Archive for the ‘life’ Category
Monday, June 11th, 2007
What is a Babymoon you ask?
Well, I'm not sure who made it up, but I am sure it was someone in the travel industry. Frommers has a good article about Babymoons.
The basic idea: a romantic getaway or quiet time spent together by expectant parents or parents and their new-born babies.
In ...
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Friday, June 8th, 2007
Yesterday I stumbled upon Jacobsen beer.
Is it a coincidence that the founder of Carlsberg was a Jacobsen? I think not.
Check out Carlsberg for some history, but in summary:
J.C. Jacobsen demanded quality above all else and his innovations in the art of making beer laid the cornerstone of the modern ...
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Thursday, May 31st, 2007
bguides.com is always good for a quote and a tidbit of knowledge. And since May 25, 2007 marked the 30th anniversary of the release of "Episode IV - A New Hope," the first film in the "Star Wars" series, I thought this was relevant.
"You have to find something that ...
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
Dave von Fintel, a friend of mine that works at Rockhurst University, sent me a link to a Microsoft & Petfinder.com project called Asirra (Animal Species Image Recognition for Restricting Access). I guess the link was in a Chronicle of Higher Ed story. The project uses cat & ...
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) use about 75% less power than incandescent bulbs.
The current market share of CFL bulbs in the United States is about 6%, up from less than 1% before 2001. That compares dismally with CFL adoption rates in other wealthy countries, such as Japan (80%), Germany (50%) and ...
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Friday, April 13th, 2007
On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel in space and Orbit the Earth [via].
From a peasant upbringing to the first human in space. What an accomplishment. I can't even imagine the hurdles he had to overcome to achieve this feat.
So to this Yuri, I ...
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Friday, April 6th, 2007
You may laugh, but my wife isn't a fan of the trend to be available 24/7. She refers to my phone and laptop as my "second wife" whenever I'm up late and reminds me of the dangers when I'm driving while texting.
I had an earlier post about BlackBerry's and ...
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Monday, March 12th, 2007
Officially Spring doesn't kick off until March 21st, but hopefully you were able to make it outside this past weekend.
And if not, be sure to set aside some time in the upcoming week, with temps projected to be in the mid 70s Tuesday and Wednesday here in Kansas City.
If you ...
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Thursday, March 8th, 2007
Via the Kansas City Business Journal, vote for your favorite Kansas City Coffeehouse.
My favorites?
Homer's Coffee House in Overland Park
JP Wine Bar and Coffee House in the Crossroads
Coincidently, stop by JP's for our Friday coffee morning with the advertising crew.
Your favorites? Let me know, and I'll check them out.
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Monday, March 5th, 2007
We had our friends Rob and Jessi over for dinner recently and we were captivated by Rob's story about the February 16th fire in Waldo, MO.
One of the buildings that was destroyed was built in the 1920s, and I guess was once home to vaudeville shows. Waldo is an eclectic ...
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