http://www.jeffturner.net jeffturner.net Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:22:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We spent the past two days in Yellowstone National Park, a really amazing American experience. We saw more buffalo, elk and tourists than we cared to see, but it was a lot of fun to wander around a small part of the 2.2 million acres inside the park. It really is ... http://www.jeffturner.net/2008/07/03/yellowstone/ On the list of things you don't want to happen on your first day of vacation, aside from landing yourself in a Tijuana prison, is to lose your camera. Or more accurately, to pull your camera from your bag. Where it was floating in 5 inches of water. Along with your ... http://www.jeffturner.net/2008/06/29/i-just-flew-to-montana-and-boy-are-my-arms-tired/ Um, wow. My wife went to Targèt last week and had this receipt in her bag. It actually wasn't hers, which was weird in itself. Someone left it in the cart or something. Anyway. It was the longest receipt I've ever seen. I measured it. 54 inches of paper. I'm going to try ... http://www.jeffturner.net/2008/06/22/store-receipts-are-getting-ridiculous/ Geez. What's going on at Yahoo?! I know it's not looking good for Jerry, but man, when all of the real talent starts jumping ship one after the other, something's just not right. Wow. just. wow. http://www.jeffturner.net/2008/06/19/yahoo-ya-hikes/ Mozilla is doing a fun little thing around the release of Firefox 3 today -- they're trying to set a world record for downloads in a 24 period: Have you attempted to set a World Record with no luck? Well, now is your chance to change that! Help set a Guinness ... http://www.jeffturner.net/2008/06/17/download-firefox-3-today-help-set-a-world-record/ Crazy smoke in Raleigh the past few days from the fire in eastern NC. We got ourselves a "code red" air quality today. Yikes. [ed. - the sensational pic here is actually from a fire in Montana a few years ago. Not Raleigh] http://www.jeffturner.net/2008/06/13/smoke/ Against better judgement, I booked it over to the Wal-Mart Vision Center after work to get a new pair of contacts. I called ahead of time and was told they closed at 7PM. So I stroll inside the Wal-Mart at 6:45.... and the Vision Center gate is closed. Right after I got ... http://www.jeffturner.net/2008/06/10/wal-mart-vision-center-closes-early-again/ Traffic spike on my blog today. Mostly from Boston. What's up with that? Um. This is what. Ronnie Craven admitted today that he had been using the name of Turner, an unremarkable power forward/center who played ten seasons for the New Jersey Nets and Orlando Magic, in order to get laid. http://www.jeffturner.net/2008/06/04/im-not-that-jeff-turner/ http://www.jeffturner.net/2008/06/03/dude-no-arms/ Harvey Korman was comic genius. Hedley Lamarr: Repeat after me: I... Men: I... Hedley Lamarr: ...your name... Men: ...your name... Hedley Lamarr: [to himself] Shmucks. [continues aloud] Hedley Lamarr: ... do pledge allegiance... Men: ...do pledge allegiance... Hedley Lamarr: ...to Hedley Lamarr... Men: ...to Hedy Lamarr... Hedley Lamarr: That's *Hedley*! Men: That's Hedley. http://www.jeffturner.net/2008/05/29/rip-hedley-lamar/