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Addicting Demolition game
2009-06-01 05:05:00 My brother, Trevor, just sent me a link to a pretty fun game. It’s called “DeConstruction.” It is very addicting. Anyway, use the arrow keys to move, use “shift” to lay explosives, and use “space” to detonate the explosives. Have fun! Play Game s at AddictingGames More About: Demolition
Mountain Biking Murphy Hanrehan
2009-05-24 01:09:00 Today, Jessica and I went mountain biking in Murphy Hanrehan park with a couple of friends of mine (Samar Upadhyay and Adam Bavier). It was a great ride, just like most of the MORC trails. Jessica rode the beginner and intermediate loops with us, and to my surprise Adam and Samar were up for the expert ... More About: Personal , Mountain biking , Mountain , Biking
What is Twitter Pollution?
2009-05-13 04:54:00 Twitter Pollution Excessive targeted marketing using a social network’s status updates. Most people have at least heard of Twitter by now. The mini social network seemed like a great idea when it was born out of Odeo (a podcasting company). It can be highly addictive, and can even save you money on your text messaging bill. Twitter does ... More About: Internet , Blogging , Twitter
Stonehenge Seating Wall
2009-05-07 16:26:00 This is a Stonehenge style seating wall. Jessica and I had dreamed about building this for a while now. Originally, we thought it would be awesome to surround our patio with a stone bench like this one. Due to several reasons, we decided to go smaller. After we get the planters taken care of, it will ... More About: Personal , Wall , Seating
Happy 1st Birthday Abigail Pearson
2009-05-07 05:56:00 Well, it finally happened, our little baby has turned one year old! It seems like just the other day that Jessica and I were creating videos for her a few hours before her birth. During the past year, Abigail has grown and changed so much. I cannot begin to describe just how proud I am of ... More About: Family , Birthdays , Happy , Birthday
Introduction to Twitter Commands
2009-04-25 04:59:00 For those of you who use Twitter , you probably are familiar with the “Reply” syntax (i.e. @TerryPearson message message …). However, did you know that there are other options as well. For example, there is a command that is similar to “poke” in Facebook. In Twitter, it is called “nudge.” To use it, just type “Nudge ... More About: Introduction , Commands
Peter Schiff Interviews Ron Paul on April 15th
2009-04-16 14:42:00 This is a great interview covering the new Department of Homeland Security report, the tax tea parties (April 15, 2009), and the shifts in support of the Patriot Act by many politicians. I have never been too passionate one way or another about the patriot act, but now that I see what it could do if ... More About: Interviews , Ron Paul , Paul , Peter
What type of Economic System are we heading towards?
2009-04-05 06:25:00 I have been trying to pinpoint it for a while. What do you call a government that does not eliminate the markets, but instead simply controls the markets with an iron fist? At first look, one might say we are just “regulating” capitalism. Sarbanes-Oxley is a prime example of this. While the law makes some tough ... More About: System , Barack Obama , Type , Economic , Benito Mussolini
Credit Crisis Explained
2009-03-12 15:12:00 The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo. More About: Economy , Investing
Bill Seeks to Let FDIC Borrow up to $500 Billion - WSJ.com
2009-03-06 07:03:00 Bill Seeks to Let FDIC Borrow up to $500 Billion - WSJ.com. More About: Technology , Bill
Bacon!!!
2009-02-13 15:55:00 I just saw the most amazing recipe. This is truly a “killed by good food” recipe if I ever saw one. It’s called Bacon Explosion. It’s a mixture of layers of Beef and Bacon, formed into a giant “Sub” sandwich style piece of meet. Mmmmmm…. Calories! More About: Technology
High Low Post
2009-02-13 05:56:00 My wife posted her own version of ??Hi/Lo Thursday? found on the Riggs Family Blog. She asked me to do the same. Check out their blog to read everyone else??s ??Hi/Lo? posts and for a chance to win $100. My HIGHS for the week: Jessica gave me a bunch of candy yesterday and today. It was ... More About: Technology , Post , High
What happens if you type ?Google? into Google?
2009-02-11 16:59:00 A little something to put a smile on your face! Here is a clip from a great TV series called “The IT Crowd”. The IT manager is trying to convince the board of the company that if you Type “Google ” into Google, you will break the internet: More About: Technology
Obama?s Stimulus Bill contains socialized medicine - In Full
2009-02-10 18:26:00 Wow, this bill keeps getting better. According to bloomberg, they are also including new laws that will financially discourage cutting edge treatments. Many of the provisions come from Tom Daschle’s suggestions: The stimulus bill does that, and calls it the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (190-192). The goal, Daschle??s book explained, is to slow the development ... More About: Politics , Medicine , Barack Obama , Obama , Full
Nine months and counting
2009-02-08 05:36:00 Cross-posted on JessicaDPearson.com and AbigailPearson.com Abigail turned nine months old yesterday. We are very excited that she is growing so fast. The last three months have brought many exciting changes in her life, including: New Daycare - She began going to a daycare in Eagan, and she loves it. There are two other kids that are close to ... More About: Months , Counting
Declaration of Financial Independence
2008-10-17 16:57:00 My bank, ING Direct, recently published the following “We, the savers” declaration. I think it is good advice to live by. It shows a high level of integrity by ING Direct. The Real Estate Field Notes blog explained that this was “ten rules to live by if one is to be financially independent.” We will spend ... More About: Finance , Declaration , Financial , Investing , Independence
Coleman = Boring???
2008-10-16 06:34:00 I just saw an ad that was sponsored by the American Society of Anestesiologists that endorsed Norm Coleman . Nothing screams energy and excitement like getting endorsed by a group of anestesiologists. Nothing against Norm on this issue, but I did think it was an interesting endorsement. More About: Technology , Boring
How to pay cash for your new car.
2008-10-14 05:21:00 I know this headline sounds like a cheap infomercial, but this is actually real. Dave Ramsey ’s Financial Peace University has put out a video explaining how you can “pay yourself” for your car payments. Essentially, he advocates buying a cheap car to start with, even though you can afford car payments. Then you save those car ... More About: Technology , Cash
Stock Markets Crash. How did we get here?
2008-10-10 01:53:00 This week has been terrible for the economic prosperity of America. Many are asking what we did to get here. Obviously, someone is to blame. By following the money, we can see who is largely to blame. It’s fairly well known that Harry Reid , Nancy Pelosi , and Barney Frank are the corrupt politicians who setup the ... More About: Politics , Markets , Stock
The new face of the U.S. Dollar
2008-10-08 15:44:00 A friend of mine sent me a pretty funny (and unfortunately realistic) picture the other day. More About: Economy , Technology , Dollar , Face
Surviving an Economic Collapse
2008-09-26 04:19:00 This week’s events have severely shaken the confidence of many in the U.S. economy, our currency, and world wide markets as a whole. Many politicians seem certain that times will get a lot worse. Even Jim Cramer and other uber-investors seem to be pointing toward a very bad time for our nation. This situation got me thinking. ... More About: Technology , Collapse , Economic
Axman Surplus Visit
2008-09-25 04:58:00 Today we went to a very fun store - Axman Surplus . It’s one of those stores that’s filled with random items that you would probably never need. They have foam rubber bumpers, old electronics, circuit board parts, deactivated grenades, motors, mylar sheeting, etc. Axman is one of those stores that makes you really wish you had ... More About: Technology , Visit
Getting the number of lines in a text file
2008-09-24 05:09:00 This may be something trivial, but it saves me some time… Today I wrote a quick VB Script that will count the lines of a text file. This could be useful if you need to quickly verify that some program is outputting the right number of lines to a target file. You can also place it ... More About: Programming , File , Text , Lines , Number
Mountain Biking Lebanon Hills Again
2008-09-22 05:46:00 On this trip, I re-challenged the monster log pile, and it bit back pretty hard. My bike nearly cleared the top when I lost momentum and hit a bigger log. This caused me to fall backwards down the jump. Fearing a repeat of last time, I tried to come down at more of an angle. Instead of recovering gracefully, my bike tilted sideways and I fell of the edge. My metal bike pedals dug into one side of my leg, while rocks dug into the other. More About: Lebanon , Mountain biking , Hills , Mountain , Biking
Advice on Starting a Business - S Corp or a LLC
2008-09-10 04:26:00 I came across a great article explaining the differences between an S-Corporation and an LLC. Most entrepreneurs will tell you that one of their difficult decisions they faced when starting their first business was how it was to be organized. The United States Government has made a web of confusing laws regarding companies that can seem ... More About: Business , Advice
Heading to the State Fair on Sunday
2008-08-22 11:12:00 This summer has gone by so fast. The biggest sign that summer is almost over is the start of the Minnesota State Fair . Usually, we don’t make plans to go to the fair very far in advance. This year was no exception. We decided last night that we will be going on Sunday . Some of my favorite ... More About: The State , Heading
Sod Thieves in Inver Grove Heights?
2008-08-21 01:28:00 I feel pretty safe in my community. I don’t have to worry about people coming into my yard and taking my stuff. Overall, Inver Grove Heights is a good place to be. That is why I was surprised to see a lady stealing sod from the bucket that our city was using. Maybe I am wrong, ... More About: Technology
Speeding Up Firefox
2008-06-28 23:15:00 I am on a broadband connection this week, but it is nothing like my connection at home. So I decided to look for some ways to speed up my web browser. Fortunately, I use Firefox , so it is highly customizable. I found a great article on Free Republic, that really speeds up my web browsing experience. ... More About: Internet , Speeding
Let?s overhaul the tax system.
2008-06-06 05:14:00 Around April 15th, most aware of their tax burden. But by the middle of summer, we are usually worried about other things. Even though we are crippled by taxes throughout the year, we don’t see the true amount until the numbers are crunched in April. After the taxes are processed, we receive a refund. Ironically, some ... More About: Technology , System
Video of how a birth works?
More articles from this author:2008-05-12 02:00:00 In case you were wondering, this video will explain all the ins and outs of a typical child birth. Courtesy of Monty Python: More About: Video , Works , Birth 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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