IwiVZBwFN0E/137123148http://jasonalford.com/post/137123148Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:22:43 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/137123148<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nJ80BJJtpUA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nJ80BJJtpUA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>This is a few days late for the 4th of July, but there’s no wrong time to learn about fireworks safety. Especially with bits of wisdom like “<i>The first thing to know about firework safety: fireworks ain’t safe.</i>”<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=OS1FrRqps0Q:9mi33YLz-QM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/OS1FrRqps0Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/OS1FrRqps0Q/137115327http://jasonalford.com/post/137115327Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:06:51 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/137115327<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/SqHZoTWKZp7k9173pxcWXXcto1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://szymon.tumblr.com/post/131077581/urban-camping-from-import-export" target="_blank">szymon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <a href="http://noquedanblogs.com/diseno/urban-camping/" target="_blank">Urban Camping</a> from <a href="http://www.iea.be/" target="_blank">import.export</a> </blockquote><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=KRLr21gn8Fs:3nkSTQA5_gs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/KRLr21gn8Fs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/KRLr21gn8Fs/131707672http://jasonalford.com/post/131707672Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:04:14 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/131707672<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/2tOBgfPF7p5nbowgK0VORicqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>The Bacon Brothers (via <a href="http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2009/06/25/the-bacon-brothers/" target="_blank">Awkward Family Photos</a>)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=c98KfhTTASQ:KDShJSGELLI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/c98KfhTTASQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/c98KfhTTASQ/130263476http://jasonalford.com/post/130263476Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:24:25 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/130263476With all the talk lately about John & Kate’s current marital status, I thought I’d...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=9Sj48BamviM:OuFUN_Z05Po:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/9Sj48BamviM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/9Sj48BamviM/128917995http://jasonalford.com/post/128917995Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:26:00 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/128917995Never ask a lady if she was wearing a necklace while on vacation at the beach. She might just tell...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=MdDGIJo_Yh4:i-02S0hbIX8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/MdDGIJo_Yh4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/MdDGIJo_Yh4/128748175http://jasonalford.com/post/128748175Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:27:27 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/128748175<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/2tOBgfPF7ovw0057JmXFbUTuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Hot dog, anyone?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=MXtCAf2p-a0:nUxMqJvUY-A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/MXtCAf2p-a0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/MXtCAf2p-a0/126222860http://jasonalford.com/post/126222860Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:29:35 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/126222860<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/2tOBgfPF7okazzl0OuK8uhrro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Next time you need a squirrel mounted with a machine gun and military garb, <a href="http://thesquirrelshole.com/custom_squirrels.html" target="_blank">Rick’s Custom Squirrels</a> is your man. Creepy!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=WoZyMM3qL_w:vwkb5Bs3-dA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/WoZyMM3qL_w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/WoZyMM3qL_w/121469060http://jasonalford.com/post/121469060Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:56:14 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/121469060<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/94qCoLdpRIQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/94qCoLdpRIQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>The guys from <a href="http://www.tornadovideos.net/" target="_blank">tornadovideos.net</a> managed to get video from inside a tornado as it passed directly over their vehicle on June 5, 2009.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=q1E2zDdCJ-U:LDnDTvCqJgU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/q1E2zDdCJ-U" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/q1E2zDdCJ-U/121462542http://jasonalford.com/post/121462542Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:42:50 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/121462542After seeing this post by Casey Liss earlier today, I thought I would share what appears to be a...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=IIO0hARb8_4:gz7U4ZCwWlU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/IIO0hARb8_4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/IIO0hARb8_4/121433380http://jasonalford.com/post/121433380Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:50:33 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/121433380<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/2tOBgfPF7ok7tu8yrUi1t9gpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>I guess I’ll soon know if I forgot to move anything over to <a href="http://www.mosso.com/" target="_blank">mosso.com</a> Cloud Servers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=l2OMW7h3qQc:bTv37axoQe8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/l2OMW7h3qQc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/l2OMW7h3qQc/121423174http://jasonalford.com/post/121423174Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:27:29 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/121423174<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/POdOBXOXQts&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/POdOBXOXQts&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>If you need a laugh, watch these Bill Dance Bloopers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=QgWhNJLLMl0:o-_drNDqwbo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/QgWhNJLLMl0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/QgWhNJLLMl0/121168134http://jasonalford.com/post/121168134Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:02:28 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/121168134<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/L4Fs73OBSocj8ksoy2cyWA1Co1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.shawnblog.com/post/118459265/isnt-there-supposed-to-be-something-humorous" target="_blank">shawnblog</a>:</p> <blockquote>Isn’t there supposed to be something humorous about cartoons? ;-)</blockquote><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=i2zLocayj9E:cd1ZZPQTx6E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/i2zLocayj9E" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/i2zLocayj9E/118544567http://jasonalford.com/post/118544567Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:39:16 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/118544567“Microsoft plans to redefine mini-notebooks that Intel has categorized as netbooks with a new...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=23x4tnQRHPk:A0udclJXGDw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/23x4tnQRHPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/23x4tnQRHPk/117457480http://jasonalford.com/post/117457480Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:21:30 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/117457480<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5MeiwLLZjDo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5MeiwLLZjDo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>Damien Walters Showreel 2009 - After watching this, remember to pick up your jaw. Seriously, watch it now. (<a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/damien-walters/" target="_blank">via</a>)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=tuDvXLUC8dk:xKohUqB_W2w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/tuDvXLUC8dk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/tuDvXLUC8dk/117452780http://jasonalford.com/post/117452780Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:09:24 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/117452780The whole family went to Lock & Dam Park for Braden’s Cub Scout campout Friday...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=rwgdb8q_8VM:EyfSuzjZTbs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/rwgdb8q_8VM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/rwgdb8q_8VM/115892325http://jasonalford.com/post/115892325Sun, 31 May 2009 16:43:56 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/115892325Trail Length: 20.2 miles Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult Date: 5/23/09 - 5/24/09 It all started...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?a=Nu3Rz5O_xCE:rU0zvVd7lRg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jasonalford?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasonalford/~4/Nu3Rz5O_xCE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasonalford/~3/Nu3Rz5O_xCE/113837810http://jasonalford.com/post/113837810Wed, 27 May 2009 12:37:00 -0400http://jasonalford.com/post/113837810