Zillow.com

Zillow.com is pretty cool. Not at all cool that it doesn’t support (read: actively prohibits) Safari. So, you have to install Firefox to check it out. Zillow.com proposes to tell you the current market value of your house. They’ve incorporated the now required satellite maps which is kind of cool. You can see the values … Read more

Whacha readin’?

I finished “R Is For Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)”, “S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)” and “Eleven on Top (A Stephanie Plum Novel)” haven’t been released in paperback yet. So, I’m hard up for stuff to read. I resorted to reading stuff that’s good for me. I mean like, books where I’m going to … Read more

My Valentine

Last night my wife of 17 years and I went to a dinner celebrating Valentine’s Day. At this dinner Steve Clifford and his wife were the guest speakers. They talked about marriage and how to keep the romance live. It was a great night. Steve Clifford is the senior pastor at Westgate Church. Steve and … Read more

SPAM sucks but sometimes it’s funny

I was, briefly, signed up with the webhost provider, Dreamhost. Since that time the email address that I gave them and only them has been a primary source of spam in my inbox. I’ll let readers drawn their own conclusions. In any case, I received the following text in a spam message sent to that … Read more

Stupid is as Stupid does?

Students’ Drinking Reported in Blogs Fifteen to 20 students at East Grand Rapids High School face possible disciplinary action by the school after parents reported seeing Internet photos of them drinking alcohol at parties. OK, so, how stupid… never mind. Aloha [posted with ecto] Technorati Tags: humor, commentary, sociology

Severe Chronic Neutropenia & My Son

Great news today. My son no longer needs to get bone marrow tests! My son suffers a condition called Severe Chronic Neutropenia (SCN). He’s had it from the time he was very little. If SCN is genetic then an increased risk of developing Leukemia is also present. As a result of this, until it can … Read more

The Middle Ages

I am square into middle age, struggling with all the middle aged male stuff. The current struggle of focus is weight and exercise. Two years ago I was running five eight and half minute miles Monday through Friday. I could do three sets of fifty push-ups and I was making improvements in sit-ups. Pull-ups have … Read more

Shooting, Skiing and Stuff

Monday and Tuesday of this week I attended BAVC‘s Shooting Techniques II class. It was a good class, learned a lot. Blah, blah, blah. So, the good part was, I have a new lust in my life. The Panasonic AJ-SDX900. Hum, yummie. It does all the formats and film look video. Very nice. And I’ll … Read more