Goin' Back to Cali

Hillary and I are headed to San Diego this weekend. The weather will probably suck, but it can't be worse than it is here. We're headed to San Francisco on Monday, for an oral argument in front of the California Court of Appeal. The weather won't be much better there, either.

I have a companion pass through Southwest, which lets a person of my choice fly with me for free, wherever I go. You need a ton of miles to get one, but once you do, it's awesome.

Ruh Roh!

"Hannah told police he was hit by an unknown object by at least one person he could not identify." -ESPN Article

Unknown person? Unknown object? Sounds like Kalen Grimes and his shotgun to me. You stay classy, Columbia.

So, I ran a mile today...

Haven't done that in a while. It feels good. Now that it's over, anyway. And no, it wasn't on one of Tony Little's Gazelles.

I'm trying to get back in shape, or at least get back into a more healthy shape. My torso used to be shaped like a "V" during high school. It's been a "U" for a while. I'm hoping to head "O" off at the pass.

It's hard to find the time to get to the gym, but I've just gotta do it. My brother Matt lost something like 60 pounds this year. I'll be satisfied with 15.

Beas(t)ley

This should be a good one. Too bad I can't get it in HD.

En route to the game

KU vs. Iowa State. Hopefully the game is better than the traffic.

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onexposure.net

Great photography website. Highly recommended.

I want one of these...

I wish I was a good enough person to be able to do this.

Jayhawks looking good again

Arthur and Collins are the guys tonight. I'm looking forward to the
Big XII conference season.

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Service at Red Robin on Metcalf sucks

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Got my 30mm today

I'll try to post some pics tomorrow. Hopefully Hillary will let me
take her picture. Or at least Scout.

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24-21

Up at the half...

Looking good so far. Rock Chalk.

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New Lens

I'm getting a Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens for my D40. I've heard it's a
better focal length for DX DSLRs. It's faster than my old Nikon 50mm
f/ 1.8, but more importantly, it autofocuses on my D40.

I saved some money by going from my D80 to my D40, buy the savings was
burned up by the new Sigma lens. We'll see if the lens works out as
well as I hope.

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The Chiefs season is almost over

Good riddance.

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Dell "Customer Service"

20:03:03		System	You are now being connected to an agent. Thank you for using Dell Chat
20:03:03		System	Connected with Munish Kumar
20:03:07		Munish Kumar	Thank you for choosing Dell Customer Chat. My name is Munish. How may I assist you today?
20:03:21		Brad Raple	Hello. I just placed an order today. Number 9930XXXXX. I need to cancel the order.
20:03:37		Munish Kumar	I realize that you want to cancel the order. Could you please tell me the reason for the cancellation? It would be a feedback for us.
20:03:56		Brad Raple	I decided to go with a different lens.
20:04:08		Munish Kumar	Okay.
20:04:13		Munish Kumar	If you want I can process an order cancellation request. Once the order is cancelled it cannot be re-instated. Do you wish to cancel the order?
20:04:38		Brad Raple	Yes. I paid for part of the order with a gift card. Will the amount be re-credited to my gift card?
20:05:03		Munish Kumar	No, it would not be applied back.
20:05:14		Brad Raple	Then how would I get my money back?
20:05:43		Munish Kumar	Brad, once the gift card is applied, there is no option that we can refund that amount.
20:06:05		Brad Raple	So the sale is final? And if I cancel the order I lose the money on the card?
20:06:23		Munish Kumar	Yes, Brad.
20:07:13		Brad Raple	Well, don't cancel the order then. Otherwise I'll lose $100. I can't believe that all gift card sales are final.
20:07:28		Brad Raple	I didn't see anything indicating that. The card itself doesn't say that.
20:07:33		Munish Kumar	I understand.
20:07:58		Munish Kumar	However, please be informed that gift cards can be applied only once.
20:08:03		Munish Kumar	Is there anything else I can assist you with?
20:09:03		Munish Kumar	Brad, not to rush you, are we still connected?
20:09:05		Brad Raple	Yeah, that's what you're telling me. I think it's ridiculous though. You haven't even shipped my item, and you are taking the amount of my gift card. It doesn't look like you can help me at all.
20:09:53		Munish Kumar	I apologize for the difficulty you have had getting this issue resolved. We value you as our customer and your time is equally important to us. I can surely transfer this chat to my Manager, however, there is no option that we can refund the gift card.
20:10:14		Brad Raple	Well, if there's nothing you can do, I don't see the point. Thanks anyway.
20:10:16		System	The session has ended!