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  • Fixed Odd Man In problems on the new site

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    I thought I had everything figured out when I went live with the new WordPress powered blog, but it turns out that everything in PostNuke gets routed through the index.php file. I was able to work around it, so all the problems with Odd Man In and everything else should be fixed. Let me know…

  • New Site Design

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    Lke it? Hate it? Odd Man In should work fine now, so let me know if there are additional problems.

  • Rude Awakening of Optimus Prime

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    This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. But it’s probably only funny if you’ve watched Transformers.

  • Simpsonize Me

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    As a promotion for the new Simpsons Movie, you can turn yourself into a Springfieldian using Simpsonize Me. Evidently a ton of people have been using it and clogging up the tubes, so be patient. I finally got it to work this morning and with the help of GIMP I made this scene of my…

  • Treehouse Coffee Shop for Sale

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    Wow, I was surprised to see this today. Hey everyone, This is the third bulletin that I have sent out about this. I want to make you all aware that Tina and I know that the Lord has called us to sell the shop. He has told us that our season here is over. I…

  • Facebook v. MySpace

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    A few months ago Facebook opened their site up to anyone and I signed up, but didn’t do much with it. Since then a few of my friends have added me and I’ve been messing around with it a lot more. It’s so much better designed than myspace it’s scary. Myspace has to be the…

  • Hand Injury

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    Jake has a bonfire every year at his house and what originally started as a case study in laziness turned into a family tradition. He didn’t want to haul any wood to his bonfire, so he told everyone to bring their own logs. My cousin Anna asked if she could decorate hers and rest is…

  • RIP Mr Wizard

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    Mr Wizard passed away at 89. Three of his experiments are absolutely burned into my mind. 1. Boiling water in an enclosed container will cause it to explode. 2. An experiment where he had a kid try to suck water through a straw several stories high. 3. Obviously: Ping pong balls and mouse traps.

  • Doritos X-13D

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    Doritos has a promotion going on right now to name their new flavor. They’re selling it in a black bag with the code name X-13D and I’m here to tell you it’s gross. I bought a small bag at Wawa and my first thought was “relish” as in, “Doritos came up with relish flavored chips.”…

  • Open Mic @ the Roadhouse

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    Last night I stopped into Justin’s open mic at the Roadhouse in Barrington and played a decent set of 99%, Ralph Wiggum, I Hope I Die on the Moon, Big Dipper, Here Comes Your Man, and The Genius of it All. Tony and Steve from work stopped by to enjoy South Jersey and all it’s…

  • The Pipettes @ mars-red

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    Scott from mars-red has been sending out about an email a day about the Pipettes show, but it wasn’t until about 1:30PM that I realized it was today. The lawn was about to get mowed at my house when it started raining, so I headed over to mars-red to check out the show. The Pipettes…

  • The National @ Johnny Brenda’s

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    Saturday night a few of us headed out to see The National at Johnny Brenda’s in Northern Liberties. I’d never been there before and was thoroughly impressed with the place. Matt Beringer called it “a mini Radio City Music Hall.” The National – Abel Opening up was Bear in Heaven, who had a similar sound…

  • Toby’s New Trick

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    I saw this on TV tonight while Jeanne was watching Oprah. Hilarious.

  • Best Quote Ever

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    I hate television. I hate it as much as I hate peanuts. But I can’t stop eating peanuts. – Orson Welles

  • Odd Man In

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    As most of the OMI players know, things with the game have been pretty screwy lately. This is because of my computer being out of commission and my (semi) automatic way of making sure the shots go through. Well, it looks like my host now supports cron which is great news for OMI players. I…

  • New Computer on the Way

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    I ordered my new computer parts last night. Here are the specs! Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 – Retail PNY VCG7900SXPB GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card – Retail MSI 945P Neo3-F LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail WINTEC AMPO 2GB (2…

  • Damn the Free Chapter

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    Two and a half years ago I finished Neal Stephensen’s Cryptonomicon. I liked it, but it took forever to finish. Well, fast forward to today and I just finished the prequel, Quicksilver. I got the book for my 27th birthday and it took me a year and a half to finish! I probably never would…

  • Arcade Fire

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    So far I’m not 100% sold on the new Arcade Fire album, but they were great live on Saturday at the Tower. Don’t get me wrong, Neon Bible is very good, but it doesn’t have the repeatability or depth of Funeral. I still think Funeral was the best album of the last few years, so…

  • Treehouse Open Mic

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    Last night I stopped by the everlasting Treehouse Open Mic night hosted by Rich. It’s great to see it continue and as far as I know they’ve been having one for at least 6 years. A lot of new performers (except Bob Michel) were there and most were entertaining. I don’t remember most of their…

  • Mechanical engineering internship

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    Any south jersey mechanical engineering students looking for a paid summer internship? Email me.