Texas just defeated Oklahoma 30 to 6 during my first game of NCAA Football 11 on the PS3; the demo version might have made a sale. #
After three consecutive knock outs in about 60 seconds the demo for UFC Undisputed 2010 might need to be deleted from the PS3. #
For research purposes the household management will be trying out a machine washable microfiber shower curtain liner this week. #

Speculative inquiry:

After the initial move to Colorado Springs back in 2006 a local barbeque (BBQ) tasting program was initialized. Based in part on location it seemed easier to try restaurants from the east side to the west side of town. Recently, the project has slowed down and needs to be rapidly reinvigorated with epicurean adventures!

What local BBQ restaurants are highly recommended?

More or less today will involve developing a game plan.

At some point today might involve a trip to the local Best Buy and the acquisition of some type of BBQ.

Could this all be related to watching Adam Richman take on Kansas City barbeque?

Does anyplace in Colorado Springs sell burnt ends?

When did @tacobell start selling the Cantina Tacos? A taco with a lime wedge from a drive through window… who knew… #
Why do people mix hot chocolate and coffee? What is mocha and why does it exist? #
It only took a few minutes to download PS3 demo versions of NCAA Football 2010, Madden 2010, and UFC Undisputed 2010. #

Laundry problem resolved.
Strange shower drain clog corrected.
Vegetarian burrito from Chipotle devoured.
Reel lawn mower returned to the garage.
Saturday considered.
Additional Saturday activities planned.

At this juncture, it would be prudent to assess the current shortage of HTC EVO 4G phones and reevaluate the pursuit of such technology. In response to this lofty and relatively heavy consideration a directive has been developed. In accordance with the wishes of a broad consensus of outspoken internet readers: All directives related to the administration of this weblog will be simpatico with an immediate and indefinite moratorium on discussions of the HTC EVO 4G.

At this point, please expect a return to the regularly scheduled broadcast of information related to the intersection of technology and modernity.

First and foremost, welcome to the month of August. After the completion of the first day of garage sale fun (and the live blogging that was associated with that adventure) the second day of the garage sale floundered and concluded prematurely. Apparently, in Colorado Spring, Colorado Sunday morning is not an appropriate time for a garage sale.

A friendly suggestion for Netflix: build an individualized family member filter for your recommendations algorithm. Anytime a family uses Netflix the combination of interests befuddles the algorithm and creates strange and interesting recommendations.

A friendly suggestion for the internet: make sure to standardize an embedded tag for both questions and the associated answers to help search engines locate information. If the decentralized nature of the internet can ever be contained, then a content standardization system has to extend.

Are you kidding me? Weak sauce… Does Chicago even have BBQ? RT @andyphelan45: @nelslindahl I was considering BBQ today… #

Did you say live garage sale blogging?

What could be more fun?

0700 Rather quickly this year it seems garage sale weekend has arrived. For some reason that remains completely shrouded in mystery, garage sale weekend requires my complete attention. Previously, a seemingly randomly assigned neighbor advertised in the newspaper and handed all of the garage sale fun. This year Joni thought it would be a good idea to celebrate the start of August by brining all of the leftover household items from previous garage sales to the front yard so we can watch it throughout the entire weekend. Nothing says fun like the prospect of a great yard sale.

0715 At almost exactly the advertised start of the weekend garage sale a small red two door automobile stopped by the house and the driver quickly asked if we had any video games for sale. In preparation for the question from this yearly regular a few video games had been set aside. At that particular moment, donuts were the garage sale priority, but the sale must go on and the sale seems to take precedence at least in practice over the consumption of donuts.

0738 A new weblog category had been created. The functional journal of Nels Lindahl is proud to announce the addition of, “Live blogging Events,” as a weblog update category. Apparently, the website style sheet only supported the addition of, “Live Blogging.” In this case the third word “Events” made all the difference. The categories column located on the right side of each website page required two lines to display the new category. This encroachment onto a second line was simply unacceptable and had to be immediately corrected. In the future, a new category word limit for all new weblog categories will be strictly enforced at exactly two words.

0827 Traffic to the garage sale has slowed significantly. The professional garage sale scavengers have already evaluated all of the potential deals and moved on to the local estate sales. Maybe moving some of the items from the garage down closer to the street would increase sales.

0903 After moving a few items out into the driveway traffic to the garage sale seems to be improving. Right now the two day advertisement in the newspaper might have increased early traffic, but the midmorning crowd seems to be eating breakfast. Right now the garage sale across the street is doing considerable more business. Kid’s toys and baby clothes seem to be key elements of a successful garage sale. Alas, the VCR almost sold, but the lack of a remote control decimated the deal. People apparently like remote controls.  Who knew? The VCR community demands remote controls and other advances in technology while clinging to something you have to rewind manually.

0923 Watching all of the people milling around the garage sale eating a wide variety of breakfast foods has inspired a very specific food hunger. Lunch today will probably involve placing a take out order from the Arharn Thai restaurant. A complete and total lack of food delivery options (excluding pizza) is one of the disappointing parts of living in the county instead of the city. Andy from Chicago for example can enjoy tacos delivered at anytime night or day.  Given the lack of food delivery options and the complete and total onset of boredom, now might be the right time to explore either the catalog of Netflix or Zune Pass.

0938 Maybe this weekend will include an afternoon trip to the Colorado Springs Zoo? At some point this year, a trip to visit the Denver Museum of Natural Sciences will probably happen before snow season starts in Colorado.  Spending the entire day in the garage seems to be inspiring a series of vacation planning related internet searches. Could a visit to the local Cinemark IMAX Theater provide the motivation necessary to power the garage sale through two days of sales? The stereo finally sold. Last year nobody wanted to buy the stereo. This year the stereo was purchased by a construction worker who apparently has a very large compact disc collection.

1129 Lunch has become the primary consideration receiving attention…

1200 My lunch order has been placed and needs to be picked up in twenty minutes.

1254 Lunch from Arharn Thai today included drunken noodles, Bangkok fried rice, and Panang curry. All of the entries and sides served today during lunch were spicy by request.