The Boys are Back in Town

Today (unless it gets rained out by the major storms hitting the area this afternoon) is opening day for the St. Louis Cardinals.

SOTW: Where Do You Go to My Lovely

I first heard this song by Peter Sarstedt whle watching The Darjeeling Limited. I don't know what it is about this song, but it's one I can't stop listening to.

New Theme and New Version

As you probably know by now if you're a WordPress user, WordPress 2.5 came out today.

I Don't Listen to Rap

I don't listen to rap. I used to. In the '90's I listened to Tupac, Snoop, Tha Dogg Pound, etc. That time has come and gone. I still will listen to rap from the 1990's. It was a good era, in my opinion. Today's rap sucks. It's the commercialized bubble-gum, …

Installing Ubuntu with Wubi

I installed the Ubuntu Hardy Heron release onto my desktop via wubi. This isn't a how-to on how I did that. You don't need a how-to, the installation was that easy. You burn the cd, put it in the tray and follow the installation procedures that follow. It's like …

PhoenixBlue for Habari

Last night and today, with the help of the good folks in the Habari community, I ported the PhoenixBlue theme that I released for WordPress over to Habari. You can check the theme out in action over at MikeSchepker.net and download it from here: Download PhoenixBlue …

The Week of New Music

This has been a great week for me for new music. It's been so long since I've gotten some new music, so I've been keeping my ears busy with CunninLynguists' Dirty Acres and Wyclef Jean's The Carnival II. This week I downloaded three really good albums from the iTunes …

It's 3 AM

This is Shep and I approve this message:

It's 3 AM and something terrible just happened. Somewhere, someone is trying to call me. Unfortunately, my battery has died. Instead of hearing my voice, the caller is redirected to a cold, almost robotic voice of the voice …

Spring Break, Quit Taunting Me

I'm so looking forward to spring break. It begins on Friday. I need this break so much. I'm getting worn out by some of these kids. I look forward to staying up late, sleeping in, playing Super Smash Brothers on the Wii. I look forward to relaxing and catching up …

Flogging Molly-Requiem for a Dying Song

I really love the band Flogging Molly. I've been a fan of them for years, since I heard their album Drunken Lullabies. Ever since I picked up that album I've been following their music career as closely as possible. I've purchased all their albums and enjoy them. …

I'm a Rapper

I'm a rapper. Ok, not really. But I should be. It seems everyone is a rapper these days. I was watching a video of CunninLynguists that aired on television in Sweden. They are on tour in Europe right now and the interviewers asked what the difference between fans …

I'm Getting Old (School)

My favorite channel on XM is The Rhyme: Hip Hop from Day One. It's an old school hip hop station. After listening to it almost exclusively since I got XM, I've come to a conclusion. I'm getting old. Real old. It used to be that old school was applied to the ranks …

Can I Get a Napkin Please?

There is this awesome group called Improv Everywhere. They set up situations with tons of improv actors and film the resulting scene. They've done things such as show up to Best Buy wearing blue polo shirts (looking like Best Buy employees), going to Abercrombie and …

Back...for now

I'm back to using WordPress for now. This is nothing against Habari. I'm just not ready for it. I spent several hours for a few days trying to get things to work the way I wanted them to. The Habari community was extremely helpful and I wouldn't have gotten as far as …

If I Ever Leave This World Alive

This week's song is a great song by the great Irish American Punk band Flogging Molly. Nothing much to say about this song really besides it's a great song. You've might have heard it on the TV show Weeds before. I've known about them for a while. I think they are …

Super Smash Brothers Brawl

Today I purchased Super Smash Brothers Brawl for the Wii. I remember playing a SSB game on the N64 and finding it entertaining, but I never bought it. That was one of the only times I ever rented a game. I swung by Best Buy after work and picked up a copy. I got …

The DMV

Yes, it's time for a rant about the Department of Motor Vehicles and how inefficient the process of getting new plates for a car is. Come with me on a journey to the bureaucratic maze that is the DMV with a quick detour to the St. Charles County Collector's Office.

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A Depressing Season

I have a feeling this is going to be a disappointing season for the St. Louis Cardinals. The new General Manager did very little, and I mean very little to strengthen the team for next season. In fact, he let some of our good players go (Eckstein, Edmonds, Rolen, …

Santos and Obama

I've been noticing a lot of similarities between Congressman Matt Santos from TV's The West Wing and Senator Barack Obama and have been wanting to write about it. The similarities between the two candidates are uncanny. They both have to overcome race issues, take on …

Common Sense, Where Art Thou?

At what point in your life do you develop common sense because it sure isn't in middle school. Three things happened today, each with a different kid, that made me come to this conclusion and oddly enough they all happened at lunch time. Maybe low blood sugar is to …