I was running a single elimination TV show tournament to determine what my next excuse will be for not going outside. This post is about the Final Round, so be sure to read about Round 1 and Round 2 if you haven’t already. Thanks to some unexpected re-negotiations with our sponsor, the turnaround between the 2nd and [...]
LAS Invitational Round 2
March 29 12
I’m running a single elimination TV show tournament to determine what my next excuse will be for not going outside. This post is about Round 2, so be sure to read about Round 1 if you haven’t already. Ladyfriend and I put out the popcorn over the weekend and got to watchin’. The Walking Dead [...]
The Limited Attention Span Invitational
March 24 12
Ladyfriend and I have decided to do a little house cleaning on our regular TV lineup. We’re going to eliminate a show or two, and bring in a new face. I’m personally hoping “The Real Housewives of Anything” gets the axe, but that’s still to be determined. What we’ll bring in as a replacement, though, [...]
Goodbye 2011
January 3 12
2011 was a good year. Highlights – Moved across the country – Purchased first house – Became an uncle – Started a new job role (same company) – Eurotrip I didn’t really make any resolutions for 2012. I want to get in better shape, read more, save more, etc… but those are things I want [...]
EuroTrip 2011
October 23 11
Every two or three years, Ladyfriend and I like to try and take a trip somewhere not close to home. This time around we went to Europe. We flew into Brussels and spent a couple days there, then took a train to Cologne and spent a couple days there, then train to Munich for a [...]
Political Burnout
August 21 11
I used to love politics. Reading about it, talking about it. It was something that always fascinated me, and I couldn’t get enough. The bug bit me in college, where I majored in Poli Sci and had countless debates about privatizing schools or tax schemes or isolationism or immigration policy or whatever. Fast forward 13 [...]
Updated Resume
August 21 11
I did some routine maintenance on my resume to reflect the cross-country move and position change from a few months back. I’m still with the same company and have no plans for that to change anytime soon; just making sure my docs are current. http://www.brendangates.com/resume.pdf
Charter Chat
July 21 11
Chat Transcript You have been connected to TTD Marialisa . TTD Marialisa : Hi, Bredan. Thank you for contacting Charter Communications. My name is Lisa, your Repair Specialist. Brendan Gates: Section 17 of the Acceptable Use Policy for Residential Customers states this: Brendan Gates: Charter obtains services from and relies upon many other entities to [...]
C.R.E.A.M
June 26 11
Cash Rules Everything Around Me Missouri… In a previous post, I looked at how much of a projected deficit each state has. The Show Me State is projected to be in the red $704 million. Since we’ve got 5,988,927 people, that’s about $117 per person. Would you pay extra to eliminate your state’s debt? Or [...]
Liberals = Debt?
June 25 11
A co-worker recently made a claim to me that our country’s most financially busted states were also the most liberal states, and went on to say that the liberal ideology is what put them into their debt-laden situations. I didn’t know if these claims were true or not, so I decided to do some research. [...]