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Christmas, Toys, and The Blind

Dec

2006

Just a few interesting links to pass on today: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells – An oddly-named exploration of the history of Christmas from the perspective of a Christian who finds the "war on Christmas" amusing. Toys of Our Own – Instead of trying to teach our children the joys of the world away from their ...

YCBS: You Can't Be Serious

Oct

2006

Ok, in the past it's been News of the Dumb and News of the Stupid, but these stories seem to be popping up more and more frequently, so I'm going to give them the status of a YCBE recognition. Simply put, these are stories so ridiculous that they're likely to make you stop in your ...

From The Slashdot Heap

Aug

2006

Well, there's been a number of things piling up in my Slashdot folder on Bloglines that I've been wanting to write about and share with y'all. So instead of trying to write an article on each of them, I'll just highlight them here for ya this morning. First, there's The 7 Ways That People Search ...

Repercussions of Technology

Aug

2006

I've come across several articles recently that caught my eye about this world of technology we're in: Has Orwell's '1984' Come 22 Years Later? from Slashdot takes a brief look at how Big Brother is watching us all today. It does seem like everything is being recorded anymore, but the question has to be "Is ...

Quick Hits From The Long Weekend

May

2006

Jake loves the outdoors, and enjoyed the fenced in yard at my mother-in-law's house. He was chasing after everything that moved, and we found a few spots in the fence where that became a problem. But he always stayed close by. Jake doesn't like swimming. He's ok when we give him baths, but when the ...

Fun Links

May

2006

Just a few interesting links today: The RAV4EV, and electric car made in 2003 that got the equivalent of 166 MPG, had decent range, could travel at least 75 MPH, and didn't make people think you were gay. There's a new Web2.0 application coming along called eBible. It's in beta testing right now, but it ...