tomhoffman

What's new.... let's see...

Got Married on 8/8/08!

Having a baby girl, Kaitlyn Corinne around December of this year!

How's that for developments... krazyness!

Happy New Year to all!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=125+illinois+st,+dyer,+in&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&z=17&ll=41.496621,-87.524139&spn=0.005505,0.013475&iwloc=A

what's that?, why yes, it is my new house!

Official stats:
125 Illinois St, Dyer, IN - mere blocks away from the IN/IL border
SQ footage of house: 2400 ft (1200 upper, 1200 lower - 100 or so of which is not finished with carpeting and all that good stuff.)
3 bedrooms, 2 baths
Deck out back, 2.5 car garage, fire pit out back behind the garage (and 2 peach trees in the back yard too!)
Living room wired for surround sound.

The house the sellers are moving into is also in Dyer, but their builder is estimating that it will be ready to move into around December! We will surely close on the house before then (gotta put up Christmas lights before it gets too cold out!)

Please FILL OUT my short 5 question survey on what cellular phone provider you have, and how you like them. Thanks a bunch!

Tom

Poll #818875 Cell Phone providers / phones
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

What is your current Cell Phone provider

How Would you rate them? (1 being WORST, 10 being BEST)

Please comment on why you rated your provider as you did. Do you have good coverage in large metal buildings? (like Meijer, Costco, Sam's Club) What about in downtown Chicago? In the suburbs?

When you have problems do you think it is because of the phone, the provider, or both?

What type of phone do you have, and how do you like it?

WOW... ONLY IN AMERICA!!!

http://www.waxy.org/archive/2006/09/08/sex_bait.shtml

Check it out...

http://tomhoffmanjr.traineo.com/




heh... This site has been up for almost a month... it's pretty cool all the little things they have in there... and of course, it's FREE!!!

It's an excellent site for tracking your nutrition, exercise, and weight loss (if you're trying to lose it)

for other sexcellent websites to check out go to http://del.icio.us/shagz7

Check out these articles, or pass them on to someone who you know will be moving!

http://www.ehow.com/how_278_decide-whether-hire.html - using movers or doing it on your own
http://www.ehow.com/how_137495_move.html - how to plan a move
http://www.ehow.com/how_953_move-yourself.html - how to move yourself
http://www.ehow.com/how_955_pack-breakables-move.html - packing breakables for a move
http://www.ehow.com/how_2509_pack-load-furniture.html - packing/loading furniture and appliances
http://www.ehow.com/how_7579_pack-kitchen.html - packing your kitchen for a move
http://www.ehow.com/how_2510_pack-car-move.html - packing your car for a move

bon apetit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23QgunoRYxw

Fuck Bush!

How many Bush administration officials does it take to change a light bulb?

The answer is seven:

* One to deny that a light bulb needs to be replaced.

* One to attack and question the patriotism of anyone who has questions about the light bulb.

* One to blame the previous administration for the need of a new light bulb.

* One to arrange the invasion of a country rumored to have a secret stockpile of light bulbs.

* One to get together with Vice President Cheney and figure out how to pay Halliburton one million dollars for a light bulb.

* One to arrange a photo-op session showing Bush changing the light bulb while dressed in a flight suit and wrapped in an American flag.

* And finally, one to explain to Bush the difference between screwing a light bulb and screwing the country.

Not the Worst President Ever, But a Definite Contender: http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1766

According to the complaint, the MPAA paid a former associate of Valence $15,000 to hack into TorentSpy computers and email accounts. The suit identifies MPAA vice president of Legal Affairs and Worldwide Anti-Piracy Dean Garfield as the individual who ordered the break-in.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060525-6915.html

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this is pretty cool, if you haven't seen it already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VzlZV-wwcU

Time for more Cubs vs Sox rivalry!

Silicon Valley's big brains think they can beat Detroit and Tokyo and save the planet -- all while doing 0 to 60 faster than almost anything on the road.

Also in this story, a photo gallery of the car with closeups, and a video of the X1 racing a Ferrari in a print. Creams it!

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When is the last time you bought a CD?

I'd like to get everybody's thoughts on this... hmmm

how much are CDs these days anyway!?

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Strangers on the Train:Highway Work Forces Chicagoans Off Road

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Tales of woe from the elitest whining people who can't drive to work due to the Dan Ryan congestion.
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB114557703642531892-lMyQjAxMDE2NDI1MTUyNzE3Wj.html

DIGG IT!: http://digg.com/links/Chicago_drivers_love_to_whine

http://www.eff.org/share/petition/

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is on a rampage, launching legal attacks against average Americans from coast to coast. Rather than working to create a rational, legal means by which its customers can take advantage of file-sharing technology and pay a fair price for the music they love, it has chosen to sue people like Brianna LaHara, a 12 year-old girl living in New York City public housing.

Brianna, and hundreds of other music fans like her, are being forced to pay thousands of dollars they do not have to settle RIAA-member lawsuits -- supporting a business model that is anything but rational. This crusade is generating thousands of subpoenas and hundreds of lawsuits, but not a single penny for the artists that the RIAA claims to protect.

Copyright law shouldn't make criminals out of 60 million Americans, and it's time for a change. Tell Congress that it's time to stop the madness!

We have signatures so far - this is amazing! If we can get 100,000 signatures, we will deliver the petition to the Senate and House Commerce and Judiciary Commitees.
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I also urge you to write your representative in Congress:
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Something similar to:
I am a former customer of the member labels of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). I love music and will gladly pay a fair price for it, but I am outraged by the RIAA's tactics in suing ordinary Americans for filesharing.

I condemn the RIAA's choice to force the family of a 12 year-old girl to forfeit $2,000 - money that could have gone to feed, clothe and educate this honor student. I stand with the retirees, parents, children and others who have been caught in the RIAA's line of fire.

I respect reasonable copyright law, but I strongly oppose copyright enforcement that comes at the expense of privacy, due process and fair application of the law.

I urge you, as my representative in Congress, to stop this madness.

I oppose the recording industry's decision to attack the public, bankrupt its customers and offer false amnesty to those who would impugn themselves. I call instead for a real amnesty: the development of a legal alternative that preserves file-sharing technology while ensuring that artists are fairly compensated.

In writing this, I request that the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), as representatives of the public interest, be included in any upcoming hearings regarding the proper scope of copyright enforcement in the digital age.

I sincerely thank you for your time.

750 Gig hard drives with mention of 1TB by the end of the year?! *drool* - my storage fantasies are coming true!
http://dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1896