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Woman Hit By Lightening While Praying

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: June 1, 2006 · Comments (5)

Drudge linked to this story of a woman who was struck by lightening in the kitchen while praying. I guess that saying "be careful what you wish for" could be revised to say "be careful what you pray for." God really does move in mysterious ways.... [Full Story]

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There's Nothing Universal About It...

Posted by Kevin · Published: October 29, 2005 · Comments (18)

Every big box electronics store has a section devoted to so called "universal remotes." Prices range from $15 to $250 depending on the bells and whistles you're looking for. You might think that their would be a strong correlation between price and quality, but if you did you'd be wrong.... [Full Story]

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Tranquility Now!

Posted by Kevin · Published: October 19, 2005 · Comments (5)

I wondered why today has been a particularly peaceful day in my hectic life, and then it hit me - I'd left my cell phone at home this morning. Somewhere along my commute I realized I without the cold steel comfort of my address book and speed dial... I said... [Full Story]

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Fresh eyes

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 30, 2005 · Comments (4)

I've often spoken about why I love living in New Hampshire. But there are a lot of little things that I overlook simply because I've lived here all my life. Certain things escape my notice simply because I can't imagine them not being there. It's like asking a fish to... [Full Story]

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Crush Story

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 30, 2005 · Comments (6)

Everything you ever said was brilliant.Anything you want to do is fine by me.This is much better than love, babe.This is a crush story. From the wildly under-appreciated band Too Much Joy's song, Crush Story [Listen (RealMedia)]One of the stories from my vacation is the one where the younger of... [Full Story]

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A Match Made In Heaven

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 29, 2005 · Comments (1)

Face it most gyms don't pay a lot of attention to cleanliness. Sure they get cleaned once a day, but they probably don't get a top to bottom shine very often. As for disinfectant wipe downs those are probably even rarer. Want to know what may be the perfect marriage... [Full Story]

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Behind The 60 Minutes Story - The Early Years

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 16, 2004 · Comments (16)

[Note - What follows in an attempt to string together in a narrative, bits and pieces of information reported by a wide variety of sources. Several of the major sources are listed in the extended entry of this article.] In the spring of 2000, 60 Minutes producer Mary Mapes was... [Full Story]

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Wegmans - Day One

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 29, 2004 · Comments (11)

Imagine intermission at a Jimmy Buffet concert held inside a Wal-Mart and you would get some sense of the atmosphere at the grand opening of Northern Virginia's newest grocery store - Wegmans. We loaded up the twins at 10:00 AM and waded into the sea of humanity that had come... [Full Story]

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How Are We Living?

Posted by Kevin · Published: February 10, 2004 · Comments (12)

All of should be dead. Seriously. If child safety standards and state laws are any guideline we've all beat the odds to make it this far. * Our mothers smoked, drank, and cussed while they were pregnant. * The back of the station wagon was our car seat. * We... [Full Story]

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All Aboard

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 19, 2004 · Comments (0)

All Amtrak train schedules should come with the following warning:For Entertainment Purposes Only! Scheduled Arrival And Departure Time Are Fictitious, Any Resemblance To Arrival And Departure Time Is Purely CoincidentalI just noticed that it's customer service complaint day at BuzzMachine. Consider this my addition...... [Full Story]

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The Trouble With Islam

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 15, 2004 · Comments (4)

Here's an interesting article on Irshad Manji, the Canadian author of "The Trouble With Islam".The book, which St. Martin's Press is launched in this country Jan. 13, is one of the most hard-hitting analyses of Islam to appear since the Sept. 11 attacks. Manji catalogs the often-brutal repression of women... [Full Story]

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Law Of The Jungle

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 10, 2004 · Comments (0)

The Wizbang guide to successful furniture shopping at Costco To the uninitiated; you may be wondering, "what's the big deal?" To you I say Costco furniture shopping is war and only the strong shall acquire the goods they desire. Try this experiment - go to the warehouse, find a piece... [Full Story]

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A Letter To My Boys

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 25, 2003 · Comments (6)

This may be the perfect Christmas. Lots has happened this year - some good, some bad - but in this season of spirituality we have our health, home, and happiness which is more than many others may have. Your mother and I await the looks of wonderment, as we know... [Full Story]

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I'm So Glad It's Not Just Me

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 23, 2003 · Comments (0)

Holiday induced psychosis is running rampant. There are probably 50 more posts scattered around the blogosphere that I've yet to find. Follow the link at the end of this post to find out why I haven't read them yet. Remember the scene from Christmas Story where Ralphie hurls invectives and... [Full Story]

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It Begins

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 22, 2003 · Comments (1)

Tonight was a sum'bitch... Sure it started all Leave It To Beaver-ish, but somewhere around 9PM it turned into the Twilight Zone. As a bit of background the younger of our twins is as physical a toddler as we've ever seen. He's an odd little man, so powerfully strong yet... [Full Story]

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Dude, Where's My Office?

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 10, 2003 · Comments (2)

I've been a telecommuter for many years, so I'm used to the concept of working at home. During my last serious stint as a telecommuter my wife worked and we had no children. For the past two years though I've had an office nearby the house where I worked. This... [Full Story]

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Small Wonders

Posted by Kevin · Published: December 3, 2003 · Comments (2)

Ever feel like the world is bearing down on you? I'll have to admit the the Weblog Awards are a little more work than I imagined, but mostly things like overlapping work projects, and increasingly tired pregnant wife, and the holiday season occasionally make me wonder if maybe a real... [Full Story]

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Boy Zone

Posted by Kevin · Published: November 26, 2003 · Comments (9)

We found out the sex of the new baby (due in April). This was the first thing that came to mind... What I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving? Family and friends, and the number 21 (as in fingers, toes, and the tell tale extra bit).... [Full Story]

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Geek Swap Meets

Posted by Kevin · Published: November 16, 2003 · Comments (2)

Until this afternoon I had never been to a computer expo. You know - the shows held at convention centers, Holiday Inn banquet rooms, or VFW halls Saturdays and Sundays every few months. Computer expos feature vendors you've never heard of and the whole place reeks of grey market merchandise.... [Full Story]

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Geek Is As Geek Does

Posted by Kevin · Published: November 16, 2003 · Comments (1)

I did, arguably, the geekiest thing possible this afternoon. It is something I've never done before. I'll keep you guessing for now... Full report this evening.... [Full Story]

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The ACME Guide To Women

Posted by Kevin · Published: November 12, 2003 · Comments (6)

Most men are smart enough not to answer question such as these, "Does this make my butt look big?", or "Should I get my hair colored?" etc. Dutiful husbands and boyfriends have learned either never to give a concrete answer to such a question. You must avoid the straight answer,... [Full Story]

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OMG, It's The Black Plague!!!

Posted by Kevin · Published: November 9, 2003 · Comments (1)

I guess that may be a little over the top? Having successfully battled the likes of the dream where I find out I that I'm 3 credits short of a diploma or nightmares of every Chevy Chase movie, I though it would be smooth sailing from here on. I was... [Full Story]

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Beautiful Day, Crappy Night

Posted by Kevin · Published: November 1, 2003 · Comments (4)

It's hard to describe anything bad about an 80 degree day in November in the DC area. Unfortunately one of my boys did not get the memo. No nap turned into a whiney afternoon then a traumatic bed time. Had that been it I wouldn't have bothered even noting it...... [Full Story]

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Truth

Posted by Kevin · Published: October 19, 2003 · Comments (1)

There's open source, then there's the folks who think Linus Torvalds is a flaming neo-con. Count Richard Stallman amongst that group. Reading the current issue of Wired, I noted this letter to the editor:Bruce Sterlings article "Freedom's Dark Side" (View Wired 11.09) makes a mountain out of a molehill. Arkan... [Full Story]

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Frank Howard

Posted by Kevin · Published: October 15, 2003 · Comments (14)

One of my neighbors is moving away, his name is Frank Howard. To most of you this will mean nothing, but to me it is very sad. Frank Howard is a giant; as good hearted man as you could ever meet. He was also among the great sluggers in major... [Full Story]

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