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    And So It Begins

    I volunteered to help out with a project, and now it appears the parameters have changed completely from what I thought I signed on for. Of course, just when I thought it was almost done…

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    Finally!

    Getting some traction on taking the church blog and turning it into the main website for St Nick’s. It’s quite difficult to migrate a domain from Yahoo.com to GoDaddy.com as it is, but the former web admin (who’s moving on to be ordained as a deacon soon) struggled with the Yahoo side. Finally, finally he was able to call us so David could try to walk him through it. Whew. Found a great theme, though: Shadowbox.

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    Dreams, What Dreams | iPad and Fares

    Chuck has cool dreams about dead spies. I have dreams about using an iPad to look up fare rules, complete with cute little icon graphics for each fare basis. What does the one that looks like the Queen of Hearts (medieval, Alice in Wonderland style) cost to change? What? Going back to bed now.

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    Retire the ‘R’ Word

    I don’t use it, and you shouldn’t either. #FB The R-word: Evanston High School students fight the R-word – chicagotribune.com Evanston Township High School senior Megan McCareins wants to stamp out the R-word as she and others try to change how fellow students talk and think about people with intellectual difficulties. McCareins and a handful of students recently gathered more than 3,000 signatures from students and staff, who pledged to stop using the words “retard” or “retarded” as an offhanded insult or in a derogatory manor. “Hopefully this campaign will mean people will always be thinking about their choice of…

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    Hair Gadgetry

    Bought one of these hair comb/clip things tonight, and David bought me some pretty new hair sticks. Check out the webpage for the combs at Maui Daisy Wear

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    Uh, No

    I totally disagree that “less frequent mammograms” is an idea that’s good for women’s health. I’m just sayin.’ An influential government advisory group has issued new guidelines recommending that women have a mammogram every two years instead of annually between the ages of 50 and 74.