Recruiting the "Scott Abraham"s of the World....

7.24.2009 at 2:34:00 AM | Rambling by Scott
Scott Abraham's of the World...Unite!

But for what?
Umm.... let me get back to you on that.

Okay, this is quite possibly one of the most RANDOM things that I have EVER done. Well, some of you might agree this is up there with

Five years ago, I started by trying to Google my own name. The first time I did this, it ended up something like Wesley Gibson from Wanted. I was a nobody. I found "Abraham" this and "Scott" that, but didn't have much luck coming up with anyone with the same name.

But this was YEARS ago....before Google even became well-known. If you were to Google the Boolean phrase "Scott Abraham", you'll now come up with some 173 THOUSAND HITS! (with about .009% of them being my own entries and sites).

So, this led me to try something else out. Facebook.

Back in the beginning, Facebook was limited use to only students in recognized universities and students with school e-mail addresses. Back then, you keyed in "Scott Abraham" and you only got one hit. Me. Today, with Facebook now open to anyone, you get over 400 hits, with at least 50 people that have "Scott" and "Abraham" as their first and last name!

Never did I think that I had such a common name! Granted, it's no competition for "Jane Smith", "John Q." or "Coco Chanel"(don't ask), but still, it's a LOT more frequent than I previously believed.

So, what am I to do about this? Make a Facebook group about this, naturally! For what purpose? Well, I'm not sure, but the day may come when the Scott Abrahams of the world will have to unite together, joining forces to create an unstoppable talisman of power to save the world from the forces of evil!!! Or maybe we'll take a turn for the worse, abusing our unlimited power...

Or just steal the world's supply of Cheetos.

Celebrating the unity of the Scott Abrahams across the planet,
as well as the things that make us unique!

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How to Save a Life...

7.20.2009 at 7:11:00 PM | Rambling by Scott

Traffic was jammed up on Hwy 124 earlier than usual, starting at about 3 o'clock. I was running some errands, buying some essentials [that I now realize I completely forgot about]. Not having to be anywhere, I wasn't in a rush.

Coming up on a jammed intersection at Tree Lane, I decided to hold back at the traffic light, letting the intersection clear up. There wasn't enough space on the other side, and knowing that the light would soon turn red, I didn't want to be the idiot left in the middle, blocking the traffic flow.

Sure enough, the light turns red, and there is one overly-ambitious motorist that shot into the intersection at the last minute. "And NOW it's time to play our FAVORITE childhood game...Degenerate-homosapien-in-the-middle!" as the cars from the adjacent road honk and try to squeeze past the inconsiderate driver.

Finally, the intersection gets cleared. As I'm waiting for the light to turn green, I see a glint of orange off to my right. What was that? I look over to see nothing but Boomer's blue brother (another Honda Element).

Then I see it.

Bright orange flames were licking out from the underside of the car, a liquid of some sort dripping to the ground, and smoke collecting under the hood. The older gentleman in the driver's seat doesn't seem to notice, as there is a breeze carrying the smoke away from the car.

Quick thinking, I pull through the red light, whip out in front of his car (not moving), blocking his lane of travel. I honk at the unaware driver, who is initially confused until I open up my window, yelling and waving at him to "GET OUT OF THE CAR! IT'S ON FIRE!!!!"

The sprightly old man gets out of his car and takes a quick glance to determine the origin of the flame. I then move my car out of the road and stop on a curb, getting out to check that the man is okay (traffic is still moving).

By the time I get to him, he's already retrieved a towel from the trunk and is on the ground next to his car, whipping at the flames!

"It's okay! It's okay!" he says to me. I'm still not understanding why he's fighting a car fire with a towel.

"It's not gas!" he says, still going at the now-diminishing flames, ash flying out from under the car.

As it turns out, there was some kind of brush or foliage stuck under the car, sitting right on top of the catalytic converter, and consequently combusted under the high heat generated by the car's exhaust.

The man then crawls out from being nearly under the car. "Thank you SO much!" he says, hands on his knees, trying to catch his breath.

"I smelled something, but I didn't know what it was or where it was coming from! I'm just glad you caught it when you did! If you hadn't stopped me, it could've quite easily turned into something MUCH worse!"

He popped the hood, motioning for the traffic to go around him. Then, assuring me that he would be okay, he thanked me again, and I was on my way.


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Keep Tabs on Your Monkey...

7.18.2009 at 11:28:00 PM | Rambling by Scott

This is what happens when you let your monkey out of sight for even a single minute. He's downloading "Planet of the Apes" in HD on iTunes, chatting up with Curious George and his friends, buying a 14-lb case of banana chips, AND stealing my DailyBooth.com snapshot opportunity!

AAAGH!!!!



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WHY am I STILL awake?

7.13.2009 at 5:49:00 AM | Rambling by Scott

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Available for Atlanta-Area Computer Repairs!

7.06.2009 at 6:00:00 PM | Rambling by Scott



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OLD BLOG ENTRY: "Same World, New Adventures..."

7.02.2009 at 9:29:00 PM | Rambling by Scott

I found this entry on my old blog, and I just couldn't let it die.

MAY 19, 2008

For months, I’ve been hearing about this “geek sport” called geocaching. Since I recently purchased a TomTom, I’ve really been getting interested in the concept.

“What is geocaching?”

Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and "treasure," usually toys or trinkets of little value. Today, well over 650,000 geocaches are registered on various websites devoted to the pastime. Geocaches are currently placed in over 100 countries around the world and on all seven continents, including Antarctica. (Wikipedia)

Well, today, i finally went on my first mini-trek. As shocking as it may [not] sound, I was not exactly ready to get dirty, running through the woods, trying to find a cache as small as a 35mm film canister. Anyways, I came back with no success, but I did learn some valuable tips, regarding the sport.

For starters, WEAR OLD CLOTHES! I nearly tore a hole in my $50 jeans, trying to jump over a barbed-wire fence. And if you’re going through the woods, WEAR LONG SLEEVES! I’m just lucky that I didn’t run into any poison ivy out there.

With my luck, one of my caches was located by a lake behind a government building. The BAD part was that the fire alarm went off, just as I was coming back from the lake. I was caught with small electronics in my hand (my GPS) and a sheepish look, as I feared the worst, worried that they might think I tripped the alarm as a joke, seeing as I clearly didn’t belong among the rest of the middle-aged people in business dress. Lucky for me, I only suffered strange glances. I got back to my car, and in my haste, I accidentally peeled out of the parking lot, only adding to my worry that the Feds would jump out of the bushes and run me down.

Anyways, that was my adventure for the day. Just thought this might be a fitting way to jumpstart the life back into my blog.

Later peeps!


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What Now? Create Your Own Adventure!

at 11:31:00 AM | Rambling by Scott

Okay, so, you might all be wondering where my adventures will take me for now. I can tell you ONE thing for certain:

I have no clue.

I hope that this change doesn't put off my base of readers, but then again, most of you are reading this for information about my travels. If you're upset by my decision about not wanting to return to ships, I wish to first apologize, and then encourage you to go and create your OWN adventures!

I'm not saying "no" to adventure, as I'm pretty sure that I can get myself into trouble just as easily at home as I do on a ship (or by nearly getting left behind by a ship). It'll just be a little bit different kind of non-multilingual, metropolitan-based, non-life-threatening adventure than you're currently used to.

For those of you that wish to still read my blog, I'll continue to be loyal to my following by regularly filling you in on the details of my existence.

Ciao for now!


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