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Online Mix Tapes

Published by chuckbutt on March 31, 2008 in Entertainment, Fun Stuff and SciTech. 0 Comments

If you’re as old as I am, you remember mix tapes. You’d spend a bunch of time copying songs from cassettes or albums onto a blank cassette tape, and then give them to your steady or to your buddies. It was a lot of fun, and a great way to share new music.

Now, there’s an online site where you can create your own mix tapes and share them with friends. It’s called MixWit.com, and it’s a free site. Here’s a quick mix tape I made with some of the music I’ve been listening to lately:

The picture is from a trip my buddies and I took to Cancun way back in 1988, right in the meaty part of the mix tape phenomenom.

Check it out and make your own mix tapes!

Turkey Buzzard At Work

Published by chuckbutt on February 20, 2008 in Entertainment and Fun Stuff. 0 Comments

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We had a visitor at work today - a very large Turkey Buzzard.  So, I went outside and took a picture with my mobile phone camera and uploaded it directly to the blog.  Very cool technology.

Scott Andrew - Save You From Yourself

Published by chuckbutt on February 11, 2008 in Entertainment and Fun Stuff. 0 Comments

Scott Andrew’s new album, “Save You From Yourself,” is out and available at CD Baby. Scott has been very creative in getting his album recorded and promoted, utilizing his fanbase (including me!) to help pay for some of the recording and production costs (you can get a little more info by checking out this link on my site).

And, Scott has created a couple of acoustic videos of songs on the new album. I’ve posted them here:

I’ve had the album for about a month now, and I’ve been wearing out my CD player listening. Do yourself a favor and play the videos and then buy the album at CD Baby. Or, better yet, buy multiple copies of the album for friends, family, people on your street, and co-workers. And, the guy who sells you your paper down at the local Cumbies (if you’re from New England).

Later,
Chuck

AFC Champion Patriots

Published by chuckbutt on January 20, 2008 in Family and Friends, Fun Stuff and Sports. 0 Comments

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This past Sunday (January 20th), the family and I went to Gillette Stadium to watch the New England Patriots take on the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship game to determine who would represent the AFC in this year’s Super Bowl. After 60 minutes of hard-fought football, the Patriots beat the Chargers by a score of 21 - 14.

This was a great experience, especially since I had the family there. Usually, when I go with my buddies, we’ll have a few beers (or a few more) and perhaps not be especially crisp in our observance of the game. With the kids, I didn’t want to set a bad example (my wife already knows how bad I was, so she didn’t really enter into the equation). And to tell the truth, this was the most fun I’ve had at a football game in a long time. Watching the game through the eyes of football play-off rookies (including my wife) was a lot of fun.

Gillette was rocking, and the entire crowd was into the game from the opening kick-off. The Charge hung tough, and Tom Brady wasn’t his usual sharp self, but the Pats Defense came through big time. This was their best performance since the 2004 season when the Pats last won a Super Bowl. A very Patriots-like performance - bend but don’t break - and the Chargers were only able to get four field goals in four trips to the red zone (although it was really three trips and one to the 22 or 23 yard line).

Now, we’re looking forward to the Super Bowl. I’m not going this year, and it’s going to be strange, but I’m looking forward to hanging out at home with some friends and family and having a good old-fashioned Super Bowl party.

Go Pats!

P.S. Check out the rest of the pictures by viewing the posts below with the heading “AFC Champion Patriots.” I took all of these with my camera phone (Samsung SCH-a930) and PIX messaged them to the blog.  Enjoy!

AFC Champion Patriots

Published by chuckbutt on January 20, 2008 in Family and Friends, Fun Stuff and Sports. 0 Comments

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Michele and Marissa bundled up at the game.

AFC Champion Patriots

Published by chuckbutt on January 20, 2008 in Family and Friends, Fun Stuff and Sports. 0 Comments

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Carson in his new, funky Patriots hat.

AFC Champion Patriots

Published by chuckbutt on January 20, 2008 in Family and Friends, Fun Stuff and Sports. 0 Comments

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Marissa enjoying the game and keeping warm.