Firefox 1.5!

Firefox 1.5 has officially been released!

I have it installed and am checking it out now. I think the best feature overall is "drag and drop" capability for browser tabs.

One thing to note:

If you have a lot of Firefox extensions installed, you may want to see if there are 1.5-compatible versions available before completing the upgrade. I had many extensions that had no equivalent and were consequently diabled :(

Ay any rate, enjoy!

Firefox 1.5

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

I hope that you all have a great Turkey Day. We are staying in NC this year for the holiday and are having a challenge to see if we can use bourbon as an ingredient in every dish we make. So far, so good!

Here is today's menu:


-Butterball Turkey w/ Bourbon & Mustard Glaze

-Mashed Potatoes w/ Bourbon Gravy

-Sweet Potato Casserole w/ Bourbon

-Awesome Sausage, Apple & Cranberry Stuffing w/ Bourbon

-Bourbon Cranberry Relish

-Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake

We started the day with a morning run and are enjoying the 65 degree sunny weather, since it was much cooler earlier in the week. It supposed to be back in the mid 70's early next week. Bring it on!

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Stacey and I finally got to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra last night at the RBC Center in Raleigh. I am glad that we decided to go, since it was an awesome show.

The performance is hard to describe but it's basically an intermingling of hard rock with traditional holiday and classical music.

Check out their site to find out more!

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Finally, Some Rain!

Hopefully, this will help our water levels in Falls Lake (Raleigh's water supply)! I think it would probably need to rain like this for a month to catch us up though.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
433 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-220945-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
433 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN WILL OCCUR ALL DAY WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND
HALF AND THREE INCHES EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE RAIN DIMINISHES
WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED
FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS. HOWEVER WITH CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS
RUNNING AT VERY LOW WATER LEVELS...THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL SHOULD
NOT CREATE ANY RIVER FLOOD PROBLEMS.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE FAR EASTERN SECTION OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF LINE FROM WILSON TO
FAYETTEVILLE. IF A SEVERE STORM OCCURS...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
OTHERWISE...NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER ELEMENTS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT.

Turkeys Escape!

It looks like these trukeys didn't want to end up on someone's table next week, so they decided to bail off the truck...LOL!

Turnpike Crash Springs Holiday Turkeys

Raleigh 7th Richest City

Raleigh has been named the 7th richest city in the U.S. by Forbes magazine.

Great quote from article as to why this is the case:

"A very short answer is very smart workers," Atkins says. The area has the largest research park in the world, Research Triangle Park, and has become a center for knowledge industries.

"Smart people can live anywhere," Atkins says, "and they choose to live in the best places."

Biotech In The Triangle

It looks like the Biotech industry is continuing to grow in the Triangle.

Apparently, Roche, the Swiss drug maker that produces Tamiflu is eyeing Holly Springs for a $750 million plant.

This would be in addition to the $300 million Merck plant being built in Durham and the $190 million expansion to GlaxoSmithLine in Zebulon.

Triangle Business Journal Article

Pat Robertson, Again?

First he calls for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and now this.

Robertson warns Pennsylvania town of wrath of God

This guy should just crawl into a hole and learn to shut his mouth. Intelligent design is yet another move by idiotic fundamentalist extremists to undermine the separation of church and state in our country.

Science, people? Oh, I forgot...that requires thinking with *your own* brain.

Even the Vatican agrees!

Fall Color!

Fall has finally arrived in Raleigh!

Temperatures may be close to 80, but the cooler weather a week ago has finally given us some vibrant color. I noticed some bright yellow, orange, and red on the drive to work yesterday.

Foliage Network Southeast U.S. Report

Raleigh WeatherCam (NWS/NCSU)

American Cars Suck

Why is it that people don't get this simple fact?

Time and time again, I see others waste thousands of dollars on used American cars because they don't see the value in spending a bit more on a decent Honda, Nissan, Toyota, etc.

Then, they have the nerve to bitch about such POS cars when they constantly break down and require countless repairs.

Sure, foreign cars have problems, too. But why buy something that you know is going to fall apart, just because it's cheap?