http://clemensfam.org/john Random drivel Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:31:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This used to exist as files on a BBS and an email/newsgroup thread.  Somehow my dad got it and printed it out on our Commodore 64.  It's been around forever, but still good for a laugh. http://www.funny.co.uk/stuff/art_172-1581-World-History-According-to-School-Children.html ... http://clemensfam.org/john/?p=87 Wow. just... wow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNVo21Z9A5A&feature=related Posted via email from Mostly Harmless (mini) http://clemensfam.org/john/?p=86 If you can get past the obvious camp, and the host trying to make himself out to be the best thing that's ever happened to these celebrities, it's actually quite fascinating. And of course, anything with Colbert is always fun. Available for free online. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/ ... http://clemensfam.org/john/?p=85 So it appears someone tried to hack the blog. Some users registered themselves who didn't exist. I knew it was a hack attempt because no one in their right mind would register for this blog. So I removed all registered users (both of you). If I ... http://clemensfam.org/john/?p=83 While the wife spent a week in England last month, I decided to fix one of those nagging thing about the house that's been bugging us since we moved in.  The stairs to the second floor never had a hand railing.  The home inspector poited out that it wasn't up ... http://clemensfam.org/john/?p=76 As a followup to my last post, here is the spreadsheet I use to calculate how much interest I've accrued based on when my payment will be applied. Remember to add in 2-3 business days from when you actually submit your payment online until it goes through. Put your interest rate ... http://clemensfam.org/john/?p=68 My wife has significant student loan debt from her time in law school. Not only was she paying tuition, but she had to pay living expenses to live in NY for three years, all paid for with loans. While I was really starting to track our finances, I ... http://clemensfam.org/john/?p=66 Several months ago, I wrote my http://clemensfam.org/john/?p=64 So it looks like I did my usual post-for-a-while-then-disappear-for-a-few-months trick. I should really stop that at some point. So, I'm back now and resurrecting the blog. I've had several posts that I've been meaning to write for a while so there will be a few posts all ... http://clemensfam.org/john/?p=62 I think I'm suffering from entrepreneurial-wannabe syndrome. What is entrepreneurial-wannabe syndrome?  It's an affliction that targets people (mostly engineers, and engineers-at-heart) that starts with them getting a cool idea to solve a problem and ends with crushing psychological defeat.  The progression of the disease goes something like this: Identify a problem: "Gosh, ... http://clemensfam.org/john/?p=60