Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (NYSE:BUD) has agreed to be acquired by rival InBev NV for $49.91 billion in a deal that will create the world’s largest brewer.
InBev to Buy Anheuser-Busch | digg story
Farewell to the king | Sale unpopular with workers, customers

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Earthquake news broke on Twitter

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Earthquake measuring 5.2 rattles St. Louis region
The house shook briefly at 4:37 am. Christine jumped out of bed to go take a look saying, “That can’t be good!” I was half-asleep, only recalling the windows rattle and the bed shaking. I thought nothing of it, thinking the bed moved because of Christine getting up. She [...]

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Today, Christine and I celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary! Happy Anniversary Christine! I love you!

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Lola Naty celebrates her 90th birthday with her family.
From left to right - Jasmine, Steve, Daisy, Rochelle (behind Daisy), Nilda, Joan, Lola Naty, Jeff (behind Lola) Ted, Dinah, Dahlia (corrected - sorry girls! that’s what I get for not being around)
Thanks, Dad, for the pics - wish I could’ve been there

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chili cook-off 2006

Originally uploaded by Teny Jr.

CL and I enjoyed yet another Chili Cook-Off in downtown Belleville. A lot more competitors this year compared to last; lots of people showed up to eat some really good chili (and drink lots of beer). We ate so many samples of chili that we couldn’t finish the last [...]

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Thanks to my cousin Jeff for introducing me to chatting online a decade ago. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have been hanging out in chat rooms on America Online, signed in as “Tenyrsgon“. I wouldn’t have been in a particular room called “Friends First”, saying hello to all incoming chatters like a professional [...]

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May we never forget those who lost their lives on 9/11.
May we remember our heroes who sacrificed a great deal on that day and everyday since then.
May we honor and support our troops who continue to fight for our country and for our freedom.

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A lot has happened since I started on Blogger a year ago today …

the creation of teny jr dot com
CL and I celebrated 5 years of marriage
got a new job
D became a teenager
spent my first Christmas in CT since ‘97 (CL’s and D’s first with my family)
got my new laptop

I reposted the original entries that [...]

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Weird day at the helpdesk. Got all kinds of weird calls, and I felt befuddled. I’m glad it calmed down as the work day came to a close.
I’m enjoying the new laptop. I’m still trying to get used to it, as opposed to the main family PC. I like the keyboard very much, but the [...]

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The M140 features:
Intel Pentium M 740
Windows XP Media Center
1 GB RAM
80 GB HDD
DVD burner
I’m currently trying to remove all the “crap” Dell preloaded it with, then add the apps I want to have on it.
Been enjoying the Olympics, but does it all have to be on at primetime? They stretch it so late that I’m [...]

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Shaun White, heavily favored to win in Torino, nearly missed making the finals. But he set the pace, and no one could catch him. “Il Pomodoro Volante” took the gold. A bright spot on a mediocre day for the US.

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