Reality Me » Of Interest http://realityme.net A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:22:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 RIP No Silence Here http://realityme.net/2011/12/07/rip-no-silence-here/ http://realityme.net/2011/12/07/rip-no-silence-here/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:26:49 +0000 Doug McCaughan http://realityme.net/?p=14013 I cannot seem to get a comment to post on the Knoxnews blog No Silence Here.

"I’m told it will cease to exist." That’s a terrible shame. Blogs, content, are history. Like newspapers of old were archived on microfiche, so should blogs such as No Silence Here be forever archived.

Good luck to you Michael! Thank you for the years of inspiration, links, and ideas.

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Oh thank you Shatner, Joe Powell, and Michael Silence!

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kill -9 Dennis Ritchie
dmr is offline

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Read more at KnowYourMeme.com and see more of Chuck Testa at Smosh

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Who is Chuck Testa?

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He doesn’t have a Wikipedia page yet..but he will!

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Kids Workshop is an award-winning program that has been offered at The Home Depot stores since 1997. The workshops are free, how-to clinics designed for children ages 5-12, available on the first Saturday of each month between 9 a.m. and noon at all The Home Depot stores. Children, accompanied by an adult, use their skills to create objects that can be used in and around their homes or communities. …

  • Since 1997, 17.5 million projects have been built at Kids Workshops
  • More than 1 million children built their first toolbox at The Home Depot.
  • More than 845,000 birdhouses have been constructed at Kids Workshops.
  • 75 children per store attend a Kids Workshop on average while many stores have 200 kids attend regularly.

[Source, Home Depot Corporate, Kids Workshop]

See also: Home Improver Club, Home Depot Blog, and Corporate Statement.

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The term "Midwest" comes from a bygone era when the population of the United States was so concentrated on the eastern seaboard that anything on the far side of the Alleghenies was considered western.

[Source, Midwest Sports Fans, What Is "Midwest," Anyway?]

Go to MidwestSportsFans.com to see some maps helping to explain "Midwest."

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You can win a Scottevest too!
Right now (ends August 8th) Scottevest is having its Summer Fun Contest (Click this link to enter!) and giving away some really cool attire including an Outback Jacket or Women’s Trench, a Travel Vest for Men or Travel Vest for Women, and a Microfleece Pullover or Women’s Q-Zip.

Click this link to enter!

Update: Bonus! I’m also one of Scottevest’s featured tweets. I owe a big thank you to Documentally for turning me onto this great company.

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