February 2008

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ASPCA doesn’t respond?

*** UPDATE at 12:40PM ***
ASPCA finally showed up. They quickly told me it is not against the law to leave a dog in a car for hours at a time even in 18 degree weather. They looked at the dog and said it is in good health and not mistreated.
They also told me NOT to [...]

Strike update

Strike update

ATTENTION: If you are looking for current info on the strike against the Kingsbridge Heights Nursing Home please go to www.fipna.org 
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I posted the other day about a strike at the nursing home across the street from my house. It is still in full swing and as of this date there have been no negotiations to [...]

Strike across the street

Strike across the street

ATTENTION: If you are looking for current info on the strike against the Kingsbridge Heights Nursing Home please go to www.fipna.org 
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As of Wednesday last week the Nursing Home workers across the street from my house went on strike. This strike is not for more money or something silly, but it is for health care benefits. [...]

My lunar eclipse

My lunar eclipse

With tonight being the last time a total lunar eclipse happens until 2010 I decided to take my cheap point and shoot camera outside and take some shots. Now for all you professional photo people out there, please don’t laugh as I really do need a much better camera.
Anyway here are the shots I was [...]

The annoying language bar in Windows XP

The annoying language bar in Windows XP

After installing Microsoft Office I noticed an annoying little button bar on my Windows task bar at the bottom of my screen. It is called the Language Bar and looks like this:
 

I can’t stand how it gets in the way of my task bar and hogs space. I don’t need it, I only [...]

Domain Name Renewal Scams

Domain Name Renewal Scams

It has been brought to my attention today that a domain name renewal scam is currently making the rounds. This scam is not new, but domain owners continue to fall victim to this practice on a daily basis. I just wanted to make you aware of how the scam works so that you can protect [...]

Elevator riddle & contest

Elevator riddle & contest

My Daughter came home with a riddle today and I thought it was cute enough to deserve a post. See if you can guess the correct answer to it?
The first person who posts the correct answer will win a free 125×125 button ad here on my blog for one month.
No cheating please, don’t Google it [...]

Science & Popcorn

Science & Popcorn

Who would ever have thought that Science and Popcorn could go together? Or they could be so much fun (at least eating the popcorn was fun).
My Daughter had to do a science project for school so instead of the usual “potato makes electricity” we decided to do something more fun.

How does temperature affect popcorn?
We took [...]

Happy Chinese New Year...

Happy Chinese New Year…

Happy Chinese New Year, this is the year of the Rat. Other Rat years have been: 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996 and now 2008.
People born [...]

How many days old are you?

How many days old are you?

Now I feel real old… After visiting the day counter page I found that I am 15,222  Days   — or –   2,174  Weeks and  4  Days old.
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That puts things into perspective no?
How many days old are you?
~Phil

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