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Archive for December, 2005


Fast Food Nation

Posted: Friday, December 30th, 2005 @ 11:25 pm in Culture, Tech | No Comments »

Just finished reading Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. It’s a disturbing book. I have read a fair amount about eating healthy in the past, and have applied it to varying degrees throughout my life. For instance, I know that refined white sugar, bleached white flour, and foods high in fat aren’t good for me. [...]

A Perfect Cup of Tea!

Posted: Monday, December 19th, 2005 @ 5:24 pm in Culture | No Comments »

Just received this electric kettle! for Christmas! Electric kettles are quite common in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and other commonwealth nations. They like their tea. They also are growing to like their French Press coffee. I have been using a less expensive kettle the past year, and while effective, I started to suspect that the [...]

The Return of Commodore

Posted: Saturday, December 17th, 2005 @ 1:05 pm in Sounds, Tech | No Comments »

A company has bought the rights to the Commodore brand name and is offering music, flash drives, and an entertainment center. They are Europe-based and plan to launch their offerings in the US within the next year. One of their products is a C64 joystick with 30 games included. Not that I need it, I [...]

The Music You Hear

Posted: Friday, December 16th, 2005 @ 9:04 pm in Sounds | No Comments »

Is Bayou Folk, the latest band I’ve done sound (well, am doing at the moment) for at Everyday Joe’s Coffee House. I usually run the soundboard 1-2 times a month for local and sometimes regional and national musicians. It’s a good way to connect with muscians and hear live music, and I like live [...]

It’s a week before Christmas

Posted: Friday, December 16th, 2005 @ 12:57 pm in General | 1 Comment »

And I just finished my shopping, on Amazon and Buy.com mostly. My family is back in Pennsylvania.
Did a search yesterday for my pastor’s name in Google (yes, I do that sort of thing): TJ Southard. Came up with TJ Southard’s Blog, who is a TJ Southard of a different variety. He has a video [...]

My wall is filled with inspirational quotes

Posted: Wednesday, December 7th, 2005 @ 6:31 pm in General | No Comments »

And that’s only because they have an element of truth. Truth is hard to hold onto. It is especially hard when truth and life don’t coincide. Yet it remains true. So much of my life is a search for truth and trying to believe truth once found. Not easy, but for today, I find enough [...]