Archive for February, 2006

Smoking

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 by Fuzz

CigarettesI don’t smoke. Okay, sometimes when I’m at a bar with friends I smoke, but I don’t smoke on a regular basis. In fact, I hate the smell of smoke when I’m eating. There is a family restaurant in West Bend that I don’t even go to anymore because the smell of smoke is so bad that I can’t stand it.

That being said, I think that bans on smoking are downright silly! If you don’t like smoke at a restaurant, go to a different restaurant. If enough people don’t go to a particular restaurant because of the smoke, eventually the owner will have to make a policy change - but, that change is his/her choice. We don’t need a law to say, “you can’t smoke in restaurants/bars.” Vote with your wallet. Take your money elsewhere if you don’t like it. I’m sure there are bars in town that you wouldn’t take your kids, anyway. Why should they lose business because you don’t like smoke?

Martinifest: Art, Vomit and Clear Channel!

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 by OReilly

MartiniWhat a party this was! I can’t believe I missed it. Click http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=404718 to read the local paper’s rundown of events. Hilarious reading. I have been to some major bashes in my day but never at a place as nice as the Milwaukee Art Museum. What were they thinking? $30 for all the martinis you can drink! Who thinks that is a good idea? I would expect some “art loving” with that kind of deal. This is an actual quote from one patron, “Yes, I would like a twelfth martini. Now I am going to piss on that Gauguin.”

K-Fed Facts

Monday, February 27th, 2006 by Fuzz

Now that’s funny right there. (note: strongly worded content)

Nice Drivin’, Matt

Monday, February 27th, 2006 by Fuzz

I had the chance to watch the entire Auto Club 500 yesterday. It was the first race I have watched from beginning to end in a long time. It was also the first time that my favorite driver, Matt Kenseth, won in a long time! Way to go Matt!

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaay… Search Engine Friendly URL’s

Sunday, February 26th, 2006 by Fuzz

I now have search-engine-friendly URLs. Hooray for me! Thank you WordPress.

Speaking of Gun Pr0n!

Saturday, February 25th, 2006 by Fuzz

This will be my next frivolous purchase.

PX4 Storm
It is a Beretta PX4 Storm.

I’ll purchase it in .40 cal from Woodland Iron and Firearms, and it will be good.

My Crappy Hi-PointSpeaking of guns, I can’t believe that I own a crappy Hi-Point 9mm. I mean, I know it was a good starter gun, but if you can feel the slide through its entire action every time you pull the trigger… you know you’ve purchased a cheap-ass gun!

My Theory: WordPress

Saturday, February 25th, 2006 by Fuzz

I have to say that so far, WordPress rocks compared to pMachine and I even paid for that program because I thought that I had to! I didn’t. And… it wasn’t as good as WordPress.

If you have any comments on FuzzMartin 4.0 - let me know in the comments section of this post. What do you think? What does FuzzMartin.com need? What doesn’t it need? And don’t say “pr0n” by either one of those… unless you’re talking about gun pr0n like Boots and Sabers.

NASCAR is Unlike the Rest

Saturday, February 25th, 2006 by Fuzz

I am glad to see that NASCAR handed down a stiff penalty for Shane Hmiel’s failed drug test. I wish that MLB, the NBA, and the NFL were that strict. Of course, they’re not going to 200 miles per hour - but being hopped up on drugs in any sport is dangerous. Kudos, NASCAR.

Barney

Saturday, February 25th, 2006 by Fuzz

I think that I want to kill that damn purple dinosaur… and his little reptile friends, too!

If I hear “Bubbles… Bubbles…” again… I am going to blow up my television. I’ll do it - I swear!

Take Back Miller Park

Saturday, February 25th, 2006 by Fuzz
Love those Sausages!!! I went to the Brewers “Take Back Miller Park” promotion at Miller Park this morning. There were about 10,000 people there. It seemed as though there was only one line. It wrapped all the way around the front and west sides of the ballpark. It was cold. I had Brianna. We left. I didn’t want to be “that guy” who had his daughter in the cold just waiting for tickets.

Increasing success by lowering expectations.

Saturday, February 25th, 2006 by Claude

I just love these. More classics from the folks at Despair.com

Getting Home

Friday, February 24th, 2006 by Fuzz

If you ever need to get get to the HomePage on FuzzMartin.com - simply click the top graphics on the page. The way that this program is setup only allows those with internet explorer to see the pointer finger when surfing. I still suggest you use Firefox, btw.

You can also click the word “HOME” on the right side of the page if you prefer to see the pointer finger every time you click on a link.

Apple makes good at the Olympics

Friday, February 24th, 2006 by Claude

When photographers shoot important events, digitally, they shoot pictures, edit them on the fly and then email them off, live from the event for the AP to pick up, etc. Using Automator and other programs, Apple has simplified this process for 1 Olympics photographer:

How They Did It

Capture and Ingest

After filling a flash card with images, Vincent Laforet needed only to insert it into a card reader attached to his PowerBook and immediately return to shooting.

Image Capture allowed an automatic download of the flash card images into a specific folder on the PowerBook, and its auto-run script option allowed an Automator script to be launched after all images had been copied locally.

That script separated RAW and JPEG images into two different folders, moved the JPEGs into the public folder (so others could see via AFP), copied the large JPEGs into another folder for resizing, scaled and recompressed larger JPEGs into smaller ones, and labeled the finished small JPEGs folder so that the photo editor would know that the task is complete.

Remote Transmission

Personal file sharing allowed Laforet’s picture editor in another venue to connect with the public folder on Laforet’s laptop, which had a static IP address. Laforet’s public folder mounted on the editor’s desktop for browsing in Aperture.

Optimized Photo-Edit

Jeremiah Bogert, Laforet’s picture editor, browsed the photographer’s nearly 2000 low-res images using Aperture’s multi-image viewer and Light Table features for side-by-side comparisons on a 30-inch Apple Cinema Display.

Bogert copied the final “selects” — five to ten large JPEG images — from Laforet’s PowerBook to his own computer, where he opened them to verify integrity and focus, and sharpen and crop if necessary.

Transfer

An FTP client was used to transfer six final large JPEG images to the Times for publication on the web and in the newspaper.

Read the FULL STORY

My Theory: Febreeze

Friday, February 24th, 2006 by Fuzz

Everytime I smell that distinct smell of Febreeze - the first thing that comes to mind is, “Gee, something here must have stunk.” Then my mind goes to, “what could it have been that stunk so badly that simply cleaning it didn’t work? Did somebody poo here? Is my host’s normal odor that bad that he can’t stand even the smell of himself? How long did that couch stink? Am I sitting in “Linen and Skyâ„¢” covered urine? Sick!”

If it’s Febreezed, it’s stinky. But that’s just My Theory.

My Theory: My Theory

Friday, February 24th, 2006 by Fuzz

I decided I to bring back the “My Theory” category of articles. This was my first-ever blog category back in 2002. It was a lot of fun… and I hope it is again.

But that’s just my theory.

Democrats Should Ditch Doyle

Friday, February 24th, 2006 by Fuzz

Bobblehead JimNo, this isn’t your typical “hey, Doyle sucks, he should be thrown out of office” post. This a legitimate point for discussion.

With Doyle’s number’s being so dismal as of late… wouldn’t the Democrats be doing themselves a favor by selling him out for his wrongdoings and putting someone “better” in office?

Think about it. If the Democrats were to say, “we won’t stand for corruption by the Republican party or within our own party,” they could actually help their cause. By selling out Doyle, they’d make themselves look like they actually care about the people, and they would wipe away the poor numbers they had with Doyle.

They’re already running attack ads. The election is just over 8 months away. They’re in trouble!

Good Beer vs. Crappy Beer

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006 by Fuzz

Smithwicks logoI purchased a six-pack of Smithwick’s Imported Irish Ale, tonight. It is a brand that is brewed and bottled by Guinness. After searching for a bottle opener, I got to thinking… why does good beer require a bottle opener and why is bad beer equipped with an easy twist-off cap? Shouldn’t the good beer have the extra accouterments? Furthermore, when a bad beer (Smithwick’s) tries to disguise itself as a good beer, why does it require a bottle opener? Does it think that the ten foot walk to the kitchen to get a bottle opener is going to make us forget the taste and think we’re experiencing quality? It’s like putting lipstick on a pig if you ask me.

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Thursday, February 23rd, 2006 by admin

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Thursday, February 23rd, 2006 by admin

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JMM - Ain’t Nuthin’ But Beer and Bones

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 by Fuzz

JMM MugshotFrom AOL.com:

John Michael Montgomery was arrested and charged Thursday with driving under the influence and concealing two loaded firearms.

Go read it - it’s like a country song!