tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51682212009-06-21T23:43:00.951-04:00Hi, I'm Josh Katinger and this is my personal weblog. I'm an Internet Business Analyst living and working in Southwestern, CT. When not at my full time job I also do some <a href="http://www.accessionmedia.com">web development and internet marketing consulting</a> on the side...and when not doing any of that I'm usually watching auto racing and working on my auto racing "<a href="http://www.fastmachines.com">hobby site</a>."Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10675579050181438801noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168221.post-1165584965768678412006-12-08T08:35:00.000-05:002006-12-08T08:36:05.780-05:00

...consider it done with. If you want to listen to me rant about stuff go here.

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Rally New York 2006 didn't turn out as planned. Click the video below to see what I mean...And here's a collection of fabulous stills...Upside Down 1Upside down 2"I'm...I'm BLEEDING!" - don't I look like a "Spaceball" with that helmet on?The corpse

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Hey kids...until further notice this blog is on hiatus. Some of you have been asking where I’ve been, what’s going on, is everything ok. Yes, nothing wrong, just really busy with work and life. Not real motivated to post anything here as of late...so until further notice, you are on notice that you won’t find anything new here.

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Yes, I know I haven't updated this site in a while...and I need to post the wedding/honeymoon pictures and a bunch of other stuff...I'll get to it. But I couldn't let today go by without commemorating the passing of Mark Tarsi 1 year ago today. I'm looking forward to raising a glass to him tonight with some of the Daymon folks. I can't believe it's been a year.

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Last weekend we ran the Maine Forest Rally again. Last year Maine gave us our first Rally success finishing 3rd in our class in the ProRally. This year we grabbed third in our class for the club event on Friday (results, pictures). We were on our way to a podium in our class for the ProRally again, but life happens. The driver of my car had to leave Friday night for a family emergency (

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...nuff said.(photo: Graham Watson)

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My boss and I were shootin’ the shit yesterday (this is common practice with my boss) and somehow we got on the topic of who he thought were the top ten coolest people ever. I started to think about my own list. A lot of the people who I think are cool are people I actually know and interact with...but if I published that list then people not on the list would inevitably be all pissy and what

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Ever hear a good cover band? How about a good tribute band? Ever hear a great tribute band covering tunes not in the genre of the band that they "tribute?" Beatallica is a cover band in the genre of Metallica, but they cover...of all things...Beatles tunes. Download and listen here.Yes, it's silly, but if you listen to it, it is scary how much the singer sounds like James Hetfield and just

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My little sis Sarah got hitched last weekend to a great guy named Dave. The pix are here for your viewing pleasure...The Grella Wedding...and yes, the family digit was in full effect.

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We had something interesting happen at the office the other day. Even more interesting was the fact that the reporter from the Newtown Bee was on the scene at the same time the police and fire department were. Slow news day? Do they listen to the police scanner? Follow the sound of the sirens? You've got to love small town news...NewtownBee.com: Police Investigate Suspicious Powder At

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Alli and I went on down to Alabama for the NASCAR race at Talladega a few weeks ago. We had some nice garage passes (thanks Dave). Sadly, Gordon won and there was much sadness in Jr. land. Seriously, EVERYONE at that race was a Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan. It was amazing. A sea of red shirts and hats. Driving into the track was funny too. People paint up their cars with "'Dega Bound" and "Go #8

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So the latest news is that Dave Chappelle is holed up in a nut house in, of all places, South Africa. Now, if he's really lost his marbles, going to South Africa to seek help sure does sound like something a crazy person would do. However, isn't this just a bit too off the wall? Chappelle seemed OK, if not a little tired, when we saw him at the Oakdale several weeks ago.Imagine you are Dave

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We ran another rally yesterday, Rally New York 2005. This was a critical race for me since, after the "experience" in Tennessee, I was going to give this little hobby a permanent rest if I was still unable to keep my lunch down while in the race car.I enlisted the help of some prescription anti-motion sickness medication instead of continuing to use the Bonine that failed me so spectacularly in

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If you have an appreciation for anything remotely related to flying, remote control stuff, or kids and the amazing stuff they can do...take a look at the video linked below (opens in Windows Media Player). Apparently this is a 9-year-old kid flying his remote control helicopter. Even if you have no clue about flying this will impress you...HeliFreak.com: Kyle StacyThought this was funny too...

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Well, we went to the Cherokee Trails Rally in Tennessee this past weekend. I think it's safe to say that Hamp and I both achieved some rally racing rights of passage.We drove down there last Thursday (actually started Wednesday night...trip takes 14 hours). Got the car tech-ed, registered, ready to go. The boys at QuattroHaus had the car well prepared with a new motor after the old one blew up

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I appreciate a good piece of computer animation as much as the next dork. Till Nowak goes above and beyond with his recent creation called "Delivery." It is an animated short film that is very creative, entertaining, and the animation and music composition are fantastic. I'm assuming Till is a "one-man" or "few-person" operation...but I think Pixar will be knocking on his door soon enough!

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I never, ever thought I would find a place that had BBQ food even close to my beloved Dinosaur BBQ in Rochester (now open in NYC!). Imagine my surprise when I found it in what is now my own backyard. If you are ever in up/middle-state Connecticut, you have to visit The Cookhouse in New Milford. While the atmosphere is very different than the Dino, on a good night the food is neck-and-neck.

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If you haven't already, be sure to check out Google Maps. It is a new tool from the search engine giant that was just released in beta. The interface, in classic Google style, is simple and clean, yet super effective. The mapping technology is second to none. The graphics are beautiful and the directions seem to be correct. I ran a few tests to and from places I normally travel and

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In working with clients I'm often asked to help create, revise, or massage the marketing message on their web sites. I was sent a link to a story today (thanks Farwell) on just how bad the technology industry has gotten with the marketing language they use to describe their products and services. I found it particularly funny because I often have to work really hard to make sure that terms like

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I used to work at a "dot com" called e-Media. You probably could have guessed that it's not around anymore. However I came across these old product reviews from the bubble days online (Atlanta, e-Mediasphere) and I forwarded them to some former "e-Medians", which in turn started an email string of our favorite e-Media stories. It was then suggested that I put them online for all to share...so

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ATTENTION BLECHMAN FAMILY: our Thanksgiving photos are now online.

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What is Guinness telling his brutha frum anutha mutha Blackie?            

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Really cool article on ZDNet UK today about the inner workings of the net's greatest search engine. I always knew there was more to Google than met the eye, but this story takes you a little deeper into the genius behind the tool.

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People send me a lot of links to a lot of stuff every day. Once in a while I get something that really strikes me. Something that makes me stop and say "WOW." Today's award goes to Beeler for sending me Road Rage Cards. This has to be the single greatest invention of the past month. My only problem might be that there are too many and I would fumble flipping the cards to find just the right

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My former coworker at Daymon, Mark Tarsi, died this past Monday, November 8th, of a heart attack. He left behind a wife and four children, not to mention a massive extended family and many, many friends. I'm not one who is prone to pontification on life and death anymore. I used to be, but not anymore. However, Mark's death is really bothering me, so I'll attempt to use my little digital soap

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