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SARAH PALIN: VP Elect Speech

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Childhood Memories

A friend sent an email today with some pictures in it. They bring back a few memories. And what better time to be a little nostalgic, with just 25 days prior to a half a century worth of memories.

At first, I didn’t know what this was. It’s a 45 RPM spindle. It allowed you to […]

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The Arizona Solar Racing Team

A SOLAR Race Car

The Drifter, the solar powered vehicle of the University of Arizona solar racing team, was on display at the University of Phoenix last week. The team had just successfully completed the 2008 North American Solar Challenge, a 2400 mile race from Dallas, Texas to Calgary, Alberta. They finished […]

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WE are the World :: Six Degrees of Separation

As the world comes together for the 2008 Summer Olympics on 8/8/08, I am reminded of the new study reported just about a week ago regarding the phenomena referred as six degrees of separation. The finding reveals it is a very small world after all.
There are any number of ways to think about this. What […]

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My Favorite Uses For Google Search

A number of years ago, I figured out pretty quick that using Google search was a great way to check the correct spelling of word. It would return a search with a mis-spelled word with a question, Did you mean — ? Instead of taking the time of using the ol’ dictionary, I would just […]

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A Tale From the Grocery

It was last Sunday evening. I ran to the grocery to pick up a few things. I get to the self-check out and begin the process. As I pull out my wallet to scan the card, you know it.  I didn’t have my card with me, and I did not have enough cash on me […]

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Colorado Home Back on Market :: Essay Contest Fails to Gain Enough Entries

This past March I read with interest about a couple trying to give away their Colorado Red Feather Lakes home for $100 and the best essay! I wrote about it in a blog post HERE. I have been periodically checking in on the progress of the contest. Today, I found out the contest is over.
According […]

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