Dec 10

“Everybody thinks of changing humanity
and nobody thinks of changing himself.”

- Leo Tolstoy

Dec 07

“Named must your fear be before banish it you can.”

- Yoda

Dec 01

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”

- Albert Einstein

Nov 28

“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.”

- Mark Twain

Nov 26

“Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.”

- Robert J. Sawyer

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Nov 26

I love this clip from SnL, one of my favs. OK, they deleted the SNL one so I found this alternative.

Nov 22

“Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

Nov 21

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ”

~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Nov 20

“Many a false step was made by standing still.”

- Fortune Cookie

Nov 19

“Everything popular is wrong.”

- Oscar Wilde

Nov 13

“An Expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”

- Niels Bohr

Nov 12

I have been watching this show called “The Next Great American Band”. It’s like Idol for bands. Anyway, they are down to the top 8 bands and 3-4 of them are really really good. Chuck, be sure to listen to the Mugs. There is such a good distribution of genre’s I can’t help but feel set up. Here are some of my favorites – most of the clips below have a cover and an original, the originals are really good:

This is the Clark Brothers. I love the folk. I think they may win the competition or SixWire. Really nice original, really.

This is Sixwire – I don’t really even like country but the second song (their original) on this is a pop hit. No doubt. The harmonies are amazing. They have been able to do that on every song every episode. Stunning really. I wish I could sing. That original will be the next theme on Monday Night Football almost guaranteed.

This is Franklin Bridge – out of Philly. They are AMAZING.

This is Denver and The Mile High Orchestra

This is Tre Bien – sixties rock revisited. They probably won’t last long in the competition.

This is Light of Doom – ok, I had no idea kids this age could rock so. Iron Maiden would be proud. I don’t think they will make it much longer but seriously, 13 years old. Crazy.

And The Mugs – sadly they have been removed. Chuck this band was for you. The dude rocks on guitar and is totally awesome but they really need a real singer. Kind of reminds me of Rush – Working Man. Gritty Detroit rock, I love the sound (except for the vocals).

This is Cliff Wagner and the Old #7 – I don’t know why but I really like this band and I hate country.

Nov 09

“To most , experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illumine only the track it has passed.”

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Nov 07

The Great Detective was investigating a murder in the United States. The chief suspect said, ā€œI’m new to the area, so I just followed directions and turned south onto Interstate 46ā€. The Great Detective knew he was lying. How?

Nov 07

“We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Nov 05

“Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into, the mind.”

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Nov 02

FeedburnerFeedburner just announced the ability to integrate Google AdSense into your Feedburner blog emails, RSS, etc . . . you just login and go to the “monitize” tab.

Chad can you test this out with our blog and make sure we know how to do it. We definitely need this on the rv.net bog.

Nov 02

upromise logoI was on a call today with a vendor and they mentioned the site www.upromise.com . Evidentally it is a way to funnel free money into your 529 plans for you kids. They have a bunch of partners signed up and when you shop with them you earn between 1% and 25% cash towards your educational funds.

Thought those of you with kids struggling to figure out how to get extra cash for their education would appreciate the tip. Hey every little bit helps.

Nov 02

Home and Abroad

I just went through a fantastic demo of www.homeandabroad.com and their trip planning capabilities. You should try and set up a trip and itinerary for yourself, takes about 10 minutes or less. They can customize the site to your brand. They can even incorporate our campgrounds into their pages so they are recommended places to stay. Here are a couple customized examples:

Looks pretty darn good.

Nov 02

“Nurture your mind with great thoughts.
To believe in the heroic makes heroes.”

Benjamin Disraeli

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