http://www.lesjones.com/ en-us blog@lesjones.com 2008-08-22T18:29:32-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005561.shtml Since the site was having trouble with comments hanging. I decided to upgrade the blogging software to the new version, which is reputed to be much quicker. Installion of the new version kept quitting during the import of the old comments. Then I found a mention in the installation notes that large numbers of comments (usually spam comments) could cause the upgrade to fail. So I checked and holy frijoles! I had 271,833 spam comments and 47,586 spam trackbacks. The... 5561@http://www.lesjones.com/ Blogging 2008-08-22T18:29:32-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005559.shtml I installed Moveable Type 4.2 last night. I'm trying to finagle it through the upgrade process, but it's stalling out when it tries to import comments. I'm starting it again as I leave for work. Light blogging today, but I hope to finish the upgrade this weekend.... 5559@http://www.lesjones.com/ Blogging 2008-08-22T07:39:09-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005557.shtml The newest arrival on the Maryville restaurant scene is Swank's Jazz Club. We got there early on a Saturday evening so we were too early to take in any music, but they have live shows almost every night of the week. The interior was well done and the food was good. We sampled the filet and the shrimp alfredo and no one was unsatisfied. Two Doors Down is a rock 'n' roll centric bar that is well-arranged for live... 5557@http://www.lesjones.com/ East Tennessee 2008-08-21T09:00:00-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005558.shtml I'm having some server problems right now, particularly with comments. Sometimes when you leave a comment the page seems to hang. I've contacted my host and restarted the system, but it seems to keep happening. There's a new version of the Moveable Type software that runs the blog. It's supposed to be much faster. I'm going to experiment with that this weekend.... 5558@http://www.lesjones.com/ Blogging 2008-08-21T08:38:36-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005545.shtml 5545@http://www.lesjones.com/ Quotes 2008-08-21T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005555.shtml In a comment to this post someone named Niamh writes: I just wanted to let you know that a young girl on the site gurl.com is using your son's ultrasound picture and claiming it's her son. Here is the link: http://messageboards.gurl.com/gl-teenpreg/messages?msg=48710.1 She's already been caught, but I just wanted to let you guys know. I know I'd want to know if someone was using MY ultrasound pictures and claiming it's their's. And from that post on gurl.com: from: kalulugirl 7:09... 5555@http://www.lesjones.com/ Blogging 2008-08-21T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005543.shtml 5543@http://www.lesjones.com/ Photos 2008-08-20T09:00:00-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005553.shtml According to Barry, Knoxville's duelling Waffle Houses have finished their duel and only one survives. Someone took a pre-demolition video for posterity. Hat tip to Michael Silence.... 5553@http://www.lesjones.com/ East Tennessee 2008-08-20T08:48:22-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005539.shtml Next month I'm attending an Appleseed shoot in Manchester, TN. None of my guns is quite right for an Appleseed shoot, and the 10/22 is their recommended gun barring anything else appropriate. Friday I strolled into the sporting goods section at Wal-Mart to look at .22 rifles. I was glad to see L. manning the counter. (Doesn't everyone know their Wal-Mart gun counter clerk by name?) I asked to see the Ruger 10/22 in the rack. L. said he loved... 5539@http://www.lesjones.com/ Guns 2008-08-20T07:00:00-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005549.shtml Found at Slashdot. To SSL encrypt your browser's interaction with Gmail follow these steps: In the upper right corner of the Gmail window click Settings. In the General settings tabs that is the default scroll to the bottom. Select "Always use https." Click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page. Close Gmail. When you re-open Gmail confirm that all page URLs begin with https instead of http.... 5549@http://www.lesjones.com/ Tech 2008-08-20T01:00:00-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005548.shtml From the fine folks at McSweeney's. It's probably wrong that I think this is the funniest part: (DAVID PEREL learns that JOHN EDWARDS is visiting RIELLE HUNTER at the Beverly Hills Hilton and sets up an ambush in the hotel. When JOHN EDWARDS sees them, he flees to the bathroom.) REPORTER Mr. Edwards, come out. We live in a democracy. Information is the tonic That corrects hypocrisy. JOHN EDWARDS Oh, of course, yes. I agree—uh, It's just that I have... 5548@http://www.lesjones.com/ Politics 2008-08-20T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005552.shtml Congrats, you two.... 5552@http://www.lesjones.com/ Blogging 2008-08-19T21:51:45-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005546.shtml The New York Times - Your Photos, Off the Shelf at Last: Because let’s face it: scanning hundreds or thousands of photos yourself, one at a time, on a home scanner, is a time drain the size of the Grand Canyon. You could send them away to a company that does the scanning, but that’s incredibly expensive; most charge 50 cents or even $1 a photo. You’d be forgiven, then, for raising an eyebrow at the offer made by a... 5546@http://www.lesjones.com/ Photos 2008-08-19T08:21:30-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005547.shtml Dear Lazyweb, The big 4 Oh approacheth. My wife asked me what I wanted for my birthday, as she always does, and this time I gave it a little more thought than usual. I decided a watch would be a good marker for this milestone in my life. I haven't been much of a watch wearer. I've got a gold Seiko that was a high school graduation present from my other, a Timex Ironman I used to wear for backpacking,... 5547@http://www.lesjones.com/ Dear Lazyweb 2008-08-19T08:06:51-05:00 http://www.lesjones.com/posts/005541.shtml "As far as a I know I know everything there is to know, as far as I know." An example. Do you know how to rebuild a carburetor on a '68 Mustang? "As far as I know there's nothing to it, as far as I know."... 5541@http://www.lesjones.com/ Quotes 2008-08-18T07:30:00-05:00