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Entries for November, 2006

vegas day 2

Last night I played craps for about 2 hours. I made about 50 bucks and got free beer the whole time so I think I made out OK. Starting to miss the internet but I’m going to try toi hold out until the morning. Been walking the strip most of the day so are feet […]

Vegas here we are!

We made it to Vegas without any hassle and are well on our way to becoming broke! Internet is 11 dollars a day so I’m posting from my blackberry… I may splurge on internet tommorow though to do some blog reading if we are in the room at all.

We R Stuck Hear in Irak

I’m sure you have all heard about John Kerry’s slip up on the news. I like the banner I found on Michelle’s website though: Technorati : John Kerry, banner, funny, humor, picture

Home Remodel Nightmare

Boy am I glad we haven’t had these problems, yet: Two years ago — just before I developed my frugal side — my wife and I bought an old house. It was the place of our dreams: two stories, hardwood floors, lots of windows, gorgeous architectural details, several outbuildings, and three-fifths of an acre. The […]

House Project Almost Done

Last night we got home after work to find that all the walls had been textured and there was a huge mess all over. Thank heavens for all the plastic and tape saving the woodwork and carpets! Hopefully by tonight all the mess will be removed as well. I cannot beleive the difference. It is […]

How To Beat Writing Fatigue

Being in the computer business, I find myself in a lot of meetings with network maps being drawn on the white board that I would love to capture effortlessly to my computer for later retrieval. What I usually do is hand draw everything and then try to go back to a program like Visio to […]

The Secret of Sure-Fire Headlines

Copyblogger has a great collection of headlines that grab attention. I have condensed them below: 1. Who Else Wants [blank]?2. The Secret of [blank]3. Here is a Method That is Helping [blank] to [blank]4. Little Known Ways to [blank]5. Get Rid of [problem] Once and For All6. Here’s a Quick Way to [solve a problem]7. […]

What Everybody Ought to Know About Herbergers

On Halloween night, when we went shopping, Tandra told me before we left that we get a coupon for 20% an item if you bring in a canned good for some food drive thing at Herbergers. Since we were both planning on buying multiple pairs of jeans for our upcoming trip to Vegas (tomorrow yeah!), […]

Halloween Night

Last night we went to the mall to skip the trick or treaters. Not that we don’t like kids, but since our house is all taped and plastic all over we could not open the front door and it became a hassle for the few that managed to ring our doorbell before we left. (Yes […]

Install Pad to the Rescue!

Every time I load Windows I wish there was a better way to install all the programs I use on a day to day basis in one simple step. Now there is! Welcome to Install Pad: It takes a list of your favorite programs and will download and install the ones you pick. It doesn’t […]