Archive for December, 2008

An Odd Habit of Collecting »

Industrial equipment isn’t generally found around the house. Some people, like Bobby Benton, collected some of this stuff since he was a kid. Small things, like light-duty pumps, valves, meters, and a few unit mass flow controllers. Sometimes, he’d take them apart to see how they worked. In other instances, he found a way to [...]

Green Rental Cars »

Let me first just say this: I’m not some crazy tree hugger who thinks he’s going to save the planet by himself. However, I do believe it’s good to take a few small steps in your life to conserve energy and to reduce waste. That’s why I’ve been thinking lately about renting only green cars.
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I Resent My Family »

Well, not really, but I can’t stand doing these stupid DVDs any more.  It’s all Kristin’s fault.  Last year I decided to do a nice thing by giving her all the family photos I have in digital copy on a CD, and she decided to show it to everyone in the entire family.  They each [...]

Do Not Be Cheap »

I once read a blog about making your own hot tub and let me tell you it is a complete waste of time! It was one of the biggest disasters I had ever managed to cause in my own backyard.  My girlfriend had been wanting a hot tub to be installed in the back of [...]

Criminal Justice in the Education Sector »

Law and Order, CSI and Without a Trace are all popular television shows.  They utilize practices that are learned in programs or schools that teach a criminal justice degree.  I bet that a lot of factual ideas are passed along in the online format, though I have always wondered for something like a college degree [...]