money
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Spread firefox
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Firefox ad campaign The latest campaign to tell the world about open source software asks people to donate money for an ad in the NY Times. Individuals with a $30 contribution (students, $10) will get their name included in the full-page ad.
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Got money to spend?
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You can go bid on Barry Bonds’ 700th home run ball. The bidding started at $1. I wanted to place a bid and jack up the prices for all those people who have nothing else to spend their money on. The item will be up for 10 days. The auction started at 12 noon today…
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Surfers Healing Surf Camp for Autistic Children
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I heard about this surfing camp down in San Diego. They had a big party to raise money for the camp. I got this one kid whose parents wants to take him to the camp. Total California surfer type family too…hehe.
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Mmm…beef
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MSNBC – Tales of the $100 steak I’d like to be rich enough to spend that much money on a piece of meat and not think twice about it. [Listening to: Madly – Charlie Band Hall; Chris Band Tomlin; David Crowder Band (04:13)]
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Factory recommendations
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I just changed my windshield wipers for the first time since I got my car, which was almost 3 years ago. Is that dangerous? The packaging says they recommend changing the wipers every 6 months. It’s also recommended that you change your engine oil every 3,000 miles or 3 months. I shoot for about 5,000…
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Brake job and what else?
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Car maintenance is so expensive. I had to bring in my car to get the brakes fixed, and they told me I should get all these other things done to my car. Man, that’s how they make money, I guess. No thanks. If it ain’t making noises, it don’t need to be fixed. That’s my…
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Money from Microsoft?
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For people in California, check out http://microsoftcalsettlement.com. Looks like there’s a class action suit against Microsoft and we might be able to get some money back. Hmm…I wonder if it works.
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Friday Five
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Yay, I like today’s Friday Five. 1. What vehicle do you drive? 2001 VW Jetta Wolfsburg Edition. 2. How long have you had it? Since 2001. 3. What is the coolest feature on your vehicle? I like the fact that the turbo kicks in at 1950 rpm, producing the ability to “peel-out if you’re starting…
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Random News
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SF has slipped from the nation’s second most desirable place to live to third. But we beat Vegas. Universal cuts CD prices, effective October 1. I wonder if this will make people stop downloading illegally.
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10 Stupid Questions People Ask
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10 Stupid Questions People Usually Asks In Obvious Situations And How To Answer Them At the movies: When you meet acquaintances/friends… Stupid Question: Hey, what are you doing here? Answer: Don’t u know, I sell tickets in the black market over here. In the bus: A heavy lady wearing pointed high-heeled shoes steps on your…
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Computer news and Easter breakfast
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Since I posted about my current desktop. Now I’m going to post about my new Matrix screensaver! With all the random scrolling characters, it looks just like the movie. No more Taylor screensaver because that one took a while to “wake up.” Well, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything of substance. Recently, I’ve…
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Sonic was violated today
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I was awaken this morning and was told that my car window was broken. I knew they must have gone for my stereo. And sure enough, when I got outside, there was glass everywhere and my stereo was gone. It took me a while to file a police report and an insurance claim. Don’t they…
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Rock shopping
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For the past couple days, I’ve been out ring shopping with my friend, who’s up here from San Diego. (The ring’s for him, not me.) Anyhoo, we went to the gift center where he found a rock he liked. He’s getting the mounting made to look like one from Verragio because that’s what the girl…
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Man, I can’t believe it.
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Man, I can’t believe it. Everyone’s taking money from me. I called my car insurance company to tell them to change my address and they’re raising my yearly premium just because I moved to the city! I went to school to pay my tuition with a check I had already written out the night before.…
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Check out this archery game.
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Check out this archery game. Gotta play sports indoors on the computer instead of going outside cuz it’s getting hot again. I’m such a wimp. I want to get my own domain, but that will have to wait until I get a new job. Oh, I found this cheap copy place right near Cal that…
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Would you like to
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Would you like to see this? I had a few conversations with several people recently where we compared the churches in America with churches in lesser developed countries. We said that the churches in other countries seem to be so full of passion and zeal for God, whereas the churches in America seem totally lukewarm…
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See my new babies. Well,
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See my new babies. Well, ok, it’s just one of them. Movie Weekend For someone who doesn’t watch that many movies, I sure saw a lot this weekend. First off, we went to see My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I’ve never actually heard of it until CC mentioned that she wanted to see it. It…
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Happy Birthdays to Kent and
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Happy Birthdays to Kent and Jerry. I’ve always wanted to learn how to breakdance. You know those books in the Bible: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians? I think I’ve just found my new favorite way to remember them…(ok, this is only for those Toisan people out there)…GEP-C…pronounced…GEPP-SEE. Aren’t you proud to be Toisan? In golfing…
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I should update this page
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I should update this page more consistently. I just spend too much time on the forums because they’re so fun! I took Sonic in for an oil change and they washed and vacuumed too! But of course, Murphy’s Law upheld, it rained. Ok, so it was just a few sprinkles, but man, there hasn’t been…
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Chinese New Year Money So
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Chinese New Year Money So when is a person too old to get lay-see money? I’ve noticed that I’ve gotten less and less over the years (not that I expect it any more). As a kid, I remember getting a lot. I guess it is a good thing that Chinese families are so big…more hung…