We took this video last week when it was in the 90's. This was the buggy's first time in his trunks and he had a blast!
The bugs and the sprinkler from El Duderino on Vimeo.
RSS and the job search: A match made in heaven
0 comments Published by El Duderino on Friday, August 21, 2009Looking for a new job? Tired of the amount of time it takes to find what you're looking for? Well, then, look no further because I have a solution for you! Ok, now that I have your attention and got the whole smarmy infomercial salesman pitch out of the way, I'll explain where I'm going with this.
I've been looking for a new job recently and found that there are a lot of helpful sites out there to aid my search. While I primarily have been looking at such sites as Craigslist, Monster, and Indeed (which is a great site, BTW), the task at hand can be labor intensive and cumbersome. A great way to streamline this effort is to compile RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds from your job searches. Couple that with a RSS reader to house them and you'll be on your way as a more efficient job searcher!
For example, go to Craiglist and type in "Office Administrator" in the "search craiglist" box and pull the drop-down menu to the "jobs" section. 
Next, hit enter or click on the > symbol and then scroll down to the bottom right hand corner of the results page where you will see a "RSS" link. 
Click on this and then choose the reader that will house your feeds (I use Google Reader, so for this post I'll use this as the example). Select "Add to Google Reader" and you're done! 
For Indeed (or any site that supports RSS), it's essentially the same thing. Enter in the key word like the one above in the "what" box and then click the "Find Jobs" button. 
On the next page where the job listings appear, scroll to the right hand column and click on the "RSS Job Feed" link.
I have used RSS feeds for a while now, but for some reason didn't think to use this feature for my job searches. Now, in Google Reader I have a separate folder designated for all of these and have eliminated the need to go these sites separately, which in turn has sufficiently cut the amount of time down and made things a whole lot easier on myself because it's all in a centralized location. I realize that most of you already know these hints, but it's always good to throw this out there so that everyone is in the know.
A couple of firsts: Our day at the ballpark
2 comments Published by El Duderino on Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Yesterday, we (the fam) decided to go to a baseball game here in town. I've been wanting to go for a few months now, but for whatever reason, we just haven't got around to it. I've been to a number of big league games, but this was the first time going to a minor league game, and for Ian, it was his very first time at a baseball game period!
Once we arrived at the park, we decided to get the cheap GA tickets, which usually means nose bleed at a big league park, but here it was the equivalent of the back row of field level seats at Dodger stadium! A bonus for us was the fact that you could sit anywhere in the GA section (which includes the outfield seats and family deck right by the left field foul pole). There wasn't that many people there because it was a day game being played during a weekday, so what that meant for us was first row seats in GA, almost right behind home plate -- awesome! If you haven't been to a game at PGE park*, then you should know that there isn't a bad seat in the house.
A couple of things to note about minor league games:
- There are activities, games, or what-have-you between each inning on the field. This translates really well if you have little ones. Any distraction to keep 'em interested for as long as possible goes a long way. Even if you don't bring the family, it's still entertaining.
- Tickets are relatively cheaper (depending on where you sit, of course).
- On average, the speed pitchers throw are a little slower than the major leagues. The starting pitcher was throwing consistently around 85mph, the middle reliever was getting upwards to 93mph, and the second middle reliever for the opposing team threw a measly 75 mph. Geez, I can almost throw that fast! *ahem*
- Dudes can still hit it a mile! A guy for the opposing team hit a moon blast in the second inning to right field. It must have been at least a 450-500 footer.
All in all, it was a great game to be at, we witnessed a couple of homers, AND the home team won. I'm already pumped about the prospects of going to another game -- who's in?!?
* The Beavers (Baseball) and Timbers (Soccer) currently share the place.
Is it me, or is anyone else annoyed by the health care debates that are being played out on the cable networks lately (I don't really have cable, it's just everywhere you go on the internets these days)? It's not so much the debates or town hall meetings that are taking place (which is actually a good thing), it's the airtime that is given to the fringe crazies that are supposedly mad at something, but never really articulate what they are made about. Is it fear of Socialism, Communism, State controlled health care, ants in your pants? What? Well, luckily we have Jon Stewart to bring balance to the force and show us a lighter side to the whole debate.
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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The second clip is OT, but I had to share because it's one of my favorites of the year!
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