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Archive for July, 2007

Solar power brought to small village

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

India, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, stills has villages that are without power, without water and without direct government involvement. A single man, chosen by the village elders, attended a specially designed college for those living in such villages. There he learned of ways to improve life for his family and [...]

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overdraft fees are a joke!

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Ok, so I have moved around alot and I have several bank accounts. Wachovia, B of A and USAA. I dont have overdraft protection on all 3 accounts and because of my direct deposits I use my accounts accordingly. Here is where I get angry. I recently used my Wachovia account for a “delayed” purchase [...]

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1,370,000

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Its not as good as my all time ranking of 800k something but its another bump for my rankings. I have an authority ranking of 4 now, haha WOW. I need to stop checking out technorati so often. Its becoming unhealthly. Thanks go out to Jerome & Tart for the most recent incoming links. P.S [...]

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Screen on the green

Monday, July 30th, 2007

I am on the mall (writing this on my crackberry) where I and a friend are waiting for the “Screen on the Green” to start. We have been here since 7:05 and they just announced that the film will play till 10:55!! Who picks such a long movie for an event like this? Also one [...]

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dc cabbie saves the day.. err night

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

I was toasted so I was unaware my phone fell out of my pocket and into the seat of the cab I was in last night. I noticed it was gone about 30 minutes into the 2nd club. Luckily I had been drinking enough by that time not to let it get me completely down [...]

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kickball, flipcup, 80s dance revive

Friday, July 27th, 2007

We are Intoxicated had our first game last night. It was fun, a bit stressful at times, but fun. I had to figure out where everyone was going to play and all of that but once this was worked out everything went smoothly. (i’ve noticed when organizing things everyone has an opinion, however they never [...]

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youtube debate, Joe Biden stood out

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

I’ve never really had strong feelings for or against Joe Biden but something swayed me a bit this evening. I think it was his combination of passion, frankness and intelligence. Biden’s very blunt statements on Iraq needed to be said. They don’t make anyone smile but they constitute the reality of the situation. It’s bad, [...]

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lack of gas stations frustrate me

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

I drove to work this morning and as I was pulling out of my drive way my lovely little Gas Light came on. I wasn’t running late per say but since it was my first day at work and my first time commuting at such an early hour I didn’t want to risk being late [...]

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new hair cut, new job

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Its official, my first day at my new job has arrived. Tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM my alarm will sound and I will roll over and stare at the ceiling, the pale white ceiling. I will slowly drag myself out of bed and over to the bathroom where I will start a shower that will [...]

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new theme

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

It may not seem new to my regular readers because it uses the same color scheme as my old theme but I’ve just spent the last 8 hours looking for, finding and changing / modifying the theme before you. I think it rocks. wow, i’m exhausted. Good Night.

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