Category: Personal
May 19 2008
Sunset
Another vlog entry. This one shot Thursday evening, May 15 2008. I left work late that day, which allowed me to catch this sunset.
Sunset from ShortFatGuy on Vimeo.
Posted by Mickey at 12:01 AM in Blogging, Personal, Podcast, Video | Comments (0) | Email this entry
May 13 2008
Aiptek Action HD Test
Hey, it’s the return of my video blog! And now that I have such a portable HD camera, there’ll probably be more where this came from.
Aiptek Action HD Test from ShortFatGuy on Vimeo.
Originally recorded for Live Video.com, but the Vimeo encode looks better.
Posted by Mickey at 06:38 AM in Blogging, Personal, Podcast, Tech, Gadgets, Video | Comments (0) | Email this entry
November 10 2007
Happy Birthday to Me!
It’s that time again. Time to go through the birthday horoscopes and see what this next year holds.
In the local paper, the Detroit Free Press, Holiday Mathis says: This year you get many examples of why right equals might. Your conscience guides you to action that is not only moral but also and uplifting to everyone around you. The next three months feature fast changes, and you adjust to make the most of them—and make money in the process, too.
Birthscope.com didn’t provide any predictions, but I was taken by this little bit of insight: The November 9th person [...] will tell you everything, even what you might not care to know about themselves. They tend to be curios and love the ritual of acquisition. As a mate, the November 9th person is driven by spontaneity, sensation and satisfaction.
Cafe Astrology.com’s horoscope is too lengthy to quote here.
The How Stuff Works horoscope is totally wrong, except for the phrase “They have a tendency to overeat when feeling blue.”
Jennifer Angel in the NY Daily News says: This year brings with it an opportunity to write your own life script. It’s unlikely that you will want to create a totally new life, but you will be able to fine-tune your preferences.
Georgia Nichols says: Singer Nick Lachey (1973) shares your birthday today. You’re extremely persistent. You often get caught up in the excitement of life because you do love your earthly pleasures. However, you’re determined approach to things allows you to accomplish much. You love the joy of discovery. You are a seeker. This is why you live on the edge. Expect a delightful, social, fun-loving year ahead!
Phil Booth, at The Star.com, has a particularly safe prediction: If you think creatively, plan cleverly and move determinedly, you will turn what might be into what you want it to be. The improbable will become the probable. Some strongly supportive celestial factors ensure your success.
The writer at Daily Horoscopes.com lives in a world of unicorns and rainbows: You do not have to worry about forgetful people on your birthday. A busy season is ahead but you will find there are plenty of opportunities to visit and enjoy the people with whom you have become close. Today’s celebrations begin before you lift your head off the pillow and continue throughout the day and evening. Any problems today are met with a good attitude. You appreciate difficulties and recognize them as challenges to finding truth and positive endings. You naturally are a giving person, sacrificing your own interests for the sake of what you feel is right. You read about some remarkable medical developments and are pleased to be living in this world, at this time. There are celebrations this evening!—HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Sounds suspiciously like what you tell a terminal patient just before you put a pillow over their face.
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July 5 2007
Gibraltar Fireworks: 2007
The tradition continues, but from a different location.
Happy 4th from Gibraltar MI!
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June 25 2007
Softball Reunion (2007)
Here’s my first HD video, shot with my Canon HV20. It looks rather poor on YouTube, as shown below, but a better copy of it can be viewed in my podcast. (I’m toying with the idea of starting an AppleTV-based podcast as well, for even better quality.)
The video comes from our Softball Reunion, held each year to commemorate the days when we would all play softball every week. It was requested I upload this, just because of Larry’s and Jacob’s big plays…
Softball Reunion (HD) from ShortFatGuy on Vimeo.
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November 10 2006
Happy Birthday to Me
Another birthday, another reason to finally post something, and another visit to the horoscope sites for a look at my upcoming year. I’m a day late, unfortunately, but I was busy readying the place for my big-ass new TV.
First, Holiday Mathis in the Detroit Free Press:
You’re challenging yourself this year and having a fabulous time of it. You make a big purchase in the next 10 weeks. Family members are extremely appreciative of your efforts to help them in December. Business allies help you raise your income in the new year. Romance is in the impromptu decisions you make, especially in February.
Here’s what the Detroit News has to say:
By the time the holidays are over you will feel confident that you have paid your dues and that a trying or stressful period of your life is finally over. In February, what seems like a minor bit of advice or an unimportant proposal could prove to be of long-lasting benefit and far-reaching consequences. If being in the public eye is important to you, be prepared for ample publicity and a wider circle of friends starting in April. New connections formed next spring could give you a chance to strut your stuff in a bigger and more lucrative arena. Uranus, planet of the revolutionary change, could trigger a positive and powerful alteration in the direction of your life next year.
Sally Brompton in the New York Post says:
If freedom is important to you then you will have to fight for it over the coming 12 months. Some people seem to believe they have the right to take over your life but they have no more right than you allow them to have. You are a free and independent spirit. And if you’re not you should be.
Eugenia Last, in the Lousiville Courier Journal, says:
Happy Birthday: This can be your best year yet if you pull together everything you have worked on so diligently throughout your life. Now is not the time to step back and let someone else take the lead. It’s your turn to take what you want without feeling guilty. Your intensity will make others take note. Your numbers are 8, 11, 20, 26, 27, 39
Birthday Baby: You have a way of getting to the bottom of things and turning any wrong into a right. You are just, hardworking and can play the role of a peacemaker. You are unique, original and a visionary.
This one is just too big to quote here.
Some place called Psychic Chat says:
This is the year you’ll move out of the shadows and into the spotlight, Scorpio! A deeper understanding of yourself will urge you to take new risks and express your true self fearlessly, thanks to your spirit guide, the Otter. The coming months hold lots of interesting experiences, like new friendships, deeper involvement in group activities, and travel to unusual places. It’s your nature to want to do it all, but to maintain a sense of balance, you’ll have to stick with your daily disciplines and make a conscious effort to nurture yourself. Sign up for a class or training seminar to add focus and momentum to your career goals. Someone from your past will show up asking for a second chance, but you’ll have to say no given the more important commitments you’ve made. An illusion regarding money or the potential for greater income could prove very disappointing, so listen to your intuition - it will protect you. Surround yourself with your power color, green, to attract more love and money this year. Your lucky months are December and April. Your lucky numbers are 6, 12, 20, 23 and 39.
And that’s all the Google cache searching I feel like doing.
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July 7 2006
Porch’d!
Yesterday, right before I left for work, I caught a news story about an old man who’d accidentally crashed his car into someone’s porch. It had happened in Dearborn and I waited to find out on what street it had taken place. Two of our podcasters live in Dearborn and I was wondering if this might have occurred near them. No one in the house was hurt, since the residents were on vacation. The old man however is in serious condition. The reporter never did give a street name.
The following day, just a moment ago, I got an e-mail from Joe.
Greg is on vacation. Houghton Lake or wherever he goes. He calls me at 12:30pm yesterday on my cell. He had just found out that, within the hour, his 92-year-old neighbor across the street came out of his driveway and rammed into Greg’s porch and garage at 55 miles per hour! He’s lucky nobody was home. I guess the fire department had to demolish Greg’s property more to get this guy out. He was at the hospital and there were questions he would live. Greg asked me to check it all out, although he had been in touch with a well-informed neighbor anyway.
I jogged over there. The porch is screwed up - some cement is crumbled and his landscaping stones/bricks are messed up. Some glass is still there and a bunch of oil-dry. The garage door is gone. Completely. They have put this ply-wood up (the city does this I guess) with hinges so barely—and I mean BARELY—a car may be able to fit through perfectly. I know he has a car in there. It is all locked up and a key is either being sent to him or is with the neighbor.
Crazy. Fox 2 was supposedly there. I recorded most of the early Fox 2 News for him. This is really why Greg contacted me. To record his house on TV.
Never did I expect that the poor sap who’d had his house driven into would be someone I know! And you might know him too, in a way, since Greg has been a frequent contributor to our Wasting Away on the North Coast podcast [whence this blog post originated, by the way]. He can be heard in episodes 2, 3, 6, and 7.
Incredible!
Here’s what our NBC affiliate, WDIV, has to say:
A car crashed into a house in a Dearborn neighborhood on Thursday morning. |
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And here’s ABC affiliate WXYZ’s coverage:
An elderly man was hospitalized in serious condition, Thursday, after plowing his car into a neighbor’s Dearborn home. |
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What’s also amazing is that the car came from across the street. The video footage makes it look like the car came from next door, from the angle of the crash; but the car reportedly came up the driveway and then swerved at the last second. You can barely see skidmarks on the driveway where the old man must have avoided hitting the garage. The neighbor quoted in the WXYZ story added that after impact the driver was found on the floor of the car, with his legs under the steering wheel and his head under the glove compartment. It’s unfortunate he may have sustained serious injuries in the accident, and we look forward to hearing of his improved recovery. We’re also looking forward to hearing Greg’s side of the story.
Posted by Mickey at 02:29 PM in Blogging, Personal, News, WTF, TV | Comments (0) | Email this entry
April 10 2006
774-221-7346 (S.F.G.O.)
TRANSCRIPT:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Hi, it’s Mickey.
Just wanted to let you know there’s a new way to leave comments with my website and my podcast.
You can Skype me at shortfatguyonline (all one word), and now I also have a new call-in number where you can leave voice mail messages.
The number is 774-221-7346.
That’s 774-221-S.F.G.O.
It’s a toll call, but if you’ve got some rollover minutes why not drop me a line?
The number again is 774-221-7346.
Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to hearing from you!
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