November 23, 2008 
Well, friends, my on-again-off-again relationship with FamilyFirst that has lasted ten years is, I'm sorry to say, off again. The company which owns this blog has decided to go a different direction, which doesn't include me.
I wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors. And I hope ... continue reading...
November 22, 2008 
Ever notice a green heron in your presence?
They are found over much of the North American continent. Go near a creek, pond, lake, or estuary, and you have likely see the enigmatic little avians.
They make a "chook!" sound that will certainly grab your attention.
Today's Fa... continue reading...
Tags: avians,
beak,
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heron,
herons,
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north american continent,
photos,
pleasure,
pond lake,
presence,
proximity November 21, 2008 
Misconceptions abound.
Many of them are widely assumed to be true. They have been repeated over and over and have become part of human history.
Yet, they are still misconceptions.
Conversely, there are also what have long been considered misconceptions, or possibly urba... continue reading...
November 20, 2008 
Math? Humor? TOGETHER?
I mean come on. What could possibly be funny about that most logical of sciences, mathematics?
Well, as it turns out, plenty.
For instance did you hear about the math major who didn't bother to turn in his homework? Someone else had already published his theorems, so he didn'... continue reading...
Tags: circumference,
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st peter,
st thomas,
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theorems,
times 3 November 20, 2008 
For the second day in a row, we are featuring a Wired.com site.
Today, it is a collection of absolutely amazing, entertaining, and unforgettable animal videos.
There's the hippopotamus who wandered up from the South African river one day to become the pet of a very tolerant famil... continue reading...
November 18, 2008 
Some of you have been on the internet for a year or less.
This FamilyFirst pick is NOT for you.
No, this one is for the old timers, the geezers, the fossils.
You know who you are. You've been on the web since, like the LAST CENTURY!
And you grizzled veterans all... continue reading...
November 17, 2008 
I had never listened to KJ Denhert before receiving Dal Vivo a Umbria Jazz for review. However, I do enjoy bluesy jazz, which is how I would describe her sound.
Her website, which we are featuring as part of this review, describes here style as "urban folk and jazz." I... continue reading...
Tags: album showcases,
easy listening music,
james taylor,
message in a bottle,
michael feldman,
money,
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rainbow,
rainy day,
refrains,
singers,
songwriting,
sonic qualities,
studio quality,
sweet feeling,
talented songstress,
umbria jazz,
urban folk,
workhorses November 15, 2008 
Personal computers have been hawked in the media since the late 70's.
Most of us back then didn't actually spring for the expensive toys that often required their own programming.
But that didn't stop big colorful ads from trying to convince us that the time was ripe to take the... continue reading...
Tags: advertisements,
color computer,
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digital memory,
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hard drives,
isaac asimov,
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memory lane,
old computer,
personal computers,
plunge,
radio shack,
trash 80,
trip down,
trs,
wide gamut November 14, 2008 
I once made a colossal boo-boo.
I managed to delete multiple backed-up archives of about 200 Word docs.
These particular Word docs were my original freelanced articles, short subjects, and other works that I created in the mid 90's.
They were precious to me, and quite irreplaceable.
I have paper copie... continue reading...
November 13, 2008 
It all began in 1860, with a single shot, and ended five horrible, bloody years later.
Its primary focus was how much say did the federal government have over states?
The states that seceded did so because they felt like they didn't have enough say in their own matters.
One of these ma... continue reading...
Tags: back yard,
civil war,
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rebels,
schism,
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slavery,
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