<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058</id><updated>2011-04-21T14:07:32.338-07:00</updated><category term='Music'/><title type='text'>Intelligent Thoughts and Pointless Rants</title><subtitle type='html'>More of the latter than former.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>147</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3542598334870761521</id><published>2009-02-07T16:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-07T16:47:14.235-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I Don't Think That Word Means What You Think It Means</title><summary type='text'>Exhibit A"Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence."Exhibit Bfor⋅tune  [fawr-chuhn] noun, verb, -tuned, -tun⋅ing. –noun   1. position in life as determined by wealth: to make one's fortune.      2. wealth or riches: to lose a small fortune in bad investments.      3. great wealth; ample stock of money, property, and the like: to be worth a fortune</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3542598334870761521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3542598334870761521' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3542598334870761521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3542598334870761521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-dont-think-that-word-means-what-you.html' title='I Don&apos;t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3225822078969255911</id><published>2009-01-19T22:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-19T23:23:20.248-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Final 9</title><summary type='text'>So it's the last season of Battlestar Galactica. Last 9 episodes, in fact.Most of you who read this aren't entirely on board. It's sci-fi and that's not your bag. But again, and for the last time, seriously do yourself a favor and at some point, Netflix the miniseries.It's about 3 hours long and it'll give you a good idea if you wanna try the rest of the series.I'm telling you, it's one of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3225822078969255911/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3225822078969255911' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3225822078969255911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3225822078969255911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2009/01/final-9.html' title='The Final 9'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-1387392893714225100</id><published>2009-01-01T00:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-01T04:47:52.988-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Holiday Tradition</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/1387392893714225100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=1387392893714225100' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1387392893714225100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1387392893714225100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2009/01/holiday-tradition.html' title='Holiday Tradition'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_MerryNewYearBig.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3151575082673400137</id><published>2008-11-26T13:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-26T14:07:03.188-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Twilight</title><summary type='text'>Let me start by saying I have never heard of these books nor have I seen the movie. However, it begs the question:Why are there no happy vampires?Okay, that ONE chick on the left seems okay, but still.I mean, they're just people, right? Sure, they drink blood and can't hold down a day job, but hey, you live forever, have super-human abilities and can control people.And if you make any cool </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3151575082673400137/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3151575082673400137' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3151575082673400137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3151575082673400137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/11/twilight.html' title='Twilight'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-1866960676840122570</id><published>2008-11-12T11:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T11:53:14.902-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Just for Me</title><summary type='text'>Today is Anne Hathaway's Birthday.Happy Birthday, Anne!I heart you, so today, you should have a nice big sandwich (or 3) and some filling fries.Stay talented, beautiful and healthy!!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/1866960676840122570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=1866960676840122570' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1866960676840122570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1866960676840122570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/11/just-for-me.html' title='Just for Me'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3895633850094055252</id><published>2008-10-17T12:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-17T12:39:33.306-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay. Seriously this time.</title><summary type='text'>I leave for DC on Tuesday, people.What do I need to do once I'm there? Getting there Tuesday night, leaving Friday morning. Goin' with my mom.So far, I've got:--Arlington and Kennedy's grave--Lincoln Memorial at night--Vietnam Memorial--WWII Memorial--Smithsonian--Everything else on the Mall--White House--CapitolBut I've got nowhere to eat and nothing that I "have to do." I also believe we may've</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3895633850094055252/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3895633850094055252' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3895633850094055252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3895633850094055252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/10/okay-seriously-this-time.html' title='Okay. Seriously this time.'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4129247208474347743</id><published>2008-10-09T12:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T12:11:41.582-07:00</updated><title type='text'>In case you forgot</title><summary type='text'>Today is Scott Bakula's birthday. I know. I know.How could you forget, right?  So happy 54th, sir!I don't care what the end of the show said - Sam did eventually find his way home... to my heart.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4129247208474347743/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4129247208474347743' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4129247208474347743'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4129247208474347743'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/10/in-case-you-forgot.html' title='In case you forgot'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-829710445082968707</id><published>2008-09-10T10:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-10T11:02:58.497-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Speaking of Particle Colliders....</title><summary type='text'>So, we're trying to recreate the Big Bang, right?What if we succeed?I mean, this is all pretty trippy stuff, but what if... by recreating it on a small scale, we create a tiny new universe? And what if THAT's the whole reason for our universe in the first place??God isn't "God," he's like Robert Aymar, director-general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research!I know, I know. We're </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/829710445082968707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=829710445082968707' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/829710445082968707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/829710445082968707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/09/speaking-of-particle-colliders.html' title='Speaking of Particle Colliders....'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-8037166287563617137</id><published>2008-09-07T23:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-07T23:36:08.756-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It's a Regional Thing, Right?</title><summary type='text'>'Cause there's no reason McDonald's and Burger King should be leading the "Best Burger" poll.I mean, sure, I like the Whopper and all, but better than Famous Star or the Double Double?And what're we talking about here? The Big Mac? The Big n' Tasty?It's gotta be a regional issue, right? Right?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/8037166287563617137/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=8037166287563617137' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8037166287563617137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8037166287563617137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/09/its-regional-thing-right.html' title='It&apos;s a Regional Thing, Right?'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3908060347109234576</id><published>2008-08-13T10:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-15T12:00:10.364-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, by the way...</title><summary type='text'>I'll be heading to DC in late October, so any suggestions you might have would be very helpful.(I'll be staying at the blue teardrop above)The plan is to fly in on Tuesday and head back on Friday, leaving us two full days to do touristy stuff. We will have a car and the current idea is to see the usual DC sights on Wednesday and then to drive out of the area, possibly towards Richmond on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3908060347109234576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3908060347109234576' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3908060347109234576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3908060347109234576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/08/oh-by-way.html' title='Oh, by the way...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7HhYDxx2tXA/SKMeI5gcVfI/AAAAAAAAAXI/p8xBZufePc0/s72-c/Washington.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-2617965257901609214</id><published>2008-08-10T19:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-10T19:24:47.170-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Thing I Hate</title><summary type='text'>The single (or half) windsor knot is half-assed, unattractive and all in all just plain stupid.I mean, look at that. Would you wear that? To be honest, if you did, I'd probably lose a little bit of respect for you.I mean, why bother even wearing a tie if you're gonna do THAT? It's like getting in your car and never hitting the gas pedal.Learn to tie a tie you dumb bastard.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/2617965257901609214/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=2617965257901609214' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2617965257901609214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2617965257901609214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/08/another-thing-i-hate.html' title='Another Thing I Hate'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3085803867583782997</id><published>2008-07-16T22:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-17T12:26:32.153-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Apologies</title><summary type='text'>Random thought:So am I the only person in the world who thinks the whole apology process is ass backwards?Just take a second and bear with me.Let's say I run over your foot with my car:You: OWWWWWWWWWWWW !!!!Me: Oh, dude! I'm SO sorry!You: OWWWWWWW !!!!! MY FOOOT!Me: Oh, my God! I dunno what happened! Lemme call 991 or something!You: OWWWWWWWWWWWW !!!!Fast forward to the next morning when you're </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3085803867583782997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3085803867583782997' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3085803867583782997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3085803867583782997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/07/apologies.html' title='Apologies'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-2470031257413528461</id><published>2008-07-07T11:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-07T12:05:10.592-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm back</title><summary type='text'>I don't plan on going anywhere until late September, so I should be back to doing this relatively regularly at some point in the near future.'Course, I've said that before, so we'll see how that goes.But thus far this summer, not much has gone on:The Kings are an ongoing saga, giving me good solid highs and questionable lows.The summer movie season has been pretty slack. Iron man was pretty damn </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/2470031257413528461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=2470031257413528461' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2470031257413528461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2470031257413528461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/07/im-back.html' title='I&apos;m back'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-6826387803553928674</id><published>2008-06-30T20:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-30T20:56:27.092-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm Back!</title><summary type='text'>AND I was the only one of six people who didn't end up puking at one point.So good times!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/6826387803553928674/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=6826387803553928674' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/6826387803553928674'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/6826387803553928674'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/06/im-back.html' title='I&apos;m Back!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-6216533155479127715</id><published>2008-06-26T09:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-26T09:34:05.108-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Weekend Plans</title><summary type='text'>Goin' to Mexico!Be back next week!.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/6216533155479127715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=6216533155479127715' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/6216533155479127715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/6216533155479127715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/06/weekend-plans.html' title='Weekend Plans'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4669556780876551167</id><published>2008-06-22T15:00:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-22T15:01:07.979-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Question:</title><summary type='text'>Excuse me, but... when did we all move to Mercury?I ask because I never got that memo.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4669556780876551167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4669556780876551167' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4669556780876551167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4669556780876551167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/06/question.html' title='Question:'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-7729780865979487194</id><published>2008-06-05T08:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-05T09:17:49.577-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm An Idiot</title><summary type='text'>This is a personal post more than anything, and by that, I mean it's more for me than any of you, but....So a friend of mine recommended that I listen to some Joy Division about a year ago and the guy has great musical taste and knows some of what I like, so I take him up on the offer and, lo and behold, I enjoy them much as he said I would. So I've been listening to them for about a year.I am </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/7729780865979487194/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=7729780865979487194' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7729780865979487194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7729780865979487194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/06/im-idiot.html' title='I&apos;m An Idiot'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-8731604103114337267</id><published>2008-05-21T09:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-21T09:44:54.483-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Gone Fishing</title><summary type='text'>Starting tomorrow I figure I'm gonna be pretty much disconnected for about a week.I know. I know.How will you manage without my timely updates about all things significant and mundane?Well, my friends, it's times like these where you get to see what you're made of.So good luck. Godspeed. See ya in about a week or so.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/8731604103114337267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=8731604103114337267' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8731604103114337267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8731604103114337267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/05/gone-fishing.html' title='Gone Fishing'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-8292283944438774955</id><published>2008-05-08T13:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T13:43:37.991-07:00</updated><title type='text'>"Here he comes..."</title><summary type='text'>Not sure about Speed Racer this weekend.'Cause on the one hand, it could be surprising.On the other, it could just be a complete and total bastardization of an oldie that had SO many aspects to it's signature style, anything but an absolute strict adherence to that style would make the entire attempt a travesty.I think you can figure out where I think it'll end up.But if you know me at all, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/8292283944438774955/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=8292283944438774955' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8292283944438774955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8292283944438774955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/05/here-he-comes.html' title='&quot;Here he comes...&quot;'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4358155987353162683</id><published>2008-04-15T21:45:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-17T01:35:20.522-07:00</updated><title type='text'>She Gets My Vote</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4358155987353162683/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4358155987353162683' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4358155987353162683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4358155987353162683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/04/she-gets-my-vote.html' title='She Gets My Vote'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_roslin08.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3781071788747150232</id><published>2008-04-04T00:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-04T00:31:34.879-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Yeah</title><summary type='text'>I've been busy. So sue me.No, really busy.Not necessarily in a constructive way or anything, but I've been doing stuff.So I haven't been blogging.But then the fact that I've blogged this long is actually quite surprising to me.And here I am at it again.So I guess we'll see how that goes.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3781071788747150232/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3781071788747150232' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3781071788747150232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3781071788747150232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/04/yeah.html' title='Yeah'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4103180355810182413</id><published>2008-02-15T13:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-16T11:20:34.170-08:00</updated><title type='text'>ur bibul - I haz noo wun</title><summary type='text'>So how many of you are familiar with LOLcats?If you're not, go ahead and open a new tab and Google "LOLcat." Or better yet, open one of these links in a new tab and peruse:www.icanhascheezburger.comLGK LOLcat threadAs you can see, they are funny pictures of cats (generally) captioned as if they had the reading and speaking skills of a toddler. They spel fonetikly and have bad grammurz.They're </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4103180355810182413/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4103180355810182413' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4103180355810182413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4103180355810182413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/02/ur-bibul-i-haz-noo-wun.html' title='ur bibul - I haz noo wun'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-8495247726275363100</id><published>2008-02-13T09:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-13T11:36:24.538-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Quick Things</title><summary type='text'>OneI expect y'all missed Editors. Except for Rob. Rob may've made it.Well, I saw them twice this past weekend and both shows were pretty damned good. And that was just Editors.  Louis XIV opened for Hot Hot Heat who opened for Editors and let me tell you, the entire bill was pretty bad ass.Both times.TwoI'm watchin' The Godfather trilogy this week. In fact, I saw The Godfather for the first time </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/8495247726275363100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=8495247726275363100' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8495247726275363100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8495247726275363100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/02/quick-things.html' title='Quick Things'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-308999344952969357</id><published>2008-02-07T10:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-07T10:36:31.499-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Huh ???</title><summary type='text'>Mitt Romney just ducked out of the Primaries.Maybe he's making a bid to be... VP Romney???Ya think he'd bring over that conservative base while McCain cuts a huge swath through the moderates?Interesting....</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/308999344952969357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=308999344952969357' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/308999344952969357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/308999344952969357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/02/huh.html' title='Huh ???'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-8883155314710724691</id><published>2008-01-31T07:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-31T07:50:47.215-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Interesting....</title><summary type='text'>If you'll notice the current results of the current "Look! A Poll!," at least one person has answered that I should make babies for an upcoming Super Bowl party.I'm not sure how odd it is that I can, with little to no effort, think of at least 5 people off the top of my head who might vote that way. The reasons would vary, depending upon the vote caster, of course, from-- wanting grandchildren to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/8883155314710724691/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=8883155314710724691' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8883155314710724691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8883155314710724691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/01/interesting.html' title='Interesting....'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-107678266615041535</id><published>2008-01-28T14:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-28T16:02:32.958-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Speaking of Hawaii...</title><summary type='text'>I've decided on a hotel and a timeline! And by "I," I mean Lisa and I have finally settled (I think) on where we're stayin'.So, from May 22nd to May 29, I'll be on Hawaii time. And my clock will be at the Aqua Palms &amp; Spa.Final arrangements are pending, like my flights and exactly what kinda room I'll be opting for, but that's the gist.Now, I know what you're thinking:"Why would anyone want to go</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/107678266615041535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=107678266615041535' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/107678266615041535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/107678266615041535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/01/speaking-of-hawaii.html' title='Speaking of Hawaii...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-2157612668070401510</id><published>2008-01-21T12:06:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-21T15:22:02.308-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bored at Work</title><summary type='text'>Well, not "bored" but not as entertained as I usually am.See, most of the day I have a Firefox window open, and the first tab to be opened and the last tab to be closed is the tab for my favorite LA Kings message board. People are on it all day, so there's always something new to read and it's not just talk about hockey.There's a movie/TV/music forum. A forum for random stuff like things in the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/2157612668070401510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=2157612668070401510' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2157612668070401510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2157612668070401510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/01/bored-at-work.html' title='Bored at Work'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-1187085963811448784</id><published>2008-01-04T15:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-04T19:52:36.027-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ugh...</title><summary type='text'>I was sick today.Well, technically, I guess you could say I'm still sick. But the point is:I kinda enjoy being sick.There are various reasons, some of which are (in no no particular order):First: You get to stay home from work. So I didn't go to work today. But I did get to see The Truman Show, cutie Kirsten Dunst in "Elizabethtown" (I skipped through the parts without her) and some other stuff </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/1187085963811448784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=1187085963811448784' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1187085963811448784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1187085963811448784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2008/01/ugh.html' title='Ugh...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-5899408575858096905</id><published>2008-01-01T00:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-31T17:55:10.141-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Nanja Ebeko says:</title><summary type='text'>Beef jerky time.There's plenty y'know.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/5899408575858096905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=5899408575858096905' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5899408575858096905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5899408575858096905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/12/nanja-ebeko-says.html' title='Nanja Ebeko says:'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_MerryNewYearSmall.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-7658679355246980213</id><published>2007-12-16T17:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-18T16:39:45.743-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Go Card !!!</title><summary type='text'>So we finally win the Axe back. Hell frikin' yeah!And then, when all else is failing... when it's coming down to the wire... when you're in a tight one... who comes through??A Stanford man, that's who!Camarillo scores winning TD in overtimeOnly one win has never felt so good (since Standford did it not too long ago). And sure, the cheerleader's excited, but just look at how happy the ref is!Good </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/7658679355246980213/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=7658679355246980213' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7658679355246980213'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7658679355246980213'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/12/go-card.html' title='Go Card !!!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-5965342347210831806</id><published>2007-12-08T10:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-08T11:33:35.206-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2nd Chance - For You</title><summary type='text'>Editors are making a 2nd swing around the country and will be playing in CA in February.Tickets are on sale now and, well, here's your chance. I saw them the night before I left for London and let me tell you (again) that they completely rocked the hell outta The Wiltern. So much so that I'm going back. Of course, you're welcome to join me.Here is the song that originally caught my attention and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/5965342347210831806/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=5965342347210831806' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5965342347210831806'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5965342347210831806'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/12/2nd-chance-for-you.html' title='2nd Chance - For You'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4966062367257448345</id><published>2007-12-06T10:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-06T11:16:54.483-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2010 Olympics</title><summary type='text'>The 2010 Winter Olympics are in Vancouver.  I decided last night that I'm going.I've already got my passport, and by that time, hopefully 3 LA Kings will be on the US Hockey roster (if not more).I'm letting you know now so you can plan to join me accordingly.Updates to follow periodically. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4966062367257448345/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4966062367257448345' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4966062367257448345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4966062367257448345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/12/2010-olympics.html' title='2010 Olympics'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-5820771417480403292</id><published>2007-11-12T10:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-12T11:08:30.658-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Followin' Up</title><summary type='text'>Y'know, the problem I have with my current poll is that I put it in a place where the people who actually watch Heroes go to post.So it's like asking me if you should have steak for dinner or if you should go to the hockey game: The answer is pretty much always "Yes."I gotta decide soon, though. My DVR's getting over 50% full.------------------------------Meanwhile, the writer's strike </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/5820771417480403292/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=5820771417480403292' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5820771417480403292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5820771417480403292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/11/followin-up.html' title='Followin&apos; Up'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-2486572860292604235</id><published>2007-10-30T09:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-30T09:55:39.310-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fragmented TV</title><summary type='text'>I've got every episode of the new season of Heroes on my DVR and I have no idea if I want to watch them.I should want to. I should be burning to. I should have been clamoring to see what I missed while I was out of town. 'Cause the show should be that good.But instead, we got that tripe to end the season and now I have little to no confidence in the show. But for some reason, I feel like I might </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/2486572860292604235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=2486572860292604235' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2486572860292604235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2486572860292604235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/10/fragmented-tv.html' title='Fragmented TV'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-1462392366312708095</id><published>2007-10-22T11:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-22T13:53:26.355-07:00</updated><title type='text'>London Pictures! (finally)</title><summary type='text'>So I had to upload over 500 pictures, find a place to post the page, write the page, and do all that stuff, but finally, after 3 weeks, you get to see pictures!That above isn't one of them (though you should know where it's from [Annaka excluded, of course]), but you can see them by heading here for a snazzy slideshow or here for just the thumbnails.And about the penis: I typed it all out here if</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/1462392366312708095/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=1462392366312708095' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1462392366312708095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1462392366312708095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/10/london-pictures-finally.html' title='London Pictures! (finally)'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_Yaaay.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3511040834988315611</id><published>2007-10-14T09:47:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T10:39:15.727-07:00</updated><title type='text'>So I've Been Lazy.</title><summary type='text'>Been back for a while now and still no pictures.What can I say? I took over 500 and uploading them has been like a second job.  But they're all up now, meaning I can turn my attention to the slideshow.But not only do I have to do that, but I have to find a host for a web page. Any suggestions would be welcome so I can post this stuff with no ads. And maybe move my blog over there.Just a quick </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3511040834988315611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3511040834988315611' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3511040834988315611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3511040834988315611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/10/so-ive-been-lazy.html' title='So I&apos;ve Been Lazy.'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4387092717717568738</id><published>2007-10-04T11:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-04T11:22:58.458-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm Back</title><summary type='text'>So after about 10 days of hard living, I'm back from my travels. Got back from the UK on Tuesday night.Las Vegas and London were both pretty fun and I have pictures that I'll have to upload some time soon. I'm thinking of doing another web thing Like I did with Seattle, but it'll take some time given that I took well over 500 pictures.And I saw what may have been the best concert I'd ever seen </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4387092717717568738/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4387092717717568738' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4387092717717568738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4387092717717568738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/10/im-back.html' title='I&apos;m Back'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-819896044448970289</id><published>2007-09-18T13:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-18T13:33:24.050-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It's Time</title><summary type='text'>As the temperatures begin to decline....As the day gives way to night ever earlier....As the morning arrives not with a blaze of heat, but with a sharp chill....As thoughts of the beach slowly turn to thoughts of a warming fire....And as a few select men in their prime begin to gird themselves for the battles to come,It arrives....ENDLESS SHRIMP BEECHES !!!!!!Y'know, the very seas themselves may </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/819896044448970289/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=819896044448970289' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/819896044448970289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/819896044448970289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/09/its-time.html' title='It&apos;s Time'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-546474835270548044</id><published>2007-09-11T11:19:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-11T11:28:20.760-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey Spielberg!</title><summary type='text'>I was about to just move along and hope this is gonna be a decent movie. No ruckus, just hope. In fact, I LOVE that you brought back Karen Allen - the best and original Indy girl. I'll even take Shia LaBeouf. But I have one question:Where the fuck is Sallah?By all accounts, you haven't even contacted him. Pick up the phone, Steve. Pick it up.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/546474835270548044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=546474835270548044' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/546474835270548044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/546474835270548044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/09/hey-spielberg.html' title='Hey Spielberg!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-9146589666672870199</id><published>2007-09-07T09:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-07T09:34:33.023-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blue Harvest</title><summary type='text'>Lock S-Foils in attack position. Fall TV is coming back.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/9146589666672870199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=9146589666672870199' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/9146589666672870199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/9146589666672870199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/09/blue-harvest.html' title='Blue Harvest'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-7922200588804222833</id><published>2007-09-04T08:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-04T12:26:26.854-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Chock Full o' September</title><summary type='text'>Dang, what a month this is gonna be. And it was actually gonna be fuller, but Becks took a tumble and I may take a bath. But more on that later.Actually, the first part of the month isn't too bad. Kings Rookie Camp started this week, and while I'd love to go and take a look at the kids, Santa Ana isn't just a short drive down the freeway from El Segundo and I don't have the time for the time off.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/7922200588804222833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=7922200588804222833' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7922200588804222833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7922200588804222833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/09/chock-full-o-september.html' title='Chock Full o&apos; September'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4900668992932187251</id><published>2007-08-27T15:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-27T15:10:18.902-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Barrack + Hillary = DOOM</title><summary type='text'>Well, I teased this last week but didn't get around to posting it, so here's the gist.I've been thinking this a while, and I've tried to post this a couple of times, but I never got to the end of it 'cause I end up rambling on the multiple complaints I've silently had about the Democrats the last two elections.I normally don't post political stuff, 'cause while I consider the topic every once in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4900668992932187251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4900668992932187251' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4900668992932187251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4900668992932187251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/06/barrack-hillary-doom.html' title='Barrack + Hillary = DOOM'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-2293241586130699833</id><published>2007-08-20T14:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-20T14:17:28.451-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay...</title><summary type='text'>NOW he's a horrible person.See how that works?Funny thing is, he's going to jail 'causa the gambling, not the dogs.Carry on.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/2293241586130699833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=2293241586130699833' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2293241586130699833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2293241586130699833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/08/okay.html' title='Okay...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-740150989962712177</id><published>2007-08-16T13:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-17T10:13:13.866-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Drew Goes to the Theatre</title><summary type='text'>So about a week ago Wednesday, a friend tells me she's gonna go down to the Pantageas to go see a musical with some friends. Do I want to join?The only reason I didn't answer immediately was because I wanted to make sure I could go. I did and I could, so a week ago yesterday, I went to see Wicked.I wrote about Rent and musicals in general some time last year (linky &amp; linkerton) and as most of you</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/740150989962712177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=740150989962712177' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/740150989962712177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/740150989962712177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/08/drew-goes-to-theatre.html' title='Drew Goes to the Theatre'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4510835406204152296</id><published>2007-08-14T10:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-14T12:05:57.014-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What Can I Say?</title><summary type='text'>I'm filled with lies and deceit. I waited a couple more days. I can get to it now, but first:I got something in the mail yesterday. Something for my refrigerator. Some, if not most, of you will have gotten it or will be getting it soon. It was surprising, but a nice reminder, and I'm starting to get excited about the date.After all, I've never been to a lesbian wedding before. &gt;=D----------------</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4510835406204152296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4510835406204152296' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4510835406204152296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4510835406204152296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/08/what-can-i-say.html' title='What Can I Say?'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_756.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-7557780505612010227</id><published>2007-08-10T08:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-10T08:30:32.920-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Coming This Weekend on ITPR</title><summary type='text'>-- Barry Bonds and Michael Vick-- Summer movies so far and what there is to look forward to-- I see another musical?-- And possibly why Barack and Hillary just might doom the countryStay tuned.And if you haven't voted in my latest poll, why don't you go ahead? Just so you know, I'm Drewberson.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/7557780505612010227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=7557780505612010227' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7557780505612010227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7557780505612010227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/08/coming-this-weekend-on-itpr.html' title='Coming This Weekend on ITPR'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-2542436207761281217</id><published>2007-08-02T13:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-02T13:38:45.475-07:00</updated><title type='text'>For Chang</title><summary type='text'>What're you? A medium?  The dirty golden bear, is losing all his hair....Good luck, buddy.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/2542436207761281217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=2542436207761281217' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2542436207761281217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2542436207761281217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/08/for-chang.html' title='For Chang'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-7477424380523539451</id><published>2007-07-31T09:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-31T10:14:35.109-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Voice Inside</title><summary type='text'>I've had a pretty busy movie season so far. Spiderman 3... The Simpsons... Transformers... Harry Potter... the list goes on. And while the movies themselves have been pretty hit or miss (mostly hits so far, actually), there's been one thing that consistently manages to bring me down:I'm not a big fan of Forrest Whitaker, so maybe that colors this, but what the hell is with that spot?Does it make </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/7477424380523539451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=7477424380523539451' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7477424380523539451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7477424380523539451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/07/voice-inside.html' title='The Voice Inside'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_Forrest.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-6848885632869257058</id><published>2007-07-22T10:46:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-22T10:49:16.280-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Well...</title><summary type='text'>I'm finished.We need to set up some kinda e-mail string or floo network or somethin' to talk that out.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/6848885632869257058/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=6848885632869257058' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/6848885632869257058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/6848885632869257058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/07/well.html' title='Well...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-1010647813839396466</id><published>2007-07-11T11:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-11T23:24:16.732-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey, Bud!</title><summary type='text'>Suck it up, be a man, and get your butt out to the ballpark to see Barry hit # 756.If Hank doesn't wanna go... okay. I'll begrudgingly give him that. Part of me says he should be there too, seeing as how a guy's breaking your record. But then again, Barry ain't the nicest guy in baseball and there is suspicion out there, so you can forgive the guy if he wants to stay away.But Bud, you're the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/1010647813839396466/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=1010647813839396466' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1010647813839396466'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1010647813839396466'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/07/hey-bud.html' title='Hey, Bud!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_Bonds.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-1088762375123273052</id><published>2007-06-28T14:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-28T14:56:15.288-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, C'MON !!!!!!!</title><summary type='text'>Not only did I have to suffer the Ducks winning the Cup, but now there's this extremely uncool photo out there on the internet.In the center, holding the Cup, is Teemu Selanne, veteran winger for the Ducks. Surrounding him are, well, I'll let you come to your own conclusions about who they are....Goddammit....</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/1088762375123273052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=1088762375123273052' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1088762375123273052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1088762375123273052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/06/oh-cmon.html' title='Oh, C&apos;MON !!!!!!!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-7113756538680988386</id><published>2007-06-22T00:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-22T00:26:10.562-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I-I-I-N-DEEEEeeeee !!</title><summary type='text'>Y'know, even 18 years later, he doesn't look all that different.Harrison Ford relaxing on the set of the next IndianaJones movie.No word yet on whether Karen Allen will be reprising her role as Marion. Photo by Steven Speilberg</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/7113756538680988386/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=7113756538680988386' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7113756538680988386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7113756538680988386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/06/i-i-i-n-deeeeeeeee.html' title='I-I-I-N-DEEEEeeeee !!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_firstindy4pic.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-2394667490704086942</id><published>2007-06-11T10:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-14T01:11:42.324-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><title type='text'>Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors</title><summary type='text'>I normally don't post about music 'cause my taste tends to run a few steps off the main path, but hey - you miss 100% of the shots you don't take, right?Anyway, I heard a single on the radio a long while back and got the CD on iTunes about a year ago. Editors' "The Back Room" has since become a CD I've listened to nearly every day since I got the iPod set up at work and Bullets, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/2394667490704086942/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=2394667490704086942' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2394667490704086942'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2394667490704086942'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/06/editors-smokers-outside-hospital-doors.html' title='Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-2342909362231969230</id><published>2007-06-06T19:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-06T20:20:05.828-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Wednesday, June 6th -- 8:05pm</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/2342909362231969230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=2342909362231969230' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2342909362231969230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2342909362231969230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/06/wednesday-june-6th-805pm.html' title='Wednesday, June 6th -- 8:05pm'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_GoKingsGo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-1006089770908198634</id><published>2007-05-31T10:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-04T19:15:13.257-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Little Help?</title><summary type='text'>Can anyone please explain:Thanks in advance.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/1006089770908198634/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=1006089770908198634' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1006089770908198634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1006089770908198634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/05/little-help.html' title='A Little Help?'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_DoriToes.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-606395780873034921</id><published>2007-05-29T22:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-29T22:53:02.533-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey House...</title><summary type='text'>EFF YEAH !!!That's some freakin' great TV, doc! Ballsy -- that's what that is!Freaking great finale! Unexpected, but totally in keeping! And it makes so much sense now that you look back on it!Better than Lost.Incomparably better than Heroes (EFF YOU!).And even at this moment, I'd say... I may have to say it... better than the Office (which was pretty goddamn good).I can not wait for next season!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/606395780873034921/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=606395780873034921' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/606395780873034921'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/606395780873034921'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/05/hey-house.html' title='Hey House...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_HouseBlue.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-506053671304438941</id><published>2007-05-23T23:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-24T07:10:55.482-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey, LOST...</title><summary type='text'>That's the way to do it, baby.I admit I was concerned during the whole half-season off the beach, but you followed that up big time. And you even made some really good use of that whole Hurley feel-good episode with Ben's dad and the Run-Over-The-Others Fun Bus! And then there was Kate looking all hot at the end.Way to go, Losers. Way to go.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/506053671304438941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=506053671304438941' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/506053671304438941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/506053671304438941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/05/hey-lost.html' title='Hey, LOST...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-7519466383311018057</id><published>2007-05-21T22:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-21T23:01:06.470-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey, Heroes...!</title><summary type='text'>EFF YOU!Except you Hiro. You're still cool. Mostly.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/7519466383311018057/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=7519466383311018057' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7519466383311018057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/7519466383311018057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/05/hey-heroes.html' title='Hey, Heroes...!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3034423872256581303</id><published>2007-05-12T11:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-12T18:40:00.887-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Summer Fun</title><summary type='text'>So, I'm looking for something to do this summer.I mean, for six months or so, I have hockey.Alright, more than 6 months. Preseason camps start in July and goes through August in various forms. Then there's the preaseason in September. Season starts in October and goes on through at least April. Then, there's the playoffs to follow 'til June, but the past couple of years no games to attend.So I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3034423872256581303/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3034423872256581303' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3034423872256581303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3034423872256581303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/05/summer-fun.html' title='Summer Fun'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_LaX.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-5888419976351940888</id><published>2007-05-07T09:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-07T09:38:19.333-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Weekend Review</title><summary type='text'>Saw Hot Fuzz and Spidey 3 this weekend.I had expectations for Hot Fuzz. And while it wasn't quite what I expected, it certainly measured up. Great story, lots of funny stuff, an action-packed ending, and an amazingly complete film altogether. And I never thought I'd say this, but I need to see Point Break again.As for Spidey... well.... One could gather the dropping of a horse, an elephant, an </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/5888419976351940888/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=5888419976351940888' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5888419976351940888'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5888419976351940888'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/05/weekend-review.html' title='Weekend Review'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-5183218114778237970</id><published>2007-05-04T13:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-04T13:40:02.816-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Just got back from lunch...</title><summary type='text'>and one of you needs to get to Best Buy and get me a digital voice recorder.This blog seriously suffers from not having my immediate thoughts on a subject while I'm on a roll. And I think a voice recorder might help resolve that problem.Tiger Woods? The BCS? The Lady in the Green Accord?All quality posts lost once the heat of the moment was gone.And don't get me started on the one I had while I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/5183218114778237970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=5183218114778237970' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5183218114778237970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5183218114778237970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/05/just-got-back-from-lunch.html' title='Just got back from lunch...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-1689937344955322346</id><published>2007-05-02T08:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-02T08:27:51.055-07:00</updated><title type='text'>** Sigh **</title><summary type='text'>So, I bought Guitar Hero II for my 360 a couple of weeks ago. It comes with a white guitar. I happened to have a few things lying around and, well...It's a sickness. A wonderful, disgusting sickness. And I don't think I want help.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/1689937344955322346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=1689937344955322346' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1689937344955322346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/1689937344955322346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/05/sigh.html' title='** Sigh **'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_KingsAxe.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-5715054769060317683</id><published>2007-04-30T15:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-30T15:04:33.628-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay, okay...</title><summary type='text'>A couple days later, and maybe I get it.You're the Dolphins' GM.Season's over and you've got a receiver who's contract is up. Guy made 67 catches for just under 700 yards. Returned 48 kickoffs for a 22 yard average and 41 punts for just under 10 a pop. Fast, but small. 5'9" 185 lbs. Not a big-time playmaker, but a little dangerous. But you don't wanna pay him, so you decide to let him </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/5715054769060317683/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=5715054769060317683' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5715054769060317683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5715054769060317683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/04/okay-okay.html' title='Okay, okay...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-2766395328687790486</id><published>2007-04-28T10:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T11:29:44.783-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What the Hell??</title><summary type='text'>Ted Ginn??Ted Ginn??Y'know, there was a chance to draft Drew Brees in 2001.Now ya pass on Brady Quinn.On the one hand, I'm a little glad I don't have to root for a Golden Domer.And now there's a chance I could root for Trent Edwards! But it's a slim one. And by the way, how is Trent Edwards projected at the top of the 2nd round?? We SUCKED!!!!But Ted Ginn?Ted Ginn?Who's gonna throw to Ted Ginn?So</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/2766395328687790486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=2766395328687790486' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2766395328687790486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/2766395328687790486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-hell.html' title='What the Hell??'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4639445074970917598</id><published>2007-04-21T23:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-22T03:01:14.740-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I Mis-Spelled Sausages.</title><summary type='text'>So a couple of friends of mine have dreams of becoming the next internet billionaires.I don't have the heart to tell them it's not 1999 anymore, so I just plan on keeping my head low whilst I try to seem as unpatronizing as possible while remaining patronizing.So vote in my newest blog feature - Look! A Poll! - and help me keep my friends' sprits up, even if it's just for one more day.=)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4639445074970917598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4639445074970917598' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4639445074970917598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4639445074970917598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-mis-spelled-sausages.html' title='I Mis-Spelled Sausages.'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4355839888115231723</id><published>2007-04-15T12:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-15T13:02:35.655-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dammit, Kings.</title><summary type='text'>Apparently, I should never go back to the Kings' end of the season Used Equipment Sale.  On the bright side, this was all I bought.There was at least one other stick I had in my hand before I left.  And a pair of gloves.  And a blocker.  And a sweatshirt.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4355839888115231723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4355839888115231723' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4355839888115231723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4355839888115231723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/04/dammit-kings.html' title='Dammit, Kings.'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_IMG_1060b.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-520521443747013497</id><published>2007-03-29T23:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-29T23:18:54.211-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Future's So Bright...</title><summary type='text'>There was a point in the first when Sully brought the puck over the blue line and then dished it to Kopitar in the corner, who shook his defender and moved it up to Johnson at the point, who then took a step and put it to the front where Brown was hovering....The future of this team was out there already and I had to laugh 'cause it's promising to be really good.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/520521443747013497/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=520521443747013497' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/520521443747013497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/520521443747013497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/03/futures-so-bright.html' title='The Future&apos;s So Bright...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3001601316108503765</id><published>2007-03-28T18:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-28T18:28:14.401-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Deathly Hallows</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3001601316108503765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3001601316108503765' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3001601316108503765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3001601316108503765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/03/deathly-hallows.html' title='Deathly Hallows'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_dhusfull.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-5595020325021462152</id><published>2007-03-20T20:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-20T20:35:39.068-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I Rule!</title><summary type='text'>I normally consider myself to be pretty understated.Sure, I have a voice like a foghorn. Yes, I will yell at my TV when the programming is not as scheduled. Or when one of my favorite shows sucks for no reason (Lost, I'm looking at you!).And yeah, I throw my hands in the air when I "win" an E-Bay auction using the "Buy it Now" feature.But those're the exceptions to the general rule. Most of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/5595020325021462152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=5595020325021462152' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5595020325021462152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/5595020325021462152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/03/i-rule.html' title='I Rule!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-28664136460827917</id><published>2007-02-25T10:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-25T11:46:40.746-08:00</updated><title type='text'>My Crummy Kings</title><summary type='text'>played night against the Avs.After opening up a 2-0 lead after one, it was tied 2-2 after 2. And then Colorado opened up a 2 goal lead five minutes into the 3rd and things were looking ugly. But then we got one more. Then they got it back 3 minutes later. 7 1/2 minutes to go and this crummy team is down 5-3, and things are not looking good at either end of the ice. Oh, well. This'll just bring us</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/28664136460827917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=28664136460827917' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/28664136460827917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/28664136460827917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-crummy-kings.html' title='My Crummy Kings'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4666726503397831617</id><published>2007-02-18T17:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-18T18:01:10.934-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm on a freaking ROLL !!</title><summary type='text'>Anyway, here're two reasons you should be watching 30 Rock (Thursday nights after Scrubs).I figure you're not watching 'cause, let's face it, I really like it and that bodes ill for them. Except for Rob. Rob may enjoy this as much as me (stay strong brutha!).First off - Captain NeedaThen, there's Alec BaldwinYou should also be watching The Office (on just before Scrubs), but I don't have handy </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4666726503397831617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4666726503397831617' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4666726503397831617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4666726503397831617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/02/im-on-freaking-roll.html' title='I&apos;m on a freaking ROLL !!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-4913676220460997347</id><published>2007-02-16T00:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-16T00:49:15.994-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Two posts in a week??</title><summary type='text'>What's goin' on here?Well, it's not everyday a cat tries to commit suicide. And it's even rarer for that cat to include me in his plans. And when that day comes, I figure it's pretty blogworthy.So I'm driving home from my sister's 'bout 8:30 tonight.  I turn onto a pretty dimly lit residential street a block from my apartment. Ahead and on my left are a couple of guys talking out in their yard. I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/4913676220460997347/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=4913676220460997347' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4913676220460997347'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/4913676220460997347'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/02/two-posts-in-week.html' title='Two posts in a week??'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-618757361849345910</id><published>2007-02-12T14:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-14T23:16:39.121-08:00</updated><title type='text'>It's been a while</title><summary type='text'>since my last post.Obviously.And in the interim, I've considered the possiblity of shuttin' this here blog down.Sure, there's been stuff to write about:-- My current state of unemployment-- The crazy astronaut lady-- Harry Potter the book and the movie-- The Uber Bowl-- My crummy Kings-- Lisa's b-day-- The odd TV showBut really, the urge to write just hasn't been there.I mean once you've won </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/618757361849345910/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=618757361849345910' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/618757361849345910'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/618757361849345910'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/02/its-been-while.html' title='It&apos;s been a while'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_MOTY.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-8770930334062790189</id><published>2007-01-14T23:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-14T23:16:38.778-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, boy! Oh, boy! Oh, boy!</title><summary type='text'>In case you hadn't heard yet, THIS promises to be pretty good.My favorite part so far?"I look forward to the evening," Colbert said. "It is an honor to speak face-to-face with a broadcasting legend, and I feel the same way about Mr. O’Reilly."</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/8770930334062790189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=8770930334062790189' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8770930334062790189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/8770930334062790189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/01/oh-boy-oh-boy-oh-boy.html' title='Oh, boy! Oh, boy! Oh, boy!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-6273647337444217602</id><published>2007-01-01T21:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-01T21:54:01.316-08:00</updated><title type='text'>01 01 07</title><summary type='text'>Merry New Year!Why not do a little dance to celebrate?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/6273647337444217602/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=6273647337444217602' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/6273647337444217602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/6273647337444217602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2007/01/01-01-07.html' title='01 01 07'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3383823468999391598</id><published>2006-12-13T22:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-13T22:45:40.828-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh My Geeky Lord!</title><summary type='text'>Have you ever wanted to find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy?Are you, too, going to head to Taashi Station to pick up some power converters?Need to sell your speeder? Or find a ship that'll make at least point five past light speed?Are you sure these aren't the droids I'm looking for?If you answered "Yes" to any of those questions, then you may want to head to Tatooine. Or, as it is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3383823468999391598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3383823468999391598' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3383823468999391598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3383823468999391598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/12/oh-my-geeky-lord.html' title='Oh My Geeky Lord!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-6622364217560421717</id><published>2006-11-27T23:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-27T23:07:54.278-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Thought of the Day</title><summary type='text'>I was listening to my iPod at work today, and I came to the realization that, nowadays, unless someone's carrying some kind of trophy around, Queen's "We Are The Champions" seems really, really out of place.That is all. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/6622364217560421717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=6622364217560421717' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/6622364217560421717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/6622364217560421717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/11/thought-of-day.html' title='Thought of the Day'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-3992858023177725505</id><published>2006-11-11T23:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:48:05.635-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Stanford Wins!</title><summary type='text'> Here's to a 1-11 season, baby! WooHoo!Thanks, UW! </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/3992858023177725505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=3992858023177725505' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3992858023177725505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/3992858023177725505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/11/stanford-wins.html' title='Stanford Wins!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-116267406941592140</id><published>2006-11-04T12:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:56.577-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Almost Found</title><summary type='text'>Y'know, I'm beginnig to worry about Lost.     I have idea what the hell is going on. It all seems overly cryptic and none of the story lines are really progressing. And there are about 8 of them!     The boat group. Jack. Sawyer and Kate. The Others. The people at the Beach.     And now there's a pirate?? Dissention in the ranks of the Others? There's ANOTHER ISLAND? Benry's got A TUMOR?? And God</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/116267406941592140/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=116267406941592140' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/116267406941592140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/116267406941592140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/11/almost-found.html' title='Almost Found'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-116192321396575566</id><published>2006-10-26T21:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:56.376-08:00</updated><title type='text'>We're Not in California Anymore</title><summary type='text'>What can I say about Seattle? It's North.     Beyond that and the rain, I didn't really have any expectations for the city. Which made it really easy to be as impressed as I was.     And I took a TON of pictures.     So in short, I had a really good time and enjoyed the trip very much. The city was great and quite beautiful. Qwest is awesome and damn loud. Lisa is an excellent travelling </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/116192321396575566/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=116192321396575566' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/116192321396575566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/116192321396575566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/10/were-not-in-california-anymore.html' title='We&apos;re Not in California Anymore'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-116175599240176545</id><published>2006-10-24T22:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:56.163-08:00</updated><title type='text'>My Sleeping Problems Solved (if there were any)</title><summary type='text'>I might start using Rozerem.It's a drug advertised on TV to help with sleeping disorders and insomnia.Not that I have any of these problems.  I'd sleep all day if it weren't for things like work or hockey.Nope. I just like the commercial.Abe Lincoln, a guy in a diver's suit, and a gopher with a fork who seems to be eating bacon and eggs. The visuals alone made me stop fast-forawarding through </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/116175599240176545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=116175599240176545' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/116175599240176545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/116175599240176545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/10/my-sleeping-problems-solved-if-there.html' title='My Sleeping Problems Solved (if there were any)'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-116002777264887257</id><published>2006-10-04T22:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:55.884-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm Booked!</title><summary type='text'>Thursday, 10/5-- 7pm -- Meet cousins at Red LobsterDo our part to help quell the dangerously high shrimp population by partaking in Endless ShrimpOutwit server who will try to bring premature end to shrimpNote: 3 breads, salad, and then scampi, scampi, scampiFriday, 10/6-- 5:30pm -- LGK at King's Fish HouseEnjoy tasty burger and really large salmon ngiriSocialize with LGKers-- 7:30pm -- Anaheim </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/116002777264887257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=116002777264887257' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/116002777264887257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/116002777264887257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/10/im-booked.html' title='I&apos;m Booked!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-115951472328817036</id><published>2006-09-29T00:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:55.666-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ivy N' Jovie</title><summary type='text'>I've been watching The Village quite a bit recently. It's on something like Encore and I keep coming across it. In fact, I'm watching it as I'm writing this now.Gee... I wonder why I keep watching...?Oh, and I just saw Elf tonight, too. Had never seen it before, and I had been meaning to see it for a while. Just never got around to it. Cute. Fairly funny. I'll need to see it again around the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/115951472328817036/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=115951472328817036' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115951472328817036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115951472328817036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/09/ivy-n-jovie.html' title='Ivy N&apos; Jovie'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-115752856309511165</id><published>2006-09-05T18:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:55.456-08:00</updated><title type='text'>We Hardly Knew Ye</title><summary type='text'>Steve Irwin.      I hope you're coping with his sudden and surprisingly shocking loss over the weekend. I find it odd that people are as moved as they are by his loss, and yet it seems perfectly natural. The guy was a phenomenon, whose combination of boyish enthusiasm and pure manley ballsiness made him instantly likeable. That and his trademark "Croikey!"     I know, the guy was filming a movie </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/115752856309511165/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=115752856309511165' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115752856309511165'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115752856309511165'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/09/we-hardly-knew-ye.html' title='We Hardly Knew Ye'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-115647539715051819</id><published>2006-08-24T20:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:55.320-08:00</updated><title type='text'>In The Kitchen with Drew</title><summary type='text'>The past coupla nights, I've gotten all culinary and decided to do some serious cookin'.I hardly ever get to have any really nice fish, seeing as how it doesn't keep well for long, so I went and picked up some Sockeye Salmon on Wednesday.  And while the guy was wrapping it up, he asked if I wanted anything else. It seems I also wanted some imitation crab meat, so he gave me that too.Now, I'm a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/115647539715051819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=115647539715051819' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115647539715051819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115647539715051819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/08/in-kitchen-with-drew.html' title='In The Kitchen with Drew'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-115517258129785972</id><published>2006-08-09T18:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:55.149-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Is My iPod Psychic?</title><summary type='text'>No. Of course it's not.Does it happen to, at certain times, play the perfect song for a moment?Sure.Does it happen to know that I'm thinking that I'm really in the mood for a certain song and then play said song shortly thereafter?I dunno if it knows, but it happens.Can we chalk this up to random coincidence? A convergence of the iPod's shuffle timing, my thought processes, the influence of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/115517258129785972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=115517258129785972' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115517258129785972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115517258129785972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/08/is-my-ipod-psychic.html' title='Is My iPod Psychic?'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-115502135547103439</id><published>2006-08-08T00:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:54.841-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"That's not funny."</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/115502135547103439/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=115502135547103439' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115502135547103439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115502135547103439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/08/thats-not-funny.html' title='&quot;That&apos;s not funny.&quot;'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_128qa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-115396991243796155</id><published>2006-07-26T20:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:54.626-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks a lot, CHANG!</title><summary type='text'>Thanks to Mr. Everton over there, I just bought a new frikin' camera.It better be good, or it'll be on your head, sir!On your HEAD!**shakes fist in the air ** </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/115396991243796155/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=115396991243796155' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115396991243796155'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115396991243796155'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/07/thanks-lot-chang.html' title='Thanks a lot, CHANG!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-115360747757333976</id><published>2006-07-22T15:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:53.862-08:00</updated><title type='text'>It's so hot...</title><summary type='text'>My ears are sweating.No.  Seriously. There's sweat on my ears.Not behind them.  It's not water from my hair.  It's actual sweat on the cartilaginous part of my ear.  The part that sticks out.Yes, that part.It's so hot, I'm now exhausted because I used the word "cartilaginous." That's how hot it is."But, Drew," you may say, "I don't know if your ears can sweat. I don't know if there's sweat glands</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/115360747757333976/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=115360747757333976' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115360747757333976'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115360747757333976'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/07/its-so-hot.html' title='It&apos;s so hot...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-115319586283952190</id><published>2006-07-17T20:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:53.638-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A month on the nose!</title><summary type='text'>4th of July  What is it about the beach that drives me to dig holes for no reason?  Is it the lack of other entertainment options? The fact that it’s so easy?  Curiosity?  Maybe it’s ‘cause I had a trowel….1 Jillion Degrees and HockeyI started wearing shorts to work last week ‘cause: A) it’s frikin’ hot, B) the humidity doesn’t really help much and C) because I can.C just might be the best part </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/115319586283952190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=115319586283952190' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115319586283952190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115319586283952190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/07/month-on-nose.html' title='A month on the nose!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Posts/th_Trowel.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-115053564780597527</id><published>2006-06-17T02:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:53.504-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ummm...</title><summary type='text'>What is this woman selling?Anybody? Asians?Chang, it looks Japanese, could you maybe flag down G?Thanks in advance.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/115053564780597527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=115053564780597527' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115053564780597527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/115053564780597527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/06/ummm.html' title='Ummm...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-114989185463659449</id><published>2006-06-09T15:16:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:53.294-08:00</updated><title type='text'>*Cough* *Cough*</title><summary type='text'>I’m seriously considering not going in to work on Monday.First off, US plays the Czech Republic in their first World Cup soccer match at 9 am.  This game is, I think, the pivotal game for the US.  The winner here has a decent shot at going 2-1 in the group, assuming they get whooped by Italy and then can take care of a deceptively good Ghana in the final game of group play.  It also makes it real</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/114989185463659449/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=114989185463659449' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114989185463659449'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114989185463659449'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/06/cough-cough_09.html' title='*Cough* *Cough*'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-114866179054609537</id><published>2006-05-26T09:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:52.819-08:00</updated><title type='text'>It's Starting to Come Together, Pepper...</title><summary type='text'>It's starting to come together.With a full 3 1/2 months 'til opening day, Stanford Stadium looks well on it's way to being completed.  Upper level seating loks to be mostly done, they're pouring concrete for the lower level seating, and from the looks of things they're starting on putting the lowers in place.  A little spit and some grass and this sucker looks to be about done!And while my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/114866179054609537/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=114866179054609537' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114866179054609537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114866179054609537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/05/its-starting-to-come-together-pepper.html' title='It&apos;s Starting to Come Together, Pepper...'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-114788998516707050</id><published>2006-05-17T10:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:52.630-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Lemme Check My Laptop, Howie....</title><summary type='text'>So, I came across this thing on the web.After seeing only one episode of "Deal or No Deal" I wondered how much the banker should be offering when he calls down from his oddly dark little  booth.  Obviously, when the big numbers come down, the offer drops. When there're a lot of big numbers on the board, the offer has to be high in order to get the contestant to quit. But what should the offers be</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/114788998516707050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=114788998516707050' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114788998516707050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114788998516707050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/05/lemme-check-my-laptop-howie.html' title='Lemme Check My Laptop, Howie....'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-114728019344904159</id><published>2006-05-10T09:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:52.410-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Personalized Plate</title><summary type='text'>Coming into work today, I ended up behind a red Nissan 350Z.  His personalized plate read:CANUZMEto which I respond:"Yes, sir.  I can see that you're an egocentric idiot."Will people have the same response when I get my personlized plate - DRUBMBL?I'll not be calling for attention, but I will be able to say "To the DrewbyMobile!" any time I head for my car.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/114728019344904159/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=114728019344904159' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114728019344904159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114728019344904159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/05/personalized-plate.html' title='Personalized Plate'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-114687009142059423</id><published>2006-05-05T15:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:52.219-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Frikin' Google!  And Damn Da Vinci!</title><summary type='text'>I'm stuck on one of these Da Vinci Quest puzzles and it's seriously starting to upset me.It's the last "Geography" puzzle.  The actual zigsaw part is fine, of course.  The city, I know.  Then it asks you to find 4 "blades" hidden around the city. Three of them are ridiculously obvious.  The 4th one, however, I find to be a bit more well hidden.I've tried sort of reverse engineering the 3 easily </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/114687009142059423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=114687009142059423' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114687009142059423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114687009142059423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/05/frikin-google-and-damn-da-vinci.html' title='Frikin&apos; Google!  And Damn Da Vinci!'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-114598931949513107</id><published>2006-04-25T11:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:52.033-08:00</updated><title type='text'>3 Things for the Day</title><summary type='text'>In no particular order:#1 Thalia Shire is 60 today.  Is that suprisingly old to anyone but me?If you don't know the name off the top of your head, she was Adrian in all the Rocky movies.  She was also Connie Corleone in the Godfather trilogy.  Having never seen The Godfather, I can't comment on her role in those films, but I never really liked Adrian.  She was very... well, I like spunky women </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/114598931949513107/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=114598931949513107' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114598931949513107'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114598931949513107'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/04/3-things-for-day.html' title='3 Things for the Day'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-114566844823124966</id><published>2006-04-21T17:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:51.862-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The King is Dead.</title><summary type='text'>Long live the King.As I write this, the NHL playoffs have begun. In Detroit, Nashville, and Ottawa, teams are playing in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup playoffs.  There's a game in Calgary tonight.  And in New York City, Dallas, East Rutherford and Raleigh, NC, their postseason begins tomorrow.My beloved Kings won't be playing for the Cup again this year, due to yet another 2nd half collapse caused </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/114566844823124966/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=114566844823124966' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114566844823124966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114566844823124966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/04/king-is-dead.html' title='The King is Dead.'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-114496037068277863</id><published>2006-04-13T13:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:51.674-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Note to England: Don't Be Such a Spaz</title><summary type='text'>It seems Tiger Woods got into trouble this weekend.After finishing in a tie for 3rd at The Masters this weekend, Tiger commented on the putting problems he had all throughout the tournament that may have cost him the title:"I putted atrociously today. Once I got on the greens I was a spaz."Why is Tiger in trouble?  The word "spaz."From the Online Sun at www.thesun.co.uk:"A spokesman [from Scope] </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/114496037068277863/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=114496037068277863' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114496037068277863'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114496037068277863'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/04/note-to-england-dont-be-such-spaz.html' title='Note to England: Don&apos;t Be Such a Spaz'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13890058.post-114477441876810894</id><published>2006-04-11T09:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T23:42:51.463-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How about tree-fitty?</title><summary type='text'>Another day, another reason to be glad to be American. Or at least, glad to not be Malayasian.  More specfically, a Malaysian with a phone.  Otherwise, you might end up like this guy:Man Gets $218 Trillion Phone BillI know some of you guys have really good jobs, but I personally don't have that kind of money.On the bright side, the phone company did give him ten days to pay before they prosecute </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/feeds/114477441876810894/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13890058&amp;postID=114477441876810894' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114477441876810894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13890058/posts/default/114477441876810894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://darballo.blogspot.com/2006/04/how-about-tree-fitty.html' title='How about tree-fitty?'/><author><name>Drewby</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14865361299653852981</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/darby27/Cappy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
