Stephen Vs. Verizon: How I took them on and won

Category: My life, Technology

Most people have some horror story in dealing with a cell phone company. It might be shoddy service, repeatedly defective phones, billing issues or any myriad of things. I had Sprint as my personal provider for a long time – 2002 until 2012 in fact. In general, I had pretty good success with Sprint. There [...]

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Cutting the Cable, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Antenna.

Category: My life, Television

I pay a lot of bills. Mortgage, car loan, car insurance, electric, gas, water, cell phone and health insurance. None of these bills upset me even the least bit to pay. I need every one of these goods and services. Only one bill actually upset me every month when it came in, and that was [...]

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“Be Ye Holy?”

Category: Christianity

A commentary on Oneness Pentecostal holiness standards To anyone who has spent even a little time in a Oneness Pentecostal church, the words “Holiness Standards” probably hold certain meanings: skirts for women, pants for men. Uncut hair for women, short hair for men. No makeup for women. No jewelry. To some, it might even go [...]

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“What Must I Do To Be Saved?”

Category: Christianity, My life

Most people have heard of the Bible, and may have even read it. But do you know what it really says about being saved and living saved? Most of us have heard of the Bible, and even read part of it. We might have a favorite passage, but perhaps we have not yet understood the [...]

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It’s Natural To Abhor A Vacuum (My Earliest Memory) – College Comp Essay 1

Category: My life, School

As you may or may not know, I’m currently in pursuit of my degree in computer network administration. As part of that, we have to meet all the gen-ed requirements of any degree program, including English Composition. I just completed my first essay on the topic of our earliest memory. Our first assignment was as [...]

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Weekend Blog Dump – May 16, 2010

Category: Saturday Blogdump

Start out with a food video. Guys went to Coldstone and ordered a sundae with every mix-in available. And then they ate it. Opposing coach has pole-vaulter disqualified for wearing friendship bracelet This one just gave me a headache. During a track meet, the coach of Monrovia High School, Mike Knowles, decided that if his [...]

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Dear LeBron: Grow up. Sincerely, a “spoiled” fan.

Category: Basketball, Cavs, Playoffs, Sports

On my way to pick  up my lunch day, I briefly caught the beginning of the Jim Rome show. Rome was, as could and should be expected, lacing into the Cavs. But specifically, he was lacing into LeBron James for something he said. He seemed to imply that LeBron called the fans spoiled. That can’t [...]

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I’m a Cleveland sports fan, and I’m not ashamed to admit it.

Category: Baseball, Basketball, Browns, Cavs, Football, Indians, Playoffs, Sports

Just some thoughts while watching the Cavs/Celtics Game 5 – If you bet money on the fact that midway through the second quarter, both LeBron James and Rajon Rondo would both be oh-fer from the field, first collect your winnings, and then check yourself into a addiction treatment facility because you obviously have a wild [...]

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On Perfect Games, Science, and Star Wars

Category: Baseball, Music, Science, Sports

You may have heard of Dallas Braden. He’s the guy who told A-Rod to “stay off my mound” and of whom A-Rod later said “I don’t want to extend his 15 minutes of fame.” Well, A-Rod (I address him directly because SURELY he must be reading, right?)? You don’t have to worry about it anymore, [...]

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Saturday Blogdump – May 8, 2010

Category: Saturday Blogdump

Some of the stuff on the internet I discovered this week: Games: Basketball flash game – A simple but addictive flash game where you *shock* shoot baskets Multitask – An addicting and yet annoying flash game. You start out playing one simple minigame, and after so many seconds, you have to play two games at [...]

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