February 2012
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January 2012
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Don't be bored in 2012! →
Ideally, spend your time enjoying life offline but if the elements prevent you from heading outside, there are plenty of silliness to keep you entertain :)
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December 2011
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Tech specs for Santa's sleigh
~ image via thecomicking
Technical Details via NORAD:
Designer & Builder - K. Kringle & Elves, Inc. Probable First Flight - Dec. 24, 343 A.D. Home Base - North Pole Length* - 75 cc (candy canes) / 150 lp (lollipops) Width* - 40 cc / 80 lp Height* - 55 cc / 110 lp Weight* at takeoff - 75,000 gd (gumdrops) Passenger weight at takeoff - Santa Claus 260 pounds Weight of gifts at...
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Listen: ~1885 recording of Hamlet's "To be or not... →
Scroll to the bottom of page and listen to some 130+ years old recording. Amazing!
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November 2011
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How NOT to evangelize
Regardless of religion preference, one of the worst ways to promote one’s faith is to introduce yourself in a foreign language that you THINK the person answering the doorbell speaks. Even more annoying is to make such cold call the day after Thanksgivings, interrupting family gatherings AND refusing to leave.
Yes, someone did just that, moments ago.
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Tis the season for all things Pumpkins!!! →
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Macbook Air or Ipad?
My HP netbook is on life-support… what should my next portable brain be?
October 2011
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Not a People-person
Just because I have manners, know a bunch of random folks, and able to converse with whomever/whenever/wherever… I know very clearly I am NOT a people-person. Why is it so difficult for others to understand?!
September 2011
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Training for a Marathon? Eat McDonald's! →
Here is another “McRunner”
Lesser known FAMOUS yummy-ness from SoCal
Everyone knows about In-N-Out and Pink Hotdogs… but the followings Southern California originals are just as FAMOUS and amazingly yummy!
Donut Man in Glendora ~ Peach donut
BJ’s ~ Pizookie; sure, the restaurant is now a big chain but this is invented in Cali!
The Hat ~ Pastrami sandwich King Taco ~ Taco Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf ~ Coffee Philippe ~ French Dip; coffee here is...
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9/11 aftermath
Wow. Just like that, 10 years have come and gone.
I was on the other side of the country when the hijacked planes crashed.
BUT I WAS THERE AT GROUND ZERO…
My memories of 9/11 attacks were more that what was fed to us by the media. I flew to NY as part of the Red Cross National response team. At the time, we were still in the ‘search and rescue’ mode… not yet ready for...
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The Irony of Labor Day
More laborers will labor on Labor Day than non-laborers…
August 2011
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Smores are yummy... Smories are way better! →
Smories are original stories for kids, read by kids.
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Coffee IQ?? →
July 2011
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Dancing hippo in the most graceful, ballet way.
"That" Person
How To Kick Someone Out Of Your Small Group [excerpts] Almost every small group has “that person” … makes others in the group think, “our small group was awesome until ‘that person’ started coming!” … Seriously though, what do you do with this person? … wondering “How do I kick ‘that person’ out of my group?”
God seldom brings others into our lives to we can “fix” them. ...
Nicest bad place on Earth!
– Me
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June 2011
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Well done Endeavour! A sad but proud conclusion of a magical 125 million miles journey on 1 June 2011. (via nasa.gov)
Final space shuttle launch (Mission STS-134) on May 16, 2011. (via nasa.gov)
April 2011
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Do you REALLY know how to boil eggs? →
I just luv love LOVE this site. Awesome to teach kids about cooking and itz just silly, productive fun!
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March 2011
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Ina Garten should change her show's name to... →
So much for promoting food and family when she can’t even visit a 6yr old cancer patient. Boo Ina!
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Bracket - letz start crossing out teams. Wee! →
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February 2011
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