Doug Moore

The Girls

2009-11-11T19:53:00.001-05:00

Emma and Clare are growing up very fast. Emma is reading a book to us every night. That is really exciting. And clare has the cutesy personality. Really looking forward to the holidays.

Test

2009-10-14T19:29:00.001-04:00

Healthy Slaw

2009-09-15T11:28:00.001-04:00

I have had a couple of people ask me about this new "Veg" lifestyle. So I thought I would share some of our "Veg" recipes occasionally.

So I wanted to find a way to eat more of the sprouts and I found a Healthy Slaw Recipe. I really like all these flavors..

Borrowed From the Blog (GNOWFGLINS.com).

I take whatever greens we have available locally (right now: chard, kale, and cabbage) and chop them up in about 1 centimeter pieces. I add lentil, mung bean and garbanzo bean sprouts that I grow myself. I also add cubed goat cheese, red onion slices, pumpkin seeds… really, anything I have on hand that I think would be good and won’t wilt quickly. Even nuts would be good. The dressing is: extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar (good quality, sulfite free), sea salt, pepper, dill, basil, thyme — all to taste. Toss and serve.

This is So Good..Doug

2009-05-31T06:55:00.000-04:00

The Coming Year

2008-11-17T22:18:00.003-05:00

It is funny this blog has been an on and off thing for me for several years. I guess that is how it goes. I really want to be very intentional about posting here daily. I have several blogs that I write in. This being the "personal" blog.

WE are entering in the new year with much anticiapation about the new adminstration. And finding out tonight that Hilary might be the new secertary of State is scary. Very Scary.

So we will see what comes of that.

Hopefully more later..

Happy 2 months Clare

2007-06-21T22:36:00.001-04:00

Clare is now 2 months old...

more lter

Babelgum and Joost

2007-05-16T09:49:00.000-04:00

So I have been beta testing as you know joost. Know I am checking Babelgum. I can't yet give you the breakdown on which one is better but it only confirms that this is the future. BTW, I still have PLENTY of JOOST INVITES. So if you want one leave a comment and I will hook you up.. No invites yet for Babelgum

Unlimited Joost Invites

2007-05-06T21:05:00.000-04:00

Joost content is improved tremendously. There are now four National Geographic Channels and Much More. We watched several documentaries today. And I have to admit that I watched an episode of my Super Sweet 16 on MTV channel it was crazy how spoiled these kids are!

So I have Unlimited JOOST invites. If you want one... it is yours!!

All Things and Life

2007-05-06T06:21:00.000-04:00

So several exciting things have been going on. This blog is in total transition from personal to informational to tech to whatever... I have so many things that I am trying to keep up with at the same time it is hard to stay focused. I am resolved that this will always be a hodge podge of information. It may or may not be useful. But I started the blog for the purposes of sharing my adventures. I was trying to simplify. And in the process things got more complicated. Simplify with a Blog you say? No just simplify my life. We don't have TV. But we watch a lot of TV shows. We Watch Joost. We Watch Netflix. I guess it is more managed but it is still TV. I like entertainment. I watch a lot video podcast. Anyway, so I rant....

But Life is Grand I have Clare and Emma and there are incredible. Real Estate is a tough market but I have launched several new websites and that is cool. Learning a lot about marketing. The youth group is going well. Kids lives are being changed. I am starting to see why God has us here in Blue Ridge. Anyway, so I rant...

The Garden.... I have restarted three times...

So I Rant!

Later

NetFlix - Watch Now

2007-05-04T21:41:00.000-04:00

Very Excited Today. When I logged onto our netflix account we now have the Watch Now Feature Available to us! Been waiting for this after we switched back for Vongo!

JOOST JOOST JOOST

2007-05-03T17:36:00.000-04:00

I have more invites. More than ever. I hesitate to do this but I am opening the flood gates. If you want INVITE. Leave a comment and I will do my best to hook you up. SO let the REQUEST begin.

Update 10:36 a.m. - I have given out 9 total invites as of this morning. It looks like they are unlimited. If you want them I will give them.

11:39 - 10 invites total

9:43 - 16 invites total

5/05/2007 - 18 invites total

Skinny Quest

2007-04-30T21:35:00.000-04:00

Quest to Be Skinny is going pretty well. I am going to hit it hard core again this week. It has been really hard to stay on the diet we have been blessed by folks bringing us food to our house. But I hopefully that I can get refocused very soon.

The Best Ice Cream...

2007-04-26T11:51:00.000-04:00

This is the best tasting Fat Free Ice Cream that I have ever put in my mouth and the Best Part is that it is only 1 weight watcher point per 1/2 cup of Ice Cream... Seriously go get this... I am not getting paid to say this. It is true

Diet and Moore

2007-04-23T12:18:00.000-04:00

We finally made it home this weekend. Clare and Emma are doing really well and Mom is hanging in there. I have been stuck in my weight loss. But I hoping that will pick up this week.

I found this awesome Weight Watchers Recipe.

These are Only 1 Point each.

Baking instead of deep-frying these popular Chinese appetisers allows us to serve up egg rolls for a mere fraction of their pre-renovated version.

1 head chinese cabbage, outer leaves removed, shredded
2 medium carrot(s), peeled and shredded
2 medium garlic clove(s), minced
2 medium scallion(s), white and green parts, chopped
1 Tbsp ginger root, fresh, minced or 1/2 tsp dried
1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp sesame oil
8 average egg roll wrapper(s), about 1/2 oz each
1 sprays olive oil cooking spray

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
Place cabbage in a microwavable dish and cover. Microwave on high until wilted, about 4 minutes; drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add carrots, garlic, scallions, ginger, soy sauce, cornstarch and oil; mix well.
Arrange egg roll wrappers on a clean, dry surface. Spoon cabbage mixture diagonally onto each wrapper. Fold over one corner to cover filling. Fold up both corners. Moisten edges of remaining flap with water and roll up wrapper jellyroll style until sealed. Transfer egg rolls to prepared baking sheet and coat with cooking spray.
Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Serve hot.

Coming Home

2007-04-20T05:49:00.000-04:00

We got to come home. Baby Clare is doing well she is going for a quick checkup this morning and then we are going to pick up Emma late morning and we are going to all head home.

At the Hospitial

2007-04-17T10:40:00.001-04:00

10:40 - We are at the hospitial today. Naomi is being Induced.

Tomorrow

2007-04-16T20:44:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow the doctors are planning on inducing Naomi for our second birth. More to come..

Joost - More Invites (UPDATED 4/23/2007)

2007-04-13T08:43:00.000-04:00

I have already given away several Joost Invites and I have a few more to give. The quality of Joost is getting better daily. I have had no stuttering lately of any programs. So Just a few more to give. Leave me a comment and I will hook you up.. STILL HAVE INVITES - Leave a comment if you want one... 4/15/2007...

4/23/2007 - UPDATE I have sent all the invites I have out. Watch here and when I receive more I will announce.

How to Avoid the 8 Most Common Home Buying Errors.

2007-04-11T14:12:00.000-04:00

Shopping for a new home is an emotional experience. It is, however, also a business transaction, and must be treated as such. Three of the most devastating things that can go wrong are:

Paying too much
Losing a dream home to another buyer
Buying the wrong home

When you have a systematic plan before you shop, you’ll be sure to avoid these costly errors. Here are some tips on making the most of your home purchase:

Get the information you need
What price do you offer a seller? Is the seller’s asking price too high? Is it a deal? Your own research is important, as is the assistance of a Realtor®. A professional Realtor® can offer an unbiased opinion on the value of a home, based on many factors and a great deal of information. Without knowledge of the market, your offer could be too much. Or worse, you could miss out on a great buying opportunity. Hire the right person and trust that person to represent your interests.

Buy YOUR home
What do you need and want in a home? Sounds simple, but clearly identifying your needs and bringing an objective view to home shopping leaves you in a much better position. How much space do you really need? Too small and you may feel like you live in constant clutter. Too big and maintenance may become too daunting. Outline all of your priorities, and work on finding not just a great home, but a great home for you.

Check the title
Before you sign any document, be sure the property you are considering is free of all encumbrances. As a part of his or her services, a Realtor® can supply you with a copy of the title to ensure there are no liens, debts, undisclosed owners, leases or easements against the title.

Update the survey
Before the purchase is completed, an updated survey is essential. This report will indicate boundaries and structural changes (additions to the house, a new swimming pool, neighbor’s new fence which is extending a boundary line, etc.), and will guarantee that you are indeed getting what you pay for.

Minimize the unexpected
For $300 - $500, a professional inspector will conduct a thorough inspection of the home. Their expertise can mean the difference between uncovering major flaws before or after you own a home. Make the final contract subject to the report’s findings.

Get pre-approved
It only takes a few days to get financing pre-approval. When you are shopping for a home, this gives you more power. A seller is more likely to consider an offer from a serious buyer.

Remember additional costs
Besides the funds for the purchase of a home, you’ll need funds for items such as loan fees, insurance, legal fees, surveys, inspections, etc.

Take a deep breath
Before you sign, ensure that all documentation clearly reflects your understanding and conditions of the transaction. Has anything been forgotten? Don’t rush. You could lose money, financing, or even the sale if you attempt to push things through too hastily.

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Joost Invites

2007-04-10T17:22:00.001-04:00

Ok... I do Have joost invites if you want one... let me know..

Quest to be Skinny Update

2007-04-08T11:53:00.000-04:00

Well Happy Anniversary to My Wife and I. Six Years. And any day were are expecting another little one. Very Exciting Times.

Onto the Quest to be Skinny Update. I have reached 278 finally after a couple of bumpy weeks. I am very excited. I am actually feeling a lot better. So this is very good. I have been baking weight watcher foods today. My wife remember today how much I enjoy cooking. I don't get to do it as much I use to. But this recipe was my favorite of today. Apple Cornbread Muffins.

UPDATE: As soon as I got done typing this entry. I remembered I had something else cooking. These took over as my recipe of the day.

Cheese Muffins
Points Value: 3

Cooking Spray
1/2 Cup Chopped Onion
2 Cups low-fat baking mix (Bisquik Heart Smart)
3/4 Cup (3 oz) preshredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided
1 Large Egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup fat-free milk

1. Preheat Oven to 400
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion, and saute until tender. Remove from Heat.
3. Lightly spoon baking mix into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Add baking mix and 1/2 cup cheese to onion mixture in pan. Combine egg and milk; add to onion mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each of 0f 9 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
4. Bake at 400 for 22 minutes or until golden. Remove from
Pan immediately, and serve warm.

Yield 9 Muffins (serving size: 1 muffin)
Per serving: Cal 138 (28% from fat); Fat 4.3g (sat 1.4g); Pro 5.8g;
Carb 20.1g; FIB 0.4g; Chol 31mg; Iron 1.1mg; SOD 384 mg; Calc 266mg

Source: Weight Watchers, five ingredient, 15 minute cookbook

Moore Joost

2007-04-04T15:39:00.000-04:00

WOW! Joost did a major ramping up. The new version is even better. Talk about some great content. I absoultely love the World Records Channel, Poker Channel, MTV and more. And they are just testing. This has so much potential. I have read some folks that are negative on Joost but not me. Great Content. They even dished out some Invites (wink).

Open House, Showing Property and The Diet!

2007-04-02T08:20:00.001-04:00

Well, last week has been one of those. I showed property for two days straight and not sure of the results as of today. The open house was a FLOP, noone showed up. And the Diet! Some how I miraculously lost some weight but I am back to hard core dieting today!

More Later

How I measure success?

2007-03-26T12:47:00.000-04:00

These days I a measuring success by how much weight I have lost? Or how many deals have I closed? And so on...

So my weight is at 283... I have slowed but I am refocusing.

Give me some JOOST™!!

2007-03-17T21:55:00.000-04:00

Several years ago, my wife and I made the decision that we weren't going to pay for TV. To be quite honest, we couldn't get cable or satellite where we lived so it was a forced decision. With the exception of a one year subscription to a satellite dish company, we haven't paid for television since.

Where we currently live we could have any number of "pay" television services, but we choose not to subscribe. We have even gone as far as not to have an antenna, because we want to feel better about ourselves and say we don't watch TV. We do subscribe to high speed internet though, which we could not live without.

To be honest, we do watch quite a few TV shows, just not on the television. We will watch a TV show through a network website (I am addicted to Survivor), rent a DVD on Netflix, subscribe to a video podcast, or use YouTube.

So imagine my excitement when I acquired an invite to Joost.

Joost was founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis (the creators of Skype, which is now owned by Ebay). Joost's site says that it's "powered by a secure, efficient, piracy-proof Internet platform that enables premium interactive video experiences while guaranteeing copyright protection for content owners and creators". It's a cool new way to watch TV, but over the internet!

The Interface is really slick, and the video quality is great! Mind you, Joost is not like the YouTube player where the videos are downloaded to your computer in the background, and then play from your hard disk. Joost actually streams the content to you over a Peer to Peer network. And just like "normal" TV, it has advertising but these ads are infrequent.

What can you watch on Joost? This is a challenging question to answer: it depends on where you are located. Joost seems to be geographically sensitive. Many users are reporting different sets of channels.

Pixelspread published an exhaustive list of all reported channels, if you're interested. I have installed Joost on two separate computers in my home, and I can report that I am missing some channels on my laptop that I have on my desktop machine.

The videos are clean and clear, and channel surfing is very well done; it is very easy to switch from one channel to another.

Some of the content highlights include National Geographic documentaries, Rocky and Bullwinkle Cartoon Classics, and organic cooking shows.

Some of the content doesn't really appeal to my taste. For example, Bollywood music videos (Savvn) and old reality television shows (Lazy TV US).

Joost recently signed a deal allowing Viacom to be a key content partner. Viacom plans to offer a full range of programming for free. Under the agreement there will be content from MTV, BET and Paramount Pictures. Over the last couple of weeks, Joost has also signed deals with other content providers.

I have used many internet television delivery options. The speed at which the content is streamed on Joost is superior, and I have experienced little delay in delivery. I've rarely experienced a stutter or stoppage of content from Joost. It should be noted that my desktop computer is under the specifications, and despite this Joost performs very well.

Joost does use quite a bit of bandwidth as is mentioned on their website. During an hour of viewing, the application will download 320mb of data, and upload 105mb. If your ISP has a 10gb cap, you'll exceed that in around 10 hours. It's also worth noting that Joost will consume bandwidth when it's minimised and you're not actually watching anything, so they suggest quitting the application if your bandwidth is limited. In short, if you have an ISP that has caps on bandwith, you may run in to problems with Joost.

Right now Joost's beta is closed to the public and is strictly invitation only. Before you ask: no, I don't have any invitations! But many folks have received an email telling them that they'll be invited to the service soon, and that they haven't been forgotten.

It will be interesting to see how their network holds up when Joost comes out of beta in the next couple of weeks. I will be sure to keep you up to date.

Weight Loss

2007-03-14T13:28:00.000-04:00

As of this morning I weighed 282. I am about to the weight I weighed before we left Asbury Hills. Hard to think that I put on so much weight in the last year but I guess that is what stress and fast food will do to you.

Mind you I wasn't pigging out. At least I didn't think that I was pigging out. Until I realized that a Big Mac Extra Value Meal Had 940 Calories and 50 Grams of Fat. 23 Weight Watcher Points.

Oh I could eat that If I wanted but that would be eat for the day. I just prefer to stay away.

Lately I have been enjoying Lean Cuisine Sandwiches. They are very good. And of course Subway Sandwiches.

Doug

Joost

2007-03-13T12:52:00.000-04:00

So I was fortunate enough to receive an invite to Joost.com . An amazing piece of software. Right now the content is decent but nothing that blows my socks off. The amazing part of Joost is the Delivery. It is Video on Demand. And it most cases it is instantaneous. So If I want to (Edited because of Non Disclosure Agreement). Wow! Does Joost have potential Definitely. So bring on the content.

Catch Up

2007-03-11T12:41:00.000-04:00

So..... This week was awful as far as the diet goes. I have no will power when there s candy lying around. Or someone brings brownies to the house. I only lost one pound this week. My accountability partner moved away to Connecticut a couple of weeks ago. So now it is all on my own.

I enjoy doing weight watchers but some days I just am not very good about keeping up on the points. Hopefully tomorrow.!!!

Fasting

2007-02-21T12:41:00.000-05:00

So I have spent the last three days fasting. Well, I have had fruit smoothies. This as aclerated my weight loss which is good. Man I want to write alot by can't right now..

Doug

2007-02-18T12:43:00.000-05:00

29 days and I am hanging in there. I can doit. Today I weigh 294..

I can do it

Doug

Diet

2007-02-12T12:46:00.000-05:00

My Quest to be thin is progressing very nicely. I have lost 10 pounds so far. And I have gone from needing 35 points a day to 32 points a day. A slight correction but a good one. I really want to meet by goal of losing 100 pounds. If not more. So I am going to aggressively seek this out.

Disclosure

2007-01-30T12:34:00.000-05:00

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Thinking OUTLOUDG

2007-01-26T12:47:00.000-05:00

Thinking OUTLOUD here:

So many problems in the world are caused because people few things differently. People take there believes very personal. Coke or Pepsi? White or Wheat? Murphy or Horner? But seriously, can people with opposite views live in a community together? Can that community be effective?

I say YES! Why? My Simple Answer is that God is the unifying force in the World. Love is a uniting force. And Grace. And Compassion. Selflessness. We get very selfish when it comes to our believes. IT IS MY BELIEF and IT IS RIGHT. And if you DON'T Believe what I Believe in then you are Wrong.

You BETTER BELIEVE IT!

Geni.com - Genealogy for Web 2.0

2007-01-17T15:42:00.000-05:00

This is an incredible and addictive site. Interesting "social" genealogy site, lets you build a tree and add relatives who can edit and complete their sides of your family tree using a Flash UI.

My Mom loves to work on Ancestry.com. And she is having a blast with it. This could give them a run for there money!

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Ga Aquarium

2007-01-12T12:50:00.000-05:00

Yesterday a whale shark died in the Ga Aquarium. We had just recently visited the Aquarium and we were amazed at how beautiful and large the Whale Sharks can be. As that goes the Beluga Whales are extremely colorful in there whiteness. In a very poetic way.

Doug

New Monasticism

2007-01-09T12:49:00.000-05:00

So I have Heard Keith talking about New Monasticism and the 12 Marks. I thought would be cool to post those here and give me input. Because my comments are crucial...8) The Red is Keith's Comments

1) Relocation to the abandoned places of Empire.
Cool like Abandoned Wal-Mart

2) Sharing economic resources with fellow community members and the needy among us.
Yeah why does everyone need to buy there "own" lawnmower.

3) Hospitality to the stranger
Buy a Cup a Joe for Joe!

4) Lament for racial divisions within the church and our communities
combined with the active pursuit of a just reconciliation.
I just don't understand why there still has to be division. Well I understand why! I just there wasn't division!

5) Humble submission to Christ’s body, the church.
Amen!

6) Intentional formation in the way of Christ and the rule of the
community along the lines of the old novitiate.
Sounds Good. Not Really 100% sure what this is saying!

7) Nurturing common life among members of intentional community.
YEP!

8) Support for celibate singles alongside monogamous married couples and their children.
AMEN!

9) Geographical proximity to community members who share a common rule of life.
What yours is mine and what mine is mine. ONLY KIDDING!

10) Care for the plot of God’s earth given to us along with support of our local economies.
I once bought fish at Wal-Mart (I know) and it was from China!

11) Peacemaking in the midst of violence and conflict resolution within communities along the lines of Matthew 18.
Who doesn't want peace. Everyone wants peace! No I really believe most people want peace!

12) Commitment to a disciplined contemplative life.
A Good Idea!
May God give us grace by the power of the Holy Spirit to discern rules for living that will help us embody these marks in our local contexts as signs of Christ’s kingdom for the sake of God’s world.

Above Was Snipped from: "http://www.newmonasticism.org"

I really like the pray above.

Vongo Day Six - Not a Paid Advertisement

2006-11-18T22:12:00.000-05:00

Let me first start off by saying this is not a paid advertisement.

We recently started a trial of Vongo. As I have written in the paste we are in to this life simplification deal. Well, Vongo is very simple and easy to use. I have read a number of reviews of Vongo. The main being about content. There is still plenty of content in Vongo.

More later

BTW, More than One Child coming

2006-11-14T15:01:00.000-05:00

We are expecting another child.. IN April another Girl.

Doug

Simplifying Life Part 1

2006-11-14T14:55:00.000-05:00

Like I mentioned before we don't have TV. We just have highspeed internet. We just want to be simple. But lately I have become addicted to watch TV shows on CBS, ABC and NBC. Many of there popular shows are online. It has become very addicting and much easier than regular television watching.

We cancelled our Netflix account. And today I looked at a Service called Vongo (a starz service). I read many reviews. Here is an excerpt of one that I read...

This review is from Sharkjumping.com After almost a month with Vongo, Starz' new online movie service, I'm canceling it rather than extend the subscription. The strengths and weaknesses I detailed 3 weeks ago are still there after a lot of use, but what really stands out is a surprising lack of quality in the video delivery. The graininess is most evident when output to a TV, but even on my laptop, the quality is noticeably weak, probably close to a VHS or worse. It's not a deal killer by itself, but I now notice it every time I use the product. It doesn't heve to be HD quality, but I'm not sure that this level is sufficient by today's standards, even it accelerates the download process a bit and takes up less room on the hard drive.

If you read that article further you will see that it is not really what we are looking for.

More Later...

Doug

IPTV

2006-10-05T20:59:00.000-04:00

So we no longer have cable... but now we watch TV online. ON ABC and NBC.. the wave of the future.. so we just pay for high speed internet...

Douglas

Play Multiplayer MonopolyÂ®, ScrabbleÂ®, YahtzeeÂ®, BattleshipÂ® FREE

2006-08-22T06:29:00.000-04:00

Atari Play, the place to find online versions of the world's greatest games. Once located at Games.com. No located at Atari Play!

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Hizballah Flag in Front of Big Ben

2006-08-07T13:14:00.000-04:00

Moonbat Media has pictures of the pro-Hizballah demonstration in London yesterday that really bring home the depth of Britainâ��s problem with radical Islam: Unconditional

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Update

2006-07-21T22:15:00.000-04:00

Well... It has been a while since i have posted an update to this Blog. But we are doing real estate is going well. We have no TV now and just watch some shows over the internet. I hope to start writing more to this blog..

Doug

My Thoughts

2006-03-14T12:01:00.000-05:00

Back to the basics... it may just last a week.. but it will be a week of my thoughts..

Today I am doing research on Equity

2006-01-23T08:30:00.000-05:00

I am going to do research on home equity line of credit today.

malignant pleural mesothelioma

2006-01-16T22:25:00.002-05:00

One of our good friends was diagnoised with malignant pleural mesothelioma which is link to asbestos cancer. Her phone is been ringing of the hook with lawyers who sue based on mesothelioma. There is also peritoneal mesothelioma. Mesothelioma symptoms are pretty rough. She was saying that many people call it the Asbestos Cancer. Who knows??

Katrina Relief Day One

2005-12-19T22:10:00.000-05:00

Today was our first full day in Biloxi to help provide relief and recovery. Honestly, when we came down here we thought that a lot more progress would have been made. But as you can see from the pictures on http://www.degomi.com. There are still homes in devastation.

We are hearing that it CLEAN compared to how it looked a few months ago, but folks are still living in cars and tents. A lot of families are lucky to be living in a FEMA trailers but most are not.

The major dilemma that most families are facing is they no longer have a home but still have a mortgage and their insurance covers wind damage but not water. Their disaster relief money has already run out. Not sure what to do to help them.

BUT, today I did hear of some needs in this area.

1) More work teams. We are working with a ministry called Hands and Feet and they need more work teams.
2) At least 1 Double Wide Trailer for the free clinic here in the outskirts of Biloxi.
3) Prayer for the emotional and mental distress associated with losing everything but the clothes on their back. Help getting through the grief process. This is a job that only God can tackle.

We are sure as the days go by we will hear of more needs but for now this is

God Bless,

--
Doug Moore, Realtor
United Country Landmasters
3792 East First Street
Blue Ridge, GA 30513
Mobile: 706-455-9969
Office: 706-946-5263 (LAND)
http://www.dougmoore.info
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Real Estate Finally

2005-10-03T08:10:00.000-04:00

Wow! I have been very busy. But now I am up and running. I have been doing real estate for two weeks now. And so far I really enjoy the freedoms of being an agent. I enjoy the people. Naomi has started her first day today at work. She had to go to calhoun for an orientation training. So I hope that goes well for her today. I am really excited about the next couple of months. Emma is starting her first full week at the new Daycare today. The biggest struggle so far about the new daycare is that feed here a lot of junk. Which emma eats better than we do. We both had to fight off a little stomach flu this weekend. Well my desire is to keep this more updated will see...

Doug

Everything you need for a USB key

2005-08-31T06:51:00.000-04:00

Great article including links for (nearly entirely freeware) software including D*mn Small Linux and Windows CE emulation. Perfect for privacy buffs.

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WE have made it

2005-08-27T08:21:00.000-04:00

We have sucessfully moved and made it back to Georgia. We are very excited about the future. more details letter...

Doug

Today's Thoughts

2005-08-12T07:04:00.000-04:00

Well the first step of our new lives is in progress. Today we are going to pack all of our stuff up and move it to a storage unit in Blue Ridge. I am going to be taking the Real Estate license Exam in the next couple of weeks. The studying has been long. But I have enjoyed it. I am really excited about the newness and the challenges God is putting before us. Emma is growing everyday. We are moving back towards some simplicity. more later...

Convert Protected Audio Into a Plain MP3

2005-08-11T10:47:00.000-04:00

If you've ever bought music on iTunes, walmart.com, or another legal music-downloading system, it'll be protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM). Protected from you, the consumer. DRM is designed to keep you from doing certain things with your music--not that these things are illegal, just that the record companies don't want you doing them.

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The Truth in about the FAIRTAX book. Don't believe the Lies

2005-08-03T08:48:00.000-04:00

Neal Boortz responds to the truth about what is in the fairtax bookboortz.com: Nealz Nuze Today's Nuze

Before i go to Bed... Entry one

2005-07-28T22:21:00.000-04:00

Today was not the today I wanted it to be. But that is ok. I got to spend the whole day with my Daughter Emma.. Oh what a jOy. She has an ear infection and stay home from the nursery. NO STUDYING!!! EEEk!!! because I have put myself on the insane schedule.. Oh well... hopefully the Schedule will not fall victim as such the schedule for the novel... Heading to Blue Ridge Tomoorow...

More Later

Doug

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Long time lots of news

2005-07-27T22:12:00.000-04:00

Man it has been such a long time since i have put any real thoughts down here. But there has been lots of new happenings. The biggest thing that still surrounds life is our wonderful amazing daughter. We ahve just watched her blossom in to a beautiful almost one year old girl. Camp started off pretty rocking. Had an amazing staff. Couldn't not ask for anything more. The job ended up ending on July 10th. And now we are in transition. We are getting ready to move to Blue Ridge to Dad's Cabin and start a new life. It seems like such a big gamble. Naomi is leaving her Job for us to go out to the Blue Ridge and I am going to Sell Real EState. It is a booming place Blue Ridge and right now it is a Seller's Market. There is lots of growth and lots of oppurtunity. The goal eventually is to get naomi not working and spending time with the eventually family. Right now i am loving being a three unit family. Emma is such a sweet an amazing young lady. We are getting back to simplicty. We are going back to the Cabin. No Tv. we will have internet. But we are just going to try to live simply for a while. ONE. you know the whole reason that i started the journal. there is somthing so appealing about just free writing. Not worrying about punctuation. That is how I want this to be. I don't care if anyone reads it. I don't care if I ever read. But I want to be a place where my thoughts are done. So we won't forget them. This move, This Job change it is going to get us out of our comfort zone. It is going to challenge us. We really do feel that we are following God's will. And we are excited about that. I hope and pray that we can change lives in blue ridge. That we can become productive citzens. God has blessed us both with great skills. There is so much we are going to miss about life in SC. We are going to miss beautiful Greenville. It feels so much like home. We are going to miss all the camp staff that still talk to us. The lives that we have had an oppurtunity to touch. We are going to miss Caesar's Head. We are going to miss camping. But tonight I realized that I will be back. The next step and you heard it here first. The next time I am in camping it will be on my terms and my camp and changing lives. CHANGING LIVES. It won't stop don't worry it isn't goig to stop. I love Kids and I love camping. I belive. I know Bob is looking down. This is just a step. JUST a step to greater things. More soon. Don't worry. You won't know where this is kept. My thoughts. No secrets. Just happy thougts. ONE. ONE FAMILY (Love the family) ONE wife (Amazing Wife) One Room (one room house) one daughter (amazing Daughter). Thank you Jesus....AMEN!!!!

Douglas

LONG LONG LONG Time

2005-05-14T22:33:00.000-04:00

It has been a long time since i have acutally written a post on here. Have put up lots of post of interest.

Well Camp is about to kick into full gear. And I am excited and nervous becuase I am going to miss all the extra time that I get to spend with Emma and Naomi. But it will be all good. It will work out just fine. I expect that I will put more of mythoughts out here in the next couple of days, weeks and months. Get back to why is set upt his in the first place. To record my Thoughts.

So to That... I leave now.. but more later oh great Blog...

Douglas

How is a pope's papal name determined?

2005-04-11T14:45:00.000-04:00

How is a pope's papal name determined?

Pope John Paul II began his life as Karol Wojtyla but gave up his original Polish name when he became pontiff. Many speculate that he chose "John Paul" to honor his predecessor, Pope John Paul I, who passed away after barely a month in office. This previous pope had selected the unusual double name as a combination of two earlier popes.

When a man is elected pope, the cardinal dean asks him two questions. First, the candidate is asked if he accepts the office. If that's a "yes," he's then asked what name he wants to be known by as pope. Presumably, he's thought about this beforehand, because immediately, the two masters of ceremonies draw up documents to announce the new pope and his name.

Choosing a papal name isn't required by Catholic ritual, but it's been tradition since the year 1009. The first pope to change his name was John II in 533. His birth name was Mercurius or Mercury -- which was also the name of a pagan god and not so good for the head of the Christian church. New papal names started to become popular, but they weren't absolute. The last pope to keep his given name as pope was Marcellus II in 1555.

These days, a new pope often picks the name of his favorite saint or pope to be his papal name.

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Emma

2005-04-10T21:27:00.000-04:00

My Daughter is now 7 months old and she is totally amazing.. It is so amazing to see her learn and to soak up new things.... more more more tomorrow when i a more awake..

Doug

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Coolness

2005-03-11T22:59:00.001-05:00

well so yeah... Naomi and I went contra dancing this past weekend. This was a pretty eventful week. Naomi and Emma were home sick on Tuesday and I went back and forth to Asheville a couple of times this week for an ACA class. Emma is very very close to crawling so we are going to spend the weekend child proofing the house... more later

Truth and Fiction in the DaVinci Code

2004-11-18T19:50:00.000-05:00

My Review of Truth and Fiction in the DaVinci Code

Why do we care if this mystery novel got it’s facts right? It’s an incredibly exciting and well written mystery as Ehrman puts it! The problem; Brown asserts that the basis of the entire novel is factual. Ehrman believes that a work as popular as this and with as much influence should indeed have its fact right or not claim to be based on fact.

Bart Ehrman, historian and chair of religious studies at UNC, reviews Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code from a historical background, avoiding any theology or philosophical opinions. After reading this novel, my curiosity was piqued. I did my own research, but I wish that this book had been written. It would have saved me hours. Particularly convenient is that Ehrman sums his findings up in the introduction with 10 factual errors found in the book. So if a person is interested in just one topic…it can easily be found without having to wade though the entire book. Not an unpleasant task when it comes to this clear and interesting book.

More and More - Podcasting

2004-11-17T13:22:00.000-05:00

Wow!! Everyday Emma gets more and more active!!! I love being with here. The novel is going well.. And our podcasting is going well...

Doug

Novel Progress

2004-11-15T23:15:00.000-05:00

Gotten behind on my word count again... So I reformated my word counts again. Now I have to go for 2333 words a day up from 2105 which was up from 1667. I know I can do it.. I am determined to stay on count!!

you can check my new word count below.

16. 17333
17. 19666
18. 21999
19. 24332
20. 26665
21. 28998
22. 31331
23. 33664
24. 35997
25. 38330
26. 40663
27. 42996
28. 45329
29. 47662
30. 50000

My Amazing Daughter

2004-11-13T16:52:00.000-05:00

It is really really amazing how beautiful my daughter is. She is just a wonderful person. She makes life so full so neat so amazing. We change only half the number of diapers we use too!

more laters

Doug

Novel Progress

2004-11-11T17:16:00.000-05:00

Sorry! All my spare time is been taking up lately writing on my novel, podcasting or emma and naomi.

But I have made progress I passed the 10000 word mark and recaculated how many words I need to have each day to account for the last 19 days. Below is that workd count.

Day 12 12105
Day 13 14210
Day 14 16315
Day 15 18420
Day 16 20525
Day 17 22630
Day 18 24735
Day 19 26840
Day 20 28945
Day 21 31050
Day 22 33155
Day 23 35260
Day 24 37365
Day 25 39470
Day 26 41575
Day 27 43680
Day 28 45785
Day 29 47890
Day 30 50000

more later

More Stuff...

2004-11-07T07:52:00.000-05:00

Well I have been able to maintain my novel at the same level of "behindness" in more word count. I am about 5,000 words behind. Right now!

Also my friend clint and I's podcast is taking off nicely....Check out the link below...

http://www.clintanddoug.info

(There is no further content today under the read more link)

Novel Progress

2004-11-04T11:31:00.000-05:00

I have skipped a couple of days! I am very very behind on my word count. I suppose to be at 6,667 and right now I am at only 3,200. The election got me behind but I am going to get there. I did do some righting on the novel today.

I will post some excerpt from today. Here it is:

“Yeah” says Darrell “ I have done the mathematically calculations. I need to eat 1.6 oz every minute in order to eat the whole steak in forty-five minutes. That will leave me fifteen minutes to eat the bake potato, salad and roll”

Concede

2004-11-03T03:00:00.000-05:00

For the good of the Nation!! For the good of the World!! WE are talking about 125,000 votes... It is over over

CONCEDE!!!

I Started My Novel Today

2004-11-01T16:11:00.000-05:00

It has begun. I have started my novel. The working title is "Convoy". I am only going to post excerpts from novel. Not whole parts. Here is today's tidbit.

The waitress moves 3 feet from the grill cook and begins at the top of her lungs.

“I HAVE ONE HASHBROWN SCATTERED, COVERED, SMOTHERED, CHUNKED, TOPPED AND DROWNED TWO EGGS OVER EASY AND PECAN WAFFLE DENVER OMELET PATTY MELT WITH FRIES HASHBROWN SCATTERED COVERED AND SMOTHERED THREE EGGS AND HAM AND DOUBLE ORDER OF CHOCOLATE PECAN WAFFLE”, dragging off her cigarette barely hanging in her mouth.

Hey for me it is all about fun and writing. Not going to edit till later. Not to late for you to join in..

Later

Next Month..

2004-10-29T09:17:00.000-04:00

One day I am going to write a novel! That is me! I have said this so many times.

What has stopped me? A Couple of Excuses:

1) "I need to take a 3 month hiatus from work to start my novel"
2) "I have No Plot!"
3) "I have No Time!"
4) "I want it to be perfect"

Well I found the perfect solution and it starts in two days.
The National Novel Writing Month known as NaNoWriMo to regulars.

So What is NaNoWriMo?

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over talent and craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.

Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.

Make no mistake: You will be writing a lot of crap. And that's a good thing. By forcing yourself to write so intensely, you are giving yourself permission to make mistakes. To forgo the endless tweaking and editing and just create. To build without tearing down.

As you spend November writing, you can draw comfort from the fact that, all around the world, other National Novel Writing Month participants are going through the same joys and sorrows of producing the Great Frantic Novel. Wrimos meet throughout the month to offer encouragement, commiseration, and -- when the thing is done -- the kind of raucous celebrations that tend to frighten animals and small children.

In 2003, we had about 25,000 participants. Over 3500 of them crossed the 50k finish line by the midnight deadline, entering into the annals of NaNoWriMo superstardom forever. They started the month as auto mechanics, out-of-work actors, and middle school English teachers. They walked away novelists.

So, to recap:

What: Writing one 50,000-word novel from scratch in a month's time.

Who: You! We can't do this unless we have some other people trying it as well. Let's write laughably awful yet lengthy prose together.

Why: The reasons are endless! To actively participate in one of our era's most enchanting art forms! To write without having to obsess over quality. To be able to make obscure references to passages from your novel at parties. To be able to mock real novelists who dawdle on and on, taking far longer than 30 days to produce their work.

When: Sign-ups began October 1, 2004. Writing begins November 1. To be added to the official list of winners, you must reach the 50,000-word mark by November 30 at midnight. Once your novel has been verified by our web-based team of robotic word counters, the partying begins.

As Chris Baty states in his book, "No Plot? No Problem!", The mystery machine to writing a novel is a Deadline. So I am doing it! I am going to write a novel in 30 days. I am also going to blog excerpts from my nove with many othersl.

One day I am going to write a novel!! That day starts in two days. And you can watch the progress!!

Podcast and More

2004-10-28T13:00:00.000-04:00

Let me catch up on life here! I have had so many side projects going on. I being dabbling in so many things. First, I am really enjoying listening to PODCAST. Podcast basically a way to have music/radio shows download automatically to your ipod.

Emma is amazing. She is just growing and growing. Which is awesome!!

more later...

SCAMBAITING (Fighting the 419 Scam): An UPDATE

2004-10-22T23:18:00.000-04:00

As Eric Olsen, Blogcritics.org, first mentioned in his article last November spambaiting is the lastest spamming of the spammers. This is an update of the progress Mike and friends have made.

Mike is a "scambaiter," dedicated to fighting back against those who send out the notorious 419 e-mails, promising untold wealth to anyone gullible or naive enough to disclose their bank details.

Mike asked us not to use his full name because he's dealing with some heavy cross-border criminals.

Briefcase full of dollars those who fall for the 419 cons are hoping for millions.
His group of volunteers at 419eater.com use their computer skills to fool the scammers, to disrupt their crimes, and to have some fun at the scammer's expense.

But many other sites have emerged with Scambaiting stories. Take Scam O Rama. This site is a clearing house of information for scambaiting anywhere from the legal information to success stories.

The letters posted here illustrate attempts at ADVANCE FEE FRAUD. The sender claims to be a bureaucrat, banker or royal toadie, who wants to cut you, and only you, in on the financial deal of a lifetime.

In plain English, the writer claims to be in a position to skim public accounts. Hint: There is no money to be laundered - except yours. Palms must be greased. With your money. Generally in the form of a Western Union money order. A few K here, a few K there... eventually you get wise, and retire to lick your wounds. Dead military officer, dead farmer, dead bank customer, reformed murderer, imaginary request for bid, lotto prize, different countries... same scam.

Setting aside the writer's attempt to rob you and (going through the mental contortions necessary to take the letter at face value) to steal from his own country, the letters are funny. Read them out loud at parties and see. The 100+ letters below introduce the literary genre of the Lads from Lagos. Some people write the scammers back. See right column.

Many of us can't believe that people fall for this crooked techniques.

Most readers say "what an obvious scam!".
Some say "I was almost fooled till I saw this site."
A handful say "couldn't mine be 'real'?"
Stay safe out there!

This is insane... TVBGONE..

2004-10-22T13:58:00.000-04:00

I was reading articles about a new device that will cut off almost any
TV. It is called TV B GONE. Check out the Story
here

The Rut

2004-10-20T21:36:00.000-04:00

Life seems to be a rut sometimes. Some nights I will sit down and
look at all the neat stuff that is on the 'net. Google SMS (cool...
used it on vacation and was very helpful) and Google Desktop. These
in mind are rut contributing items. These perpetuate the rut, they
make me want cooler things.

The rut makes you not content with your current computer, digital
camera, mp3 player or Tivo. Where does it end? When do we decide
what we have now is enough. That is why I believe in the phrase ONE.
I think you can watch this blog and say that I haven't done a great
job of simplify. I mean we do simple things. But we still get more
complicated things. I mean I want high speed Internet. But is or
isn't it simple. Who really knows.

Why am I writing this. I think that my life has lost the goal of
striving to simple. To read, to grow, to love, to know, to let go of
the desire and focus on Simple.

I believe that God makes life simple. You may not but I do.

My Daughter is Simple. She EATS, Sleeps and Poops/Pees. That is what
we all are about.
We need to focus on family on friends and helping others.

hmmm....

Even Evil Needs a Salad

2004-10-17T15:30:00.000-04:00

Found this on the Flickr Blog.
Great
Picture

yesterday's adventure.

2004-10-16T17:14:00.000-04:00

Well we forgot the camera yesterday. So this is what we did. We went south to Wilmington and did some exploration. Then we headed to Southport. ON the way we stopped near Bald Island which is a resort that only allows electric vechiles as transportation. But the highlight was riding the ferry to Fort Fisher. Once we arrived at Fort Fisher we watched some folks surf-sailing? (wake board with a parachute)

Google Desktop Search

2004-10-15T07:48:00.000-04:00

Found this really neat program today. I am not sure if I am late on this but a very neat idea. Google Desktop Search

We made it. 15 hours.

2004-10-12T08:22:00.000-04:00

We made it. 15 hours. 4 hours feeding emma, 1 hour in traffic, 1 hr lost on island & 9 hrs driving backroads & all.

Still driving to beach.

2004-10-11T16:52:00.000-04:00

Still driving to beach. traveling with baby slows the process but worth it.

We are on the road.

2004-10-11T10:03:00.000-04:00

We are on the road. on the way beach.

Google SMS TIP Sheet

2004-10-08T11:51:00.000-04:00

As referred to in previous post about the new Google SMS Service.

Here is a Link to print out aWallet Size Tip Sheet for Google SMS

Bottle Cap TriPod - ElCheapo Version $1.50

2004-10-08T09:33:00.000-04:00

Boing Boing and Gizmondo posted a couple days ago a $14.99 version of a bottle cap Tripod. Found this One you can make for $1.50!

Enjoy!

Google SMS

2004-10-07T21:02:00.000-04:00

Google's Labs just launched a SMS service. This new service provides
the same information as the web searches, but in SMS format.

The users from USA who want to get the information must send an SMS to '46645', with an extra text. Why the number '46645'r? Try typing 'GOOGLE' with your mobile.

You've got more information on this link, but the main 'extra texts' are:

:: 'pizza new york' returns information from 'Google Local'
(businesses in local areas).

:: 'Smith San Francisco CA', information from 'PhoneBook' (phone
numbers and addresses for residences in the US).

:: 'Price ipod 20gb', prices from 'Froogle' (online products).

:: 'D computer', word definitions.

:: 'G population San Francisco' returns a classical Google search (you
get the two-line 'snippet').

:: Type 'sin(45 degrees)' and you'll use Google as a Calculator.

Check it out!

Short Changing the World....

2004-10-06T19:48:00.000-04:00

Quick observation... Have you noticed that a Half Gallon of Ice Cream
is no longer 64 oz.. But 55 oz.. I remember from elementary school
that a half a gallon was 64 oz.. What do they think we are stupid!!

GBrowser - NOT HAPPENING!

2004-10-06T09:29:00.000-04:00

AT the Web 2.0 Conference - Google board member and investor John Doerr said Tuesday that despite speculation, the search giant would not enter the Web browser market, but he predicted others would.

Doerr later joked, however, that just because he was on the board of Google didn't necessarily mean he knew what they were doing.

6 Weeks

2004-10-06T03:23:00.000-04:00

Yesterday Emma was 6 weeks old. She is really starting to develop a
personality. She is starting to smile more frequently everyday. She
loves to have time in her crib for "kick time", this is where she sits
and watches her mobile and just kicks her legs. It is amazing! It
still overwhelms me (us) everyday the joy Emma has brought to our
lives.

We are going to be heading to Topsail Beach, NC next week to do some
exploring and vacationing. Emma's first trip to the beach. Yeah we
know she is just 6 weeks. No we aren't going to let her swim on her
own. But we should have lots of exciting pictures.

Speaking of Diaper Count this father has developed a way to keep track
of it all Look Here.I am jealous.

She is getting close to sleeping through the night. Soon... Soon...

more later..

American Dreams

2004-10-03T22:14:00.000-04:00

What a incredible show. It is a must see. It is a history lesson and
a drama all rolled up in one.. ok.. more later..

Emma update

2004-09-30T21:09:00.000-04:00

She is growing so much. We are so absolutely blessed to have an
amazing baby. She is so sweet and so loving. Wow!

We are getting ready to have the Apple Butter Festival this week.
Emma really likes the Somewhere over the Rainbow song by IZ. We play
it for so often.

We are still going through 20 diapers a day!

--more later

Somewhere over the Rainbow as heard in 50 first dates and ER by IZ

2004-09-28T19:43:00.000-04:00

We have been looking everywhere for the "Somewhere over the Rainbow" that was performed on 50 first dates and ER. I finally found it click the button to hear it

fahrenhype911

2004-09-28T10:54:00.000-04:00

This DVD shoud be interesting Fahrenhype911

Check out the predicted Electoral votes

more later

Human Tivo and Parent Brain

2004-09-27T21:17:00.000-04:00

Sometimes I wish there was such thing as a HumanTivo. You know
everybody would love it.

You just had one of those conversations with your spouse (or
co-worker), the ones with the words 'yes you did say that' , 'no I
didn't say that'.. How priceless would the Human Tivo be in that
conversation. Just go to the previously archived conversation. Play
it Back! Or someone is talking to fast and you play the slow play
button. Or you are going deaf and instead of asking that person what
they said you just play the jump back button.

Well... we could have used the HumanTivo tonight. I said to Naomi,
"you want to rent a PPV movie tonight" and she said sure. We saw the
'The Prince and Me' on the list. So we decided to rent it. Well 2
minutes and $3.99 later, we remember that we had rented this movie
some one month ago on DVD (which we rarely do). See HumanTivo would
have been great to have at this point. Ahhh... Parent Brain...

Babies are simple

2004-09-25T10:07:00.000-04:00

One baby! You know babies are just simple. All they really want is to eat, poop/pee and be entertained. I think in so many ways we need to get back to that in our lives. We need to get to the point where we have simplified. We don't have some many distractions. So many things pulling us away from what is the most important thing.

Braves 13 in a Row baby!!

2004-09-24T23:25:00.000-04:00

Can't believe. Noone thought this team was going make it. I remember
watching the games in 1991! Who could forget Sid Bream's slide in to
home. This is a sweet win. There are no superstars really on this
team. All the great pitchers are gone. Just a new team. Check out a
good finally read on the game
here

more later

What I learned from the Apprentice this week? (week 3)

2004-09-24T15:43:00.000-04:00

Hmm.. what I learned this week..

1) Don't put all your eggs in one basket. If you think you are going
to be able to put together a deal to give away 1 million dollars in 24
hours. Also, think that you might need a back up plan

2) Leave yourself plenty of time to move 800 cases of Toothpaste.

3) If you act crazy in front of a lot of people (and you have crazy
hair). They are going to think you are crazy (regardless if you are
crazy). And the Donald. He don't like Crazy!

The GREAT GMAIL GIVEAWAY!!

2004-09-22T13:54:00.000-04:00

The SpreadFireFox Community has started giving out gmail invites for those who promote Firefox on the web. Sounds like a very nice campaign to enlighten people about this nice browser....You can download Firefox here!

A9.com

2004-09-19T23:02:00.000-04:00

Amazon.com is given a instant reward discount if you use their new search engine A9.com. The discount is pi/2%. The aren't really advertising it. Read what they sent me below..

Douglas Moore, since you've been using A9.com recently, virtually everything at Amazon.com is automatically an additional π/2% (1.57%) off for you. Collecting this discount is zero effort on your part. It will be applied automatically at checkout (it will happen whether you use the shopping cart or our 1-Click Shopping®). You don't need to do anything to get this discount except keep using A9.com as your regularsearch engine.

We don't advertise this additional discount that we give in exchange for using A9.com, so if you want your friends to know about it, please tell them. It is probably the only way they'll find out. All they have to do is use A9.com as their regular search engine. They should make sure they are signed in to A9.com (it should be recognizing them by name) so that we can be certain they get credit for their visit.

While the π/2% discount is a good additional reason to use A9.com it isn't the best reason. A9.com licenses its web search results from the industry leader Google, and then supplements those results with Amazon's Search Inside the Book™ results. The coolest feature is that A9.com keeps track of your search history for you on the server side.

To see how this works, do some A9 searches from your computer at work and then sign in to A9.com from your computer at home.

How can we afford this additional π/2% discount? Sponsored links revenue -from the small text-based ads on A9.com and Amazon.com search results pages -will help offset costs we incur through the Rewards promotion. With our automatic π/2% discount, we are effectively sharing with you some of the money we collect from sponsored links, i.e. sharing the pi.

Please use A9.com and tell your friends.

Thank you

Happy Shopping!

Emma in pictures

2004-09-18T18:43:00.000-04:00

We have gone overboard in a couple of ways i think. Ok I have gone
overboard. I probably take about 20 to 30 pictures of emma a day.

We have an HP 735 Digital Camera and it takes really
amazing shots. I can't tell you how many pictures we have taken to processed.

And I use our Sony DCRTRV22 MiniDV Camcorder to shoot
video footage. So much video footage. I could shoot video of ever movement!

We edit all that on Ulead VideoStudio 8 - Home Movies. It has been lots of fun working on this. I am working a XMAS dvd for everyone!

I can't imagine not living in the digital age where you couldn't
instantly have pictures to share!!

Self Holding Pacifier

2004-09-17T17:40:00.000-04:00

Now Emma is not necessarily addicted to here pacifier but she does
enjoy it every now and then. The thing I have noticed about a
pacifier is that it just comes out. Some how can we invent a pacifier
that will stay in without falling out.

I have thought can I attach a string to the pacifier around here
ears. Or could I place some type of dissolving glue around the
pacifier just to last about 30 minutes.

We are still going through alot of diapers but it is daddy and Emma
bonding time!

Doug

Things I learned from the Apprentice

2004-09-16T23:27:00.000-04:00

It is funny. We have had a severe storm tonight. It knocked out our
sat. for a while. So we were watching just one channel. So thus we
watched the Apprentice.

Things I learned from the Apprentice tonight:

1) People will buy the strangest flavors of ice cream
2) Men dressed in bow ties sells ice cream
3) Don't steal other people's space to market your wares
4) That caviar can be ridiculous expensive
5) Don't volunteer away your immunity.
6) Don't look weak in front of Trump
7) Always Always Always pack a bag

If I knew then what I know now I would of....

2004-09-16T11:42:00.000-04:00

If I knew then what I know now I would of had a child along long time
ago. My daughter brings so much joy, so much happiness, so much
excitement. She makes me understand why there is so much love in the
world. It is hard to think of people who have children and they harm
them in some way, or neglect them.

Bracing for the storm

2004-09-16T07:18:00.000-04:00

Well we are still holding up in the office. WE are bracing for me
rain. We are expecting up to 12 inches over the next couple of days.
Our ground is already saturated so we are expecting more flooding.

Our family has a condo in the Gulf Shores so we are just hoping for
minimal property damage.

more later