Little Stinker

Have you ever seen a skunk riding a bicycle? Believe it or not, I had an encounter with this little stinker earlier this afternoon. He almost ran me over. I think skunks are getting more and more sophisticated as far as their spraying skills are concerned nowadays. Yes, what a clever idea - spray and pedal away.

Hey guess what, that speedin' stinker is Nathan James Aranda. Here's a picture of him with his Afro-sportin' grandpa. Another Ripley's Believe it or Not moment here - Grandpa used Chia pet seeds to grow his 'fro. He later complained of burning sensation on his scalp and mild headache. We told him to use a regular hair spray instead of Miracle Gro to help ease the discomfort.

Don't Stop Believin'... Cubs

Just finished watching the White Sox clinch their first World Series title since 1917 about two hours ago and all I can say is thank God it didn't last 14 innings. As you may well know, the third game of the 2005 W/S lasted for more than 5 hours and went into the record book as the longest game ever played in a W/S. Believe it or not, my wife and I stayed until the end of that grueling and exhausting game. It was all worth it when the Sox won the game.

I'm not a White Sox fan and I didn't jump into the Sox bandwagon just because they're the most popular team in the present time. I'm still swearing my allegiance to the Cubs. Yes, you read it correctly, to the Cubs. People say that they reek, but I don't really care. The team is improving bit by bit and I think that a W/S title for the Cubs is just right around the corner. If not, we Cubs fans can always say, "There's always next year."


Good night and good morning.

Spam Collection

I hate spam! No, not the canned food. We all get bombarded by spam emails from Viagra, hair growth products, porn sites, companies telling you that you've won $1M, etc. I'm telling you, some of these companies are so desperate for your business that they will do anything to bypass the spam filters so they can penetrate your inbox.

I've been using a Yahoo! email account for quite some time now. One good thing I like about it is that it separates (or at least it tries to) the spam emails from the ones you really want to receive and places it on the Bulk folder. Occasionally, a spam email could sneak in and that not really bad.

As much as I hate receiving them, I've decided to collect spam emails to find out how long it will take to get 1,000 spams. So far, I've collected 221 and I started on Oct. 7. I don't think it'll reach a thousand by the end of this year. Who knows, maybe the upcoming holidays will boost the numbers.

I hope there's a company that will pay you money for every spam you collect, just like collecting those pesky soda can tabs for cash. Will keep you posted on this non-sense project.

Barney or Basketball

Given a choice between watching that crazy purple dinosaur and basketball, Nathan goes for basketball. Shoot that ball, son. Make daddy proud.

Filler

Nothing exciting to post tonight. Thought you'd like this pix. I just have a passion for b/w images.

Video iPod

You probably have seen the commercial to Apple's new video iPod. Though I still have the "phased-out" mini in my posession, I'm already drooling over this new gizmo. According to Apple, this device supports up to 150 hours of video and will allow you to download TV shows through iTunes for $1.99 per episode. I only use iTunes to download podcasts, though I sometimes use iPodder Lemon. Where I get my songs is a totally different story.

I heard the new video iPod will not support DivX, however I believe it won't take long for the hacker community to come up with a hack for this. Just look what happened to PSP. Speaking of video, I believe IPTV is a sleeping giant that will soon wake up and put to sleep cable and dish network providers. Microsoft and a handful of companies are already making plans to get the ball rolling on this one.

One last note - I think I know what I want for Christmas this year. (hint, hint!)

A quick announcement

Hello all! I know I haven't been consistent as far as updating my blog is concerned. I will try to post at least twice a week. Though majority of the pictures posted so far are about my son, this blog is about my collection of pictures that I think deserve a place in the "blogosphere". Within the next few weeks, I will be busy working on mini-projects that will allow me to share with you my thoughts as well as pictures to go along with it. Come back soon!

Video Games

I just had to take this picture. My firstborn son being introduced into the world of handheld video games. It seems like he knows what he's doing. I think he's having a level-1 moment here. Notice the piece of plastic stuck on his right foot. Also, time to change that diaper!