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Thanks to my sister for sending me this video. It pretty much sums up my language skills. Share this:EmailFacebookPrint

Lie Down

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25 Apr 2008

I read a study today, from New York Magazine, that says that 98% of children admit to lying to their parents. What was really sad was that most of them admitted seeing that behavior modeled BY their parents. Of course, it is important to model, for your children, how you want them to live. Today, [...]

Just Duet

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24 Apr 2008

I did my first piano recital in over 15 years last weekend. Actually, it was my 8 year old who had to perform a duet. She chose her old-man as her partner. Share this:EmailFacebookPrint

Hoover Darn

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23 Apr 2008

My wife and I put together a little getaway this past week. One of the national landmarks I have most wanted to visit, for many years, was Hoover Dam. When I consider the sheer magnitude of the project, it just blows me away. Part of what made this so amazing was the thought that they [...]

A New Jersey computer programmer hacked his girlfriend’s favorite game “Bejeweled”, so that a ring would appear when she hit a certain score. The ring appeared with a marriage proposal. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080416.wa2proposal16/BNStory/International/home Share this:EmailFacebookPrint

It is really hard for my wife and I to get out to the movies. With young children, we have to arrange childcare. Unless it is a big special effects movie, we just wait until it comes out on DVD. So I was REALLY excited to see that Disney was planning to release 10 new [...]

In an effort to be healthy, I have switched my Fast Food habits from the $1 double cheeseburger, to some of the healthier offerings. I started grabbing the Chicken wraps, under the assumption that they were healthier. I was a bit disconcerted to read this: 4. Chicken Wrap 700 calories 35 grams of fat How wraps [...]

I came across this link with “Ten Commandments of Cell Phone Etiquite”. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/05/26/000526opwireless.html I took comfort in the fact that I keep those “laws” fairly well. Particularly the “Thou Shalt Not Wear an Earpiece when Thou Are Not on the Phone”. I have a bluetooth, but feel quite self concience wearing it outside of my [...]

A company called “NTT Communications” is talking about launching a device that allows you to send scents remotely. http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/07/ntt-docomo-floats-a-mobile-fragrance-communications-biscuit/ What scent would you most like to send someone? What scent would you most like to have sent to you?   Share this:EmailFacebookPrint

Mark Hall of Casting Crowns has a Star Wars themed office where he serves as a Youth Pastor. He recently had a custom desk commissioned that is definately from a Galaxy Far Far Away: http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=4881&z=26   Share this:EmailFacebookPrint