Monthly Archives: June 2006

On the Radar: Digg Dug Edition

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Ken

* ??Chris Welch??: “Misconception: Renting is for Suckers”:http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/05/23/renting-is-for-suckers (“via Matt”:http://photomatt.net/2006/06/25/renting-is-for-suckers/). Many of my friends are reaching that point in their lives where they’re considering buying a home. However it’s unfortunate that so many choose to buy over rent, especially in … Continue reading →

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Owen Meets Dina

Posted on June 29, 2006 by Ken

kids + dogs = cute Continue reading →

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Weeked Update: Inconvenient Pirate Sick Day

Posted on June 28, 2006 by Ken

Friday: Panera in the ‘burbs, and “An Inconvenient Truth”:http://climatecrisis.net/ at Montclair Theaters. We wondered why Al Gore seemed like such a condescending jerk in the presidential election in 2000, but such an intelligent, passionate politician in this movie. We also … Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Slow Week Edition

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Ken

Uninteresting week? Or has Ken been busy? You decide. Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: Revenge of the Babysat

Posted on June 19, 2006 by Ken

Dina was very excited to greet our new guest, who was less-than-enthused to be covered in dog saliva. Most of our effort that night was in helping Dina resist the urge to inspect the squeeling, taunting, food-flinging toddler. Continue reading →

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On the Radar: It’s not you, it’s me

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Ken

Angela breaks up with Blogger, Matt stops being lazy, Bill (sort-of) leaves Microsoft Continue reading →

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First Car

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Ken

That senior year, I took the bus to school. I never went out with Erin. And for my senior formal dance, I picked up my date in the Pink Lung. But, she didn’t seem to mind. Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Our Story, Personal | 5 Comments

Weekend Update: Cars, Portugal Day

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Ken

Friday was “Cars”:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5473455, “Cars”:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5471976, “Cars”:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5459668, “Cars”:http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10004076-cars/, “Cars”:http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/cars/. And, Sarah and I were pleased to discover, it’s as good as they say it is. Ka-chow! Saturday, Sarah and I celebrated our fourth anniversary (woot!) at “Maize”:http://www.rthotel.com/maize.html at the Robert Treat Hotel … Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Linux, Chicago, Space Quest

Posted on June 9, 2006 by Ken

* ??Overheard in New York??: “That Really Gets My Goat”:http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/005665.html (“via Angela”:http://hereisangela.blogspot.com/2006/06/common-knowledge.html). That has got to be one of the funniest Overheard moments I’ve ever read. * Google Maps “Send to Phone”:http://local.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=32461 and the “Firefox Extension”:http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/sendtophone/index.html. Send information (“even from … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Faith, Friends, Geek, On the Radar | 5 Comments

Culture Clash

Posted on June 6, 2006 by Sarah

Every few pages, I found myself nodding my head in agreement, or enthusiatically interrupting my poor husband to read him some blurb about dog behavior. Continue reading →

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