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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?
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
Abigail has arrived
2008-05-07 21:18:00 Well, it’s official. Jessica and I are the very proud new parents of a baby girl! The baby’s name is Abigail Ellen Pearson. She was born at 2:12 pm on May 6, 2008. Abigail measured at 20.75 inches long and weighed 7 pounds 6.4 ounces. At first, she was only happy if she was being held. But ...
Our baby is coming
2008-05-06 04:51:00 Just a quick note, Jessica is being induced tomorrow morning! So we will be having our new little baby girl sometime tomorrow. The hospital does not have wireless internet, so no “live” blogging will take place , but you can expect an announcement sometime on Wednesday with all the details! More About: Family , Baby
Why I mountain bike
2008-05-03 07:09:00 Some people bike to save money, but I bike for other reasons. In fact, if you get serious about biking, you will probably spend more than you could save. Then, why do people bike? I go out on the mountain biking trails to give myself a challenge. I love the adventure. Clearing a log jump is ... More About: Bike , Mountain , Mountain Bike
Getting an awesome new 29er Mountain Bike
2008-04-30 06:28:00 About a week ago I was biking at South Valley Park in Inver Grove Heights. Even though it is a paved trail, the hills are a killer workout. Actually, they are some of the best hills I have ever seen on a paved trail. Anyway, my derailleur had a slight problem with the hills. Eventually my ... More About: Awesome , Bike , Mountain biking , Mountain , Mountain Bike
Saving Website Passwords in Firefox?
2008-04-18 06:09:00 Have you ever gone to a website’s login page, typed in your user name and password, only to find that Firefox does not ask to save your password. This usually happens with banks, credit card companies, etc. The problem is not with Firefox. The issue actually arises from the Javascript used on the website. Many companies ... More About: Internet , Technology , Website , Tips
Birthday Party This Weekend
2008-03-23 04:44:00 We celebrated my brother in law Jon Myrvik’s 42nd birthday on Saturday. It was pretty fun. Our family has a running joke about him being like a monkey. For his birthday we had a “monkey” themed cake. A mild tragedy ensued… Share This More About: Family , Party , Birthday Party , Weekend , Birthday
Minnesota tax increases hurt us all
2008-03-07 00:29:00 I sent the following letter to the editor of my local newspaper (MN Sun Newspaper - South St. Paul, West St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, and Mendota Heights). Unfortunately, they chose not to publish it. They never actually gave a reason why they refused to publish it, but it was interesting that the only opinion ... More About: Politics , Minnesota , Hurt
MySQL Server Has Gone Away problem solved
2008-03-01 06:48:00 I was just looking at RobsNotebook.com and came across a really good solution to a common problem with Wordpress. Lately, I have been getting a lot of error messages on my blog that said “MySQL server has gone away.” I looked through the Godaddy support forums hoping to find a solution. Unfortunately, I did not. But then ... More About: Programming , Technology , Hosting , Blogging , Server
US to Shoot Down Satellite from the Pacific Ocean
2008-02-15 05:40:00 The US government has announced that they will be shooting down a satellite that is currently orbiting the earth. It is one of their own satellites that is supposedly filled with toxic rocket fuel. It is supposed to be crashing into the earth’s atmosphere before long and they want to shoot it down so they can ... More About: Technology , Military , Satellite , Pacific , Star Wars
Tomorrow will change our desitiny
2008-02-05 04:04:00 This post was found on TundraPolitics .com. I thought it was so good, and so important to share that I copied it to my blog. Super Tuesday will forever change the Republican party. They are at a split in a road for which there is no return. Either the party will turn toward the conservative path with Mitt ... More About: Change , Mitt Romney , Election 2008 , Tomorrow
Don?t you hate those UNIX Epoch Errors
2008-02-02 05:16:00 Not that I have ran into this, but I am sure that it is entirely possible. UNIX (and Linux ) base all date information on the number of seconds since January 1st, 1970. This is known as the UNIX Epoch. As a side note, there is a potential serious problem when 2038 hits. At that point, there ... More About: Technology , Unix , Hate , Errors
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Happy Birthday Martin Luther King
2008-01-22 00:25:00 To celebrate the success of Martin Luther King Jr. I have included the text of his most famous speech: “I have a dream.” He was a man that believed in a New America, and he believed that it could be achieved by taking the higher ground. Just as we give President Ronald Reagan the honor of ... More About: Politics , Happy , Birthday
Report on ?Questions about Obama?s Muslim background?
2008-01-21 00:43:00 I found this very interesting article at Insight Magazine’s website. It sheds a lot of light on an otherwise under reported, over speculated issue with Barack Hussein Obama . It is probably the more objective then most of the items you will find on the subject when you do a Google search. Are the American people ready ... More About: Politics , Questions , Muslim , Report
Obama suprised that Midwest is not ?Ingrown? and ?Parochial?
2008-01-19 19:03:00 Less than hopeful presidential communist candidate, Barack Hussein Obama , seemed to portray Midwest ern Iowans as nothing more then inbread hicks. As an individual from the Midwest, I feel offended by Barack Hussein Obama’s remarks. In an interview with ABC News, Barack Hussein Obama expressed surprise that Iowans voted for him in the caucuses. He cited ... More About: Politics , Technology , Election 2008
My List of Accomplishments? And you should be proud of me!
2008-01-19 07:09:00 I think that sometimes I know exactly how Wally feels in this Dilbert Cartoon! If you ever had one thing lead to another with an upgrade, you will know exactly what I mean. I guess you could say this is kind of like “Feature Creep,” only one might call this “Upgrade Creep.” What started as a ... More About: Business , Programming , List , Proud
Hiring the best programmers
2008-01-12 05:15:00 In case you are in the market for hiring programmers, or you are a programmer looking to improve your resume (a.k.a. cv), you will benefit greatly from reading Inter-sections.net’s article on finding good programmers. I have included their bullet points below, but for more details, check out the whole article. It was written well, and contains ... More About: Technology , Hiring , Programmers
What Video Game System Should I own?
2008-01-08 04:46:00 Share This More About: Video , Electronics , System , Game , Video Game
15 minutes to using your existing Windows install & apps in Ubuntu
2008-01-05 02:25:00 Here?s a simple guide to using your existing Windows install inside Ubuntu - and still being able to start it from your hard disk if you need. It takes around 15 minutes and doesn?t require any terminal use. I have been working on configuring Ubuntu this past week, and it is amazing. I will need to ... More About: Technology , Minutes
The Wrong Shall Fail, The Right Prevail, With Peace on Earth, Good Will Tow
2007-12-23 23:31:00 I don’t think that there could be any song that is more appropriate this Christmas than “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” For the seventh Christmas in a row, our nation, and the world, is wrapped into a struggle that has forever changed our lives.The fight against the Islamic Jihad, had spread from the ... More About: Holidays , Peace , Songs , Earth
Learning Python
2007-12-19 03:31:00 I am hoping to make my first side-scrolling game sometime this spring. I have been learning Python during the past week specifically for this purpose. I have learned a lot about the language. It is very easy to use. Currently, I am working on going through a couple online Python tutorials. I finished my first set of ... More About: Technology , Learning
Is there Autorun after VMWare?
2007-12-16 05:29:00 I installed VMWare player last week on my PC. Using their player software, I was able to create a partition for my Ubuntu Linux system that can be run from within Windows. The installation went great, but I realized that some problems do not show up immediately. Today I put my SD card in my memory card ... More About: Technology , Vmware
Create your own slate of candidates.
2007-12-15 18:28:00 I wanted to give you a quick heads up about a great new site I stumbled upon at http://slatecard.com. More About: Politics , Candidates , Slate , Create , Candidate
Fred Thompson?s Response to Michael Moore
2007-12-12 05:48:00 This should get Michael Moore thinking (can he do that?). Anyway, I thought this video by Fred Thompson was hilarious! Well, Fred’s got my vote! Share This
Mario 3 can be beat in 11 minutes!
2007-12-11 05:48:00 I just watched this video of a guy beating Super Mario Bros. 3 in only 11 Minutes . I remember spending all day playing that game! Well, you can’t beat a good game of Mario! Share This More About: Technology , Beat , Utes
How to use Skype to Remotely Control Roboquad
2007-12-04 05:50:00 When I first saw Roboquad, I knew this was the coolest robot ever. Now, thanks to the folks at RobotsRule.com, Roboquad just got better. They have designed a system of controlling your pet robot by voice, through the internet, using Skype . To make it an even better house spying machine, they attached a wireless camera to ... More About: Control , Mote
October 1792 Thanksgiving Proclamation
2007-11-22 15:00:00 A little bit of history for you. .. By the United States in Congress assembled. PROCLAMATION It being the indispensable duty of all Nations, not only to offer up their supplications to ALMIGHTY GOD, the giver of all good, for his gracious assistance in a time of distress, but also in a solemn and public manner ... More About: Holidays , Holiday , Thanksgiving , October , Proclamation
Tancredo?s Immigration Ad
More articles from this author:2007-11-17 19:48:00 This Tom Tancredo video on immigration is eye opening. However, t is amazing that certain members of the media have twisted the words of the ad so much. On 100.3 KTLK, the morning show host, Langdon Perry, completely misconstrued the message. He said that Tancredo was making a direct link between migrant workers and terrorists. This ... More About: Politics , Immigration 1, 2, 3 |
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