When I was a kid, the rumor was that the school district superintendent would decide to have a snow day based on how fast his dog came back to the door when he was let out for his morning constitutional. I could see that being true in the early 90s. If it were true now, we’d have a livestream cam on that dog to see if he’d take a shit or run back inside.
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What Do You Hate About Facebook?
I found this video via Michael Hyatt’s blog: For me, the large chunks of time that seemingly disappear anytime you type “facebook.com” into your browser. I’ll go on to look up someone’s phone number (one of the original purposes of the site) and the next thing I know, I’m reading comments on a status update…
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Pope Benedict XVI’s Intentions for September
For the month of September, the Holy Father asks our prayers for the following intentions: The Word of God as Sign of Social DevelopmentGeneral: That in less developed parts of the world the proclamation of the Word of God may renew people’s hearts, encouraging them to work actively toward authentic social progress. The End of…
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Moving A’Coming
Editor’s Note: This is intentionally scheduled to publish a time after it was written due to possible security concerns of announcing to the Internet that either our current/past or future/present residence is unoccupied. Today is July 7, 2010 and we’re days away from the move from our condo in South Austin to a house in East…
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That’s one way to do it…
File this in the “Things Everyone Has Wanted To Do At Some Point In Their Lives” folder. In a story from The Chive, “possibly the best site in the world”, according to them, a young lady named Jenny has just won the envy of anyone who ever worked for someone they couldn’t stand. She quit.…
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Pope Benedict XVI’s Intentions for August
For the month of August, the Holy Father asks our prayers for the following intentions: The Unemployed and the HomelessGeneral: That those who are without work or homes or who are otherwise in serious need may find understanding and welcome, as well as concrete help in overcoming their difficulties. Victims of Discrimination, Hunger and Forced…
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The Old Days
For the second time today, I find myself at the closest coffee shop to La Casa de Kraft, which happens to be Starbucks. It isn’t for the coffee, the atmosphere that makes me forget that I’m anywhere other than Anyplace, USA or wanting to be the butt of any Starbucks jokes. I need Internet. Our…