Found this story about a wrist based Sony Device that allows for the control of Android based phones via bluetooth online. It is compatible with many Android 2.1 or newer based phones. Price $150. Cool, but not sure I would drop that on a modified remote, though I would pay that for a good watch.
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As any one who has followed, or even visited, this blog before probably knows there has been a long break between. That should show it has been a busy year for the primary blogger here. Lots of family stuff – a few major surgeries for my wife – lots of work stuff, the death of a high school friend (age 40) after a 2 year cancer battle, a few scares with older parents medical stuff, in law and nephew / niece stuff, and numerous other things.
All of that to say this, there is nothing more important then what we celebrate this weekend – death and resurrection of Christ. That single event is the most important three days in the history of man. Thousands of years of history before that weekend, thousands of years since, nothing has cut through time and history like the child of God, born to a virgin from Bethlehem, who living 33 years, preached 2 years of those, and died for the sins of ALL before rising three days later to reign forever. He has risen, He is alive, He has never forgotten or left those that are His. He paid the ultimate price and nothing in life you do can pay Him back for that, nor nothing you can do make Him love you less (or more) then He did on that hill – the place of the skulls – outside Jerusalem.
This week don’t rejoice in what you have (or don’t have), who is elected to any office, what job you have (don’t have), want or desire, but rejoice in Christ the son, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit for they are worthy of praise, honor and worship AMEN!!
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A great organization over in Stateville, NC – PowerCross – got a grant to rehab their baseball field from major league baseball tomorrow. PowerCross is a organization that both lifts up Christ and changes the lives of under served and forgotten young men via sports. Lift up Power Cross in your prayers, they will appreciate it and God will be honored by it.
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Interesting news at Velo News a few weeks back. Shimano is upping Dura Acce’s rear cassette to 11 in their 2013 offering. This will match Campy’s 11 speed rear end which has been on the market for 3 years. The 2013 Dura Ace set will be series 9000 (a change from the current 7900 series). It is assumed that the 11 speed Ultegra set will be the 8000 series in 2014.
In other cycling notes, it seems that the new electronic Ultegra Di2 series will soon to be arriving at a bike manufacturers (and then at the local bike shop) soon.
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Well once again E TN has serious story that is made funny since no one was hurt, and that is only made funnier by the notions of many throughout the nation. The story is from Sevier Co TN about the accidental discharge of a weapon by a on duty police officer at a closed convience store when two officers (both on duty and in the close the store with permission of the owner) compared weight of their .40 caliber hand guns. Full Knoxville News Sentinel story here The officer is on leave due to the incident.
Summary – A Sevier County Sheriff’s Department officer was recently suspended after his service weapon discharged inside a convenience store and the round lodged itself into a pack of frozen bologna.
First of all, it is never funny to play with guns, and handling a gun should always be done seriously. The police if anyone should know that. The fortunate thing is here is that no one was hurt. The funny thing is that the discharged round lodged in frozen log of Bologna within the convenience store. Prior to becoming lodged in the meat log, the round went though a monitor and a cooler. The following line from the story sums it up –
“(the officers involved)…were required to pay restitution — about $120 — to the owners to replace the computer screen.The owners did not request reimbursement for the cooler or lunchmeat”
The owner are not requesting reimbursement for the luncheon meat…well thank goodness they have their priorities right…..LOL
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For those who wait for the last minute and then have to rush to cook the family bird tommorrow, I offer the following solution.
Cooking a Turkey with Thermite
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