I was playing solitaire ("regular" single-deck solitaire) on my phone the other day and got dealt an unusual hand. All of a sudden I noticed a very weird combination of cards. Then another. Then another. Do you see it? Click the picture to see a larger one.
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At work, we are having a fundraiser for Diabetes Research Institute. To try to get more sponsors, one of my coworkers decided to turn himself into Mr. T, step by step. He's skinny. He's white. But so far he's raised $1400. Read his story after you take a peek at this video of him getting the haircut. Share this link with your family and friends: MrTDiabetesChallenge.com.
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Over the last six weeks or so I have made three trips to California. I grew up in northern CA and most of my family still lives there wondering why I ever left to live in frozen "Wesconson". The first of these trips was a whirlwind. I flew in on a Thursday night and drove out on Friday afternoon with my new truck. My parents were getting rid of their truck and I needed a new vehicle so it worked out nicely. I had a nice quiet drive across the US from CA to WI, ...
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Found on xkcd.com, Geohashing looks fun. Now I just need to buy a GPS, keep up on the Dow, and right a program to do the hash, split, hex to decimal conversion, and destination calculation.
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I'm very excited because in a couple days I will be going with my wife and daughter to Disneyland in California. We are meeting my parents there for Charlie's first Disney experience, and I can't wait to see how excited she will be. She's coming up on 21 months and really shows her excitement -- she dances, stomps her feet (like those Irish tap dancers) and waves her arms. It may sound cute, but it's even cuter to see. Also, between now and then I have a few phone calls setup....
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I've recently found a new online comic strip: Garfield Minus Garfield. (Source) From the site: Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness in a ...
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Today, 3/14, is Pi Day. I hope you were enjoying mathematics at 1:59 in your local time zone. But it's not all fun and games: Beware the Ides of March. Does anyone else celebrate Square Root of 10 Day, or is it just me?
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This comic reminds me of a friend who taught his grade school daughter to count in hexadecimal. At that moment, he was my hero. Exploits of a Mom
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Saw this today in my feeds. Matt posts about one of the comments his blog has received. Here's a snip: hello , my name is Richard and I know you get a lot of spammy comments ,I can help you with this problem . I know a lot of spammers and I will ask them not to post on your site. It will reduce the volume of spam by 30-50% .In return Id like to ask you to put a link to my site on the index page of your site... That's a pretty clever business model. I should look into it...&nbs...
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So I'm starting a new category/tag on this blog. Based on the title of this post you might have guessed that it's called "Stupid Things I've Done". I've done a number of Things (capitalized because in this case it is a proper noun) in my 32 years that were stupid, and looking back it's a miracle I didn't get hurt or worse. At the very least I've done a number of Things that I just can't believe I ever thought were good ideas, even if I wasn't in mortal danger. Most of these Thi...
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