EASEUS Partition Manager 3.0

I just finished running the Windows XP Recovery Console to fix my system's master boot record. I did this by running "fixmbr" within the Recovery Console. Formerly, I had a duel boot system (Windows XP and Linux) using the GRUB loader. Fixmbr worked great. Now my computer boots straight to Windows. I next used EASEUS Partition Manager 3.0 to resize the partition for drive C: so that I could recover the space that Linux was occupying. It seems to have worked well.

jQuery

I’ve been looking into jQuery and Ajax technologies in general of late. Impressive stuff. jQuery certainly reduces JavaScript coding time, especially if you’re dealing with loads of event handling or animation routines.

Check out the jQuery tutorials.

Walking with Dinosaurs

Yesterday, my mom took my family and I to the spectacular production Walking with Dinosaurs. It’s amazing to think of how much work must have gone into this show.

My wife took a few pictures during the performance. Lighting conditions were poor, so the photo quality is understandably compromised.

 
Here’s a brachiosaurus chowing down on an inflatable tree.

 

This photo is of the show’s narrator. That big brown ball in front of him is a spherical clump of artificial dino dung.

 

Ah yes, the fearsome star of the show—T-Rex.

 

Grandma, Benjamin, Freeman, Davis, and Alina standing in front of a Walking with Dinosaurs trailer.

 

 
My wife Jeanine, myself, Benjamin, Freeman, Davis, and Alina about to be consumed by the Tyrant King.

 

One of the seven tickets which allowed us access to the dino show.

So Long Aspens

My mom had the aspens in her yard taken out today. They resided in that ground for many years. Aspen are beautiful trees, but they are a nuisance. They’re a lot like troublesome weeds, and they send out runners all over the place. And even though they’re nice to look at (especially in the fall when their leaves turn a stunning yellow), I don’t blame her one bit for getting rid of them. I’ve got a few aspens in my yard as well which I’d like to have removed.

At the Moment

This is just an at-the-moment update to fill you in on what each person in my family is doing right now. I, of course, am preparing this entry. My wife is at the store buying some “fluff” for the bottom of her snake cage (she has an albino corn snake named Ruby – I’ll try to remember to post a photo of Ruby). And here is what my four awesome kids are up to:

My daughter and youngest child, Alina, is watching one of her favorite animated shows, Disney’s Hercules.	Davis and Freeman, the two middle kids, are studiously performing their academic duties.
Benjamin, the oldest of the bunch, is resting his sore neck. He’s had a nasty kink in it lately, and it’s been giving him fits. The poor guy.	And just as a side note, I had a couple of these Kashi GOLEAN protein and fiber bars yesterday. I’ll most likely have one or two more today. They’re quite tasty. Though, perhaps I shouldn’t use the word “tasty.” My wife doesn’t like that word for some reason.

Time to Get Back on Track

It’s time for me to get back on track with my fitness regimen. The recent holiday season threw me off a little. Of course, I can’t rightly blame the holidays when it’s my own dang fault, but the holidays certainly didn’t make it very easy. So, it’s time to realign myself with the ways of proper diet and a six-days-a-week exercise routine.

Majora’s Mask

My son, Benjamin, is in the living room playing a classic video game – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. His three younger siblings are sitting on the couch watching the virtual event.

Not only is Majora's Mask a classic, but the machine on which Benjamin’s playing the game is truly a classic as well. Ah, yes, the legendary Nintendo 64. He received the 64 this past Christmas. That’s what he wanted, and that’s what he got. We already own a GameCube and a Wii, but for some reason he had to have the old 64. He really likes a lot of those old retro games.

Spotz the Biter

This guy sure likes to bite. He’ll grow out of it, I hope.

His legs are wrapped because not only did he just get neutered, he also had his dewclaws removed.

There he goes, biting the hand that feeds.

Temple of Fitness

Here are a few photos of the recreation center (which I occasionally refer to as the Temple of Fitness) where I’ve been going since May of last year for training and humbling. The place has treated me well. Since I started going there, I’ve lost thirty-some-odd pounds.

A view of the recreation center from the north side.	A view of the recreation center from the north side at night.
One of the many lockers (and my lock) I use at the recreation center.	Some of my possessions inside a recreation center locker.

Care for an Orange?

Alina’s Herb Tea

Here’s a shot I took the other day of my daughter, Alina, pondering over a cup of herb tea.

Robin B Hood

My wife and eldest son and I watched Robin B Hood last night and into the wee hours of this morning. My son and I were able to watch until the bittersweet end, but my wife reached her alertness limit before the movie ended and had to crash for the night.

This movie stars Jackie Chan. It's not a terrible flick, but it's not great either. It's easily a half an hour too long, but even so, I'll give it 3 Chinese throwing stars out of five, and here's why:

• This movie has a cute girl wearing a big yellow chicken suit.
• There are loads of funky Chinese automobiles cruising around.
• Lots of poopy diapers and a scene featuring a poopy baby butt.
• This film has the proverbial and laughable dubs disease.
• Jackie Chan jumping down from a building, from one air conditioner to another.
• Jackie Chan acting the part of a burglar.
• Chan's character getting royally chewed out by his father.
• Chunks of sweet martial arts action.
• And lastly, this movie made me question Jackie Chan's sexual orientation (please be straight, Jackie, please.)

See this movie if you're a Chan fan, if you're in the mood for a quirky laugh, or if you just don't have anything better to do.

Angels Explained By Children

Here's a cute e-mail I received from my father-in-law...

I only know the names of two angels, Hark and Harold. --Gregory, 5

Everybody's got it all wrong. Angels don't wear halos anymore. I forget why, but scientists are working on it. --Olive, 9

It's not easy to become an angel! First, you die. Then you go to Heaven, and then there's still the flight training to go through. And then you got to agree to wear those angel clothes. --Matthew, 9

Angels work for God and watch over kids when God has to go do something else. --Mitchell, 7

My guardian angel helps me with math, but he's not much good for science. --Henry, 8

Angels don't eat, but they drink milk from Holy Cows!!! --Jack, 6

Angels talk all the way while they're flying you up to heaven. The main subject is where you went wrong before you got dead. --Daniel, 9

When an angel gets mad, he takes a deep breath and counts to ten. And when he lets out his breath, somewhere there's a tornado. --Reagan, 10

Angels have a lot to do and they keep very busy. If you lose a tooth, an angel comes in through your window and leaves money under your pillow. Then when it gets cold, angels go south for the winter. --Sara, 6

Angels live in cloud houses made by God and his son, who's a very good carpenter. --Jared, 8

All angels are girls because they gotta wear dresses and boys didn't go for it. --Antonio, 9

My angel is my grandma who died last year. She got a big head start on helping me while she was still down here on earth. --? , 9

Some of the angels are in charge of helping heal sick animals and pets. And if they don't make the animals get better, they help the child get over it. --Vicki, 8

What I don't get about angels is why, when someone is in love, they shoot arrows at them. --Sarah, 7