June 2008
JuneJun 30 Monday 08
Pride Picnic a huge success and a quip
We had a very successful Pride Picnic. I still have to check the numbers, but I think we met or topped 300 attendees. Lots of different folks, quite a few who brought their kids. I feel really positive about the...
JuneJun 28 Saturday 08
Almost caught up
I am pretty much wiped out right now. I think I have most of the stuff ready for the Pride Picnic tomorrow, but there is always the nagging worry that I have overlooked something major. I feel really good about...
JuneJun 27 Friday 08
Picnic Prep madness
So, the 16th Annual Erie Pride Picnic is this Saturday, June 28 from 1 to 6 PM at the Rotary Pavilion at Presque Isle. Full details are at the web site. I really enjoy the event, but I am usually...
JuneJun 25 Wednesday 08
John McCain Pork Invaders
I saw this on the Daily Show and figured that it was just a goof. But yeah, John McCain has a video game on his web site called Pork Invaders. It seems to be based on the 80's classic Space...
Gay Amish Perfume Models
I had a call today from a distant state from a perfume manufacturer who is looking for a Pennsylvania Dutch person to market a gay-focused perfume. Amish would work as well, apparently. Now I just need to go through my...
JuneJun 23 Monday 08
A surprisingly gay chat at work
I walked into the Monday morning programmers' meeting. Two of the guys were talking about hair cuts and one said that for a guy paying more than $15 was just crazy. They then talked a bit further and asked me...
JuneJun 20 Friday 08
Considering web site redesign
Hmm. I am considering changing the layout/template for the Erie Gay News site. I think I would like to keep the 3 column layout with the main content in the center. I already have most of the sidebar stuff in...
Rainbow face photo block
Okay, it's probably ugly and stupid, but I figured out how to make the randomly chosen 5 face photos that run down the left side bar at Erie Gay News display with a rainbow. I had to play around with...
JuneJun 18 Wednesday 08
Firefox 3.0
I decided to play around with Firefox 3.0, which is now live. It seems to be basically okay. I tend to use very few add ons, but I did notice that the add on to blog using Windows Live Writer...
Happy anniversary, John and Paula
Just wanted to wish my very good friends John and Paula a very happy anniversary. Today is their 20th! They have always been kind and gracious friends. When I was first getting to know them, they both decided to give...
JuneJun 17 Tuesday 08
My abysmal sense of direction
I had a meeting at someone's house and I used Mapquest to find the address. I ended up in Wesleyville near a trailer park, which did NOT square with my idea about where these folks lived. I then called someone...
Interview about California Marriage Equality
I was up early and got a call from WJET TV 24 about doing an interview about marriage equality in California being live. They wanted to have it on the noon broadcast, so I scurried around to get ready. The...
JuneJun 15 Sunday 08
Push mowers are apparently fascinating
I got home from work and it was looking like it might rain, so I quickly set about mowing the lawn while I had the chance. While I was getting the front, a small boy stopped by and silently watched....
Grandma and Mac are in their new apartment
Grandma and her husband, Mac, made the move to assisted living. The new place is only a few blocks from my Mom, which is convenient. Mac has been having some health issues that are limiting him, and Grandma has been...
Evil kittens
My friend Paula has been playing around with posting videos to YouTube. Here she is doing a sort of Wild Kingdom with some fierce kittens that live near her house....
JuneJun 12 Thursday 08
Why I’m Voting Republican - the video
I saw this on Betty Bower's blog. Very funny, and it does make some fairly good points....
Another Aussie owner
I was out walking Heracles and Hecate tonight, and I was at the Bayfront Highway/Frontier Park, when a car stopped at the intersection. The driver asked me, "Aussie?", referring to Heracles. "As a matter of fact, he is.", I replied....
Know your target demographic
I had an email from the Womynspace list. It's an email list for a local lesbian social group, and I am on it since I set it up, and since I want to keep up on things for the newsletter....
Car trouble
Crap! When I left work today, my car started acting up. Basically, it is very hard to get it to accelerate. I don't know if it is a temporary blip or something sinister, but I will check it out tomorrow...