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Re: Flashing Lights Outside Walgreen’s

Gregg — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:04:04 -0000

The flashes are so when the camera takes pictures, it can capture what's going on without blur, I would think.

I hate them, too. It makes you think a car you didn't see is driving by or something. Same thing with some of the red light cameras in the area.

Re: Selling a Native American Mound

Gregg — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:12:26 -0000

I drive past this property daily on I-55. I had no idea that was an official "Mound." I always marveled at the little house perched seemingly precariously in this location and the elevator next to the driveway.

Cool that I know the significance of the property, now.

Re: Tuesday Morning Photos #2

Gregg — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:01:28 -0000

What a cute kid!

Re: Wordless Wednesday #3:

Gregg — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:59:54 -0000

I LOVE taking pictures of bees. We have lots of Bumble Bees in our yard and I am constantly chasing them around. It's even worse with the recent purchase of a new Nikon D60.

If I remembered where it was on my blog, I'd post a link of one of my Bumble Bee and Coneflower pictures.

I'm looking forward to getting macro lenses and close-up flashes (I've never had close-up flashes, before) for the new camera. I miss the macro lense I had for the manual focus film SLR.

Re: FIve more things the service taught me about social networking

Gregg — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:13:01 -0000

While certainly not a military type (unlike other High School rockers, though, I had and still have a TREMENDOUS respect for military types!), this is great advice that works well in all areas of life, whether you play in a band, write a blog, work as an engineer, or work as a janitor.

The basics of any occupation or pastime are the same.

Excellent post and insights, as always!

Re: 10 Things The Service Taught Me About Social Networking

Gregg — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:15:44 -0000

Certainly some solid words of wisdom, here. I haven't been in the military, but I am a leader and I try to instill most of these points in my direct reports (in a "normal" 9-5 job), with an eye towards making them new leaders (and my replacement).

Re: Cheers for Nanna J

Gregg — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:47:08 -0000

Congrats to Nanna J! I know that is not an easy thing to do.

Love this picture, btw. Composition, exposure, post-processing...everything is very nice!

Re: From submariner to blogger and a few things in-between - Pt 1

Gregg — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:38:31 -0000

I can't imagine working on a submarine. I've visited a couple, and I can tell you I am too claustrophobic for that gig!

I'm certain its a job that had a lot of camaraderie and generated many stories, though!

Re: Random Wordless Post Day

Gregg — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:49:05 -0000

You've had some great self-portraits lately. I love looking through the 365 days projects on Flickr, but never liked any I've tried myself.

Re: Are you walking your talk?

Gregg — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:30:22 -0000

I have a boss (who is actually a good boss!) that explains it easily like this: "Don't play the victim" and "choose your battles wisely."

Those two statements tend to put it all in perspective for me.

Re: Five Happiness Reasons

Gregg — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:28:17 -0000

I blog and have a twitter account. Although I initially have focused on St. Louis related people, I'm slowly branching out. In both cases, my world has expanded because of social media.

Who knew?

Re: Thankful

Gregg — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:57:34 -0000

I addressed that whole "complain" thing on my blog today, too. I have no Christmas list, and have many thanks. MANY. I haven't made a list, but they are there.

Re: Best Purchases of 2008 - Twitter Style

Gregg — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:32:32 -0000

I agree with Zach - the purchase of my Nikon D60 was clearly my best purchase of the year...got me back into better photography since I had to cut myself off from my film SLRs due to film/processing expense!

Still love my old SLR, though. In fact, I plan on using it tonight. I have 5 rolls of film sitting here waiting.

Other than that, my best moves this year were involvement in the St. Louis Blogger's Guild, and continued blogging and tweeting!

Re: How many profiles do you have on Twitter?!

Gregg — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:56:46 -0000

I'm a single profile dude: "One Dad's Life" (or a space eliminating version of it) everywhere I go!

Re: Ready..Set..Goal – Weight Watcher Win

Gregg — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:29:23 -0000

Wow, congratulations, Nanna J! You look great!

Re: They’re Still Sexy Even If They Squirt Milk! | Mommy Daddy Blog

Gregg — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:07:02 -0000

My wife is quite petite and the milk laden breasts looked pretty good on her! Without getting into too many details, let's just say I didn't mind the milk issue. :)

Greggs last blog post..Friday Photos - Whitaker Music Festival - July 23, 2008

Re: Tag your it.

Gregg — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:02:53 -0000

Wow, this meme is really making the rounds! It swept through St. Louis in the past month, too.

I also do most of the cooking, because I find it fun and relaxing. I begged my mom incessantly as a kid to learn, and she taught me. Now she sometimes calls me for advice. Relocation of my office has really hurt my weeknight cooking, but the weekends and special occassions are ALL MINE. I even cooked on my birthday, where we had to explain to everyone that I actually WANTED to do that!

Rock band, been there, too. Still play (at 42) though mainly at our church's weekly contemporary service. Guitars and Keyboards/synths for me. No singing.

Re: test

Gregg — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:36:33 -0000

1, 2, 3....

Re: The most absurd email, EVER

Gregg — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:56:23 -0000

I think my favorite part is "Super Truth cooperator." This smacks of something translated in babelfish.

Re: The X-Mas Shopping Maniacs

Gregg — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:58:42 -0000

I saw the ads for the Rock and Roll Craft show and wanted to take my family, but we couldn't make it. I've never heard of it before, but it sounds cool!

Re: Linkage: 12.14.07

Gregg — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:05:14 -0000

I love "Boing, Boing." You always find cool things there. For a while, that was a daily web visit for me.

Re: Down For the Count

Gregg — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:51:53 -0000

Yeah! Go get 'em!

See, now you've got me all fired up, too!

Re: My Music is Better Than Yours.

Gregg — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:57:45 -0000

This is a great post and concept. Unfortunately, you're so wrong. I'm pretty sure that your music is crap...unless it exactly matches my tastes!

OK, so I'm kidding. I've found that I tend to add on to my musical tastes rather than removing anything. There is no such thing as a "band I used to like."

My pet musical peave (sp?) is people who are stuck on music they listened to in high school! While I think the major labels aren't what they used to be, I still listen to a variety of new bands. I could sure use a broadening of experience, but there is so little time...

Re: I lost my mind, and my wallet.

Gregg — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:00:21 -0000

So far, my wife has left her purse or coat at:

1) St. Louis Bread on Chippewa
2) The City Museum
3) Windows on Washington
4) The Big Bang
5) The Old Spaghetti Factory
6) Downtown Famous-Barr
7) Other places I don't remember

She uses a small leather backpack for her purse, and so has to take it off to get a wallet out, or keys, etc. It's easy to forget to pick it up again! This makes me glad that I just carry a wallet (in my pocket) and keys (also in my pocket). Unless I lose my pants (never happened), I'm good to go!

The good news? She's always retrieved the purse, with everything intact. Amazing.

Re: Change for the Better

Gregg — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:14:57 -0000

I like the theme, too.

I am also obsessed with re-organizing and de-cluttering. By "obsessed" I mean that I read books and visit websites, you know. I've actually applied many of the common-sense things they talk about, but when things get hectic...which happened in the year 1999 for me and hasn't stopped...I don't keep up so well.

Also, there is this weird personality trait where once I HAVE something, I find it hard to get rid of. Still, an enourmous pile of stuff has left either through recycling, freecycle, or even the trash.

I'd rather give something away than sell it. It seems weird to haggle over price on my once prized possissions!

Re: My Music is Better Than Yours.

Gregg — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:19:49 -0000

Kathy,

I'm 42, but I understand your comment. There is so much going on at this point in life!

For me, I listen to music the same way other guys are into sports, or whatever. It's my main thing. (We have over 2500 albums/CDs in our collection...not counting iTunes) I can't get out to shows, much, so that is where there is a problem with finding local music.

Kurt,

I have the same Beatles sentiment. If you listen to ANY pop/rock music, The Beatles influenced it. They may incredible, perfect, quirky albums. My kids (6 and 12) LOVE LOVE LOVE them. They actually get it!

Re: Killer Coasters From the Sky

Gregg — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:11:34 -0000

Oh great! Now thanks to you, I will not be sleeping tonight as I explore "Hulu." I'm so behind the Internet curve, I'd never heard of it.

I did discover nbc.com's videos, and watched all of last season's The Office. Now there is hulu.

Fantastic. I will be mentioning you in Thursday's post.

Re: Bubba Gump for a Day

Gregg — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:40:57 -0000

I was thinking more along the lines of "Hitch." Remember the scene with the shellfish?

Gregg's last blog post..10 Things That Seem Reasonable to Get Done This Weekend But Won't

Re: Project Mania (Or how I turned my bathtub pink)

Gregg — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:15:12 -0000

A pink spot covering your bathtub that doesn't quite come off?

I've seen that in a Dr. Seuss book! It turns out, you can never really get rid of the stain, you just move it around.

Greggs last blog post..Decorum Has Left the Building

Re: I’ll Be Orange By Thursday

Gregg — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:24:03 -0000

"I'll go maybe twice, and then I'm out."

Yeah. That's how leatherface started! I joke.

Hey, if I did this, I'd look ridiculous, as my natural complexion borders on pasty. I'd love to have me some nice dark brown skin. I have a lot of India friends (as I travel there), and I am so jealous of their skin! I mention my pasty pale complexion and they all laugh...and it's not the laugh of jealous people. No. It's the laugh of, "We're so glad you mentioned something. We thought perhaps you didn't know how pale you are!"

I'm so jealous.

Greggs last blog post..Everyday Things I Don't Get

Re: Etsy Faves: Rainbow Connection

Gregg — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:21:16 -0000

I had the veggie-tales song where the tomato is translating the Spanish the cucumber is saying:

"Poor tomato, he can't dance...like the cucumber can!"

Now, I suppose rainbow connection will be in my head.

Greggs last blog post..A Day in the Life - "One Dad's Life" Style

Re: Bulletin: Tiny Tidbits

Gregg — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:49:14 -0000

I've got to get to the Habitat for Humanity Store. It seems I hear about it everywhere, now.

OK, use of shutters for a wedding, hmmm, how about for putting old photos of the bride and groom on?

Greggs last blog post..It's Springtime for Hitler and other tales

Re: He’ll Be Floating Away

Gregg — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:02:39 -0000

Is there any chance that we should all just stay inside this weekend, safely locked behind our doors? You know, to stay out of the way of the Courtney party machine, described above?

Re: InterPLAY & PlaySTL 2008

Gregg — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:50:21 -0000

Is it true a car drove through a tent during the lugging?

I was so looking forward to getting pictures of that, and just got one of the last tent.

The whole event was a lot of fun, I'm looking forward to the next one.

Re: Bacon Heals All Wounds

Gregg — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:34:51 -0000

Hmmmmmmm, bacon.

BTW, my wife uses this stuff called "NuSkin" or something clever like that. She uses it to glue her cracked and split fingers back together. She has a bit of a dry skin problem in winter.

<abbr>Greggs last blog post..Wordless Wednesday - A Change of Seasons</abbr>

Re: The Ninja Budget

Gregg — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:06:30 -0000

You never question a Ninja's tactics.

<abbr>Greggs last blog post..When It Rains, It Pours</abbr>

Re: 55 More Awesome Sites for Guys, Husbands and Dads

Gregg — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:50:39 -0000

Nice list (including the previous version). I have a hard time finding "Dad" blogs that aren't outdated or bad links.

Re: Can Twitter Help Your Marriage Get Out Of A Rut?

Gregg — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:59:59 -0000

Hey, I remember this conversation! I think I might have even responded.

Now that you have gotten on the electronic band-wagon for paying bills, I have the next step for you:

Have them AUTOMATICALLY paid! Most utilities and other regular monthly billers (I coined a term!) have this option. I moved to doing this after I realized it had been YEARS since I had seen a mistake in one of my bills. Not worth the time everymonth. You can still review the bills online, too. Now I don't get all that mail, and don't have to worry about when I'm out of town.

<abbr>Greggs last blog post..Wordless Wednesday - Winter</abbr>

Re: A Letter from the King of Winghaven

Gregg — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0000

This is the exact kind of snarky thing I would do if I lived in a community like that!

Also, you definitely deserve a cookie, but since you can't see the Arch from your home in Winghaven, it is clearly too far away for me to roam.

On my next scheduled trip to K.C. during Thanksgiving, I'll try to remember to drop one off!

Re: A Letter from the King of Winghaven

Gregg — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0000