baker7

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  1. Bearable - and 74 degrees: weather says its supposed to be 82 for a high Brian
  2. We have a Tornado Watch in Vermont till 6:00 PM - problem is, I have 7 windows in my house, so the only place that does NOT have windows in the house is the bathroom hehehehe Brian
  3. Happy Birthday Mark Have a great day Brian
  4. Happy belated birthday to you both - I too, have been busy, and I was away for a couple days Brian
  5. Hello Everyone: Well, Jeff took a vacation with Mandy, so I decided about 3 weeks ago that I would take a "Vacation" for a couple days away from the ratrace and everything I do around here. To do this, I have to take a bus from Barre to Burlington. The 2 Companies run busses from Montpelier to Burlington Monday to Friday, so I just have to make sure I board my City Bus to get to Montpelier, then board the Link Express to Burlington. I planned this trip for Tuesday and Wednesday I had to leave my house about 5:40 am, and I got the bus in Montpelier about 6:30, and was in Burlinton at 7:45am.
  6. baker7

    Graduated.

    Congrats Matt: I can tell you that I was a tad sad when I graduated, and after my Project Grad Party, at 10AM, sitting at home the next day, I was thinking that I had done it all, then thought I would not see many of my friends again. This changed after about 15 Minutes when I realized that I had 4 years more of homework and classes and friends and such. The biggest thrill for me was being able to stand and walk the line with my classmates. As an A.S. Candidate, I had to wait for about 40 minutes to get my degree. As a B.S. Candidate, in Professional Studies, I got to dawn a green hood,
  7. Joe: Thats the Plan - I just have to make sure I don't post pics that are great big huge - I have my resolution set for 7MP's, so I have to edit the pictures to be 640x480. Brian
  8. Pete_C: Why, Vermont, of Course Brian
  9. I must agree with everyone posting here: BT's may be small, but the people here are incredible, they are professional, they are committed and they are like family. I came here shortly after the G4 Debackle about Tech Support supposedly "leaving" I am glad that I can share my experiences and a small part of myself with such good people. Forum size does in some way, make the userbase larger. However, with a larger userbase, you usually have to deal with more headaches. At Besttechie, we have good Staffers, Managers, Moderators and Admins, who have proven themselves worthy. I am sure that t
  10. Jeff: You hit this right on the NOSE - Radio today is full of music that is totally alien to the music our parents listened to, and I can tell that there has been a marked change in the music from say 1990 to 2008. I like some of the new artists, but I'm finding myself going back to music of the 70's, 80's and some 90's. Not only that, but I'm starting to like the older country tunes as well - I don't know what type of music they call "Top 40" in this decade, but I respectfully say that music today has changed so much that I do not recognize it. Can you believe that I took Music Appreciation
  11. I saw gas here in Barre VT at $3.77 for Regular Unleaded and $3.87 for the Super Unleaded. I WISH Bush would release a whole 70 Million Barrels a day from now til the end of the summer, and that way, gas would NOT be so high, because oil, last time I checked was about $123.00 a barrel, and it is expected to hit $200 a barrel soon. Politics is what is keeping gas so high IMO, because if we did release reserves, the oil would not be so high, and gas would be back to $1.99 a gallon - we use so much foreign oil that it is rediculous - WE NEED to start finding ways to drop dependance on foreign oi
  12. Hello Everyone: First, I would like to thank everyone for the wonderful Birthday wishes! They are greatly appreciated, and I had a blast on my birthday. I ended up going to my moms, and she made me some chicken pesto, and a double chocolate layer cake with sour cream frosting and M&M's. I had a glass of White Zinfindel as well. I got a bunch of new shirts and a couple pairs of shorts and my borther Mike gave me a book on the old Batman series of the 1960's. My brother James and sister in law Ashly gave me a pair of Boston Celtics socks, and a 24-pack of Canada Dry Gingerale - pretty aw
  13. hhehhehe thats funny Brian
  14. baker7

    Sultan

    I would also like to add my sincere condolences - your sister sounds like a really cool person, who fought really hard, and also helped others in need - I can only say that she may be gone, but her spirit lives on, and as long as there are people like her in the world, her mission of helping others and doing the Lord's work will continue Stay strong my friend, because we are a family, and we take care of our own Brian
  15. Pete: You made me hungry man *licks chops* Now, I am gonna wanna eat BBQ - I will get to eat pesto for my birthday dinner Brian
  16. Jeff: Seems as if my older blog posts are getting hit with this issue: The following is a snippit from a blog post Is there a way to go through my blog and eliminate these characters? I would then have to delete the whole blog to get rid of this since it seems my older posts are getting these strange characters.........Is there a program that can be used to seek these out and delete them?? Brian
  17. Steve: My brother Daniel is a BM2, USCGR - Stationed at Station Burlington. When Dan became Active Duty CG, I wanted to show support to him and others that protect us from the bad dudes that lurk around the US and abroad. Dan has served in the Coast Guard for 8+ years, and the CG Avatar and the "Semper Paratus" are my way of showing that support. I am proud of him, and others that do this important, and sometimes dangerous job. I got a hat and a Rate pin from the CGC Tahoma, which is the last boat he had active duty aboard, and it is the Boatwains Mate Rate Pin (Crossed anchors) - Tahoma i
  18. Steve: Thank you for your advice regarding tripods. I am looking for one primarily because the Sony Cybershot is a small camera, and I want to be able to take professional-looking photos at family getherings and be proud of the fact that I took them. 99% of the time, when on crutches, it is hard to be stable when you have to hold the camera still: I basically am standing on twp metal poles myself, so standing and taking pictures and also holding the camera makes me lean forward a little too much - A Tripod would allow me to have the stability that my crutches would not when taking pictures.
  19. Hello Everyone: I know that there is another thread in this forum that is talking about Camera Advice, but I did NOT want to hijack the thread, because I wanted to make my own I had listened to the Call for Help show that Jeff did with Usrbingeek (Steve) and took alot away from that show. The information provided about the differences in SLR and Non-SLR cameras was invaluable - I had been considering the purchase of a new camera since my old Olympus Camedia C-50 Zoom (5MP) Camera died, and could not be repaired - I think the flash died, and since this camera had no flash, I had really terri