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Sarah and I visited Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:18:00 -0400

Sarah and I visited Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, NC. It is the largest waterfowl collection in the world!

We meet the state bird of Hawaii. They get their Hawaiian name, Nēnē, from their soft call.

More evidence that marine species are on the decline

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:43:00 -0400

More evidence that marine species are on the decline: Depressing numbers. This post links to the full paper for those who care to read more.

News to me - US….no official language, according to Yahoo...

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:50:20 -0400

News to me - US….no official language, according to Yahoo sports.

Link to US olympic page.

From Netflix:

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:46:19 -0400

IMPORTANT: Your DVD shipments might be delayed…

Click here to learn more

We’re sorry to report that we continue to experience issues with our shipping system, so some of you are not receiving DVDs in a timely manner and some of you have not received emails letting you know we got a DVD back from you.

We apologize and we’ll be automatically issuing credits to all of you whose shipments have been delayed. Our goal is to ship DVDs as soon as possible and to provide a personalized email update to you if your DVD shipment was delayed.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience we’ve caused you and thank you for your patience.

The Netflix Team

Danger signs found in Ephesus - 1 (Photo by Dustin)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:57:00 -0400

Danger signs found in Ephesus - 1

(Photo by Dustin)

Danger signs found in Ephesus - 2 (Photo by Dustin)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:57:00 -0400

Danger signs found in Ephesus - 2

(Photo by Dustin)

Understanding Irony

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:34:00 -0400

Understanding Irony

2008 Olympics - Online Videos

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:22:00 -0400

2008 Olympics - Online Videos:

You can watch live events online around the clock from this year’s summer Olympics. You can also catch events you may have missed on TV. All videos require Microsoft Silverlight to view. Silverlight is Microsoft’s version of a Flash player, and the video looks very nice. It’s just like a plug-in for your web browser.

Recommended viewing: Men’s 4x100m free relay (11:42)

It’s My Future! I Want To Be An Engineer!

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:47:38 -0400

It’s My Future! I Want To Be An Engineer!

Gmail Offers Always-Secure Option

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:27:00 -0400

Gmail Offers Always-Secure Option: You will see the option at the end of the “General” tab in Gmail “Settings.”

It used to be the case where you had to login at https://mail.google.com to have a secure connection once logged in and in your inbox. If you used http://mail.google.com your login would have been over SSL, but your inbox would not be encrypted. This is a cool way to make sure you always have a SSL connection.

Google Maps Adds Walking Directions

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:52:16 -0400

Google Maps Adds Walking Directions: Google Maps wants to help you get where you’re going on foot with a new option to switch your step-by-step driving directions to walking directions.

Safe Bedside Table

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:10:00 -0400

Safe Bedside Table:

The bed side table for those who want to feel safe at night.

It is reported that 50% of people in London are worried about security and sleep with some form of self-defence to hand, for use against intruders.

The ‘Safe Bedside Table’ has a removable leg that acts as a club and a top that doubles as a shield for self-defence. This is for people who are willing to take on an intruder, providing an extra sense of security whilst in bed.

Batman Movies Posters

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:11:00 -0400

Batman Movies Posters: Today is the grand opening of The Dark Knight, and we are all really excited! How much butt will this movie kick? A LOT. And to celebrate its opening, we’re making a collection of all Batman Movies…

New “Simon’s Cat”

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:17:00 -0400

New “Simon’s Cat”

Netflix Streaming On Xbox 360

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:16:49 -0400

Netflix Streaming On Xbox 360: This is great for people like me who have an Xbox and are Netflix subscribers. I won’t have to hook my laptop to my TV anymore.

Last photos from our honeymoon to Greece

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:59:30 -0400

Last photos from our honeymoon to Greece: After the cruise, we had one more full day in Athens, Greece.

30 Most Anticipated Games of E3 (by Next-Gen)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:37:12 -0400

30 Most Anticipated Games of E3 (by Next-Gen):

I’m looking forward to:

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (#25 on the list)
Sonic Unleashed (#19 on the list)
Left 4 Dead (#16 on the list)
Gears of War 2 (#3 on the list)

Have you ever snuck out of your house?

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:46:00 -0400

I snuck out of my house once…or did I? I sneaked out of my house? That doesn’t sound right.

I noticed firefox spell checker didn’t recognized the word “snuck” this morning in an email I was writing.

New Gmail Features Protect from Snooping

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:23:00 -0400

New Gmail Features Protect from Snooping: Gmail added protection from unauthorized logins Monday through new features allowing you to monitor usage and sign out remotely.

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Sarah and I visited Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland...

More evidence that marine species are on the decline

News to me - US….no official language, according to Yahoo...

From Netflix:

IMPORTANT: Your DVD shipments might be delayed…

Danger signs found in Ephesus - 1 (Photo by Dustin)

Danger signs found in Ephesus - 2 (Photo by Dustin)

Understanding Irony

2008 Olympics - Online Videos

It’s My Future! I Want To Be An Engineer!

Gmail Offers Always-Secure Option

Google Maps Adds Walking Directions

Top 10 New Video Games: Hands-on @ E3 2008

Safe Bedside Table

Batman Movies Posters

New “Simon’s Cat”

Netflix Streaming On Xbox 360

Last photos from our honeymoon to Greece

30 Most Anticipated Games of E3 (by Next-Gen)

Have you ever snuck out of your house?

New Gmail Features Protect from Snooping