http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog Rogue's thoughts on things eaten, experienced, shopped and seen. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:46:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've enabled the outstanding lightbox plugin for my blog. This allows you to click on a thumbnail picture like the few below and have them auto expand to an enlarged size. Check it out then check out my My SSEi in a Horrifically Destructive Accident post about the ... http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog/2008/09/17/lightbox-plugin-enabled/ Ok, so it COULD have been really bad but thanks to my defensive driving I managed to make it through relatively unscathed. Unfortunately 8Ball took a pretty good hit. I was on my way home from INTENSE and had just exited I-270 which runs around Columbus. Easing on to Rt-3 which ... http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog/2008/09/10/my-ssei-in-a-horrifically-destructive-accident/ Last night I had the opportunity to try out the newest Japanese steakhouse in town, Kobè. I was fortunate enough to have some friends along who gave their valuable insight as well. From the moment you walk into the lobby of Kobè you get the feeling of poshness with a ... http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog/2008/03/15/kobe-japanese-steakhouse-columbus-oh/ I just received my Dell E248WFP 24" flat panel monitor today and I could hardly wait to get it home and hooked up.  Upon opening the rather unassuming Dell box and unpacking the monitor my first thought was that I was going to need some more space on my desk.  ... http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog/2008/03/05/dell-e248wfp-24-flat-panel-monitor/ The website was getting pretty stale and I hadn't really updated it in a couple of years so I decided it was time to do a redesign. I've added some functionality like my new Rogue Reviews blog which I'll use to share my experiences on things like movies I'm watching, ... http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog/2008/03/01/website-design-update-complete/ Not having a chance to read the book series before seeing the screen adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles I went into the viewing with zero expectation and no predetermined notions of how the movie should be. The storyline revolves around the experiences of the children of Helen Grace (Mary-Louise Parker) ... http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog/2008/02/24/spiderwick-chronicles/ Last night my brother-in-law invited me to a pre-screening of the movie Jumper.  My original feeling is that this movie is probably one of most unique films to have come out of Hollywood in ages.  Most of the movies released these days are rehashes, regurgitations, or remakes of previous works and ... http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog/2008/02/14/hello-world/ Found this video of my car on YouTube today. This is a video I put together a year or so ago to show the advantage of the INTENSE Limited Slip Differential for the 4T65E-HD Transaxle. Apparantly someone liked it enough to put it up on YouTube. This was a pretty crazy video ... http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog/2007/11/21/my-bonneville-8-ball-on-youtube/   INTENSE Racing rented out Norwalk Raceway for the day and invited a few of us locals (and some not so local) to come out and race. The car felt strong all day and got stronger with the cooler weather. Some small computer changes and a few smaller pulleys on the ... http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog/2004/10/24/12-second-bonneville/ Pontiac Nationals at Norwalk, Ohio this year was a record setter. Over 350 racers and many many more spectators and showcase cars. INTENSE Sponsored the FWD class and the Grand Prix's and Bonnevilles showed up in force. I had a personal best of 13.23 @ 100.70. I also managed to ... http://www.rogue-cavern.net/blog/2004/08/10/my-bonneville-at-2004-pontiac-nationals/