It appears that Fountain City (aka, God's Country) is getting hit by some gas craziness! The prices down Broadway are going through the roof! Here is an update of the gas prices on Broadway as of 1:45pm on September 12, 2008. 3.89 - Citgo. 4.00 - Gas stop. 4.49 - Pilot. 3.69 - Phillips 66 - There was Quite a nice line here! 3.89 - Exxon. Hopefully all these crazy prices will calm down in a few days but, until then I'll be keeping my trips down to the bear necessities. No more … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Microsoft Zune Update
Attention all Zune owners out there! I just read over at the Supersite for Windows that Microsoft will be releasing the Zune 3.0 software/firmware update on September 16, 2008. The update adds some interesting features to the player. One makes use of the built-in FM tuner. Supposedly, if you are listening to the FM tuner on the Zune and hear a song you want, you will be able to tap the pad and purchase the song via wi-fi through the Zune Market Place. Another new feature is the addition … [Read more...]
Book 3: Brisingr
If any of you out there keep of with the Inheritance Series by Christopher Paolini, then you know that book 3, Brisingr is due to be released on September 20, 2008. The author has provided a small reading of a section to "tide" us over until the release. The video was a little "stuttery" but I might attribute that to my internet speed. (We all know that speed wise, I'm at the bottom of the barrel here. *sigh*) At any rate, I've included the video of the reading below. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
A Little Craziness..
To end the day, I thought I'd upload a little craziness that took place this weekend. I was conned into helping my Sister-In-Law make a video for her Religious Studies class. Apparently, they had to pick a topic from the Bible and turn it into a news cast. This is the resulting mess. The dark areas will be where her group mates will insert their "anchor person" speak. Please don't hold this against me. So, without further ado... Action News covers... Noah and the great … [Read more...]
Google Chrome: ooh, shiney!
Last night I downloaded and installed Google's new browser, Chrome. I plan on putting it through the ringer today and will, if possible, use it as my primary browser. My initial impressions are pretty positive. The download is simple and quick. There is a 400ish kilobyte installer that you download and run. That installer then brings down the rest of the browser. All in all download took about a minute or less.(that's saying something as my internet is terribly slow). When the … [Read more...]
Football?
Well, it's Football time in... I'm not going to finish that. I just can't. I won't even join in Fulmer lynch mob mania that is gearing up. No, for me this is just that time of year when I need to know the Vol's football schedule. Not for the assumed reason of being a fan. (Cause, I'm not... never have gotten into football) But, because it's time for me to plan any needed alternate (escape) routes... you know, to keep me away from campus should I need to travel on game day. So, if you need to … [Read more...]
Happy Labor Day!
Just a quick note: Hope everyone has a happy and "Labor free" Labor Day! Just remember, Tuesday "Back on your head!" … [Read more...]