http://www.trommetter.com/log Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:55:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally, Guitar Hero for Actual Guitar Button-pushing rock star wannabes now have a tiny glimmer of hope thanks to Disney Star Guitarist. The game uses an actual guitar with color-coded strings to teach aspiring guitarists to learn new songs, while still featuring competitive game modes. I ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/01/09/todays-blogmarks-254/ Check Your IDE Transfer Mode To Make Your PC Faster The first thing I check on a slow computer is if it is running in PIO or DMA mode. I thought maybe this was the problem with my slow home computer, turns out it wasn't. :-( ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/01/08/todays-blogmarks-253/ Still no sign of the teeth that should be coming in. http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/01/08/tj-smiling/ Top 10 list of 2008's Christian bashers The Christian Anti-Defamation Commission, or CADC, has released a Top 10 list of the most extreme cases of Christian bashing in the year 2008. Seems like Christians and fat people are the only groups you're allowed to make fun ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/01/07/todays-blogmarks-252/ Joke's On Us Since politics increasingly resembles satirical representations of it, Senator Al Franken makes a particularly apt sign of the times. Franken's not the only Senatar who's a joke! Vladstudio.com free desktop wallpapers, widescreen, dual monitors, iPhone wallpapers, backgrounds for mobile ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/01/06/todays-blogmarks-251/ Rick Warren Is No Billy Graham Last August I wrote a column critical of Rick Warren's decision to host a presidential candidate forum at his Saddleback Church. My reasoning then was that America's crisis is moral ambiguity. I argued that Pastor Warren would only contribute to this ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/01/05/todays-blogmarks-250/ Just bought one of these shirts for myself. Hope it gets here before next week's game! http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/01/04/go-eagles-2/ These are the best pictures I took last year based on Flickr's complicated interestingness algorithm. 1. My Workspace, 2. Art Gallery, 3. What's wrong with this picture?, 4. Green Tea Chocolate Bars?, 5. Frosty Tux, 6. M24: TASTE, 7. Duetto, 8. M24: GUILT, 9. Standing Strong, 10. Favorite Diversion, 11. Steamed ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/01/01/best-of-2008/ Rachel had no idea I was taking this picture. (She really doesn't like having her picture taken.) http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/01/01/candid/ These are some professionally done gingerbread houses we saw at the Doubletree Hotel. http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2008/12/29/gingerbread-village/ NC store emptied after bullet fired - by escalator Christmas shoppers were evacuated from a North Carolina store after a customer dropped several bullets onto a moving escalator and a round went off. Idiot! I suspect this guy is one of those people who should never ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2008/12/28/todays-blogmarks-249/ This little guy is my wife's second cousin. Does that mean he's my cousin too? I so rarely post pictures of myself, I just had to post this one. http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2008/12/27/4992/ Religious tunes banned by schoolA public interest law firm has launched a new attack on what it calls an "anti-Christmas virus" evidenced by a school district that banned even traditional Christmas tunes.Too many schools are giving in to pressure from the communists at the ACLU. Imagine there's a heavenImagine there's a ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2008/12/27/todays-blogmarks-248/ Where does Santa go after a long day of delivering presents? He goes to his tropical beach house of course. http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2008/12/26/santas-beach-house/ Rachel and TJ each got an Eagles themed present this year. Rachel a shirt, TJ a football spud. TJ got a storm trooper helmet and rifle from Aunt Misty. http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2008/12/25/christmas-presents/