http://byron.beachbrights.com Stories about My Life and Interests Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:43:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok, so this is a little mean, but really funny...  Max loves Halloween (maybe even more than Christmas).  He has been wanting to go to a Haunted House, but I was really worried he wasn't old enough.  We went to this little Haunted House here in Oak Ridge and Max, ... http://byron.beachbrights.com/archives/79 I took Max fishing at a little pond in the back of our neighborhood. He brought along Blake, one of his buddies that lives next door. Christy packed us PB&J sandwiches, Moon Pies, and drinks. Life doesn't get much better than a day with your son fishing. ... http://byron.beachbrights.com/archives/77 Max played an early football game today and his Oak Ridge Wildcats beat Rockwood.  I think that puts his team at the top of his division.  He got to play a lot today.  Every game he gets a little better. After the game he and I went to the UT vs ... http://byron.beachbrights.com/archives/73 I decided to get up and take Max fishing today.  First, we made pancakes and bacon for Breakfast, then we headed to Wal-Mart.  We don't own any fishing gear.  I bought a cheap rod and then Max picked out a Transformer Rod.  I didn't realize it was more toy than ... http://byron.beachbrights.com/archives/69 I just had a fun family Saturday today.  We had an away Football game with Max.  We drove to Kingston to play the Kingston Yellowjackets.  Max did really good, it was one of his better games. He is finally starting to figure out where to go and how to behave. ... http://byron.beachbrights.com/archives/66 So, I am a sucker for new things and good marketing. I picked up a package of Starbucks latest invention...instant coffee. I tried it this morning for the first time. Actually, it is pretty good. I think fresh brewed is still a little better, but I ... http://byron.beachbrights.com/archives/58 Fall TV is here...  I really like TV.  I know it is a mindless activity and I should spend my free time reading philosophy or learning a foreign language, but I find it relaxing to just veg in front of the TV with something totally brainless...kinda like HEROS. Check it out ... http://byron.beachbrights.com/archives/55 Today I added the Stocks Plug-in Sidebar to the page. You can get it for wordpress here.  Eventually I want to add a whole page to the site that tracks my stocks for everyone to follow, but this will have to suffice for today.  You can see that these ... http://byron.beachbrights.com/archives/50 I am going to start a blog...why? Because I can...  I enjoy computers and learning new stuff and I have a great life, full of fun things, so this will be a place that I can combine them and document everything.  Now, a word about wordpress.  My wife uses Blogger ... http://byron.beachbrights.com/archives/24 This is my first post on this blog.  I used this as an opportunity to learn wordpress and how to host my own blog.  I like this picture, so I think I will keep it as reminder of how this blog got started. [caption id="attachment_4" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="We are cool"][/caption] http://byron.beachbrights.com/archives/1