Those of you who read this thing I call a blog regularly know that rarely am I serious.  So consider this my first serious post.  Yesterday, our family suffered a major loss and everyone that was touched by her lost an amazing friend.  Yesterday, around 4:00pm, my cousin Lacey lost her long, incredible battle with leukemia.

I’ll admit we weren’t extremely close.  We didn’t do everything together.  We shared the occasional laugh and conversation here and there, but she was family.  Close family.  And waaaayy too young family.

I remember she was the spunk in our family events, being the sole supplier of bubbliness and happiness for the evening’s festivities.  She was the “evil” whip cracking boss for the family at Jacoby Custom Cues where she worked.  She was always the friendly face of the company when they traveled to Las Vegas for the billiards expo shows.  She cared about everyone and put her family and friends before her.  She was a hard worker.  She was lovable.  She was the up when you were down.  She was full of life and loved life.  She was…. an extraordinary “superhuman”.

Even right now, I can remember her hearty, giggly laugh.  I can remember the wonderful sound of her slightly nasally voice.  I remember her ability to live every day to the fullest, like it was her last.  You could see the obvious joy she brought to her sisters, her brother, her mom and her dad.  Their eyes would light up whenever she was around.

At this point, all we can do is look towards the future and continue on with our lives.  That’s what Lacey would have wanted for us, because she was selfless and wanted everyone around her to be as happy and as content with life as she was.  We can go forward now knowing she’s in a better place, where there is no pain and she can still partake in our daily activities through our hearts and our minds.

So if you’re reading this and you were one of those touched by Lacey in her short time with us, feel free to post below with how she touched your life and how you will always remember her.

We will miss you Lacey.  You will remain with us through thick and thin, and when the time comes, God will allow us to be together again for the long haul.  Love you kiddo.

Courtesy of Mosspuppet.com

This line of videos has been featured on the Secret Diary of Steve Jobs for awhile now, but I feel it is my duty to continue to spread the love brought on by others. So here it is, hopefully a new regular item on Jabloggy, I give you, Walt Mossberg, The Only Techology Journalist in the World, in puppet style!

iSlate Review (before it was officially launched):

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Two words sum up this post: HELL YEAH.

Earlier this week I received an email from Google regarding my Google Apps account (as I’m sure all of you Apps users did) and it delivered some of the best and geekiest news ever to be uttered by a large company: Google will be phasing out support for Internet Explorer 6 in their products over the course of 2010.

Now those of you who aren’t as geeky and techy are probably like, “WTF dude?  Who really freakin’ cares?!”  Well, those geeks and techies driving innovation and pushing for the future of our planet care!  With the world finally dropping support for this POS we are successfully able to roll out better, brighter and faster technology to our websites, making the web a better place for all and the devices that you are now using to access it, including that sexy new iPad.

So to all the Microsofts of the world, I have one thing to say: Pick up your shit and get the hell outta here!  Don’t like the door hit you on the way out.  Some of us are trying to bring the future to society, and your crappy ass products are slowin’ us down!

Is it a feminine product?

Is it a cool, hip, stylish apartment unit?

Is it a chair cushion with USB technology?

Is it a notebook with Firewire?  (and by notebook I mean an actual paper notebook from the 90’s, not a laptop; hilarious blast from the past, I know!)

Guess what?!  It’s none of those things!  It’s a giant iPhone that you need bigger pants to put it in!  Honestly, I see its potential in niche markets (home theater control center, security center, smart home dashboard, competitor to the Amazon Kindle, etc.) but as a general web browsing computer with which to make spreadsheets and slideshow presentations?!  Aww, snap!  Oh no he didn’t!

I guess this is the first Apple product I’m a little skeptical about, but I suppose we’ll see if Jobs and the bloodhound gang can do it again, eh?

I’ve probably been the quietest Apple geek with a blog about today’s new product announcement. Guess we’ll see what happens eh?

I found this and had a good laugh.  Maybe you will too.

Happy 2010 Kids!  Another year closer to December 2012.  Start your preparations!  Unlock the Y2K bunker you never used!

I must say 2009 was an interesting year.  Lots of good, lots of bad, lots of so-so, but you know what?  This new decade is gonna kick 2009 in the ass, I think.  I have high expectations for this year, so don’t fudge it up!

As keeping with tradition of New Year’s resolutions, I plan to have one of my resolutions be to post here more.  While I cannot guarantee I won’t continue to suck at posting here, I will at least say that I’ll try, mmmkay?  Ok good, now quit yer bitchin’.

As for other resolutions, we’ll be tryin’ the ol’ getting in shape and eating better resolution (that one is probably the most popular and most cliche one ever!) plus my business is growing and things are going well in the relationship department as well.

Ok, enough of that boring crap.  In the great words of Tiger Woods as his wife chased him with a golf club, I’M OUTTA HERE!

May you enjoy this day with your family and friends.  I will be sitting here…. alone…. homeless…. with my laptop…. in my Lexus…. enjoying a bottle of alcoholic egg nog….

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I’m thankful for all of you, my dear readers.  Those of you who put up with my crappy posts, my slow post times, and my bad humor.

I bet you are all thankful that you don’t really know me in person and hope that the apocalypse happens to this site before it affects anything else in the world.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

LET’S EAT TURKEY!