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	<title>Mike Ward &#187; d&#8217;oh</title>
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		<title>NKR (not quite right) v.1.0</title>
		<link>http://mikeward.com/nkr-not-quite-right-v10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I was mobilized I spent 3 weeks in Malaysia which a Navy colleague refered to as the &#8216;Land of NKR (not quite right)&#8217;. I actually thought it was fine but his title did inspire me start gathering my own &#8230; <a href="http://mikeward.com/nkr-not-quite-right-v10/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While I was mobilized I spent 3 weeks in Malaysia which a Navy colleague refered to as the &#8216;Land of NKR (not quite right)&#8217;. I actually thought it was fine but his title did inspire me start gathering my own NKR moments. Here is the first installment of things I noticed on my recent vacation to Florida over the Thanksgiving break:</p>
<h3>Its just not the same&#8230;</h3>
<p>Walking in a Winter Wonderland really looses its meaning when played on steel kettledrums at the beach.</p>
<h3>Words on the butt&#8230;</h3>
<p>We have all seen those bathing suits with words written on the bottoms like Cheer, Pink etc&#8230; When a toddler is wearing one that has been pulled up over an obviously full swim diaper, it takes on a whole new meaning when it says JUICY.</p>
<h3>Can you hear her now?</h3>
<p>I spotted an elderly Amish women in traditional Amish attire, with bonnet, riding an adult size tricycle while talking on a cell phone.</p>
<p>Have any NKR moments to share?</p>
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		<title>The Rise and Fall of a Modeling Career</title>
		<link>http://mikeward.com/whats-with-the-avatar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people have asked about the avatar I use for my Twitter profile so I thought it would be easier just to point them here. Back in 1994 I was working for Midwest Micro, a local company that &#8230; <a href="http://mikeward.com/whats-with-the-avatar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://www.mikeward.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/frankenmike.jpg'><img src="http://www.mikeward.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/frankenmike.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-91" /></a>A lot of people have asked about the avatar I use for my <a href="http://twitter.com/mikeward">Twitter profile</a> so I thought it would be easier just to point them here.</p>
<p>Back in 1994 I was working for Midwest Micro, a local company that was competing with Gateway. I worked in the advertising department where I was a manager.</p>
<p>We advertised in many of the Ziff Davis publications, Computer World, PC Computing and Computer Shopper and the creative director planned these elaborate multi page spreads that appeared in these publications. Most were 4 to 10 pages, full color, always with a theme.</p>
<p>Well October was drawing near and the boss wanted to advertise &#8216;monster savings&#8217; so he planned this Halloween spread, he also asked if I wanted to be part of it. I said sure, even though it meant shaving off the moustache I had sported for years, I thought it would be fun.</p>
<p>The result is in the avatar. I spent a few hours in makeup and had a huge hose clamp around my neck that had Pentium computer chips attached to it. My picture took up most of the page on page two of the spread and appeared in a couple million magazines.</p>
<p>So, I joke, but yes, that was the extent of my modeling career. If you ever stop by the house, I still have the October 1994 PC Computing if you want to see. <img src='http://mikeward.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>American Idol predicts the future?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 02:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you haven&#8217;t noticed the similarities: Archuleta = Obama Mercado = Clinton Cook = McCain Mercado is defeated&#8230;. will it be an Archuleta/Mercado ticket up against Cook? Is it prophecy? You heard it here first!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In case you haven&#8217;t noticed the similarities:</p>
<p>Archuleta = Obama<br />
Mercado = Clinton<br />
Cook = McCain</p>
<p>Mercado is defeated&#8230;. will it be an Archuleta/Mercado ticket up against Cook?</p>
<p>Is it prophecy?</p>
<p>You heard it here first!</p>
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		<title>1 week, 6 days, 17 hours, and 17 minutes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you were wondering, that is the amount of time it takes to accumulate 5000 SPAM email messages in your spam folder. Well, thats how long it took me. Would love to hear how long it takes somebody else.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In case you were wondering, that is the amount of time it takes to accumulate 5000 SPAM email messages in your spam folder.</p>
<p>Well, thats how long it took me. Would love to hear how long it takes somebody else.</p>
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		<title>I am 3 Degrees of Kevin Bacon!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It goes like this: Brian Cesak was in Fandango (1985) with Kevin Costner; Kevin Costner was in JFK (1991) with Kevin Bacon; therefore Brian Cesak has a Bacon number of 2. Brian Cesak, after his moment in the Hollywood sun &#8230; <a href="http://mikeward.com/i-am-3-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It goes like this:</p>
<p>Brian Cesak was in Fandango (1985) with Kevin Costner; Kevin Costner was in JFK (1991) with Kevin Bacon; therefore Brian Cesak has a Bacon number of 2.</p>
<p>Brian Cesak, after his moment in the Hollywood sun joined the Navy. I was mobilized with Brian to Seventh Fleet onboard the USS Blue Ridge in support of the Global War on Terror right after 9/11. So, although I wasn&#8217;t in a movie, I worked with Brian and I am 3 degrees of Kevin Bacon!</p>
<p>I know, it means nothing really, but if you know me, you are 4 degrees <img src='http://mikeward.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Umm&#8230; vegetarian food&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://mikeward.com/umm-vegetarian-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get an &#8216;interesting trivia&#8217; email from a colleague just about daily and todays included the following: &#8220;Did you know that today is Vegetarian Food Day? If you&#8217;ve never been convinced before, try out some new vegetarian recipes today, just &#8230; <a href="http://mikeward.com/umm-vegetarian-food/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I get an &#8216;interesting trivia&#8217; email from a colleague just about daily and todays included the following:<span id="more-42"></span></p>
<p>&#8220;Did you know that today is Vegetarian Food Day? If you&#8217;ve never been convinced before, try out some new vegetarian recipes today, just for fun.</p>
<p>Try grilled eggplant slices with fresh slices of mozzarella, roasted red peppers and proscuito &#8211; Outstanding &#8221;</p>
<p>Whats wrong with that picture?</p>
<p>For the answer, find out what the last ingredient (actually spelled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosciutto">Prosciutto</a>) is.</p>
<p>Have a fun meat-free day everybody!</p>
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		<title>6000 hits in 2 weeks&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://mikeward.com/6000-hits-in-2-weeks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 15:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, just checked out the stats for my little home on the web and I realized I have had about 6000 hits in the past 2 weeks. Cool, but huh&#8230;? I mean, I am just a little guy (figuratively, not &#8230; <a href="http://mikeward.com/6000-hits-in-2-weeks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, just checked out the stats for my little home on the web and I realized I have had about 6000 hits in the past 2 weeks. Cool, but huh&#8230;?<span id="more-40"></span></p>
<p>I mean, I am just a little guy (figuratively, not literally) and I can&#8217;t figure out why, so, if you are a new visitor please take just a minute and <a href="c.asp">tell me how you found me</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks and enjoy!</p>
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		<title>The devil IS in the drink&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://mikeward.com/the-devil-is-in-the-drink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 12:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For reasons I won&#8217;t go into now, I was cleaning up my desk at work. Over my desk I have your usual office paraphernalia, a couple Sponge Bob toys, Mr. &#38; Mrs. Incredible action figures (the wife and I bear &#8230; <a href="http://mikeward.com/the-devil-is-in-the-drink/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For reasons I won&#8217;t go into now, I was cleaning up my desk at work. Over my desk I have your usual office paraphernalia, a couple Sponge Bob toys, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Incredible action figures (the wife and I bear a remarkable resemblance), and a few plants. <span id="more-39"></span>The plants are clippings from the plants throughout the office that I just stick into old beer bottles where they &#8216;root&#8217; and I can transplant them to a pot later.</p>
<p>Well, as I was cleaning, I knocked over one of the bottles and stood there horrified for a second as water streamed down the side of my monitor onto my external hard drive, mouse, and keyboard. I sprung into action and dried it all up without (apparently) any damage. I am still waiting to plug in the external hard drive after letting it get a drying out period.</p>
<p>And what you may ask is the point of all this. Well, when I finished cleaning up the mess, I returned to cleaning my desk and I happened to catch the label on the bottle that attacked my computer:</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.mikeward.com/images/blog/stone.jpg" alt="Devil Brew" /></p>
<p>I just had to laugh.</p>
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		<title>Exactly how big are English livers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 19:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stumbled across this Navy headline in The Mirror on Wednesday night; which of course begs the question, exactly how big were English livers in WWII? I mean, the Germans built 7 foot long bombs to take them out. Jan obviously &#8230; <a href="http://mikeward.com/exactly-how-big-are-english-livers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stumbled across this Navy headline in <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk">The Mirror</a> on Wednesday night;<span id="more-38"></span></p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.mikeward.com/images/blog/liver-bomb.jpg" alt="Liver Bomb?" /></p>
<p>which of course begs the question, exactly how big were English livers in WWII? I mean, the Germans built 7 foot long bombs to take them out.</p>
<p>Jan obviously meant &#8216;live bomb&#8217; but to remove any further ambiguity the headline was changed a few hours later to read; <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_objectid=17089336%26method=full%26siteid=94762-name_page.html">WW2 BOMB GETS BLOWN TO BLITZ</a>.</p>
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