…you have memorized the first 10000 digits of pi…  BACKWARDS.

• You might be a history major if... You might be a history major if.... 1. You find yourself correcting your parents on their history (especially since the last history class they had was in high school...apparently, my dad thinks that Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the Wright Bros.). 2. You find yourself correcting YOUR PROFESSORS on......
• You might be a bad cook if... you call your mother to ask how long to boil cabbage to make cole slaw. (Geet) you look in a cookbook to find out how to boil water. the smoke alarm beeps if you even walk near the stove. (Marc R) you turn the bowl of rice casserole upside......
• Diary of an AOL User One of my favorites from long ago. July 18 I just tried to connect to America Online. I've heard it's the best online service I can get. They even included a free disk! I'd better hold onto it in case they don't ever send me another. I can't connect. I......
• If Operating Systems Ran Your Brain If operating systems ran your brain Windows for brains: --------- You  think about one of any number of things at anyone time  but only for a short amount of time because then your mind goes blank as  you  encounter a "general  protection fault" and  as  a  last resort you have......
• You might be a Twitter Spammer if... (Tip:  To report spam, follow @spam on Twitter and then direct message the @username - e..g., "d spam @spammer") You still have the default avatar (Hint to anyone who hasn't yet) You have been suspended on a regular basis: "Sorry, the account you were headed to has been suspended due......

• Alternative Income Streams Progress - June 2007 I'm a few days late on this on this usual alternative income update, but I wanted to get those money questions answered. While we are on the topic of money questions, I'll give you and update on my answer tomorrow. You may have noticed that I updated the chart in......
• Tax Rebates For Bush's Stimulus Plan Begin In May Here is the schedule for Bush's 2008 economic stimulus tax rebate.  To be eligible for the full rebate, single filers must have a 2007 Adjusted Gross Income below $75,000 and joint filers must have an AGI below $175,000. Direct Deposit Payment If the last 2 digits of your SS# are: Your......
• New online resource from H&R Block Our sponsor H&R Block has a new online tax time resource over at Digits.hrblock.com.  The folks over there are hoping to add a little multimedia pizazz to this year's tax season.  Here are some of the features from that site that I found worthwhile or fun: Life Support Podcasts --......
• Who Knew?? When I was in India I was shocked that the credit (and debit) card receipts at the ATMs were displaying information that could make it easier for someone to access my account and steal money. (see SprangleBlog post) At the time, I thought the issue did not exist in the......
• Two More Technology Purchases In the past I had mentioned buying a GPS system as well as a travel computer. Just this past week, I've made two more technology purchases - each at least three digits. I've wanted an iRobot Roomba since they were first announced. Boston Gal fueled the desire even more with......

• The evolution of a python programmer #Newbie programmer def factorial(x): if x == 0: return 1 else: return x * factorial(x - 1) print factorial(6) #First year programmer, studied Pascal def factorial(x): result = 1 i = 2 while i <= x: result = result * i i = i + 1 return result print......
• You might be a gamer if... You don't think of a Russian bazooka when someone says "RPG". You use game stats to describe things in a movie. (Well, Han just blew his Fast-Talk roll) You use game stats to describe things in real life. You laugh yourself silly when you hear the word "Gazebo". The......
• (More) You might be a band geek if... ...one time, you went to band camp and came back with a girlfriend. ...you actually like wearing your marching uniform. ...you have your band director on speed dial. ...you have your band director as an emergency contact. (...but what if you're at band camp??) ...you have your high band teacher's......
• Diary of an AOL User One of my favorites from long ago. July 18 I just tried to connect to America Online. I've heard it's the best online service I can get. They even included a free disk! I'd better hold onto it in case they don't ever send me another. I can't connect. I......
• You might be a bachelor if... *  you eat frozen pizza without microwaving it. ( you can cook those things? ) * you use a stapler to adjust the length of your trousers. ( Bert van Viegen, viegen ) * you get your furniture out of the clean up pile and then brag about how it......

• Open Enrollment Time As the new year comes hurtling closer and closer, many people find themselves faced with making some major decisions about their healthcare choices. For a great deal of employers, the first of the year marks the advent of their health plan’s open enrollment period. This time of year allows eligible......
• The E-Entrepreneur Success Mindset Series, Part III The Cornerstones of Successful Internet Entrepreneurship Running a successful internet business can look so simple when you are on the outside looking in. You look at a successful internet entrepreneur and he doesn’t look like he is doing anything special but he is living the good life. It really doesn’t......
• Some Frequently Asked Questions about Mountaineering [caption id="attachment_339" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Mountaineering isn't Hiking"][/caption]For many people, the two terms "hiking" and "mountaineering" are two interchangeable words. In reality, however, they are entirely different things. That's why many hikers who want to start moving into the world of mountaineering don't realize that their newfound passion might actually be......
• How To Sell Used Items: Profit From Your Gently Used Stuff Here are some great places to earn and save money on used items. Like many people, I have way too many things that I've picked up from impulse buying. Actually, I end up not using half of the stuff I accumulate. So in order to make space, I have to......
• Necessary Things to Have to Get Auto Loans When buying a car from a dealership there are many things you need to have. Money is one of them. If you do not have money then you need to get a loan. But what are the auto loan requirements in these days? One of the requirements is good credit.......

• Two (un)romantic poems The following are entries to a contest by The Washington Post, in which respondents had to write a two-line romantic poem...except that the last line had to be as un-romantic as the first line was romantic. 1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife: Marrying you screwed up my life.......
• More You Might be from New Jersey if... You might be from New Jersey if... -you know what "Quick Check" is -you hang out at said "Quick Check" in the parking lot with your friends doing absoutely nothing and talking about what you are going to do to your car next so you can drag race it better.......
• Two (un)romantic poems The following are entries to a contest by The   Washington Post, in which respondents had to write a two-line romantic  poem...except that the last line had to be as un-romantic as the first line  was romantic. 1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful  wife: Marrying you screwed up my  life.......
• You might be a classic rock fan if... You might be a classic rock fan if... 1. You can identify every guitar you see by make and model. 2. You have season passes to the rock and roll hall of fame. 3. You've restored and STILL run your black 1970 Challenger with flames on the side,complete with 8-Track......
• Musician Jokes What's the difference between a banjo and an onion? Nobody cries when you cut up a banjo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ How do you get a guitar player to turn down? Put a chart in front of him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What do you throw a drowning guitar player? His amp. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What's the last......

• Organize a climate change movement in your community for April 14th. Coming up real soon is "Step It Up 2007", an event that will unite communities across the country in the fight against climate change, and if you want to be involved, now is the time to get started. As of today, there are 788 events in 48 states taking place......
• City Mall Chaos Since the snow started to melt Jordanians filled the streets with their cars as if they were in prison or as if we won the World Cup of something and I was one of those frustrated Jordanians of staying home for two days, so I went with some friends to......
• Bush - Tacoma Corner Computer Desk [caption id="attachment_245" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Bush - Tacoma Corner Computer Desk"][/caption] Bush - Tacoma Corner Computer Desk DimensionsThe width of 51.625" refers to the measurement between the farthest left hand corner of the desk to the opposite farthest right hand corner of the desk.The depth of 38" refers to the......
• Change Your Ip In Less Then 1 Minute 1. Click on “Start” in the bottom left hand corner of screen 2. Click on “Run” 3. Type in “command” and hit ok You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen. 4. Type “ipconfig /release” just like that, and hit “enter” 5. Type “exit” and leave the prompt 6.......
• There’s Some Interesting Stuff Out There There certainly is and as far as marine aquarists are concerned it ranges from photographs and videos about the wild reefs, information and discussion on aquarium equipment, to setting up and maintaining a marine aquarium. Amongst all of this is something that is dear to many of us, and that......