Van Halen II

I recently got busted for playing this a little bit too loud...



Can you imagine that?!?

Recover Disk Space on your Mac with Monolingual

I have been struggling lately with space issues on my MacBook. (Gotta get rid of all those 'research files' I have been accumulating.) Yesterday I decided to actually do something about it. After a little searching, I found a little gem called
Monolingual. Here is a snip from their sourceforge site...

http://monolingual.sourceforge.net


"Monolingual is a program for removing unnecessary language resources from Mac OS X, in order to reclaim several hundred megabytes of disk space. It requires at least Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and also works on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Version 1.3.9 is the last version for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).

I don't know about you, but I use my computer in only one (human) language — English.
And I'm willing to bet that you do too, albeit perhaps not English.
So why do you have a bunch of localization files for the Mac OS X operating system
filling up your hard drive? Enter Monolingual — a handy utility for reclaiming your
space for more useful things… like international mp3 files, email or whatever you like."

Here are my results after running Monolingual.

Before:


After:


Results:


Amazing! Just by removing files I will never use, I saved myself 3.6GB!!! Awesome!

A word of caution though... If you think you will EVER use localized files, save those. I saved all Japanese localization because my MacBook has been known to travel to Japan and friends & family there may require them if they use my machine. Just use caution before kicking off Monolingual, because getting them back requires re-installation.

Enjoy!

New Alice in Chains. Getting PsycHeD!

The new Alice in Chains is set to drop in store September 29th, 2009.

Can.Not.Wait.


For those who have NOT heard the new single, A Looking in View check it out here:

http://www.aliceinchains.com

Be prepared, it is heavier than Whaleshit! Although I would much rather prefer a Layne-Staley-fronted-Alice-in-Chains, (not too possible since Layne went dead back in April of 2002) new frontman, Will Duvall does a great job maintaining the Alice legacy with his strong, dark vocals. A perfect harmonizing complement to AIC Vet, Jerry Cantrell.

I would love to see an extended AIC tour, so far only the following dates have been announced:

Jul 18 Detroit
Aug 1 Dublin, Ireland
Aug 2 Barcelona, Spain
Aug 4 London, United Kingdom
Aug 8 Berlin, Germany
Aug 10 Hamburg, Germany
Aug 12 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aug 22 Los Angeles
Sep 8 New York City
Sep 12 Indianapolis
Sep 15 Toronto, Canada
Sep 20 Milwaukee

Help bring back Rock and Roll and pick up the new Alice in Chains record when it drops September 29th, 2009.

Rock out!

Catpuke - On the Equator

Location - Laundry Room Entrance
Date - June 18th, 2009
Time - 16:35
Reporters - Me
Culprit - Neko
Form - 4.1; Small footprint, moist consistency, a little watery. Not very appealing.
Annoyance Factor - 3.3; I was in the other room, I knew she was on the tile. No Big.
Containment - 2.1; Easy
Collateral Damage - 2.5; I hate when it gets in the tile grout.
Clean Up - 3.0; 5-7 squares of toilet paper and a wipee.
Comments: I like how its straddling the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. I am waiting for one that she has her sick in four tiles at once. Like at the Four Corners in Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.

Score: 15.0

Life Information 101

I believe all children should be armed with a knowledge base of information which will allow them to navigate their lives without looking like a Dolt. If this knowledge could be 'installed' at birth, all the better. But until then, it is my job as a Dad to teach MY kids what I believe to be this critical Life Information. This information has been compiled over 40+ years of personal experience and is referred to on a daily basis

This is the first installment the Life Information 101 series.

Left loosey, Righty tighty.

I can not count how many times I have used this one. It never fails. It always helps. And it has multiple applications...

A screw, a nut, a bolt, a lightbulb, a gas cap, a coffeecup lid, a jar, a bottle of beer.... the list goes on. The beauty of this lesson is that it is easy to remember, very applicable and once mastered, it quickly eliminates the Dolt Factor.

How have you applied Life Information Lesson 1?

Catpuke - Take it outside.

Location - Garage Entrance
Date - June 17th, 2009
Time - sometime in the night
Reporters - Me
Culprit - Neko, most likely
Form - 3.5; Small footprint, dried out probably from the warm garage.
Annoyance Factor - 3.3; In the garage, out of sight. But on a rug that has just been cleaned.
Containment - 2.9; Easy
Collateral Damage - 2.9; Soiled a newly cleaned rug with sick.
Clean Up - 2.0; 1/2 sheet of Bounty.
Comments: If I wasn't paying attention, I could have stepped right into it.
Score: 14.6

Catpuke - So close, yet so far.

Location - Laundry Room Entrance
Date - June 15th, 2009
Time - 10:35am
Reporters - Me
Culprit - Neko
Form - 6.1; Compact, moist, Kinda looks like a capital "F".
Annoyance Factor - 6.9; I was in the shower, couldn't react.
Containment - 2.1; No spatter.
Collateral Damage - 6.5; She sicks on the carpet!? 2 more inches and she could have made it to the tile.
Clean Up - 6.4; 5-7 squares of toilet paper and the Bissell Spot Cleaner.
Comments: Piss me off! She go two more inches and make it to the tile!?

Score: 28.0

Catpuke - Puke Pyramid

Location - Master Bedroom
Date - June 14th, 2009
Time - 16:37
Reporters - Max and Suki
Culprit - Neko
Form - 7.0; Small footprint, decent consistency. Creative result.
Annoyance Factor - 8.3; This will be on mind as we fall asleep.
Containment - 3.0; Fairly easy
Collateral Damage - 7.2; Gotta wash the blanket now.
Clean Up - 4.0; 5-7 squares of toilet paper.

Score: 33.0

Max of a 1000 faces...

Check out Max when we were in Shizuoka, JP back in 2006. Not a bad video for our little Sony T-1. Just don't get a sore neck looking at this.

Sunday Afternoon in the Park.

This footage was taken when the Floyd was almost 2 months old. Even at 2 months he was a Badass. and he has the looks to prove it. Dont mess with the Max! i slapped all the footage together and made the vid in about 2 hours... killer vid for a HEAVY, HEAVY song!!! VH baby! listen to zizak.com