Weekly Twitter Updates

• Tearing through the woods in a 1950's GI turned brush truck with a standard transmission and no power steering. I love Sundays. #
• Off Long Island till tomorrow night… #
• South Shore Mall Signal 4 at 1358. West Islip 5-25 at 1613. #
• fire knocked down at this time. roof team is investigating, and arson has been ordered by the sector car on scene #
• fire in a storage room on the second floor – HEAVY SMOKE condition – sprinkler system appears to have kept fire in check #
• Fire on East Side near Weight Watchers. Sprinklers activated. #
• Working Fire at the South Shore Mall. WI for FAST, Islip Engine, Ladder, BWood sb Bay Shore Main, IT 1 AMB, NBab sb, EI sb. Don't forget GR! #
• Shooting up to Huntington. http://myloc.me/18SBX #
• Big Pimping http://pic.gd/e9791e #
• Ambiguity, ambiguity, ambiguity. #
• Leaked OS 5.0.0.323 BlackBerry Storm 9530: http://bit.ly/VuLqS #
• Just picked up a P/T job at Shoreline Networks! #
• Northport FD: Beautiful firehouse. Rats nest of a wiring closet. It has a window right in my line of sight. Great. http://myloc.me/17lKk #
• Fire Officer Training Course at Northport FD till 10pm. #
• RT @hilary25: Hear about what Ford Motors did? Check out http://ping.fm/JHXoO Let me know your thoughts! I would love to hear them! #
• I just opened a random junk draw at my house and found a Bluetooth headset just hanging out. I guess we reached that point… #
• Made a lot of progress on the new Dutch Door Website: http://www.dutchdoor.com Take a look send me some constructive criticism! #
• Working on the new Dutch Door Realty website with @jake722. #
• I need a web application developer. I've two solid concepts that I need to get rolling. DM/Reply with interests. @jake722 #ssis #
• Finishing up an absentee mailer at Roosevelt Strategy Group. #
• Working at Roosevelt Strategy Group. #

River Rat Redesign

My fire department, Great River is affectionately known as the “River Rats.” Where that name originated from and why, I have no idea. I also don’t know who drew the caricature of our aquatic loving rodent. I think it’s pretty cool, but is a little behind the times. You’ll note the long turnout coat, day boots and the now antiquated pick-headed axe. He’s also looks a little out of shape. We all know that all firefighters are in peak physical condition, thus our rat should follow suit.

I don’t have the drawing skills needed to bring the Rat into 2009, so I’m putting this out as a side project for anyone who’s interested. I can’t pay you, this isn’t sanctioned by the Department, and I have no idea if they’ll adapt the redesign.

What you’ll get out of this:

• A new project to enhance your skills.
• Another piece for your portfolio.
• A way to kill some time.
• A t-shirt or anything else we put the logo on, if anything. (And no, if we slap this on the side of our first due engine, I’m not giving you an engine.)
• Bragging rights.

What I’d like:

• An updated River Rat in a high resolution digital format.

I’ll let this run for a while, if I pick a winner (or if I even get a single response) I’ll post it. Comment with submissions or contact me via Twitter @pvliii. Thanks for checking this out!

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New Dutch Door Realty of Long Island Website

Monday night, we launched the revamped Dutch Door Realty of Long Island Website [dutchdoor.com]. The goal was to showcase exclusive listings and connect with their FaceBook Fan Page [facebook.com] and Twitter feed [@dutchdoorrealty]. Users are able to search via multiple variable to find their dream house. The listing page features a photo gallery, Google Maps integration and a contact form.

Coming shortly:

• MLS feed integration.
• Zillio
• Featured Content Rotator

Leave a comment with your thoughts. I’d love to hear them!

Weekly Twitter Updates

• Doing some work at the firehouse, then watching the Jets game with the crew. Where should we go? I'm thinking Beach Tree in EI. #
• Buffalo Wild Wings with the crew. #
• Nice win EI Redmen football. #
• Realized today that I actually do need a BlackBerry. http://myloc.me/13XU9 #
• Interested in Ford Thunderbirds? http://bit.ly/3SFsr5 #
• I really can't listen to Bob Marley anymore. I think it was those years working at Kingston's Clam Bar with 2 Marley CDs on infinite repeat. #
• Just finished the latest set of voice overs with Glenn, Placing a few political ads for RSG, NFRO meeting, then rearranging my office. Oye. #
• Dear HP: I just want the printer driver. I don't need your software update program, supply ordering widget or another tray icon. Thanks. #
• Mail merging like a pro. #
• Can someone send me a Google Wave invite? #
• Working @ Roosevelt Strategy Group. Good night for @nfro last night, Franklin Square Ladies Aux all signed up! #
• Fire alarm, finished editing some voice over samples and securing ad space for a political campaign. Now on to rearranging my workspace. #
• Northport FD makes way to many weird sounds. http://myloc.me/11wQw #
• Fire Officer Training Course at Northport FD. #
• I forgot how awesome Outlook 2007 is. They need an OS X version ASAP. #
• Working at Roosevelt Strategy Group. #

Weekly Twitter Updates

• Driving range with Uncle Glenn and @jake722. #
• Sync your files online and across computers with @Dropbox. 2GB account is free! http://bit.ly/2LtxTd #
• The Long Island Expressway is a miserable route. http://myloc.me/XR62 #
• NYC for an @NFRO event. #
• Intro to Fire Officer homework. #
• Fire Officer course at Northport FD tonight from 7-10p. #grfd #
• Heading back from a debate between candidates for Southampton Town Government. http://myloc.me/Uxnx #
• Heading back from a debate between candidates for Southampton Town Government. #

Weekly Twitter Updates

• Brooke shot a 38 on the front 9 yesterday. New Ithaca team record! #bel http://myloc.me/Th3g #
• Ithaca: Either 99.9 mpg or 1.6. Nothing in between. http://myloc.me/SukK #
• Why they would put a traffic light on a freeway is beyond me. http://myloc.me/Snmy #
• 90% (est) of this ride is uphill. Overdrive is having a tough time. http://myloc.me/SmfJ #
• Up to Ithaca. http://myloc.me/SjSx #
• I love the Cross Island in the F150. http://myloc.me/SiV2 #
• Fit test and FD meeting. #
• Don't Forget: Get politically involved! Meet the candidates for local government tonight, 7:30pm at the Great River Fire Dept on River Road. #
• Does anyone know where I can rent or lease a (semi)professional grade HD video camera on the cheap? #
• Meet the candidates tomorrow night at the Great River Fire Department 7:30. Come down and get to know the local candidates. #
• Jets 3-0. Nice. #