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Palm Treo 755p and 700p Quick Review

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

I’m on my second Palm Treo. I stuck with Palm, because when they work, I love them.
The problem is, not a single day passes where my phone does not reboot itself at least once. And that is normally when I am either receiving or trying to make a phone call.

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Area Woman Becomes Republican Vice Presidential Candidate

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When faced with life’s toughest decisions, what do you do? It seems almost everyone has a process they go through when making life decisions.

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Finally, Clark Hunt makes the long-desired move of thousands of fans who bleed red. Okay, so everyone bleeds red, but for some, there’s a strong gold tint to it.

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If gas prices stay where they are for one year, we will have $700 billion dollars shifted from oil companies to consumers compared to the previous 12 months.
Had the price of gas stayed where it is at now over the entire Bush administration, there would have been roughly two trillion dollars shifted from oil companies [...]

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The Evangelical Opportunity with Barack Obama

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Christians on the religious right have an opportunity with the upcoming Obama administration, but I doubt seriously evangelicals will take advantage of the chance they have been given.
I’ve already let my opinion on Legislating Morality be known, so I won’t rehash it now. The time has come for Christians to shift from talk and reliance [...]

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Barack Obama - President Elect

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Barack Obama on Election Night from CNN Video

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Election Day Gas Prices

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Just wanted to go on the record to say these are the lowest gas prices I’ve seen, probably in the entire second term of the Bush administration.
Prices dropped throughout October, and… I predicted it.

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Great Quote from Albert Einstein

Monday, August 11th, 2008

“If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.” - Albert Einstein
Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein

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Legislating Morality

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

It’s the time again where the Christian political machine is revving up for another presidential election. This is a time, as a Christian, I truly dread.
This is the time where human sexuality, abortion, gay marriage, etc., rule the voting consciences of many Christians. It comes down to a simple principle:
The religious right believes you [...]

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