Author Archives: Night Owl

80’s Music Quiz

Posted on December 5, 2005 by Night Owl

Are there any “Children of the 80’s” out there like me? I feel privileged to have been a teenager during the 80’s as music went through quite an evolution during that decade. Like your average adolescent, I was tuned in … Continue reading →

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The Oasis Begins

Posted on December 4, 2005 by Night Owl

I’ve been hinting for a while now that Wendy & I have another home-improvement project in the works. It’s almost half done so I figured it’s blogworthy at this point. This endeavor was a “tuff” decision as it cost mucho … Continue reading →

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Technology

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Night Owl

Can any of my fellow nerds identify what that is in the picture to the right? If you guessed a computer’s hard drive you’re absolutely right! What makes it so amazing is that it was one of the “Original” hard … Continue reading →

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Typing

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Night Owl

How fast can you type your ABC’s? Here is a neat little online test I found to determine just that. I took a couple of half-hearted tries and came up with the high score at the right. Can anyone beat … Continue reading →

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Bums

Posted on November 30, 2005 by Night Owl

Here is a link to a News Story video for you, Click Here. The whole gist of it was a reporter went out and offered a bunch of guys panhandling $20 if they would do an hours worth of manual … Continue reading →

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Redneck Technology

Posted on November 30, 2005 by Night Owl

Three women, one German, one Japanese and a Redneck were sitting naked in a sauna. Suddenly there was a beeping sound. The German pressed her forearm and the beeping stopped. The others looked at her questioningly. “That was my pager”, … Continue reading →

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Timothy aka Legolas

Posted on November 26, 2005 by Night Owl

One of the rewards of raising children is what I call “Parents Privilege”. By this, I mean that over the years, occasionally I’ll get a pix such as the one here. When this happens, I tuck them away in a … Continue reading →

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First Snow of the Season!

Posted on November 26, 2005 by Night Owl

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ours was simply superb. I’d have to rate it as just about the best Thanksgiving we’ve had. Everything worked out perfect. Wendy cooked an awesome turkey and everyone brought all the trimmings. What … Continue reading →

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Wedding Anniversary

Posted on November 23, 2005 by Night Owl

A husband was in big trouble when he forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife told him “Tomorrow there better be something in the driveway for me that goes zero to 200 in 2 seconds flat”. The next morning the wife … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire

Posted on November 20, 2005 by Night Owl

Ahhh… the new movie was out as of Friday and I have yet to see it. I’m hoping we will get the opportunity Monday or Tuesday. It’s funny, ever since I’ve made public my enjoyment of the Harry Potter series, … Continue reading →

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