This season is insane.... INSANE on the feeds.  It almost makes me want to subscribe but then I'd get absolutely NO work done.

10.5 more days of work this year! :) woop.

My license plate stickers were stolen again.  Last time they just took both plates, this time just the JUL and 08 stickers. 

Missouri is so annoying in this regard, are there other states out there like this?  You have to go through so much trouble to renew your plates (inspections, personal property tax) end then people end up stealing them because they’re too poor/lazy.  This was never a problem in Florida because they just mailed you new stickers, you didn’t have to do anything.

If this keeps happening I’m going to get very frustrated and upset that I chose to live semi-downtown.

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putting them in the middle doesn't help!!!

In other news - http://www.woot.com

If you have ever observed ants marching in and out of a nest, you might have been reminded of a highway buzzing with traffic. To Iain D. Couzin, such a comparison is a cruel insult — to the ants.

Americans spend a 3.7 billion hours a year in congested traffic. But you will never see ants stuck in gridlock.

-Carl Zimmer

I'm posting more random stuff on my Tumblr blog, which is totally public - http://abbyroad.tumblr.com

Once I get my new phone I'll be moblogging (is that what it's called?).  I want to start sending in pics from the gym a la - http://running.joshmohrer.com

I love this....

"If you, as a woman, think you can't handle having a wickedly-successful career with a hottie hubby and four mini-yous, then you're a giant pussy. So grin and bear it, cause this is the FULL life, beyatch!"

Why is it that whenever you're in a rush to get somewhere..... it takes FOREVER!  You seem to hit all the red lights and get behind the slowest drivers.  Grrrrr.

Show us your favorite team mascot.

No-brainer.  The Duke Blue Devil.

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Audio:  Show us a song or album you've recently downloaded.

I love Wyclef.

American to Test In-Flight Internet

August 1, 2007  3:15:53 PM ET

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American Airlines has announced plans to be the first U.S. carrier to offer in-flight high speed internet connectivity.  With their partner AirCell LLC, the carrier will begin testing the service in 2008 on American's 767-200 aircraft, which fly mostly coast-to-coast flights within the United States.

“We understand that broadband connectivity is important to our business customers and others who want to use their PDAs and laptops for real-time, inflight broadband communications,” said Dan Garton, American’s Executive Vice President – Marketing. “This is part of our continuing effort to enhance the travel experience for our customers and meet their evolving needs.”

The solution will provide passengers with a high-speed Internet connection, VPN access and e-mail capabilities through Wi-Fi-enabled laptops and PDA devices. The system has the ability to adapt as technology evolves. The technology will be available in all classes on the 767-200 aircraft, for an as-yet-undisclosed fee.

American said that if the test is successful, it will extend the service to the rest of the airline's fleet.

The technology from AirCell is subject to strict requirements set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration through an exclusive license from the Federal Communications Commission. Both agencies oversee the use of broadband and wireless signals by aircraft flying over the continental United States.

The technology will use three antennas installed on the outside of the aircraft (two on the bottom of the aircraft and one on top.) AirCell will provide cellular towers throughout the continental United States to transmit the signal. The signals received inside the cabin will be 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi signals.