I’ve uploaded all the pictures taken so far on vacation. Click the link below to start the slideshow. I’ll update the ablum with more pictures throughout the week so check back often.
Well actually it already began. We left the comfort of home on Friday afternoon in order to get a jump on the trip to Nags Head, NC (OBX). Instead of treadging the entire 12-13 hours with all the kids we decided to stay the night in Greensboro, NC which was more than half way. So all we had to do is get up and drive 4 hours to the beach on top of being well rested. I also got a deal on the room via Hotels.com for 45 bucks! So worth it. If you didn’t already know we are staying with some of Amy’s family at a beach house that sleeps up to 24. Really nice house (pictured above) and only 50o yards from the beach.
We got here around 4pm yesterday and started unpacking then off to the beach we went, just to get our feet wet. Of course this was Ellie’s first time to the beach so she was grinning from ear to ear. The funny thing was she had no fear of the ocean. “Come on Daddy, Come on Daddy!”. If Amy or I didn’t have her hand she would have gladly joined the boys in the Atlantic. The water was a little chilly at first but once you were in it for a few minutes it was fine. The problem was when you got out, that wind was cool. Last night you could have put on jeans and a sweater it was so cool.
After the beach we headed in for dinner. We had tons of veggies, tuna salad, chips, salsa and fruit. Afterward we got the kids to bed and I went out on the beach with Eric and Jay. We sat, talked and drank while listening to the sounds of the ocean. At one point there was a ship on the horizon and next to it I saw a bright orange glow. It almost looked like a fire but after a few minutes we realized it was the moon! I have seen the sun rise and set but I have never seen the moon rise over the ocean. It was crazy. Once we had our fill of the beach we came back and went to bed. Most of today was spent at the beach and goofing off around the house, just relaxing. It was a great day with hopefully 6 more to come. Below are a couple of pics from Saturday night, one is a Jelly Fish beached, Eric has his foot next to it for size comparison. The other is Ellie playing on the ropes out in front of the house, taken right before she fell face first. Hope everyone has a great 4th! Stay tuned…
If you didn’t know today was mine and Amy’s 10 year wedding anniversary. We’ve actually been together for 13 years but we didn’t get married until 2000. It’s been a great ten and hard to believe it’s been that long. Time flies when you are having fun. Amy, I love you very much. Here’s to 10 years under our belt and 60 more to come.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/apple-responds-over-iphone-4-reception-issues-youre-holding-th/
After my 3GS I am done with the iPhone and anything Apple for that matter. Android here I come!!! At least I won’t have to listen to BS like this. I have a Macbook Pro that was purchased through work as a test computer because we have some Macs on the network. The hard drive was making a weird noise when sitting in my lap. So I called Apple support and described what was happening. The guy says “Well sir, the Macbook is not a laptop, its a Notebook. It is meant for a flat surface that will provide proper ventilation.” I said “What did you say? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard!” He stood by it and I hung up. A few weeks later Apple came out with a patch that corrected the hard drive noise. Apple is so arrogant. It’s always the users fault. Over it, finished, done.
Arrogance:
an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims
As I am sure you have heard Apple came out with their newest version of the iPhone yesterday dubbed iPhone 4. This is Apple’s 4th phone is 4 years and to tell you the truth this release schedule is getting ridiculous. Why they would release a phone every year when AT&T requires all customers to sign 2 year agreements is beyond me but what can you do. It seems as though all us techies sometimes get caught up in the “Hype” of a new device and these companies play on our desire. People flock by the thousands to wait in line for hours (some wait days) to be the first having the new device. For what? Once you have it for a day or so then you come to your senses or from the Kool-aide buzz and things are back to normal. Apple is really good at creating hype by being so secretive but seldom deliver on much improvement of the upgrade. They are notorious for taking something everyone else has done and making it their own. Their Macbook line, while the computer itself is beautiful in design, it doesn’t have much horsepower under the hood and costs twice as much as a PC with less features in the OS. It’s almost like a niche market. Apple, for the most part, won’t work well with any company (Adobe Flash) and disregards their technology to make their own. This is why they only have 4% of the computer market. Anyway, back to the subject at hand.
That being said there is still no better smartphone on the market although Android is making a competitive OS as an alternative. I think it would be better if they took the approach of releasing a phone every 2 years so they could spend more time on upgrades and R&D. This also cuts down on older iPhones not being able to run the new OS efficiently. Plus you get the benefit of people’s 2 year contracts not being in the spot I am where I can’t upgrade. Do you blame Apple or AT&T? Both? Take for instance this new iOS4 Operating System. You get most of the features of the new OS if you have a 3GS model phone but if you have a 3G phone then there isn’t much change at all except a bloated OS taking up more of your memory and bogging down the processor. I have several friends that have tried to upgrade their 3G and 5 mins into the upgrade it bombs out and they lose everything. Then it tells them the backup they did before the upgrade is now corrupt. One friend in particular that this happens to called Apple for help and he was told they needed his credit card to service his request. So you are telling me a person has to pay for an error that Apple obviously made. So he refused to give them the credit card and asked if he could revert back to the previous OS; the Apple tech said that would break Apples Terms and Conditions. Stupid. I still wonder if this plan to release a phone each year has less to do with big upgrades than it does with just pushing new, more expensive units. Think about it, they come out with a new phone and set minimum standards of the new OS to at least the specs of the 2 previous generations (in this case one) of phones. Why not just make the OS more efficient so you can run it on so called legacy hardware (if you could even call it legacy). There’s more profit in selling units than just upgrading the OS. It pisses people off more than anything by taking money out of their pocket each year. It seems we change phones like we do toilet paper anymore, gold laced toilet paper.
What inspired me to write this article was a quick look on how ridiculous the iPhone4 prices were on eBay. Being the day after they went on sale it’s been a tradition of mine to see how stupid people are if they want something. Just look at what they are willing to pay!!! No thank you…
Well its hard to believe, the baseball regular season is over. All the drama of the tourney came to a close this weekend, in both leagues. Jalens game on Thursday was a doozie. We were playing the 2nd place Dodgers in the losers bracket, they had beaten us 3 times before. We were the visitor so we came up to bat first and pounded the ball. In the first 2 innings we had them on the ropes with an 8-1 lead. This Dodger team looked like they never played baseball before, it was great. To make a long story short the Dodger came back to beat us in 7 innings 12-11. Errors and passed balls proved to be the killer. It was a heart breaker but what can you do. It was a fun season and I think everyone learned a lot.
Treys team coasted through the tourney to the Championship game to face the Indians on Saturday. We came into this game with high hopes but the Indians were just too much. We came up to bat first and Darion had a hard hit ball into the outfield that was caught. Never happened all year. We ended the inning with zero on the board. Our kids got down and never came back. Trey on the other hand had a great game at 3rd base. He caught an infield fly and stopped every ball that came his way. Also got on base twice. The game ended with another hard hit ball in the outfield that was caught, again, what can you do. That’s baseball for you, some days you have it and some days you don’t. It was a really good year with a 15-3 record with our only loses coming to the Indians. The one good thing is we spoiled the Indians perfect season with one win against them.
I also wanted to let everyone know that BOTH the boys made their All Star teams! This summer is going to be crazy interesting…
Today proved to make the blood pressure rise a bit. About 2:20 I glad a call from Amy in hysterics. All I heard was Trey hit his head, blood is gushing everywhere and to meet them at the ER. So I rushed out of the office like a bat out of hell. It’s never a good feeling when one of your kids gets hurt, especially not knowing the full details of the situation. When I got the hospital and back to the room Trey was sitting up with his eyes open so I could relax a little. As you may know head wounds are really bloody, I mean squirting bloody. He had a gash on the back of his head from where he fell on the corner of the wall. Trey and Jalen got their feet tangled up when he fell. Trey got mad at Jalen and jumped up, smacked him in the back with the hand he had on his head. He then realized the blood and started freaking out. The funny part was Jalen had a perfect bloody hand print on his back. Trey had to have 3 staples in his head and we were out the door. With boys there is never a dull moment.
With all sports aside, for a change, it’s time to focus on school for a second. One thing we preach to our kids is “if you don’t get it done in the classroom then you’re not playing any sports, period.” This preached over and over seems to resonate well with the boys. Last Friday was their awards ceremony, which I was able to attend. Trey made the A B Honor Roll and Jalen made the A Honor Roll! I was so proud and Amy was right there with me. So with all the accomplishments in sports that they have this one is even better. Congrats boys, thanks for working hard!
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