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Dad 2.0

Someone must have upgraded my Father. Not only has he joined Facebook, but he started a writing blog about his childhood. Go read his first story. Great stuff. Welcome to the internet Dad.

2008 Year In Review

I really enjoyed writing my 2007 Year in Review. So I am doing it again! 1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Ran a 15K. 2. Did you keep your New Year’s Resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Despite saying I was going to set better goals [...]

Tulsa Run

I ran a 15K race in the Tulsa Run today. My time was 1:37:45 and placed 2368 of 3362 runners. The race result can be found here. It was an awesome experience. I plan on doing it again next year.

New Navigation Icons

I created a new set of navigation icons for anyone who would like to use them. Licensed through creative commons same as the other ones. The zip file includes disabled (gray) version of the buttons too. Please leave a comment if you use them. Of course it’s not required, but I would love to know [...]

How to replace an LCD INVERTER on a Toshiba Satellite P30

A few weeks ago the LCD panel on my laptop quit. After doing a little research on the internets, I figured out that the LCD INVERTER was the problem. At first I thought it was going to cost me $70 or more to fix. Searching Ebay, I found a new one for $29.95 + shipping. [...]

2007 Year In Review

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before? Nothing of consequence… I am going to work on that in 2008. 2. Did you keep your New Year’s Resolutions, and will you make more for next year? No. They were to vague. I am setting goals for 2008 but they will be [...]

Lucky Me

I won a copy Serenity Collector’s Edition in a contest hosted by Fresh Arrival! Thank you so much!

Season 2 of the IT Crowd announced

The totally awesome UK show The IT Crowd is getting a second season. It will be released in September! via boing boing

Tons of Guild Wars News

PC Gamer Magazine awarded Guild Wars Nightfall its 2006 Awards for Best MMO and Best Value. And if that was not enough – it also has been named “Best Online/Multiplayer Game” in the 2006 1UP Awards! Congrats to ArenaNet! ArenaNet launched the Offical Guild Wars Wiki a few days ago. Factions gets some love with [...]

Sadie Comes Home

Susan and Sadie were released from the hospital Sunday afternoon and they are doing well.