Jim Schrempp

Jim Schrempp Today marks my last disappointment with Lands' End. Since Sears bought them it has been a downhill slide. I am no longer a customer.
November 19, 2011 at 12:37 pm
M 'yer khaki's be wacky?
November 19, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Jim SchremppMa jens ba junk
November 19, 2011 at 5:45 pm
M Curr-app!
November 20, 2011 at 2:05 am
Jim Schrempp A short graphical presentation of data on wealth distribution in the US.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/video/2011/nov/16/99-v-1-occupy-data-animation
Animation: It has been the rallying cry of the Occupy movement for the past two months - but is the US really split 99% v 1%?
November 19, 2011 at 10:14 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
TNo surprise.
November 19, 2011 at 11:24 am
Jim Schrempp Now this is funny stuff.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/opinion/collins-republican-financial-plans.html?_r=1&ref=gailcollins

Sigh.
The Republican presidential candidates seem to have done really, really well for themselves income-wise. Surely there are some career tips for us here.
November 19, 2011 at 7:18 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B 60 minutes had fun last Sunday with a few Republicans and Democrats about suspious timing of some stock trades that smelled of insider trading. Quite an advantage when you know which way the wind is blowing in Congress for pending legislation.
November 19, 2011 at 8:01 am
Jim Schremppeven more advantage when you know which way the wind is about to blow.
November 19, 2011 at 10:18 am
J It's awfully windy in Congress
November 19, 2011 at 2:43 pm
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November 18, 2011 at 12:33 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Aldo's Deli.
November 16, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Jim Schrempp Another fantastic sous vide ribeye tonight. With riced, roasted, mashed Yukon Golds and green beans.
November 13, 2011 at 9:49 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
J What cooking vessel are you using? Do you have one of the specialty units or go for the styrofoam cooler?
November 14, 2011 at 10:29 am
B Your post motivated me go with Texas Roadhouse ribeye to go tonight. THis will be a most visit next time you are out.
November 14, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Jim Schrempp@Jon - An old analog crock pot with a new PID temperature controller. Cooked the steak at 133 degrees for two hours then torched it for color. This is the second time and the best steaks we've had in years. Certainly better than Craftsteak in Vegas.
November 15, 2011 at 8:15 am
J @Bob: Me go most too?
November 15, 2011 at 5:31 pm
B MUST pay more attention to my typing. That said, I love a ribeye. Let's all go.
November 16, 2011 at 11:37 pm
Jim Schrempp An alternative to Google Plus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYdbof039QQ
November 12, 2011 at 11:53 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
M Pretty good. Might Mark Zuckerman might be behind this...?
November 14, 2011 at 9:36 am
Jim Schrempp A diamond in the rough.
November 11, 2011 at 2:43 pm
M So, do you have your GPS turned on so everywhere you go it tells us? I just got my first smartphone and am trying to figure some things out....it is smarter than me...at the moment.
November 11, 2011 at 2:55 pm
M Ha...smarter than I, that is!
November 11, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Jim SchremppAn Android or an iPhone? I have an iPhone and the Facebook app has a "check in" button. It let's me say where I am.
November 11, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Jen Ben and Nico at Angela and Jim Schrempp's Halloween party last night. (They chose their own costumes this year. Nico's a chicken and Ben's a dragon.)
November 6, 2011 at 10:53 am
Jim Schrempp 2011 Halloween Costume - poor app developer, chained to my iPhone.
November 6, 2011 at 10:37 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
J I would only "like" this if you were an Android developer. :-)
November 6, 2011 at 10:52 am
C It was a good costume!
November 6, 2011 at 11:52 am
J Really....cheer up....when it works on an android device I will buy it!
November 6, 2011 at 1:34 pm
M A jaundiced one, at that! You are funny, Jim!
November 6, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Jim Schrempp Brother Mike had his first buildings published in Google Earth today. Start it up and search on "Laphroaig". Be sure to show the 3d Buildings layer. Go MikeTheBuilder!
November 5, 2011 at 8:55 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B That is cool, will have to check that out.

See you tonight Jim.
November 5, 2011 at 10:14 am
Jim Schrempp Ribs tonight for two
November 4, 2011 at 5:25 pm
P My contribution to twitter-ese: HAOAP...heart attack on a plate.
November 4, 2011 at 6:27 pm
DMMMMM pork
November 4, 2011 at 7:20 pm
J I can't tell from the picture; are those dry rub or wet?
November 4, 2011 at 9:03 pm
R Must not be veggie night
November 5, 2011 at 6:55 am
Jim SchremppA bit disappointed with Macks. The ribs were certainly meaty, but not very smokey. I wonder if they boil or steam them. Juicy meat, but watery juicy. Sauce just poured on after the fact. Corn bread dense and chewy. Mac n Cheese grainy. Still, I ate it.
November 5, 2011 at 8:43 am
DI like the corn bread and mac and cheese at Lilly Maes over on Coleman...there BBQ is not as good as their fried chicken though. Just my opinion
November 5, 2011 at 9:12 am
Jim Schrempp http://xkcd.com/966/

No comment. Ok, comment: ha ha ha.
November 2, 2011 at 5:42 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp A slow motion movie of an owl landing. Wow.

http://www.dogwork.com/owfo8/
Amazing nature - The Eagle Owl
November 1, 2011 at 6:55 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B Very cool!
November 2, 2011 at 7:28 am
M Did you get to the Beatles' Love show? Or have you seen that already? It, alone, is worth the trip to Vegas, IMHO.
October 30, 2011 at 11:07 am
Jim SchremppWe saw it a few years back. A good show.
October 30, 2011 at 3:23 pm
M I want to see Michael Jackson's show next. Is that running there yet?
October 30, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Jim Schrempp Big $50 hunk of gristle filled rib eye means Craft Steak is not on my "do it again" list. Sides and salads are nice. Dessert was very good.
October 29, 2011 at 7:14 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D Good to know. :)
October 29, 2011 at 7:38 pm
P Steak, what's that? So said vegan girl.
October 29, 2011 at 8:02 pm
P Tom should be ashamed.
October 29, 2011 at 8:03 pm
J Rip off! That wasn't a ribeye.
October 29, 2011 at 8:24 pm
J Be sure to Yelp the rip off.
October 29, 2011 at 8:25 pm
J There is no gristle in a rib eye
October 29, 2011 at 8:27 pm
L uh-oh....
October 29, 2011 at 8:28 pm
B You have my sympathy. Very few disappointments are worse than anticipating the fatty deliciousness of a ribeye steak and then to find out it is not good.
October 29, 2011 at 8:37 pm
J I can forgive a lot of things ... but don't play with my meat!
October 29, 2011 at 8:46 pm
D You could have put that fifty bucks on the red.
October 29, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Craft Steakhouse By Tom Colicchio.
October 29, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Jim Schrempp
Peppermill
October 29, 2011 at 10:44 am
Jim Schrempp Peppermill
October 29, 2011 at 10:44 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P Get your Vegas on....
October 29, 2011 at 12:22 pm
M Nice to see you!
October 29, 2011 at 12:30 pm
D Good luck at the tables.
October 29, 2011 at 12:36 pm
B Looks like a fun time. Bet it all on 22.
October 29, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Jim Schrempp@Doug - The only tables we'll probably be at are the ones with great food!
October 29, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Jim Schrempp@Bob - I gave up on those 22 oz rib eyes long ago. (well , I plan to give them up tomorrow)
October 29, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at B & B Ristornate.
October 28, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Jim SchremppCaramelized fig and orange salad - yum. Pasta with sausage something - good. Fried sliced apples - wow. Date cream Napolean - fabulous! Veal chop - scrumptious. Other main courses? Ho hum. Next time just appetizers and desserts.
October 28, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Jim SchremppAnd the vegetable sides were something less than we can make at home. Batali disappointed us with them.
October 29, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Jim Schrempp Full flight and some geezer spreads his coat out in the overhead bin. "Don't squeeze that coat." he says to someone trying to stow a bag. What a putz.
October 28, 2011 at 11:37 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B Makes me mad and I wasn't even there. What are options? Squeeze it anyhow? Throw it in his face? Probably no good options except to call a flight attendant.
October 28, 2011 at 12:05 pm
J Similar to the folks that put up their own bag then close the door to try to pretend it's full.
October 28, 2011 at 12:12 pm
J Then there are the folks that try to put in bags that don't fit knowing that the flight attendant will then check them for free.
October 28, 2011 at 12:14 pm
P A 1% wannabe?
October 28, 2011 at 12:14 pm
J Then there are the morons that keep banging the back of your seat.
October 28, 2011 at 12:15 pm
J The fools that block the aisle so that no one can get past them while boarding.
October 28, 2011 at 12:16 pm
J Airlines that charge f to check a bag so that everyone tries to bring everything they own on board the plane.
October 28, 2011 at 12:18 pm
J Airlines that charge outrageous prices for food so that now everyone has to bring their now food on board which adds to the crowding and smell.
October 28, 2011 at 12:20 pm
J Don't you just love to travel!
October 28, 2011 at 12:20 pm
P I do love to travel - by train.
October 28, 2011 at 12:31 pm
M Probably the same guys who slams his seat back into your knees...
October 28, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Mark Air travel is so glamorous.
October 28, 2011 at 12:54 pm
SI think you can technically 'wad up' a coat without 'squeezing' it.
October 28, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Jim SchremppI really hit a nerve with this. In the end the young guy said "oh no" and jammed his bag in there. I thought there might be fireworks on landing but nothing happened.
October 28, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Mark Did the young guy say "oh no" as in "oh no?" as in "oh no? you think I'm not gonna squeeze it?" ?
October 28, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Sor like 'oh no you don't (you old geezer!)'
October 28, 2011 at 3:17 pm
M It's become almost standard for the flight attendants to say something like "please put your bag in on its side / wheels out / etc. and please put bags in first and then lay coats and other soft items on top of them".
October 28, 2011 at 3:32 pm
D I would've just said "oops sorry" and crammed my bag in.
October 28, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Jim Schrempp@Doug - Hah. That's pretty much how it went.
October 28, 2011 at 9:16 pm
M A friend of mine was boarding a flight somewhere in The South (or maybe Texas - whatever) and people had put their bags into the bin sloppily so he rearranged the bags (putting the bags on their sides and generally making them fit in the space more efficiently) to make room for his own bag. When he was almost finished he heard the young woman behind him say (in her best Southern Belle accent) "And here I had thought that gentlemanly behavior was a thing of the past.". She appeared to be fit and had no apparent disabilities, and she seemed to be pushing her carry-on wheelie bag in his direction. He laughed at her and proceeded, as planned, to put his bag in the space he had created for himself :-)
October 28, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at SFO Terminal 1.
October 28, 2011 at 9:03 am
T Where are you off to?
October 28, 2011 at 9:25 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Puddleys.
October 27, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Jim Schrempp Three iPhones.
October 27, 2011 at 6:36 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Rick Perry now talks like a birther. Are there no sane Republican candidates?
October 25, 2011 at 6:30 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
DNothing new
October 25, 2011 at 6:52 am
M And everyone knows the stimulus worked to create jobs.
October 25, 2011 at 6:54 am
P Ron Paul and Mitt Romney seem the least insane, which doesn't say much.
October 25, 2011 at 7:59 am
V E. Bit of an oxymoron!!!!
October 25, 2011 at 8:19 am
J Do sane people go into politics? Would the general population elect someone who talked nothing but 'common' sense?
October 25, 2011 at 8:39 am
SJust goes to show, you'd have to be crazy to get into politics... self-fulfilling.
October 25, 2011 at 11:55 am
M Sane, crazy or bought and paid for by lobbist and their agenda's
October 25, 2011 at 4:57 pm
J Hey, didn't Jim once try to run for CA governor?
October 25, 2011 at 9:21 pm
C"Rick Perry is just like G.W. Bush, less the intellect" - I wish I could remember who I'm quoting...
October 25, 2011 at 9:25 pm
J Another post turtle?
October 25, 2011 at 9:28 pm
D Geriatric Or Putz
October 25, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Jim Schrempp@Jon - I did consider a run at one time: http://jimschrempp.com/about_me/miscwriting/recall_california_2003.htm
October 26, 2011 at 5:26 am
J I rest my case.
October 26, 2011 at 8:24 am
Jim Schrempp Entomatado!
October 23, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Keeble and Shuchat Photography.
October 22, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Jim Schrempp His photo show!
October 22, 2011 at 1:28 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp A quiet part of Edgewood park
October 22, 2011 at 9:55 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Indeed. Who is this guy?
October 21, 2011 at 2:29 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B My sister-in-law posted this3.5 hours before you. Must be going around. Very funny.
October 21, 2011 at 2:53 pm
J Don't be silly - that was Benjamin Franklin.
October 21, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Jim Schrempp The Last Romance
October 18, 2011 at 7:32 pm
C Saw it Sunday. Sweet!
October 18, 2011 at 8:50 pm
D Is that anything like "Bad Romance" ?
October 18, 2011 at 9:13 pm
B Miss those nights at San Rosa Rep.
October 18, 2011 at 11:45 pm
B "Jose," that is. Still getting use to Touchpad keyboard.
October 18, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Jim Schrempp Just watched Memento for the second time in ten years. Great movie. This time it all made sense!
October 16, 2011 at 7:45 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
JOne of my all time favorite movies! Love it!
October 16, 2011 at 7:54 pm
Jim SchremppOne of my top 10: The Man Who Would Be King
October 16, 2011 at 8:22 pm
JI'm with you on that one too! Who knew in 1975 that Sean and michael would set the bar so high?!
October 16, 2011 at 8:43 pm
C Loved that movie!
October 16, 2011 at 8:53 pm
D Did it make sense this thime because you followed all the post it notes that you wrote 7 years ago?
October 16, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Jim SchremppDo I know you people?
October 17, 2011 at 7:11 am
Jim Schrempp Love it!
October 16, 2011 at 10:38 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
it is amazing how much damage those lego people have done to our society.
October 16, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Jim Schrempp 4 new photos
October 15, 2011 at 9:11 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp CNPS plant sale today
October 15, 2011 at 8:58 am
Jim Schrempp Coq au vin
October 14, 2011 at 5:16 pm
P Fine French Canadian cuisine!
October 14, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Jim Schrempp I guess these old Ray Bans couldn't handle the new prescription. Are my eyes that bad?
October 13, 2011 at 6:59 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B Common. You can repair that. Little bit of glue, ductape, etc. I had a broken wing and used heat shrink tubing to repair.
October 13, 2011 at 7:25 am
J Just old ...
October 13, 2011 at 7:37 am
D Time for some new ones Jim.
October 13, 2011 at 2:11 pm
T Give up the ghost, my friend
October 13, 2011 at 4:43 pm
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October 9, 2011 at 5:58 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Sirayvah.
October 9, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Jim Schrempp Gov. Brown signs DREAM act. I'm proud of California. This is the embodiment of true American values!
October 9, 2011 at 7:24 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P Not opposed to this philosophically but wondering what the practical outcome of this will be with today's impacted enrollments.
October 9, 2011 at 7:52 am
DHear, hear
October 9, 2011 at 8:50 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at San Carlos Street Fair.
October 8, 2011 at 1:24 pm
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October 8, 2011 at 8:26 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Silicon Valley code camp aka geek fest
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October 8, 2011 at 8:24 am
J Get your geek on!!!
October 8, 2011 at 10:46 am
Jim Schrempp http://xkcd.com/961/
October 8, 2011 at 7:35 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.
October 7, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Jim Schrempp A good day for throwing things out is also a good day for finding little treasures. Today I found 9 more rolls of photo negatives from the old days.
October 7, 2011 at 1:22 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
S Anything on them?
October 7, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Jim SchremppI did not look too closely. They were labeled 1969 and 1974. Should be fun when I get the CDs
October 7, 2011 at 4:26 pm
R Whew. I'm glad they weren't labeled 1975-1980. I don't need anymore blackmail material
October 7, 2011 at 5:02 pm
LI wish they were from 1975-1980! Then maybe I'd forget how old I am and enjoy the memories!
October 7, 2011 at 5:19 pm
C Sounds like fun! Can't wait for the report on what was on them.
October 8, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Jim Schrempp server2.coincident.tv
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October 6, 2011 at 10:22 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D Love that song Jim ,thanks.
October 6, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at APE.
October 1, 2011 at 11:47 am
Jim Schrempp Quite creative!
So-called post-it wars (La guerre des Post-it) are spreading across offices, colleges and homes in Paris, France.
September 28, 2011 at 6:55 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp A good lecture on the search for dark matter
September 27, 2011 at 7:40 pm
J Were they able to shed any light on the subject?
September 27, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Jim SchremppBunch of wimps
September 27, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Jim SchremppWell, only two wimps. Expected 0.8.
September 27, 2011 at 8:30 pm
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September 25, 2011 at 7:58 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp HP3000 reunion
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September 24, 2011 at 6:08 pm
KWould you believe I still have my post-it note holder that says HP3000: XLs in Performance ??? :o)
September 24, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Jim SchremppHa!
September 24, 2011 at 7:09 pm
T I heart MPE!!!!!!
September 24, 2011 at 8:33 pm
V. I was just talking about the HP3000 with a friend recently...oh the memoried of the O.P. dept.!!!
September 25, 2011 at 6:01 am
Jim Schrempp Hey iPhone users - my second iPhone app is now available and free!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lottoreminderlite/id466083527
Read reviews, get customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about LottoReminderLite on the App Store. Download LottoReminderLite and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
September 24, 2011 at 6:00 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
C Now we know the secret behind your financial success - Lotto winnings!
September 24, 2011 at 8:33 am
L Congrats Jim!
September 24, 2011 at 11:28 am
Bnow have LR Lite on my iPhone. Nice app - congratulations!
September 24, 2011 at 2:08 pm
T Brilliant! !!!! Why hasn't anyone thought of this before. Congratulations.
September 24, 2011 at 5:34 pm
C Got it! Excellent. Hoping to win the lottery soon. But I'm conflicted about giving a good review, since that could just draw more competition to the big lottery pools! ;)
September 25, 2011 at 10:25 pm
J Is it possible to 'enter' my lottery tickets so that it can tell me if I won? I always forget to check.
September 27, 2011 at 7:36 am
Jim SchremppJon, good idea for version 2 maybe a camera shot will auto recognize the numbers!
September 27, 2011 at 8:28 pm
R How about providing the winning numbers in advance of the drawing so someone else besides you can win?
September 28, 2011 at 6:35 am
Jim SchremppWe found it pretty easy to provide losing numbers so that will probably be in the next release.
September 28, 2011 at 6:55 am
Jim Schrempp "We don't allow faster than light nutrinos in here," said the bartender. A nutrino walked into a bar.

Ha ha ha. From Boing Boing
September 23, 2011 at 8:37 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
J I heard that yesterday.
September 23, 2011 at 9:11 pm
J I heard this one on NPR last week: What do you call a Wookie who does ceramics? A hairy potter.
September 23, 2011 at 11:26 pm
GThat is a thinking persons joke!
September 24, 2011 at 9:35 am
D That joke is ahead of it's time
September 25, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Jim Schrempp Damn you Modernist Cuisine!
September 23, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Jim Schrempp Today's CNC router intro project
September 23, 2011 at 10:48 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
K I didn't have my glasses on when I first looked at this and I thought it was a crop circle! HA!
September 23, 2011 at 11:01 am
L Are you teaching wordworking?! Watch those fingers and wear eye protection! =)
September 23, 2011 at 12:39 pm
J Did you pass or fail?
September 23, 2011 at 3:26 pm
J Hey, could do this to a small table top for me? I need about a 12x12 recessed square in order to place some tile in it. I was thinking that I might do it with a regular router
September 23, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Jim SchremppWe could do one. Is the top detached? And what if I screw it up?
September 23, 2011 at 4:01 pm
J The top can be detached. If you screw it up we'll have a table with some of it's top missing. It wasn't expensive anyway.
September 23, 2011 at 4:05 pm
B Nice work!
September 25, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Live Oak High School - Morgan Hill, Ca.
September 23, 2011 at 10:45 am
Jim Schrempp
Assembly time...
September 22, 2011 at 11:59 am
Jim Schrempp Netflix, wow, what a punishing market ride. Why split their two businesses? I wonder if this is a possible explanation... A DVD rental company can buy DVDs and rent them to anyone under the first-sale doctrine. A streaming business needs to get licenses from the content owners to stream their content. The "old" Netflix is both, and that became a problem.

In January 2010 it was reported that Netflix agreed to delay shipping newly released DVDs for a time - in exchange a certain content owner would license the Netflix streaming business. Netflix DVD customers complained that the newest DVD releases were not available from Netflix DVD for 30 days. The DVD-only competition does not have this 30 day restriction.

With the split of business lines Qwikster can ship newly released DVDs without any waiting period; it can run unfettered by negotiations over streaming licenses. New DVD releases might be available on Qwikster the day after they are released to retail sales. In other words, Qwikster customers might get a *better* experience than the old Netflix DVD service.

The Netflix streaming service is now able to negotiate licenses with the content owners without the complication of a DVD business. How will the new streaming-only Netflix compete against other streaming-only companies? Perhaps Netflix management feels they can beat the competition with a superior user experience. Maybe not superior communication, but delivery of video is what we really all pay for.

Just looking for some rational explanation.
September 22, 2011 at 5:53 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
DThis explains the unitelable news
September 22, 2011 at 6:21 am
B Thanks Jim. The move seems less bone headed now with your explanation. Nevertherless, seems like a bad PR situation for Netflix.
September 22, 2011 at 6:25 am
SThat may be. It makes sense. Even so, I dropped my dvd by mail option earlier this week.
September 22, 2011 at 7:18 am
Jim SchremppI just bought some stock. We'll see what happens.
September 22, 2011 at 7:23 am
L I hope Netflix makes it. I have loved there service so far and dont really want to deal w/ finding a new company...
September 22, 2011 at 7:34 am
J Interesting idea.
September 22, 2011 at 9:12 am
PJim, thanks for this...makes sense. I'm keeping my subscription but dropping from 3 DVDs at a time to 2 to keep the price change neutral for us.
September 22, 2011 at 9:17 am
J Pam So tomorrow you can watch the DVD that yesterday you might have watched today?
September 22, 2011 at 9:20 am
P Jon, you crack me up!!!!
September 22, 2011 at 9:26 am
Jim SchremppNow some speculation on the WSJ that Amazon wants to buy the Netflix streaming business but they don't want the DVD business - the physical DVD distribution warehouses would expose Amazon to state sales tax. Interesting idea. I like mine better.
September 22, 2011 at 11:10 am
J We could apply Occam's Razor to this discussion. Is it likely that they have some nefarious complicated secret scheme or could they just be stupid?
September 22, 2011 at 11:26 am
Jim SchremppIn today's LA Times: "...some studios that make Netflix.. wait until 28 days after a DVD goes on sale before they can offer it for rent want to lengthen that delay. They believe such a move will encourage consumers to pay more to buy or rent a movie digitally." Interesting. Once Netflix is split into two companies these studios won't have any leverage over the Qwikster DVD business.
September 25, 2011 at 8:43 am
J DISH just came out with a competing combined service.
September 25, 2011 at 8:53 am
J Rumor of Amazon purchase of the streaming portion.
September 26, 2011 at 5:42 pm
JInteresting hypothesis!
September 27, 2011 at 11:52 am
Jim SchremppAh, this clears it all up. http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/extra-bits/web-exclusive-netflix-apology/
October 4, 2011 at 11:47 am
S Whats the name of your app. I now have a smartphone(droid bionic) and I could not remember the name(I thought you also have a version that runs on Android)
September 20, 2011 at 2:29 pm
J ShooFly
September 20, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Jim Schrempp
September 17, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Hey Jim, it was great to meet you last night
September 17, 2011 at 10:31 am
Jim SchremppIndeed. we enjoyed it too. I just finished your book, Homo Cosmiens. I liked it. Well written and an interesting premise. You asked for comments and I'll pull those together in a private email. Congratulations on the book. Next up is Julia's.
September 17, 2011 at 1:27 pm
D Boy you read fast, thanks
September 18, 2011 at 7:18 am
Jim SchremppGood stories make that possible!
September 18, 2011 at 9:21 am
Jim Schrempp A friend's hobby - fun for nerds. http://www.lmntology.com/
Find Your Name in the Periodic Table of the Elements, create custom pens, save the images.
September 17, 2011 at 8:55 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
J Hmmm, I seem to be composed primarily of fictional elements.
September 17, 2011 at 9:03 am
Jim Schrempp At IBC in Amsterdam our technology was selected as a "disruptive product". That is a good thing! They posted a video of our demonstration.... I'm so proud!

http://www.ibc-tvnews.com/cgi-bin/video_play.cgi?id=1253
September 12, 2011 at 3:15 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
T Very cool Jim!
September 12, 2011 at 3:50 pm
J I didn't know you were working with Jeff. What a small world.
September 12, 2011 at 4:28 pm
B Congratulations
September 12, 2011 at 4:45 pm
WWhy does it not surprise me that you would be working on a disruptive technology :) ---- very cool indeed!!!
September 12, 2011 at 4:51 pm
D All your hard work has paid off--nicely done!
September 13, 2011 at 11:15 am
EDisruptive Technology, Shoo Fly...what's next? =-) Congrads!!!
September 13, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Jim Schrempp
September 11, 2011 at 5:14 pm Friends
Jim Schrempp Another beautiful day. Hiking in Edgewood park.
September 11, 2011 at 8:05 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
T I'll be driving by on my way to Sequoia Hospital for work in a bit.
September 11, 2011 at 8:15 am
C Pulling any weeds? ER, I mean non-native plants?
September 11, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Jim Schrempp If Rick Perry and his advisers don't believe in evolution, then we should not believe anything about his economic program. Clearly his thought process is not fact based. We need economic programs that are effective; not ones that someone spins up based on weird theories of how the economy works. Republicans need to bring out a candidate with some real smarts.
September 10, 2011 at 9:51 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P Even Howard is smart enough to understand that evolution is true.
September 10, 2011 at 10:25 am
D Jon Huntsman claims to believe in evolution.
September 10, 2011 at 2:08 pm
J Most macro economics is not fact based anyway. They like to do some pseudo math that doesn't actually add up. This is why most universities group econ with the arts and not with math. But, Perry does seem like yet another whacko politician. I have a friend though who believes that many politicians just act stupid in order to get elected. Interesting hypothesis don't you think?
September 10, 2011 at 3:05 pm
P @D : Huntsman seems the best of a bad lot (and Romney might be passable too) but I'm still not happy when people say they "believe in" evolution. Evolution is not a belief system. It is a natural process that is continually happening regardless of what Perry or Huntsman believe.

@John: That is an interesting hypothesis, though I'm not sure how you would test it. It's a sad commentary on American culture that this is even plausible. However, I'm still pretty sure Sarah Palin really is that dumb.
September 10, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Jim Schrempp Our company's booth set up at the IBC show in Amsterdam.
September 10, 2011 at 9:00 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
C Cool! Hope business is good!
September 10, 2011 at 10:02 am
J Where's the booth babe?
September 10, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Jim Schrempp Spring Awakening
September 6, 2011 at 6:20 pm
R It's the end of summer?
September 6, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Jim Schrempp Finished reading Clapton's Guitar Same genre as The Piano Shop on the Left Bank. A great book if you have an acoustic guitar fetish. I don't and the author lost my interest about 80% of the way through. Still, a fun book. http://www.amazon.com/Claptons-Guitar-Watching-Henderson-Instrument/dp/0743266366
New York Times bestselling author Allen St. John started off looking for the world's greatest guitar, but what he found instead was the world's greatest guitar builder. Living and working in Rugby, Virginia (population 7), retired rural mail carrier Wayne Henderson is a true American origi...
September 5, 2011 at 6:27 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Donato Enoteca.
September 4, 2011 at 6:01 pm
Jim Schrempp
September 4, 2011 at 8:28 am Friends
Jim Schrempp With eWicca even novice can learn and practice witchcraft as real and experienced witches do. Why use eWicca? In most cases [other] sources ... simply forget to include instructions on how to prepare for wiccan rituals, stimulating widespread belief that magick spells are charlatanry, because they failed. Forgetting to consider than wiccan ritual requires preparation, like any professional activity.

http://ewicca.net/
September 4, 2011 at 6:28 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D Sounds like the answer to all your Wiccan needs Jim.
September 4, 2011 at 7:18 am
T If you needed help with your spells, you could have just asked me, my pretty! And your little dog, too!
September 4, 2011 at 8:00 am
Jim Schrempp http://cdn.front.moveon.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Show-This-Chart-3.jpeg
September 3, 2011 at 8:46 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
M Can you show quarterly GDP and job losses, to get a clear picture?
September 3, 2011 at 12:49 pm
J So, if you give give away a lot of money (that you borrowed from the future), it makes it look like real jobs are being created? Paying folks to do something useless doesn't help fix anything.
September 3, 2011 at 10:27 pm
Jim Schrempp Brand new. Mole was very nice
September 2, 2011 at 5:59 pm
P Jealous! :-)
September 2, 2011 at 6:11 pm
J I had the Mole last might at the Groveland Mexican restaurant; the dish that Carson usually orders. Once again, it was excellent.
September 3, 2011 at 11:03 pm
Jim SchremppThat restaurant is excellent for such an out of the way place.
September 4, 2011 at 6:19 am
Jim Schrempp "Please remember to write the mfmgfbf clear". Ummm, FAIL.
September 2, 2011 at 4:16 pm Friends
J So clearly you are at fault if you don't.
September 3, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Jim Schrempp A bit disappointed to read that only 80% of American Muslims agreed that violence against civilians is never justified. Then I remember that 40% of Americans believe in creationism over evolution. I guess any slice of the American public has a good share of idiots in it.
August 30, 2011 at 8:04 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
L I'd be more worried about the 20%, on the other hand the 40% is probably a larger absolute number
August 30, 2011 at 8:36 pm
T I guess it takes almost average intelligence to understand evolution. By definition, half of people have less than average intelligence.
August 30, 2011 at 9:11 pm
A I'm hopeful the minds of both groups will evolve. Unfortunately, in the minds of some people God just isn't big enough to allow evolution to be part of his creation mechanism.
August 31, 2011 at 6:21 am
SCan we put the 20% with the 40% and see where it goes?
August 31, 2011 at 7:26 am
R Do you have a statistic that about how many American Christians agree that violence against civilians is never justified?
August 31, 2011 at 7:49 am
J Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
August 31, 2011 at 8:54 am
J "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and consciencious stupidity." Albert Einstein or Martin Luther King, Jr (different web sites attribute the quote to both of them)
August 31, 2011 at 9:12 am
J "There are only two races on this planet-the intelligent and the stupid."
-John Fowles
August 31, 2011 at 9:15 am
Jim Schrempp@A - Exactly! @Rick - Indeed, would be good to know. @Jon - Only three?
August 31, 2011 at 5:41 pm
J There are a lot of great quotes about stupidity. It appears to be running rampant.
August 31, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Jim Schrempp "It is a sad reflection on our civilization that, while we can and do measure the temperature in the atmosphere of Venus, we do not know what goes on inside our souffles" - Nicholas Kurti
August 27, 2011 at 12:25 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D Love it!
August 27, 2011 at 2:11 pm
J Obviously we need some assistance from the French.
September 3, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Jim Schrempp
August 27, 2011 at 9:43 am Friends
P This looks like a familiar view. Highway 9 west of your place?
August 27, 2011 at 10:08 am
Jim SchremppThis is Edgewood park near Angela's place. A beautiful place to walk.
August 27, 2011 at 2:45 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Edgewood County Park.
August 27, 2011 at 9:32 am
Jim Schrempp This is going to keep me busy
August 26, 2011 at 4:05 pm Friends
M Ambitious Jim!
August 26, 2011 at 4:13 pm
M That is your new name...fogot the comma! Ha!
August 26, 2011 at 4:13 pm
M And the r....haha....tired....later 'gator!
August 26, 2011 at 4:13 pm
T And lifting it up repeatedly will give you good exercise, too!
August 26, 2011 at 5:17 pm
J Modernist like the art era?
August 26, 2011 at 5:47 pm
D So-What are you making?
August 26, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Jim SchremppTracey The set weighs 50 pounds!
August 26, 2011 at 6:24 pm
M Let me know when dinner is ready!
August 26, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Jim SchremppJon. Similar. They liken today's food prep revolution to it.
August 26, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Jim SchremppDeb. I have to find a recipe that takes less than 72 hours and does not require both a centrifuge and 2 liters of liquid nitrogen.
August 26, 2011 at 6:27 pm
T I looked it up on Amazon - quite impressive! Looking for a career change?
August 26, 2011 at 7:37 pm
K You have to get through four tomes before you even put something on a plate. That's dedication.
August 26, 2011 at 8:23 pm
V . i saw this awhile back in time. i figured you HAVE to be dedicated to read this!!! good luck!
August 27, 2011 at 3:48 am
J . If you need any food testers, let me know.
August 28, 2011 at 9:03 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Lulu's.
August 21, 2011 at 5:02 pm
D You've got to try Zero Zero next door.
August 21, 2011 at 7:02 pm
T Lulus in Santa Cruz or is there another?
August 21, 2011 at 7:04 pm
Jim Schrempp@T - San Carlos. @Doug I don't know zz. But we do like 888
August 21, 2011 at 7:14 pm
T K- thanks. :-)
August 21, 2011 at 7:16 pm
D I'm sorry Jim I thought you were at LuLu's in SF at 4th and Folsom.
August 21, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Jim SchremppDoug, have you been to 888 Laurel? Brown butter ravioli are great.
August 21, 2011 at 7:42 pm
D Not yet, but we went to Locando Postano tonight on your recommendation.
August 21, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Jim SchremppWe should double date for dinner some weekend.
August 21, 2011 at 7:50 pm
D That would be cool Jim.
August 21, 2011 at 8:00 pm
J Wouldn't your significant others be hurt?
August 22, 2011 at 5:28 am
D I've known Jim since 1964, I think they would understand.
August 22, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Jim Schrempp Fuel for the fire? http://www.jimschrempp.com/about_me/opinions/public_employee_salary.htm
Me, no pundit, provide my observations and views on ...
August 20, 2011 at 2:57 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
R Should public salaries be public knowledge? I believe so. I don't need to know what each person makes, but we should be able to see pay grades and see what our top public employees, like police chief, fire chief, major, etc make just like is a company's annual report.
August 20, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Dtone should track other parameters also such as benefits, avg length of employment in a given field. For example, doctors practice till late in 60s and 70s, while high-tech jobs are difficult to get at 50 and above.
August 20, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Jim Schrempp What a story
http://failbook.failblog.org/2011/08/11/funny-facebook-fails-john-from-nebraska/
“John” from Nebraska
August 19, 2011 at 7:18 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P iT'S LIKE THAT "DON'T TEASE THE DOG" VIDEO!
August 19, 2011 at 9:37 pm
D Very clever....catchy tune
August 20, 2011 at 8:13 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Red's Hot Chilli Pepper.
August 19, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Jim Schrempp Fried chili baby corn at Red Hot Chili Peppers in San Carlos
August 19, 2011 at 5:49 pm Friends
J Is that a second helping?
August 19, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Jim SchremppTo the left is the kim chee they put on the table like somewhere else would dump a loaf of hot bread.
August 20, 2011 at 5:54 am
D What's the verdict?
August 20, 2011 at 7:52 am
Jim SchremppDelicious. We are going back. Careful of the spice level.
August 20, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Jim Schrempp Joy of joy. A factory reset of my iPhone plus three mouse clicks and two hours has brought it to life. I don't know why the restore does not recover my app groups but I can live with that. Hey L - why don't you write an app for that?
August 18, 2011 at 4:34 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B So, Apple products DO have problems sometimes?
August 18, 2011 at 5:47 pm
C I had the same problem and here is one of the web sites that had the solution.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1017150
August 18, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Jim SchremppThanks Chuck. Too late for me this time, but the restore/stop sync/restore is a good tip.
August 18, 2011 at 6:57 pm
J They do have problems but don't like to admit them. The discussion groups are always way ahead of official Apple support on workarounds.
August 18, 2011 at 10:18 pm
J ON a related note did you see that HP was abandoning all of their handheld devices and shopping the entire PC business? So much for the wisdom of the Compaq merger.
August 18, 2011 at 10:19 pm
T Hey Jim- why don't you write an app for that?!
August 19, 2011 at 12:14 am
L Lol ya I think the new cloud will take care of that. We have 22 apps for sale now!!! Want any free coupons?
August 19, 2011 at 9:28 am
M You'z funny Jim!
August 19, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Jim Schrempp Heading home
August 14, 2011 at 7:08 pm
K Thanks for coming fishing. it is always great to have you with us. The frog juice cookies are all gone, but I'm sure there will be more next year!
August 15, 2011 at 4:01 am
B Frog juice cookies? Jim, I hope you got the recipe for this year's Super Bowl party.
August 15, 2011 at 5:44 am
S Great to see you again, Jim. Thanks for making the long trek; it wouldn't be the same without you!
August 15, 2011 at 2:47 pm
Jim Schrempp One last walleye cleaned and in the freezer. Bright red sunset - sheet lightening in the distance. Another excellent week.
August 12, 2011 at 6:43 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D Heading off on the great walleye pursuit tomorrow, too.
August 12, 2011 at 7:53 pm
J Good fish, almost as good as pickerel.
August 12, 2011 at 10:18 pm
Jim Schrempp PLEASE post this as your status if you know someone who has been eaten by Penguins. Penguins are nearly unstoppable and, when hungry, also breathe fire. 71% of people won't copy this into their status because they have already been eaten by Penguins. Another 28% won't because they are hiding in their showers with fire extinguishers awaiting the coming Penguinapocalypse. The remaining 1% are awesome & will re-post.
August 12, 2011 at 6:27 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D Hmmm. Just wondering, if you put a penguin in your freezer, would it freeze to death?
August 12, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Pam ROFL!
August 12, 2011 at 7:57 pm
J @D : It would freeze given enough time except that it uses it's fire breathing ability to disable the freezer.
August 12, 2011 at 10:30 pm
Jim Schrempp A day later. Look closely and see how much rain is falling on the water.
August 11, 2011 at 6:20 pm Friends
B Great cloud photo!
August 11, 2011 at 6:57 pm
J What , so you let a 'little' rain keep you from fishing! The boats are still floating so what's the issue?
August 11, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Jim SchremppLightning strikes directly overhead.
August 12, 2011 at 5:42 am
Jim Schrempp@bob. You can see the rain as almost a waterfall from the clouds.
August 12, 2011 at 5:43 am
Jim Schrempp Reached our limit today and had to toss one back. Then the rain came in buckets. A few boats stayed out too long and raced across the open water with lightening in the background. Tonight too much wind. Tomorrow....
August 11, 2011 at 6:10 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P ...a steady stream of 2.5 pounders!
August 11, 2011 at 6:14 pm
N Where are you????
August 11, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Jim Schrempphttp://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Lake_Chain,_Ontario
August 12, 2011 at 5:41 am
Jim Schrempp
Discussing the morning's fishing with Randy, a newcomer.
August 10, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Jim Schrempp The view from our cabin.
August 10, 2011 at 1:41 pm Friends
G very relaxing
August 10, 2011 at 2:55 pm
D Nice.
August 10, 2011 at 4:28 pm
N wow, the calm is felt
August 10, 2011 at 5:06 pm
B Nice spot.
August 11, 2011 at 5:45 am
S Great clouds.
August 11, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Jim Schrempp
August 10, 2011 at 11:14 am
P Evening fishing started out slow at Christmas Tree Reef. Just a few little ones including a cute perch for me. We left there, and Jim found a new spot right on the shore of the island that yielded 3 keepers including Lidiya's first fish of the trip.
August 9, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Jim Schrempp Hello dinner
August 9, 2011 at 6:28 pm Friends
Jim Schrempp Family Scrabble tournament, Apple style.
August 9, 2011 at 9:03 am Friends
J you can move around with out messin' up the tiles! do you play words with friends?
August 9, 2011 at 9:45 am
B Why, it's almost like you are in the same room with each other!
August 9, 2011 at 10:00 am
Jim Schrempp@Jan - I do. Start a game with JSchrempp. @Bob - now we get updates via Facebook before the boats are back to the dock.
August 9, 2011 at 10:29 am
S What a big change from even just a year ago: seven people, eleven electronic devices! Yikes....
August 10, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Jim Schrempp
August 9, 2011 at 6:58 am
Jim Schrempp 16 inch walleye. Yum.
August 8, 2011 at 10:27 am Friends
R Probably should cook it first
August 8, 2011 at 10:51 am
B Lightly breaded and cooked in butter for me, please.
August 8, 2011 at 10:54 am
T Have you been carousing with Goulden again?! ha ha
August 8, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Jim SchremppWalleye sushi anyone?
August 8, 2011 at 7:27 pm
J If he had been with me, the walleye would have been MUCH bigger!
August 8, 2011 at 7:38 pm
J Look how close he is holding it to the camera. His hand is bigger than his head!
August 8, 2011 at 7:39 pm
S Go Jim
August 9, 2011 at 8:30 pm
Jim Schrempp
First day on the water
August 7, 2011 at 10:46 am
Jim Schrempp Father and Son
August 6, 2011 at 6:32 pm Friends
Jim Schrempp Two hours fishing. Six fish for me but none to keep. S and Pete each bring one home.
August 6, 2011 at 5:15 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
R Don't forget to cast some crawdad crankbait for smallmouth bass
August 6, 2011 at 5:57 pm
P That was actually E 's fish. Not even a nibble so far for me.
August 6, 2011 at 6:13 pm
B Like Rick says.
August 6, 2011 at 6:24 pm
E That was MY fish!!
August 6, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Jim Schrempp
August 6, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Jim Schrempp Go ummmm bombers
August 5, 2011 at 2:26 pm Friends
R Is it already the annual Indian Lakes walleye trip? Say hi to everyone for me. Don't let Pete and his gps out fish you again!
August 5, 2011 at 3:38 pm
B How's the food?
August 5, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Jim SchremppHad a burger with grilled onions. Not bad.
August 5, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Jim Schrempp The Japanese tsunami as seen from inside a car.

http://fragg.me/video/japan-tsunami-inside-car
Yu Muroga was in his car during the japanese tsunami (3.11.2011) and filmed all the scene with a camera mounted on the dashboard.
August 3, 2011 at 6:00 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B Wow! What a ride.
August 3, 2011 at 6:27 am
J that was awesome! ...in a bad way. did you see the guy get out of his car..and then run back and close the door!?
August 3, 2011 at 9:25 am
Jim Schrempp Just deleted my Google+ profile. I don't need another social network and their cavalier attitude towards privacy creeped me out.
August 2, 2011 at 7:29 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
C It is worse than facebook's? I did not think that was possible.
August 2, 2011 at 1:03 pm
K I didn't even get in -- it said there were too many users and even though I was invited I wasn't welcome. So we can add 'snooty' to the list of reasons not to join. :-) Thanks for the warning.
August 2, 2011 at 3:20 pm
J Hmm, good feedback. I'll make sure it gets passed on.
August 2, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Jim Schrempp@Chuck, My biggest concern was over the automatic Picasa integration. I have ALL my photos in Picasa now, and mostly marked private. I use Picasa auto tag all the time. If someone is tagged in one photo, then they can see the whole album. Some of my albums are date based. For example, if "June 2002". If a person is tagged in a picnic photo from early June 2002, then they can also peruse all the photos of my grandfather's funeral - not what I intended. With FB I am certain which photos will be seen by others; with G+ I couldn't be sure.
August 3, 2011 at 5:50 am
C I am not a Picasa user but it is a good warning sign that there may be other surprises somewhere under the hood. There is always a balance between ease of use & features and privacy. Sounds like Google got the mix wrong on this one.
August 3, 2011 at 10:49 am
Jim Schrempp I also found the feed of posts by people near you even if they are not friends. Wow, clearly some people did not mean for their posts to be public. Oh well... Quite voyeuristic
August 3, 2011 at 5:22 pm
Jim Schrempp Forget cats. Bacon is the buzz.
I'm Nichole, I love Bacon, and I just want a soulmate! For the low IQs out there...this is called a Parody. Like the love your parents have for you, it is no...
July 31, 2011 at 5:44 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B And how did you happen to see this? For years I've tried to figure out your search criteria.
July 31, 2011 at 5:50 pm
P If I was single I'd be ALL OVER that.
July 31, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Jim SchremppBob, sometimes I just wander. Amazing what comes up.
August 1, 2011 at 5:56 am
S ???
August 1, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Aperhaps she should give bacon to the children so they don't make noise while filming!
August 1, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Fishermans Warehouse.
July 31, 2011 at 2:45 pm
B How's the rib eye?
July 31, 2011 at 5:48 pm
T Donde?
July 31, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Jim SchremppThe rib eye was excellent.
August 1, 2011 at 5:54 am
Jim Schrempp Nancy Oliver buries San Carlos time capsule
July 30, 2011 at 1:54 pm Friends
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
July 26, 2011 at 12:55 pm
R Oh man. I've been wanting to go there since I've moved here.
July 26, 2011 at 2:19 pm
R Can you get a tour?
July 26, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at San Jose Giants.
July 24, 2011 at 3:42 pm
B Turkey Mikes is still operating I hope. Oh yeah, how was the game?
July 27, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Jim Schrempp Last night I made the worst dinner in many years. Our guests were most generous but there is no denying it. I would have been chopped! Tonight I hope to recover with Chili Colorado for the family.
July 23, 2011 at 9:31 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
L Been there, done that! It's an awful feeling at the time, but makes for a great story later.
July 23, 2011 at 10:36 am
Jim SchremppChili and mashed came out great. Home made tapenade was good too. Whew.
July 23, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Hiller Aviation Museum.
July 17, 2011 at 1:10 pm
T I love that place!
July 17, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Jim SchremppMy first time. It is an excellent museum.
July 17, 2011 at 4:36 pm
J Did I just buy your shoofly game? I mean is that you? Cool. I'll let you know how my psych pts respond to it. ;-)
July 13, 2011 at 9:20 am
Jim SchremppThanks! Let me know how you like it for sure. Be sure to check out the "ugly" backgrounds too - they're fun.
July 13, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Jim Schrempp Had to find my checkbook today. Last time I wrote a physical bank check? April 2010. Wow.
July 13, 2011 at 7:09 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D Tax time?
July 13, 2011 at 7:22 am
B So that's why you never paid me back? Just kidding.
July 13, 2011 at 8:26 am
J So when is the last time you actually 'balanced' a checkbook?
July 13, 2011 at 10:30 am
J Even quicken appears to be going away.
July 13, 2011 at 10:31 am
Ryou must not have kids...
July 13, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Jim Schrempp@Jon: Sometime I'll tell you how I ended up with a $500 credit on my SJ Water account. Or when I left ATT so I could sign up with ATT...
July 13, 2011 at 5:07 pm
M I know, Right!?! I noticed I've written 4 checks in the past 3 years.
July 14, 2011 at 6:22 am
Jim Schrempp Now that is, ummm, funny?

http://www.gocomics.com/stuartcarlson/2011/06/30
Editorial cartoonist Stuart Carlson has the unique ability to look at current events and bring them from that far away place where news is made and into the homes and daily lives of his readers. His material not only targets politicians and recognizable media figures, but it also covers topics that
July 12, 2011 at 11:43 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at The Van's Restaurant.
July 9, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Jim Schrempp Edgewood park mowing to control yellow star thistle.
July 9, 2011 at 9:50 am Friends
P Need a herd of bison.
July 9, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Jim Schrempp ShooFly version 2 is now available in the iPhone app store! Free updates to all who bought it before (thanks). New version is a huge improvement.

For you Android-ites, version 1 is a free app in your store too.
July 9, 2011 at 6:48 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp
July 9, 2011 at 6:33 am Friends
Jim Schrempp
July 8, 2011 at 2:09 pm Friends
P http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/07/07/vintage.recording/index.html
A recently recovered recording from the first-ever talking doll could also be the first-ever commercial recording, historians said after the audio was posted online by the National Parks Service Wednesday.
July 8, 2011 at 8:23 am
Jim SchremppA great recording! The government has a big program going to get all kinds of material digitized and available on the web. An excellent use of our dollars.
July 8, 2011 at 9:03 am
J Are you affected?
Read 'In-N-Out Burger Sign Looms Large Over San Carlos Neighborhood' from our blog CBC San Francisco on Yahoo! News. SAN CARLOS (CBS SF) — Call it a sign of the times. Despite the success of a new business in a weak economy, people in one city are not happy with their popular new neighbor. Residents
July 7, 2011 at 4:30 pm
P Yum!
July 7, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Jim SchremppQuite a discussion topic locally. Personally I'm ok with it. Near the freeway. Industrial center. No houses near by. Good location to raise some tax revenue.
July 7, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Jim Schrempp On this great day ShooFly version 2 went into the app store! I'll post again when they release it.
July 4, 2011 at 3:56 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P Is that a free upgrade?
July 4, 2011 at 4:05 pm
Jim SchremppOh yes.
July 4, 2011 at 9:30 pm
J Can't get enough ShooFly!
July 7, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Godfathers Burger Lounge.
July 3, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Jim Schrempp Edgewood park
July 3, 2011 at 10:39 am Friends
T I was at work just down the hill at Sequoia Hospital! (I love Edgewood Park.)
July 3, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Jim Schrempp I found this usage mildly annoying. 30 minutes of Googling later I am still annoyed but more informed.
July 2, 2011 at 6:12 pm Friends
Jim Schrempp 4 new photos
July 2, 2011 at 4:38 pm Friends
C you have changed your appearance and apparently been doing research into the best way to cook ...

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/02/ff_myhrvold/
July 1, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Jim SchremppOne of us updated his image. Wasn't me... Probably started when he bought that new lab coat for Halloween. I've been too bust with ShooFly2.
July 2, 2011 at 7:57 am
Jim SchremppHah. Meant "busy" but bust may be more appropriate
July 2, 2011 at 7:57 am
Jim Schrempp Brand new fence!
June 30, 2011 at 5:53 am Friends
L that's a loooong fence Jim!!! :-) Did you build it? We know you can do just about anything you set your mind to :-)
June 30, 2011 at 5:55 am
L i like the horizontal lines, and that it's not solid-good job!
June 30, 2011 at 6:19 am
J Now you need a new driveway to match!
June 30, 2011 at 8:59 am
B Do you think the wrought iron and brass entree gates will look good with that design?
June 30, 2011 at 9:01 am
J The entree gates need to have pineapples on the posts.
June 30, 2011 at 9:03 am
L Don't use those pointy tops on the wrought iron fence posts...My friend's dog impaled himself jumping over one of those and now that's all I can see when I see those dang pointy posts.
June 30, 2011 at 1:00 pm
L Pineapples sound safe...
June 30, 2011 at 1:01 pm
L I can't wait to see the gate now, sorry about the impaled pooch, poor thing.
June 30, 2011 at 1:54 pm
D Hey jim-kinda late but I wanted to say thank you for everything you offered us. Hopefully dad will be going home tomorrow. Wow has time just flown by since he entered the hospital.
June 28, 2011 at 9:44 pm
Jim Schrempp Getting a head start.
June 22, 2011 at 5:10 pm Friends
J Wait - wasn't head start a Bush program?
June 22, 2011 at 6:06 pm
M Just can,t get enough of that Hope and Change....
June 22, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Jim SchremppI'm up for more change and less hope...
June 22, 2011 at 7:03 pm
C I am definitely hoping for a change.
June 22, 2011 at 7:31 pm
T Yeah, I donated $25 for a chance of winning dinner with him.
June 22, 2011 at 9:41 pm
M -> Jon: I am pretty sure Bush tried to kill Head Start...it was started under LBJ in 1965: http://www.medicineatyale.org/v4i6_nov_dec_2008/founder.html
June 23, 2011 at 8:49 am
M -> Jim, I am hoping we can take back some seats, keep O and make some serious headway on progressive issues. My soul HOPE re: O is that he has finally learned that the other side just hates him and wants him out no matter how they do it [Suing a serving President? Really? Really? Can you imagine what Dems would have been called if they tried a stunt like that (and yes, I do know a some Dems are mad about Libya, too)? 'Terrorists' or 'Traitors' comes to mind.] My soul HOPE for the party is that their spines grow back and they no longer care about 'taking the high road'. I want them to get down and dirty if that is what it takes to get their way. Politics is just a bar fight right now -- I don't like it, but that IS the way it is. To ignore that fact is to get a drink thrown in your face and your ass kicked. If you cannot handle it, do not go in to the metaphorical bar in the first place. Ta-dummmmmmmmmmmm! =)
June 23, 2011 at 9:08 am
Jim SchremppIt will be interesting to see who the Republicans nominate. A moderate would bring some welcome debate.
June 23, 2011 at 5:40 pm
M Yes it will be interesting...quite a big pool at the moment. Last night my daughter told me she wanted Gore to run again! I wonder if he could win on an independent ticket against O. You saw him come out against O's environmental record this week, I am sure.
June 23, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Jim Schrempp Finished reading Heidegger's Glasses. A strange but compelling story of memories love and pain.
June 18, 2011 at 6:23 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp What to watch? Pulp Fiction? Good choice!
June 17, 2011 at 6:09 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B Busy day?
June 17, 2011 at 6:22 am
Jim SchremppOff to a good start
June 17, 2011 at 6:46 am
B After literally almost 3 years of stalling I finally upgraded to all HD and Comcast's DVR. Ddin't fully realize how much I missed DVR capabilities.
June 17, 2011 at 7:03 am
D Then you should try TiVo much better user interface
June 17, 2011 at 8:07 am
B I had TiVo for years and loved it. I wanted to remain loyal to them as innovators but thought I
June 17, 2011 at 9:45 am
B opps ... would try the low cost version from Comcast and switch later if dissatisfied.
June 17, 2011 at 9:46 am
Jim Schrempp Another patent with my name on it! US 7,917,645 </bragging>
June 16, 2011 at 2:32 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P And what is it for?
June 16, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Jim SchremppGood point. "Identifying Media Content Presented on a Media Playing Device". Google patent search and you can read it all: http://www.google.com/patents
June 16, 2011 at 4:06 pm
M Congrats Jim!
June 16, 2011 at 4:13 pm
M Smarty pants!
June 16, 2011 at 4:13 pm
JSaaweeet!!!
June 16, 2011 at 4:33 pm
T Fabulous! And we can say we know you :-)
June 16, 2011 at 4:36 pm
B You da man!
June 16, 2011 at 6:19 pm
K What were your previous patents and how big is your collection?
June 16, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Jim Schrempp@K - They all belong to my employer. I think 4 total so far.
June 16, 2011 at 7:17 pm
D Right on! Nice work!!
June 16, 2011 at 9:25 pm
K Congrats!
June 17, 2011 at 3:32 am
HCongratulations! Impressive! I started reading the 18 page abstract...might take me a while to understand it..maybe a year or two :)
June 17, 2011 at 1:36 pm
S congratulations! I won't even ask....
June 17, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Jim Schrempp Hi. Here you go. Please don't tell anyone.
June 11, 2011 at 7:39 am Friends
Jim Schrempp Just read: 6 out of 10 Americans think Sarah Palin is not qualified to be president. I guess the other 4 out of 10 are whacked out on crack.
June 10, 2011 at 5:26 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Just watched Salt. A very good spy flick.
June 8, 2011 at 8:53 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Angela's birthday dinner
June 6, 2011 at 5:13 pm
L Happy birthday to Angela-cheers!
June 6, 2011 at 6:27 pm
T HB Ang!
June 6, 2011 at 7:30 pm
B Happy birthday Angela!
June 7, 2011 at 6:20 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Edgewood County Park.
May 28, 2011 at 9:35 am
T I must have passed you - I drove right by there on my way to work at Sequoia Hospital!
May 28, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Jim Schrempp Half way up Edgewood park.
May 28, 2011 at 9:35 am Friends
Jim Schrempp Watched An Affair To Remember. What a tear jerker. Good movie!
May 27, 2011 at 9:12 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp My iPad freaked out just a little bit today.
May 27, 2011 at 1:20 pm Friends
Jim Schrempp Lecture: particle accelerator on chip
May 24, 2011 at 6:36 pm
CCorn or pita?
May 24, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Jim SchremppEither. But they must be laser light
May 25, 2011 at 7:01 am
P Chocolate!
May 26, 2011 at 4:11 am
Jim SchremppThe crystals do have to be chock-o-block....
May 26, 2011 at 6:15 am
P Poker?
May 26, 2011 at 10:36 am
Jim Schrempp Not so keen on the recipe, but the comments!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/english-peas-recipe/index.html
Food Network invites you to try this English Peas recipe from Paula Deen.
May 23, 2011 at 6:02 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P lol
May 23, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Mark Really!?! Maybe I could learn to cook!
May 23, 2011 at 6:20 pm
J Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold, pease porridge in the pot, nine days old!
May 23, 2011 at 6:55 pm
J Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot, nine days old
May 23, 2011 at 6:56 pm
J Pease Porridge hot,
Pease Porridge cold,
Pease Porridge in the Pot
Nine Days old,
Spell me that in four Letters?
I will, THAT
May 23, 2011 at 6:57 pm
C LOL!
May 23, 2011 at 9:01 pm
D Should I use salted or unsalted butter??
May 24, 2011 at 6:57 pm
J Salted with iodine to avoid goiter
May 24, 2011 at 7:01 pm
Mark Salted with iodine to avoid goiter and radiation :-)
May 24, 2011 at 7:30 pm
J Salted with iodine to avoid goiter, radiation and that old pea taste.
May 24, 2011 at 7:33 pm
S Have you tried any of the other recipes on the site?
May 25, 2011 at 11:52 am
Jim Schrempp Brand new Chinese restaurant. So far so good
May 22, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Jim Schrempp Pretty artichoke bottom
May 22, 2011 at 3:27 pm Friends
Jim Schrempp As they turn it faster the rocks swing out and the poles on top stand up.
May 22, 2011 at 1:34 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P Steve described this, but it's fun to see a video.
May 22, 2011 at 7:32 pm
J Well, it certainly is big.
May 22, 2011 at 10:31 pm
J My Mom would have approved of the previous statement.
May 22, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Maker Faire.
May 22, 2011 at 10:23 am
Jim Schrempp Earth intact. Truth:1 Idiots:0
May 22, 2011 at 7:46 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp The end of the world tomorrow...

http://www.williamsonpsp.com/chronicles/2011/05/20_rapture.html
20 May 2011. There are people absolutely convinced that The Rapture will occur tomorrow, May 21st. Supposedly those who died believing in Christ shall rise from the dead and the living who are similarly right-thinking will all be gathered up and taken to Heaven to be reunited with Jesus. Those left
May 20, 2011 at 10:22 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D I thought The Rapture was supposed to be a surprise....?
May 20, 2011 at 11:34 am
KGuess that means I don't need to project real estate pricing trends any more!
May 20, 2011 at 12:25 pm
J Do you suppose that the DJIA will go up or down? I guess it will have to be after market trading.
May 20, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Jim SchremppSure Jon, you know no one from The Street will be going up stairs. I'm going long on the DOW.
May 20, 2011 at 12:40 pm
P oH, YEAH!
May 20, 2011 at 1:25 pm
J PAR TAY!
May 20, 2011 at 1:25 pm
P I went out on a limb and bought green bananas yesterday. Living on the edge.
May 20, 2011 at 2:13 pm
C I've got plans for next week I don't want to miss so I guess I'd better stay earthbound until it all implodes.
May 20, 2011 at 3:00 pm
P @C : just make sure you sin LOTS tonight. You can still repent later. (I think)
May 20, 2011 at 3:13 pm
T I really should shave my legs & get my nails done! lol
May 20, 2011 at 3:35 pm
T wonder if my flight is cancelled? haha
May 20, 2011 at 3:35 pm
M And, I JUST bought a new Kindle!
May 20, 2011 at 4:11 pm
D We're going to an "end of the world" party.
May 20, 2011 at 4:14 pm
P I wonder what would happen if I could find a True Believer with a whole lot of nice electronics and I offered him $100 for all of it.
May 20, 2011 at 4:41 pm
K Rapture's Eve! Let's start a tradition! Wait...
May 20, 2011 at 6:41 pm
M How does the time zone thing work? Is it like Santa?
May 20, 2011 at 6:53 pm
P It's already May 21 in most of the world. Any mass ascensions to heaven yet? No?
May 20, 2011 at 7:07 pm
M Piles of clothes and shoes for those who have already risen sighted? How about that massive earthquake? Maybe we have to wait until the end of the end of the day all the way around the world? Very confusing and stressful isn't it? (Tongue firmly in cheek).
May 20, 2011 at 7:10 pm
D Well maybe there will be a mass of people who feel stupid enough to start getting real. What a bunch of dupes.
May 21, 2011 at 5:19 pm
P @D : I doubt it. Someone will have some lame reason for why it didn't happen and they'll all latch on to that and believe all the more fervently the next time.
May 21, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Jim Schrempp Viewing incredible tile at this fantastic state park
Adamson House, also known as Vaquero Hill, is a historic house and gardens in Malibu, California... that has been called the "Taj Mahal of Tile" due to its extensive use of decorative ceramic tiles created by the Malibu Potteries. The house was built in 1930 for Rhoda Rindge Adamson and Merritt Huntley Adamson, based on a Mediterranean Revival design by Stiles O. Clements of the architectural firm of Morgan, Walls & Clements. The residence and estate is within the Malibu Lagoon State Beach Park. The Adamson House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated as a California Historical Landmark in 1985.See More
May 18, 2011 at 10:00 am
Jim Schrempp Thinking about short rib and pancetta meat loaf. The pastaless lasagna for lunch was excellent.
May 17, 2011 at 6:19 pm
T Pastaless lasagna - I have to know how! (I'm gluten-free now)
May 17, 2011 at 8:18 pm
L Pasta-less lasagna is an oxymoron... ; )
May 17, 2011 at 8:20 pm
P Where's the recipe?
May 17, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Jim SchremppThis isn't the kind of place to share recipes with me ;-(. I did try their blueberry thyme mint cocktail; I won't repeat that one.
May 18, 2011 at 6:02 am
Jim Schrempp California Historic Preservation Conference
May 16, 2011 at 3:02 pm
J New business venture with R ?
May 16, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Jim SchremppJust monkey business
May 17, 2011 at 5:35 am
Jim Schrempp Fb checkin at SFO. Now I can see everyone else who has checkedin. And see their wall posts. Hmmm. Looked at some of their pics. "liked" a few. What will they think? Fb privacy seems weak when you checkin somewhere.
May 14, 2011 at 11:00 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
May 14, 2011 at 10:51 am
E Wander around Terminal 2? I want to drive down to chk it out since I've heard so much about it!
May 14, 2011 at 10:47 pm
T Where are you off to?
May 16, 2011 at 10:37 am
Jim Schrempp And here are my folks 50 years later. Still smiling.
May 10, 2011 at 6:33 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Locanda Positano.
Set to open in early April, Locanda Positano will be a Neapolitan pizzeria by Enzo Rosano of San... Mateo's AquaPazza Restaurant. Located on bustling Laurel Street in San Carlos,CA, diners can sample Locanda's artisanal pastas, regional dishes, and signature Neapolitan pizzas in a comfortable, yet contemporary space. See More
May 6, 2011 at 5:14 pm
D How is it? Looked pretentious from the outside.
May 6, 2011 at 5:55 pm
Jim SchremppPretty relaxed inside. The staff and owner were almost too friendly. We enjoyed the food. Appetizers $9. Wine $9. Entree $15.
May 6, 2011 at 7:34 pm
D How about the pizza Jim? Neapolitan thin crust?
May 7, 2011 at 5:48 am
Jim SchremppVery thin crust. Open hearth oven. Angela liked it.
May 7, 2011 at 7:57 am
D Tis on our list,thanks.
May 7, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Jim Schrempp Updated iPad to 4.3.2 yesterday. Now apps abort. Background apps suddenly pop to the foreground. Glad I didn't put this junk on my phone.
May 2, 2011 at 7:25 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
J Hmm, no problems with my phone. I did update the iPad but I don't use it very much now that I have a MacBook Air.
May 3, 2011 at 7:54 pm
Jim Schrempp
April 30, 2011 at 4:55 pm Friends
Jim Schrempp Picked up my book!
April 30, 2011 at 12:56 pm
J You wrote a book?
May 3, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Jim SchremppI wish. I bought one and got it rebound.
May 3, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Jim Schrempp Sign of the times - local Boy Scouts holding bake sale and document shredding service. I kid you not.
April 30, 2011 at 10:05 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Carlos Club.
April 29, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Jim SchremppFlw liver and pretzels.
April 29, 2011 at 6:16 pm
Jim Schrempp Preparing for a journey of inner discovery
April 27, 2011 at 8:14 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
J Colonoscopy?
May 3, 2011 at 7:57 pm
Jim SchremppYou're too good at this.
May 3, 2011 at 8:06 pm
Jim SchremppClean as a whistle I might add.
May 3, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Armadillo Willy's BBQ.
April 26, 2011 at 10:42 am
S like
April 27, 2011 at 7:51 am
C How was it? Recent comments on Yelp haven't been very good. What do you think of the speakers for next year? I don't think I can stomach Condi Rice. She's right up there with Rumsfeld as my least favorite Bush cabinet members.
April 27, 2011 at 11:03 pm
Jim Schrempp At Angela's home
April 24, 2011 at 8:29 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P Looks wonderful, Angela!
April 24, 2011 at 10:26 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Depot Cafe.
April 23, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Jim Schrempp For my Android phone friends, Shoofly just went live! Thanks to Alan who wanted to learn the Android SDK and did ALLLLL the work.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.shrimpware.android.ShooFly
ShooFly is a single player whack-a-mole type game. An annoying fly lands on your food and crawls around in a life-like way. If you don't like flies on your food, this ...
April 23, 2011 at 4:16 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
L Cool! I still have only done iPhone apps , I need to play with the android sdk soon!
April 23, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Jim Schrempp Angela says the tulips at Filoli are in prime form. This weekend is the time to see them. If you go today look for her by the pool.
April 23, 2011 at 10:40 am Friends
Jim Schrempp Merc news letter to the editor... Lots of families making $250k a year struggle to survive.... Oh good grief. Me thinks the man does not understand the word.
April 21, 2011 at 7:01 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Watched How To Marry A Millionaire (1953). Crazy stupid movie. Enjoyed it. Thanks to Netflix.
April 17, 2011 at 8:29 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp CNPS going native show open for business. Yours truly as the official greeter.
April 17, 2011 at 9:06 am Friends
Jim Schrempp Tomorrow (Sunday) is the Going Native Garden Tour. Angela's been digging out the weeds and planting new things for months.
http://www.goingnativegardentour.org/GNGT/Home.php
Organized by the California Native Plant Society (Santa Clara Valley Chapter)in association with UCCE Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County.
April 16, 2011 at 9:10 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D Wait aren't weeds native? LOL I bet it looks beautiful
April 16, 2011 at 11:39 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Mandaloun.
April 15, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Jim SchremppA most delicious cassolet!
April 15, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Jim Schrempp
Listen to the Who - Redwood City April 21... Richie Unterberger is a friend and well known rock author. His talks are always fun...
April 12, 2011 at 6:37 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Just finished listening to stories written and read by graduates of the Santa Clara Adult Literacy program. These people have reached a turning point in their lives. Very inspiring.
April 9, 2011 at 2:37 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp This has been around... still interesting. http://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths-about-why-the-south-seceded/2011/01/03/ABHr6jD_story.html?wpisrc=nl_most
April 5, 2011 at 7:45 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
J Point 3 goes a astray and makes me wonder about the rest.
April 5, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Jim SchremppI also thought that was a gratuitous slap at the Bush tax cuts.
April 6, 2011 at 5:54 am
Jim Schrempp Angela is cooking up my birthday dinner. Roast chicken, broccoli, berries for dessert. :-)
April 3, 2011 at 4:39 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
B I guess "happy birthday" (belated) is in order. What, did you wait to have a Super Heater until the next day?
April 6, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Jim SchremppI went into B&R but couldn't decide what to get. Hah!
April 7, 2011 at 6:38 am
Jim Schrempp A roundup of fun items that you wish weren't true.

http://www.williamsonpsp.com/chronicles/2011/04/01_fool.html
Something really is wrong with Kansas! Since two states separate Kansas from the Mexican border, it's hard to imagine that Kansas even has much of a problem with illegal immigration.
April 2, 2011 at 8:20 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp 68 degrees at 7 am, and I have the day off (almost). Sitting outside with coffee, Kindle, and the news paper. No wonder it costs more to live here - it's worth it.
March 31, 2011 at 7:09 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at San Jose Repertory Theatre.
March 29, 2011 at 6:08 pm
C What did you think of the show? J & I saw it Sunday. She liked it more than I did. Many interesting thoughts, but I wasn't sure where they were going with all of them.
March 29, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Jim SchremppI agree. I was uncertain at the break. Too many lectures for my taste. The end brought it together. Angela enjoyed it.
March 30, 2011 at 5:46 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at San Mateo County Fair.
March 27, 2011 at 11:25 am
Jim SchremppHome and Garden show
March 27, 2011 at 11:25 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Alanas_cafe.
March 27, 2011 at 8:22 am
MI love Alanas. Companys coming
March 27, 2011 at 10:39 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Fishermans Warehouse.
March 25, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Jim SchremppFixing pole tip. Cost $45.00.
March 25, 2011 at 1:11 pm
R Catching 8 pound largemouth bass with broken pole tip ... Priceless!
March 25, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
March 25, 2011 at 11:19 am
Jim SchremppNeed a deep tech book on programming, go to Frys - wrong. Barnes and Noble have them beat.
March 25, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Jim Schrempp Just had a six year old boy hold the door open for me. Do I really look that old? Sigh.
March 21, 2011 at 6:44 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Rumi.
March 18, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Jim Schrempp Oh Lord, what have I done?
March 18, 2011 at 1:56 pm Friends
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Apple Store.
March 18, 2011 at 1:42 pm
J Good luck!
March 18, 2011 at 2:49 pm
V Thanks for the link to the video. It is just amazing.
March 15, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Jim Schrempp Press statements that don't work - Yesterday: but any contamination would be limited to a six mile radius. Today: any radiation released would likely not be harmful.
March 13, 2011 at 6:31 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Is making the J Irish beef stew recipe for friends tonight.
March 12, 2011 at 3:46 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Searching Flickr for "tsunami" and sort by recent brings up some incredible photos and movies. So much devastation.
March 11, 2011 at 10:01 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Tsunami warning good idea. Continuing local coverage after they scale it back to "three foot waves" bad idea. Let's focus on Japan now.
March 11, 2011 at 7:19 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Foothill College.
Foothill College is recognized internationally as one of the nation's most outstanding community... colleges. Students of all ages enroll at Foothill for a single class, one- or two-year degree programs, or to complete general education requirements for transfer to four-year universities.See More
March 9, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Jim SchremppSilicon Valley Astronomy Lecture - Titan with Dr. Chris McKay
March 9, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Emelina's Peruvian Restaurant.
March 6, 2011 at 7:26 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Barceluna Cafe.
March 5, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at The Bell Tower Bistro.
March 4, 2011 at 7:59 am
L Have a terrific day Jim ~
March 4, 2011 at 8:10 am
Jim Schrempp French bakery in Saratoga. Excellent.
March 4, 2011 at 7:59 am Friends
J At the refuge right now with Heather - couldn't stay away! Good times last night! Thanks again.
February 26, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Jim SchremppYes, good eats and great to see you. So many beers to try. Did you have another fried slaw? We need to do it again.
February 27, 2011 at 8:11 am
Jim Schrempp He says, "So the worst case is some women may have little beards." Really?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXt4mYbFY7s
Source: WMTW news
February 25, 2011 at 4:16 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
P OMG
February 25, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Jim SchremppI know, I couldn't believe it. How would he handle it if someone had said, "So the worst case is some men will have their testicles shrink. Big deal."
February 26, 2011 at 9:37 am
M Stupid is forever. Poor Maine.
February 26, 2011 at 9:52 am
D One word to describe him: IDIOT
February 28, 2011 at 8:51 am
Jim Schrempp My first public iPhone app! (With a better link than my last post.)

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shoofly/id420038017
Learn more, read reviews, and download ShooFly by Shrimpware on the iTunes App Store.
February 25, 2011 at 8:46 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
J I was going to rate it but then I thought about what my mother taught me.
February 25, 2011 at 9:12 am
Jim SchremppYou're dissin' my very first app?
February 25, 2011 at 9:14 am
M Congrats! Hope it brings in bajillion$!
February 25, 2011 at 10:16 am
J @Jim: You didn't know my mother!
February 25, 2011 at 12:18 pm
L Congrats!!!!! Soon you will become addicted like we are and have 14 apps!!! We are working on #15 now
February 25, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Jim SchremppI do have a couple of other ideas. And Angela wants to do one. Multiplayer Shoofly is in the works.
February 25, 2011 at 5:05 pm
D Congratulations Jim! Very exciting
February 25, 2011 at 5:58 pm
D I won! Do I get a prize?
February 26, 2011 at 9:19 am
Jim SchremppD , my ever lasting gratitude. Or a slice of pizza.
February 26, 2011 at 9:34 am
C Did you make the fly's sound effect yourself?
February 26, 2011 at 11:02 am
C Using the shake technique on an iPad could be advertised as a way to exercise.
February 26, 2011 at 11:03 am
D Can I have the pizza sans fly?
February 26, 2011 at 11:21 am
Jim SchremppChuck, was it that obvious?
February 26, 2011 at 11:47 am
Jim SchremppAll right! I just passed 10 purchases! Just 999,990 to go...
February 27, 2011 at 10:23 am
EJust checked out your app. Jim you are hilarious.
February 28, 2011 at 12:22 am
J You have made some improvements since your prototype! Way to go Jim! Now if I only had an iPhone!
February 28, 2011 at 1:22 am
Jim Schrempp Ant issues? Terro is the product! When we put it out they brought all their friends and we were overrun for a day. Now they are all gone. Best stuff we've used.
February 21, 2011 at 7:28 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
J In my family, its' the uncles that are the issue.
February 23, 2011 at 9:56 pm
Jim Schrempp View from Where I grew up.
February 20, 2011 at 4:05 pm Friends
Jim Schrempp Got off track tonight. Asked GPS for help and damn thing put us on old La Honda road. Narrow one lane. No markers. Dark. Steep drop offs. Middle of nowhere. Cloud-like fog; visibility ten feet. Damn I was glad when we got out of there.
February 19, 2011 at 11:41 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
J A couple of times, our GPS has directed us out into the bay (off Redwood Shores). It's a good thing we were paying attention and chose not to drive into the water.
February 23, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Home.
February 12, 2011 at 4:21 pm
P Glad to hear it!
February 12, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Jim SchremppActually Vicky Boles' home. Today was her surprise 50th birthday. It was a complete shock to her. Job well done.
February 12, 2011 at 6:55 pm
J So good to see you!!!
February 12, 2011 at 9:41 pm
L I hope someone took some photos at Vicky's surprise party....Wish I could have been there!
February 13, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Jim Schrempp Submitted my first app to the iTunes store yesterday. Now the wait begins...
February 12, 2011 at 10:49 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp The Burghers of Saratoga ??
February 10, 2011 at 7:01 am Friends
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Palm Springs Municipal Airport.
February 7, 2011 at 7:02 pm
J Whatcha doing?
February 7, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Jim SchremppSuperbowl party. Now waiting for United flight delayed an hour. Reading trash to stay awake.
February 7, 2011 at 8:52 pm
J Aha. Hope it was a great party! Hope you ate home soon!
February 7, 2011 at 9:28 pm
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Sidewinder.
February 5, 2011 at 8:48 am
Jim Schrempp Just tried to buy airfare with our United vouchers for being bumped. "just like cash" we were told. Bull. Ripped off again by United Airlines. Next time we won't agree to be bumped.
February 4, 2011 at 5:49 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Hope it doesn't come to this - but it would be cool.

http://abstrusegoose.com/337
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January 30, 2011 at 10:39 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D Resistance is futile!
January 30, 2011 at 10:49 am
Jim Schrempp Skype rang while I was at the tire store. Was my far distant uncle that I haven't spoken with in years. He looked startled when I said hello. He didn't know he had video called me! His first skype experience. He was amazed as I walked him down the street. His wife ducked into camera range and said, "boy that's something. They said we'd be able to do this in the future." The future is here.
January 28, 2011 at 11:13 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Streamed Ip Man. A good Kung Fu movie. More story, less fighting than I expected.
January 28, 2011 at 8:08 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
D Thanks for the movie review - I'll have to look into that.
January 28, 2011 at 9:01 am
Jim Schrempp Cal Poly Bldg 52 is torn down. Well, as long as the computer center is still there I'm ok.
Building 52 Demolition and construction of the new Center for Science.
January 26, 2011 at 6:15 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp Burns night. Go Bobby.
January 23, 2011 at 7:59 pm Friends
Jim SchremppWith haggis!
January 23, 2011 at 9:49 pm
J Haggis is why they drink so much whiskey!
January 23, 2011 at 10:02 pm
Jim SchremppAnd we did a wee bit o' scotch tastin' as well.
January 26, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Jim Schrempp Good morning Saratoga.
January 21, 2011 at 8:04 am Friends
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at Plantation Coffee Roastery.
January 15, 2011 at 10:04 am
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at The Sandwich Maker.
January 12, 2011 at 12:48 pm
T Great to see you in the grocery store! I called D on the way home - she's looking forward to a coffee with you :-).
January 11, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Jim SchremppAlways enjoy coffee with D at Great Bear, Los Gatos.
January 11, 2011 at 9:27 pm
T Ahh, now I know where the hookups happen :-). And there I was in the Starbucks line down the road...
January 11, 2011 at 9:31 pm
T Day late and a dollar short! ;-p
January 11, 2011 at 9:32 pm
J Nobody has coffee with me :-(
January 12, 2011 at 1:49 am
Jim Schrempp Holy cow. Tom DeLay going to jail. I guess no one is above the law. Happy New Year.
January 11, 2011 at 7:43 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
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January 10, 2011 at 8:29 am Friends
Jim Schrempp Jim checked in at American Bookbinders Museum.
January 8, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Jim Schrempp First Skype video over 3G call today. Rick caught a bass and sent live video from the middle of the lake. The future is now here.
January 8, 2011 at 9:46 am Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
Jim Schrempp New Kindle arrived today. And my first iPhone app is almost ready for others to test. Life is fun!
January 7, 2011 at 2:17 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
DLet me know when the app is ready. I'm ready to download it.
January 7, 2011 at 3:31 pm
L Cool! We have 10 Apps now! They sell fairly well, some ups and downs. Good luck with yours!
January 7, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Jim Schrempp Issa - Another reason to hate Mondays. Will he be investigating Halliburton as well? Me thinks not.
January 3, 2011 at 12:53 pm Cal Poly, Friends of Friends; Except: D   , Ray T , Bob Hunt
WeWll, and then there is Scalia to add cheer to the day.
January 3, 2011 at 9:40 pm
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