what up tang bui?

After a great night at HG in Seattle thanks to some wonderful friends. My blackberry storm is done for.  This has been my third blackberry storm, all have suffered similar fates. However, this one may have been accelerated due to using it in an successful attempt to pry my way into a friends car after he locked his keys in it a few weeks earlier. Saved him $100 locksmith fee. Cost me my phone. 

The storm was never really a good phone, RIM’s poor attempt at an Iphone competitor, They should recall these deficient devices and reimburse the owners for all of their hardships encountered as a result of owning it.

Thank you, Phi Theta Kappa and UNA, for flying me back home! The trip was short but it was great visiting good ol’ Seattle friends and family while representing UNA at the conference. 

Went to a IFDC with PBL. Met some employees learned about their operations. They a re a Public International Organization that receives government grants for their projects around the world.

July 16/ 17th Warrior Dash “3.55 hellish miles” My friends over in seattle are doing this! Trying to make it back there for it… guess a 2 week Seattle Trip couldn’t hurt… on top of the PTK convention April 6-9 trip.

Went into the office this morning.. Not exactly where I wanted to be on a Saturday morning. Luckily I have a boss that is understanding. Left early got with a few friends; (Jacks, Luke, Alvin, Erin, Ashleigh, Lauren) and went exploring. Went into an old abandoned house and found a few unique items. I think the house has been left since the early 50’s. In a barn we came upon a lot of old newspapers and magazines from WWII this particular one is dated July, 11 1942. The headline reads “NAZIS SAY REDS SUFFER DESTRUCTIVE DEFEAT”. I think the wooden plank is a part of an old farm plow. Jacks found some hooks to put on it, to make a unique coat hanger. An old whiskey bottle, JTS BROWN. “Bottled in Bond Under US Government Supervision” This refers to the Bottled-in-Bond act of 1897, 

“To be labeled as “Bottled-in-Bond” or “Bonded,” the spirit must be the product of one distillation season and one distiller at one distillery. It must have been stored (i.e., aged) in a federally bonded warehouse under U.S. government supervision for at least four years and bottled at 100 (U.S.) proof (50% alcohol by volume). The bottled product’s label must identify the distillery (by DSP number) where it was distilled and, if different, where it was bottled.”

I am sort a automotive fan, this last piece is very interesting to me. I had no idea what it was when I picked it up among the rubbish. It looked something like a diesel pump. There is a tag on it ” Four Cylinder Kellogg Tire Pump Pat’d OCT 1910 Rochester, NY”. The name tag double up as a oil filler cover. After a little research I learned that it was a motor mounted tire pump. Cars in the early 1900’s had a lot of tire problems, so Cadillac offered an option to have a motor driven tire pump. It has a gear on it that is controlled by a lever to engage and disengage it on an engine driven gear. This has been the most complete tire pump set up I have seen online in this condition. 

A bunch of useless stuff and information? Possibly. Sometimes we just need to do something different to get away from the daily grind. Have a nice day. 

Organizing an acoustic session with phi gam. Still working on a date.

Finally a sunny day, got a chance to have a car wash