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Partying at a Naturalization Ceremony

November 1, 2009September 29, 2018 222 Views 0 Comments Citizenship, Citizenship and Inetegration Services, Department of Homeland Security, government, ICE, Naturalization, Naturalization Ceremony, Swearing-in, USCIS

Some of you will know that Lay’s been through a two and one-half year experience trying to get naturalized. Of course he had permanent status, and has lived here since he was 2 years old. In fact, he’s never been back ot Laos. So it was past time to go ahead and get this over with, but little did we know what an ordeal it would be. Then, I came away from the Naturalization Ceremony profoundly concerned about the complete lack of competence in how even the ceremony was conducted.

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Of Cats and Chicken and Air Conditioning

October 5, 2009September 29, 2018 240 Views 0 Comments Air conditioning, cats, Grocery store, Publix

You know, it was a fairly mundane day today, but for some reason there were some mildly strange goings on in my world. From unplanned money spent on the A/C system to strange people at the grocery store to a cat taking a dive off my truck, it was just one of those weird days.

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Why Are Left Handed People Called Southpaws

October 5, 2009August 10, 2015 2255 Views 1 Comment baseball, boxing, left-handedness, southpaw, southpaws

Over the weekend, I heard the term “Southpaw” used. Now I know it means a person who is left-handed, but never understood where it came from. So, I decided to find out.

Featured Fun Stuff

There I Fixed It

September 22, 2009August 10, 2015 208 Views 0 Comments Car Repair, Cars, DIY, Home Repair

A friend sent me an email with a set of photographs of some do-it-yourself projects that remind of some things I’ve done, and some things I’ve seen some others do. They come from a site (thereifixedit.com) dedicated to the Rube Goldberg DIY’ers of the world. I’ve put a few of the photos from the email in the post, but had a great time scrolling my way through the site.

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Handy Man

September 14, 2009 B. John 182 Views 0 Comments hammers, juggler, juggling

This is a guy with some serious hammer juggling skills. Watch this all the way through and see how he can drive a nail with three hammers at once. I’ve always wanted to juggle, but I don’t think I’ll start with hammers.

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Pretty Cool Juggler – Featured Video

September 9, 2009August 10, 2015 122 Views 0 Comments juggler, juggling

I hope this starts an occaisional series of featured videos that I find that I think are worth a watch. I think I saw this guy on TV once, so of course it is now on YouTube. It’s still pretty fun to watch.

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Big Doings for Labor Day At Our House

September 8, 2009September 29, 2018 202 Views 0 Comments cookout, Dance Dance Revolution, DDR, Labor Day, Vacation, Wii

It was a big weekend for us this weekend, but in the end, I did get some rest after Saturday. The weekend started Friday afternoon with Lay’s Graduation Ceremony from the Fire Academy.

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The Kilogram is Losing Weight

August 20, 2009August 10, 2015 214 Views 0 Comments kilogram, national public radio, NPR, watt balance, weight

More than 100 years ago a salt shaker sized object made of platinum and iridium was forged in London. This was then shipped to Paris where it was shaped and polished and carefully weighed until it was exactly one kilogram (about 2.2 pounds). By international treaty, this then became the international for the exact weight of a kilogram. The problem is, the mass of the cylinder may be changing.

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NOMs Hip 2M4M Campaign

July 28, 2009 B. John 197 Views 0 Comments 2M4M, Andy Cobb, National Organization for Marriage, Nom, Rick Santorum, Tea Baggers, Tea Bagging, Video

The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), one of the extreme right-wing fringe groups, has what they think is a hip new campaign they called 2M4M. Kind of like the tea-baggers, I’m guessing they didn’t think through the title completely before going public. But that’s just fine, since it gives us all plenty to laugh about. And Joe Sudbay at Americablog has tipped me off to hilarious video by Andy Cobb about the 2M4M initiative by NOM.

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And Now, The Answer to Everything

July 28, 2009 B. John 170 Views 2 Comments Craig Ferguson, Jonas Brothers, life, Youth

Finally, someone has come up with the unifying theory of everything. Thank you Craig Ferguson. This is three and one-half minutes of well spent time.

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Where I Was 40 Years Ago

July 20, 2009September 29, 2018 B. John 199 Views 0 Comments 1969, Buzz Aldrin, Cronkite, July 20, Moon, NASA, Neil Armstrong, Schirra, White Lake

Everyone is writing about where they were 40 years ago today when Armstrong and Aldrin first set foot on the moon, so I thought I should also chime in. It was certainly one of those defining moments. I was at White Lake, NC with family and friends.