Purple Immigration

Earlier this year I participated in a project called Purple States, where one blogger from each state was selected to do a vlog on issues including the economy and immigration. They posted the videos, one each day, over a few months. The producer contacted us yesterday and said a new piece just on immigration had [...]

7 Things I hate on Television

7 Things I hate on Television

I’m a TV junkie. There’s usually at least one on in my house and no matter what I’m doing, there’s almost always a TV on in the background. I watch more TV than a lot of people, and I probably notice details most overlook. So, here are my pet peeves – things on TV that [...]

On the [Purple] Map

Recently I was invited to participate in an interesting project called Purple States. The folks that run the project invited one blogger from each state to do a vlog for the site on the economic crisis. They run one per day for 50 days. Being WV, I’m at the end of course, but it’s day [...]

Pet Peeve Series

Pet Peeve Series

I’ve never been big on new year’s resolutions, but this year I decided to take the opportunity of a new year to try and make some ‘life’ improvements through some new years resolutions. One thing I want to do is to try not to sweat the small stuff as much. Beyond the small stuff is [...]

Home Security

I found a site that combines two of my favorite things: being safe and really cool technology! HomeSecurityStore.com has some of the coolest home security stuff I’ve seen anywhere and for a good price. Many people don’t realize how inexpensive and relatively easy it is to outfit their homes with pretty nifty home security systems [...]

Sarah Palin Rocks!

Sarah Palin Rocks!

I just watched a rerun of Palin’s address at the RNC tonight. I’ve caught bits and pieces of info about her and her speaking earlier in the week and I my first impression was that I liked her. Now I’m convinced… she rocks! She seems like a down to earth real-person which we could definitely [...]

A (slightly) Different Direction

A (slightly) Different Direction

After a summer sabbatical, or maybe just being blog-lazy all summer, I’m back at the keyboard. In addition to my ventures as a work at home dad I am now also (once again) a full time student. I’m pursuing a degree in EMS (Emergency Medical Services) and if all goes well I’ll be upgrading my [...]