Rockin

some pics

lynnie's beach



me (lion king), dena, heddy, and lynnie...



lynnie and me
opening some bday gifts...red head beer?



just an ordinary saturday on the way to the boat
via a s t r e t c h escalade suv
deedee, jerry, lynnie, newbie, dena
steve (zinfindel), steve (virgin), kelly, me, jojo not pictured here= 10 peeps



me, deedee, jojo (yes another crazy jojo!)
jojo is producing a horror film and using jerry's 40 ft. boat
deedee is in the movie
i forget the details of the film but i will keep you all posted on its premiere
we did go to the casting party after our hysterical saturday boat outing which could have been the funniest film ever...sorry can't post those pics

happy birthday to me

august 18 1974
my 5th birthday party

OMFG

I'VE GOT ONE OF THESE SHORT-CIRCUITED FIRE SMOKING LAPTOPS AT HOME ON MY COUCH!
my dell notebook has been burning for months
i didn't know what to do!
my leg is burnt
my pajama pants are scorched
the battery doesn't recharge
the thing overheats
my place could be up in flames right now...along with my crock pot and pork chops



DELL RECALLS FIRE-RISK LAPTOP BATTERIES
By DAVID KOENIG, AP Business Writer
6 HOURS AGO
DALLAS - In the largest electronics-related recall involving the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Dell Inc. agreed to replace 4.1 million notebook computer batteries made by Sony Corp. because they can burst into flames.
A Dell spokesman said Monday that the Sony batteries were placed in notebooks that were shipped between April 1, 2004, and July 18 of this year.
"In rare cases, a short-circuit could cause the battery to overheat, causing a risk of smoke and/or fire," said the spokesman, Ira Williams. "It happens in rare cases, but we opted to take this broad action immediately."
The battery packs were included in some models of Round Rock, Texas-based Dell's Latitude, Inspiron, XPS and precision mobile workstation notebooks. Dell launched a Web site, http://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/ , that described the affected models. Williams said the Web site would tell consumers how to get free replacement batteries from Dell.
Rick Clancy, a Sony spokesman, said the companies have studied problems with the battery packs intensely for more than a month, after getting reports of about a half-dozen fires or smoking laptops in the United States.
Lithium-ion batteries have been around for about a decade and are used in devices such as cell phones and digital music players. Clancy said tiny metallic particles sometimes short-circuit the battery cells, adding that configuration in an electronic device can contribute to problems.
"But it begins with the (battery) cell, and we acknowledge that," he said. "That's why we're supporting Dell in this recall."
Clancy said Sony would help Dell pay for the recall, but neither he nor Dell officials would estimate the campaign's price tag or say how the companies would divide the cost. Benjamin Reitzes, an analyst with UBS, estimated the recall could cost $400 million, with Sony bearing most of it.
The larger potential cost for Dell is that such a huge recall could dampen future notebook sales.
Dell rival Hewlett-Packard Co. said it does not use Sony batteries and was not affected by the recall. Apple Computer Inc. is investigating whether its notebook batteries meet safety and performance standards, spokeswoman Lynn Fox said.
There have been numerous recent news reports about Dell laptops bursting into flames, and pictures of some of the charred machines have circulated on the Internet.
Dell, the world's largest maker of personal computers, confirmed that two weeks ago, one of its laptops caught fire in Illinois, and the owner dunked it in water to douse the flames. Other reports have surfaced from as far away as Japan and Singapore.
Monday's move was at least the third recall of Dell notebook batteries in the past five years.
Dell recalled 22,000 notebook computer batteries last December after they had symptoms similar to those that prompted Monday's recall. The company also recalled 284,000 batteries in 2001.
Consumers with affected laptops should only run the machines on a power cord, said Scott Wolfson, a spokesman for the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The safety agency knows of 339 incidents in which lithium batteries used in laptops and cell phones _ not just Dell products _ overheated between 2003 and 2005, Wolfson said.
The list of problems ranged from smoke and minor skin burns to more serious injuries and property damage, Wolfson said.
Most of the incidents reported to the CPSC occurred around the home, but transportation-safety officials have become increasingly concerned about the threat of a laptop causing a catastrophic fire aboard a commercial jetliner.
Dell's recall comes as it battles other questions about quality and customer service. Last year, Dell absorbed a charge against earnings of $338 million to repair faulty computer components.
Dell's sales have grown this year, but less rapidly, causing shares in the company to lose nearly one-half their value in the past 52 weeks. The shares rose 49 cents, or 2.3 percent, to $21.73, in Tuesday morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Sony shares rose 47 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $45.28 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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On The Net:
http://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/
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skinny jeans

BAD NEWS
skinny jeans are back and in f u l l force
slim, tight, and tapered...terrible
i'm sticking with my low rider boot cut long denims that i love so dearly

the desperately seeking jennifer beals tight leggings are also back
in a vengeance
i may dig through my closet and don a pair of slinky black lycra leggies
maybe throw on some boots
80's
bring it
cable knit leg warmers, duran duran, wide-ass belts, big back-to-school sweater vests, gobs of rubber bracelets
no perms though

nyc

off to new york city

august already

i'm back
i couldn't stay away from the b l o g
and this is my 150th post

the horrific heat wave has passed
and i'm outside cruising the streets on my new trek road bike
i road 50 miles this wknd
my trek 1000 is very light weight and made of aluminum and carbon...very cool technology with the new bikes
it's not the lance armstrong trek madone sslx made of boron but it moves
i think i go faster than some cars...except for on the hills over by hedgerow theatre in rose valley
where i needed some floyd landis synthetic testosterone...

i have a bunch of new cycle buddies at the rt. 320 bike shop
the original shop was burnt down by an angry 14 year old
so they are temporarily renting the old cvs media real estate dump on rt. 320 (sorry pp)

they think i'm a little nutty of course with some of my crazy outfits and one night i stopped in with simone after a vet visit....but they are gonna take care of special me and my new orange bike

i will be riding all week after work if anyone wants to join me and possibly out to chester county this wknd or along kelly drive in the city

in other news...went down to one of my favorite little spots in the city yesterday called tria
it's a cute comfortable little purple place with good music on the corner of 18th and sansom
the wine, cheese, and beer cafe is great to visit on a sunday for "sunday school"
they choose a not-so-common wine, cheese, and beer for the syllabus at 50% off
yesterday i had a sauvignon blanc from france and some bonne bouche goat cheese from vermont for $7
can't beat it
check it out...they already have the "sunday school" syllabus posted on their website for august 13

the guys that work there are really nice....the one dude is from swarthmore and was looking to buy/rent the old michael's pharmacy and open up something tria-like
things didn't work out for him and unfortunately we now have a dunkin donuts/baskin-robbins establishment

hey...if anyone has any cheap travel ideas for labor day wknd let me know
it's a 3 day wknd and cnn might just have to get out of delco