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UND

Summer Class – Done!

About an hour ago I turned in my last final of my graduate school career. After a small setback in May, I now have the three elective credits I need to graduate. The really cool thing about this final was that I didn’t even have to go to class to take it. Because Management & […]

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Web Development

Anatomy of a Website Redesign

Recently, I began the long and difficult process of redesigning the EduTech website. The current layout was designed by me shortly after I transitioned into the web development position in the fall of 2003. Because our organization is state-funded and is part of the North Dakota Information Technology Department, we were under heavy pressure to […]

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Fun

Looking Back: Our Cruise Vacation

It’s over a month since Casey and I got back from our week long Caribbean cruise, and I am happy to say that we had an awesome time! Things have been very busy since we’ve been back however, with work, class assignments, the church website, and more travel to Medora Valley City, and Seattle, so […]

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Travel

Our Stay in Seattle so Far

So far, Seattle has been awesome! It is very beautiful out here, and the locals say the weather has been some of the nicest so far this year. Our hotel is right by the water and very close to Pikes Place and the Space Needle, so the scenery is great. I was finally able to […]

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Work

Off To Seattle

In just a little bit, Casey and I will be leaving for an almost week long trip to Seattle. I’m going to be attending the Web Design World 2005 conference for work and Casey will be my travel companion. This is the first time she has been able to go on a conference trip with […]

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Family

The First Weird Craving

Last night I witnessed Casey’s first weird pregnancy related craving: sliced cheese and pickles. She was even nice enough to offer me a bite of her snack, but I politely declined. What is it about pickles that pregnant women find so tasty?

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Fun

Riding Bike Again!

Yesterday after work I took my first bike ride in over three years. My really fun to ride Gary Fisher Big Sir had been sitting in our closet until we moved last fall, after which it sat in the garage at our new place. I finally took it to our local Scheels store over the […]

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Technology

Amabuddy

I saw this on Boing Boing this morning and had to give it a try: Amabuddy. It’s pretty cool – put the Amabuddy phone number in your cell phone address book, then when you’re at a store wondering if you should buy something or just wait and order it off Amazon, call the number and […]

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Family

Our First Ultrasound

Casey and I had our first ultrasound today! It was a lot of fun, but I guess that’s pretty easy for me to say. I wasn’t the one who had to drink half a gallon of water and then hold it for an hour and a half (although Casey toyed with the idea of having […]

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Misc.

Hot Dog Eating Contest

Right now we’re watching the annual International Hot Dog-Eating Contest sponsored by Nathan’s and shown on ESPN. It’s a little digusting (alright, really disgusting), but I think it’s hilarious. The announcers are describing the action like it’s a real sport! They mentioned how this was a “rebuilding year” for one of the guys, and how […]