http://www.menga.net rich menga's online journal Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:10:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A long-ass time ago (if you couldn't tell from the title of this bloggo) I had three good friends. As time passed I met a girl and basically decided I didn't need them anymore. Stupid? Yes. Recently I was having a phone conversation with my father and the subject of ... http://www.menga.net/2008/12/01/from-the-one-who-took-9-years-to-grow-up/ This is a park close to where I live. I've known about it for a while but just now got the chance to take some photos of it. More info after the photos. Riverhills Park is here. It "joins" with Scout Park. Riverhills is on the north side and Scout on the ... http://www.menga.net/2008/11/29/riverhills-park/ Yesterday eve I went to band practice and after that three of us (bass player couldn't make it and had to go home) stopped at a place on North Florida Ave in Tampa. It was "country night" there and there were hot women everywhere. Small note: If you were to pit ... http://www.menga.net/2008/11/29/more-bars-more-gigs-social-stuff/ Well I said I'd write more about this so here it is - and I have photos. Above: Playing with the band. I'm on the right. Our band finally decided "WE'RE GONNA DO IT" and decided to play an open mic night @ Pegasus Lounge in Tampa. I personally thought it was ... http://www.menga.net/2008/11/27/rich-goes-gigging-the-long-version/ It's close to 2am and I just got back from a local place - WHERE I GIGGED. Yes I did. I played in front of people. It went well. More on this later. Tired and going to bed. http://www.menga.net/2008/11/26/rich-goes-gigging/ I read a story yesterday about the "King of the Hypermilers", a guy by the name of Wayne Gerdes who did the seemingly impossible: Achieved 180 miles per gallon from from a Honda Insight. And yes he did do it. Was it easy? Not in the slightest - but it ... http://www.menga.net/2008/11/24/hypermiler-rat-runner-shunpiker/ Recently (as in over the past few months) there have been two red light cameras placed near where I live in Tampa at two major intersections. Being that I'm a road nerd I did some research about these cams and found that yes, there are those who feel they do ... http://www.menga.net/2008/11/23/tampa-red-light-cameras-platooning/ This is one of the first YouTube videos in HD quality so I decided to embed the video here just to show you. Looks pretty darned good if you asked me. And it's a great video besides. http://www.menga.net/2008/11/22/dancing-in-youtube-hd-quality/ I remember at one point that pre-paid cell phones were a faux pas because the reception was terrible and the phones chintzy that broke easily. This is no longer the case. Today I canceled my Verizon wireless plan, bought a Tracfone and was very happy to do it. The phone ... http://www.menga.net/2008/11/22/switched-to-tracfone/ Earlier this week I had to throw out a pair of jeans because a rip developed in the butt along the pocket seam that turned into a hole and well.. I don't want people looking at my underwear. There was already a hole-rip in the left knee (why it always ... http://www.menga.net/2008/11/22/holey-pants/