"Dingo" Dave's rants and raves

I got an email alert last night on my IPhone, but when I went to turn it on via the on button, nothing happened! I was dismayed.. I tried holding the power button in for a couple minutes, to do a reset. Nothing. I tried putting it on the charger cable, b… more »

Saw an update saying they were starting to drill the hole for the men to get out through... Had to say something about this, it's such a historical event. So far, they've equalled the longest surviving group in a mine accident, and seem poised to keep go… more »

I received my new case, gratis from Apple, although the case I picked from the FreeCase application was from Speck (The PixelSkin model). It looks and FEELS really nice. The back is a checkerboard style that really gives you a good grip, and the case ove… more »

Friday was Dad's 80th birthday, and we celebrated with the family on Saturday. It was a good turnout, with my brother Mike and two of his three kids, Calvin and Sean. My daughters, Denise and Andrea, were both there with their beaus, Mike and Sean.… more »

Today the California ban on gay marriage is still in effect, but Proposition 8 has been ruled as unconstitutional. Personally, I'm not gay, never have been, never will. But to deny people the right to form unions in marriage with the ones they love jus… more »

OK, so I've got the latest and greatest tissues from a major company, and went to wipe some tears out of my eyes... (The reason was I poked myself in the eye! ) Lo and behold, the tears were just smeared across my cheek instead of being absorbed by the… more »

Finally got all the work on the backyard completed. Here's a few pics to show the end result! I ended up hiring out the job because it was just too big a job to do by myself...   more »

The Senate and House finally passed the Unemployment benefits extension! It's about time! Personally, I don't see why they held off. Yes, it will further bloat the national debt, but this is people's lives we're talking about. This is just as much an e… more »

I see in the news that a FOURTH tape has been outed on Mel Gibson, allegedly to show that he was threatening to burn down his g/f's house! We shouldn't, but most of us hold celebrities to higher standards than the rest of us, simply because they have t… more »