Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Chivalry

Sometimes it is hard to be a guy, especially a polite guy.

About a week ago, I stopped by a local coffee shop for a morning cup of joe and a snack.

As I walked to the front door of this coffee shop, a woman happened to approach the door at the same time.  I politely opened the door for the woman, as I commonly do.

The woman said “Thank you sweetie” and proceed directly to the counter.

For the next ten minutes, I was forced to stand behind the woman as she asked the coffee shop guy about every single thing on the menu.

“What’s in that?  Can I get skim milk with that?  How big is the “medium”?  What about the large?  I’ll take the small.  Are these the freshest pastries you have?  You’re making more now and they’ll be ready in ten minutes?  I don’t know if I want to wait that long.  When were these pastries made?  Do you have any with blueberry?  What’s in the mocha, caramel latte?  Can I get that with skim milk?  What kind of brewed coffee do you have?  I’ll take a large one of those.  Actually, make that a small.  Are these the freshest pastries you have?  I’m not hungry.  Thank you sweetie for letting me go in front of you.”

Sigh.  “Sure.”

With coffee in hand, the woman paid and moved along.

I approached the counter.

“I’d like a medium coffee and a blueberry muffin please.”

I paid.  I moved on to the counter with all the coffee extras like sugar and cream.  The woman was already there, adding every single thing to her coffee.

“Where’s the half and half?” she asked the coffee shop guy.

“It’s in that silver container labeled ‘half and half’,” responded coffee shop guy, indicating the large container just to the right of the woman’s coffee cup.

“Thanks hun.”

After stirring what would have to be the most disgusting combination of sugars, cocoa powder, cinnamon and cream, the woman replaced her lid and moved on.

I added cream to my cup, said good-bye to the coffee shop guy and left.

And that’s how my 5 minute trip to the coffee shop turned into a 30 minute ordeal.

Thanks chivalry.

iPhone Scheme backfires in Dallas

Check out this report from the Fox affiliate in Dallas.

Apparently one woman’s plan to stock up on iPhone’s didn’t work out to well… for her.

Monday, July 02, 2007

Coming off a busy weekend

I’m coming off a pretty busy weekend.

Last week, I worked with some folks from WRBL on our online coverage of the 2007 Miss Georgia Pageant.

We have wrapped up that coverage, and now I am working on getting ready for our next big thing.  Stay tuned for details.

As you probably know, Wednesday is Independence Day.  No doubt many of you will be out and about, celebrating the summer and the birth of our nation.

Here are a couple of sources for area events:

Celebrate Independence Day

Area celebrations more than just fireworks

Friday, June 29, 2007

Broken Wrist: Day 5

Today is very exciting.

I went to the Orthopedist at Saint Francis.  He took the hot, bulky ace wrap splint off my arm and replaced it with this very stylish splint.

I’m very excited about this for a number of reasons:

1.  I can now move my fingers.  Now, I can actually type with two hands.

2. I don’t have the “club hand” like I had before.

3. I don’t have to wrap my arm in a garbage bag everytime I take a shower.  The splint comes off.  (I must say, there was a definite odor emitting from my arm when we removed the ace wrap for the first time in five days.  It wasn’t pleasant.  But it did feal nice to run cold water over my arm and wash it with soap.)

I’ll have the pleasure of wearing this splint for the next month or so.

Very exciting!

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Something else that is hard to do with on hand

Opening bags of cookies or bottles of water or juice is very difficult.

In fact, I’d say its next to impossible to do those things with one hand.

This isn’t what I really, really want

Just what the World needs.

The Spice Girls have reunited and are going on tour.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Appendix Watch

The Opelika-Auburn News is following up on some breaking news this afternoon.

Auburn’s head football coach Tommy Tuberville had is appendix removed today.

Auburn Sports beat writer Collin Mickle has more in his blog, My 5 Cents.

Broken Wrist: Day 3

Life with a broken wrist continues for me.

Yesterday, I went to see my Primary Care Physician.  He referred me to an orthopedist.

I’m still rocking out the splint.  Hopefully I’ll get actual cast, or some kind of removable cast soon.

I haven’t washed my lower arm in three days now.  I’m sure it is going to smell awesome when this splint finally comes off.

Since my car is a sick, I traded cars with my mother.  It would be next to impossible for me to drive a stick right now.

One of the great benefits of driving Mom’s car is the satellite radio.  For the past three days, I’ve been listening to news, sports, music and comedy (my favorite).

On the satellite radio this morning, I heard about the Dyson Airblade.  It’s like the best hand dryer in the World.  Or something.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Broken wrist: Day 2

Life with only one usable hand continues today.

Today, i am supposed to actually see my doctor, who can then refer me to an orthopedist.  Maybe then, I’ll get a cool cast.  I’m hoping for something cooler than the splint i currently have.

Other things that are hard to do with one hand:

Drive and talk on the cell phone.  (I might have to finally break down and get one of those bluetooth things.)

Put on pants. (The buttoning is really hard.)

Monday, June 25, 2007

Web guy is down a paw

The weekend started out great and finished with a bit of a bang.

I spent my Sunday at my parents house in Atlanta.  I was there to help my dad install a retaining wall in their backyard.

Towards the end of the day, I took a bit of a tumble and ended up with a broken wrist.

My right hand is basically unusable now.  Fortunately, I’m left handed.  But, I always took having two hands for granted.

Have you ever tried to get dressed with one hand?  What about putting toothpaste on you tooth brush with only one hand?

Typing is not easy either.  That’s why this enty will end here.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Miss Georgia Pageant Arrives in Columbus

Forty-one women, all vying for the title Miss Georgia, arrived in Columbus this morning.

The pageant will be held at the RiverCenter in Columbus over the next week.

Along with News 3’s Tammy Terry, I’m working on all kinds of coverage online.  Today, we interviewed all of the contestants.  You can see that and more by clicking here.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

It is called… “Internet”

Thursday night at the Park

Monday I was in Opelika at the Opelika-Auburn News.

Tuesday, I was in Columbus at WRBL.

Wednesday, I was in Birmingham at our sister-station, WVTM.  We’re working on some pretty cool coverage of the upcoming football season.  More details on that in the next few weeks.

Today, I’m back in Opelika at the Opelika-Auburn News.

It seems like I am never in the same place two days in a row.  But I love it.

Because I’ve been so busy, I think I’m going to reward myself a little bit.  My girlfriend and I are planning an outing to Golden Park in Columbus for tonight’s Catfish game against the Savannah Sand Gnats.  Thursday night’s at Golden Park are always a great way to celebrate an upcoming weekend!

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Where did you meet?

Whenever my girlfriend and I are out and about, socializing with other couples, the question eventually pops up.

“So, where did you two meet?”

In the old world, my path probably would have never crossed with my girlfriend’s.  We have completely different careers, different home towns, different friends, live in different areas of town, have different hobbies.  We probably would have never met.

But in today’s hyper-connected world, our meeting was possible.

“We met online,” is our slightly embarrassed response.

I say “embarrassed”, because not too long ago, it seemed a bit odd, even sketchy to meet a potential girlfriend or boyfriend online.  It seemed like the kind of thing reserved for people looking for less of a relationship, and more of a romantic interlude.

But today, online dating is taking hold.  You probably know somebody who skips the bar scene, and instead scours the Internet, looking for potential mates.

In reality, meeting online is no more arbitrary than meeting at a bar, or a bookstore, or even a grocery store.  When you meet somebody online, you have an opportunity to correspond with them, learning about each other, before meeting in person.

Now, there are even more resources for those looking for love online.  A new site (still in beta) has emerged, offering online dating advice, for those of you looking for love online.

Tiger’s a Daddy!

In an effort to create the world’s most perfect person, Tiger Woods and his wife Elin have reproduced.  Tiger announced the birth of Sam Alexis Woods on his website.

In other celebrity news, the girlfriend and I watch Matt Lauer’s interview with Prince William and Prince Harry.  The royal pair spoke out the tenth anniversary of their mother’s death and their efforts to carry on her legacy.

I’m not big on following the royal family, but this interview was pretty interesting in that it gave an insight into two people’s lives that are nothing like anybody elses.