Posts made in December, 2008
Happy Old Year 2008!
Here we are again, at the beginning of a new year and the end of an old one. I did a post like this one last year and it seemed like a good idea to do another one this year. We were talking with some dear friends last night about how 2008 was and I had to think really hard to remember some of the things that shaped it. As time goes on it will only get harder to remember what made 2008...
Read MoreReview: Hero of Ages
Wow! How I let this review get by me I don’t know but I will remedy that now. Hero of Ages is the book that caps off the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. After reading the first two books I had very high expectations for this one. I was a little worried that it could not live up to the standard the author had set in the previous books but I am glad to say that I was not...
Read MoreWhat I Am Reading – December 25, 2008
Help Clueless Relatives with Their Computer Problems [Holidays] December 24, 2008 Orbital Sciences wins $1.9B NASA deal – Bizjournals.com December 24, 2008 US Initial Jobless Claims Rose 30000 to 586000 Last Week – Bloomberg December 24, 2008 Bush pardons Israel bomber seller – BBC News December 24, 2008 iPhone trounces BlackBerry Storm in satisfaction rating –...
Read MoreA Wonderful Problem
It is amazing how some of the most stressful problems in life, when thought about from a different angle, can also be some of the most wonderful. This holiday season has presented a couple such problems to my wife and I. This will be our third Christmas as a married couple and the third Christmas that we have had decisions to make about where we will spend it. Both of our parents live in...
Read MoreWhat I Am Reading – December 18, 2008
Mannings make Pro Bowl – SkySports December 17, 2008 No birthday cake for little Hitler – Times Online December 17, 2008 What to do with your Christmas bonus December 17, 2008 Businesses double down on Apple; 68% say they'll add Macs in '09 – Computerworld December 15, 2008 Mastering Your WordPress 2.7 Theme & Admin Area: Tips and Tricks December 14, 2008 Top 10 DIY...
Read MoreSmellograph
I have an equation for you: sugar + coffee + late nights watching movies = very random thoughts Last night we watched a movie with friends till the early morning hours, had lots of sugar and a big cup of coffee. So all the elements were there. The random thought it produced was this: we have an instrument that captures some of the different senses like sight (photograph), sound (phonograph)...
Read MoreiGoogle Quotes
I love my iGoogle account. It delivers all kinds of information to me from news to weather to quotes. Today all of these quotes were there and I enjoyed them so I thought I would share them. The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. - Laurence J. Peter Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. - Robert...
Read MoreSacred Marriage: In Retrospect
Lacey and I have now officially completed the Sacred Marriage study. I am so thankful that we went through this study at such an early time in our marriage. I am confident that God will use what we learned to strengthen our marriage and, more importantly, draw us closer to Him. I would highly encourage ANY couple, no matter how long or short you have been married, to take this class. Here...
Read MoreWhat I Am Reading – December 11, 2008
Positive Thinking December 10, 2008 The Inigo Montoya Guide to 27 Commonly Misused Words December 8, 2008 Turning the Bible on its Head — Newsweek Goes for Gay Marriage December 8, 2008 Whose Trust A Spider’s Web October 6, 2008 Six Simple Steps to Avoid Credit Problems in a Bad Economy October 29, 2008 The Sherlock Holmes Guide to Recovering Your Stolen Identity October 9, 2008 You...
Read MoreiPhone Review Update
For anyone interested, I have updated my iPhone Review. I have owned it for about a year and it is still going strong. Click Here to read the detailed review. Brian
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