Monthly Archives: August 2006

Akismet Rocks

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Jim

I guess I’m a late adopter, but WordPress.com offers a comment spam service called Akismet. I had never bothered to register as a user so I could enable the spam filtering on this site. But then yesterday I did. And … Continue reading →

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Virginia Tech Football Gearing Up

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Jim

Virginia Tech Football, the only sport that T and I even consider watching, is gearing up to start this weekend. They play Northeastern in an untelevised game.  The following week, on the 9th, is North Carolina.  We’ll be watching that … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Brady!

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Jim

Our elder son turned 29 today.  Happy birthday, Shakka-B. Click for a (slightly) larger picture.

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Front Garden After LOTS of Weeding!

Posted on August 13, 2006 by Jim

We came back from vacation, and with 100 degree temperatures and some rain – and neglect on our part – the weeds had overrun the place. We spent this weekend working on it and feel really good about where we … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Stephen!

Posted on August 9, 2006 by Jim

Happy 27th, Stephen! Here’s a picture from Iraq of our studly younger son, a self-described “beast” with “big guns” for arms. Go ahead, girls, salivate. Click for a larger version.

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