In the mean time enjoy this English Breakfast

After much trouble trying  to align schedules we figured it out and he decided on a place to eat. Yes I’m from the UK, no I’ve never heard of this place.

The eating establishment chosen was a place called Frankie and Benny’s here’s what they’re all about:

"A themed New York Italian family restaurant and bar. From the clatter and chatter of the open kitchen, to the cosy booth seating and the bottle lined bar, it takes you back to 1950’s New York."

Really?! My first meal on my trip back to the UK will be at an American themed restaurant?!

It’s ok though, it’s 0230 and I’m not dragging too badly. Batman (the one with Jim Carey) is on TV and I have a can of Red Bull left and some Rice stuff to eat.

There’s something about early, early mornings. The still and the general….lifelessness of the peace and quiet that comes, at times, in the small hours of a morning.

It doesn’t seem to matter where I am or what I’m doing, there always seems to be times, at this time of day that remind me of overnight Ferry Crossings.

As a child I would travel to Liverpool (UK) regularly for various things and, more often than not, the most convenient crossing to board back to the Island was the late night crossing, leaving Liverpool (or Heysham) at around 11pm (or after) and getting to the Island around 6am.

Maybe those crossings have been my earliest experiences of very early mornings, thus my association with everything thereafter. 
Maybe it’s the pleasant thought of being on a Ferry, on the Irish sea, with the hum of the engines, the sound of the sea and the still and quiet of everyone around you either quietly going about their business or trying to sleep.

Still, I’m not complaining, it’s not a bad thing and it’s sometimes nice to reminisce.

That makes me officially a CEO.

Onward and Upward!

Oh, I’m looking for an assistant too if you know anyone who needed a few hours work per month.

I’m a firefighter, I think it’s a given that any firefighter has a significant amount of attire with station details plastered all over it.

I was downtown the other day, waiting for the bus to go home after lunch. Sitting on the steps of the USX building I heard a voice behind me calling my name. On turning around who should I find but Lokay!

Firstly, it’s nice to be the one being approached, it seems too be happening less and less these days for some reason, also it’s nice to be approached and spoken to by the Lokay!

The clothes part comes in here – he saw me sitting there, thought it was me but needed confirmation. The "Munhall Volunteer Firefighter" t-shirt confirmed it.

Do you have clothes that identify you as you or a part of a group?

I was on the phone to dad, complaining about the amount of dishes, left in the sink, for me to take care of. I termed them "the devils dishes". It wasn’t a pretty sight.

He suggested that I get a dishwasher (they have one over there) to which I replied "I have one!" we then explored whether the thing works or not.

After some tinkering and turning the water on in the basement I can proudly, very happily state that I am sitting here on the couch doing the dishes.

However, this dishwasher is practically as old as the hills. The manual that was sitting in the machine was printed in 1987. What’s nice though is that there’s a coupon for 50 cents off ‘Sunlight’. I might frame it and keep pit as one of the oldest coupons around.

I think I’ll running the machine under supervision for a while just to make sure it doesn’t blow up or something though.

Already it’s making life easier and saving water!

‘m loving doing the dishes!

This isn’t news to me but TV Guide has voted Jennifer Love Hewitt TV’s Sexists Woman.

I’m a fan, I’ll make no secret of that. She’s gorgeous!

It’s not all about here chest either (as PittGirl seems to focus on). To me, she’s one of those woman who there is just that…je ne sais quoi. It’s all about deportment, character and how carries oneself.

Do you agree with TV Guide? ho do you think is TV’s Sexiest Woman?

Thanks to PittGirl at the Burgh Blog for bringing this fact to my attention this morning.

Alex asked me last night "What did you do today?". It’s a simple enough question, you’d think.

It happens that yesterday I didn’t do a lot. Right now I’m dispatching a fire call.

I don’t have a typical life, to say the least. I don’t have a ’9 – 5′ job, I haven’t had one since February of 2007, that’s when I decided to take a leap and focus on my companies. It worked, for the most part.

I reallydon’t have a typical day, that’s for sure.  The most regular thing I do is coffee with the guys when I can (my offline social networking).

A day for me consists of typical activities set to no particular schedule. Thusly:

• Email of course. My email is open whenever I’m near a computer. Lots of you know I can be a speedy responder.
• Blog Reading. My Google Reader gets crazy but there are blogs in there that I read on a (nearly) daily basis.
• Blog Writing. This has been getting a little lax of late but it’s getting better. I try to post something to one of my blogs at least daily.
• Twitter. I try to check in on Twitter when I can during the day. Mostly to say "Hi" and catch up on happenings.
• Coffee at the Real Estate office (around 10am and around 4pm)

Working at the Police Dispatch desk and random fire calls often mess up my ‘schedule’.  Meetings add something different to some days too.

What did you do today? Are there things you have to do on a daily basis?

I’ll never forget, during one of many fire company related classes we were discussing ‘Tot Finder’ stickers. You know, the ones that you see in Windows so that firefighters know there is a child in that room in case of emergency. They’re good and bad. People know there is a child in that room, at the same time people know there is a child in that room.

I just posted on TechBurgh about a new experiment in which you are able to find bloggers within 30 feet of you using your laptop or mobile device. It got e to thinking on a larger scale.
Would there be advantages to this kind of technology in broader markets?

Of course I got to thinking Emergency Service wise. What if you could find emergency personnel in your area? On the scene of an accident? need help? How about if you’re in town looking for a nice restaurant? maybe you ca hit up some very local knowledge.

I’m sure dating and singles site could find a use for this too.

I know there are web sites doing this but they’re not doing a very good job, surely there’s a better way to do it.

Would you like a device that allows you to find people, locally to you. Would you be interested in knowing who/where people are who have common interests? Could it be more of a danger than anything else?

What areas or fields do you think we could use social locating technology?