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6/6/03 – Update

Had an interview today, which makes two in less than seven days. This one seemed very positive, in addition to the fact that they called me the day after I had sent them a resume for a different job. The job would be a good commute, seems to be friendly, the company is new (at least in their current location) and seems to have some financial backing. Plus, it seems to be originally out of Manhattan, so it can't hurt to have some kind of connections there.

The other interview I had I don't necessarily want to talk about, not because it went badly (on the contrary, it went rather well, I think), but because it'd be an idea job for me. The work environment is excellent, the job would be something I enjoy doing, and from what I heard, the pay would be pretty decent. The only problem with the job would be the commute. It'd be quite a long one, and while I don't mind the drive, I don't currently have the car to pull it off. I've looked into the train, but the trains out here are horrible, and don't cooperate with the schedule I'd be pulling with this job.

Then again, nothing's confirmed yet, so I'm not going to worry about making a decision until one of them officially wants to give me a job. Until then, I wait and see.

6/4/03 – Update

The lack of updates recently doesn't mean that Buhner.com is lacking in material. Quite the opposite, actually, as the reason behind the lack of updates is that there is too much stuff to write about. Right now, I've got two articles that I just need to put into HTML form and put onto the site, another article halfway done, a review that has been started, and two more things that I've started but put off to the side. So, just when you least expect it, Buhner.com is going to have more content than you can handle.

On a side note, my lack of finances has caused me to put my childhood up for sale. I've put a good number of my "good" original Transformers up from the mid 80s. When I mean "good", I mean Transformers that those of us who grew up during the 80s would actually recognise, not obscure pieces of crap that are "valuable" solely because of their rareness and the fact that their have a sticker placed backwards. Names like Megatron, Optimus Prime, Shockwave, Hot Rod, and Jetfire are what I'm talking about. Anyway, I'm selling them on eBay, and you can check out the auctions here.

UPDATE!: As I mentioned, the articles are here, they just need to put up. Two articles follow, with the first being the return to Buhner.com of Chris Buse. Buse writes The State Of Professional Sports, where Mr. Buse lets his feeling be known about the status of sports today, the views of the fans, and sports economics.

The second article is a very special one to me. A Martyr to Duty: Remembering Giuseppe �Joe� Petrosino, the Original �Untouchable� was written by Joe Avella, who recently contributed an article about Billy Mitchell for Buhner.com. Many people don't know about the legend of Joe Petrosino, who fought the Black Hand of the mafia in New York in the early 20th century. However, Petrosino's heroic actions have made him a hero of New York City police officers and in his native Italy. If you think you know "the mafia" or have an interest in things like "The Godfather", the true story of Joe Petrosino is one that needs to be known, and Joe Avella brings it to us in his article. After reading it, you'll see why movies have already been made about this man, with another one currently in the works. And the best part? He's related to my wife.

Anyway, read, and I'll get back to work.

5/30/03 – Update

Again, my apologies for the lack of updates lately. I've been pretty busy this week, and haven't had much time to put up content, and I've actually got a decent amount of content to put up in the next few days.

The article I'm putting up today is special to Buhner.com. Written by Joe Avella, Remembering "B" is Joe's look back at jazz great Billy Mitchell, his discovery of jazz, hearing for the first time what he thought was "just another sax player", and his relationship with the musician.

As for other articles, I know there are three in the works; another by Joe, one by myself, and the return to Buhner.com of Chris Buse. I've got a few rants in me too, but I'll save those until another time.

Until then, enjoy Joe's article.

5/25/03 – Update

Well, here it is. The new layout has arrived, and I must say, I like it quite a lot. I will say that I had very little to do with it. This is mostly Tara's doing, the creative webpage designing half of Black Sunshine Computer Concepts. I just took the site and sanded a few of the edges (mainly my webcounter tags, which had to be changed now that the frames are dead), but the little lady is responsible for the changes. Now, without the frames and a few size constrictions, this should be good in 800x600 resolution, for whomever still uses that.

Anyone who spends a decent time around me knows I like to read, but have this inability to read just one book at a time, leaving me reading several books at the same time. Well, I managed to finish two this week. The first, Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella, is probably better known by the movie it became, Field Of Dreams. Being a fan of the film, I always meant to read the book, as I have this almost morbid fascination with seeing how badly movie adaptations are from their original novel. As adaptations go, Field Of Dreams wasn't a bad film version. The film lacks certain characters, some somewhat major, and one major change. The character of Terrance Mann, played by James Earl Jones, doesn't exist in the novel. The character of Mann replaces that of J.D. Salinger, author of Catcher In The Rye, among others. Salinger was reportedly furious about being in the book, and threatened legal action if he were part of the movie. The book, although fiction, uses many real characters and coincidences, including the character of "Moonlight" Graham, whose portrayal in the novel (and the book) was very much true to form (with the exception of the coming back to life part). A Salinger story did include a character named "Ray Kinsella". It's an interesting piece of fiction using true characters, and I highly recommend the book.

The other book I read was Moneyball by Michael Lewis. This book totally pulled me in, and while I've stated I usually start books and wander off to others, this I finished in less than a week. I plan on doing a review of the book for the site, so I'll save comments for later.

Expect a rant tomorrow. Memorial Day in the Hamptons... sigh.

5/23/03 – Update

Two things... it's a short update.

First off, Owen Hart died today, four years ago. If you don't have an interest in pro wrestling, I understand why you wouldn't know who he is, but if you followed pro wrestling, you know exactly who I'm talking about. Anyone who knew Owen outside of what they saw on TV knew how good of a person he was. Always the practical joker who made a backstage area a little more comfortable to be around. Owen's first love wasn't wrestling, but he was blessed as a great wrestler, possibly better than his brother Bret. After wrestling for a period of time, Owen wanted to retire and become a fireman in Calgary. However, when he was unable to become a fireman, he ended up going back to wrestling to support his family, the very thing that killed him.

In a profession that has been dulled by death within its ranks, Owen's death was especially tragic, because he didn't die because of his vices or addictions or out of glory. He did what he was instructed to do, and it went tragicly wrong.

It's no secret that wrestling pretty much sucks now. What's ironic is that if you took the wrestlers who have died or been killed together over the last 10 years, you'd have a damn good company that could outproduce anything out there right now.

Anyway, second thing. I wouldn't feel right if I didn't plug the Bridgehampton Fire Department website. Black Sunshine Computer Concepts has been working hard on it (with limited resources) and it doesn't look bad. It's going to look better once we get more infomation, but I figure I'd plug it anyway.

That's it for now. The new look for the site should arrive in the next day or two.

5/21/03 – Update

Sorry about the double update. Black Sunshine Computer Concepts is currently working on the page(s) to give them a more "clean" look. I was going to hold off on updating until the page design was done, but I'd rather post updates (especially Griff's article) as stuff is fresh in my mind, instead of waiting and forgetting stuff (as I'm sure I'm doing even now).

Remembered now what I wanted to say for this update. However, it got so damned long it became a column! After seeing the Academy of Country Music Awards last night, I felt the desire to write Dumbass Country Music for buhner.com. It touches on the Dixie Chicks situation, but mainly about how country music carries itself.

My dear friend Mark Warren (The 16th Parallel) has his own story about the Chicks, but more importantly, he's a kickass web designer and father. Feel free to check out his site.

And don't forget to scroll down a little bit and see that Griff has written an article for us. Scroll, or he won't write more! Ah hell, I'll just link it again. Another One of Those Stinkin' "Buffy" Recollections