tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56892482024-03-13T11:23:30.192-05:00Rob Williams - OrangejackRob Williams - Orangejackorangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comBlogger938125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-59850084646413048862011-04-19T16:59:00.000-05:002011-04-19T16:59:59.231-05:00Rob Williams - Orangejack<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I started this blog on Blogspot back in 2004. I've since moved on but I can't bear to delete this blog. So here it stands.<br />
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For more about me please start with my profile: <a href="http://rob.orangejack.com/">Rob Williams - Orangejack</a><br />
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Thanks for stopping by.<br />
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Rob</div>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-23689431886576972702008-04-22T13:39:00.002-05:002008-04-22T13:42:20.779-05:00Rob Williams' Blog<a href="http://rob.orangejack.com">Rob Williams' Blog</a> is now located over at <a href="http://rob.orangejack.com">rob's place</a>.<br /><br />It's really been there for a long time but some still seem confused.<br /><br />To make it easier, you can check out <a href="http://rob.orangejack.com/profile">Rob Williams online profile</a>.<br /><br />Hope this helps.<br /><br />~<a href="http://orangejack.com">Rob Williams</a>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126904524143415612005-09-17T16:02:00.000-05:002005-09-17T08:17:17.726-05:00rob's new placeYou may have noticed that the background of this blog has turned black. There's a reason.<br /><br /><b>This blog is dead.</b><br /><br />But fear not. For <a href="http://rob.orangejack.com/">Rob has a new place</a>!<br /><br />Come check it out. Be sure to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/orangejack/rob">reset your RSS feeds</a> also!orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126881826462967652005-09-16T09:43:00.000-05:002005-09-16T09:43:46.553-05:00Pray for Fellow BloggerGood friend of mine and fellow blogger, Tom Seely, is a missionary in Budapest and having to deal with a serious delima. Please pray.
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<br />From <a href="http://www.seelyfamily.com/blog/seelyblog.html">his blog today</a>:<blockquote>The news from Dr. Varga wasn't good. I have a severely Herniated Disk between L5 & S1 (if that means anything to you). He said that it can't be helped by therapy and that we should move quickly towards surgery. Valerie & I will go tomorrow morning to meet with him and discuss the situation.
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<br />Now the big decision. I never imagined myself having surgery in Hungary. If I did, I wanted to do it at the Private Hospital in the country that caters to Westerners like me. It appears that if I have this surgery done here, it will be in a city hospital that looks like something from 50 years ago. I have total confidence in the doctor because he is a leading expert in the field and does these surgeries all the time. I don't have confidence in the hospital where I'll have to spend 3 or so days recovering. Having surgery and being in the hospital is stressful in the US and it seems like adding language barriers, cultural differences, etc .. . will increase that level significantly.
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<br />On the other hand, should I return to the US to do the surgery? That means a long plane flight (this whole thing got really bad on the last plane flight I took), and probably a long stay in the US in order to recover. It would be difficult to be away from my family that long.</blockquote>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126878733101053672005-09-16T08:52:00.000-05:002005-09-16T08:52:13.106-05:00Tigers Will Eat Chicken with their Turkey<a href="http://cusportingnews.com/index.php/2005/09/15/clemson-usc-moves-to-post-thanksgiving-date/">CU Sporting News » Clemson - USC moves to post-Thanksgiving date</a>
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<br />This is interesting...and some interesting reasons for it. I think it'll be fun. New Thanksgiving tradition of having chicken with my turkey.
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<br />But I don't want a <a href="http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/turducken.html">turducken</a>.orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126873850714189702005-09-16T07:29:00.000-05:002005-09-16T07:30:50.723-05:00I've Been PublishedThanks to my sister-in-law's inspiration, I've been published by <a href="http://www.whygo.com">Why Go?</a><br /><br />Check it out...<a href="http://www.whygo.com/05-09/casa-mila-roof.html">Casa Mila Roof</a>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126872346097792022005-09-16T07:04:00.000-05:002005-09-16T07:05:46.106-05:00Foto Friday<b>Ashley Falls</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangejack/43757656/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/25/43757656_995663e541.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Ashley Falls" /></a><br /><br /><i>Click on the image for a larger view and description.</i>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126710461436039292005-09-14T10:07:00.001-05:002005-09-14T10:07:41.443-05:00Cool Ted Tip in Orlando<p class="mobile-post">For my flight today the lines were long to check in. Nothing new. But I found a great thing in the Orlando airport as a result.</p><p class="mobile-post">In Orlando they have one set of kiosks to check in for those not checking bags. There were four self-help terminals for us with carry-on bags only. Only three of us checking in with four terminals.</p><p class="mobile-post">Check-in took less than three minutes...counting "standing in line".</p><p class="mobile-post">More airports and more carriers should have this! Thanks, Ted and MCO!</p>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126710457252223322005-09-14T10:07:00.000-05:002005-09-14T10:07:37.353-05:00Hey Music Downloaders...<p class="mobile-post">I'm trying to figure out where can I download mp3s inexpensively. But here's my requirement...I don't want to download software. I just want to grab the mp3 file myself.</p><p class="mobile-post">Any suggestions?</p>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126652198812083972005-09-13T17:53:00.000-05:002005-09-13T17:59:32.900-05:00Going to Chicago?In the morning I'm getting up early and going to the airport. There I'll fly to Chicago's O'Hare airport. I'll ride a shuttle to a hotel. In that hotel I'll eat all my meals, attend a conference, and sleep. On Thursday I step out of the hotel onto a shuttle to take me back to the airport where I'll fly back to Orlando.<br /><br />Though my ticket says I'm going to Chicago, it almost doesn't count.<br /><br />But I <a href="http://www.realityblogs.com/archives/000797.html">will be back in time</a> for <i>Survivor</i>.orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126648299561912312005-09-13T16:51:00.000-05:002005-09-13T16:51:39.630-05:00Music Mashups Oh man, you've gotta check out <a href="http://mashuptown.com/">mashuptown.com</a>. It's like old school DJ mixes of songs. Some of them really rock! A few of my favs so far:<ul><li><a href="http://viprhealthcare.typepad.com/mashup_of_the_week_podcas/2005/07/we_want_to_decl.html">It Takes A New Sensation</a></li><li><a href="http://viprhealthcare.typepad.com/mashup_of_the_week_podcas/2005/08/post.html">Vertigo Tripper</a></li><li><a href="http://viprhealthcare.typepad.com/mashup_of_the_week_podcas/2005/08/the_doors_take_.html">The Doors Take a Walk Down Sesame Street</a><li><a href="http://viprhealthcare.typepad.com/mashup_of_the_week_podcas/2005/07/i_cant_believe_.html">Spending One of These Nights with Kelly</a><li><a href="http://viprhealthcare.typepad.com/mashup_of_the_week_podcas/2005/03/this_mash_rocks.html">Sharp Dressed Party</a> (my favorite)</ul>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126373265883933472005-09-10T12:20:00.000-05:002005-09-12T06:23:50.370-05:00Tigers Taking on the Twerps<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangejack/39986826/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/30/39986826_75e791a002_o.jpg" width="144" height="145" alt="Clemson helmet" align=left hspace=10></a>It's halftime of the Clemson/Maryland game. We're down 7-10. I wanted to give some first half thoughts...<ul><li>Last week we had a problem <a href="http://orangejack.blogspot.com/2005/09/whew-we-won.html">punching the ball in</a> for a TD. This week our problem is getting into scoring position.<li>We put together a great opening drive that went 80 or so yards and took about 7 minutes. Ended with our only TD. Very nice.<li>On that drive we were pounding the run. It was 2nd and Goal on the 2. I think we should have called a pass.<li>Our DE looks good in the red-zone. But they've been burned twice on the long ball.<li>Horrible snap on a punt gave MD great field position but the Tigers stepped it up and only gave up 3.</ul>If we won't get burned on the long ball and get the O working good drives again, I think we'll pull this one out.<br /><br /><a href="http://cusportingnews.com/index.php/2005/09/10/maryland-preview/">CU Sporting News</a> has a good preview of this game.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">UPDATE:</span> <a href="http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/gamecenter/live/NCAAF_20050910_CLEM@MD">Clemson pulls it out</a>! Whew! Man, I don't like how we keep winning close games. but we're winning! 2-0 on the season so far and more importantly, 1-0 in the ACC!<br /><br />I was glad to see Clemson go downfield on a pass or two. Finally connected and we got a TD out of it. Our running attack is looking good...really good.<br /><br />Oh man...next week we host Miami. This is going to get good!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">UPDATE:</span> Per usual, <a href="http://cusportingnews.com/index.php/2005/09/10/tigers-take-out-the-terps-28-24/">CU Sporting News</a> has a good recap.orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126267492213188542005-09-09T07:03:00.000-05:002005-09-09T07:05:24.416-05:00Foto Friday<b>Falling Waters</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangejack/18205225/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/14/18205225_a30031f40f.jpg" width="425" alt="Fallingwater" /></a><br /><br /><i>Click on the image for a larger view and description.</i>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126222125210022502005-09-08T18:28:00.000-05:002005-09-08T18:28:45.220-05:00Hurricane OpheliaWell, she made it to <a href="http://flhurricane.com/cyclone/stormspotlight.php?16">hurricane status</a> today. Who knows where she's going. My bet is she'll loop around and come through Florida still around St. Augustine.<br /><br />Here's something interestingly cool. I know that Ophelia is almost 100 miles north-east of Orlando. We're close enough to where we get wind (avg 15-20 mph) and rain often. We're far enough away so that the "fury" isn't here all the time. What that means is quite often (like on the way to work this morning) you can look at the sky and see bands of clouds moving very fast out of the NE. <br /><br />In a way it's kind of cool. You look at the satellite and know it spins, but when you're near the center of a hurricane, you can't tell it's spinning. It just comes hard and fast. But on the edge, you can really see how it cranks.<br /><br />Interesting side-note about a possible Katrina effect in Central Florida: I was talking to a friend about the housing market here. It's in a real boon. But there is a shortage of "quality workers" on site. There's a fear that the quality workers may jet for the Gulf effected by Katrina because there may be more money to be made. If that happens, the boon could slow...or crappy houses will be built.orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126199918522311502005-09-08T12:14:00.000-05:002005-09-08T12:18:38.533-05:00Spot the Ball!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangejack/41475477/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/32/41475477_ab84cf1fdf.jpg" width="425" alt="Spot the Ball" /></a><br /><br />The NFL season starts tonight with <a href="http://www.nfl.com/schedules">Oakland taking on New England</a>. I can't wait.<br /><br />This also means the 2005 season of the East Coast Football Club will begin tonight. My Orlando Chupacabras are going to reek havoc – or just reek. We’ll find out which soon enough.<br /><br />Time to spot the ball in the NFL and ECFC!orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126192983906314882005-09-08T10:23:00.000-05:002005-09-08T10:23:03.996-05:00This is my BOOMSTICK!All my Aggie friends have been curiously quiet this week. I bet they won't like this video either: <a href="http://cusportingnews.com/index.php/2005/09/07/this-is-my-boomstick/">This is my BOOMSTICK!</a>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126187142710808292005-09-08T08:44:00.000-05:002005-09-08T08:45:42.710-05:00I'm sick of comment spammersSorry folks, but for a while if you leave a comment, you'll have to jump through one little hoop now. You must type in a code provided by blogger to leave the comment. I'm going to see if this will slow down the spammers. Ugh.orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126113209520926912005-09-07T12:08:00.000-05:002005-09-07T12:14:51.176-05:00Setting up a laptopA friend of mine just bought a Dell laptop off eBay cheap. She has no money and an MSN account. Another friend of mine is trying to get her new laptop setup cheaply.<br /><br />It got me thinking...what are the free and/or inexpensive tools/downloads they should be checking out for protection, entertainment, and personal management?<br /><br />I thought of some already such as:<ul><li><a href="http://my.yahoo.com/">Yahoo</a>'s email, calendar, etc</li><li><a href="http://www.backpackit.com/">BackPack</a> for organizing projects</li><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> for photo sharing</li><li><a href="http://del.icio.us/">del.icio.us</a> for web bookmarking</li><li><a href="http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10122137.html">Spybot</a> for spyware</li><li>Maybe <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice</a> for software?<br /> </li> </ul>That's all I can think of right now. What else can be added to the list?orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126103129582389722005-09-07T09:23:00.000-05:002005-09-07T09:25:29.596-05:00NFL Survivor GameHey everyone, I set up a league in Yahoo to play "Survivor Football". All you do is each week you pick just one NFL team you think will win that week. If you're right, you advance to next week. If you miss, you're out (until we're all out and I reset the group...did it three times last year).<br /><br />If you want in, leave a comment today. I'll send you the invite. Since the NFL kicks off tomorrow, the deadline to make your pick is tonight.orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126033021309960442005-09-06T13:55:00.000-05:002005-09-06T13:57:50.373-05:00Little Buddy is Dead<img src="http://www.affirmation.org/images/humor/separated/bob_denver.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" />Bummer. It was by far my favorite old sitcom.<br /><blockquote>-----Original Message-----<br />Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 2:43 PM<br />Subject: CNN Breaking News<br /><br />-- Actor Bob Denver, 70, of TV's "Gilligan's Island" fame has died, his agent tells The Associated Press.</blockquote>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126020907839247192005-09-06T10:35:00.000-05:002005-09-06T14:08:46.100-05:00TD 16Time for Central Floridians to watch Tropical Storm 16. She may very well become Tropical Storm Ophelia. Hopefully nothing worse. But she's heading towards <strike>the Daytona area</strike> <a href="http://flhurricane.com/googlemap.php?2005s16">just south of St. Augustine Beach</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml?">National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center</a>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126020561199174762005-09-06T10:29:00.000-05:002005-09-06T10:29:21.200-05:00GOAT RiceIs Jerry Rice the GOAT? Maybe. But what I'm wondering is now that <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=lb-rice090505&prov=yhoo&type=lgns">he's retiring</a>, how much would it cost (and hurt) the 49'ers to bring him in for one more home game? Suit him up, put him in. Let him go out as a '9er.
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<br />Or maybe that's too embarrassing for him? I dunno. I heard someone on the radio today say that Rice wouldn't be so great if he didn't have Montana and Young. Well, that's true. But you know what? Montana and Young wouldn't be as great as they were without Rice.
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<br />Goodbye, Jerry. I don't know if you're the GOAT or not, but you are one of the very best the NFL has ever seen.orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1126020014199025382005-09-06T10:20:00.000-05:002005-09-06T10:20:14.293-05:00The BCSI posted this last year and thought I'd post it again to get ready for the new season.
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<br /><a href="http://orangejack.blogspot.com/2004/12/bcs-mess.html">Orangejack Blog: BCS Mess :: aka Rob's Blog</a>
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<br />What are your thoughts?orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1125946979858925952005-09-05T13:57:00.000-05:002005-09-05T14:02:59.866-05:00Pre-Season Super Bowl PredictionsThis is fun. What's your pick? It must be in before the season starts Thursday. I'm going with Panthers beating Colts (at least that's what I'm pulling for...though more likely it'll be the other way around if those two are in it). This came from an email from <a href="http://www.draftsharks.com">draftsharks.com</a><blockquote>** Today we've gathered Super Bowl XL predictions from NFL analysts all over the country:<br /><br />Steve Young (ESPN) – Colts over Vikings<br />Mark Schlereth (ESPN) – Ravens over Vikings <br />Mike Golic (ESPN) – Colts over Falcons <br />Joe Theismann (ESPN) – Steelers over Redskins <br />Chris Mortensen (ESPN) – Eagles over Colts <br />Merrill Hoge (ESPN) – Colts over Falcons <br />Len Pasquarelli (ESPN) – Patriots over Falcons <br />Michael Smith (ESPN) – Rams over Patriots <br />Paul Zimmerman (SI) – Panthers over Colts <br />Peter King (SI) – Patriots over Vikings <br />Tony Moss (Sports Network) – Patriots over Vikings <br />Brian Baldinger (FOX) – Chiefs over Eagles <br />Ron Borges (MSNBC) – Colts over Panthers <br />Jeremy Green, Scouts Inc. – Colts over Vikings <br />Dan Arkush (PFW) – Panthers over Jets <br />Paul Attner (TSN) – Colts over Eagles <br />Chris Bahr (TSN) – Colts over Panthers <br />Dan Pompei (TSN) – Eagles over Colts <br />Vinnie Iyer (TSN) – Panthers over Jets <br />Arnie Spanier (TSN) – Falcons over Colts <br />'War Room' (TSN) – Colts over Falcons <br />J. Brockerman (UltimateCapper.com) – Colts over Cowboys <br />'Gridiron Goose' (EFS News) – Eagles over Patriots <br />Adam Nelson (SportsColumn) – Colts over Vikings <br />Howard Balzer (Lindy's) – Patriots over Falcons <br />John Pezzullo (Sports Ticker) – Patriots over Eagles <br />Lenny Pappano (Draftsharks) – Vikings over Chiefs <br />John Miller (Draftsharks) – Falcons over Bills <br />Marty McDonald (Draftsharks) – Chiefs over Eagles <br />Lary Bump (Draftsharks) - Colts over Eagles<br /><br />** Here are the top-16 teams according to Vegas, ranked by fixed odds (for recreational purposes only):<br /><br />1. Indianapolis Colts: 13/2<br />2. New England Patriots: 13/2<br />3. Philadelphia Eagles: 7/1<br />4. Carolina Panthers: 16/1<br />5. Atlanta Falcons: 16/1<br />6. Minnesota Vikings: 16/1<br />7. Pittsburgh Steelers: 18/1<br />8. Baltimore Ravens: 20/1<br />9. New York Jets: 25/1<br />10. Buffalo Bills: 33/1<br />11. Kansas City Chiefs: 33/1<br />12. Jacksonville Jaguars: 33/1<br />13. San Diego Chargers: 40/1<br />14. Denver Broncos: 40/1<br />15. Seattle Seahawks: 40/1<br />16. St. Louis Rams: 40/1</blockquote>orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689248.post-1125944919938940372005-09-05T13:28:00.000-05:002005-09-05T13:28:40.006-05:00Litany for KatrinaFantastic <a href="http://creativechurch.org/2005/09/05/litany-for-katrina/">Litany for Katrina</a> used this week.
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<br />Feel free to continue the litnay in the comments.
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<br />Lord, hear our prayers.orangejackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942057967557940025noreply@blogger.com