• Seriously. Was *anyone* a fan of Dr. Pulaski? #sttng #
• I can't believe the rental I got stuck with http://t.co/5Ob6tVlg #
• I wonder how many people signed petitions today against SOPA without reading it. #
• Ouch. This traffic in #belton is brutal driving back to Austin from Dallas. #
• I'm warning you: if the fake hair on my head is pelted with tiny frozen balls of ice, there'll be hail toupee. #
• Very pleased to be blessed by @missbritt and her family http://t.co/dnG3LRsA (with @renagerie) http://t.co/tEfceO2b #
• The brainwashed do not know they are brainwashed.

  But I do. #

• What the #WWF Kootche isn't a word? What else do you say to babies? http://t.co/F9sP8Pfn #
• What exactly is a "throng"? MT @cnnbrk Throngs of Penn State students gather at Joe Paterno statue to pay tribute. http://t.co/BRKhvZrl #
• Status. It's the difference between getting a Dodge Avenger and getting a Dodge Charger. Charger always wins. #
• The Eggs Plaka is to die for! Amphora's Diner Deluxe (1151 Elden St, Herndon Parkway, Herndon) on foursquare: http://t.co/XLZJ6eE9 #
• Eggs Plaka is amazing. Eggs Benedict w/ Gyro meat! Amphora's Diner Deluxe (1151 Elden St, Herndon, VA): http://t.co/XLZJ6eE9 #

• Love the gyros here (@ Caspian Kabob) http://t.co/qXbMZQjh #
• Happy Solar Return, @Faiqa. #
• Airline alarm math: trying to determine the latest possible time you can sleep in and still make your early morning flight. #
• I *was* excited to become @nationalcares Executive, until I got charged $540 for 2 day rental due to car choice surcharge. Hope they fix! #
• I have just long enough of a layover in Newark to not risk doing anything whatsoever. #170mins #
• Corned beef hash & eggs with "Elvis Fries" at Garden State Diner. The King would be proud and probably ask me to share. #Iwould #
• Ok, be honest. Who here didn't know that an ATM was an appropriate place to use the restroom? http://t.co/rtXuoyxW #
• Just told that flight delayed 30m while they change a tire. I bet we have a racecar fanatic just wishing he could prove himself. #
• Just told that flight delayed 30m while they change a tire. Don't we have the technology to do that mid-flight nowadays? #
• Just told that flight delayed 30m while they change a tire. But it's only flat on the bottom! #
• Just told that flight delayed 30m while they change a tire. Technician's name is probably Jack, assisted by Phil #
• Just told that flight delayed 30m while they change a tire. That's airline speak for "Captain hit the snooze button" #
• Just told that flight delayed 30m while they change a tire. No, she's left-handed. #wrongpunchline #
• Just told that flight delayed 30m while they change a tire. Surprisingly, this does not qualify as a "USY IC Fun Fact." (@USYICFunFacts) #
• Just told that flight delayed 30m while they change a tire. Aka "Flight delayed 30m for tire change" in Twitter-speak #themoreyouknow #
• I'm not MIA, I'm *at* MIA (@ Miami International Airport (MIA) w/ 58 others) http://t.co/c3Mxm6m7 #
• The speeding-by ocean at Fort Lauderdale Beach. http://t.co/aZpep1Ok #
• The view from my Hotel Room. The wise among you might have a chance to see what's "added" http://t.co/x6IypbYo #
• Someone needs to tell this hotel room designer than clear glass tabletops do not go well with today's optical mice. #
• Happy Solar Return @jannaverse Remind me to tell you about the thing and the stuff #
• Don't you wish yo rest'raunt was. Hot. Like. Me. (@ Blue Moon Fish Co.) http://t.co/7Qj2kUfO #
• You know what's great? Me. http://t.co/BEFlTcF2 – I have proof #
• Who knew there were *two* different Westin Diplomat Resorts in Florida? We went to the wrong on for our #splunk conference. Now late #
• Well at least they got my name badge right. Well, kinda. http://t.co/5erjoIlu #
• I'm in "Hallandale, Fl". I get the feeling I should be drinking. Right? #
• Better an hour early than a minute late. #helpsdefineme #
• Can't install 32bit Project b/c "64bit office installed". Can't install 64bit b/c "32bit products installed". Is this Catch-22bit? #
• So this audiobook is 45 minutes long. Hypocrisy? http://t.co/zvWVmxIi #
• Even the gun range capitalizes on the Zombie craze http://t.co/fhCBWtiQ #
• Me and Jaden with Granddaddy at the shootin' range http://t.co/DSFod7aK #

• The swashbuckling cat from Shrek told me to come. In other words, I'm the one Puss sent. #OWS #
• I wish gowalla was as easy to use as foursquare. Man that app is quick, clear and actually a little fun. But all my history is @gowalla #
• I've decided to take my #swtor gaming to the next level #nostromo http://t.co/gMQWi2GS #
• Sometimes I wish I was "all that and a bag of chips" because I'm getting hungry and the chips would come in handy. #
• "Orbiter" #xkcd for @mr_shiny http://t.co/pIr7TM0I http://t.co/gqPTSJMY http://t.co/olPHDl9W #
• I get the feeling that "tragedy" is the theme here in this "7 little words" game http://t.co/ghemkxrF #

• OF COURSE the day I wake up early to play #swtor before the rest of the family wakes up is the day of "scheduled maintenance" #
• Wookin pa nub…. #
• Looking for some Pai Gow tables to share w/ wife. Wait, no. I need to eat first – at Horseshoe Hotel and Casino http://t.co/hblHm0XT #
• A tweet. Of a tweet. http://t.co/h5KFwFvs #

• The new #swtor Star Wars The Old Republic Collector's Edition just arrived! What a great game! http://t.co/oPhTvDjZ #
• I need a new follower. I'm stuck at 666 followers. http://t.co/sQ3tVNTb help a brothah out? #
• I take it the #swtor customer service droids are busy today. Thank goodness for headsets; I can hold while I work http://t.co/PIyX3cch #
• Happy birthday @renagerie – thank you or all you do #
• Time to brag again – amazing daughter Caitlin Hall wrote a poem published in paper, plus made Area on Piccolo! http://t.co/IMURtKX0 #
• Importing the #swtor soundtrack CD into iTunes. I LOVE THIS MUSIC! One of my top 3 reasons to play. http://t.co/ZuhcF8dM #
• Goodbye, Zina. #
• It's no wonder I married an astrologer. I love Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate and Battlestar Galactica. #
• Never have I wanted Verizon more than AT&T than this wk. Verizon's 4G > AT&T's 0G in this area. Thankfully I have Vz hotspot #
• Time for Tintin, the 1st of hopefully seven movies I want to see this XMAS break. – at Hollywood Theaters http://t.co/ZU3JFxOn #

• Happy BreakfastTaco To Me! – at Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q http://t.co/7tU2CE6y #
• RT @renagerie: Happy Birthday, @whall! Make it a #whalliffic one! <– I plan to, my friend. I. plan. to. #
• Me and Jaden having a post-birthday breakfast outing. – at Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q http://t.co/Gidu4UpY #
• My wait is over! #SWTOR http://t.co/QOkzczod #
• Blue Bell's Banana pudding ice cream is far and away their best ever. #
• Hopefully the "coolant reservoir leak" is the extent of the problem. – at Lamb's Tire & Automotive http://t.co/hKGoq96x #
• Now that's one nasty wreck at 620/Anderson Mill road in NW Austin http://t.co/tv76hzl0 #
• Having a great family birthday celebration dinner. They even customize the menu for my birth date! – at Cool River http://t.co/ibNOUp3y #
• Mmm. Taquitos with Jaden and 3 of his friends… – at Whataburger http://t.co/S6jAgOvl #
• Jaden just said "BRB" out loud to his friends instead of "be right back", then chuckled. I think I chuckled a little bit more #
• Yay for Jaden and his friends! – at Jumpstreet http://t.co/60V1Lu2C #

Birthdays are awesome.

Birthdays, when one has a Facebook account, are even more awesome.

Birthdays, when one has a Facebook account and your birthday is on a Monday, are even most awesome.

Birthdays, yada yada Facebook, Monday and your friends are so bored at work they look for anything to do but work, are THE BEST EVER.

If I had a dollar for every character typed on my Facebook Wall used in accordance with happy birthday wishes, well, I’d probably pay someone else to blog for me.  As you can see from my past posts, that duty comes pretty cheap. 

Fortunately I have great blog friends who pity me and give me content FOR FREE that I can use ROYALTY FREE and so I don’t have to pay because it’s FREE.

WHO ELSE AMONG YOU gets a one-of-a-kind Davetoon?

Oh wait.  I didn’t crop off the copyright all the way.  Well, I guess that makes it mostly royalty free.  I don’t even know any royalty, so I’m about as royalty free as you can get.  I mean, look at my whalltoon – I’m wearing a hawaiian shirt.  People who wear hawaiian shirts don’t get to meet royalty.

Thank you, Dave for the picture.

And Thank YOU to all the rest of you who reached out to wish me a Happy Birthday, or will at some point today.   The whole weekend was great and this week has started off in stellar fashion.

I have but one Birthday Wish if you feel like doing something good for your fellow band. 

No, not “fellow man.”  “Fellow band”.

You see, my wife and I are members of the Vandegrift Band Boosters.  Our daughter is a senior at Vandegrift High, and she’s an active member of the award-winning Viper Band.  One of the things us boosters have is a program called “Effortless Giving“.  This is a way for people to support the band without actually donating any of their own money.

Yeah, I thought I’d get your attention with that last part.

Some of our Effortless Giving sponsors are local to the High School area (Capital City Running, Take 5 Haircuts, Pizza Hut).  It might be hard for some of you in other states or countries to take advantage of these offers, so I thought I’d ask you to consider helping by using some of the “it doesn’t matter where you are” opportunities.

If you purchase anything from Amazon and you start your search from our webpage, the band gets a donation from Amazon on your behalf.  If you shop at Safeway or Randall’s, you can add us to your membership card and they’ll send us 1% of your purchases.  If there’s a Compass Bank near you, you can tie your account to us and we get a percentage of your debit card purchases.  And using Goodsearch or the Goodsearch toolbar is a great way to support us as well.

So take a look at some of these ways to support my daughter’s band, and whistle the rest of the year knowing you helped a great guy on his birthday support a great cause.  And best of all, you didn’t have to spend any money to do it.

Thank you.

• Yay #whallapalooza http://t.co/6RTNG9hz http://t.co/MUViN2Mt @mr_shiny @blondeblogger @cissafireheart #
• 4 bloggers plus 4 "+1's" = 1 heckuva great time! Thank you @cissafireheart @mr_shiny @blondeblogger for making #whallapalooza fun! #
• What, I thought this was "Immortal Beloved". That's not Beethoven! – at Regal Theatres http://t.co/8cs89Moj #
• Nice unique place with what seems like a great menu – at The Flaming Pit http://t.co/ldcypLEu #
• Trying another new eatery. Or maybe they're trying me? – at Glory Days http://t.co/Ghvh5XZ3 #
• Aaaaaannnnnnd cut. #
• I think I'm the only one who can't get online. Shameful, really for a network-focused IT person. Boingo, AT&T, Verizon and Dulles all down #
• If you love suspense and like being left hanging, you gotta try a #
• Yay! My flight is delayed! #hashtaguseindicatesduplicitousmeaning #
• Yay! Flight is undelayed! #iguessipickedthewrongweektostopsniffingglue #
• Ouch, but I initially laughed. RT @TheOnion Kamikaze Swimmers Finally Reach Pearl Harbor http://t.co/eUfdIodU #
• The flight here was AUS'm – at AUS Austin-Bergstrom http://t.co/o5XiOCUt #
• Hugo 3D, Party of Five – at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – Lake Creek http://t.co/sVtQ1J7x #
• Time to watch Elf. http://t.co/XdTuCGKZ "Santa!!!!!" #

• It's late Nov & 36 deg in Austin. I'm flyin to DC today where it's 20 deg warmer. How "convenient" that global warming hits politicians 1st #
• Time to pick a random plane, board, and THEN find out where it's going… – at AUS Austin-Bergstrom http://t.co/htPOyrhH #
• Reasons #7 448,239 and #7 448,240 why I follow @LeSombre on twitter http://t.co/G4MLWeNC #
• Whaddya call Middle Easterners who have a constant need for approval?

  Arab Amirites.
  #amirite #

• THIS JUST IN // BREAKING NEWS :: Hating on someone else only trades tomorrow's lengthy regret for today's short-lived smirk #
• Gotta get my Eggs Plaka on – at Amphora Diner http://t.co/JNE6lkIH #
• Icmp echo request #
• Trying out some local brews – at Dogfish Head Alehouse http://t.co/O8Lplaf8 #
• I think I would pay a little extra to have a whiteboard-equipped hotel room. #
• Can NOT wait to get me some of this Big Meatloaf Stack. OMGG. – at Copper Canyon Grill http://t.co/wk3RGdA2 #
• Did I say Overlords? I meant "Protectors" #
• You know you might be traveling too much when you try using the button on your rental car key fob to unlock your hotel room door #
• Oh man. Today's teefury.com. "There can be only one" day they sell this shirt, of course. #
• I wish I could tell Yelp that I don't eat oriental. 19 of 20 results are useless to me. 2nd page? 17 of 20. I'd love filters! #
• Was confused as to what movie I wanted to see, but have decided on Hugo Singh, the Immortal Muppet Vampire w/Two Happy Feet #
• RT @cnnbrk #Facebook buys location sharing service #Gowalla http://t.co/VQn2ty8x // solves my integration problem, I guess! #
• Happy to formally announce #whallapalooza #1. PF Chang's, 6:30 tomorrow night in Dulles, VA. Limited guest list! YOU CAN'T COME #okyoucan #
• You know you're #JAPH when out of town and given the choice to play #swtor or write perl, you choose perl #
• First time – at National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center http://t.co/OpgLc5LW #
• Thinkin' 'bout drinkin' before #whallapalooza Now if only I knew how many people were coming… – at P.F. Chang's http://t.co/bnr3h0R4 #

• Hat's off to XKCD and their "Money" graphic. I bought the poster version. http://t.co/aWXiq7GJ #
• I just beat vialli1999 by 0 points! Think you can beat me? #GamesWithFriends http://t.co/o77PzfvR #
• Oil change and hoping "can you check out this leak?" isn't a $64,000 question – at Lamb's Tire & Automotive http://t.co/KDYcZbtA #
• Amazing service! – at Batteries Plus http://t.co/9PE2XabH #
• If Miles Davis had recorded his final studio album in France, it would have been named this instead. http://t.co/HaFfivc1 #
• It's a RENunion! – at Fuddruckers http://t.co/gudhhaCY #
• As usual, a few hours with @renagerie accelerated my evolution by a few orders of magnitude. I highly recommend the experience. #
• I need a good Thanksgiving wish to retweet. #
• RT @hellohahanarf You all make my life so much better & I hope you know that. Happy, happy Thanksgiving! <– found it #
• Who would win in a fight: Teal'c or Worf? Chewbacca was eliminated in early rounds, so don't even try to write him in. #
• Zina needs some healing – at Crossing Animal Clinic http://t.co/UoZEfpvi #
• These pancakes better Git in my Belleh! – at IHOP http://t.co/daOXeoQz #
• ʎɹǝʇsʎɯ ɐ s'ʇı ǝpǝɔʎddod@ #
• Who can spot the mistake on this iLive Sound Bar? http://t.co/F5NURGTT #
• OF COURSE the Speaker Bar I just bought takes two types of audio input and my TV supports neither of them. #
• Portal seems decent RT @AppAdvice iOS Apps Gone Free: Portal, The Great Jitters: Pudding Panic, Hungribles, And More http://t.co/MhjrGjFm #
• The 2011 Hall Christmas tree. Yes, that's a train track up there near the top cuz that's how we roll http://t.co/tQlD0p4D #
• 2011 Hall Family Christmas Tree http://t.co/4IFs8Ke9 #
• RT @martymankins Loved @whall 's comment reply to me on his blog post today. Touché times 1000. > my pleasure dude! I mean, "me no complain" #