tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:46:33 +0000http://www.gregshead.net/noreply@blogger.com (Greg)Blogger1358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-7773112193705270624Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:15:00 +00002008-07-03T13:15:28.210-04:00funFoodWeb Links Just like last year, the good folks at the Turkey Hill Ice Cream blog are posting fun ice cream related stories to their blog every day during July - National Ice Cream Month. I'm not sure what the exact prizes are, but I know they pick commenters randomly and award prizes all month long. Fun stuff! So, stop by and read about ice cream, comment, and maybe get some prizes! Great ice cream, http://www.gregshead.net/2008/07/turkey-hill-ice-cream-celebrating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-3002760631297957318Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:50:00 +00002008-07-03T10:50:45.908-04:00MusicWeb LinksEntertainment If you're a fan of Derek Webb, chances are you already have this album. But, if you're a Derek Webb fan with very limited funds (like me) then perhaps you were waiting for something like this to come along. I got an email from the DW camp yesterday telling me I could get the album The Ringing Bell for FREE if I just tell three friends about NoiseTrade.com, the site that is offering this free http://www.gregshead.net/2008/07/free-derek-webb-album-ringing-bell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-2499023445714872230Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:58:00 +00002008-07-01T12:58:33.211-04:00TechnologynewsAppleI'm late to the party with this one, but it's been busy around here... what can I say? So, last week there were reports that a genuine Mac OS trojan had been discovered "in the wild" (meaning, in the real world, affecting real Mac users). I checked it out (per the link above) today and found that it's still just a good opportunity to get some hits to your site. The so-called "trojan" is an http://www.gregshead.net/2008/07/mac-trojan-real-threat-or-website.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-4805212618915807022Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:15:00 +00002008-06-30T10:15:01.126-04:00FriendsfunFood As promised, Food Fest II took place this weekend, and the following is a brief recap of the day's events. The first eaters arrived around 11:00am, and much of the food was on the table, ready to be eaten! We had chips and salsa, chips and homemade Celery Seed Dip (a hit!), fresh sliced watermelon, deviled eggs, our favorite recipe potato salad, and Skyline was simmering in the crock pot! http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/food-fest-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-8007249567738416078Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:54:00 +00002008-06-30T09:54:40.601-04:00MoviesWeb LinksStar TrekEntertainmentThis weekend I discovered an unofficial Star Trek movie, which was released over the internet, officially completing this month. It's a three part series which you can watch online, produced by Renegade Studios, and actually has many familiar Star Trek actors in it, some even playing their familiar Star Trek roles. The movie is called Of Gods and Men and was directed by Tim Russ, who played http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/unofficial-star-trek-movie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-5509153115851698796Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:03:00 +00002008-06-27T15:03:16.358-04:00NFLSportsBillsI checked my countdown calendar widget today and folks, believe it or not, there are only THIRTY SEVEN DAYS until NFL football begins with the Hall of Fame (pre-season) game!!! 37!!! Whoopeee!! Seriously. Can't wait. And the best part? I think my Bills have a very solid team to begin the year! Lots of optimism here in Western New York. Check out what I have been writing in the off-season http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/nfl-in-thirty-seven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-4096169314089159369Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:59:00 +00002008-06-27T14:59:13.314-04:00personalObservationsWorkRecently I have been trying to figure out what it is that I like to do. I have plenty to do, but in trying to simplify I have been taking inventory of what I both like to do, and do well. Here's what I have so far: I love people. I am a people person through and through. Hosting. Probably goes along with the above, but I love having people at my house, and I love serving them. Food. I love http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/what-i-know-right-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-38413563303066175Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:45:00 +00002008-06-27T14:45:08.265-04:00ScienceObservationsWonderWhat God MadeI recently watched a Discovery Channel show titled 2057: Future Car or something like that. It's more than just about the cars of the future. Really it's about life 50 years from now. Projected by scientists and theorists who feel they are on the current cutting edge of technology and such sciences. A good portion of the show was both fascinating and scary. It relates to the post below http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/intricacy-of-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-2800827700176695434Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:28:00 +00002008-06-27T14:28:42.979-04:00personalObservationsThe word of the day in the Campbell home is "busy." It's been the word for many days, many weeks, and even many months. We know some of the causes (one being that we have five children, one of whom is an infant) but we just keep scratching our heads when we look at what life is now, and think about what it used to be. How did we get here? I left the house this morning to take a quick trip to http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/too-much.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-4396169076225900271Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:43:00 +00002008-06-25T01:52:38.517-04:00funVideosEntertainmentSo, I am not a fan of silly movies generally, but our friends talked enough about the movie Nacho Libre (and how much they loved it) that I eventually decided to watch it. Jen even did... mostly. :-) We watched it with them again this past weekend (at least, highlights of it) and it's just hilarious. Silly. But hilarious. :-) Here's a few good clips I found on YouTube :-) Encarnacion http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/nacho-libre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-501767531917523283Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:53:00 +00002008-06-23T08:09:19.634-04:00Home SchoolparentingfamilyIn a conversation with a friend yesterday regarding home schooling, I described our thinking on the matter in a way I don't think I have previously. You may recall from previous posts here that to us, home school is not school at home, but more a philosophy... a way of educating. It's learning from every moment of life, rather than a more structured "this is school time" approach. It works http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/subtle-difference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-3426963480600594700Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:18:00 +00002008-06-20T10:18:30.376-04:00ScienceThings That Are WeirdEntertainmentFor some reason the topic of the world ending in 2012 came up in a conversation with a friend yesterday. So, I decided to look it up online and found a History Channel documentary from a couple years ago called Doomsday 2012: The End of Days. It was pretty interesting stuff... There are several strange coincidences involving not on the Mayan calendar predicting the end of time on Dec 21, 2012, http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/12-21-12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-2360408516335653980Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:57:00 +00002008-06-19T12:01:05.861-04:00GregsHead.netYou may have noticed that there is now a little rotating ad banner here at GregsHead.net? That was added (not all that easily!) yesterday to give the site a slightly new appearance, and to allow you - the reader - a chance to both find some great services we recommend, and support GregsHead at the same time. The advertisers in the rotation will pay a commission on any sales generated after http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/ads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-7360211589086942129Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:16:00 +00002008-06-16T00:16:50.159-04:00MarriagefamilyJenWe got back late tonight from quite a party. It was a gathering of many old friends - and some new - to celebrate a milestone. Unfortunately, it's rather rare these days, and not just due to "natural" causes. Jen's parents will be celebrating fifty years of marriage on June 25th of this year. Fifty. Not being alive fifty years, which is strange enough. Fifty years of being married. In a http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/50.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-4399327558098609563Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:39:00 +00002008-06-15T01:40:08.149-04:00PeopleFriendspersonalObservationsI have been spending a lot of time using Facebook of late. Whether just playing word games with friends, or making use of their live, instant message chat feature, or just keeping in touch with friends however possible - I've been there. I am a people person (as I have said before) and so it would make sense to find me at a "people" site. But is connecting with people on Facebook really a http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/social-or-hyper-social.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-745705696901237694Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:04:00 +00002008-06-13T12:04:19.618-04:00Home Ownershipfunny storiesEarlier this week, after a big storm blew through, I noticed my wall was peeling! The paint on the 6-inch wall under my office window had bubbled up and was coming off! There was water under the paint somehow, so I tried to dry it off, but noticed it was still coming. I checked for leaks, but really couldn't find any. It was just coming through the wall! I peeled the paint off and tried to http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/crying-wall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-6125162585192699579Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:51:00 +00002008-06-11T09:51:37.431-04:00parentingJuliafamily We go through this with most of our kids. Alex was the worst so far... he loved his Nuk. (Pacifier, binky, plug, whatever you call it...) But he only took a few days of screaming and he was free of it. It's definitely hard work, and takes perseverance by us, the parents... and lots of love, hugs, and reassuring... but in the end it's worth it. Well, it's Julia's turn. She has gotten very http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/its-transition-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-185490786327312138Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:31:00 +00002008-06-09T17:34:34.458-04:00SportsObservationsBillsNow, I'm not one to make light of others' misfortunes (usually) but I have to share a funny line regarding Bills RB Marshawn Lynch and his alleged involvement in a recent hit-and-run accident resulting in a minor injury of a pedestrian: "All his life, he was taught to hit people and keep running. Now it gets him into trouble." Thanks, Chi. :-)http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/hit-n-runshawn-lynch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-868146562318639156Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:38:00 +00002008-06-09T12:39:08.980-04:00TechnologynewsAppleEntertainmentHow busy have things been around here of late, you ask? Well, today I was browsing my news RSS folder (for the first time in a while) and caught a few articles titles referencing the big WWDC keynote today at 10am PST... and I thought, "TODAY???" That's right, folks. There are big doin's today in the world of Apple, and I was totally unaware of it! I'll try to do better next time... :-)http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/how-did-i-miss-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-461117399131241439Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:07:00 +00002008-06-07T15:07:05.736-04:00PeopleObservationsChurchI was noticing something quite strange last night... At the boys baseball games last night, we met some friends of our friends last night, and that got me to thinking. They are friends with several of our good friends (we regularly hear their names in conversation), and so we were talking with them about how we all knew each other. Some kinda fun/random circumstances brought everyone together.http://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/dont-i-know-you-from-somewhere.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-5122600036044457376Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:43:00 +00002008-06-06T23:56:23.961-04:00PeopleGod's NatureObservationsFor some reason I am often reminded that God made me unique. I'm a bit differenter than your average Joe. I mean, first off, my name's not even Joe. So, I'm different already. But, as I'm sure I've mentioned here before, a friend of mine used to call me the "Curve Wrecker" because I was never what I was "supposed" to be. And, another proof that I am different is that I'm totally OK with thathttp://www.gregshead.net/2008/06/unique.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-1072913032589112247Thu, 29 May 2008 20:04:00 +00002008-05-29T16:04:10.598-04:00SportsGamesSciencefunWeb LinksQuite a Stanley Cup Final... with Detroit winning the first two by shutting out the explosive Penguins, and then the Pens winning game three on the back of two Sid the Kid goals! Great stuff. Should (hopefully) go seven. Phoenix successfully landed on Mars on Sunday and I have been intrigued ever since. The link goes to NASA's website... tons of stuff there (photos, videos, etc). Pretty http://www.gregshead.net/2008/05/some-things-currently-distracting-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-8360019093517655916Thu, 29 May 2008 12:03:00 +00002008-05-29T08:06:57.736-04:00personalJenfunny storiesRiding home from the long weekend in Buffalo, Jen & I were talking in the front seat about anything and everything. (It is a 90 minute ride.) At some point we got talking about technology, and specifically the iPhone (I think wished we could look something up on the internet) and I said, "Maybe we can get one when (I forget what the first part was) ... and when there's ubiquitous wi-fi." Therehttp://www.gregshead.net/2008/05/english-class.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-1363600557072306083Mon, 26 May 2008 23:26:00 +00002008-05-26T19:26:47.895-04:00ObservationsfamilyToday I was looking out the window at my kids playing with their cousins, and it was very clear where my treasure is. I can’t explain it other than an overwhelming sense of love for my kiddos. As I looked at them, I just really loved them, and I knew that there was nothing more important, or that I loved more. I think it may have extended to my nieces as well, but there was a definitely http://www.gregshead.net/2008/05/my-treasure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731467.post-4333666505333515052Mon, 26 May 2008 12:56:00 +00002008-05-26T08:57:08.309-04:00personalobThis weekend has been a “work” weekend for me. No, not more hours in the office (although, I have been working on a project for a client in the background the whole time as well). I was invited to help my sister and her husband finish their basement. My Dad made plans to come up for Memorial Day weekend and get it done, and I was invited to join them. Well, let’s just say that craftsmanship http://www.gregshead.net/2008/05/hammer-nails.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Greg)