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Bullion Hills Mining Co. LEGO model

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:49:18 +0000

Bullion Hills Mining Co., originally uploaded by Ɲ.. I’m not sure how the creator packed so much into such a small model. There is so much going on here. I keep finding more details the more I look at it. One thing I just noticed is that two of the supports for the chute on [...]

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Bullion Hills Mining Co. LEGO model

Tuesday Thumbs Up, November 10, 2009 Edition

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:40:49 +0000

Thumbs Up To my truck holding together long enough to get to the mechanic in town. A thumb sideways to not getting my truck up to my favorite mechanic – my brother-in-law. Thumbs Up To getting all of the leaves out of the yard, the shed painted, and some cracked windows fixed. Thumbs Up To my kids for being [...]

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Tuesday Thumbs Up, November 10, 2009 Edition

Brief video flashback to the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago today

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:52:58 +0000

I remember watching the crowds at the Berlin Wall on the news and not entirely understanding the significance of the wall coming down. Unbridled joy was written on the faces of the throngs at the wall as they celebrated the beginning of the end for the wall. The 20th anniversary of the fall of the [...]

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Brief video flashback to the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago today

RaNdOm ThOuGhTs November 6, 2009 Edition

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:28:02 +0000

Sometimes I have the urge to buy an old school porkpie hat. But the practical side of me says, “Self, just how often are you going to wear a porkpie hat?” The practical side of me makes a good argument. I saw a potential nominee for this year’s Darwin Awards. A guy down [...]

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RaNdOm ThOuGhTs November 6, 2009 Edition

Five Classic Tomes I Just Can’t Like

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:46:44 +0000

These are five classic books that I tried to like. Honestly, I did. Here’s a list of literary “classics” that I have tried to read and enjoy, but in the end, I failed. It is not often that I cannot finish a book, but there are so many books that I want to read [...]

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Five Classic Tomes I Just Can’t Like

Tuesday Thumbs Up, November 3, 2009 Edition

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:59:31 +0000

Thumbs Up To a good group of friends surprising another friend on their birthday with cake, ice cream, & gag gifts. Thumbs Up For how fun it is to read books to our kids. We’ve passed along our love of reading to them and that is no small thing. Thumbs Up To this Weezer song – (If You’re Wondering [...]

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Tuesday Thumbs Up, November 3, 2009 Edition

LEGO DeLorean from Back to the Future

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:26:07 +0000

Okay, this is all kinds of awesome. It helps that I love the Back to the Future movie trilogy as swell as LEGO. But for anyone who has built models with LEGO you can tell that a lot of work went into this. I love all the little details on the car and the characters, such as Doc's hair and Marty's red vest.

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LEGO DeLorean from Back to the Future

RaNdOm ThOuGhTs – October 30, 2009 Edition

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:43:05 +0000

What made me smile today My daughter had a particular odor emanating from her diaper and I asked her if she had pooped. She just smiled and shook her head ‘no.’ I think kids like her grow into adults who pass gas and deny it when confronted. Things I have learned In speaking of family – [...]

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RaNdOm ThOuGhTs – October 30, 2009 Edition

Love the new NeedToBreathe album – The Outsiders

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:35:47 +0000

Okay, there is not a song on this album that I want to skip past. And I’ve got to tell you, that doesn’t happen very often with most albums these days. There’s usually a dog or two thrown in to round out the album that you just can’t stand and you can’t help [...]

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Love the new NeedToBreathe album – The Outsiders

Lessons learned from kids

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:44:14 +0000

Scribbles on paper can say, ‘I Love You.’ A kiss can fix any ‘owie’. Gentle words and a hug make the world a better place. Kids teach us not to worry. Do you ever go in your kids room while they are sleeping and watch how peaceful they are? Not a care in the world. The biggest [...]

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Lessons learned from kids