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Entries from July 2006

New Bluetooth Headphones On The Way

July 30th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Yesterday I broke down and decided to purchase some bluetooth headphones to listen to podcasts and the like at work without restriction. The model I settled on was the Jensen WBT212420 Universal Kit from Buy.com for $50 after coupon. THe kit includes Bluetooth headphones as well as a adapter to plug into any [...]

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Tags: Misc.

A Scanner Darkly: Movie To Book Comparison

July 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Last nite Amber and I went up to Toledo to check out the Philip K Dick novel turned Richard Linklatter movie, A Scanner Darkly.  I had just finished reading the novel Wednesday and after seeing the movie believe that the novel was much better than the movie.  Overall the movie was a great experience; the [...]

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Nashville Celebrity Spotting

July 26th, 2006 · No Comments

Tonite, we wound down the evening visiting Painters Alley, in Nashvile TN. A large camera crew and security were setting up a film shoot so we investigated and found a American Idol getting ready to shoot her next video. Carrie Underwood was filming for a to be released music video.
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Vanderbilt University First Impressions

July 24th, 2006 · No Comments

I am at a conference at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. I am learning about Advancement Services which is the technology related area of fundraising. Your database administration, prospect research, stewardship, emerging technology, reporting, etc etc. The CASE conference is amazing. The first conference I have gone to where I [...]

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Tags: Misc. · Rant

On the road.

July 22nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

Ro AD Ro AD Rooo Ads thats a funny word. Bonus points if you can pick the correct movie. I am currently in Louisville KY on a slowspeed WIFI connection. I am en route to conference on Advancement Services in Nashville. I get to stay in the dorms while I am [...]

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Pro Blogging: Life and Times

July 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

For the past month or so my blogging here has been scarce.  Last month I started posting on Playfeed.com a great video game blog which is part of the GearLive network.  After a month of posting I have decided to take a pause from the professional blogging arena.  I am taking the pause due to [...]

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Top Ten Songs To Drive To.

July 19th, 2006 · 3 Comments

I am heading on an 8 hr drive come Sunday morning and I am looking for some songs to keep me alert and focused while I drive monotonously on I 75.  What I need from you readers is a top ten driving song mix.  I am working on putting together a mix of my own [...]

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Busy Busy Busy

July 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Sorry for the lack of posts lately.  More on this tommorow and regular posting to follow.

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Running Scared

July 15th, 2006 · No Comments

We are subscribed to Blockbuster Online’s DVD delivery service which has excellent return time. The latest DVD we got was Running Scared with Paul Walker. This is one of the best movies I have seen. It has more turns than a back country road. About an hour and a half into [...]

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Tags: Movies · Rant · Reviews

Awesome Digital Picture Frame

July 14th, 2006 · No Comments

White Westinghouse, who makes some great LCD HDTVs is coming out with a 7″ LCD picture frame.  THe frame will be able to display multiple images at one time.  The picture frame comes with black trim and 16 MB of internal memory.  It also accepts most major memory card formats.  The unique display is made [...]

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