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Monthly Archives: December 2007
Just can’t win
JJT recently wrote about how Christmas photo cards annoy him. Thats all well and good. I was actually thinking ‘well great, looks like the wife made the right choice this year’. Turns out she saw something in a craft magazine … Continue reading
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links for 2007-12-27
Germans brew beers for Jews, Muslims Having tapped the local beer market for all it is worth, German brewers have begun making kosher beer for Jews and a halaal, alcohol-free version for Muslims (tags: beer) China heads global beer league … Continue reading
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Cut off your family’s heads and put ‘em in a movie
If you haven’t seen JibJab’s new ‘sendables’ movies, you need to check them out. Select one of the movies listed under ‘starring you’ in the left hand column and get to work. You can paste up to 5 heads into … Continue reading
links for 2007-12-21
Arctic Sea Ice Re-Freezing at Record Pace Some 58,000 square miles of ice formed per day for 10 days in late October and early November, a new record. (tags: environment politics science weather) LJWorld.com / KU prof: Global warming not … Continue reading
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Blockbuster rate hike
There’s a big uproar at consumerist over the rate hike Blockbuster recently announced to its Total Access customers. They’ve published two articles in the past day: Blockbuster Total Access Is Raising Your Rates You Really, Really, Hate Blockbuster For Raising … Continue reading
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links for 2007-12-20
JAPAN’S SAPPORO TO DEBUT BEER WITH 50% LESS SUGAR IN FEBRUARY But a newly developed hop material is used to make Beer Fine, giving the new product a taste similar to that of regular beer. (tags: beer) Videos: Odd Gadget … Continue reading
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Ok… seriously,
If you actually need a recipe for hotwings, you should just leave the kitchen. Really… get out before you hurt yourself. There’s sharp and hot things in there. Best leave them alone.
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Train display 2007
I’ve finally finished setting up the our yearly Christmas train display. I’m weeks behind schedule and the kids have been relentless in bugging me about it but work, family and a crappy holiday schedule have conspired against me. Every year … Continue reading
links for 2007-12-19
$8,000-per-gallon printer ink leads to antitrust lawsuit According to the suit, HP allegedly paid Staples $100 million to refrain from selling inexpensive third-party ink cartridges, although the suit doesn’t make it clear how plaintiff Ranjit Bedi arrived at that figure. … Continue reading
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Sleep routine destroyed
We lost power yesterday around 4pm. The power stayed off until around 6:30am this morning. No power meant no heat and with the wind whipping around like it was yesterday, the temp in the house continued to drop through the … Continue reading
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Save the American Eagles!
I was browsing through the limited software isle of the local Sam’s Club with one of my daughters this afternoon. We came across the game American Girl: Julie Saves the Eagles. Daughter is a bit interested in the American Girls … Continue reading
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links for 2007-12-14
Welfare loopholes found in Maryland Maryland paid welfare benefits to about 52,000 residents who in 2006 did not provide Social Security numbers or used invalid ones, according to a state audit of the Family Investment Administration. (tags: politics maryland)
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Site upgrade
I upgraded to the WordPress 2.3.1 software earlier today. I’ve also been experimenting with a few new themes for the site as well. I still like the old theme (mainly because I put so much time into customizing it) but … Continue reading
links for 2007-12-12
Repeal Maryland’s Computer Services Tax – Online Petition HT: Vees (tags: maryland taxes politics)
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links for 2007-12-10
Beer Cupcakes (tags: beer recipe) Top 3 World’s Most Expensive Beer (tags: Beer history) Baby tax needed to save planet, claims expert A WEST Australian medical expert wants families to pay a $5000-plus “baby levy” at birth and an annual … Continue reading
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links for 2007-12-09
Ancient Chinese poets often knocked back a few to find their muse (tags: beer)
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links for 2007-12-07
Seacoastonline.com: State: No No No! to Santa beer label A beer distributor says Maine is being a Scrooge by barring it from selling a beer with a label depicting Santa Claus enjoying a pint of brew. (tags: beer Government idiocy) … Continue reading
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The Goucher College Deer Hunt
Goucher aims to thin deer with bowmen Goucher College plans to hire professional bowmen over the holidays to thin the population of white-tailed deer that roam the leafy 287-acre campus – a move that has provoked an outcry from surprised … Continue reading
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I miss the crappy Walmart
Not too long ago Walmart was kicked out of the ‘new’ Hunt Valley Town Centre. Nevermind that Walmart pretty much kept that shopping center alive for more than a few years before the place was rebuilt; Walmart just didn’t fit … Continue reading
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