Back in the old Mac OS 9 days, when an application wanted to get your attention, it would just sit quietly and blink without interrupting what you are doing (like Windows did). However, ever since Apple shipped Mac OS X ten years ago, this has not been the case. Now when an application wants to […]
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Faith, Books, and Stuff
From the Wikipedia article on bonded leather: “Bonded leather is not as durable as other leathers, and is recommended for use only if the product will be used infrequently. An example for the use of this type of bonded leather is in Bible covers.”
“You can pee in this water.” She said this when she was about two feet away from me in the lake.
Several years ago I went to a independent wrestling event with Dave, the Celt, and Mrs. Celt. The event was put on by MRW, a small federation from the St. Louis area. The wrestlers acted as their own ring crew and souvenir sales, they had a lot of energy, and put on a great show. As […]
k’ZANT, k’ZUNKLE, n. member of a family who was one’s cousin, but through intra-family adulterous relationships, have now also become one’s aunt or uncle. I heard these words from some friends of mine who are a married couple, and who had these unique relatives on both his and her side of their family.
“Well, my grandma was evil.”
There is a lot of confusion about the Garth Brooks song Ireland. Most people mistakenly (and logically) believe that the song is about the nation of Ireland, but in fact it is about a small town in Texas. While Brooks is a native Oklahoman, he is a keen buff of Texas history. Ireland, Texas was […]
“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” –English proverb
I will be returning from hiatus on July 6, 2010, and will be updating the site every Tuesday and Thursday, with possible interruptions as Vacation Bible School nears in August. See you then.