Archive for January, 2008

Debate School Part 1: What am I Doing? I Think I Should Just Shut Up.

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

I come up with these crazy ideas all the time. Some flash of light will hit my brain and before you know it my passions are running rampant down some winding path of self-discovery or philosophical experimentation. It’s these meandering muses that get me in trouble. It’s not because I’m ...

Saying Goodbye to Google

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

I decided to say goodbye to Google today. They've got great search results for sure, but they're the man and they've got way too much information about me. I'm going to stick with my love for the little guys and the locals. So what am I going to search the ...

Congratulations to Boston’s Hardware and Rental, 2007 Business of the Year!

Monday, January 28th, 2008

I just wanted to say congratulations to my parents and family. They were voted 2007 Business of the Year. They got a little mention over on the AZ Daily Sun (thanks Vicky for the link). I remember growing up in the hardware store. Faressa and I, and the rest of ...

Sports Buzz: De La Hoya/Mayweather Rematch

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

I’m not a big sports fan but I do know that a rematch between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather is a big deal. In their last match Mayweather won by split decision. A lot of folks are upset about it. I watched the whole match (on YouTube, of ...

How I Built Shelves for My Garage

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Some time ago I put up a bunch of shelves in our garage. We use those big plastic totes to store all of our auto accessories, power tools, Christmas decorations, etc. so I wanted to make sure that the shelves were big enough for the totes and that the whole ...

Aftermarket Movie Review: TMNT

Monday, January 21st, 2008

TMNT is a funny thing, on the one hand the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are pretty silly; any 8 year old would love ‘em. But on the other hand they’ve managed to capture the mind of full grown adults. It’s so weird to enjoy imagining a world with turtles and ...

4 Essential Skills That Every Aspiring Ninja Must Learn

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

In my quest for Ninjadom I’ve decided that the ultimate warrior must gain complete mastery of 3 important skills: Jumping off of or over really high things Scaling, walking, or running up high things Doing flips (especially off of high things) Gravity defying mid-air changes of direction Aspiring Ninjas should wear their karate uniforms at ...

How Quitting the Finances Made Me Save Money

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

I’ve been “doing the finances” for our family for almost 6 years now. I’ve done a decent job. I’ve somehow managed to buy us a few houses, support a family on one income, purchase our cars in cash and pay off my student loans. But as I’ve mentioned before, I’ve ...

Aftermarket Movie Review: Death Sentence

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

Death Sentence features Kevin Bacon, a VP of an insurance company and uber nerd. His son gets killed in a gang hazing so he decides that he’s going to enact justice by murdering the murderer. He starts a gang-war in the process and has to deal with the ill-fated ramifications ...

7 Ways to Help Your Kid Through a Cold

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Here we are, the second week of 2008 and everyone in our household is sick. We’ve got all the classic symptoms: Runny noses Congestion Sneezing Extra limbs Scratchy throat Extraneous antennae Coughing Foaming at the mouth You know, the typical stuff. Kids get colds a bunch and there’s no cure for the darn things. The best you can ...