Reality Me!

Ana Lucia really pissed now!

2005-12-02T21:48:00.000-05:00

Looks like Mayte Michelle Rodriguez will have something more to draw on for her character's anger. She and Cynthia Watros ("Libby"), both of "Lost" fame, were each pulled over for DUI's 15 minutes apart from one another.

Both failed field sobriety tests and were released Thursday on $500 bail each...
Motorists arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant automatically have their driver’s licenses revoked. They are given a temporary license that allows them to drive, but under several restrictions.

Men can die

2005-12-02T09:06:00.000-05:00

Congratulations ladies! Sex is obsolete.

University of Pennsylvania managed to grow mouse "spermatagonial stem cells" in a dish

That's the stuff that becomes sperm. And the neat thing is they've learned how to alter the genes such that the alterations are passed from generation to generation. In other words now that men aren't necessary (and they really haven't been since the invention of the massager), you can guarantee that all offspring are female!

On a side note, treatment for hysteria was first recommended in 1653.

2005-12-01T19:20:00.000-05:00

Santa came to the pack meeting

2005-12-01T09:15:00.000-05:00

Looking for an ergonomically correct mouse pad that may not be politically correct? Look no further! Chest Rest is the product for you!

Which of course could be a good complement to your Hizamakura lap pillow.

Unless you are a woman, then you have your boyfriend pillow.

Slow down you idiots!

2005-12-01T08:48:00.000-05:00

A day or two ago (break into song with me!)
I thought I'd run a light [yellow]
But instead I stopped
And did it just in time.

But a guy in the other lane
Two whole car lengths behind
Pressed down his gas peddle
And ran the red light.

For me the light did change
And I drove the speed limit
Making it to the next light
To have a big surprise.

There sat the other guy!
He risked his life and others.
He caused great distress.
He saved himself no time.

He sped like demon.
He got nowhere real fast.
On top of that he wasted,
He wasted much gas!

He risked his life and others.
He got nowhere real fast.
He wasted much gas.
He saved himself no time....

This morning I was the lead car at a stop light. The light turned green and the other cars continued to come, and come and I went ahead and accelerated and they came. Had I the gumption I could have driven straight through the pack of cars continuing to blatantly run the red light. Does this mean we need red light cameras. Let me exclaim "Hell no"! This happened at the intersection of Kington Pike where the state troopers office sits. What this means is a state trooper or city officer needs to stand in the grass in front of the state troopers office and flag down and ticket the offenders.

We live in a cove. It has 7 houses on it but sometimes this cove (a straight stretch and a circle) seems like a speedway. We are off the beaten path but for some reason we are the world's turnaround. Sometimes I park our cars obnoxiously in the street so that the strangers are slowed in their efforts to turn our nearly private street into a dragway. Always seems to help at least for a bit. Blogging Baby points our a much more creative solution.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-12-01T06:44:00.000-05:00

Student: I cannot catch up.
Master: Start over and you will be caught up today.

I-40 shutdown due to crash

2005-11-30T21:06:00.000-05:00

East of Cherry St live.

Cherry St at I-40 live.
Traffic Cameras provided by TDOT SmartWay (per linking policy)

These are the cameras that you see around town. These are not red light cameras. The red cameras have not been installed yet.

A tractor trailor crash has shut down part of I-40

The following content reposted from June 22, 2005.

I'm an observant person. I watched the traffic cams get installed by TDOT. For a long I have intended to call TDOT and ask, "are those cameras available to the public?" Ironically, being a web guy, I never bothered looking online until one of the local news stations mentioned the 75 cameras are online (though by my count I only see 66). Have a look at a picture of a TDOT SmartWay camera.

Additional information about the TDOT $20 million SmaryWay system is available including cameras statewide and information about Tennessee 511 a service that provides traffic information from any phone. TDOT is also in Alabama.

From the Smartway FAQ:

Other benefits include:
Providing live video to local television stations that is used during their rush hour traffic reports
Website access to current construction and incident information.
Shorter crash response time by emergency response agencies including TDOT HELP trucks
Using the system to assist in AMBER ALERTS
Radio reports of current construction and incident information available on the highway advisory radio (HAR) system.
Use of the system to complement Homeland Security evacuation plans

Now when you want to leave the house you can check to see if I-40 is jammed or not!

Synchronized Christmas Light Show - Snopes Update

2005-11-30T12:15:00.000-05:00

Snopes has updated the status of the Christmas Light Show to "true"!

2005-11-29T15:47:00.000-05:00

Hmm

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-29T13:59:00.000-05:00

Student: I can't beat these odds!
Master: Change games.

Technology Unreigned

2005-11-29T13:01:00.000-05:00

Kids, vibrating pajamas, and chickens. Add the word "choke" in there and someone's naive good intention is going land people in jail.

But I can prove I never touched ____

All joking aside, this is really cool and puts us so much closer to true virtual reality experiences!

Singapore scientists looking for ways to transmit the sense of touch over the Internet have devised a vibration jacket for chickens and are thinking about electronic children's pyjamas for cyberspace hugs.

2005-11-29T12:11:00.000-05:00

233 is not an integer

One of those tests...

2005-11-29T09:56:00.000-05:00

Ok. I took one of those tests. It was the T&A and Cuteness test. See results. Like horoscopes, I think the results of this test could have said most anything and you would nod your head and agree.

Progressive Walmart?

2005-11-29T09:11:00.000-05:00

This interesting article labels Walmart as "progressive" and good for the poor citing that Walmart's $200 billion-plus assistance to consumers rivals federal programs such as food stamps ($33 billion) and earned-income tax credit ($40 billion).

If critics prevent the firm from opening new branches, they will prevent ordinary families from sharing in those gains. Poor Americans will be chief among the casualties.

Another interesting tidbit is that the "average Wal-Mart customer earns $35,000 a year, compared with $50,000 at Target and $74,000 at Costco."

Flickr is for Photos; Berenstain Bears are dead; Scarry Changes

2005-11-29T08:28:00.000-05:00

Oh the things I wouldn't know if not for blogs! I was looking in on Drawn! this morning and discovered some interesting tidbits.

Flickr is for photos: [Flickr] want[s] to assert themselves as a site for sharing photographs, and any accounts that are extensively non-photographic in nature (ie illustrations) will be rendered NIPSA, or Not In Public Site Areas. ...your images will not show up in searches or tag results, and this includes any legitimate photographs in your account as well.
Stan Berenstain dead: While there are no official press releases yet...
Richard Scarry Gets PC: I'm sure everyone has this book in their house. Now check out the changes from 1980 to 1990.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-29T07:48:00.000-05:00

Student: I am not looking forward to today.
Master: Will you brood over it tomorrow?

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-28T11:04:00.000-05:00

Student: I am dropping my greatest vice cold turkey!
Master: What's wrong with cold turkey?

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-26T21:02:00.000-05:00

Student: Why can't I learn to keep my mouth shut?
Master: Happiness comes to the man who communicates with his ears.

From the mouths of babes

2005-11-26T15:26:00.000-05:00

Amy, 3 years old, was playing with these finger puppets and announced, "it's Star Whores!"

Anyone else notice the irony in the manufacturer's choice of colors, politically speaking?

From the mouths of babes

2005-11-26T10:21:00.000-05:00

9 year old: "Now that I have [cable] in my room I don't play the Playstation nearly as much!"

Can you really shoot a lock off?

2005-11-25T09:33:00.000-05:00

Interesting pictorial from someone that shot several locks to see if they could do what we see in the movies.

De-stress! Walk the dog.

2005-11-25T09:17:00.000-05:00

More acceptance that animals reduce stress.

WALKING the dog, stroking the cat or even swimming with dolphins could be the best medicine for coping with stressed-out modern life, doctors said yesterday.

2005-11-23T14:21:00.000-05:00

They went there

2005-11-23T14:19:00.000-05:00

Guess what sarah wants

2005-11-23T14:08:00.000-05:00

Simple pleasures

What's in a name?

2005-11-23T13:24:00.000-05:00

Webmasters who didn't think (or did they!) when registering their domains!

My favorites are http://www.penisland.net/ (worksafe) and http://www.therapistfinder.com/.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-23T10:45:00.000-05:00

Student: I have lost one of my greatest reasons for living.
Master: Live on so that others don't lose their greatest reason for living.

Even kids show characters have to supplement income

2005-11-23T10:35:00.000-05:00

Oobi the scratch master!

From the mouths of babes

2005-11-23T08:15:00.000-05:00

I ask the 3 year old to put the infants dirty diaper in the diaper pail while I finish putting on the new diaper. She walks half way down the hall, turns toward me, holds the diaper on the fingertips of one hand, and exclaims, "It's a miracle!"

Synchronized Christmas Light Show

2005-11-23T06:51:00.000-05:00

Amanda Congdon of RocketBoom fame introduced us to a house lit with Christmas tree lights syncrhonized to Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Wizards in Winter" (from The Lost Christmas Eve album) in her Monday show then again on Tuesday which also revealed the house to be in Mason, OH. Apparently Carson Williams used 88 light-o-rama channels to control his 16,000 christmas lights.

Amanda has the full video of the house's show.

On Tuesday Amanda told us that the light show had made it into Snopes with an "undetermined" status. I guess I need to send my folks on the hunt for the house. Should be easy since Amanda's Tuesday show also revealed the home owner's name with credits to Alek. Now I think Amanda pronounced Snopes incorrectly. I pronounce it with a long O same as you would "nope" but Amanda pronounced it with an ew sound like in Snoopy which would make sense because the definition of snoop is " To pry into the private affairs of others, especially by prowling about." however I think that it wouldn't be Snopes then it would be Snoops.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-22T21:20:00.000-05:00

Student: I won't talk about the problem.
Master: Then I won't talk about the solution.

Of Marriage

2005-11-22T20:39:00.000-05:00

One of the beautiful things about marriage is you can do something wrong and go to your grave having never figured out what it was.

Lookie Lookie!

2005-11-22T10:38:00.000-05:00

The camera appears to be working again. Unfortunately I think Cathy is wearing pants.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-22T06:48:00.000-05:00

Student: Opportunity knocks.
Master: Read the small print.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-22T02:45:00.000-05:00

Student: I'm up early!
Master: Will you dream while awake?

2005-11-21T15:27:00.000-05:00

I knew they were coming but this is the first pods i have seen. What a great idea!

From the mouths of babes

2005-11-21T14:31:00.000-05:00

How to horrify Dad.

While walking through Walmart, Amy (3) says, "He's black."
We continue walking as Dad processes Amy continues, "I want him to be like us."
Dad thinking he misheard the conversation asks, "what?"
Amy declares, "I want him to be white."

A thousand thoughts rush through my head most questioning how I could possibly be teaching bigotry to my children. Let's see. No racial jokes. Hmm. We don't have many friends from other races and cultures right now but for the most part our schedules and economics have alienated ourselves from everyone so we don't really see many people outside of the family. I do like the theme song to All In The Family but I don't think that would do it. Finally I land on the conclusion that it is simply the naivety of a child's world.

Dad, the Meathead that he is, flubs with "that's not nice. We like people just the way they are."
Mom upon hearing the story soars in on angelic wings and artfully delivers this wonderful metaphor of crayons to people and how boring our pictures would be if the only color in our box was white.

Both ladies left Dad's chin on the ground today!

TN Finds Loophole in No Child Left Behind

2005-11-21T12:43:00.000-05:00

Heard this on NPR this morning and was ~~appauled~~ appalled! Appalachistan sums it up.

Baby T-shirts You Won't See At Walmart

2005-11-21T12:30:00.000-05:00

My child owns 2 of these. Work safe but some dirty words and could potentially deflower innocent minds.

Ah! The name makes the person

2005-11-21T09:54:00.000-05:00

Oh look! Wikipedia might explain some of Amy's 3 year old behaviors:

Amy is a given name, a variant of Aimée, which means beloved' in French which in turn is a derivative of Latin's amicus or amica which means friend.
AND
In demonology Amy is a demon, a Great President of Hell.

Strangely enough, I must give Tim credit for pointing this out.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-21T09:49:00.000-05:00

Student: Change hurts.
Master: Not changing hurts more.

2005-11-21T09:31:00.000-05:00

Woohoo!

2005-11-21T09:10:00.000-05:00

Goodbye woods. Goodbye calming walks. Goodbye thoughts of grooming a walking trail. Blasted developers.

9 year old brain?

2005-11-21T06:29:00.000-05:00

The nine year old stares intently into the microwave containing the stash of glazed doughnuts scavenged from Krispy Kreme last night. Krispy Kreme gives one free glazed doughtnut for every A on a report card (limit 6) K through 8. They used to give any free doughtnut of choice but some nimrod, whiney parents brought an end to that but I'll save the rant for another time. Noah scored a full half dozen. Sarah got 2 but received 4. Tommy aged out. The hot doughtnut sign was on and to keep peace in the house I bought another dozen which if divided evenly between Mom, Amy, Dad and Tommy would give each of the non-qualified eaters 3 doughtnuts.

Let's return to the nine year old staring into the microwave as if he'd discovered the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything (amz). Upon inquiry he reveals that he is trying to decide between eating out of the large box or his box. "That way once all those doughnuts are gone I still have these." I am taken back by the selfishness but amused at the ingenuity of the thought process. A quick math discussion, along with a definition of "staleness," and Noah makes the right decision.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-21T05:45:00.000-05:00

Student: The rain is here.
Master: Even Mother Nature needs to cry and is better for it.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-20T21:40:00.000-05:00

Student: I cannot do what I must do because of things I have to do.
Master: Perhaps you should separate yourself from the things you have to do.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-19T12:54:00.000-05:00

Student: I acted irresponsibly and this time people got hurt.
Master: Irresponsibility always hurts someone.

2005-11-19T10:44:00.000-05:00

Big class today.

Blue Balls

2005-11-19T08:29:00.000-05:00

If you have been caught up in the blue ball craze (a Rube Goldberg animation) and tradegic accident then you will really appreciate Amanda Congdon from Friday, Nov 18.

Read about the origins of the blue ball machine as a collaborative project.

Stuff those stockings!

2005-11-18T18:04:00.000-05:00

Oh yes! Colored bubbles!

Got some extra cash burning a hole in your pocket?

2005-11-18T17:22:00.000-05:00

8 foot of speaker wire for $11,700.

Progress!

2005-11-18T16:57:00.000-05:00

Wahoo! Another billable done! Now for some chores.

What's hurting I-65

2005-11-18T15:58:00.000-05:00

Anyone know why Interstate 65 between mile marker 117 and 112 is at a stand still?

Answer:A dead dear and a car accident and construction at exit 92

A joke for James

2005-11-18T14:40:00.000-05:00

James is enjoying posting jokes at Puerilis so here's one for him:

A man and a woman were sitting beside each other in the first class section of the plane.

The woman sneezed, took out a tissue, gently wiped her nose and then shuddered for 10 or 15 seconds. The man went back to his reading.

A few minutes later, the woman sneezed again, took a tissue, gently wiped her nose and shuddered again. The man was becoming more and more curious about the shuddering.

A few more minutes passed and the woman sneezed one more time. Again she took a tissue, gently wiped her nose and shuddered violently. The man couldn't restrain his curiosity. He turned to the woman and said, "Are you all right?"

"I'm sorry if I disturbed you," the woman replied, "I have a rare condition; when I sneeze, I have an orgasm."

The man was a little embarrassed but even more curious and said, "I've never heard of that before. What are you taking for it?"

The woman looked at him and said, "Pepper."

Tired of spam?

2005-11-18T13:36:00.000-05:00

Tired of spam? Quit using email!

Darren Lennard became something of a creative-class everyman a month ago when, after a long and onerous day at the office, he plucked his hyperactive BlackBerry from his silk-lined pocket and proceeded to smash it on the gleaming granite countertop of his London home. What makes Lennard's e-mail outburst unique is that it was embraced by his superiors.

Link provided by Kurzweil AI.

2005-11-18T13:06:00.000-05:00

I have not failed, I have "deferred success"

2005-11-18T12:13:00.000-05:00

Tired of your boss? Work for yourself!

2005-11-18T10:22:00.000-05:00

Ever consider the glamourous life of an overpaid independent consultant? Being a free agent and setting your own hours while raking in the dough sounds fun right? Let's see...one client over due on an $800 bill, another client over due on $1600, others, I'm behind on a project that I underbid and overworked so I can't bill it yet and my network just died, the mortgage is due Sunday, cable, phone and electric are due, the kids are making Christmas lists and funny thing is they want to eat.

Working for yourself...the stress-free way to retire early! Oh, and I almost forgot the best part: everyone you know wonders what you do and assumes that you are goofing off all the time.

Today's Technical Issue

2005-11-18T10:15:00.000-05:00

Apparently my connectivity issues have been to a failing network hub. Its uplink port will not maintain a connection with the router. Deterred? No. I'll just make a crossover cable and use an available port.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-18T09:33:00.000-05:00

Student: I am a complete failure.
Master: At least you finished something.

Messy Mangers

2005-11-18T07:38:00.000-05:00

Tim turned me onto this article by Mike Bellah that actually says mess is ok (sloppiness and laziness is not).

Whether it's fruitful fields or fruitful people, success doesn't come without a degree of messiness.

The mess we have is our lifes. It is how we live and although I would like to see the mess reduced, we have a messy manger for a reason.

...lives that are always clean and tidy may have the appearance of success, but, in reality, they are empty, lonely places.

Mike Bellah's article has its roots in Proverbs 14:4

Where no oxen are, the manger is clean. But much increase comes by the strength of the ox.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-18T07:27:00.000-05:00

Student: What do you do when the hopelessness is too great?
Master: Disappoint someone.

Tonight's Lesson

2005-11-17T21:06:00.000-05:00

If you heard liquid splashing on concrete then something probably spilled.

I smile

2005-11-17T19:28:00.000-05:00

Now that's funny! I posted the church sign and the Amazon ad in the left column changed to a book called "God's Blogs"!

What?!

2005-11-17T13:48:00.000-05:00

Thanks Michael!

True Lost Fans Need to Get Technical

2005-11-17T12:29:00.000-05:00

So if you want to catch all of Lost you'd better get yourself a nice cell phone with Verizon and an Apple video iPod!

The deal is a fresh example of the broadcast networks' rush to embrace portable media -- but this time with original content. Disney might have triggered the trend with its groundbreaking deal to make episodes of "Lost" and other Disney programming available on the new video iPod.

I'll have to wait until the "Lost Video Diaries" come out another way because you couldn't get me to use a Verizon phone if you sewed it my hand. As for the details of the Lost Video Diaries, "the series will introduce two characters said to be stranded alongside the cast featured on the primetime version." which is a terribly cool concept!

This tidbit brought to us by lost-tv as pointed out by Critz on Efnet's #coldfusion.

Meditation is good

2005-11-17T11:14:00.000-05:00

New Scientist explains that "Meditation builds up the brain." I'm going to have to think on that one.

Touch the Puppet Head

2005-11-17T10:18:00.000-05:00

I miss having an Administrative Assistant! Alright. Time to do the dumb things ya gotta do.

Lost

2005-11-17T09:21:00.000-05:00

Interesting read for those that like to see where all the numbers showup. This was my favorite albeit a little reaching:

Assign each letter of the alphabet a number so that 1 is A, 2 is B, etc. up to 26 for Z. Then wrap back to the beginning so that 27 is A again, 28 is B, 29 is C, and so on.

4: The 4th letter in the alphabet is D
8: The 8th letter in the alphabet is H
15: If you add 4 + 8 + 15, you get 27 which wraps back to A.
16: 4 + 8 + 15 = 27, and 4 + 8 + 15 + 16 = 43. 27 + 43 = 70 which gives you a R.
23: 16 + 23 = 39, which is M.
42: 4 + 8 + 15 + 16 + 23 = 66, and 23 + 42 = 65. 65 + 66 = 131 which is an A.

Headaches

2005-11-17T08:16:00.000-05:00

The school called to report that 25 minutes into the school day Noah has reported a headache. She said it came on outside when he was waiting for the bus. Is there something stressful about the bus ride? Noah stresses over school far too much! It could also be the cold front that has come through. Noah is very sensitive to weather changes. It could also be that the fumes lingering in the house from the burnt popcorn set him off.

I want to get him into a chiropractor. I prefer Barry Bridges (of course, I'm supposed to plug my brother here but 5 hours is a long way to drive for an appointment). Barry has a great approach to Chiropractic and a fantastic bedside manner.

Time to take Tylenol to the school.

PEeewhew!

2005-11-17T07:52:00.000-05:00

The persistent stench in the house reminds me of the time I shutdown the Digital Crossing Building downtown. Yes, I evacuated the Digital Crossing building. See, I was working late and needed a snack but I had been up for a couple of days (wrote an ad server in 4 days complete with campaign management and ..well, that doesn't matter) so after putting my popcorn in the microwave I went back to programming. After the smoke alarms went off and the building alarms started screaming with the flashing lights saying to "get out" I remembered my popcorn. Then a nice fireman came to walk through the building and make sure everyone else working late knew that I was hungry and needed a snack.

Microwave popcorn left in the microwave beyond the 2 second pop limit (don't judge it by minutes!) starts to burn. Left too long it mergers into a black block and produces a thick gray smoke. Given enough time I am certain it would erupt into flame. All that aside, burnt popcorn stinks to high heaven!

Microwave popcorn should come with a warning label "if you should be on Ritalin but aren't, do not use this product!"

My wife said I wasn't clear. Yesterday, I wanted a snack and put some microwave popcorn in the oven. It said to pop from 1.5 minutes to 4 minutes so I maxed it at 4 knowing that we typically are done in 2. Then an incident happened and I rushed out of the kitchen to forget the popcorn. Those 2 extra minutes almost started a fire! And today the house still reeks and the microwave is going to require extra cleaning. So, I guess I can't be taught.

2005-11-16T19:46:00.000-05:00

Lost in an hour and 14 minutes!

Orwell UK Style

2005-11-16T19:37:00.000-05:00

The leap from tracking every vehicle movement 24/7 on UK roads and retaining the information in a database for 2 years to tracking every person's every movement 24/7 is not that big. From license plate recognition to facial recognition just doesn't seem that big a deal. Just a tad scary.

I hope my friends, with the office here and in the UK, that work in the camera license plate recognition business are reaping the benefits!

2005-11-16T17:58:00.000-05:00

The only time you will ever see amy ride in a cart!

West Bound Traffic Restored

2005-11-16T15:28:00.000-05:00

The camera shows that traffic is flowing westbound again.

More on the accident

2005-11-16T14:24:00.000-05:00

News Sentinel readers give their comments on how the accident affected them. That link has a nice picture of the overturned truck. The live cam seems to be showing the truck still in the same place 9.5 hours later (but I can't be sure).

WATE has the story (with more good pictures) explaining that "the truck [was] carrying a load of the chemical cyanox, a chemical used in the making of plastic"

Tennessee Dept. of Transportation officials say it may be all day before the truck is cleared because the chemical in the tanker must first be removed. Though officials were initially concerned about the chemical carried in the truck, they've determined in does not pose an explosion or inhalation danger.

Just 3 days ago, I-40 was shutdown for 12 hours. Seems we need FEMA or somebody to give us a Interstate disaster plan.

TDOT Camera Zooms to Accident

2005-11-16T13:59:00.000-05:00

So has anyone else noticed that they've zoomed the West Hills camera in on the accident scene?

2005-11-16T13:22:00.000-05:00

Interstate still blocked.middlebrook looks good.

I've got troubles

2005-11-16T12:33:00.000-05:00

Seems that I cannot reach TN Lottery Results which means the server that hosts my webcam captures is unreachable. So far I have figured out that another comcast user using the same name server that I use can reach the site fine. My computer and my wife's computer cannot which means that it is unlikely (but not impossible) Comcast's problem and it is not a machine specific problem. My focus must be on two things. 1) Is something wrong with the router or 2) Has my server host blocked me due to uploading a picture every 30 seconds (I think this is likely but you'd think they'd let me know.)

Tanker Truck Turns Over At West Hills

2005-11-16T09:46:00.000-05:00

West Hills at I-40/I-75 live.

Walker Springs at I-40/I-75 live.
Traffic Cameras provided by TDOT SmartWay (per linking policy)

These are the cameras that you see around town. These are not red light cameras. The red cameras have not been installed yet.

The accident at West Hills could have the Interstate closed until noon or longer.

The following content reposted from June 22, 2005.

From the Smartway FAQ:

Other benefits include:
Providing live video to local television stations that is used during their rush hour traffic reports
Website access to current construction and incident information.
Shorter crash response time by emergency response agencies including TDOT HELP trucks
Using the system to assist in AMBER ALERTS
Radio reports of current construction and incident information available on the highway advisory radio (HAR) system.
Use of the system to complement Homeland Security evacuation plans

Now when you want to leave the house you can check to see if I-40 is jammed or not!

East of I-40/640 at I-40/I-75 live.

East of Pellissippi at I-40/I-75 live.

Furthest western camera West of Lovell Rd at I-40/I-75 live.
Traffic Cameras provided by TDOT SmartWay (per linking policy)

2005-11-16T09:25:00.000-05:00

I took an online career test

2005-11-16T09:13:00.000-05:00

Your Career Type: Artistic

You are expressive, original, and independent.
Your talents lie in your artistic abilities: creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art.

You would make an excellent:

Actor - Art Teacher - Book Editor
Clothes Designer - Comedian - Composer
Dancer - DJ - Graphic Designer
Illustrator - Musician - Sculptor

The worst career options for your are conventional careers, like bank teller or secretary.

What's Your Ideal Career?

2005-11-16T09:07:00.000-05:00

Tanker truck overturned on interstate 40 at west hills will have interstate closed for a lengthy time.

2005-11-16T09:00:00.000-05:00

Middlebrook near standstill due to i40 closure

Durable Data

2005-11-16T06:52:00.000-05:00

Spy Journal Tech Tips turns us onto a crash test of Corsair's new, rugged flash drive.

You're Fired!

2005-11-16T06:44:00.000-05:00

I'd like to fire me but I haven't found a suitable replacement yet.

Calgon!

2005-11-15T22:22:00.000-05:00

Some nights you should be allowed to buy valium or vicodin over the counter.

Of Grasshoppers

2005-11-15T16:13:00.000-05:00

Student: Can't control the panic.
Master: Then do something else.

Where you get your health care does matter!

2005-11-15T15:13:00.000-05:00

Having your eye eatten away by ants while recovering in the hospital has got to be no picnic!

Another humorous photograph

2005-11-15T13:17:00.000-05:00

Our gay Navy.

Today's Smile

2005-11-15T11:12:00.000-05:00

This postis going to have me laughing the rest of the day.

Comcast Bites

2005-11-15T08:14:00.000-05:00

Comcast's DNS servers suck eggs.

Catching Worms

2005-11-15T03:24:00.000-05:00

Yes! I'm up and going at 3:30am! Woke at 3 to rescue a crying child and actually managed to resist the temptation to return to bed. This is how a day should begin!

How do you connect to your vote?

2005-11-14T18:53:00.000-05:00

Democrats use broadband; Republicans dialup.

Because kids know more than parents...

2005-11-14T16:54:00.000-05:00

Oh Kim! Thanks for the smile!

ColdFusion On Wheels

2005-11-14T14:38:00.000-05:00

As an answer to Ruby On Rails for ColdFusion, Rob Cameron has created ColdFusion on Wheels. Having a general distaste for the hype that comes with "frameworks" such as Fusebox, Mach-II, Model-Glue and so forth, I will explore with trepidation but to satiate curiosity and be able to knowledgeably speak of such methods I will look into them thoroughly.

Rob Cameron will soon have a site at http://www.cfwheels.com/. And, wow, he's gone to the trouble of putting together a video tutorial!

Wanna Be Artist

2005-11-14T14:33:00.000-05:00

I sure wish I had this kind of talent! My brother will appreciate that one.

Thanks to Drawn! for the link!

2005-11-14T13:37:00.000-05:00

Its raining so naturally the cable is out. We cannot drive a block without seeing a utility truck.

Need a free domain name?

2005-11-14T11:32:00.000-05:00

The TLD .be is currently free.

Didn't see that coming!

2005-11-14T11:16:00.000-05:00

Whoa! Microsoft and Yahoo to Link IM Networks "Users will be able to exchange text messages, PC-to-PC voice chat."

Their partnership suggests that Microsoft and Yahoo may have set their eyes on higher advertising revenue based on a larger aggregation of instant messenger users

Google has put fear into them!