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Gettin’ Our Groove On With Our New Windows Phone
One of my absolute favorite things about having a smartphone is that our music is with us every where we go. In the car, at the park, or even just jammin’ in the kitchen!! My daughter loves, LOVES, to put on headphones and dance and sing her little heart out. So goofy, so adorable! Do [...]
Kitty Print T-Shirt
Haley is killing it, as per usual, on The Zen of Making, and this week she serves up an adorable kitty print t-shirt. Totally making one of these cuties stat!
First Ever Tri-Rail Lamp
There is a KickStater project for a picatinny tri-railed lamp. I think the price of $229 is reasonable. I like the design and the ability to mod the lamp. A few LED flashlights mounted on the side pointing upwards would look really cool. What I do find a little disappointing is that the rails are [...]
Bee House Calls
My father was a doctor Natchez, a small town in Mississippi. When I was a little girl, he often went on house calls to take care of patients in their homes. This generally happened at the end of the work day, and he often took us with him. Show More Summary
Applied Experience
Good Morning friends, and it is a very good morning, full of hope and possibility - or maybe it just feels that way because I'm in beautiful Vancouver drinking a cup of coffee and looking at the North Shore Mountains,...
Obama Grants Himself Power to Control All Communications For National Security
Follow this link and read Obama’s executive order that gives him complete control over every facet of our communications all by his lone authority to [...]
Sokolov wins 2012 World Open!
GM Ivan Sokolov (right) drawing with GM Abhijeet Gupta in round #5. Ivan Sokolov of the Netherlands was declared the winner of the 2012 World Open after beating Alexander Shabalov in a Armageddon tiebreak. Both topped the field with 7/9 ahead of seven players which included top-seed Wesley So. America’s marquee tournament drew more than [...]
11 year Xiong near the top at US Junior Championship
Here is a recent picture of Jeffrey Xiong playing chess at my home in St. Louis Standings after 2 rounds Group A Rk Name Score M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 1 FM Getz, Alec 2.0 M 2321 2915 +0.63 1 1 2 IM Holt, Conrad 1.5 M 2500 2545 +0.15Show More Summary
Pack of Raccoons Attacks WA Jogger
Lakewood, Washington resident Michaela Lee was savagely attacked by a gaze of raccoons Monday afternoon whilst jogging with her dog near Fort Steilacoom Park. Lee told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Kevin McCarty that the attack came after her do...
Cotton Carrier For Binoculars
Cotton Carrier is a company that manufactures camera support systems. In particular I like a holster that can carry up to two cameras and leave your hands free. I purchased the two-camera holster and modified it so I can carry my binoculars and my camera in the holster. This setup leaves my hands free and [...] a
Speedlink Saturday: Jul 14/12
See some beautiful journals by DJ Pettit here. One photo at right. Courtney Walsh's book, "A Sweethaven Summer" is now available as an eBook for a special low price for the month of Jul 2012 only. Click here for details on Amazon Kindle (97c) or through iBooks for 99c. Fram is a new Kickstarter project [...]
Saturday puzzle
White to play and mate in two Here's a puzzle for you this weekend: I came across it some weeks ago when somebody, not a regular player, mentioned on Facebook that they'd got this puzzle they couldn't solve. If I can solve it, which I did, then so can you. Show More Summary
Mixing Up a Little Yummy Dough
Now with a title to the post like this one, you might think I’m making donuts or bread. But alas, today it’s actually a children’s craft dough. Yummy Dough is a huge hit over in Europe, created by 2 parents in Germany, and now they are making their way to the United States with a [...]
Neighborhood Mailbox Scam
Residents in west Fort Worth notified the United States Postal Service Thursday of what appeared to be a phishing scam set up at a neighborhood mailbox according to a report by Jason Allen of the CBS affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Show More Summary
Memorial Party for Fly Fishing Legend, Bob Quigley on the Rogue River
When: Saturday July 21, 2012
Where: Tou Velle State Park, Medford Oregon
Time: An informal service starts at Noon & will be followed by a BBQ.
Please RSVP to: Stuart Warren – stuswarren@gmail.com – By July 18 for those planning on attending the BBQ.
LINK (via: Fly Water Travel)
Cutthroat trout stage comeback on Hoback
The Hoback River’s cutthroat fishery has bounced back, now that the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has stopped stocking it with hatchery-raised fish.
LINK (via: The Jackson Hole News and Guide)
Unfortunatley the Hoback is now threatened...Show More Summary
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ends Connecticut River salmon restoration
After 45 years of raising Atlantic salmon in New England for a four-state effort to restore the fish to the Connecticut River, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is moving out of the salmon hatchery business.
The move comes due to a lack of recovery and the low numbers returning to the river.
LINK (via:Gazette Net)
C.F. Burkheimer
Meet Your Neighbors: C.F. Burkheimer from Vancouver Business Journal on Vimeo. The Vancouver Business Journal sat down with Kerry Burkheimer, owner of C.F. Burkheimer based in Washougal. Find out how Kerry began his business, and how demand for his unique products has increased over the years.
June SOTM Winner: VA Muskie
Murphy Kane secures the June victory.
Guides Day Off Part One
In this case the guide is Capt. Lacey Rush.
