Author: Chris M. Day

I'm almost 59 years old. I've been online for 33 years - starting with my own dial-up bulletin board system in 1993 - and continuing with AOL, my own dot.com web site, Myspace, WordPress, Twitter / X, Flickr, and Facebook.

Weather

Rain: So Close Yet So Far Away

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date February 8, 2008
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It is currently raining – actually pouring down in buckets up in North Miami-Dade County and into Broward County on this Friday afternoon. But here in Homestead it is still bone dry. This is our 12TH day in a row with absolutely no rain whatsoever (0.00), and since the official start of the South Florida ‘dry season’ on November 01ST only a mere inch and a quarter has fallen over Homestead ARB over the past 100 days.

Can some of that heavy rain just 30 miles to the north of us reach us down here in Homestead ? The answer is no. It’s headed in the opposite direction; however, I am forecasting occasional showers for Homestead during the day tomorrow (Saturday) as a cold front approaches. Once the front eases through late on Saturday night any chance of rain comes to a screeching halt. Sunday looks slightly cooler and dryer for us. It should be a perfect day for a picnic over at Homestead Bayfront Park !

Blogging

Friday Night Blogroll Review

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date February 8, 2008

If it’s Friday night then I must be celebrating the existence of some of my favourite blogs in the blogosphere:

Travis announced earlier this week that we will be staying in the movie theatre for another year.

Jesse is promoting ‘Life Pointe Latino’ – coming soon to a theatre near you !

The Saturn Project needs an Executive Producer for their upcoming album.

Nathan loves living in South Florida.

Harmony doesn’t understand why there’s leftover bread crust sitting in her living room’s TV cabinet.

Chris Elrod needs his church members to stop having sex.

Thursday Night Internet Hoax Hall-Of-Shame

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date February 7, 2008

Last Thursday night we realized that our cell phones would not be instantly inundated with calls from telemarketers if we did not submit our number to the National Do Not Call Registry before a certain deadline. That was (and still is) an Internet hoax.

This Thursday night it’s all about an Amber Alert for a missing 15-year-old boy by the name of Evan Trembley. You are urged to forward an E-Mail (and accompanying picture of Evan) to everyone that you know so that someone – anyone could find him and return him to his Mom.

The fact of the matter is that Evan is a real person, and he is also fine and well. It was actually he himself who started this Internet hoax last Summer (2007) in an effort to become famous online to impress his friends. It worked. He is now Internationally-known. Just don’t go looking for him – unless you live in his neighbourhood.

Read all about this Internet hoax at About.com: Urban Legends.

DON’T believe everything that you read within your E-Mail Inbox. If it doesn’t sound right then it probably isn’t true. If you receive an E-Mail that states that you should forward it on to everyone that you know then that should be the tip-off right there that you are dealing with an Internet hoax. Kill the hoax. Hit the DELETE key !

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