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Sewzanne and Shauna Meet Gokey! or "Cougars for Gokey!"

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:19:00 +0000

Suzanne has been after Danny Gokey since she first saw him on Idol. He is pretty awesome. They have the young widow thing in common. When she heard that Froggy was having a small lunch performance that they were doing a drawing to select all the ticket winners, she was bummed, sure that she had no chance.

Then her buddy Shauna won and asked her to come along! She was giddy like a 12 year old girl... It's funny her friend Heather from Boston is the same way about Gokey (and Chris Allen too)... She got her picture with both of them. (stalker!). Anyway it's funny watching these fans compete for their Idol's attention.

So, if I get all "goo-goo ga-ga" over Siobhan Magnus, do you think that would go over well? Nah... I'd be a creep. Interesting double standard. (She's quirky cute, though.)

Fw: Gokey

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:06:00 +0000

10 Most Racist Moments In TV

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:29:00 +0000

Wow..... What the heck is Hilary talking about? Could there possibly be context to that one? .... don't think so... I'll have to dig deeper.... In all my spare time.

70's Toy Commercials

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:21:00 +0000

This was a fun walk down toy memory lane .... Loved the SSP smashup derby cars...

Futurity

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:44:00 +0000

When we reach "Futurity", Smart phone hackers might be listening in on my boring meetings. But I'm not scared of these geeks... Well, yes I am.. If these guys take over, there will be sweaters with collars sticking out everywhere!

http://futurity.org/science-technology/mobile-threat-for-smart-phone-users/

A Glimpse of God

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:21:00 +0000

Interesting, the way we view creativity.
Good talk from author of Eat, Pray Love.. (and more popular future works)

Twoxit

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:50:00 +0000

I've seen tools to embed your own Twitter updates into your site, but here's a way to allow folks to Tweet from your site.

Twoxit

pretty cool.

Testing Blogger are you there?

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:55:00 +0000

This is a test to see if blogger is functional... I'm trying to load a sewtalented entry on Suzanne's site and it's not loading.... fooey.. Her blog is super-stale, and this isn't helping...

image test:

Actual Avatar. A preview of coming attractions?

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:12:00 +0000

Avatar. Looks good ... but it better be good, for it's $230m budget!
Movie promotions are becoming more interactive with Twitter, Youtube, Flickr.
-More at mashable:
I dig the robo-armor ... I like it when movies are previews of "real life's" coming tech attractions, but I'm not sure about invading a planet to take control of it's precious mineral. We wouldn't do that, would we? (insert tongue in cheek emoticon).

I'll watch it. Even if hairy armpit licker (SWAT, LOST tough chick) is in it.

The imperative of Innovation

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:14:00 +0000

Stumbled upon some great CNBC videos on veoh.com

Officially the most ridiculous thing I've seen

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:23:00 +0000

Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division
Fbi Headquarters In Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 Website: www.fbi.gov

ATTENTION

This is an official advice from the fbi foreign Remittance / telegraphic dept.,it has come to our notice that the C.B.N Bank Nigeria district has released 10,500,000.00 US dollars into bank of America in your name as the beneficiary, by inheritance means. The C.B.N Bank Nigeria knowing fully well that they do not have Enough facilities to effect this payment from the united kingdom to your account, used what we know as a secret diplomatic transit payment (s.t.d.p) to pay this fund through wire transfer, they used this means to complete the payment.

They are still, waiting for confirmation from you on the already Transferred funds which were made in direct transfer so that they can do final crediting to your account.

Secret diplomatic payments are not made unless the funds are related to terrorist activities why must your payment be made in secret transfer, if your transaction is legitimate, if you are not a terrorist, then why did you not receive the money directly into your account; this is a pure coded, means of payment? Records which we have had with this method of payment in the past Has always been related to terrorist acts, we do not want you to get into trouble as soon as these funds reflect in your account in the U.S.A, so it is our duty as a world wide commission to correct this little problem before this fund will be credited into your personal account. Due to the increased difficulty and unnecessary security by the American authorities when funds come from outside of Europe, and the Middle East, the f.b.i bank commission for Europe has stopped the transfer on its way to deliver payment of $10,500,000.00 to debit your reserve account and pay you through a secured diplomatic transit account (s.d.t.a). We govern
funds immediately we receive this legal documents.

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We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper Verifications and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund,because of the amount involve, we want to make sure is a clean and legal money you are about to receive. Be informed that the fund are now in United State in your name, but right now we have ask the bank not to release the fund to anybody that comes to them, unless we ask them to do so, because we have to carry out our investigations first before releasing the fund to you. Note that the fund is in the BANK OF AMERICA right now, but we have ask them not to credit the fund to you yet, because we need a solid proof and Verifications from you before releasing the funds. So to this regards you are to re-assure and proof to us that what you are about to receive is a clean money by sending to us FBI Identification Record and also Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) to satisfy to us that the money your about to receive is legitimate and real money.

You are to forward the documents to us immediately if you have it in your possession, if you don’t have it let us know so that we will direct and inform you where to obtain the document and send to us so that we will ask the bank holding the funds, the Bank Of America to go ahead Crediting your account immediately. These Documents are to be issued to you from the World Local Bank that Authorized the transfer, so get back to us immediately if you don’t have the document so that we will inform you the particular place to obtain the document in United Kingdom (U.K), because we have come to realize that the fund was Authorized by (H.S.B.C) Bank in London.

An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) often referred to as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of certain information taken from fingerprint submissions retained by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service. These Condition Is Valid until 10th day of Novenmber.2009 after we shall take actions on Canceling the payment and then charge you for illegally moving funds out of Nigeria. Guarantee: funds will be released on confirmation of the document.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Final Instruction;
1. Credit payment instruction: irrevocable credit guarantee.
2. Beneficiary has full power when validation is cleared.
3. Beneficiaries bank in U.S.A., can only release funds.
4. Upon confirmation from the world bank / united nations.
5. Bearers must clear bank protocol and validation request.
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NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible for the enhancement of public safety, welfare and security of Society while recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights. If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will charge you with the FBI and take our proper action against you for not proofing to us the legitimate of the fund you are about to receive. The United States Department of Justice Order 556-73 establishes rules and regulations for the subject of an FBI Identification Record to obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review.

The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes these requests to check illegal activities in U.S.A.
An individual may request a copy of his or her own FBI Identification Record for personal review or to challenge information on the Record. Other reasons an individual may request a copy of his or her own Identification Record may include international adoption or to satisfy a requirement to live or work in a foreign country or receive funds from another country, i.e. Diplomatic Immunity Seal of Transfer, letter of good conduct, criminal history Background, etc.)

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

ROBERT MUELLER

WASHINGTON DC
Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division
Fbi Headquarters In Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 Website: www.fbi.gov

This is not your father's Oldsmo-phone

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:03:00 +0000

Droid Video from Engadget.

Exciting to see some competition for Apple. The Navigation app looks very slick on the device. Apple will have to continue to step up it's game to stay ahead of competition. We are entering a world where non-iPhone owners won't be secretly wanting for what, historically, only an iPhone could provide.

The music library integration is dominated by Apple, but it's not everyone who needs their full library on their phone. More people now use multiple gadgets to to get the job done.

As more companies adopt iPhones in place of Blackberries, the scales will tip further. Rim should be concerned. People appreciate a friendly, sufficiently sized browser.

Ridiculousness remains with carrier limitations of iPhone (AT&T only, and no tethering), and left out functionalities like no java in Safari, and no app multitasking. But this is power-user stuff. The lay person can still be astonished for hours with current capabilities.

The consumer wins with competition. I'm an iPhone fan but my loyalties can change. I'm often willing to give a new gadget a chance.

From changeover to changeover

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:59:00 +0000

The biggest waste is in the changeover... not just in processes, but mentally speaking:

Snipped from the Lean Six Sigma Blog:

"Basex has also found that a big chunk of wasted time comes from the time it takes to recover from an interruption. So it’s not the short call from your spouse that drives down your productivity so much as the time it takes to get your brain back on task. According to Goldes, fractured attention costs >$650 billion/year in US alone in lost productivity!

As for online training, distractions can become a serious impediment, keeping you from retaining the material and completing your lessons on time. Our customers tell us that these best practices have helped them to maintain focus:"

Check out the rest here: http://moresteam.com/blog/index.cfm

Information for the Junky

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 07:55:00 +0000

The information junky, that is.
Just wanted to share a some great feeds by Alltop :

Wall Street Journal

Harvard Business News

The Economist

Rilleau Leather , Woodstock Vermont

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:25:00 +0000

Handmade Rilleau Sandals, Belts and Bags .

Yes, I'm pimpin' the family sandal shop! Still run by my uncle Kim in Woodstck, VT.
Not a lost art. My grandfather was an amazing sculptor and sandal-maker in Provincetown, MA.

Made to order for each individual foot! Open to special request leather projects, too.

Busted! Hugging the Purple Teddy!

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:09:00 +0000

IMG_4970
Originally uploaded by SdPanek

Freeway Frogger gets busted hugging the purple teddy bear! Well, ok, he was chewing it's ears.

Freeway ( or Frogger, as I prefer ) get's his name because of where he was found. As I was in stop and go traffic, northbound 101, I look over and see this itty bitty kitty in the center divide. I was on the phone trying to sell Kyle's 4 -runner to a guy, but I couldn't leave this rascal in the median. He would be road kill without question.

So, I grabbed him... ( Not so easy on my first attempt as he ran towards oncoming traffic), tossed him in the truck and continued my phone conversation as Frogger "mewed" at the top of his little lungs.

The guy on the phone was laughing, but confirmed I did the right thing. I called Sooz, and let her know that I was headed for the Humane Society, but she let out an "Awwwww" when she heard Mr. Mew going on in the background.
"Just bring him here, I'll clean him up", she says.

Big mistake.

I sold the truck, though.

Desktop Organization - 5S

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:57:00 +0000

desktop organization
Originally uploaded by SdPanek

Love my new organized desktop. Found at: antbag.com/desktops

At work I deal some some smart folks, but their desktops appear to be their primary download location..... blechh...

A place for everything and everything in it's place.

I suspect that they go to the same drawer every morning to retrieve their socks.... It's the same idea: Dress socks go ever here, white socks in here... Download this monthly report to this folder, that one over her in this folder. That's where it will be when you need it next!

It saves real time. ... and that's money.

Landon is a Blackbelt

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:31:00 +0000

landonboardbreak
Originally uploaded by SdPanek

I'm beaming with pride. Landon has grown into an amazing young man. He just turned 14. The past few years of Taekwondo have provided an awesome environment for him to build a set of skills and a code to apply to all aspects of life.

When one knows how much work, study and sweat goes into achieving a belt level, it's hard not to have the utmost respect for those who get there. While we look at blackbelt level as the ultimate..... It is also, another step in the path of continuous growth and improvement.

I'm thankful to http://schafersata.com for creating a positive, encouraging environment for my boy Landon to become Mr. Ponek .

He has received the scroll of the Panther:

The panther is strong, intelligent, and has an endless supply of energy. With the ability to overwhelm its opponent with powerful strikes, it is no wonder this is a feared creature. The panthers' intelligence allows it to plan an assault, leaving its victim stunned and suprised. It's abundance of energy allows this predator to continue its assault until its victim surrenders and its fate is sealed. Nothing will distract the panther from finishing what it has started.

Congratulations.

Mobile Post

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:25:00 +0000

So here's a test of a ping from ping.fm on the iPhone using Pingle. The drag about this is it's still limited to 140 characters.

Faux-jacked Air Force One in New York City causes big scare (ABCnews)

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:46:00 +0000

This is such a stupid move it's hard to believe that we're hearing the whole story. To see the plane banking near high rise buildings in NYC with a fighter jet in it's shadow is an image that's not many are interested in recreating. Who decided this was a good idea? When do we get to see the high quality images that were snapped by the professional photographer, and who hired the photographer for the event? How could Obama not be notified? Bloomberg? The public? Where can I buy my photo calendar of the Air Force One NYC blunder? With smart people out of work right now, I'd like to see some idiots lose their jobs over this. un-freakin-believable

How to Share Files on Twitter

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:02:00 +0000

Pretty slick way to share a file on Twitter: www.filesocial.com uses Twitter credentials for login to upload and link files. Not that there aren't alternatives, but the path of least resistance often wins in my book. Now, why would I need to share a file with the Twittersphere? I haven't figured that one out, yet.

Twitter – Here Before Oprah?

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:07:00 +0000

I was honored to be asked my opinion about Twitter today, by Press democrat Daily Geek writer Nathan Halverson. Hoping I didn't sound like a bumbling idiot in our phone conversation.

I thought I'd throw some notes at my poor neglected blog. Dear Blog: I'm sorry I've neglected you. I've been running around with Twitter, and Facebook lately.

I found the link herebeforeoprah.com and added my name to the list of self important early adopters. I think I was on twitter before The Color Purple, so I found it appropriate. I got a 99 out of 100 on TwitterGrader... Is that good?

I can barely recall how I learned about Twitter, but I may have even beat the Diggnation boys and CaliLewis.... If that matters to anyone but me.

I've Pownced and I've Plurked, and I've Friend Feeded, but Twitter, in it's simplicity and endless available apps, (Twhirl, Tweetdeck, Twitterfon, Seesmic Desktop, Twitpic, Twitxr, etc.) has held my attention.

It's easy to get in and out of like mental bubble gum...Just stick it behind your ear, and pull it back out as needed. Twitter has become a powerful news, entertainment source On Demand and on the go. The On-the-go element has wide appeal. So, if you are still goin' home and adjusting the rabbit ears for information, you'll be way out of the loop.....that method is played out.

Twitter is what you make of it. It's there 24/7 for distraction, entertainment, and answers that you didn't know you had the questions to! I like that I can search a keyword for any field of interest and get the latest global jibber-jabber and links to resources or events that I would never have know about otherwise. I've been able to connect with folks who also work in with Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing methods.

I've Twittered from a Blackberry, an iPhone or any web browser, and there are web services and applications which will send your tweets as status updates to Facebook or even view Facebook statuses alongside your Twitter follows, (as with Tweetdeck).

It's beauty and success has alot to do with it's simplicity, and it's live speed. There are a zillion stale blogs out there (like mine) because they take a different level of time and energy to compose and publish complete ideas. The audience is different and the expectation is different. Twitter is awesome for the information junky, or the short attention span generation.

And yet it's more than a microblog, and not quite as intimate or permission based as a social network.

But for business? I made a joke on Twitter about my Comcast remote not working as a phone because I have my phone service through comcast, too, and I had a reply within minutes, from a Comcast employee, wondering how he could help. That was an "Ahah" moment for me, when I realized this was a brilliant tool for companies to connect with the techy segment of customers. @Connectbyhertz is promoting it's New York car sharing program through Twitter. I'm glad to see the company I work for get more tech savvy and customer connected..

I love the ability to snap a picture from the phone, and send the link to Twitter, and other sites like Facebook, and Flickr all in a few clicks. (I use Twitxr.com, but twitpic.com is popular, too)

CalFire used Twitter during LA fires.... A candidate shouldn't be without it, Celebrities have discovered it, News sites feed updates to it all day all night... Video Podcasters update, The Pastor of my church is even talking about setting up his account.

As it's grown I'm starting to be able to use it more for direct messaging with local friends.

There are more uses we have yet to uncover. I find new ones every day. I just found out you can update your google calendar with @gcal . And schedule tweets in advance with Tweetlater.com .

I don't think Oprah will ruin it.... but Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) might! ;o)

...If there's any law limiting the quantity of hyperlinks in a blog post, I'm sure I've broken it! ...........and I was holding back.

Gangs, Constraints .... and Blocks

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:19:00 +0000

Interesting brief on blocking time.
Simple, but powerful stuff.
I need to take some of this advice to move some complex projects forward.

Snipped from 43Folders Merlin Mann

The Bees are Back

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:23:00 +0000

beeonlycrop
Originally uploaded by SdPanek

Glad to see our old friends.... kind of.

Love that Canon macro lens.

I might have to find a place to put this.

noreply@blogger.com (Seth) — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:36:00 +0000