Muncey http://www.muncey.org Most recent posts at Muncey posterous.com Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:26:51 -0800 It works! http://www.muncey.org/it-works http://www.muncey.org/it-works The Flux capacitor that is.  You see on the evening of September 28th, 2009 I met a friend in the local mall parking lot.  He showed me his latest invention, a totally tricked out Delorean.  Long story short, some thugs showed up, I ended up in the car trying to get away from them.  I hit 88 miles an hour and suddenly I'm in 2011.  How crazy is that? So it's not that I had totally forgotten about updating this site, I just wasn't around to update it.  Sure the family is a bit older, things are a little worse for wear, but other than that life is pretty much the same. Uh oh, that crazy flux capacitor is acting up again, if I don't see you soon, hopefully I'll see you in the future.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:59:22 -0700 She's home... http://www.muncey.org/shes-home http://www.muncey.org/shes-home She's exhausted, but it sounds like she had a great time in New York.  If she lets me, maybe I'll post some photos later.  For now, I'm going to bed.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:34:35 -0700 A Long Good Day http://www.muncey.org/a-long-good-day http://www.muncey.org/a-long-good-day Spent the day with a bunch of Scouters in our District's Vanguard training helping them to become Trained. If you're looking for a Wood Badge Ticket Item, I highly recommend volunteering to serve on staff for a Training Course.  Not only would it benefit the yourself (aka, your Wood Badge Tickets), but it may just benefit your own son someday.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:46:38 -0700 Cool to see... http://www.muncey.org/cool-to-see http://www.muncey.org/cool-to-see I pass by this building going to and from work all the time, so it's kind of cool to see the transformation.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:28:14 -0700 I'm really that long winded... http://www.muncey.org/im-really-that-long-winded http://www.muncey.org/im-really-that-long-winded It's apparently why I had a 7 year stretch that I was never asked the speak in Church (for you non-LDS people out there, that's considered forever and quite lucky), of course I've got another 2 year streak going now so hopefully we'll eclipse the 7 year streak. It's taken over 5 years and the last 2 of those of having a post every single day, but this is post number 1,000.  Not that it's any accomplishment, I just needed something to post today :D

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:59:50 -0700 Well she's gone... http://www.muncey.org/well-shes-gone http://www.muncey.org/well-shes-gone My wife is gone (no she didn't leave me permanently, though she would have probably been smart to have done that 14+ years ago). She and Nichole flew out late tonight, bound for their All Girls New York Weekend.  It was their Birthday presents from their loving adoring husbands.  Ok, maybe we just wanted a peaceful weekend to ourselves and were too dumb to have sent the kids with them. Hopefully they have fun and are able to relax.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:05:25 -0700 Arrogance, Publicity Stunt or Both? http://www.muncey.org/arrogance-publicity-stunt-or-both http://www.muncey.org/arrogance-publicity-stunt-or-both The Stadium of Fire people are asking the general public to suggest who they would like to see perform. Overall it's kind of a cool idea, but when it comes right down to it I'm a bit suspicious, only because I really wonder if they can pull off getting the top choices. So I'm thinking are they that arrogant thinking that they can get the type of names that Joe Public is going to vote on for a Holiday like the 4th of July (their saving grace might be that July 4, 2010 is on a Sunday, and Stadium of Fire is in Provo, Utah, which means that it will be held on Saturday, July 3, 2010 or Monday, July 5th, 2010 so I would guess that the "talent" would be a little more available than they would be on the 4th), or it's something to gather more publicity, or it's a combination of both.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:46:18 -0700 Eric Mohn... http://www.muncey.org/eric-mohn http://www.muncey.org/eric-mohn In late Spring/Early Summer 1994, I was serving an LDS Mission in the town of Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania.  It was my last area and I would be going home soon.  I was a Saturday Morning and my companion and I were walking down Main street.  There was a Street Fair of sorts going on and we were somewhat looking around at the different booths and seeing what was going on, along with contacting people and heading off in the general direction of where we were going to be working for the day. When all of the sudden we heard a voice say "Elders!".  Of course, hearing that we stopped and spoke to the young man.  As it turned out, he was also LDS and had somewhat recently returned from a mission (Arizona, I think).  He was from Maryland and was there selling the paintings of an artist, Eric Mohn, who (if I remember correctly) was was his step-father and a quadriplegic. Eric painted with the brush in his mouth.  He had been injured in an accident many years ago and I remembered thinking how remarkable it was that he was able to paint such beautiful paintings.  Many of them were of scenes that I had grown to love during my time in Pennsylvania.  He had painted Amish scenes and of countrysides and many others. After a few minutes of speaking with this young man, he insisted that he give us each a painting.  So we each picked one out.  I brought mine home with me and for years, I kept it stored away until I could get it framed and hung. It now hangs in my bedroom, but I'm getting ready to move it to my new completed office in my basement.  I've occasionally kept track of Eric's work on his website www.ericmohn.com and a couple of years ago, my wife purchased another of his paintings for me. Now that my office is completed, I'm getting ready to have it framed and will hang it near the one that I was given all those years ago. There's another couple of them on Eric's site that I've recently found that I'd like to have and to hang in my home, and I hope to purchase them soon.  Sadly, while browsing his site recently I found this small addition to the About the Artist section: "Sadly, Eric passed away suddenly Nov. 25th, 2008 of complications stemming from his longtime paralysis." If you get a chance, check out his site.  I think that my next purchase will be "Father's Farewell".

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:47:12 -0700 It's getting to be that time of year again... http://www.muncey.org/its-getting-to-be-that-time-of-year-again http://www.muncey.org/its-getting-to-be-that-time-of-year-again It will be officially Autumn, soon.  Which means like it or not, the Holiday Season is fast approaching. This is a great time to start some family traditions, or to continue some that you may already have.  We have some in our family that we very much enjoy. There were also some that we had started at old employers, that hopefully are continued on. One of the things that we can all do is donate a few hours or our own time to something.  I'm sure that there is something that we're interested in that we can donate time to somewhere. No matter your current situation in life, you can always give a little of yourself and I promise that you'll feel a little better and whether you call if Karma, Blessings, or whatever you will find that you will benefit from it in someway. Whether you do it yourself, with your family, a Scout Pack/Troop/Team/Crew, for a Wood Badge Ticket, whatever it is volunteering especially this year at this time of year is something that we can all do. Check out the Volunteer section of 211ut.org for opportunities in your area.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:23:08 -0700 Pet Peeve... http://www.muncey.org/pet-peeve http://www.muncey.org/pet-peeve One of the things that I'm seeing more and more is irritating me more and more. I realize that it's a silly little thing, but it's still something that I think is a bit ridiculous. When I see able bodied people walking up to a set of doors (office building, grocery store, etc.) and specifically going out of their way to walk over to the door with the Disabled access button and pushing the button. You know which one I speak of.  The one where you just push the button and the door opens for you automatically, rather than manually opening a door. It's not that they are using a technology that is specifically there for the disabled members of society to use.  The odds of this piece of equipment, not working when truly needed because others have been using it are pretty slim. No, what bothers me is that people are really becoming that lazy.  I understand using it if your arms are full and you just can't open a door by yourself, but to just walk over push the button and wait for the doors to open because you're too lazy is inexcusable.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:43:46 -0700 That's what I'm talking about... http://www.muncey.org/thats-what-im-talking-about http://www.muncey.org/thats-what-im-talking-about This is the type of thing that I was talking about the other day when I was talking about Eagle Scout projects. Find a project that means something to you and work on that, don't just do it because it's simple or a quick means to an end. That goes for Wood Badge Ticket items too.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:32:22 -0700 Yo-Yo http://www.muncey.org/yo-yo http://www.muncey.org/yo-yo I've lost track, but how many times has this Yo-Yo gone up and down now? I absolutely love snowmobiling.  I've basically been riding them since I was a year old.  To me there's really nothing better than a ride to the top of the mountain, taking a lunch break and sitting on the top of a peaceful mountain enjoying the surroundings. I understand what the Environmentalists are trying to accomplish, I really do, but can somebody PLEASE come up with a compromise.  This has been going on for so many years that it's getting to be a bit frivolous if you ask me.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:24:54 -0700 Oops... http://www.muncey.org/oops-3 http://www.muncey.org/oops-3 I meant to post this a couple of weeks ago but somehow it got lost in the shuffle.  It looks like someone was in such a hurry to post "Breaking News" that they forgot to double check their work, or was that "word"?

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:15:47 -0700 The question is... http://www.muncey.org/the-question-is http://www.muncey.org/the-question-is Do they really want to go back or do they go back because they need to? Having been laid off from my last three positions, I'm not 100% sure that I would want to go back to those companies.  Of course, two of them are out of business at this point, so there's no chance there and the one that's still in business I think that I'd be looking over my shoulder the entire time waiting for the ax to fall again. I doubt that they'd start me back at my old salary, give me my seniority, benefits, etc. back either, so really there wouldn't be a lot of incentive to go back for me.  Sure there may be a huge benefit and cost savings for them as they get someone who's essentially been with the company for 6 1/2 years already, but I'm at the point in my career where honestly I want to know what's in it for me too because if I don't see a clear path up the ladder then it really isn't worth it to me to spend my time there.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:40:57 -0700 Yes, that's with a capital B, which stands for Billion. http://www.muncey.org/yes-thats-with-a-capital-b-which-stands-for-b http://www.muncey.org/yes-thats-with-a-capital-b-which-stands-for-b Adobe is purchasing Omniture (Provo, UT) for $1.5B If I remember correctly, IBM purchased a piece of myComputer.com (predecessor to Omniture) several years ago and now Adobe is purchasing the rest of it. This is one of the Dot Com companies that made it big and was still around and is now going for a pretty penny. If only I had come up with the idea first...yeah right!

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:39:19 -0700 Annual Soup Party http://www.muncey.org/annual-soup-party http://www.muncey.org/annual-soup-party For those interested the Annual Soup Party date/time/location has been deteremined. See me privately for details.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:29:37 -0700 This is just wrong! http://www.muncey.org/this-is-just-wrong http://www.muncey.org/this-is-just-wrong The latest product is just WRONG! At least for my taste.  I'd much rather have them seperate and then be able to have the honey soak into the bread and form a little crust, but hey that's just me.  Apparently there was enough data to indicate that this product would be successful and who am I to argue with research, I mean it's never been wrong before right?

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:08:05 -0700 It's always hard to know what to say... http://www.muncey.org/its-always-hard-to-know-what-to-say http://www.muncey.org/its-always-hard-to-know-what-to-say September 11th always holds quite a bit of emotion for me, both good and bad.  That day was a roller coaster for my family. Sadly this year, every where that I went it seemed more like any other day.  Even I had wanted to put up several flags in my front yard, but my plans never materialized. All I can say, is Thank you to all who have defended the freedoms we cherish in this country and all I can do is hold my family a little tighter and love them a little more.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:59:19 -0700 I blame my Uncle Roger for this one... http://www.muncey.org/i-blame-my-uncle-roger-for-this-one http://www.muncey.org/i-blame-my-uncle-roger-for-this-one He's the one that introduced me to putting Hot Cocoa powder packets on top of my vanilla ice cream.  I was probably 10 at the time that he taught me that and ever since that's how I eat my bowl of ice cream. Many people think that it's strange, many others have picked up the habit and love it. Now look at what Dreyer's has come out with.  I think that Roger should get some sort of royalties on this one.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/heO3zWrkFPEG6 David Muncey muncey David Muncey Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:52:50 -0700 At least there's progress... http://www.muncey.org/at-least-theres-progress http://www.muncey.org/at-least-theres-progress My only question is what happens if the diaper fills to greater than 100%.  Is there something in the code that instantiates the bath object?

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