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During our Indy trip we checked into our B&B on Friday night and watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding (twice). On Saturday, we went to the Zoo, the White River Gardens, the mall, then back to the B&B and then back to the museum for some IMAX 3-D action.

Needless to say we were a bit pooped at this point. Thankfully, we ran into the patron saint of resuscitation :

During our Indy trip we checked into our B&B on Friday night and watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding (twice). On Saturday, we went to the Zoo, the White River Gardens, the mall, then back to the B&B and then back to the museum for some IMAX 3-D action.

Needless to say we were a bit pooped at this point. Thankfully, we ran into the patron saint of resuscitation :

Hilarious, hit the link for pics : http://www.improveverywhere.com/2007/10/17/no-shirts/#more-177

For our latest mission, 111 men of all shapes and sizes shopped shirtless in the Abercrombie and Fitch store on 5th Avenue here in New York. Enjoy the videos first and then go behind the scenes with our mission report and photos.

Hilarious, hit the link for pics : http://www.improveverywhere.com/2007/10/17/no-shirts/#more-177

For our latest mission, 111 men of all shapes and sizes shopped shirtless in the Abercrombie and Fitch store on 5th Avenue here in New York. Enjoy the videos first and then go behind the scenes with our mission report and photos.

So I had to take a drug test today in order to be allowed to start working at my new job. 

I was a little nervous walking into the test center, not because of the test, but because I really didn't need to go.  Fortunately they had a water cooler there so while I waited my turn I got to work on that problem by downing a couple glasses of cold water.  Then I had another problem - I really REALLY needed to go.  Please call me next.  Please call me next. 

So I had to take a drug test today in order to be allowed to start working at my new job. 

I was a little nervous walking into the test center, not because of the test, but because I really didn't need to go.  Fortunately they had a water cooler there so while I waited my turn I got to work on that problem by downing a couple glasses of cold water.  Then I had another problem - I really REALLY needed to go.  Please call me next.  Please call me next. 

Picture : Celebration Dinner

For those of you who did not know, the company that I work for - LaSalle Bank Corp - had recently been acquired by Bank of America.  Combine that with a "Strategic Business Review" that started last December and we've been fearing for our jobs for almost a year now.  Living in fear or uncertainty is no way to go about your life and is certainly not the recipe for a productive corporate workplace.

Picture : Celebration Dinner

For those of you who did not know, the company that I work for - LaSalle Bank Corp - had recently been acquired by Bank of America.  Combine that with a "Strategic Business Review" that started last December and we've been fearing for our jobs for almost a year now.  Living in fear or uncertainty is no way to go about your life and is certainly not the recipe for a productive corporate workplace.

We are a multi-computer family. I suppose, like most families, we just want something a little newer, a little more powerful each year. We own a Compaq Presario 2170 Notebook, a Gateway MX6429 Notebook, and an HP 3120n desktop. The Compaq is being used exclusively as a media converter (more on that later) while the 3120n is pretty much only a media server. Which leaves the Gateway as the workhorse of the family.

We are a multi-computer family. I suppose, like most families, we just want something a little newer, a little more powerful each year. We own a Compaq Presario 2170 Notebook, a Gateway MX6429 Notebook, and an HP 3120n desktop. The Compaq is being used exclusively as a media converter (more on that later) while the 3120n is pretty much only a media server. Which leaves the Gateway as the workhorse of the family.