Okay so this was my first taste at true chaos. Wife, homeschooling, five kids, and new student. I am a proud attendee of the University of Pheonix (puh-hoe-nix for all you fed-ex commercial fans.) I just completed the rest of my homework assignments. yikes. My brain hurts. Anyone willing to donate some cells to keep …
This evening was the opening night of Hot August Nights. It’s a big tourist week here in Reno where people from all over drive in with their classic cars. I love cars. I used to want to learn to restore old cars. Of course, some of the cars that are now considered classics are younger …
My Harry Potter week coincided with Lumos 2006, an academic symposium held in Las Vegas this weekend for fans of the book series. I didn’t attend — knew nothing about it until it was sold out, and lacked the time anyway — but I did notice that Dr. Tom Morris lectured on "The Amazing …
I cancelled my subscription to GQ 3 months ago and it still shows up. This is a blessing and a curse. The curses are quite obvious: Over the passed few months, I’ve had to retrieve pieces of mail with Tom Cruise and Justin Timberlake on them. The blessing this month came in the …
I have an interview at 3:00 on Tuesday, but I found out today that the sports page had a copy editor quit and they came to me asking if I wanted to work for them. It’s not quite clear if this would be a full-time position or not. However, it’s hourly and I …
Sage Hen is a bit south of Mono Lake and Lee Vining on US 395. It provides a view that will show you why so many can just stand and stare at the scenery. See the photo gallery!Now all we have to do is to form up with Friends of Inyo or some similar group …
Here I am trying to learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails. It’s very different.I have the server installed, and it’s running. I started writing stuff, but I always end up with some cryptic error that I can’t figure out so I just trash can it and start over. It seems that it …
The guys at Reno Nevada Real Estate are running a special on their Reno Real Estate Directory. Regular links are now $5! and you can get a featured listing for only $10. This is a great opportunity for Reno Real Estate professionals to advertise their services for next to nothing!.Just click ‘Submit Link’ on …
Charming and I were the last two members of his family to arrive in Vegas when we moved here. Ironically, it appears we will be the last to leave (if we ever do.)My brother-in-law, soon-to-be sister-in-law and son are on their way to Texas. Three years in Nevada was obviously enough for them so they …
These will sound like harsh words; however I believe them to be true after I realized the trail our nation was led down by the Clinton Administration. President Bill Clinton should be arrested and placed on trial just like Saddam Hussein.Clinton led NATO, in violation of international law, the NATO charter and without approval of …