tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69427872011-04-21T11:31:33.215-07:00rsherrardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15476598823623140646noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942787.post-1140595357572366872006-02-21T23:59:00.000-08:002006-02-22T00:02:37.583-08:00

I'm famous... I hope my "15 minutes of fame" consists more than just this… (see my quote in the article)http://www.crannog-software.com/index.php?go=Page.ShowPage&id=67This is just a warm up... but seriously, if you’re in the market for NetFlow tools, make sure and check out Crannog's product offering.Rob

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I'm currently reading "The Greatest Salesman in the World" by Og Mandino, and ran across something interesting, that I thought I'd share...Each day, when I awaken, I will follow this plan of battle before I am captured by the forces of sadness, self-pity and failure --If I feel depressed I will sing.If I feel sad I will laugh.If I feel ill I will double my labor.If I feel fear I will plunge

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Here is a nice read on the evolution of grown men, wearing “fanny packs” in professional sports.http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/051121Rob

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Finally... a "scientific" study on the effectiveness of aluminum helmets.http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/Rob

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Enjoy the eye candy from this year’s SEMA Show… Each picture is clickable for a larger view; do not forget to view all ten pages.http://www.robsherrard.com/events/sema_show_2005/index.htmlRob

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It is that time of year again; I am heading out to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas for my third visit. This year has already proved to be a challenge, try to get a reason hotel at a reasonable price. Last year when RJ and I attended, we decided just 4 days before the start of the show to find a hotel, and found a great one at a reasonable cost. This year we decided to go about 3 weeks in advance only

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Watch out Sparky...courtesy of Google's Video Searchhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1524564999742570044&q=funnyRob

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As some of my loyal constituents / blog readers know, I am a HUGE Napoleon Dynamite fan.Last night I ran across MORE ads Napoleon and Pedro are doing for this year’s Utah State Fair, enjoy…State FairAs an added bonus, check out Bill G. and Napoleon…Bill G. and NapoleonRob

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The world is a different place on this fourth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This time last year, I decided to hike / climb up to Camp Muir on Mt. Rainier, to mark the third anniversary of 9/11. While this year, I did not climb to Camp Muir, I thought I would recall part of my day on 9/11, some four years ago.Four years ago, I was living and working in Redmond, WA, over at the “soft”.

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Over the last couple of days, I have been glued to the “net”, watching and reading the stories coming out of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama… all of which focus on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It is hard for me to comprehend that the US has lost complete control of one of its major cities, New Orleans… and not just a small section but also the vast majority if not all of it. It is hard

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Over this past weekend, I headed down to Portland to visit the Oregon Zoo… Becca and I first visited the Oregon Zoo about 10 months ago, and this time around, we decided to take Conner for his 3rd birthday. I would have to say, now that I am “older” going to the zoo is much different from when I was a young whippersnapper back in the 80’s. I still find myself curious about “typical” stuff… but

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This weekend I have been experimenting with more faux texturing in my dining room. I like to call this “experiment” my Mission Style with Mocha and Marshmallow. Also in the background, you can see my sky mural… thanks Dan.Rob

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This is the first installment, of a new series I am writing called Sweat Equity. As some of you know, I recently acquired my first home, which is located in Seattle, WA… in a small area of town called Ballard.In this first series, I have documented the design and installment of French Drains. My approach to “fixing” up my house has been straightforward; I find good sources of knowledge, i.e.

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This past Saturday I took my girl friend’s son Conner, on a hike up Mt. Rainier. I think we hiked roughly 1 mile or to about 6,000ft in altitude from a base of 5,200, not bad for someone who is only two, going on three shortly. The night before I went to REI and bought him a “pack-pack”, at least that is what he calls it, it is a camel back to keep him hydrated during the hike. We saw several

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A friend of mine that works over @ NASA sent me over some pictures... These were taken over the last couple of days. I have not seen these yet in any press or news outlets… check ‘em out.This is the shuttle during its little spin so the astronauts on the space station could take pictures of its belly.A good pic of the EVA that was just completed. The astronaut waving is Soichi Noguchi.Enjoy...Rob

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Last night I attended my 5th or 6th Modest Mouse show… this one happened to be @ The Paramount here in Seattle. What a great show it was… I watched about half of the show in the “pit” area, and then moved back stage for the last half of the show. I had been back stage before, but never during a show… what a neat way to see them play live.The above pic, was taken with a camera phone.Rob

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I have returned with some pics of this year’s Tour de France.I got home a couple of days ago, from a short but VERY busy trip to watch Stages 7, 8, and 9. I would have posted these pics sooner; however, Internet access was difficult to come across while on the road in France.http://robsherrard.com/events/tour (link contains roughly 145 pictures, I've included some captions at the bottom of each

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Here are some inside pics of my new place... and some of the "faux" finishes that I've been working on. Included are some pics of my living room (suede), dining room (sky mural), and last but NOT least my office, which is a replica of my ostrich skin boots.Rob

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I've been a bad "Blog Host"; I haven't updated content since I left for my road trip back in December. I promise to post some pics, along with some interesting commentary over the next couple of days. Interestingly enough I am heading back to Dallas this weekend, although I’ll be flying instead of driving this time around.Rob

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This is my planned road trip route... I plan on leaving Seattle on 12.16.04 @ 6:00am, and arriving in Dallas about 3-4 days later. This is assuming I don't run into any "issues" along the way. I plan on leaving Dallas around the 3rd or 4th, and getting back home sometime around the 7th or 8th. I'm just getting everything ready for the car, stay tuned for pics along the way. Rob

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This past Saturday a small group of us went over to N.W. Tactical (http://www.nwtactical.com), for a little “Urban” combat training. Originally, N.W. Tactical opened for police and military training; however, in recent months they have started opening their doors to small private groups. Our “war game” lasted for about 5 hours, which consisted of six missions with tactical review and setup before

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As promised, here are a few pics from this year’s SEMA Show 2004. I was not able to see everything given the shear size of the show… enjoy the eye candy from the show.My personal favorite pic is the one of me and the girl from Over Hauling on the TLC.http://www.robsherrard.com/events/sema_show_2004/index.htmlRob

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I'm heading off to this years SEMA Show in Las Vegas, tomorrow morning. Be sure to check back here for some nice pics and coverage of this years show. Rob

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A couple of days ago I was asked to “lend” my voice for a new demo application to be presented at CTIA. CTIA is a trade show that occurs every year, to display leading edge applications and services for the wireless industry. What I am about to present to you, is my voice put in sync with a couple of different avatars. I read a couple of scripts, so please don’t think what I am saying is original

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This is an email I sent out to a few site owners (automotive, performance), reguarding some concerns I have w/ the after-market world... we'll see if I get a responce. This past weekend I met up with a fellow vette owner and friend Pat Colwell (a moderator on z06vette.com). We met up at the Red Hook Brewery, here in Seattle on what could be our last dry weekend in nine months. After talking with

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As you might recall from my previous blog entries, I had set a personal goal to reach Camp Muir on Sept. 11th of 2004. (What not a better way to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of 9-11.) Prior to August of this year I had never hiked before, and knew reaching Camp Muir would be a lofty goal for a newbie hiker. I gave myself roughly a month to “hike-condition” myself in order to reach Muir on only

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Yesterday I enabled Google’s Adsense advertising on my blog… Since enabling this feature I’ve earned roughly .37 cents by people clicking on relevant textual ads. At this rate I could earn roughly 100 bucks each year, by just simply posting my own thoughts. Here’s the downside… I was never able to quantify how much my thoughts were worth, can I now given the fact I’ve earned 37 cents with 10

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Our friends on the other side of the ocean... or as they refer to us as a "colony", gave the newly minted C6 a so-so review. See for yourself. http://www.sleepy-fish.com/sleepy/Top_Gear_Corvette_hi.wmv Rob

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Once again I made a trek up the side of Mt. Rainier, in my training efforts to make Camp Muir on September 11th. Unlike last time I made my way past the lower part of the Muir Snow Field, all the way to Anvil Rock which is about 9,500ft in the air. Our hike up took roughly four hours, and we covered roughly 3.5-4 miles up. The best part was coming down and covering another 3.5-4 miles; however .5

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On Sunday a few friends and I set out to reach Camp Muir (Camp Muir is where climbers setup base camp to summit Rainier.) on Mt. Rainier. You start out at roughly 5,000 feet and trek up to 10,000 feet all within 5 miles, for a total of 10 miles round trip. Even though we didn’t make it all the way to Camp Muir, I found this to be a difficult hike. We ended up hiking roughly 5 miles (round trip)

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You might ask yourself "What can TV possibly teach us about a sore throat?" don’t despair, I’ve asked myself this very same question. I recently was watching “The Lance Chronicles”, when I found my answer… Lance often uses / gargles mouth-wash to rid his throat of soreness. I can say, through my own recent experience… this seems to work. Now I need to ask myself was it the TV or Lance that taught

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After 15,000+ miles and 10 movies on the plane, I returned from my week long trip to China. I spent time in both Hong Kong and Beijing for a series of business meetings, mostly with Tom Online. (http://www.tom.com) Interesting facts: 15 hour time difference between Seattle and Beijing. 1.3 billion People live in China, or roughly 20% of the world’s population. There are more English speaking

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Was that left or maybe it was right... or wait, maybe it was straight? Rob 09.14.04 - Unfortunately this photo is no longer available from the source... I'll need to find it again. Rob

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This week marks the end of this year Tour's first week, and as Tyler Hamilton puts it "The Tour starts tomorrow." Yes… that’s right, the first mountain stage beings in the Pyrenees bright and early tomorrow. Let’s look for Lance to start dropping some of his time deficit, and ride towards the “perma” Yellow jersey. Rob

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I should have mentioned this a bit earlier; at any rate better late than never... As some of you know I'm an avid Lance Armstrong fan for MANY reasons beyond his cycling ability. If you’re looking to show support for Lance and those living with cancer, check out http://www.wearyellow.com and pick up a few wrist bands. Rob

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After seeing "Super Size Me", last weekend I've rethought my whole view on chicken nuggets from McDonalds. If your a chicken nugget fan, please… please don’t see “Super Size Me”, life won’t be the same; however knowing that their chicken nuggets aren’t very good for you, and if you eat them… maybe you should watch the movie. You decide, I won’t make that choice for you. Now McDonalds will plug

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After a "highly" anticipated launch, The Cell Phone Chronicles have arrived. Check out http://robsherrard.com, and browse to News and Events. Enjoy... Rob

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email post.   Rob

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Stay tuned on my website, robsherrard.com for a new feature I like to call (no pun) "The Cell Chronicles". While I'm uncertain I'll keep this name, it sounded good at the time. This new feature will feature my daily life in pictures taken from my Nokia 3650. Enjoy… Rob

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