You (in your heart - be honest) think the Saints really will do it this year. AGAIN*.
You use several cook books and "Wild Kingdom" reruns when planning your meals.
You can't give directions without referencing I-10 (or I-20 for those yankees in north Louisiana)...
You like to be able to plot your natural disasters on a map - and use friendly first names to refer to them.
You have "monthly generator maintenance" on your calendar.
You know that a blinking turn signal is more a reminder of things past than a predictor of future events.
Apparently, you like your seafood, uh, "pre-oiled", before frying it.
You're asked in school to name the Trinity and you reply, "The onion, the celery, and the bell pepper."
You wear shorts at Christmas.
Bloody Marys count as "vegetable".
You realize you've got more MRE brown spoons than real metal spoons in your cutlery drawer.
You can easily justify a jacked up SUV because of the brutal off-roadlike conditions you encounter every day - when you pull out of your driveway onto the road.
You don't have to hide your football schedule when planning your wedding date.
You know that Tigers do indeed eat Bull Dogs, wild hogs, wild cats, roosters, high-ranking Navy officers, elephants, even genetic nightmares like a combo War Eagle/tiger/plainsman, and especially Sooners and Trojans!
You know the proper way to spell "Y'all".
You don't eat lobster because you know it's really a crawfish on performance-enhancing drugs (like Barry Bonds).
You know that purple, green & gold look good together.
You see a store called "Christian Armory" and it doesn't faze you a bit.
You're sadly happy when disasters happen to someone else. For once.
The four seasons you're aware of are: Crawfish, Shrimp, Crab, and King Cake.
You've watched the movie "Deliverance" and thought it lacked vision.
You know how to say Lafayette, Bossier, Natchitoches, Opelousas, Pontchartrain, Ouachita, and New Orleans (w/o the long E)
You think a drive through Daiquiri Shop is a "duh" - obvious concept.
Sam Walton and Walt Disney are in your personal pantheon.
You have fond memories of body-temperature Rum/Whisky (ok, any flask-able alcohol that mixes with Coke).
When someone asks if you want a Coke, you can answer without thinking - "Yeah, a Diet Barqs, thanks!"
You understand the significance and relationship between WD-40 and Duct Tape.
Your (and your children's) favorite bedtime story starts: "First, you make a roux..."
A BMW isn't a status symbol. A Ford F-350 4WD Super Duty Lariat Extended Bed Crew Cab Dual Rear Wheels Power Stroke (6.8L 10cyl) is a status symbol.
You leave a parade with footprints on the top of your hands. From your grandmother. And you're fine with that.
It wasn't until you were in college that it occurred to you that folks in other parts of the country don't normally drink out of Mardi Gras cups at home.
Coffee is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking it when you're 2.
In grammar school, you see "county" for the first time and think someone misspelled "country".
Jersey Shore seems like a lack-luster sampling of pretty plain Chalmation stories.
You look at family reunions as dating opportunities.
You've eaten way more sno-balls (by volume) than you've ever seen of actual snow.
You've always assumed the Mason-Dixon line is just north of Baton Rouge.
You learned bourre' the hard way - holding yourself upright in the crib.
You know exactly how many items you can plug in to your generator without killing it.
You're at a birthday party for 11 year olds, and they name the Pinata, "FEMA".
Your daily paper covers national and international news on one page but requires 6+ pages for sports.
You feel really sad for other parts of the country when you go to a 'parade' and they don't throw useful items like cups, beads, doubloons, footballs, moon pies, bras/underwear, etc.
If it starts raining, you cover your beer (not your head).
You tried (and failed) to give up Tabasco for Lent.
You know the two seasons of weather: Summer & Fall/Spring.
You tried (and failed) to give up Tony's for Lent.
You know what the proper menu for Monday dinner is.
You pull over to let ambulances get in front of you - you know the fastest way to get where you're going!
You're not sure which is the passing lane (left, right, or shoulder), but you're dang sure it's not the one you're in going 35mph!
You don't remember exactly, but it seem to you that the state bird is the Mosquito.
*For the record, the Saints will do it this year.... again.
True: Don’t Blame The IQ, Blame The Carrier
Sun, Dec 4th 2011 8:21a Craig Wiseman If you're mad at Carrier IQ, then you are doing exactly what the carriers want you to. The surprising thing is that the ire has been directed at Carrier IQ themselves. Why? If someone runs you over in their car, you don't write a stern letter to Ford. Carrier IQ made and sold an invasive piece of software, certainly. But they didn't install it on your phone. Sprint [and AT&T] did. Full Story [read] Keywords:
Be careful, folks in Irene’s path. Better than careful - run away.
Fri, Aug 26th 2011 10:46a Craig Wiseman For you folks in Irene's path, I certainly "feel your pain". Yep, that lil red dot was me in 2008 when Gustav hit. In the northeastern quadrant of the storm (always the worst part of the storm). I was a bit further away from Ike (2008), Katrina, and Rita( 2005), so all we got then was heavy rain & moderate winds. The best thing to do in a hurricane is NOT be in its path. You can always rebuild a building, but people ... not so much. That's one reason I like hurricanes better than e [read] Keywords: python
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A video walkthrough of the unholy marriage of BlackBerry and Android
Fri, Jul 22nd 2011 4:01p Craig Wiseman From AndroidCentral.com: A video walkthrough of the unholy marriage of BlackBerry and Android BlackBerry fans everywhere were astonished Thursday when an early version of the Android Player for the PlayBook leaked out and their little tablets suddenly became usable. Usable as in once you've got Android running on the PlayBook, you suddenly have an e-mail app. Craziness! Pretty cool stuff, especially since it's running Android 2.3.3, and there's a good chance your phone doesn't even th [read] Keywords: application
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Lotus Notes 8.5: How to open two emails at the same time
Fri, May 6th 2011 1:50p Craig Wiseman This is a simple little tip, but since it's a new(erish) thing, I thought I'd post on it. Problem: I have two emails I want to have open at the same time so I can compare or work with them. Solution: Find the first email in whatever folder it might be right click on it. Choose "Open in New Window" Find the second email in whatever folder it might be right click on it. Choose "Open in New Window" You now have each email opened in it's own win [read] Keywords: lotus
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