Sorry folks, poll closed. Actual results posted soon… This weekend I plan on shaving the beard. But what to replace it with? Help me with your opinion… What Should replace the beard? Nothing. Shave completely. Back to the goatee. ‘stache. Soul Patch. Leave the beard alone. view resultsFree vote poll
Continue reading...25 June 2008
Drama Queen. To. The. Max. (to bring back some of the vernacular from the 80’s!)
Continue reading...24 June 2008
Finally, a major company gets it right. Complete page here. Apple’s Home for Homeschools Homeschooling has grown significantly over the past several years, with current estimates of up to 2.2 million homeschooled students. At Apple, we have focused on building technology solutions for education for over 25 years. And now, recognizing the growing demand of […]
Continue reading...23 June 2008
Comments Off on WA Homeschoolers Win Big at National History Day Awards
Read more here. Top prize. Many others from WA State, but haven’t yet found out how many of those others are homeschoolers.
Continue reading...21 June 2008
Comments Off on Gloves in a Bottle Review
Because of a previous review, I’d been asked to give my thoughts on this product. It was initially slated to be reviewed while JoAnn and the kids were in Portland a few weeks back, but the project I was going to be doing during that time was postponed (which was ripping out all the downstairs […]
Continue reading...21 June 2008
I was sent to wake Josh up from his morning nap, and when I got there, he was basically laying a pool of sweat. Well, his head, anyway. Soaked up by the bedsheets, but it would have been a pool otherwise. Kinda gross. But he’s always been a heater…but fortunately not as bad as Mika […]
Continue reading...19 June 2008
Comments Off on More on the 520 Floating Bridge Replacement “Listening Opportunity”
Since I seem to have garnered the attention of the WA State Department of Transportation for a second day in a row, let’s examine what they are saying about these engagements. From WSDOT…with my comments in red after. Latest news on building a new SR 520 at open houses Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Contact: […]
Continue reading...18 June 2008
Was asked by YoungMommy on Twitter whether I was going…and the answer was no. There’s a myriad of reasons below, more than what I twittered…not in any particular order:1. The blog’s not quite in place for what it needs to be for BlogHer.2. Cost3. Distance4. Work. Yeah…5. The other work6. The fam7. Fearful and intimidated […]
Continue reading...18 June 2008
Comments Off on Ok, Who Did It?!
Got an email this afternoon about my BlogHer registration. My what?!? My blog’s not registered, and I certainly don’t recall ever registering, not even after a Sangria episode, and I certainly didn’t do it this afternoon. Searched my gmail, and this is the only email from blogher I’ve ever gotten. I’ve got my suspicions–anyone gonna […]
Continue reading...18 June 2008
Already this morning the blog gets a hit from the Washington State Department of Transportation because of the brief post yesterday about their spokesperson using some new and creative politically-correct language. Glad to see they are spending our hard-earned tax dollars, and increased gas taxes, to fund “brand monitoring” instead of, oh, I don’t know, […]
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28 June 2008
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