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Tonight (Tues) was the season finalé for The Amazing Race. I’m happy to report that Chip and Kim won. Woohoo! Anyone but Colin and Christie… Couldn’t stand them. Brandon and Nicole came in third.

For all of you in the Cincinnati and surrounding areas, there’s a nice, new dance venue in town. The CopaCabanna is now open at the new Cincinnati Mills mall. It’s a non-smoking, non-alcoholic, more upscale dance venue with no age restrictions, ready for just about any kind of dancing - Argentine Tango, Bachata, [...]

[UPDATE: I'm bumping up this thread to see if I can spark interest in it again...]
I like to write. I haven’t done much writing in a long time, though. I really should get back into it, but it’s hard to find the motivation to, especially after a long day of work.
While thinking about [...]

AOL has taken steps to increase security for it’s customers. For a $1.95 a month additional fee, “subscribers get a matchbook-size device from RSA Security Inc. displaying a six-digit code that changes every minute. The code is necessary to log on, so a scammer who guesses or steals a password cannot access the account [...]

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I decided to watch Big Brother 5 this season because there was a contestant from my hometown, Diane. Friday night, the second to last show of the season, Diane was evicted, ironically enough by her “boyfriend,” whom she met in the Big Brother house. Not bad, [...]

Here are a couple of the more interesting optical illusions that I’ve seen throughout the years. Click on the images for a larger view.

Squares ‘A’ and ‘B’ are the same color (see proof here).This illusion is one I find the hardest to believe…

Can you see both faces? There’s an old woman and a [...]

For all you Star Wars geeks out there, CNN.com has a list of Five major changes in the ‘Star Wars’ DVD
Most of these make a lot of sense, though I’m sure the purists out there may have issues with them. I’ve heard that some Star Wars fanatics are really upset that Lucas is releasing the [...]

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy birthday dear Jeff!
Happy Birthday to you!

Here are a few riddles, hopefully one of which will stump you! Answers will come on Sunday, if no one has figured them out by then. Good luck and enjoy!

1. A farmer and his hired help were carrying grain to the barn. The farmer carried one sack of grain and the hired [...]

I just upgraded the version of Movable Type that I’m using and I’m having some problems with the comments. If you submit a comment, you may not see if immediately. Apparently, this new version as a setting where I have to approve comments before they show up. I’ve changed this setting so I [...]