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I love the shoplifting episode.

I guess that isn't great battery life.

Happy Birthday Ari, hope you have a great day!

Thanks everyone. I survived the big 40 with fajitas, beer, margaritas, scotch, friends, and Cards Against Humanities. Unfortunately I developed a cold and it really hurts to swallow but I'll survive.

Very true, I wouldn't mind having a little A'bundh right now. I'm not sure why I don't keep a bottle of it in my office.

I checked this, it is correct.

Happy birthday!

Not happy with this.

That is pretty cool. One of the reason I wear mens jeans is so that I can have REAL pockets.

Have fun Vicki! I'm jealous.

RIP Marie, she sounds like an amazing woman.

It is only because I don't know how trustworthy the company is.

The problem is sling only offers espn for sports. There are't very many baseball games shown on espn (only the nationally aired ones). The Astros are not being shown on espn once this season (probably since they were supposed to suck). http://espn.go.com/mlb/television

Unfortunately, they do not carry Root Sports (southwest) so that's not going to help.

Just cancel it already.

Only on Root Sports cable channel. http://southwest.rootsports.com/ I have an HD antenna and it works great for football but not baseball. I signed up for a free 7 day trial of unlocator. Edit: After signing up on my computer, I am a little freaked out. I probably shouldn't be filling out forms on random website and clicking on terms of agreement. It was on Mac OS X, I didn't have to type in any administrator passwords so I don't think much damage could have been done. Do you think I should reinstall the OS on my computer? Maybe I'll just stick to watch Astros highlights after the game or get cable again for a few months...

Hmm, it seems that google public dns has servers in Tulsa so that probably won't work (Astros are blacked out in Tulsa).

Sounds like a very nice day Brent.

Glad you are feeling better Dusty! Edit: Oh, I guess I was reading that you were better but maybe that is not the case.

Better yet, do you think I can change my apple tv dns server to a google public dns server or is there something I am missing? https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using

According to this page proxy servers will not work. I am happy to pay a small amount per month (not getting cable though) but don't want to do something that is going to be a security risk. http://mlbtvblackout.blogspot.com/2009/07/mlbtv-blackout-workaround-bypass.html

This is my first year without cable. I would like to be able to watch the Astros games in real time instead of just watching the highlights, with mlb.tv. Some suggest using unlocator dns service. Is there any security risk to using this on the apple tv or ps3? I don't think I would feel comfortable using it on the computer or router. I don't use my ps3 for anything but playing local games so it seems I could use it only for mlb.tv and playing games without much risk. https://unlocator.com/faq/ If so, has anyone been able to get around the mlb local team blackouts?

Not funny Steve.

Oops, I got distracted by gin.

More house shit. On Wednesday, I got a bunch of rotten wood replace on the side of the house and windows fixed. I was trying to put it off until I knew what was happening with the estate but decided it was getting really bad and so I better do it. As soon as the workers left, I noticed that they hadn't caulked the dryer vent cover so I went and got some silicone to do that. As soon as I finished that, I realized that the light fixtures in front of the house we falling over - they pipe holding the wires was corroded and now there were exposed wires. So I get the name of an electrician, get them to come out, they say the job is big enough that the boss has to come out and give me a bid next week, and they cannot fix it. Jesus, I am tired of dealing with house problem - they build up faster than one can fix them. Luckily, the refrigerator that was leaking out of the water dispenser stopped leaking on its own so that was good. Rant over. Time for whiskey.