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  • The Cinnamon Bear: An Old-Time Radio Christmas Tradition

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    The great Get Rich Slowly blog posted an article on their holiday tradition of listening to the Cinnamon Bear.  This is a radio show from 1937 that follows the search of 2 children for a missing silver star that usually goes on top of their Christmas tree.  It’s designed to be listened once a day…

  • Christmas Light Hero!

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    I am definitely one that loves to look at Christmas lights.  I’ve never had a great display at my house – not sure why.  You’d figure that with my love of messing around with technical things I’d have my own lighting controller by now.  Oh well.  Guess I just have to enjoy the work of…

  • Turn off the TV!

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    Ok, maybe not turn it off completely.  But how about using Internet based services instead of paying so much money to your cable or satellite provider? Here is a great article in the NY Times with some details on how to really turn off your cable subscription.  Only real problem is trying to watch the…

  • Happier?

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    I just finished reading a book titled Happier. It is a New York Times Bestseller, written by Tal Ben-Shahar.  He is one of Harvard’s most popular lecturers, with his classes attended by over 1,400 students per semester. The book is a good guide to thinking about happiness and what we can do to become happier.  Once…

  • To Spank, Or Not To Spank

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    So here is a new idea from geeks.pirillo.com what to do to get your kids to behave.   Seems reasonable – make sure you scroll down to see the picture.

  • New Jets Stadium Get New Turf!

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    I just received an email from the Jets showing a great picture of the new stadium and its new turf.  Check it out!

  • I just ordered web hosting fro…

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    I just ordered web hosting from @liquidweb!  So far the customer support is great!

  • Can Water Walk on Water?

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    Ok, this isn’t a religious question.  And we really are talking about bouncing, not walking.  Check out this fascinating video about what happens with a drop of water. Play

  • Halloween Fun

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    We had a great time at the Thorntons for Halloween.  Check out the pictures! http://picasaweb.google.com/keyles/Halloween2009AtTheThorntons?authkey=Gv1sRgCL21j5G_3O3vmgE# http://picasaweb.google.com/keyles/Halloween2009AtTheThorntons http://picasaweb.google.com/keyles/Halloween2009AtTheThorntons http://picasaweb.google.com/keyles/Halloween2009AtTheThorntons

  • A New Business Gets Started

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    Carmella came up with a really great idea, and together we’ve put it into action and we have started our own business.  Its called BestTownDeals.com. You can read all about the idea in a great article at one of our local, online only newspapers, Patch.com. The basic idea is that most small, local businesses do…