The doorbell rang late this morning and the best looking delivery man I’ve ever seen was standing at the door because in his arms was my repaired laptop fresh off a trip to the Apple repair facility in Texas. I had to send it off last week to have the logic board repaired. So, now [...]
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School and Business Closings List
This past week we had a good winter storm come through North Carolina that left everything outside covered in beautiful white snow. Dana and I both had doctor’s appointments that day so we were pretty tuned in to the television in search of local closings. Alphabetical and slow. So, we hopped online [...]
under: Life in North Carolina
TimeWarner is experimenting with pay-by-download-usage internet service
Here’s the article.
I hope this doesn’t materialize and especially doesn’t catch on to be the norm for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across the country. Internet access in Tanzania is operated like this and it hurts, I tell ya. Once we get back to TZ, we’ll have that kind of set up where we buy internet [...]
Guys, My Covenant Eyes
There’s no argument about the foulness of some web content. It seems as though temptation can always be just a click away.
I cherish my marriage, my Dana as well as the One who gave us marriage. That’s why I use an internet accountability software called Covenant Eyes.
Dana and I have tried a different setup by [...]
Around the Room
Tonight, Dana and I went to our first of four lamaze classes. When we checked in at the front counter, we were told that there were four other couples already in the room. As we were walking down the hall, the thought ran through my head of I’m not up for meeting a bunch of [...]
under: Bits of Culture, Life in...
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