Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Fri, 03/06/2009 - 6:00pm — Green

A huge passion of mine is Astronomy. I have just recently re-visited this interest of mine thanks to a summer camp I chaperoned for my kids. I had almost forgotten how much I loved the stories of star clusters and the sheer awesomeness of whats above us. I am beginning to look into some gadgets to help my kids understand what an amazement the stars and planets are. Anyone have any suggestions on what to get? How to begin? Without breaking the bank.. be kind with the price tag though, I'm a mom on a budget.

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What did you say?

Thu, 03/05/2009 - 6:43pm — Green

Hey we all have to start somewhere! Why not add an acronym, word or action you are confused about what it is or what it does below and some know it all will post an answer? Wink

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Rant-a-rama

Thu, 03/05/2009 - 8:43am — Phoenix_Oasis

I'm going to officially use this thread to rant about random things as I see fit. Ya'll can feel free to let loose as well. Come on, we all need to vent. Just remember, this site is PG-13, so none of that explicit stuff!

Let me begin my rant for today:

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A "job" well done

Wed, 03/04/2009 - 9:10pm — Green

How to stand out in a pile of hundreds of applicants?

Unless the posting calls for white 8x10 resume only- spend a few more cents per page and submit a canary or eggshell colored slightly textured resume. (For mail in or hand delivered inquiries) create a new email address that is strictly for your job seeking efforts. Use your first and last name with zip code if your name is not available.

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The Convention Connection

Wed, 03/04/2009 - 7:14pm — Green

Here's a list of some different types of conventions around the country that I thought maybe some of us might be interested in.

2009 - 2010

International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (March 18-22, '09) 30th annual.
Website: http://www.iafa.org/

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Testing your Geekness (game)

Wed, 03/04/2009 - 12:51am — Smartmom

So since this is a geek site lets drop some geek knowledge and see how you do. Here is a quiz to test your geek knowledge. The answers are postes in the black area simply highlight the black strip to see what the correct answer is.

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How Geeky are you? Drop in and take the quiz.

Mon, 03/02/2009 - 9:10am — Me in Wonderland

I found this test online. Go ahead, take it and tell us your results!
I scored- Total Geek. Must work my way up! Laughing

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Find.com- Search Engine

Thu, 02/26/2009 - 2:28am — Me in Wonderland

Anyone ever use this engine? It was relaunched back in October and is said to compete right against the big guns like Google, Yahoo, etc. I was testing it out a bit and I definitely like what I see.

From ebcak.com-

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Time I can get behind

Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:24am — Me in Wonderland

So this isn't out on the market yet (if ever) but, Timex came up with this concept watch which is way awesome. Now, if you know me at all, you know I'm totally anti-watches. That's what cell phones are for. Plus, I hate having this constant awareness of the time of day. Life shouldn't be so restricting. But, I must admit, if this little gadget is in fact released, and it's practical for a day to day lifestyle, I want it! It's just so geeky and I absolutely adore it.

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