I am hungry

This song makes me............

Me,Me,Me,Me. How about a dose of WE for a change?

I did something today that I had made a semi-promise to myself not to buy donuts from the recently reopened Krispy Kreme store near us as the lines are long and horrible. But, I am an old softy dad who loves to make his daughters smile, and Zelda and Veruka have been waiting patiently since they reopened for a few of those glazed delights.

So, as I am waiting in the drive-thru and people are coming and going from inside the store, here comes a dad with two little girls and an arm full of donuts and drinks when a gust of wind starts scattering the napkins he was carrying.

7 people looked at him and walked on by before one kind man stopped to help him. 7 People!!! Sure wouldn't want to lose a place in line for a box of fat pills.


A few of my favorites, "It's not about me." "That's their problem." "Let them figure it out".

Me, Me, Me, Me, Me.

Let's try adding a teaspoon of WE each day.

Hmm. What is wrong with this?

I don't even know where to begin with this, pretty sad when you think about it, VERY SAD.

Memorial Day

Let's not forget that Memorial Day weekend is possible because....

Is there a Rock n Roll Heaven? There should be.

I can't believe I never saw this "updated" version of the Righteous Brothers classic. If there is indeed a heaven up above, can you imagine the jam sessions with John Lennon, Freddie Mercury and Elvis playing his 3 chords?

Parking garage rage?

First off, I want to thank everyone for tossing a hello my way at the Soft Touch event, there were some pretty cool new software apps being presented and you made me look pretty darn good in front of my competitors. THANK YOU!!!!!!

Now, here is my real B, gripe and semi complaint. I dropped my wife (we shall call her Daisy) at the airport the other day and this "gentleman" and I were both backing out, well, I thought he gave me the hand wave to go ahead and pull out. I was wrong evidently. I started to back up and all of a sudden he is slapping the back window of the family truckster and screaming at him.

I thought I must have hit some luggage or something, so I jumped out to see what "I had done", and he gets all up in my face and screaming and waving his hands, it was a real insane situation.

So, no way am I arguing with this idiot, so as I start to walk away, he grabs my shoulder and spins me around and starts with the finger poke to the chest. I am a pretty peaceful guy, some might call me a pussy cat of a guy, but you poke that finger in a mans chest, be ready for an unpleasant reaction. He got one too, but it was so silly, stupid and unneccessary.

Lighten up everyone. This world could really use a group hug.

Blu Ray Players

Fresh off the High Def wars between Blu-Ray and HD was kind of interesting to watch, now with Blu-Ray the winner, whats all this complaining about? Bottom line, it is all about the pricing.

Drop the price and they will buy.

Catch me at the next Sony/New Line Cinema webinar, I am the wildcard they aren't expecting.

They will probably call me everything EXCEPT for Dan. LOL.

Single Servings

Coming soon to a web browser near you, SingleServings!

My friend and colleague Jeremy G. will be rolling out a new blog site very soon dedicated to "Cooking for one". I have seen a preview and it's a killer, for all of you out there that end up tossing leftover after leftover away, stay tuned, Jeremy will deliver some great alternatives that taste great.

Call Me Dan, but never Call Me Late for Supper. LOL. I am cracking myself up.

Naked Swim Day

I went out for a jog in the 105 degree heat today with the intention of keeping it smart and short at 30 minutes. So, I headed out, got a good little work out in, but was feeling pretty darn hot, so as soon as I hit the house I jumped in the pool, shorts, shoes, socks and all. Whew, it felt very nice. But, after 45 seconds the wet clothes started to feel a tad clingy, so I did what Dan does best and stripped down.

So, as we all know, I am basically a nudist that believes every Wednesday should be National Naked Day. Well, let's add Tuesday as National "Swim Naked Day" That cool chlorinated water felt absolutely WONDERFUL!!

Movie Review of The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The latest film adaptation of C.S. Lewis's classic series, The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian is sure to be a box office smash. I only have one minor complaint, it is a tad on the violent side for children 6 and under. (In my opinion only). I took my 5 year old daughter (whom we shall call Zelda) and she buried her head in my arm more than a few times, but, in all fairness, she tends to do the same with Harry Potter films.

I loved it, I am not going to go into a bunch of details that spoil the film like most reviews, but I LOVED IT.

What are my favorite movies you ask?

I recieved a message the other day inquring what my all time list of fave flicks were, hmmm.

My love for the cinema runs deep and can be traced back to 1970 when I was a mere 5 years old and supposed to be asleep in the back of the family station wagon as my parents watched the Robert Altman classic M.A.S.H. at the French Village Drive-In. Sorry mom and dad, but yes, I was awake, and I saw Sally Kellermans brief boob and muff shot in the shower. Sorry, but quietly giggled and giggled and giggled. I had no real clue about what I saw, but had a pretty good idea you wouldn't approve.

So, how do I even begin to narrow it down to 10 movies.

No order here.

An Officer and a Gentleman.
Cool Hand Luke (Maybe the sweatiest movie ever made)
Animal House
Jailhouse Rock
The Godfather
Pride of the Yankees (the Lou Gehrig Story)
True Grit
Jaws
The Big Chill
Somebody up there likes me (the Rocky Graziano Story)

So many great movies to choose from, almost seems a shame to have to name favorites. They are all my favorites.

Annika Sorenstam will retire at end of 2008 LPGA season

Class Act, Role Model, Superstar Athlete, Fantastic Human Being, these are just some of the terms that describe Ms. Sorenstam. I will miss watching you play, but I would be a complete #$%$!$#@! if I didn't say THANK YOU for some great moments in Golf and all you have done outside the game.

Make no mistake about it, Annika Sorenstam may ALWAYS Call Me Dan.

Movie Review of Speed Racer.

When that 3 o'clock bell used to ring in school, I like most of my friends would rush home to catch the double feature of Gilligans Island and Speed Racer. Gilligan came on first so sometimes we would hit the Tasty Freeze for a soft serve or slush and get home just in time to hear the ultimate theme song of Japans greatest cartoon ever, Speed "Freaking" Racer.

The recent big screen release of the Speed Racer movie can best be summed up with something my mom used to say to me, "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all".

Here is the REAL Speed.

Trivia contest coming on the 20th.

Get your 70's and 80's movie and TV trivia tuned up, I will be tossing the qualifying questions out on May 20th. The Prize? Maybe and Xbox, Wii, Playstation, iPhone,iPod, maybe your choice. Start boning up. As we all know, Jimmy is sweet on Elaine, George likes his chicken spicy and Dan takes his trivia seriously.

I will probably toss a few "warm up" questions out there to get your trivia juices flowing, your confidence up, then I can squash you.

Even if you do screw up, you can still Call Me Dan. So that's cool eh?

P.S. It's good for the soul to smile, at least it works for me. Try it out.

Been away for a few days on hiatus, I AM BACK NOW!!

Been away for a few days on biz, but I am back and the batteries have been recharged. So get your motors running, put your "thick skin" on and be ready for MY OPINIONS.

The good news is, we don't have to agree on everything and still get along, pretty cool eh? Even if we get into a knock down drag out disagreement over topics such as the proper peanut butter to jelly ratio, or jelly vs jam. You can still, CALL ME DAN.

Had a thought tonight

I must admit, I tend to scare myself sometimes with my love of good cheese. MMMM. Stinky, Mild, Sharp, Velveeta, whatever, this cat daddy loves cheese!!!

What do Elvis and I have in common?

Besides the knee jerk, the curled lip, general good looks, NO ONE can dispute that we are both.........................

Game Copy Pro Software review

Game Copy Pro (Version 2.73) is simply the best video game reproduction software you can find. Completely unlike anything else I could find from the various competitors, it allows you to make quality backups of your games using a CD or DVD burner. Game Copy Pro package will show you how to backup virtually any video game using writeable media. In addition, we'll show you how these games will be played on your game console.

Never worry about scratching or losing a video game again!


How to Copy Wii Games? Can it be done?

Disclaimer: Remember that copying or pirating Wii games is illegal. This tutorial is for entertainment value and for curious minds.

3 Things are needed for a successful backup:

Software such as Game Copy Pro to read the original Wii disc and then to write to a blank DVD.
A modded Wii console using a mod chip which run about $30 here.

A DVD burner drive.
Here is a video of a successful backup. Note: this is not property of MyViewIs:)

Upset at being called a monster

The monster recently arrested in Germany for unthinkable crimes against his own family is upset that the media is portraying him as a monster. Well, while I am not normally a huge fan of the media, but in this case I say, PORTRAY AWAY!! He is a MONSTER.

It's crap

I don't normally do this, but some associates of mine who have developed some fantastic products over the years have hit the wall on the Blu Ray thing and are not being completely upfront with the customers hoping to copy Blu Ray DVDS. The bottom line is they are selling part of an application and you have to purchase another app that is gonna bring you in around $150 bux. Not cool Fabrice.

I cannot rec this Blindwrite product. It truly sucks canal water.This is crap and I can't believe the good people at BurnWorld are promoting it just to make a buck. Not my style.

I am very disappointed in this.

But the good news is, you can still Call Me Dan.

It isn't that difficult, really it's not.

What is the worlds aversion to simply saying "hello" when you walk by someone on the sidewalk, or in the mall, etc.? I can't tell you how many "hello's" I have tossed out there and received no response. I honestly don't do it to get a response, but you can't help but notice after a while when you don't even get a smile in return.

Hmmm. Okay, here is my request. Let's start with baby steps, try one "hello" or "hi" or "how's it goin" , etc. to just ONE person you pass by in the course of your day, JUST ONE.

To all of you I say Hello, and Call Me Dan.

It was a great run Sue, your program will be missed.

Whether it's a good thing or not, the fact is, "All good things do come to an end" in one way or another, it's a simple fact of life. But that doesn't mean we have to like it, LOL.

Sue Johanson announced today that she is ending her TV call in show, "Talk Sex" after 6 fun filled seasons. Sue brought such a fun approach to the show that people of all ages were tuning in to hear her colorful opinions. So long Sue.