Selling my Garmin GPSMAP 60cs

Garmin GPSMAP 60csWell, Karen and I are upgrading our GPS Unit to the Garmin GPSMap 60CSx Handheld GPS. This GPS can hold MicroSD Cards so that you can load more maps into the GPS. We travel frequently and we take our GPS with us. Our current GPS is can only hold about 56MBs worth of maps. So, we have to load and unload maps.

So, we have put our old GPS on eBay for sale. If you are looking for a GPS, you can bid on our Garmin GPSMAP 60cs.

Testing Out AIM Presence

I am thinking about added my AOL IM status to my web site.

This icon gives some idea as to if I am online.


Brian Allen

You can click it and it will open your AIM client and start a chat session with me.

Opening Day at Huntsville Stars Baseball

Huntsville StarsKaren and I have waiting almost nine months for baseball to return in to Huntsville. Opening day for home play is tomorrow and we can’t wait to head to the game. The Huntsville Stars take on the Birmingham Barons.

Tonight, we even discussed what kind of ballpark food we would eat for dinner tomorrow. Karen still wishes they had the Chick-Fil-A sandwich served at the games, but I am firm believer that hotdogs or the like is the only baseball food. We both know that draft beer is the drink of choice at a ball game.

My Brother's Business

Well, I helped my brother setup a simple web site. You can check it out here: www.usaSchoolsRus.com.

It is a very simple site. I need to get him to improve it, but it is a start.

My brother runs a fundraising business that school organizations use to raise money. His business produces discount cards.

Tracy Carreon's "A Moment's Peace"

Tracy Carreon
Tracy Carreon's “A Moment's Peace”

“A Moment’s Peace… It can be so difficult to find these days. Yet, taking time to slow down and replenish our energy is essential for health and well-being. If you desire to reduce stress, create balance, and connect with a greater sense of peace, wisdom and joy, this beautiful audio is a gift you give to yourself. Here are the essentials for creating a personal stress reduction practice, with three powerful visualizations that invite you into a restful, centered state. Enter, and be deeply renewed. Return, and find yourself ready to fully embrace life… and all of its moments.” © Amazon.com

This a great relaxation CD.

St. Patrick's Day

Finnegan's Pub is the place to be in Huntsville, Alabama. Karen and I will be heading over there today around lunch in order to do things right.

I hope you can join us. If you can't join us, I suggest that you at least stop by some Irish site.

Rediscoverying the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah YeahsI see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are coming out with a new album, but I had forgotten the great songs they had made in the past.

It is amazing how a little reminder can bring back many things.

On their Fever to Tell album, they have a great tune in the song “Maps“. The sound just runs on forever in your mind after hearing it.

And if it doesn't run on in your mind, their web site may stick in your mind or your nightmares.

Building a Computer Based DVR

I am ordering Apple's new Intel based Mac Mini to integrate with Plextor's ConvertX DVR. I will be able to record television shows directly to my computer for viewing later on trips or for burn onto DVDs.

But, the Mac Mini's internal hard drive is too small so I going to purchase LaCie's 250 GB Mini External Hard Drive with FireWire Interface which should give me days of recording time. I have learned from experience that bigger is better. I have gone out of town to learn that my current DVR has filled up and is now deleting older recordings. Bummer!

I am going to use Apple's Wireless Keyboard and Wireless Mouse so that we can work the system from across the room.