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June 25, 2009I just realized it has been several months since I’ve updated my blog and there are people actually looking at it. I tend to slack off a bit on these things as everyone does when they get busy.
I desire to write something significant but at the moment I don’t have anything on my mind. I am at work now anyway but have a moment while this server loads 2008 Small Business Server so I thought I’d at least let the world know I was alive.
Other news this weekend is suppose to be nice, well Sunday anyway, it’s suppose to cool down a bit.
From Accuweather.com
Murray Forcast (Click any of it to go to their page):
Friday, Jun 26
High: 94 °F RealFeel®: 105 °F
Times of clouds and sun, very hot and humid with a shower or thunderstorm around
Friday Night, Jun 26
Low: 71 °F RealFeel®: 76 °F
Partly cloudy, warm and humid
Saturday, Jun 27
High: 96 °F RealFeel®: 110 °F
Partly sunny, very hot and humid
Saturday Night, Jun 27
Low: 73 °F RealFeel®: 77 °F
Partly cloudy and humid; watch for a strong late-night thunderstorm
Sunday, Jun 28
High: 89 °F RealFeel®: 95 °F
Sunshine and some clouds with a shower or thunderstorm possible
Sunday Night, Jun 28
Low: 62 °F RealFeel®: 62 °F
Partly cloudy
Have a great weekend!
Bring back America…
February 16, 2009So major things are happening in our world and a couple of those items caught me by surprise today. I know there has been a lot of talk about firearms here lately and what the new Administration is likely to do with our rights. These two items, although not at the federal level, are pretty big statements in the recent ‘right to bear arms’ fight. I thought it was important to share such significant statements as these events unfold.
Please view the links I am going to attach as none of this is my material, I’m just delivering the message that needs to get out.
Here is an example of America going entirely the wrong direction:
Gun Control in Illinois, Going the wrong direction
I think this would be a mistake to just look at as gun control, there is a certain stench of assisting large insurance companies in this as well. We already are practically required to have insurance on everything in existence, now guns too? What about the people that cannot afford these policies, that use guns to hunt and for protection? Is it not a right for persons with low income to be able to protect themselves? I mean how many bad directions can this go? This is complete nonsense.
Now this is huge, there is some very strong language coming out of New Hampshire about possibly succeeding from the Union over gun control!!!! What is happening to our country? Also listen to the small snippet of our country being owned by foreign banks, that’s already starting to unfold. This country needs to turn around, and do it quick.
See this link:
Guns and the Constitution: A legislator finally ‘gets it’
Please comment and share this, this is way to important to sit on.
Thanks for reading.
‘Proof’ David slew Goliath found as Israeli archaeologists unearth ‘oldest ever Hebrew text’
November 1, 2008Just wanted to share this article, pretty fascinating.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1081850/Proof-David-slew-Goliath-Israeli-archaeologists-unearth-oldest-Hebrew-text.html
‘Proof’ David slew Goliath found as Israeli archaeologists unearth ‘oldest ever Hebrew text’
By Matthew Kalman
Last updated at 7:40 AM on 31st October 2008
Astounding new evidence has been unearthed in Israel that could confirm the biblical story of King David.
Until now, almost nothing has been found that would prove the biblical account of a shepherd boy from the 10th century BC who slew the giant Goliath and went on to become the King of Israel who founded Jerusalem.
But today Hebrew University archaeology professor Yosef Garfinkel announced the discovery of a tiny, but potentially invaluable, piece of pottery at the site of the ruins of an ancient fortified city south-west of Jerusalem dated to the time of King David.
Yossi Garfinkel displays the ceramic shard bearing a Hebrew inscription that may be evidence supporting the biblical story of David and Goliath
Garfinkel said that it carried the earliest-known Hebrew inscription, some 850 years earlier than the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Scholars are still trying to decipher the full text of the inscription, but Garfinkel said they are excited at the prospect of a link to David because they have already translated the words for “king,” “judge,” and “slave” , which he said suggested it was some sort of official note from the time of his reign.
Until now, scholars have been unable to say whether King David was indeed the heroic, psalm-composing monarch depicted in the Bible or the local and unimportant leader of a small tribe.
The archaeological site called Elah Fortress, or Khirbet Qeiyafa, seen in an undated aerial photograph, where the shard was found
Only one biblical-era inscription with the words “House of David” has ever been discovered, leading some scholars to question whether King David existed at all.
The pottery fragment was inscribed with five rows of text in black ink divided by black lines written in an early Hebrew-Canaanite script.
Archaeologists also found lamps, pottery jars and other items. Carbon-14 tests carried out at Oxford University dated them to the 10th century BC, the era according to the Old Testament of King David and his son Solomon, who built the Temple in Jerusalem.
The ruins of the Elah Valley fortress was discovered in 2003 near the modern Israeli city of Beit Shemesh in the Judean Hills, south-west of Jerusalem. The huge complex is spread over nearly six acres and surrounded by a 700-metre long city wall built with stones weighing up to eight tons each.
Bible come true? David with the head of Goliath by William Daniels
Yossi Garfinkel is seen at the excavation site
Detailed excavations began only earlier this year.
The fortress would have controlled the ancient trading route from Jerusalem to the coast and overlooks the plain where David engaged in his legendary mortal combat with Goliath, giant champion of the rival Philistines.
Goliath’s home town of Gath was unearthed just a few miles away to the south.
“The chronology and geography of Elah Fortress create a unique meeting point between the history, historiography and origins of the early Davidic Kingdom,” said Garfinkel.
“This is the oldest Judean city uncovered to date, and its very construction has unprecedented implications on our understanding of this era.”
Garfinkel said the sophistication and size of the city suggested it was part of a strong, centrally-planned kingdom.
It has been a busy week for archaeologists searching for King David and his family. In Jerusalem, a researcher said she had found an ancient water drain mentioned in the Bible as the route used by David’s forces to capture the city from the Jebusites.
In Jordan, scholars said they had uncovered an ancient copper excavation site that tests showed could be the legendary King Solomon’s Mines.
Free Spam filter!
September 28, 2008Just thought I would post up a link to what looks to be a neat host based spam filter, best part is it’s free!
This does require that a client application such as Outlook or Thunderbird is used, but at any rate it looks neat. I epically enjoy the stats gathering, graphing, and the determination to eliminate spam!
I have not used this product as I protect myself from spam via other means, if I were using a ‘non-protected’ service I might use this. At any rate it’s a great looking solution.
Sweet Ride
July 30, 2008Most everyone likely knows this but mother Mopar herself has delivered on the 2009 Dodge Challenger. This is likely a bigger deal for me than most simply because I love those cars from back in their day. I really don’t have a point here but I was sitting here thinking about what to write tonight, and I thought maybe it would be helpful if this Blog provided something helpful to anyone that finds it here. So in the process of doing this thinking, I thought about the Challenger I saw last Saturday, I think it was Saturday anyway, and also thinking about my wife Megan’s text message today stating that she saw one today. Then I thought I would do an Internet search for Dodge Challenger giveaways and post some links so people can sign up to win a car.
Seriously, how cool is that? Read my blog and have a chance to win a car. All I am out is a quick Google and a few seconds of writing. I should be hired as some sort of marketing guru for creating such pandemonium with little to no effort. I know of few blogs that are offering giveaways of cars, and of those that might be trying to create such a ‘value’ (for lack of a better word), let them learn from this sweet example.
Here are the links…
http://www.tnt.tv/sweepstakes_alt.jsp?contentId=40474
https://www.intellisweeps.com/Lithia.aspx
So it’s a little disapointing that I only found two links, there were more than two sites but most were all headed to the same place. That’s still two more chances to win a car than most blogs our there I think.
In case you don’t know what a Dodge Challenger is (and no it’s not the Dukes of Hazzard car) here is a pic of the classic…
1972 Dodge Challenger
