Team Silver Street

The day I turned 28

2005-09-02T09:36:00.000-07:00

Thanks everyone for making the start of my 28th year a special one!

[cake box, thanks catalyst!]

[the cake, thanks catalyst!]

A morning run; suprises from my wife: a homemade birthday card, coffee and pastries from my favorite bakery; taking the day off; playing frisbee with tonka in the park; calls from mom and dad; emails from KT; birthday wishes from catalyst; a cake from catalyst (and some conference call trickery); going out to lunch with charlie, casy and gabe; riding my bike and taking pictures; murderball and beers @ san marco theater; dinner at the chart house.

My boss is nice

2005-09-02T09:16:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Catalyst employees were trying to gather money together for donations to the Red Cross. Everyone was very happy to give so I suggested that the company match the employee contributions. Jason, my boss, said he would be happy to match whatever we contributed. I posted this to inspire others to ask their employers to match any contributions made to the relief effort.

On another note yesterday about 5:00pm was a dark day for the American people. While watching the network news I felt absolutely disgusted and sick to my stomach about our government leaders and how they just left the people of New Orleans, mostly poor and black, to fend for themselves. I just kept saying over and over "how can something like this happen?" "why aren't we doing anything?" "wtf is going on?!"

As this week fades into next it will be interesting to see how the governments spins their response to this crisis.

Just Damn

2005-08-31T12:33:00.000-07:00

No water, no food, no gas, no power and no phones. It's possible there will not be any power for at least 2-3 weeks.

Go bike, It's my Birf-day!

2005-08-30T20:33:00.000-07:00

Damn, don't let the bling blind ya, my new bike is so icey! Early birthday present are the junk. Happy Birthday to Amanda too! Wow, what a good week for birthdays.

I took her out for a test run today and I am so in love. Since this is a fixed-gear bike there is no way to stop pedaling and it is quite a new experience. Once I got the hang of it, I felt like the bike and I were one machine. Rolling toward our destination in unmatched synchronicity.

current_ addiction

2005-08-29T20:37:00.000-07:00

There is a new, highly addictive, TV network called current_ The network is the brainchild of Al Gore and features viewer produced content, most of it it documentary film style. They also have features like "current_ flashback", "google current_" and movie reviews.

As you can expect there are lots of stories about the Israeli withdraw from Gaza, but there are also stories on tattoo removal, medicinal marijuana, Tokyo street art and the resurgence of band posters. Most of the shows are anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes and then it is on to the next show. You can check out the homepage of the website for the next hour or so worth of programming.

As a new network the content is kinda of slim now so there are lots of current_ vj's talking blah blah blah, but I can see this evolving into something great. Check their website to see if you get it in your area.

current_ website

Pre-Birthday

2005-08-28T18:30:00.000-07:00

I went out with my dad tonight for my pre-birthday celebration. With these modern families today it is too hard to see everyone on your birthday so you have to make compromises. We had a sweet time starting with dinner @ Longhorn. After ribs and salmon we went to Barnes and Noble. Barnes and Noble was the best, dad and I looked for baby names and researched cribs and changing tables. We have done the most extensive research to date on the crib/changing table duo. For my birthday my dad got me the perfect gift: a bike rack for my car (pictured above). It's great b/c it will hold my main present which will arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Tonka is slurping on his kong and I am sitting on the floor blogging and watching the VMAs. I am dead tired from running and riding my bike around today. I must have burned 1000 calories. I rode around the city taking pictures for my Jacksonville Street Art series that will be featured on UrbanJacksonville in two weeks.

Cribs, Names & Nursery's

2005-08-27T16:35:00.000-07:00

This morning we started the day with some Cracker Barrel. Mmmm. You know how some mornings you wake up and think "Yeah! It would be fun to go out to breakfast" Then after breakfast you feel all full and wish you had just had a bowl of cereal at home. Today was one of those mornings.

After Cracker Barrel we went to Babies R Us and checked out cribs and all other types of baby related items. It was fun to think we will be using all of that stuff in just a few months. It is my job to research cribs and changing tables while Mackenzie is gone so I am looking forward to diving in to that. Oh yeah, Mackenzie is going to Dallas Sunday morning and not coming home until Thursday. A long ass time.

Now that we know its a boy we have started to pick out names. We actually have a few we like, which I never thought would happen.

Baby Ticker

2005-08-26T05:50:00.000-07:00

Yes. It is time we begin again. Things have been super hectic and I have been totally consumed by urbanjacksonville. Updating, writing, researching etc. On Wednesaday we went out with our friends Charlie and Casy and I was inspired, by Casy, to start posting to Team Silver Street again. So here is the first post. In a few days, depending on the posting frequency, I will move the baby ticker to the top of the page.

Landscrappin'

2005-08-06T16:56:00.000-07:00

Landscrappin' photoset

Mackenzie is in Tampa today so I took the day to do battle with the yard. I did lots of landscaping and other work in the front yard. Landscaping consists of getting real dirty and sweating about a gallon of sweat. It was hard hot work but rewarding in the end. I just finished eating enchiladas rancheros from Ole! I am watching a movie and tonka is sitting on the floor slurping his kong. Tonight I plan to pass out around 10 or 11 as I am pretty tired. I also plan to do some blogging on UrbanJacksonville.

Big Baby Brown

2005-07-19T17:24:00.000-07:00

Ta-Da! The fence is complete, almost. We still need to install the gate, my new gate hardware iz da bomb! I also have to finish painting a section. I ran out of paint with one panel left, what an amateur!!

I have been devoting a lot of time lately to the UrbanJacksonville blog. I knew my posting activity here would dwindle, but its worth it. I have been racking up lots of page views and I get emails daily from interested folks. I set up a counter on the page (way, way down at the bottom.) Right now I have 657 hits since Friday, which is dope. I hope one day to live off advertising revenue and be an independent reporter.

Mackenzie is definitely showing! Her friend advised her to tell someone before people start gossiping. I noticed she was showing the same day her friend mentioned it. Its great, she is so cute! We heard the baby's heartbeat on Monday and that was very exciting. Things are changing.

Blog prediction: Timmy is working on a Supreme Court Justice posting as I type. Viva O'Conner!

Penelope's

2005-07-13T14:11:00.000-07:00

For all those people who live in Chicago. Well actually, just amanda and ashley. I dont know how much shopping timmy can get out of this place.

Penelope’s: This sunny Wicker Park store is, hands down, one of our favorite shopping destinations in Chicago. While the racks are full of subtly cool wares for men and women by labels such as Built By Wendy and Wooden Mustache, this is not necessarily a store for trend-victim fashionistas, but rather a mecca for laidback hipsters who prefer the effortlessly cool look. And it’s not just the merch that keeps us coming back for more: the friendly staff is just as cheery as the electric sky blue walls.

Penelope’s
1913 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL 60622
p: 773.395.2351

2005-07-10T21:38:00.000-07:00

Tonka and I are thinking of you. Pookie was unavailable for the photo shoot and I can assure you, she is probably only thinking of herself.

8:00 on a Sunday Night

2005-07-10T17:00:00.000-07:00

[image courtesy of pbs]

I just finished watching a really good documentary called Street Fight. Street Fight was about the 200 Newark, NJ mayoral race between the incumbent mayor and a newcomer named Corey Booker. It was an excellent documentary that really exposed the shady sides of local politics. If your PBS station broadcasts P.O.V. (Point Of View) you should really get into the habit of watching. You might even be able to catch a rebroadcast of Street Fight.

Mackenzie, the Hurricane Hunter, is out of town for the next few days. She flew to Dallas this morning, right over hurricane Dennis! She is dope for doing that, I think I probably would have been too scared and just cancelled my trip. I miss her already, I hope she comes home soon!

Of A Wednesday

2005-07-06T19:45:00.000-07:00

I spent some more time painting today and damn I have mad respect for all the fence painters out there. Its some difficult work, not to mention messy, not to mention if you are painting fences you are probably doing it outside which means misquitos, ants and spiders. Our new fence is going to be so tight though so all the work is worth it. Here is the status: 9 panels fully primed, 3 panels to prime, then comes the real paint. We are going with brown, it will be tre shiek. Hopefully the fence will be fully operational by next week.

Here is some Silver Street news. I am having a good time doing the UrbanJacksonville thing, I am digging for stories and getting scoops, I hope I keep it up.

Kenz update: we were supposed to take pictures of her belly but we forgot, again. She is doing really good. Not too sick anymore, but still tired. We are really looking forward to being parents.

Slay Them Panels

2005-07-06T05:35:00.000-07:00

I starting priming the fence last night. I have thirteen panels to prime and paint. So far I have been able to prime all thirteen panel fronts and 3 complete panels. I am rockin on the rest tonight, we should have a nice litte fence once the weekend is out.

4th of July Weekend

2005-07-04T16:49:00.000-07:00

Outlet malls, new nikes, looking for shirts to match my laces, diggin holes and building a fence for the front yard, st. augustine beach, walks x2 and perfect weather, swimmin' in the poo' w/ tonka and murphy, eating cheese and strawberries, good deals on fence panels, spending waaaay less on the fence than I estimated. YES! computer problems, apple store, more computer problems, more apple store, new laptop. Pictures of graffiti on a sunday morning, running with Sally, maternity shopping, road trip, eatin doughnuts, hot as hell.

Monsoon Season

2005-07-01T05:35:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again. I don't think it has stopped raining for more than 4 hours in the last week. Big changes are coming to Silver Street. Kenz and I are working hard to get a fence up in the front yard, but with all this damn rain it make take a few weeks. See the big palm tree in the picture? The City is removing it so that should definately change the landscape a bit. The final big news is Craig Van Horn from Symbiosis bought the apartment building behind our house. Read more here.

Fear of the 5th Star

2005-06-29T18:38:00.000-07:00

For some reason I have a fear of rating something 5 stars in my iTunes.

Mobius Band

2005-06-29T18:37:00.000-07:00

I hope this will not go unnoticed
Radio Coup
The Loving Sounds Of Static

help

2005-06-29T09:25:00.000-07:00

isn't it so, that with the iPod update it deletes everything that is currently on your iPod?

Best comeback ever

2005-06-28T07:37:00.000-07:00

The Set-up
I am riding my bike downtown on an errand for Mackenzie. We all know Jacksonville is not a very bike friendly city. People here do not understand the concept of yeilding to bike, much less pedestrians. I have just come off the line side-by-side with this seafoam Honda Civic. We are still side-by-side when we come to a narrow place in the road and the car starts steering into me! I am like WTF!?! Just then a woman leans her head out the window and yell "Hey Asshole, ride on the sidewalk and this won't happen!"

The best comeback ever
So me in my state of pissed off suprise yell back "Hey! Bikes are for people too!!" Confused and suprised the woman in the car half heartedly apologized and I rode off thinking to myself that was probably on of the dumbest things I have ever said.

New Kanye West

2005-06-27T18:28:00.000-07:00

gold digger

Maximo Park

2005-06-27T08:20:00.000-07:00

If you haven't, check these guys out. Some songs really get to me and this is one of them: Going Missing.

$15

2005-06-27T08:18:00.000-07:00

I was given a $15 iTunes gift card from work last night. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should purchase??

Cycle Dunny

2005-06-25T06:52:00.000-07:00

Just bought my Series 2 Dunny by Cycle. Tight!

These are tight too.