Monthly Archive: October 2007

Oct
23

Pretty Windy

Whoever said wind turbines litter the landscape? This 3-D image won first prize at the AWEA wind power conference recently in Pittsburgh. “While making this piece, I intended to show the beauty of renewable energy sources,” said creator Aleksandar Rodic. Nice.

Oct
22

In recognition of . . .

Party Cartoon

This morning, during announcements, I learned that this week we are celebrating/recognizing: Breast Cancer Awareness National Bus Safety Week Red Ribbon Week National Chemistry Week National Forest Products Week I thought that wasn’t nearly enough.  So this week I will also be celebrating on a daily basis: Today, Monday, Oct. 22: National Nut Day Tuesday …

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Oct
20

Volvo’s Overseas Delivery Program Means Travel To, From, and Within Europe is (almost) ABSOLUTELY FREE!

kids at volvo

“A mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension.”—Oliver Wendell Holmes This summer, my family and I had the opportunity to take a trip of a lifetime. The 1st of July, we packed the whole gang, along with Lisa’s parents, into a Scandinavia Airlines 747 and traveled for three and a …

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Oct
19

The Little Book of Leadership

Flip through this when you get a chance. Unlike my last post, this is not a waste of time. It’s a good quick read. | View | Upload your own

Oct
17

The Superhero Quiz: Finally, a personality test that’s real.

The Superhero Quiz

As we move forward in this age of rapid communication, personality testing and identification becomes more and more critical. In order to better communicate with others we need first to understand what type of people we are. To meet this need, there seems to be a dramatic increase in the number of personality tests available. …

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Oct
14

How to kill a house wasp-like a ninja

An Inconvenient Truth

Periodically we’ll get a wasp in the house. You know how it is. One moment, you’re snacking on toast with peanut butter and chocolate chips, and the next, all hell breaks loose because a wasp starts dive-bombing random targets around the room. The toast? Fuggetaboutit. One eye’s on the wasp, the other, frantically scanning the …

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