tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141380722009-11-10T10:06:11.889-05:00These are my inner-most thoughts, mostly about comedy and technology, but also occasionally other non-sequitur, tangential rants. Well OK, maybe these aren't my INNER-most thoughts. Those are mostly about dancers and Swedes, and would probably get me locked up if they ever became public ... but some hopefully interesting thoughts, anyways.Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.comBlogger575125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-25820715672866610072009-11-10T09:37:00.006-05:002009-11-10T10:00:57.202-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://www.dropbox.com/static/1257836401/images/logo.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://www.dropbox.com/static/1257836401/images/logo.png" border="0" alt="" /></a>You know how <a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/2005/07/disaster-or-minor-hassle-choose.html">I'm always bitching at you to make backups</a>?<div><br /></div><div>Just this week another friend lost another research paper she'd worked on for hundreds of hours. She screamed and railed against the support reps from the manufacturer of her laptop.</div><div><br /></div><div>No, sweetheart. No. You're lovely, but no. It's not their fault. It's yours.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know what else I have to do to get this through to all of you. You, yes, you, the person reading this right now, you, <b>YOUR HARD DRIVE IS 100% GUARANTEED TO FAIL</b>. It is an absolute certainty. Not maybe. It will. The only question is when.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hard drives are like the tires on your car. Sometimes they wear out slowly. And sometimes they fail in the most spectacular ways possible. </div><div><br /></div><div>There is now a free service I am recommending to all my friends, <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTI3NTQ5Mzk5">Dropbox</a>. <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTI3NTQ5Mzk5">Get it now</a>. No really. Now. RIGHT FREAKING NOW. Not tomorrow. Not when you get around to it. Not when you're done with your project. <b>STOP READING THIS RIGHT NOW AND </b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTI3NTQ5Mzk5"><b>GET A DROPBOX ACCOUNT</b></a>. I'm telling you. I'm ordering you. I'm begging you.</div><div><br /></div><div>OK. Do you have it yet?</div><div><br /></div><div>Good.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's how you use it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Install it on every computer you own and also your iPhone.</div><div><br /></div><div>It puts a folder on your computer called "Dropbox". This folder is magic. It automatically syncs between all your systems. Any document you put in your Dropbox will also appear in all your other Dropboxes. From now on, instead of keeping your documents in your "Documents" or your "My Documents" folder, you'll keep them in your Dropbox. Your Dropbox will become your new Documents folder.</div><div><br /></div><div>AND!</div><div><br /></div><div>Everything you put in your Dropbox is magically, automatically backup up to the Internet. Dropbox even let's you retrieve older copies of documents you've lost. </div><div><br /></div><div>Even if you make backups at home (and you should) if your whole house burns down you'll lose your laptop and your backups with it. Dropbox protects you against this.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have not believed this strongly in a service in quite sometime. Everyone should use it. EVERYONE.</div><div><br /></div><div>Did you read all of this and not go get a Dropbox account? Then you're an idiot. </div><div><br /></div><div>Really, please. <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTI3NTQ5Mzk5">Do it</a>. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-2582071567286661007?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-79171178235798972252009-11-08T18:00:00.000-05:002009-11-08T18:19:03.714-05:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_41F15tw0_iY/SvdR6LVN1VI/AAAAAAAAAAo/9MkePfCRCUw/s1600-h/IMG_0740-743715.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_41F15tw0_iY/SvdR6LVN1VI/AAAAAAAAAAo/9MkePfCRCUw/s320/IMG_0740-743715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401876337970238802" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-7917117823579897225?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-71207279784278509232009-10-21T12:46:00.003-04:002009-10-22T09:12:52.951-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ultimatewindows7houseparty.com/media/TheMistress.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.ultimatewindows7houseparty.com/media/TheMistress.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span><span></span></span><span><span>What happens when Two Nerds, a Party Girl and a Russian Dominatrix throw a party for Microsoft?</span></span><div><span><span><br />Check out my new comedy video!</span></span><div><span><span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><span><a href="http://www.ultimatewindows7houseparty.com/">The Ultimate Windows 7 House Party</a></span></span></div><div></div><span><span></span></span><span><span><br />Watch it. Rate it. Comment on it. Share it. Won't you please?</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div class="UIIntentionalStory_Header"><div><br /></div></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment" ft="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;attach&quot;}" style="margin-top: 6px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; "><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Media UIStoryAttachment_MediaSingle" ft="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;media&quot;}" style="float: left; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-right: 10px; "><div class="UIMediaItem"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.ultimatewindows7houseparty.com%252F&amp;h=b66ead0161779df775d0d425949567e6&amp;ref=mf" target="_blank" onclick="ft(&quot;4:9:17:1576166040::::0::::165364991267&quot;);" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "></a></div></div></div></span></div><div><div><span><span></span></span><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-7120727978427850923?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-58023606339739453972009-10-19T14:34:00.002-04:002009-10-19T14:37:23.810-04:00<div>I've been researching royalty-free music for my projects. This site's got some good stuff. <a href="http://www.audiomicro.com/free-sound-effects">Free Sound Effects</a> from AudioMicro.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-5802360633973945397?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-91681831375100101612009-10-17T11:42:00.000-04:002009-10-17T12:12:48.388-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0703-768390-768742.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0703-768390-768446.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-9168183137510010161?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-71032685089082812712009-09-11T22:41:00.000-04:002009-09-11T22:43:55.936-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0681-735938-736467.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0681-735938-736045.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-7103268508908281271?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-80128094252281692042009-08-31T14:06:00.000-04:002009-08-31T14:17:55.379-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0658-775381-775844.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0658-775381-775474.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-8012809425228169204?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-54365722767068113142009-08-30T09:35:00.004-04:002009-08-30T10:06:34.187-04:00Michelle Dobrawsky and I are on <i>The Check Spot</i> this week, an awesome show about the New York City comedy scene brought to you by Dan Cartwright, Arthur Carlson and Dave Greek. Tune in to hear us tell all about SuperEgo Comedy, doing Conan, zombie eating plants, flaming balls, Ted Kennedy, and all the fun things that you can do with semen.<div><br /></div><div>There are two ways to get there....<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://thecheckspot.com/2009/08/29/the-check-spot-082909--michelle-dobrawsky-and-dale-sorenson.aspx">The Check Spot on the web.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://bit.ly/checkspot">The Check Spot on iTunes. </a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-5436572276706811314?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-63134916968244632432009-08-18T15:20:00.000-04:002009-08-18T15:21:25.074-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0645-785076-785588.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0645-785076-785185.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>... Pianist for the security checkpoint of the Portland airport.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-6313491696824463243?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-50154415824917207062009-08-17T21:38:00.000-04:002009-08-17T23:01:39.271-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0641-799272-799669.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0641-799272-799360.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-5015441582491720706?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-82052998886108672872009-08-17T18:23:00.000-04:002009-08-17T18:24:36.926-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0637-776927-777434.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0637-776927-777036.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-8205299888610867287?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-52406888502363287472009-08-17T16:49:00.001-04:002009-08-17T16:49:54.704-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0640-794705-795234.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0640-794705-794821.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-5240688850236328747?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-65251175444929908802009-08-15T14:34:00.000-04:002009-08-15T16:50:11.984-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0628-711985-712407.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0628-711985-712092.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-6525117544492990880?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-87795168354578343742009-08-14T12:52:00.000-04:002009-08-14T12:53:40.041-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0622-720042-720600.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0622-720042-720149.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>Breakfast ... Score! Thanks, Mother Nature.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-8779516835457834374?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-61984822899224620692009-08-14T11:22:00.000-04:002009-08-14T11:23:41.253-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0619-721254-722136.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0619-721254-721370.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>Press X to jump.<br>Press X twice to double jump.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-6198482289922462069?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-12001511257540534382009-08-14T11:07:00.000-04:002009-08-14T11:08:10.751-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0617-790752-791365.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0617-790752-791065.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-1200151125754053438?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-61194907677359601172009-08-14T11:02:00.000-04:002009-08-14T11:03:16.534-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0616-796535-796945.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0616-796535-796625.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-6119490767735960117?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-63618482929510266772009-08-14T10:55:00.000-04:002009-08-14T10:56:24.252-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0614-784253-784634.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0614-784253-784339.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-6361848292951026677?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-5628212597876038112009-08-14T10:48:00.000-04:002009-08-14T10:49:05.778-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0612-745779-746328.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0612-745779-745897.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-562821259787603811?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-62983157120913570672009-07-31T00:37:00.000-04:002009-07-31T00:38:39.725-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0592-719726-720115.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0592-719726-719808.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-6298315712091357067?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-28372987732817636882009-07-28T09:41:00.011-04:002009-07-28T12:27:56.284-04:00<span><span><b>My Very Own Bacon Egg and Cheese on a Roll Recipe</b></span></span><div><br /></div><div><span><span><b></b></span></span><div>3 Strips thick-cut bacon, fried until crunchy</div><div>2 Eggs scrambled with pinches of salt, pepper, oregano and garlic powder</div><div>Thick slices of cheddar cheese melted on top of the omelet</div><div>Onion roll, fried, open-face in butter</div><div><br /></div><div>Mmmmmm ... tasty!</div></div><div><div></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/bacon_egg_cheese_on_a_roll.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-2837298773281763688?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-2640215784410278712009-07-26T15:03:00.001-04:002009-07-28T09:29:45.718-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0558-788721-789134.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0558-788721-788828.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>Suddenly I want a Gatoraide.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-264021578441027871?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-44536801353357249912009-07-25T15:26:00.001-04:002009-07-28T09:29:24.857-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0552-725635-726058.JPG"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/IMG_0552-725635-725745.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>Jesus Freaks are so much less annoying in a language you barely understand.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-4453680135335724991?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-87178755728747532772009-07-18T19:48:00.001-04:002009-07-28T09:35:14.019-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/photo-744294-744326.jpg"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/photo-744294-744321.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-8717875572874753277?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138072.post-53124245591215529132009-07-18T19:44:00.002-04:002009-07-28T09:34:56.349-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/photo-795213-795242.jpg"><img src="http://www.dalesorenson.net/uploaded_images/photo-795213-795238.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14138072-5312424559121552913?l=www.dalesorenson.net'/></div>Dale Sorensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779788885249049835noreply@blogger.com0