tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182904032008-05-06T00:42:02.638-05:00Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comBlogger475125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-91232102082396227332008-05-05T21:44:00.003-05:002008-05-05T21:53:49.476-05:00

Make sure to turn up the sound -- it is hard to hear!God Bless!

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We found a document in Cheryl's family trunk that starts off like this: PANOWANIE SPOLECZNE NAJSW. SERCA JEZUSA Now the L has a line (/) going through it and the S in NAJSW has a link above it. If you can translate this or identify what language this is, I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance! God Bless

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Cheryl's mother passed away Tuesday morning. The news was devastating to the both of us, despite the fact that Mary had been sick for the past month. But, I think even more difficult than coming to terms with our grief has been making the funeral arrangements. The funeral director, Mike, is a nice man. He remembered Cheryl from her father's funeral nearly twenty years ago. And, we're lucky

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Today, I could write about how I wish Pennsylvania had voted for Obama and not Hillary so that Hillary would drop out of the race, but I won't.Today, I could write about how I hated filling up this morning at $3.69 and how I think the stations that are charging $3.75 and $3.79 are just being greedy, but I won't.Today, I could write about how we're in a recession and wouldn't it be nice

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Florida is considering a Christian License plate.  The plate has a cross in front of a stain glass window and the words I Believe.  The plate looks colorful enough.  Now, would I get one of these plates if it were available in Wisconsin -- no way. The extra $25.00 to have one goes to Faith in Teaching Inc. which supports faith-based schools activities.  I don't have anything against

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According to CNN , the Army and Marines have both given out more waivers to people convicted of felonies in 2007 than either military branch gave in 2006. According to the article, "The Army defended its use of waivers as a response to a changing American society, arguing that only three in 10 Americans of military age "meet all our stringent medical, moral, aptitude or administrative

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I started listening to Slacker while at work. The concept is easy -- you pick 15 (or more) of you favorite artists and Slacker keeps the music coming. No playlist to fiddle with or choices to make. Still, you can make your own playlists or listen to the pre-set ones. Since my tastes are pretty out there, I can hear Johnny Cash's "Walk the Line" right behind Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher". The

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-22627827383286832742008-04-21T07:01:00.000-05:002008-04-21T21:01:28.570-05:00

I'm sure we've all heard by now that J.K. Rowlings is suing a fan who has written a lexicon of Harry Potter. She wants the publication of Steven Vander Ark's "Harry Potter Lexicon" to be stopped. Mr. Vander Ark has been running a Harry Potter Lexicon website of which Mrs. Rowlings approves. However; she feels that publishing a book is a "wholesale theft of 17 years of my hard work." Now, since I

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According to an article in US News & World Report, we're heading back into an era of Big Government. Our economic woes are such that the government will have to get more involved. If done right, it isn't necessarily a bad thing. But, we all know that it won't be done right. Here's a few of my off the top of my head ideas. 1. The government needs to be proactively involved in producing a

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Under most circumstances I am against the death penalty. I don't think the state taking someone's life really does anyone any good. The costs for keeping a death row inmate are much higher than a non-death row inmate. If an innocent person is convicted and is put to death, you can't go back and fix that. All of that said, I do support the state of Louisana in executing Patrick Kennedy for the

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-6026541228333802682008-04-14T17:06:00.000-05:002008-04-14T17:07:31.451-05:00

I'm reading the headline on RoadRunner's news site and I come across this one:  "Male Sex Hormone May Affect Stock Trades."  I read the article and a study was just completed in England that measured the testosterone levels in men and determined that while high levels help over say a day of training, repeated days of high levels make men more risky and cause more "

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So, still no email from Wal-Greens today after waiting for two days. Well, I decided to call Wal-Greens' tech support and find out what's going on. Apparently, Road Runner blocks emails from Wal-Green's, so they can't get through to my email box. Isn't that wonderful?!? I can get ED emails in my inbox, but not the email I wanted! Crazy! God Bless

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Remember those days when you'd rush home from work, log into AOL and hear "You've Got Mail"? This was way back when the Internet was still so vast and exciting. Do you remember the disappointment when the man's voice didn't come on? It was a horrible feeling to not even find one message in your AOL account. Remember? Well, the times sure are a changing. I can't think of one person who is

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It's been a rough week and the last thing I've been able to do is update my blog. But, we're now back home (why would ANYONE want to live in Park Falls, WI is totally beyond me) and I saw a news article I just want to pass on... Toddlers Can No Longer Marry In Ark. I cannot tell you what a relief that is! To know that you now have to be "17 as the minimum age to marry for boys and 16 for

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-15849821389654801352008-03-30T07:04:00.004-05:002008-03-30T07:17:19.518-05:00

I'm writing this from a hotel room in Park Falls, WI. Cheryl's mom is in the hospital and we're up here to visit and do what we can. When I started thinking about writing this post this morning, it was 6 am. Cheryl and I had turned on the heater in the room and around 4:30 this morning, the heat became unbearable for her, so she woke me up to fix it. That's how we roll, I'm sleeping soundly and

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I should start this blog entry by saying, I really love my job. I'm a Data Analyst for a company in Milwaukee. I make fairly decent (at least it was decent until gasoline went over $2.50 a gallon) money. I'm doing something I love to do. I write reports. I write lots and lots of reports. Reports in Crystal and Excel. Reports that show the top 50 of this and the bottom 50 of that. Reports that

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-11742590125450335432008-03-25T12:23:00.001-05:002008-03-30T07:23:43.217-05:00

The US Supreme Court just ruled that the state of Texas has the right to execute a Mexican citizen over President Bush's objections (see article here). Now, admittedly, I'm reading this article while on lunch, so I haven't finished reading the whole thing, but this blog is called Top Of My Head for a reason. So, here is my Top Of My Head statement: The US Supreme Court, in trying to uphold

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-28527200311113647722008-03-24T15:41:00.001-05:002008-03-30T07:25:21.583-05:00

In Alton, IL; an entire family deserves the death penalty. More than that, I personally offer my services to the state to put the needles in their arms. (Read the story here) I am totally against the death penalty, but when I read this news article on CNN about how Dorothy Dixon was tortured by Michelle Riley and kin, I think I've changed my mind -- wait, strike that, I KNOW I've changed my

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-1330207914695063392008-03-24T10:26:00.001-05:002008-03-30T07:26:56.455-05:00

I've been mulling over this one for a couple of days now. Barack Obama attends a black church in Illinois which is run by a black preacher who has said some pretty extreme things about America. Senator Obama has denounced what Pastor Wright has said, but he hasn't changed churches, which has some people all up in arms. Now, would any of us -- minus those of us who attend Trinity church -- even

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-43369996745470124622008-03-19T14:01:00.001-05:002008-03-30T07:28:53.033-05:00

As the gas prices continue to rise, I heard a rumor that the federal government was considering a $1.00 per gallon tax. Now, the other thing I know about this is that I overheard someone saying it. Whether it is true or not, that I can't say. But, it got me to thinking about stuff... #1. I don't think using corn as an additive to gasoline is such a grand idea. All it is going to do is

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-65535288519381668502008-03-17T13:51:00.000-05:002008-03-17T13:53:05.177-05:00

Carol Burnett was on The View one day last week and because I like Carol Burnett, I recorded it.Guess what else happened that day?  That stupid governor of NY resigned because he got caught in a hooker ring.  So, ABC thought, hey, the people in the Midwest give a damn about the governor of NY, let's interrupt our own show.Guess what I could give a damn about?A governor in NY who got

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-50987195272614526142008-03-14T13:24:00.001-05:002008-03-14T13:24:46.988-05:00

According to a CNN article, the Pentagon -- that speedy moving entity -- has confirmed what we've known all along. There is no link between Saddam's reign in Iraq and al Qaeda. This comes just in time to celebrate five years since our invasion of Iraq.However; this isn't to say that there wasn't terrorism in Iraq -- it was just aimed to keep Hussein in power, not to destroy America and our

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-75120590681520048492008-03-13T16:03:00.001-05:002008-03-13T16:03:27.716-05:00

Sometimes, I just wonder why we elect Republicans to anything in this state. It seems that when the Republicans are in charge of anything -- nothing useful gets done.Oh, but we can eliminate any chance of treating every citizen in this state as equal -- that they have time for.And, now, we can declare that English is the official language of Wisconsin. (See article in Racine Journal Times:http:

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-61180223672538469712008-03-12T17:13:00.001-05:002008-03-12T17:13:09.169-05:00

Aren't we taking this health and wellness stuff too far? It's only candy for Pete's sake. It's not like the kid was buying speed or meth. It was Skittles! (see story below)Suspended for three days, ripped of his student vice president title and not allowed to attend an honors dinner?Man, what would they have given him if he had been caught buying a Snickers -- explusion?!?No wonder people

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027702881739385842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18290403.post-23792777201843638932008-03-11T09:55:00.000-05:002008-03-11T09:56:48.378-05:00

This morning I filled up my gas tank and paid $3.19 a gallon.  Being the anal person that I am, I keep track of how much gas I buy and how much it cost per gallon and per tank, etc. in this little notebook.  My current notebook goes all the way back to Oct. 2002.  In Oct. 2002, I was paying between $1.55 and $1.59 per gallon for gas.  In less than 6 years, I'm now paying more than double for

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