Bwa Ha Ha

Today is an important day in my life.  It is the first day that one of my children has to go to work in the morning, but I don’t.
 My daughter was not amused when I told her this.  Especially when I gloated about it.

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Work Permits

If you are a teenager, getting a job in Pennsylvania is harder than running hurdles.  My daughter just went through this experience.  To get an entry-level job in a large well-known national company, she had to do the following:
1.  Fill out an application, and get the job offer.  (Really easy.)  Be told she was hired [...]

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Why I Hate U-Haul

The one year anniversary of my move is coming up, so it is time to share this.
If you Google “Why I hate U-Haul”, you will get over 180,000 hits.  (Warning; most of them are told with a lot of profanity.)  My story is one of the tamer ones.
Early in June of 2006, we knew we [...]

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Road Rage

Today as I was turning left from 12th Street onto Liberty St., a guy in a really fast car was coming toward me at what must have been 60 mph (in a 35 zone).  He made what should have been a routine left turn a bit scary, so I honked at him.
Then he turned right [...]

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Product Recall

I found this on another blog, and since most of my readers have kids, I thought it would be good to pass along.  Hat Tip:  Insanity’s Oasis.
This was just brought to my attention and I wanted to make sure I passed it on to others who may not have heard. There has been a recall [...]

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Rear Window

If you are looking for a good old movie to rent, try “Rear Window.”  It is directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and has James Stewart and Grace Kelly in it.  I watched it with everyone in the family 12 and over on Friday night.  A plot summary is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047396/
This really kept us on the edge of our seats, [...]

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Moonshine Shuffle 5K

On Saturday, I ran with my 3 oldest kids (Anna, Josh, and Maria) in the Moonshine Shuffle 5K, held at St. Francis Xavier Church in McKean, PA.  Results are posted here:
 http://www.erie-runnersclub.org/moonshine/results_2007.php
Anna as usual whipped us all, at 22:01.  She was the second place woman in the race.  I managed a 25:43, which was 3rd in [...]

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Car Air Conditioning Money Saving tip

I find that my car air conditioners need to be recharged every 5 years or so.  This involves a trip to the shop, and a lot of money.  This time, I discovered that it is easy to charge your car air conditioner by yourself.
I got a kit from Advance Auto parts that has a can [...]

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1994 Plymouth Voyager, RIP

It was said about John Wesley’s followers that they not only lived well, but they also died well.  My 1994 Plymouth Voyager has certainly died well.
 I always prefer that my cars give me a very clear signal that I should not spend more money to repair them.  This car did that admirably.  First, there was [...]

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Thinking about the Age of the Earth

I thought this was a very good way of thinking about the age of the earth, when confronted with the claims that the earth appears to be much older than the Genesis account allows:
“To use a fairly realistic analogy, suppose you had two cars, both with odometers removed, both with titles tucked in the glove [...]

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