Archive for December, 2005
Where there is smoke….
As my neighbor found out yesterday, the rain in Texas is long dried up. The ground is cracking and the grass is looking for a good reason to burst into flames. I would like to take this time to remind everyone in Texas and the rest of the world to be safe during this New [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Mechanical Investing for January 2006
I wanted to do a year-end market wrap-up for the mechanical investing strategy, but I just won’t have the time this year. I’ll do a quick wrap-up as of today and call it the end of the year summary. Not my best year; after all those gyrations I only beat the market by a wee [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Merry Christmas
I wish you and yours the merriest Christmas ever. The birth of our savior is indeed cause for celebration, and I hope that the time you spend with family and friends is a joyous time.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Sword Will Pierce Your Heart
Amy Wellborn reminds us all of the dark side of Christmas. A must read. Here’s a snippet: The really traditional Christian remembrance of the Nativity is not about sweetness. It is about awe, fear, and trembling, and it is shot through with hints of suffering to come. Mary, with a scandalous pregnancy. Joseph, courageous enough [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Christmas for Engineers and Drafters
For some, decorating for Christmas doesn’t come easily. I refer, of course, to color blind engineers like myself. Here are some handy Christmas plans for Engineers and Drafters to make sure your Christmas decorations are prepared properly according to specifications.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Separation of Church and State
Here’s an early Christmas present; thanks to CADRE Comments for the tip. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Mercer County’s right to display in a court house the Ten Commandments along with the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Magna Carta, and the National Motto (“In God We Trust”). American Civil Liberties Union [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )It's a BK Holiday!
I was sure I posted this last year, but dang (or ding) I can’t find it anywhere. So without further adieu, click the picture and ding, fries are done. Would you like an apple pie with that?
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )FTC says CAN-SPAM is Effective
The Federal Trade Commission says that the CAN-SPAM legislation passed in 2003 is effective at fighting spam. The Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that the CAN-SPAM Act has worked, and was effective in protecting consumers from unsolicited e-mail. The agency publicly released a report at a press conference in Washington that studied the effectiveness [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )WordPress, Yahoo, Akismet
If you’ve ever been interested in your own blog, there are a bunch of free choices out there. Blogger.com (owned by Google) and Livejournal.com are two free ones that come to mind. I’m not as familiar with Typepad, but that’s an option, too. Chasing the Wind uses WordPress, and now they’ve persuaded Yahoo to host [...]
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