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Pisa, Italy - Leaning Tower

2009-01-20T09:49:00.001-06:00

Pisa, Italy, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Skil Saw Giveaway On One Project Closer!

2009-01-16T10:42:00.006-06:00

I was reading one of my favorite home improvement blogs the other day, when they announced that they were doing another great giveaway (they do that sort of thing all the time!) What were they giving away this time? A Skil Cordless Lithium Ion Power Cutter!

One of the ways you could enter the contest was to write a post about it on your own blog, telling what you would do with the power cutter, and agree to review it if you won. So... here is what I would do if I won the Skil Cordless Lithium Ion Power Cutter:

Use it to open packages: I get a lot of packages from Amazon, from authors wanting me to review books on my other blog, etc. The power cutter would be perfect for opening these types of packages.
Use it to trim branches: We live in a neighborhood with an association, so we don't do a lot of yardwork, but occasionally we want to trim a branch here or there. This would do the job nicely.
Use it to trim PVC Piping: I've been building things like a small photo light box with PVC piping lately. This would be great to cut the pipe to length.
Scrapbooking: My wife can use it to cut things to length for her scrapbooking sessions with friends!

Ok so there are just a few of the myriad of uses I could find for this great product! Now, i just hope I win! Enter yourself here!

Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy

2009-01-02T16:16:00.001-06:00

Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Parthenon, Athens, Greece

2008-11-19T08:40:00.001-06:00

Parthenon, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Body at Pompeii

2008-11-13T09:04:00.001-06:00

Body at Pompeii, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Sunset over Barcelona

2008-11-07T16:43:00.001-06:00

Sunset over Barcelona, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy

2008-11-07T10:38:00.001-06:00

IMG_1087, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

The Baptistry, Florence, Italy

2008-11-02T21:27:00.001-06:00

The Baptistry, Florence, Italy, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Ponte Vecchio

2008-10-31T14:40:00.001-05:00

Ponte Vecchio, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

The Duomo, Florence, Italy

2008-10-24T08:33:00.001-05:00

The Duomo, Florence, Italy, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

The Duomo, Florence Italy

2008-10-22T22:45:00.001-05:00

The Duomo, Florence Italy, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Villefranche, France

2008-10-21T18:26:00.001-05:00

Villefranche, France, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Eze, France

2008-10-20T13:15:00.001-05:00

Eze, France, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Magic Fountain, Mont Juic, Barcelona, Spain

2008-10-17T13:20:00.001-05:00

Magic Fountain, Mont Juic, Barcelona, Spain
Originally uploaded by onebigswede

Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain

2008-10-16T10:04:00.001-05:00

Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Tilt Shift Chicago - Chicago in Miniature

2008-10-15T13:07:00.002-05:00

Who caused the current crisis?

2008-09-26T21:56:00.000-05:00

Panorama of Benson Great Hall

2008-07-21T09:23:00.001-05:00

Panorama of Benson Great Hall, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Our church, evergreen communtiy church had a 20th anniversary celebration this weekend at Bethel University. We all had a great time!

Sunset on Cross Lake

2008-07-16T13:12:00.001-05:00

IMG_0019, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Lombard Street - HDR

2008-04-04T10:35:00.001-05:00

Lombard Street - HDR, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Here's a composite of two bracketed photos.. Turned out pretty good I think:

Lomard Street - San Francisco

2008-03-31T13:41:00.001-05:00

Lomard Street - San Francisco, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

Vacation Photo: Transamerica Pyramid

2008-03-31T13:09:00.000-05:00

Photo by onebigswede

My King

2008-03-24T10:58:00.001-05:00

Weather Channel Founder Blasts Network; Claims It Is 'Telling Us What to Think'

2008-03-03T21:28:00.001-06:00

The Weather Channel has lost its way, according to John Coleman, who founded the channel in 1982.

Coleman told an audience at the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change on March 3 in New York that he is highly critical of global warming alarmism.

“The Weather Channel had great promise, and that’s all gone now because they’ve made every mistake in the book on what they’ve done and how they’ve done it and it’s very sad,” Coleman said. “It’s now for sale and there’s a new owner of The Weather Channel will be announced – several billion dollars having changed hands in the near future. Let’s hope the new owners can recapture the vision and stop reporting the traffic, telling us what to think and start giving us useful weather information.”

The Weather Channel has been an outlet for global warming alarmism. In December 2006, The Weather Channel’s Heidi Cullen argued on her blog that weathercasters who had doubts about human influence on global warming should be punished with decertification by the American Meteorological Society.

Coleman also told the audience his strategy for exposing what he called “the fraud of global warming.” He advocated suing those who sell carbon credits, which would force global warming alarmists to give a more honest account of the policies they propose.

“[I] have a feeling this is the opening,” Coleman said. “If the lawyers will take the case – sue the people who sell carbon credits. That includes Al Gore. That lawsuit would get so much publicity, so much media attention. And as the experts went to the media stand to testify, I feel like that could become the vehicle to finally put some light on the fraud of global warming.”

Earlier at the conference Lord Christopher Monckton, a policy adviser to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, told an audience that the science will eventually prevail and the “scare” of global warming will go away. He also said the courts were a good avenue to show the science.

Free Stuff: Revolution Money Exchange $25 signup bonus

2008-02-27T08:40:00.000-06:00

UPDATE: This offer has been extended until March 31st. Email me now to get your referral link!

This past week I signed up for a new money transfer service, Revolution Money Exchange. Revolution Money Exchange is a money tranfer service along the lines of a PayPal.com which allows you to send and receive funds online instantly to other registered users. The service is easy to use, and unlike PayPal it doesn't cost a dime to send or receive funds.

From now until March 31st, if you sign up for a new account for Revolution Money Exchange, you'll also get a $25 sign up bonus. If you send me your email address I'll also get a $10 referral bonus when you sign up with that address. (If you don't want to do that, that's fine, but I would appreciate it!)

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