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Here’s a logic problem to get your brain going this Monday:
In a large house there is a basement with three rooms. In the middle of each room is a light. There are no windows in any of the rooms and no light switches.
In the attic there are three switches. Each switch controls one of the [...]

I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. . . . I used to not like God because God didn’t resolve. But that was before any of this happened.
Such is the Author’s Note at the beginning of Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller. Excellent book, one that’s [...]

Yes! I’ve been hoping for this for some time now.
The first season of The Muppet Show will be released on August 9. The set will included a slew of extras, including a gag real, a Jim Henson retrospective, and the possibility of not one but two pilot episodes.
Read more: Muppet Central (Via TV [...]

I’ve found myself a new hobby - Geocaching!
A year or so ago, I briefly skimmed over an article about geocaching. It seemed interesting at the time, but I didn’t follow up and eventually forgot about it. A couple weeks ago, there was an article in Kentucky Living about geocaching which again sparked my [...]

Are You Addicted to E-Mail?
U.S. residents are so hooked on e-mail that some check for messages in the bathroom, in church, and while driving, a new survey sponsored by America Online has found.
The average e-mail user in the U.S. has two or three e-mail accounts and spends about an hour every day reading, sending, and [...]

QuizFarm.com - What is Your World View? (Via Glenn)

You scored as Fundamentalist.
Fundamentalism represents a movement in opposition to Modernism, stressing the highest importance on foundational religious tradition. Science has brought on corruption of society. God is real and is watching. Scripture leaves little room for interpretation; man is God’s creation. About a quarter of the [...]

Min Jung Kim details the Lifecycle of Bloggers. Funny, but true!
I think I’m at step #4. That means retirement looms? Nah

Some of you may have heard about this, but for the rest…Subway is doing away with their Sub Club
Ever since the 1980s, Subway customers have received a stamp for every six-inch sandwich purchased (two stamps for a foot-long); filling up a Sub Club card with the requisite number of stamps entitles the customer to a [...]

As of June 1, 2005, residents of Kentucky and other southern states are entitled to one free credit report a year from each of the big three credit agencies.
Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT Act), consumers can request and obtain a free credit report once every 12 months from each of the [...]