Life is a State of Mind

Just fiddling about with Wayfaring.com, I started putting together a map of local vineyards near my home.

Local Vineyards:

Locations we visited in Japan in 2005:

A co-worker saw a license plate frame that said: “My next license plate will be made by Bush and Cheney.” Now isn’t that a pleasant thought? Happy Monday!

I’ve just started watching Generation Kill on HBO (time delayed on my PVR). Right off it feels pretty much right; I was never a Marine, but I’ve worked with Marines, Army, and Navy when I was in the Air Force and people really talk and act this way. I am not very far into it, but it has promise.

Update: Now that is freaking surreal, one of the Marine snipers chants “Nam-myoho-renge-kyo” as he shoots an enemy RPG team, it happens about 45 minutes into the second episode.

We are cleaning house again, and have a few things we are giving away to anyone who wants them.

We can no longer use our XtremeMac AirPlay FM transmitter for iPod and iPod Mini from the original al the way through 4th generation. Note, the 5th gen iPods changed the ports on the top, so this does not work with iPod videos or nanos. Works great to send FM signal to an nearby tuner (typically your car).

The Apple Airport Base Station we gave away a few months ago has come back to us and is available again, this is an 802.11b wireless access point, conical, in original box with mounting bracket for hanging on the wall.

We have many, many bottles of Xango that is purported to be full of vitamins and healthy stuff. We like it, but it came in way to fast for us when we got on an auto-order plan with them. So help us consume it, please.

My latest favorite music fascination is Rodrigo Y Gabriela, metal/rock inspired flamenco and classical guitar influence original music by two guitar virtuosos. I am a little sad that I do not think it will be practical to see them live, but want to share the information that they will be touring this area of the East Coast of the United States soon!

Rodrigo Y Gabriela are playing The National in Richmond, Virginia on Friday, August 8th at 9:00pm. Tickets are $25 each; and a good show is pretty much guaranteed. The following day, August 9th, they will be playing the V Festival in Baltimore. That festival is more money for each ticket ($99 and up I think), but you get to see the Foo Fighters and many other bands as well.

In case you have not figured out how awesome they are, this is from their website:

If you are interested, but not local, check out the list of Rodrigo Y Gabriela Tour Dates to see what location and date will work for you.

Erci and I went to New York City for a long weekend of medieval exhibits at various museums with other members of La Belle Compagnie.

Trip details and photos after the fold…
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Just got back from lunch with my co-workers. We ate at Cafe Antonios (Herndon, next to where Bamyan used to be and near the K-Mart). I had a seafood salad special an garlic mashed potatoes, and it was remarkably good. Every one I was with was a member of the clean plate club, and the arrival of the food brought conversation to a halt because it was that good. Most of their menu is online, and they do half portions to help the calorie and budget conscious. I will be going back.

It is astonishing that our Virginia Republican controlled House of Delegates is willing to continue to refuse compromise and block any sort of transportation relief for Virginians stuck in traffic. Perhaps they believe that voters will forget by November 2009 when they are up for election again… Heck, perhaps they are correct and voters will have forgotten. They had short memories last year when progress-blocking Republicans won re-election in 2007.

Please prove them wrong and remember this fiasco:
http://raisingkaine.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=14920

Remember how much this legislature cared about the hours you spend stuck in traffic when you vote in November of 2009. Throw the bastards out of office, please.