Page Info
Recent Blog Posts

I keep up two blogs. One is for mostly personal or family-oriented things. The other is when I attempt to get political or want to review movies. Following is a list of my most recent blog posts for both blogs.

Main Blog Pages:     My Life on Xanga     Verily I Say Unto Thee     Jokage

DateTimeTitle and DescriptionBlog
March 6, 2010
Saturday
17:25Movie Review: The Karate Kid (2010)
Should I really be critiquing a movie I haven't seen yet? Maybe not. But certainly the people in charge of this project need to rethink it a little if they want me to pay to see it...
(Rated ?/10)
March 4, 2010
Thursday
18:10All Tagged Up
Today, we got our set of Texas license plates for the Mercury and switched our driver's licenses as well ...
Xanga
March 2, 2010
Tuesday
15:15More File Photos
Lately, I've continued to go through old photos that have never seen the light of day, finding some gems and quite a bit of garbage ...
Grass Fire (Dec. 2004) (by Saint.Seminole)Xanga
Feb. 26, 2010
Friday
17:55Gas Mileage (Dodge Neon)
Since buying our 2003 Dodge Neon SE, we've used five tanks of gas. Here are the results ...
Dodge Neon SE (mpg) (by Saint.Seminole)Xanga
Feb. 23, 2010
Tuesday
10:23Snow. Finally.
It finally snowed in Killeen! In fact, it's snowing as I type this, though the flakes are smaller now ...
Snow in Killeen (by Saint.Seminole)Xanga
Feb. 21, 2010
Sunday
22:45Three-Day Trip
My wife and I arrived safely home this evening after a quick three-day trip to Oklahoma ...
My Parents and Marline (by Saint.Seminole)Xanga
Feb. 18, 2010
Thursday
22:39Book Review: When All Seems Lost (William C. Dietz, 2007)
This novel was good enough that I'm tempted to find the first book in the series and start from there. But as a book by itself, it's a little weak...
Feb. 18, 2010
Thursday
21:39What Camera Settings Should You Use?
This is one of the most commonly asked questions by beginning photographers. I see it in online forums every day. There is no simple answer ...
Verily
Feb. 17, 2010
Wednesday
12:35Finally Re-Keyed
After a very long seven days, the Mercury Sable LS is back in our possession *again* ...
Xanga
Feb. 15, 2010
Monday
09:48Valentine's Day
In the afternoon, we saw the movie "Valentine's Day," and then waited in line 70 minutes for a table at Red Lobster ...
Xanga
Feb. 15, 2010
Monday
09:30Movie Review: Valentine's Day (2010)
With this many stars (including Ashton Kutcher, Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift), you'd think the story and script could have been better...
(Rated 6/10)
Feb. 14, 2010
Sunday
09:55Happy Valentine's Day
Marline got her two Valentine's Day presents a day early ...
Happy Valentine's Day (by Saint.Seminole)Xanga
Feb. 12, 2010
Friday
09:40Rekeying
It's not cheap to re-key a car, especially one with an alarm system and remote keyless entry ...
Xanga
Feb. 8, 2010
Monday
21:20GS or LS?
Since we bought my Mercury in 2007, we've thought it was the GS model, mainly because the nameplate says so. Now, we're thinking it might be the LS ("luxury") model ...
Xanga
Feb. 6, 2010
Saturday
18:45Full Day
Today, we got busy, bringing the Mercury up to speed and correcting a problem with the Dodge Neon ...
Me (At Enchanted Rock) (by Saint.Seminole)Xanga
My Xanga Archives

(Blogspot apparently does not have an archive page)
My All-Time Favorite Posts
State of the Police State   •   Involved in a Story   •   Independence Day   •   Better Get To Work   •   I Want to Be Annoying   •   Jim Morrison's Revolution   •   10 Life Lessons from Digital Photography •   Word Association •   20 Reasons to Marry Marline  •   Potential Problems •   The Story of Us •