September 15, 2008
Look!
Up in the sky!
It's bird! It's a plane!
It's carrying a big moose rifle!
It's...Sarah Palin!
Sarah is all over the news, the newspapers, and the tabloids. She's the talk of the town.
The diminutive yet fearless Alaskan could be your next Vice President!
What can you do to... continue reading...
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vice president March 27, 2008
Ah, the good earth.
The fact is that it's easy to be an organic gardener. Where once it was an expensive proposition, it has become downright affordable, thanks to competition, and the expansion of more and more businesses into the field.
Today's FamilyFirst pick is called Dirtworks. Here's their mi... continue reading...
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sky February 5, 2008
I wrote about the Hubble Deep Field Project a while back.
The Hubble Telescope was aimed at a featureless point in the sky and its shutter was opened to gain the maximum amount of light possible. The telescope stayed focused on the same point in the sky gathering a single image for about a month... continue reading...
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universe today October 17, 2007
When I was a kid, my dad bought a book called The Way Things Works. It broke down the internal workings of things like motors, bicycle pumps, dishwashers, and all sorts of other machinery. You got exploded views, step-by-step dscriptions of actions, LOTSW of cool stuff.
Today, there's the we... continue reading...
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wiley post December 9, 2006
I just can't get over the Hubble Deep Field project, and its incredibly humbling results.
Today's FamilyFirst site is a bit of Monty Python humor aimed at educating you on the earth's relationship to the Milky Way galaxy. It's fun, of course, and darned educational.
But first,... continue reading...
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universe March 21, 2006
When you think of Utah landscape, what do you think of? Deserts? Mountains? Fast rivers? Huge canyons?
Well, the fact is that Utah is all of that, and more. But don't take my word for it. Visit today's FamilyFirst site and see for yourself.
It's called Utah Photo Wild, and it features some of ... continue reading...
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utah photo April 6, 2003
"Look... up in the sky... it's a bird... no, it's a plane... no, it's...well, yes it is a plane".
Today's FamSite looks at the magic of flight, but not from the dry old historical perspective, but from a unique point of view. This well designed site looks at the first manned fligh... continue reading...
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teaching tool October 3, 2001
"Look... up in the sky... it's a bird... no, it's a plane... no, it's...well, yes it is a plane".
Today's FamSite looks at the magic of flight, but not from the dry old historical perspective, but from a unique point of view. This well designed site looks at the first manned fligh... continue reading...
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"Look, up in the sky. It's a bird, no, it's a plane, no, it's �", well, you know who. Today's FamSite is about one of our national icons, a fictional character that has transcended all media to become known all over the world.
The site is called the Fortress of Solitud... continue reading...
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superman May 6, 2001
"Look... up in the sky... it's a bird... no, it's a plane... no, it's...well, yes it is a plane".
Today's FamSite looks at the magic of flight, but not from the dry old historical perspective, but from a unique point of view. This well designed site looks at the first manned fligh... continue reading...
Tags: atlantic ocean,
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