genious or failure

I just resorted to pouring a little drop of sho-u (soy sauce:)  on kam's little pieces of chicken because our little "eat anything" eater is now becoming a little picky.  I faked him out a couple times and pretended to pour and he bought it a couple times.  Is this the beginning of "giving in", a moment of compromise, or me just being a pretty "quick" dad?

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is flock my key to consistent blogging?

I am trying a new browser called flock.  It is supposed to be a browser focused on web 2.0 type social networking stuff.  It has a built in stuff for gmail, facebook, picasa, flickr, etc.  I was liking the beta version of firefox (cause it flys!), however, I thought I would check this out and see how it works.  Oh yeah, and here is a picture of me on my honda ruckus!

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my new ride

I kinda feel like I pulled a Lloyd in "Dumb and Dumber". I traded my 4runner (think Shaggin wagon) for a Honda Ruckus scooter (think little scooter or motorcycle that Lloyd and Harry barely fit on).

I don't think I'll get too many speeding tickets considering this puppy can barely hit 50, but I will be quite happy with the 100 miles per gallon!

I'll post an actual pic someday, for now, here is a standard pic of a Honda Ruckus

isn't she lovely (my rice cooker!)

A rice cooker with a fuzzy logic chip! You gotta love technology!

This is definitely my favorite Christmas present this year. Big props to Mom and Dad!

hmm... if I had to pick between a PS3 or a rice cooker... I think I will actually use the rice cooker more :)

sony has a new home :) :(

What do I say? I am sad but really happy. We met with a family last weekend that was interested in adopting Sony. They have two sons, 11 and 13. They met Sony, played with him a little, then drove back to their home. It didn't take long for them to call back and say that the boys could barely sit still in anticipation of their mom calling and telling us they wanted Sony. They had been looking for dog for the last year, we had been contemplating giving Sony away for the last year. All it took was one little prayer last week and this week our prayer was completely answered. I'm still sad, but seeing Sony in his new home, with a big yard, his own pillow downstairs, free reign of a lot of the house, and his bed upstairs in the bedroom of his new 13 year old best friend, I can't help but be so thankful that God answers even what can seem to us like small insignificant prayers. Good night, Sony, we'll miss you!

I predict the world will end...

Quick thought. What would be the point of predicting the world will end? It is basically a lose, lose situation. If you are right, no one will congratulate you cause, well, we will all be dead. If you are wrong, you will probably lose a little credibility, especially if making predictions is your job. If there are statistics on predictions, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that to date, 100% of people who have predicted the end of the world have been wrong. Hmmm, I would leave that one alone and maybe try to predict a war or a time of peace or when the robots are going to take over the world (well, i guess that one is a 0 percenter also as Flight of the Conchords tried to predict this happenning in the year 2000, unless... the matrix is true and it has already happenned!!!). Here is my prediction.... I predict, no one will read this!

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Sports: 49ers training camp is underway

I have always wanted to be doing something involving sports. I always hoped I would be doing it for my living but that hasn't quite happened yet and maybe never will so here is my chance to start my own sports column. Not a bad job actually, since I have no deadlines and can never be fired. Well, here we go.

49ers training camp is underway

The 49ers on paper are much improved from a year ago when they weren't that far from the playoffs (on paper). They have upgraded their defense with the additions of Nate Clements (Buffalo), Aubrayo Franklin (Baltimore), Michael Lewis (Philly), Tully Banta-Cain (NE), and Patrick Willis (Rookie). They definitely needed the upgrades after watching them get rolled quite a few games last year. They also got a new d-coordinator, Greg Manusky, who is taking his first job calling the defensive plays in the NFL. You would think they have to be better than last year, right. The question will continue to be the pass rush. Will Banta-Cain be the man? It is hard to know since he was a backup till late in the season last year, and although he came on strong and appeared to be a good pass rushing linebacker, he needs to do it for a complete season. Will Manny Lawson begin to show some of his sack expertise he displayed in college? If there were no expectations surrounding him last year, I would say he had a real nice year for a rookie, however, being a fan who was looking at him helping the pass rush right away, I am trying not to be disappointed just yet. I am hoping he shows some flashes this year and picks up at least 7-8 sacks or so that don't come on broken plays. We will get to see Brandon Moore starting for a full year also a year removed from leading the team in tackles. The bottom line is that "on paper", I get real excited about this defense, and I am hoping Greg Manusky can have the confidence of the head coach, so that Nolan won't be distracted by trying to second guess or call plays for the defense on gameday.

There isn't quite as much excitement about the improvements on offense and there are some questions but there is still some optimism. There is another first year, unproven coordinator. There is a new, hopefully not disgruntled(Antonio Bryant) #1 receiver in Darrell Jackson. There is a 3rd year quarterback who we hope will continue to progress and at least be a top 10 quarterback in the league. You got the stud in Frank Gore, and then who knows what else after that at running back (although I am rooting for Michael Robinson to have a breakout year). We hopefully have a stud in Vernon Davis at tight end and I also get excited about seeing Delanie Walker get out there and catch some passes. All in all, there is some young talent and I can't wait to see some production.

I feel like this is the first year to be excited, not just to see new players, but to actually see some wins. Go NINERS!