2007 - Page 5 of 6 - define: Jared Barden

Why Doesn’t This Surprise Me?

Mar

12

2007

I read a quote attributed to James Cromwell. I looked up the original source, just to make sure it was true, but it doesn’t really surprise me that much. The quote goes thusly: I canâ€™t handle living in the United States of America when I know the last two elections were rigged, and that we ...

Going Over the Hedge

Mar

6

2007

This past weekend, Danielle and I and are friends, Dave and Jenna, took a group of 8 kids to Carlisle for the annual Breakaway weekend. This year’s weekend was themed around the film, Over the Hedge. These weekends are always a blast, and this year was no exception. In spite of my worrying, we arrived ...

Apocalypse Around the Corner?

Feb

25

2007

I just saw a scene that made me think the Apocalypse might be coming sooner than we think. Was it footage from Iraq? No. Was it news of the pending nuclear crisis with Iran? No. Was it (insert crisis situation looming in the world today here)? No. It was Ellen DeGeneres leading a choir (on ...

Jedi Web Geek

Feb

22

2007

I was referred to as a, “Jedi Web Geek” in a post one of my friends wrote last night. Let me explain. My friend, Dennis, is the Public Relations Director for Mansfield University. I’ve know Dennis off an on for years, since my dad works with him pretty regularly. When I was at my last ...

Super Mario Brothers

Feb

19

2007

To quote from The Incredibles, “there’s no school like the old school.” That’s especially true when it comes to video games. I knew before I bought the Wii from my friend Dave that you would be able to download classic games from Nintendo for a small fee. This was one of the first things I ...

Winter Wonderland Learnings

Feb

15

2007

So, we finally got our Winter Wonderland this week. Not on time for Christmas, but nice nonetheless. I hope to have some pictures up later this evening. I believe the snow began late afternoon on Tuesday and continued right on until Wednesday night. It’s the most snow I remember getting at one time in a ...

Texas and the HPV Vaccine

Feb

6

2007

My wife, Danielle, caused a little bit of a stir with her latest MySpace blog post having to do with Texas offering the HPV vaccine to 6th graders. I won’t comment too much about the post here. I already did so in the comments on Danielle’s page. I must digress and state that sometimes when ...

State of the Union

Jan

23

2007

I’ve been watching some of the State of the Union address tonight, and there was a comment President Bush made and a Democratic reaction that stunned me. If you’ve ever watched a State of the Union address, then you know that it can seem like an up-and-down clapping fest. When President Bush says something Republicans ...

Almost Successful Upgrade

Jan

23

2007

Tonight I upgraded to WordPress 2.1. The upgrade went smoothly, except for one tiny little part. I thought I had backed up everything I needed for the transition. When I upgrade my WordPress installation, I follow a pretty simple process, although I wouldn’t recommend it. Always follow the upgrade instructions at the WordPress site. My ...

Colts and Bears

Jan

21

2007

Well, Super Bowl XLI is going to be Colts – Bears. Not the matchup I would have liked at the beginning of the season, but it should be interesting nonetheless. I didn’t catch much of the Bears – Saints game. We were too busy bowling and trading forehand shots on the Wii. However, I did ...