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It’s gonna be a fast weekend as Tandra’s work Holiday party is tonight and mine is Saturday night. Also happy birthday to my sister who turns 21 on Sunday.

Last night I went with Tandra to her curling match/game/whatever they call it. I got to play for someone else that couldn’t make it. I guess I wasn’t impressed. I did figure out though why they play on ice versus a waxed gym floor: So it would add the entertainment of watching people fall down, […]

I know that most people will disagree with this post. I post it not to agree with their statements but to stress how flawed the system is. Think about this: The reason there’s no child support reform is because a fair system would ultimately give them less opportunity to skim money off of the top. […]

Looks like last year, was the year to lie to the IRS: As the peak of the 2006 tax season approached last spring, the IRS discovered that a planned upgrade of the agency computer that red-flags potentially fraudulent tax refunds had failed. The discovery came after the IRS had shut down the older computer. The […]

Scott asks: I have only been married for a few months, so maybe someone can tell me how long it takes before a wife stops asking when you plan to fix things. I have my fingers crossed that it stops in a few more weeks. I’m not even married yet and I don’t anticipate it […]

Between now and December 21st, if you are a Netflix member, bring in your Netflix envelope flap for an free in-store rental. Sounds like a good deal to me. You throw away that part anyway… Technorati Tags: netflix, blockbuster, rental, in-store, free

My little nephew Trenton is in Minneapolis today for a checkup on his eye surgery he had when he was an infant. Hopefully everything goes well… Technorati Tags: eye, surgery, check-up

As most of you know or have guessed by now, I am hosting this personal blog at wordpress.com They have been great so far but the javascript limitation they impose on their users has finally gotten the best of me and I plan to host the wordpress install myself. Only problem is that all the […]

A tragedy like this has been my greatest fear all through life. It came close about a year ago when my parents house did indeed catch fire, but luckily my dad caught it before it caused much damage. I still do not leave lights or appliances on when I leave the house, but the idea […]

The Simple Dollar outlines a great list of free software for Windows. Technorati Tags: free, software, Windows, list, open source