July 4, 2008
There have been plenty of great female action stars on the big screen over the years…
Marion Ravenwood
Lara Croft
Every character played by Michelle Yeoh
and even…
Dora The Explorer
Pixar just gave us another one…
A long long time ago, in a lifetime far far away (20 years to be exact)…
I was in a session at a writer’s conference where a very well-known author basically told me I was full of it because…
Cartoons cannot, and will not, ever be able to adequately express emotion.
So all I can say now is…
Suck it OSC!
Best of all…
Emotion-expressing animation or not…
I got to see Wall-E with Cute as a Button right beside me.
And that’s always a good time!
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April 9, 2008
AKA Best.Day.Evar
Today’s penultimate session for the 2007–2008 class of Leadership Tuscaloosa was…
How shall I put this?
TOTALLY FREAKIN AWESOME!
Big huge thanks to the local health and safety organizations who hosted us, including…
No, we didn’t get to fire any ordnance or discharge any rounds, but we got to see all of the following…
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A full walking tour of the county jail, including the maximum security wing
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Mobile command center
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Armored carrier for Special Response Team activities
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Bomb squad equipment, including robots
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Mobile forensic lab, including 360 degree laser imaging system for crime scene investigations
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Special Response Team (formerly called SWAT) equipment and tactics
We also got to…
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Perform emergency medical technician response for a simulated car accident
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Use a thermal imaging camera to pinpoint heat sources
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Put on a full suit of turnout gear, including a helmet, to…
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Work a fully energized firehose against a simulated fire target
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Simulate forced entry into a residence
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Field deploy a firehose (fully unrolled mine in a single toss, straight as an arrow…hella yeah!), then reroll for proper stowing
All while basking in today’s glorious 80 degree heat.
Did I say how FREAKIN AWESOME today was yet?
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April 6, 2008
I humbly present…
The Iron Man!
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February 27, 2008
Finally, the second iteration of BarCampBirmingham is a GO!
I was peeved beyond all measure at missing the inaugural BarCampBirmingham. I don’t plan to make the same mistake again.
BCB2 will take place from 9a-3p on Saturday, April 12th at the phenomenal Innovation Depot.
Just like last time, there will be a pre-event mixer from 8–11p on Friday, April 11th at the Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q in Five Points.
For those of you who’ve never heard the term BarCamp before, well…check this out. And if you want to know Why? As in WhyBarCampBirmingham2, well…click here.
In the spirit of BarCamp, I’ve already started working on my merit badges…
- Made the banner above using current BCB2 logo elements. Anyone who wants to use it for BCB2 promotion is free to snag a copy.
- Made a couple of iCalender files for folks who want to quickly drop the mixer and/or BCB2 on their scheduling tool of choice.
I expect to be whipping up a few more trinkets and doo-dads here and there for BarCampBirmingham2 between now and April.
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December 20, 2007
Sweet Mother of Moses!
This takes me right back to the early and mid-70s. First-grade, to be exact…
Better…Stronger…Faster!
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