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Scobleizer thinks Yellow Pages are outdated

I think he is wrong. I do not envision a day any time soon when everyone uses the internet for everything. It has a long way to go yet. Maybe in Redmond or Silicon Valley, but the truth is here in the plains, never gonna happen. Too many people that don’t care about it. Too […]

25 sound financial rules

1. For return on investment, the best home renovation is to upgrade an old bathroom. Kitchens come in second. 2. It’s worth refinancing your mortgage when you can cut your interest rate by at least one point. 3. Spend no more than 2 1/2 times your income on a home. For a down payment, it’s […]

Darts tonight

We got our second week of darts tonight in Driscoll. Next Friday I will also be DJ’ing the Halloween Party there starting at 9pm. Then the next weekend we leave for Vegas for a week. I have a math test and a ton of side job work to do before then. So much to do […]

The Dow Jones Industrials Pass 12,000

The Dow Jones industrial average swept past 12,000 for the first time Wednesday, extending its march into record territory as investors signaled their growing optimism about corporate earnings and the economy. Link Wow, I remember the big deal they made when it passed the 10,000 mark a few years ago. Some analysts predict a Dow […]

All cents now worth more than denomination

Zinc passed the $1.80 mark today, that means the current “penny” has a melt value of $0.0101867. All the coins in your penny jar are worth more than their denomination (except for steel cents made during WW2). Link Technorati Tags: economy, penny, cents, money, worth, inflation

Small percentage of iPods contain viruses

On iPods: I knew these things were viral but to actually have viruses? Technorati Tags: apple, ipod, virus, news, article

US passes 300 million mark

This morning, by all guesses, the United States passed the 300 million people mark. I wonder how many are illegals? Side note: It’s snowing like crazy here today with a couple inches on the ground so far… Technorati Tags: snow, population, united states, us, people, weather

2 thing in life you can count on; becomes 3

While growing up I had quite a few teachers/adults tell me that there are 2 things in life you can count on: Death Taxes I’d like to add a third that I’ve seen every election season since then: Gas prices will drop about a month before elections and stay low until about 2 weeks afterwards. […]

Bean Bag Chairs: DIY

I found a great article on how to make bean bag chairs yourself. I always likes bean bag chairs because it is one piece of furniture that you can adjust if it just doesn’t feel right. I might just have to try this Do It Yourself article out and see what I end up with… […]

New Diesel

Since I now own a diesel truck this caught my interest. Technorati : diesel, fuel, low sulfur, new, truck