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A Whole Lot Of Sleep Loss

Tired lioness by Tambako the Jaguar, on Flickr The Pie Dudes and I just returned from a week long trip.  I think I might have finally caught up on my sleep, but I’m pretty sure I was looking like the lioness above as the beds felt about as comfortable as that log looks.  Our […]

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Wow! That makes sense…

“Windows cannot configure this wireless connection If you have enabled another program to manage this wireless connection, use that software. If you want Windows to configure this wireless connection, start the Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service. For information about starting the WZC service, see article 871122 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base on the microsoft.com […]

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Let’s Ramble For A Moment, Shall We?

A bit ago, I wrote a post titled The Death of Tinkerbell.  If you recall, I was spouting off about the ghastly expense of going to an amusement park (yeah, right, who’s the most amused here?).  And, if you recall, I wrote another post in preparation for a school field trip to a more local […]

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Windows Live Writer

Technorati Tags: windows live writer,microsoft,dave letterman,top 10,blog,dashboard,word press,critique,skeptic So I’m reading in my WordPress dashboard about the top 10 "must haves" for bloggers.  I skip over to that site, skim over the list feeling a bit nostalgic for late night TV and Dave Letterman’s famous top 10 list and then head on down to […]

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Playing The Wrong Card

I’m a big Big Brother … watcher. I wouldn’t say “fan,” though. It all has to do with that whole psychological aspect, but that’s another issue altogether.

I’ve watched BB9 from start to finish and like many other watchers, found it hard to favor one house guest over the other. It […]

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

DCI “The Countdown” Movie THURSDAY, April 24

Friends, countrymen and drum corp enthusiasts,

This past summer the Pie Dudes and I had the privilege of going to one of the Drum Corp International (DCI) competitions at Stanford. It was a great experience and one that we hope to repeat in the future.

As such, I’m on the DCI’s mailing list […]

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

I don’t do this often…

I don’t do this often, usually I’ll just throw the link in the appropriate category and call it good, visit it occasionally and that’s it. I’ve got enough irons in the fire.

But then I ventured into twin-land.

I swear this woman is my long-lost twin. Funny, inspiring and even has a […]

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Like windows to the soul, blog statistics can reveal some pretty interesting tidbits of information that, when summed up, can make a pretty wild story! See how twisted my visitors were this past few weeks in this tongue-in-cheek review.

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Introducing “Screen It”

Rated 5 out of 5 stars, this website is a “must have” tool in every parent’s arsenal. Thorough, non-biased movie reviews that leave no question as to what your kid will be watching. The first article in a 2-part series.

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Kid Nation: Reality Show SNAFU

When we first heard about Kid Nation, we talked about watching it, thinking maybe the boys would learn about cooperation and contributing to the family unit for the better cause.  After all, I’m fed up with having to pick up discarded socks left wherever (you really don’t want to know where I’ve found those grungy […]

Monday, December 17th, 2007