NEW BLOG LOCATION !

http://blog.jasondebord.net/

I am going to start using WordPress for my blog. I have found a lot of job offers in France that would like the applicant to have knowledge of Wordpress, so I think it would be a good idea to start using it.

I am not going to use Wordpress for my blog (at least not yet).

Job Hunting

I have an interview Monday at 14:00. Wish me luck.

It is with a small company who is developing an internet application that has something to do with online magazines.

The position is entry level and requires basic knowledge of some things I know pretty well.

They know I don't speak French very well, but still want to meet with me.

I'll report back.

Believable

A year ago I might have said this was unbelievable.

Man dies in US DHS detention after being denied treatment for spinal cancer. Read the NY TIMES article below.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/nyregion/13detain.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Abraham Lincoln

I found this quote online. It is attributed to Lincoln:

"Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure."

Redesign of the Bellac Football Site

I am a big soccer (football) fan. So I wanted to know if the local football team had a website, and if they didn't I would put one together for them. Well, they do have one, so I decided to try and update it a little.

Current Site:

http://www.bellac-foot.com/

My Redesign:

http://test3.jasondebord.net/

They don't know I did this. I sent an email to them asking if they are interested in finishing it up together. I'm waiting to see their response. I'll do it for free with hope of getting a bit of advertising out of it.

Favorite Song

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/raphael/video/x646yr_raphael-feat-toots-adieu-haiti_music

Bonnes Vacances

August is the month for vacations in France. Whole companies shut down and people have the month off work.

Mrs. DeBlog has three weeks off. A friend here has four weeks off. Mrs. DeBlog's step-brother has 4 and a half weeks off.

This is on top of vaction around Christmas and New Year's day. And whatever vacation benefits you have during the year.

Public services still function. And most stores / restaurants don't close down.

MMB

One of my favorite bands of all time. They're back together and touring now.

Search YouTube for "Mighty Might Bosstones" and check out their website:

http://www.bosstonesmusic.com

We Need Your Feedback

http://test1.jasondebord.net/

Please take a look at this site and let me know what you think.

New Search Engine

http://www.cuil.com/

First impression: whoa, black?

Hate it already.

But I don't really care what it looks like if it works.....better than Google, that is.

Search results weren't any more relevant than Google's. My website and www.cafepontdelapierre don't show up. A search for "cafe pont de la pierre" didn't even return results related to cafes, let alone the cafe's site. It says it found 2,077,213,406 results for "cafe pont de la pierre," however it only returned 3 pages totaling about 25 sites.

No news, no mail, no maps. I go to Google to search, but also for the news. And the only email I use is GMail.

They have pictures with the search results. I would prefer just the results in an easy to read format.

Final Verdict: Google is better.

Crazy Flying Machines in Blond, France

Yesterday we went to the Estivol in Blond. These contraptions are called gyroplanes and are like ultralights with a helicopter rotor.

http://www.estivol.com/

Map it!