Many of you may just think I've got too much time on my hands or I just like to be the center of attention but that is hardly the case at all. This is an educational thing, not a debate or trivial protests of an attention whore. This isn't some religious debate to shrugged off for a dinner convers…
Just thought it was a good time to posted an updated guide to my basement, and what I've got in it. Hurray? If you wanna borrow somethin' feel free to ask. So, the rundown. Anime Akira Avatar The Last Airbender -Book 1 Water -Book 2 Earth -Book 3 Fire Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad Blood: The Last…
This morning after my jog, I discovered an interesting "new" feature of the iPod Nano that my son gave us for Christmas 2010: a radio! How novel! My first reaction was to check out NPR KQED 88.5 on the ipod radio "dial". I caught these two interesting stories, which by the way are today's lead stor…
ATLANTA, GA - In a recent interview with the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Chick-Fil-A founder and fast food service entrepreneur Samuel Truett Cathy told reporters that he had no idea that his company had spelled the word "chicken" incorrectly in their most prominent advertising slogan, "EAT MOR…
This is a guest post from Just A Guy Thing.Read more about the thankless task here .Got a big project at work? Well, it's only comparatively big. A big project is accounting for 1.2 billion people in a country like China, where, if you miscount by more than ten, you'll probably be wearing concr…
The census job is winding down. My crew leader recognized my enthusiasm for the job and kindly assigned some of the difficult cases to me so I'm still working while others on my team have finished.Difficult cases aren't necessarily anything other than housing units with locked gates or people that…
Okay, I've got exactly twenty minutes until the tuna-noodle casserole comes out of the oven. My family loves those bland, creamed-noodle dishes that I'm always tempted to gussie up with green chilis and other non bland ingredients. This is a dish I fall back on when I've got less than no time in m…
The United States government is currently taking a nationwide census. This is neither a new nor uncommon practice (we know it has been done for thousands of years). I've come across some folks who are opposed to the census and refuse to fill out all the paperwork or answer all the questions of the d…
The count of people conducted every ten years by the US Census Bureau is tied to many different funding programs. Based upon the estimated levels of the under counts in 2000 Massachusetts . It is assumed that many other states have the same problem. So, The United States Census Bureau decided the…
Originally posted this as a comment on Facebook but thought it was interesting so reposting here with a follow-up.Status message: April 1st - April Fool's Day and Census Day (no foolin'!) [Chippy] said there was a reason for them being on the same day (mid-way between winter and summer and also avo…
