October 2006 Archives

I don't know why it is, but in my experience with hair stylists, I'm unable to get a good cut after more than a year. Around that time, the cuts I get range from not-so-hot to down right bad. Eventually I give up and have to move on to someone else. It frustrates me to no end because I usually get a really great cut at the start of the relationship and I have to wonder what makes it go sour? Well, after my last haircut, it looks like I'm at that point again. What started out great is now as sour as curdled milk.

It's at times like this that I wish I had hair like George Clooney. His hair style is more conservative than mine and it looks as if a barber cut it, but Clooney's hair always looks great. If I could get away with that look, I'd run to a barber in a New York second. Unfortunately my hair is a bit too fine in texture and Clooney's look wouldn't translate to my head. In fact, I haven't been to a barber since I was a child. The moment that I wanted to have my hair "feathered" back in the late 70's and early 80's, it was off to a hair stylist and I've been with one ever since.

For my birthday, my family whisked me away to San Diego for an extended weekend. I really couldn't ask for more, because this place is fantastic! We head back home tomorrow, but I was able to get the first day's photographs posted to Flickr. You can view the gallery at this link, enjoy. :)

This month, the regular NPUG Monthly Meeting is going “On The Road”, which means that we're holding our meeting in a different part of town. Usually we meeting every 2nd Saturday at the Edmonson Pike Library, but this month we're off to Franklin! We'll be meeting at the , Williamson County Public Library [Google Map]. Will that be a bit of a drive for most of our members? Sure, but it’ll be a welcome relief for our members that live south of Nashville and drive north for every other meeting. We have quite a few that drive 30+ minutes to attend each meeting, so for once in the 7 years we’ve been having meeting, they’ll have the shortest drive. :)

This month’s meeting is pretty special because it marks our 7th anniversary/birthday. That's right, I've been running the Nashville Palm Users Group for 7 years now. Think that's bad? I started the Kansas City Palm Users Group (now defunct) the year before that. So I guess you could say I've been "PUGgin'" for over 8 years now. :P

I've written before how much I enjoy hanging out at Tobacco Road, especially when they're having a cigar tasting like they did a few weeks ago. Enjoying a cigar amongst friends is the best smoke there is and friends are never in short supply at Tobacco Road. Unfortunately, having time to hang out there has been in short supply this year; however that may all be changing thanks to a new thing they're doing every Tuesday evening -- The Bubba Miller Radio Show on WSNR AM 560.

At the last cigar tasting, Mike, the store manager, mentioned something about a radio show broadcasting from there live, but I thought it was just some kind of radio promotional thing. You know, a one shot deal. About a week later, Tobacco Road sent out an e-mail giving all the details.

This weekend, I am going to ride in the 11th Annual Jack Daniel's "Bike to Jack & Back". It's a 150 mile bike ride to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis.

Luckily, I'm not doing this alone. I am on a team called "KC Cruisers" and we're riding for Kathleen Cullen, a friend who works for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, who was diagnosed with MS about 13 years ago. She's unable to ride, so we're riding on her behalf and I need your help.

Obviously the purpose of the ride is to raise money, so I'm asking everyone who reads my blog to make a small donation. Believe it or not, even a small $5 donation is a big help and is greatly appreciated. The only catch, is that it has to be done this week. All you have to do is go to this link and select the "Sponsor Me" image on the right side of the page. From there you can make your pledge online without having to create an account or do anything fancy. What's nice, is that you can also post a message that will appear on my sponsorship site.