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Mia-Speak »

Over the last 2 years I have become bi-lingual. I speak fluent English and passable “Toddler.” The tricky thing is that “Toddler” is not a standardized language and there are many dialects. In fact its probably safe to say that just about every kid from the age of 0-4 has their own [...]

Get To Know Your Opera »

I read a lot of tech news sites and inevitably about once a day one will mention the web browser Opera (pronounced like the funny singing). And even though its spelled differently, I guess I’m so used to seeing Oprah Winfrey’s (the media mogul that has the women of America as her slaves (in [...]

All Lit Up »

It’s the holiday season and the festivities have begun. Saturday I participated in the time honored tradition of trying not to break my neck falling off the roof or electrocuting myself on power lines, or more commonly known as “hanging the Christmas lights.” When we lived in our town house there weren’t a [...]

Cheeseburgers - the Legal Drug »

Besides the wheel, fire, and the internet, probably the greatest invention of all time is fast food. (Note: sarcasm is fairly hard to convey while typing without the use of “quotes” or the three dotted thingy…neither of which could convey the amount laid on by the last statement.)
I’m inclined to agree with Morgan Spurlock [...]

Nintendo - Drugs for Kids… »

I’m not quite sure if something has been in the air lately or what but I’ve had a resurgence of nostalgia for the old video games that I grew up with.
It all started a couple weeks ago when I found a web site that has emulated over 250 classic Nintendo games that you can play [...]

Future Blackmail in the Making »

Since shifting my business model to be more focused on my name rather than that of my company I google my name every so often to see where I am in the rankings. It’s also a good excuse to do a vanity search…
For the past couple of years the top entries on [...]

Mega-What and Pixel-Who? »

In the last few years we have seen the digital camera movement rise to unprecedented heights. I’m talking about my parents adopting a technology that isn’t at least twenty years old. To be fair, they did get an HDTV before me…though that’s not the point.
With everyone buying digital cameras and getting all hyped [...]

The All Consuming Consultant »

The folks over at Simply Youth Ministry put on a great podcast every week or so. Their tag line is “just enough youth ministry so you don’t feel guilty for listening.” The podcast is very informative and is a lot of fun as well.
One of the running bits is about Matt McGill (one [...]

Idiots in America »

One of the jobs that has to take the most abuse is the profession of video store clerk. I’ll admit that there are idiots in just about every position that deserve their fair share of grief but other than a cop who in the workforce hears more whiny excuses?
I was in Hollywood Video the [...]

Elmo and the Missing Suitcase »

Everyone is back home and all that is right and good has been restored. The balance in the force is back…
The girls’ trip went well except for one small tiny detail: When Mickie dropped off Mia at her parents she left her suitcase and took Mia’s to Indiana. Whoops. Mickie ended up [...]