What did I expect for Las Vegas?

A friend of mine and I went to the see the show, ”Bite”, at the ”Stratosphere”.

I saw this show last year and I apparently talked-it-up a bit because my friend decided it would be a good show for us to go see. So off we went to the erotic vampire rock show.

Another year passes and it’s time to return to Las Vegas for InterOp.

This year it also feels like I’m going through a mid-life crisis. Unfortunately I can’t afford a sports car, so I decided to purchase a new laptop.

A MacBook Air.

This song has been making the rounds recently. When I first heard it I thought it was neat but could not figure out what the heck the lyrics had to do with anything. They seemed sort of random yet like there was some inside joke that I did not understand.

It’s inevitable, at least that’s the consences.

Since we can’t prevent change from occuring, it’s more important how we deal with changes as they come along.

I’m retired from the Air Force, so I’m used to changes as I moved from base to base. Luckily, I was fortunate enough to not have to move as much as many other folks in the military.

My father is like a Gypsy, because he seems to relish moving all of the time. Every few years he’s selling one house and buying another. He currently works for a company where he can drive all across the country delivering RV’s to dealers. Once he told me that he believed that the world was meant to be explored, and that’s what he likes doing.

A chip off the old block I’m not. Occasional travel is enjoyable, but uprooting my home every few years would make me crazy. I like planning how I am going to improve my home.

I’m hearing a lot of talk and news coverage recently about how we should boycott the Olympic games, or boycott the opening ceremonies, or attack the torch runners.

Although many people do not agree with how China handles their affairs, the simple fact is that the Olympic games are an international gathering of atheletes regardless of the status between countries.

Even though they have in the past, the Olypmic games should not be used as a political tool. For some reason the term, “Is nothing sacred?” comes to mind right now.

China has poor people skills, especially when it comes to rights and freedoms. We all know this, and we get it. There is no need to use the Olympics to attempt to make your point just because they are being hosted in China this time around.

I received this in email today and thought it was a hoot.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR A FUN TIME ON THE INTERSTATE

Step 1 - Tie balloons to car.
Step 2 - Drive like a bat out of hell…
Step 3 - Watch people freak out!!!!!

Through the years Life in a Handbasket has undergone many transitions in the software that was used to display my ramblings.

The latest in this evolution is Mephisto, an environment based on the Ruby on Rails programming language and scaffolding.

Thanks to Tsykoduk, and his mad skilz, for getting this incarnation of Life in a Handbasket online and working properly.

Over the next, oh I don’t know, few years? I will not only be writing new articles with which to amaze and upset you, but I will also be attempting to add new features (or bring back old features from the last version of the site) as I learn to code in Ruby.

I plan on dusting off some older articles and editing/updating them and possibly breathing new life into them.

So once again, sit down and hold on for a wild ride.

No need to login here to respond to the articles anymore, just add your comments and play nice. Those who are regulars out there (maybe 1 or 2 of you), you’ll know that I don’t write for others, but I write mainly to satiate myself.

Even though I don’t write to you, I love to hear what you have to say about what I have to say… So please don’t be shy and just say it!

As always, enjoy!