Archive for the ‘General Interest’ Category
Friday, January 18th, 2008
Finding a job is tough when you're a bit seasoned! Of course when you're a 52-year-old college dropout with a bad driving record, it is really difficult. Maybe Bill Gates should have lined up a new gig before he resigned his job at Microsoft this year.
Take a ...
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Saturday, January 12th, 2008
I don't usually include those little internet funnies that get dumped into my e-mail in-box but this one is just too good to ignore. My sister sent it too me and I think it hits the nail on the head. So here goes:
I recently turned 65 ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Dave Ramsey, the syndicated talk radio show host and financial management authority has a firm philosophy about credit cards - cut them up. Although I agree with just about everything else he recommends, I disagree with him on the credit card issue. A few years ago, my wife ...
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Regardless of whether you understand the technology or the reason for the change, the way that television is delivered to your home is going to change. Don't worry though - the government is here to help. In an effort to insure that you don't miss even a single ...
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
It's 2008 and that means I have been writing this blog for nearly three years and I have really enjoyed do it. To be honest I started it to help me remember where to find the cool things that I found on the internet. Somewhere along the line ...
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Are your energy costs going through the roof - literally? If you don't have enough insulation in your attic, you may throwing away a bunch of your hard earned dollars. Fortunately, adding insulation in your attic is easy and it can help reduce your heating and cooling cost for ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Getting old definitely has its pitfalls. There are days that I can barely remember what I walked upstairs to get by the time I get there. Fortunately, I still recall most of the important things. For instance, I still clearly remember watching a beautiful woman walk ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
My Canadian buddy sent me this little pearl of wisdom. It was allegedly written by a construction worker. Even if it is just a made up rant, it sure makes a lot of sense to me! The comment goes as follows:
"I work, they pay me. I pay my ...
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Saturday, October 13th, 2007
I have to admit that I tend to take an all or nothing approach to diet and exercise. In the past, when the waist of my trousers get uncomfortably tight, I dramatically changed my diet and start lacing up the running shoes on a daily basis. In the words of ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
In the previous five articles in this series, we discussed several techniques that will help improve your memory. Now, lets take a look at how you can put these techniques to use in a real life situation like a college course. College professors are notorious for assigning multiple ...
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Today, I'm going to "ARM" you with another tip for improving your memory. ARM is an acronym that a student in my son's Spanish class came up with to describe the primary techniques used to teach a foreign language. It stands for Application, Repetition and Memorization (We ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
There you were driving down the road, paying attention as you should, when out of the blue another driver runs a stop sign and nails you. Fortunately, no one is hurt but there is substantial damage to your vehicle. Not to worry, the other driver is insured and ...
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
With the approach of the Labor Day weekend, the kids will be heading back to school and the summer vacation season is nearing an end. Unfortunately, the roller-coaster gasoline prices this year have forced us to factor gas prices into our vacation plans like never before. Families are ...
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
My wife, Wanda, and I just completed our 25th wedding anniversary tour of Europe and, although we didn't bring home a bunch of souvenirs, we did bring home memories that will last a lifetime. However, don't get the impression that I'm some kind of a world traveler. In fact, I ...
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