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Howlings of a Jackal

POSTED BY Joel on Nov 30 under Theories

Had drinks with an old friend, Rachelle, yesterday. We met at Barca on Capitol Hill for a martini and a talk about her writing and “epic dreams”. Later we moved to Quinn’s and feasted on frog’s legs and salad. My Bloody Mary was not a good idea in combination with the spiciness [...]

How to Create a Table In SQL Server Management Studio

POSTED BY Joel on Nov 30 under Uncategorized

One of the most basic functions in SQL Server Management Studio is creating a table for your database.  Below, I have displayed a piece of sample code that you can copy & paste, then customize to create your own table in SQL Server Management Studio.
Create Table Sample
– Create Table is the syntax used to make [...]

Stacey Brockbank: Professional Scammer, Amateur Homewrecker.

POSTED BY Joel on Nov 29 under Advice

Andy Meade recently purchased his first home on Capitol Hill and learned a very difficult lesson in the importance of doing background checks on potential renters.  Below is his story of the situation and his opinion on what went wrong.
Stacey Brockbank is a homeless person who lies to get lease agreements in high-end places, [...]

Gorilla Marketing

POSTED BY Joel on Nov 29 under Uncategorized

Today, I’m going to talk about one of my earliest childhood lessons in the advertising field: gorilla marketing.  Literally, gorilla marketing… you thought I misspelled guerrilla marketing didn’t you?
Ivan the Gorilla lived for 27 years in the now shut down B & I Shopping Mall in Tacoma, WA.  I remember visiting the mall and watching [...]

Funny Home Videos: Accidents, Fights & More Funny Clips

POSTED BY Joel on Nov 28 under Entertainment

Funny home videos is one entertaining topic that I have not yet featured on my website.  I have found tons of hilariously funny home videos, including funny videos of accidents, the funniest fight clip you’ve seen yet and many others.  My criteria in selecting funny home videos was twofold: First and foremost I wanted to [...]

Socialism in America- Definition of Socialism and Socialists in Schools

POSTED BY Joel on Nov 27 under Uncategorized

At a recent dinner I had an interesting conversation with an American schoolteacher about economics and politics and eventually discovered that she was a socialist.  Since I wanted everyone to enjoy the dinner, I didn’t ask her more questions to find out the depth of her socialism knowledge or if she understood the effects socialist [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

POSTED BY Joel on Nov 27 under Celebration

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is supposed to be a time to reflect on what you are grateful for, so I will do the standard post listing a few things that I am grateful this year:

Still being employed in the rapidly sinking American economy.
Having awesome friends and great brothers.
Being in very good [...]

Funny Police Demotivational Poster

POSTED BY Joel on Nov 27 under Uncategorized

Found this funny police demotivational poster and thought I would share it with you guys.

Civic Knowledge Test

POSTED BY Joel on Nov 26 under Uncategorized

I found an interesting civic knowledge test.  http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx Apparently, the average public servant scores lower than the average citizen.
I scored an 81% (27 out of 33).
I thought a few of the questions were BS, especially question 33 & 15.  I won’t tell you what they are though before you take the test.
How did you score?

Tenderloin, Swiss Potato Casserole and Herb Roasted Carrots & Onions

POSTED BY Joel on Nov 25 under Celebration

I cooked up a huge tenderloin for our monday night dinner last night.  On the side I served swiss potato casserole (which rocked) and herb roasted carrots and onions.  Everyone in attendance loved it (Ian, Di, Ben, Plato, NIck).  Very good times, but now I have a ton of cleaning to do.  At least I [...]

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