Dictionary.com - Sylvan

Well what do you know...

syl·van also sil·van ( P ) Pronunciation Key (slvn)
adj.
Relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions.
Located in or inhabiting a wood or forest.
Abounding in trees; wooded.

n.
One that lives in or frequents the woods.

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[Medieval Latin sylvnus, from Latin Silvnus, god of the woods, from silva, forest.]

Latest VIP marketing...on the trak at Beech Ridge

Interactive trivia on my cable system

Compete against local players and see where you stack up against others across the country. Hey, at least its better than melting your brain watching another American idol wannabe "Competition Reality show" .

See you online.

SI- 20 things about NASCAR sponsorships you should know

What i'm reading- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Interesting dialog on how someone else see's the world.

Sports- Ricky back for the 250

What I read - The Alchemist

Pretty good vacation book. I'll be on the lookout for Omens and trying to find my Personal Legend...

New Ethos website !

Well. our new website is now up an running! This tells a much better story of who we are and what we do.

Race Car for 250...nice design, huh?

Here's the car that Ricky Craven will be driving in the TD Banknorth 250 at the end of July. How those girls got in the picture I have no idea.

Dylan on PBS

i watched the second half of this last night and it will be on again. Very interesting look into how, when and why he did what he did. tonight, he goes electric....they've already shown clips of him being heckled by the crowd. The shear volume of writing and the ease at which it came to him is amazing. Eminem got nothin' on Bobby!

It's (not) like 86 all over again...i hope

DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Saluting the spirit of '86

By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist | June 27, 2006
There was not much buzz about them when they first gathered in Winter Haven, Fla., late in February 1986. Greater Boston was still reeling from the Patriots' maiden voyage to the Super Bowl (which ended in a severe beating by the Chicago Bears), and there were indications, later fulfilled, that the Celtics were on their way to a 16th world champions

Blow out the candles

A Special Birthday this week. Can you believe it?
Monica Lewinsky turned 31 this week.
It seems like only yesterday she was crawling around the
White House on her hands and knees.
They grow up so fast.

VIDEO from commute another way day

Here's the TV coverage we got...if you play the video, you'll see yours truly helping to bring the canoe to shore.

Ethos coverage - Canoe to Work

Here's a fun project we just did. i had one of the guys i work with paddle down the river outside our office (and his house) and we got some pretty good press coverage as a result. We were a little damp, but it was worth it in the end.

Racecar

I was informed by my 7 year old son today that racecar is spelled the same forward and backwards.

For .09 Cents ? Why print them yourself

Rite Aid is offering Kodak prints (from memory card or a CD) for .09 cents each. Its a send out service and you have to wait 2-3 days. I just loaded a CD of about 120 pictures (since before christmas, shame on me!) and i'll see how they come out later in the week. By comparison, getting 24 exposures of film developed at $7.99 is .33 cents each.

A new "Mill" for Maine

Wind, that is. I heard from a trusted source that this is quite a sight to see.

Brazilian

Donald Rumsfeld briefed the President this morning. He told Bush that 3
Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq.

To everyone's amazement, all of the color ran from Bush's face, then he
collapsed onto his desk, head in hands, visibly shaken, almost whimpering.

Finally, he composed himself & asked Rumsfeld, "Just exactly how many is a
brazillion?"

The Simpsons as philosophy

"Cartoons abstract from real life in much the same way philosophers do. Homer is not realistic in the way a film or novel character is, but he is recognisable as a kind of American Everyman. His reality is the reality of an abstraction from real life that captures its essence, not as a real particular human who we see ourselves reflected."

...just watch out for falling anvils. - TK

Baseball Card Blog

Someday, I'll take some time to read through these. I'm still banking on some my cards helping to pay for my retirement someday.