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Article: What happened to losing?

Philip — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:37:31 +0000

Photo courtesy Terren in Virginia

As a father of 4, I have a pet peeve.. So many parents are shielding their kids from failure. They are giving their kids a false sense of success and therefore setting them up with unrealistic expectations about how “great” they are. Niel Swidley of the Boston Globe wrote a very good article today called “What happened to losing”.

Read it HERE

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Who needs car seats and helmets?

Philip — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:46:16 +0000

I’m sure this Motor cycle gets MUCH better gas mileage than an SUV.. It will be interesting to see how large families get around in America once the SUV is banned!

Hold on kids!

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Visualizing washington’s 100 million dollar budget cuts.

Philip — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:56:14 +0000

A trillion dollars is almost a mythical number to most people. It’s really hard to wrap your head around just how much money that is. Enjoy this simple and interesting demo of how 100 million in budget cuts effects our growing budget.

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Is Iron Man 2 family appropriate?

Philip — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:55:17 +0000

Iron Man 2 has been hammered a bit by critics so I wasn’t expecting much when I purchased my ticket. Considering that Tony Stark is a hard drinking womanizer, I don’t believe anyone has delusions of Iron Man 2 being a Disney style family film. After hitting a midnight showing, I’m excited to say that director/actor Jon Favreau was able to deliver an Iron Man story that is packed with a thrill a minute and is appropriate for almost all ages.

Bad language, romance and adult situations were all kept to a surprising minimum. A handful of curse words, a few kisses and it quick shot of Scarlett Johansson changing clothes. In this scene, she was probably wearing more that you may see on a trip to the beach. The film gets it’s PG-13 rating from the insane action and gunplay.

In an age of “SEXING” up everything, it was nice to see the restraint that Mr. Favreau showed with this film.

I hope that Iron Man 2 is an INSANE commercial success and gives Hollywood more incentive to create action packed family appropriate films. Grab the kids and head to the theater for the best action movie of the summer!

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Standing the SPOT where the Times Square car bomb was parked

Philip — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:12:29 +0000

Photo by MTV's Jeff Jacobs

Philip Nelson standing in the spot where the Nissan Pathfinder was parked for the attempted bombing of Times Square. You can still see glass on the ground from when the bomb diffusing robots broke out the windows of the truck. Just on the other side of the phone booth is 1515 Broadway. Home of Viacom, Comedy Central and MTV. There are reports that this location was chosen because of the recent South Park episode.

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Is big brother watching? If you live in PA.. YES!

Philip — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:13:59 +0000

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Always wear your seatbelt.

Philip — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:16:44 +0000

After sharing that train wreck of a movie “the Human Centipede” in a previous post. I thought it would a good idea to share something a little more positive.

This is a very well done commercial to promote seatbelt usage. Enjoy..

Neil, I hope this post earns back your trust in my posts.

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Fail Part 2: Whirlpool Duet Washing Machine – F02 Error

Philip — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:56:11 +0000

Whirlpool Duet - Error F02

I have previously posted my frusteration with the poor quality of the Whirlpool Duet washing machine. The joys of having a CPU in ever single device possible. After spending $180 on a new CPU during my last repair, I expected to have a worry free, clothes washing life. This week, my wife opens the front load washing machine only to discover that it was still filled with water.. After cleaning up the mess, we noticed a new error message. Error F02

After a quick “Topeka Search” aka Google search, I found that this drain problem could be fixed by removing the front panel of the washing machine and cleaning out a small container found behind the panel. Imagine my surprise to find a sock, some change and a hand full of Airsoft BB’s in this container. It was a pretty easy fix but I’m not sure why it was designed to allow items as big as a quarter to be washed down the drain and into this container.

I ask myself again, why didnt’ I just stick with an old school washer and dryer? Those things run forever and are super low maintenance.

For those with a Whirlpool Duet, keep this post hand for the time with you get the thrill of an F02 error.

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Natalie & Sage sing the National Anthem

Philip — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:40:48 +0000

Two of my daughters love singing the national anthem! Our oldest daughter started off singing the Star Spangled Banner a few years ago and our 5 year old wanted to get in on the fun. Tonight, Sage and Natalie sang the national anthem at the Upwards Basketball awards ceremony. Enjoy.

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CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens’ rights

Philip — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:22:02 +0000

CNN Just posted their results to a recent poll and their results were very interesting!

Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think the federal government’s become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens. Forty-four percent of those polled disagree.

Read the article HERE

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