By phil on March 17, 2008
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY!
Posted in Holidays
By phil on March 10, 2008
UPDATE: Please see the response from Verizon Business below this post.
Everyone that knows me, knows that I am a big supporter of flying the American Flag. I just could not believe what I was reading when I clicked on this link PutUpTheFlag.org, it seems that a local manager at Verizon Business has decided that the [...]
Posted in Thoughts
By phil on March 7, 2008
Tonight was the final championship game for my Daughters basketball team. They have made it all the way to the final championship game for the regional division.
We all had our fingers and toes crossed that they would take home the championship trophy! The team put up a great fight but in the end they were [...]
Posted in Alicia, Fun, Kids, School
By phil on March 6, 2008
Let me start by telling you that I didn’t expect to be supplying pizza to 20 3rd graders.
It all started when my son came home with some disappointing math grades, I tried everything to get him to bring his grades up but nothing seemed to be working. We studied, did flash cards, I even bought [...]
Posted in Kids, Michael, School
By phil on February 28, 2008
*** 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 [...]
Posted in Neighborhood, Pets, Thoughts
By phil on February 27, 2008
ATTENTION: If you are looking for current info on the strike against the Kingsbridge Heights Nursing Home please go to www.fipna.orgÂ
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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 [...]
Posted in Neighborhood, Thoughts
By phil on February 25, 2008
ATTENTION: If you are looking for current info on the strike against the Kingsbridge Heights Nursing Home please go to www.fipna.orgÂ
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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. [...]
Posted in Home, Neighborhood, Thoughts
By phil on February 20, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Fun, Thoughts
By phil on February 8, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Tech, Windows
By phil on February 8, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Internet, Scams, Tech