Category Archives: Links

April link dump

Here are April’s links of interest… MSN’s new web-series Mantiques will begin running later this week.  Check out the episode I contributed a picture to – Evolution of the Razor. Jordan has started blogging! I have created a new Flickr account to highlight my best photography.  I have a lot more uploading to do but …

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International teacher blogs

I really enjoy reading about other teachers that are working in international settings. But it isn’t easy to find them so I thought I would collect some here. It is noteworthy that these people don’t tend to write much about the schools – they write about life. First there is mine. I’m a new physical …

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Daydreaming about Vietnam

In the late fall of 2007 I went to Vietnam for Seth’s wedding. We only got to see the southern part of the country (and Cambodia) though. It was really cool to have dinner in one of Khan’s relative’s home the first night. And after our stint through Cambodia we were back in the My …

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February plans

Next month is already looking busy… I’ll fly to Juneau on the first for a SEAtrails meeting and fly back the next day. Which we all know is Groundhog’s Day. Which is a HUGE party in Petersburg. (Just kidding.) Then on Sunday the 6th we’ll be celebrating three things. The end of 4 weeks of …

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The family bank

I think it would be really neat to have a checking account with this bank.

Gadget Advisor

In the crowded world of tech websites there is another contender — Gadget Advisor.  They have quite a few articles that are above my reading comprehension like information on the MSI x58 Eclipse motherboard.  They also have news about software.  In looking through some of them they cover some of my favorite pieces of software …

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Easily calculate the cost of driving between places

Next week we’ll be on a little trip and will be renting cars.  That means filling them up with gas.  According to NPR earlier tonight, gas prices have dropped 87 cents per gallon in the last month – so our timing is pretty good.  Check out cost2drive where all you need to do is enter …

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Flash player won’t work in Firefox running Vista

Last week a friend called me and asked if i could help because she needed to do homework that required Adobe Flash to complete.  (Wow, homework sure has changed since i went to college!)  I had her install Firefox and we got things to work that way.  I wanted to watch some Daily Show clips …

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My blog’s first patch

I’m a patch collector.  It comes from my scouting days.  I saw this “badge” on a blog i stumbled upon and i really like the idea of a graphic that gives embroidery a nod.  Maybe my next site template will make the whole page look like a scout uniform, merit bage sash, or patch blanket.  …

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Print your own (Monopoly) money

Here are links to .pdf files so that you can print your own Monopoly One Dollar Monopoly Five Dollars Monopoly Ten Dollars Monopoly Twenty Dollars Monopoly Fifty Dollars Monopoly One Hundred Dollars Monopoly Five Hundred Dollars These used to be hosted by Hasbro but for some reason they changed the link and I can no …

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