Mike | January 27, 2010
Today Apple introduced the iPad. I’m not exactly certain how to feel about it. It is a pretty slick unit, but basically it’s an oversized iPod Touch. That’s not a bad thing, but think about it for a minute. The thing I like about my iPod Touch is that it fits in my pocket. I [...]
Mike | January 26, 2010
Wow! Just when you thought a game couldn’t get any more dramatic than the MSU/Minnesota game last week, along comes this game. There must have been about a dozen lead changes, with Michigan leading at the half 27-25. MSU played one of its worst games I’ve seen all season as far as turn-overs, free throws [...]
Mike | January 25, 2010
The Hope for Haiti Now soundtrack is now available for download on iTunes. My wife pre-ordered it on Friday night after the program, then it was available for download on Saturday. When she logged in all of her songs started to download. We’ve been listening to it on heavy rotation ever since. This is the [...]
Mike | January 25, 2010
This is a great, yet bittersweet story. A guy in Haiti used one of his iPhone apps to perform first aid on himself, which probably saved his life. He is an employee of Compassion International. The sad part of the story is that one of his fellow co-workers still has not been found. I only [...]
Mike | January 24, 2010
I just went to see “The Book of Eli” with my wife and stepson. It’s generating some controversy from within the Christian community, though I’ve noticed most Christian based web sites are giving it a better than average review. I don’t want to give too much away, but most of what I’m going to say [...]
Mike | January 23, 2010
From the very start of this game, I figured MSU was going to lose. Minnesota was playing at their best, blocking shots, stealing the ball, and hitting the 3-pointer. They were playing a lockdown defense that prevented MSU from getting easy baskets in the paint, or any offensive rebounds for that matter. MSU always seems [...]
Mike | January 22, 2010
It took almost 2 weeks for my checks to come in, but I finally got them yesterday. Since it’s payday again, I figured I better get back on task and try to get more accounts set up for automatic payments. So far I have 10 out of 15 accounts set up to withdraw automatically, and [...]
Mike | January 20, 2010
For the second game in a row, MSU played a good half of basketball–the middle half of the game. They started off slow, just like against Illinois on Saturday, then they started to pull away from Iowa. At one point, they were up by 19 points. It was clear that Iowa was getting winded by [...]
Mike | January 8, 2010
It’s the first payday of the year, so I figured I better get cracking on my financial plan. Step one was to get a grasp on all of my finances. I previously signed up for Mint.com, but I wasn’t using it to it’s full potential. Now I plan to use it in earnest. If you [...]
Mike | January 3, 2010
MSU’s football team suffered a fate similar to Davey Crocket as they got killed by Texas Tech at the Alamo Bowl last night, by a score of 41-31. I’m not really that disappointed, because I was expecting them to lose, and in all fairness, MSU played much better than I expected. This game was a [...]
