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{ Monthly Archives } June 2008

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-30

Running the Monday reports, making coffee, & listening to Morning Edition – http://tinyurl.com/6k29k3 # Listening to the Bob Edwards Show. Today’s guests are David Broder and Paul Light, author of A Government Ill Executed. http://is.gd/vJl # #traffic ACCIDENT: I-81 south, @ mile marker [...]

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Monday, 06.30.2008?

The gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA:

Grade Price

Regular $3.959

Mid $4.059

Premium $4.159

Diesel $4.599

Kerosene $3.499

Unleaded prices were up 10 cents per gallon today.

During the month of June,

* Unleaded prices increased 10 cents per gallon. * [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 06.30.2008?

The mailbox contained:

August 2008 issue of Computer Shopper (Best Budget PCs For Work and Play!) August 2008 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (The Helghast are coming! KILLZONE 2 Everything you need to know about the PS3’s killer app) July/August 2008 issue of The American (The Energy Problem: Solved!) Summer 2008 issue of Virginia Quarterly Review (No Way [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 06.28.2008?

The mailbox contained:

July/August 2008 issue of Fast Company (Designed to Win – How the Secret Tech Labs at Nike, Adidas & Speedo Are Helping Olympic Athletes Go for Gold) T.O.C. July 7, 2008 issue of Business Week (The Home Price Abyss – Why the Threat of a Free Fall Is Growing) T.O.C. July 2008 issue of Virginia [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 06.27.2008?

The mailbox contained:

Winter 2007 issue of The Wilson Quarterly (The Wealth Explosion) July 2008 issue of Sojourners (World Food Crisis – 7 Steps to Food Sanity) T.O.C. July/August 2008 issue of Garden Gate (Exclusive Summer Ideas) T.O.C. July/August 2008 issue of Lowe’s Creative Ideas For Home and Garden (Inspired Solutions For Decorating, Organizing, and More) June 26, 2008 issue [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 06.26.2008?

The mailbox contained:

June 23, 2008 issue of The Christian Science Monitor (Some signs of relief on gasoline – But Short-term trends may keep prices up for now.) Read June 24, 2008 issue of The Christian Science Monitor (Will Fed begin to raise rates soon? The Federal reserve is expected to signal whether inflation is its [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 06.25.2008?

The mailbox contained:

July 2008 issue of SERVO (Then and Now Robotics a Historical Perspective) T.O.C. July 2008 issue of Nuts and Volts (Build the Illuminame – Make a name for yourself and put it in lights – Las Vegas style!) T.O.C. June 30, 2008 issue of Newsweek (Behind That Smile – Understanding Cindy McCain) Read June 13, 2008 [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 06.24.2008?

The mailbox contained:

July 2008 issue of BBC Music (Remembering Vaughan Williams – A celebration of the life and works of England’s best-loved composer.) Read July 1-15, 2008 issue of The Progressive Populist (Nuclear Bomb – Nuclear Energy, the sequel, is opening to raves by everybody from John McCain to a Greenpeace co-founder. Don’t be fooled. [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 06.23.2008?

The mailbox contained:

August 2008 issue of National Geographic Adventure (How to Survive (Almost) Anything – Everyday Lessons For Making It Out Alive) July 2008 issue of Paste (The 17 Coolest Record Stores In America) Read July 2008 issue of SPIN (Viva Cold Play!) Read June 20, 2008 issue of The Christian Science Monitor (Obama’s Gambit to Spurn Spending [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 06.21.2008?

The mailbox contained:

July 2008 issue of National Geographic (Who Murdered the Mountain Gorillas?) T.O.C. July 2008 issue of Wired (The End of Science – The quest for knowledge used to begin with grand theories. Now it begins with massive amounts of data. Welcome to the Petabyte Age.) T.O.C. July 2008 issue of TechNet (Reinvent the Web – [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 06.20.2008?

The mailbox contained:

August 2008 issue of SEED (A Place For Science – On the Trail of the Haunts, Homes and Posts of Knowledge, From the Laboratory to the Field) August 2008 issue of Cuisine at home (18 Quick Fixes – Get Out of the Kitchen Fast) T.O.C. A plea from the Smithsonian A plea from the National Audubon [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-29

Google Reader Shared Md. plantation attic holds 400 years of documents: For four cen.. http://tinyurl.com/5au4et # #listening to The Carter Family – Don’t Forget This Song http://tinyurl.com/32bmyg (last.fm) # #listening to The Carter Family – The Foggy Mountain Top # #listening to [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-28

Making coffee & listening to Friday’s Bob Edwards Show. The guests were Anthony Lewis, Christopher Trumbo & Peter Askin. http://is.gd/HPp # First cup of coffee since Sunday. # Making pancakes for the kids. # Off to the bank. # [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-27

#listening to U2 – Pride (In The Name Of Love) http://last.fm/music/U2 # #listening to U2 – New Year’s Day # #listening to U2 – With Or Without You # #listening to U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For # [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-25

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Twitter Updates for 2008-06-23

Working @ cub scout camp today. # #listening to Pink Floyd – Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) http://tinyurl.com/37yjcd (last.fm) # #listening to Pink Floyd – Welcome to the Machine # peeling potatoes # #listening to Pink Floyd [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-22

#listening to Ike And Tina Turner – Can’t Find My Mind http://tinyurl.com/59gk7j (last.fm) # #listening to Ike And Tina Turner – He Makes Me Holler # #listening to Ike And Tina Turner – Proud Mary (The Funky Version) # #listening to Ike [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-21

#listening to Jefferson Airplane – Somebody To Love http://tinyurl.com/24qy59 (last.fm) # #listening to Jefferson Airplane – Other Side Of This Life # #listening to Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit # #listening to Jefferson Airplane – High Flying Bird # [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-20

Making coffee & listening to Morning Edition – http://tinyurl.com/6s8jc3 # Listening to the Bob Edwards show. Today’s guests are David Kipen and David Ngaruri Kenney. http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/bes/ # Listening to Windows Weekly 64: Celtics Win. http://twit.tv/ww64 # Listening to the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Podcast [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 06.19.2008?

The mailbox contained:

June 17, 2008 issue of The Christian Science Monitor (China’s massive postquake tasks – Still short on tents, it must also rebuild homes and jobs for 5 million.) Read June 18, 2008 issue of The Christian Science Monitor (Why flooding worsens – Development, farm practices, and population growth have increased the risk of flooding.) [...]