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Archive for December, 2008

OK, so I have finished the staining process. Now I have to wait 8 hours before I can apply the poly coat. Here are the pics so far.

Before

Sanding complete

Staining in process

Staining complete

I have started a new project today. I am refinishing the hardwood floor I found under the carpet in my living room. I have started the sanding process. As I complete different stages I will post new photos to go along with anything I have to say about that stage.

Refinishing Floor

The Boston Herald reports that comic Mike O’Malley has been working with Jimmy Buffett on a new show:

O’Malley’s also working with Jimmy Buffett on a TV show based on the characters the Margaritaville main man sings about.

“We’ve been out to a few networks and hope to have a commitment by Christmas,” he said.

So, here’s how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button

Mine was pretty interesting…

Opening Credits:
Sex On Wheels – Thrill Kill

Waking Up:
Turn Of The Sun – Yes

First Day At School:
Mambo (Dreaming of 4000 Take 1) – Electric Light Orchestra

Falling In Love:
Cirrus Minor – Pink Floyd

Fight Song:
Dreadful Selfish Crime – Robert Earl Keen Jr.

Breaking Up:
Mercy- OneRepublic

Prom night:
Battle Of Evermore – Jimmy Page & Robert Plant No Quarter: Page and Plant Unleaded

Life:
Brave and Crazy – Melissa Etheridge

Mental Breakdown:
Bent – Matchbox 20

Driving:
Tallyman – Jeff Beck

Flashback:
Be My Girl – Sally – The Police

Getting back together:
Of A Life – Journey

Wedding:
How – The Cranberries

Birth of Child:
Love Rustler – Delbert McClinton

Final Battle:
Going Back – Tracy Chapman

Funeral Song:
On Top of the World – John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers w/Eric Clapton

Final Credits:
Thinking About You – Trisha Yearwood

This is the time of year when we think back to the very first Christmas, when the Three Wise Men went to see the baby Jesus and according to the Book of Matthew, unto Him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

These are simple words, but if we analyze them carefully, we discover an important theological fact: There is no mention of wrapping paper. If there had been wrapping paper, Matthew would have said so:

“And lo, the gifts were inside 600 square cubits of paper. And the paper was festooned with pictures of Frosty the Snowman. And Joseph was going to throweth it away, but Mary sayeth unto him, she sayeth, “Holdeth it! That is nice paper! Saveth it for next year!” And Joseph did rolleth his eyes. And verily, the baby Jesus was much more interested in the paper than, for example, the frankincense.”

But these words do not appear in the Bible, which means that the very first Christmas gifts were not wrapped. This is because the people giving those gifts had two important characteristics:

1. They were wise.
2. They were men.

Men are not big gift wrappers. Men do not understand the point of putting paper on a gift just so somebody else can tear it off.

Remember that the important thing is not what you give or how you wrap it. The important thing, during this very special time of year, is that you save the receipt.