This year I had some plans for Mardi Gras and they got all-out borked at the very, very last second. I was most miffed, in fact – I made a point of stating how miffed I was during my annual performance review (which was not reason for the change...
Topics: cajun, fat saturday, fat tuesday, food, mardi gras, News Items

{"title":"Samedi Gras","post_url":"http:\/\/okipatrick.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/01\/samedi-gras\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/okipatrick.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":"okipatrick","date":"2009-03-01 22:24:01","summary":"This year I had some plans for Mardi Gras and they got all-out borked at the very, very last second. I was most miffed, in fact – I made a point of stating how miffed I was during my annual performance review (which was not reason for the change..."}

I know it has been out for awhile, but I tackled a full session of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars over the weekend just to get a feel for it. If you’re not familiar with the game, it’s basically a humans vs. aliens FPS (first-person shooter)...
Topics: advice, gaming, opinion, technology

{"title":"So, I Tried ET:QW","post_url":"http:\/\/okipatrick.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/01\/so-i-tried-etqw\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/okipatrick.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":"okipatrick","date":"2009-03-01 22:13:40","summary":"I know it has been out for awhile, but I tackled a full session of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars over the weekend just to get a feel for it. If you’re not familiar with the game, it’s basically a humans vs. aliens FPS (first-person shooter)..."}

Let me first say, I’m not going to discriminate against anyone. I dole out my opinions in a blanket fashion for all to endure equally. Does “lipstick on a pig” pertain to Sarah Palin if Obama says it? No, of course not, and stop being..
Topics: charlie gibson, election, News Items, omfg, palin, palin interview, politics, sarah palin, women

{"title":"What Kind of Dumbass Says \u201cPerhaps So\u201d About Nuclear War to Get Elected","post_url":"http:\/\/okipatrick.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/11\/sarah-palin-interview\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/okipatrick.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":"okipatrick","date":"2008-09-11 22:46:08","summary":"Let me first say, I’m not going to discriminate against anyone. I dole out my opinions in a blanket fashion for all to endure equally. Does “lipstick on a pig” pertain to Sarah Palin if Obama says it? No, of course not, and stop being.."}

Out on the wild, wild Interweb, there are people spouting praise upon praise upon praise for the promise of Google’s new web browser, Chrome, which made its debut today.I must admit, I am a fan of it. I really do like it. But it’s not the...
Topics: browser, chrome, educational, google, internet, new software, News Items, omfg, opinion, technology

{"title":"Is Chrome THAT Bad-ass? Probably, and probably not","post_url":"http:\/\/okipatrick.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/02\/is-chrome-that-bad-ass\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/okipatrick.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":"okipatrick","date":"2008-09-02 20:26:35","summary":"Out on the wild, wild Interweb, there are people spouting praise upon praise upon praise for the promise of Google’s new web browser, Chrome, which made its debut today.I must admit, I am a fan of it. I really do like it. But it’s not the..."}

Would have loved to stick this in the sidebar, but of course IE7 can’t resize and display it properly even though Firefox 3.0 has no problem. I’ll have to try it in Chrome soon.Qwest is advertising their new “fiber-optic Internet...
Topics: News Items

{"title":"My Internet speed test bucks Qwest\u2019s claims","post_url":"http:\/\/okipatrick.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/02\/speed-test-bucks-qwest-claim\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/okipatrick.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":"okipatrick","date":"2008-09-02 19:38:10","summary":"Would have loved to stick this in the sidebar, but of course IE7 can’t resize and display it properly even though Firefox 3.0 has no problem. I’ll have to try it in Chrome soon.Qwest is advertising their new “fiber-optic Internet..."}