Fun Fact
Fun Fact: Fake Ferraris
I just came across this article about a ring of people selling fake Ferraris. What are the police going to do with the confiscated cars? Could I have one? Read about it here.
Fun Fact
Fun Fact: Full Service Gas Stations — Do you tip the robot?
Gas stations in the Netherlands may soon see robots pumping their gas! Read about it here: Gas-pumping robot: what could go wrong? If you let your imagination run, you can have a little fun: Should they have a tip jar to the robot so that you can tip him? What Read more…
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Fun Fact: Want a Tiger Named After Your Son?
A woman actually saved a tiger’s life with CPR! Apparently, the baby tiger was choking on a piece of meat, and the lady was able to help the keeper resuscitate the baby. As a result, they are naming the cub after her son. Read about it: Student’s mouth-to-muzzle saves tiger Read more…
Computers
Google Docs Bar
Ionut Alex Chitu pointed out a new Firefox Extension for Google Documents called gDocsBar. Great for: Searching through your documents Uploading documents Features I missed: Creating new documents Moving documents to a folder Deciding to open a document in a new tab versus the current tab Tab Issue: When you Read more…
Fun Fact
Fun Fact: Expensive Tires!
How much do tires cost? How about $1400 to $6000? And, they aren’t even car tires! Check them out: Three of the Finest Bike Wheels Money Can Buy
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Bible Study: Eutychus
I have had thoughts of using the story of Eutychus for a Bible lesson that I will give two weeks from yesterday. The story is interesting, but I need to study it some more. Here are some links that I have found so far: http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/the_case_of_eutychus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutychus My biggest problem is Read more…
Blogging
Blogging: Are you up to the challenge?
Paul Pedrazzi wrote a great article about blogging. Check it out at: http://oracleappslab.com/2008/01/10/what-makes-a-blogger/ I echo the “blogging is tough”. It takes time and discipline, both of which I need to work on. For me, the value in return is having a network of readers.
Family Update
Kent Update: Thanksgiving Pictures
These pictures are long overdue. Here is a comparison from last year’s Thanksgiving and this year’s. 2007 2006 Here is one more picture from this year:
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Family Update: Christmas is Coming
We have been decorating the house, and that means bringing out all of the animated stuffed characters. We have the singing dogs, the singing angel, the dancing snowmen, etc. Kent is taking it all in stride. His favorite seems to be the sled with the Penguin, Snowman, and dog. The Read more…
Family Update
Family Update: Thanksgiving
This year Thanksgiving was great for the most part. We all spent the day at Lorraine’s parents house. Kent ate the attention up with both sets of grandparents to entertain. The down side of the holiday was that the whole family is fighting colds. Kent went to the doctor not Read more…