So today I walked through the office and strangely noticed many, many people wearing a blue shirt as well. I had to make the comment, “I noticed many of you wore a blue shirt because I did.” A slight chuckle was heard. “But, I must say I am glad I wore a shirt.”
I don’t know [...]
Posted on October 14th, 2009 by pdone
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I was sent a video today which caused me to think. This life is too short for you to get so worked up about the small little annoyances we deal with. Traffic, work politics, neighbor’s barking dog, bleeding heart liberals, corporate raiders, loggers or environmentalists - your time on this Earth is wasted when you [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2009 by pdone
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This evening we launched rockets with Andrew. This was the concluding requirement for Andrew to build and launch model rockets for the Space Exploration merit badge that he started at Goshen Scout Camp earlier this month.
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Posted on August 27th, 2009 by pdone
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Here is the secret to tech support:
1) Don’t Be Afraid
2) Walk around arrogantly
3) Click buttons (see below)
If you do this too you can solve 95% of your own technical problems. As for me, I’ll keep following these steps on your behalf.
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Posted on August 24th, 2009 by pdone
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Always with his ear to the happenings at George Mason University my boss received the advanced network schema for the GMU network.
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Posted on August 19th, 2009 by pdone
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Andrew has been working on his Bicycling merit badge. Among the many requirements are a number of rides. He must complete 2 - 10 mile rides, 2- 15 mile rides, 2 - 25 mile rides and 1 - 50 mile ride in less than eight hours. This weekend he has selected his 50 mile ride [...]
Posted on August 18th, 2009 by pdone
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Today while working on some projects I put some tools together to do something really fun. YoutTube is a great serice where videos from around the world are shared and viewed from a web browser. So successful, YouTube may also be found on devices such a iPhones, and similar devices. One problem is that you [...]
Posted on July 16th, 2009 by pdone
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A 2008 study conducted by the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA found that middle-aged and older adults who spent time browsing the web not only boosted their brain power but also could help prevent cognitive decline such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia later on in life.
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Posted on July 14th, 2009 by pdone
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Learning new skills and expanding your knowledge doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. There are loads of free resources on the Web that can help you find instructional videos, tutorials and classes to learn a wide variety of skills from fixing basic car problems to speaking another language. With 100 sites [...]
Posted on July 11th, 2009 by pdone
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What have we become? Follow me on twitter and find out - @paulmdone
Posted on July 11th, 2009 by pdone
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