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To me it seems so vain to make a personal home page on the net. However, with the rise of Myspace, Facebook, etc. it seems that we all want a place to be. Some if us want to be part of a community. I am happy here by myself.

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The Saga begins PDF Print E-mail
Written by Steven T. Fricke   
Saturday, 13 June 2009 16:48

It is time for me to get serious about my plans to bicycle the Blue Ridge Parkway in the summer of 2011. I hope to be in Washington DC for Independence Day festivities, and then hit the road on the Skyline Drive and then on to the Blue Ridge. I am starting not only to get in shape for the trip, but also make plans of things to see and do. one sure stop: June Curry's house... For those of you who have never met The Cookie Lady, then you certainly have never cycled the Blue Ridge Parkway! So, now it's time to start checking out the National Park System for info on their campgrounds, getting books and literature, collecting websites, printing maps, contacting tour groups to see if we should go it alone and putting things on paper, because soon enough it will go from paper to pavement!

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 14:53
 
Current Pet Peeve PDF Print E-mail
Written by Steven T. Fricke   
Thursday, 30 April 2009 13:59

Using the word "acronym" when "initials" should be used.

It is simple. An acronym is a word which is form by initials. Examples:

Scuba: Self contained underwater breathing apparatus
Laser: Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
IKEA: Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd Fubar
Snafu: Systems normal, all fouled up
Fubar: Fouled up beyond all recognition
 

Examples of NOT acronyms:

CIA
FBI

I beg you! Stop using the word acronym when you mean initals!

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 13:23
 
Welcome me back! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Steven T. Fricke   
Friday, 05 December 2008 04:32

My space (NOT MySpace!)

To me it seems so vain to make a personal home page on the net. However, with the rise of Myspace, Facebook, etc. it seems that we all want a place to be. Some if us want to be part of a community. I am happy here by myself.

Last Updated on Friday, 19 June 2009 02:26
 
Movies PDF Print E-mail
Written by Steven T. Fricke   
Monday, 16 February 2009 21:48

I love movies, and watch a lot of them. Some people think my standards are very, very high. I personally tink my standards are very, very low. I will watch just about anything.

That being said, I do love them. I think some movies should be required viewing, some movies are issued, some movies I just love because they entertain me. For example, ALL the Planet of the Apes movies entertain me. I LOVE them. I don't feel a need to justify that. Sometimes you are simply a fan. Same thing goes for Marilyn Monroe. Love every movie she made. Since I am a a fan, my sense of objectivity is out the window.

Without getting into tooo much detail, I wanted to share some of my lists. Click the "read more" to see the rest.

Last Updated on Monday, 02 March 2009 04:31
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Thesaurus Entries PDF Print E-mail
Written by Steven T. Fricke   
Tuesday, 13 January 2009 00:00

Liberal:
advanced, avant-garde, broad, broad-minded, enlightened, flexible, free, humanitarian, indulgent, intelligent, interested, lenient, libertarian, magnanimous, permissive, rational, reasonable, receiving, receptive, reformist, tolerant, unbiased, unbigoted, unconventional, understanding, unorthodox, unprejudiced

Conservative:
fearful, firm, fuddy-duddy, guarded, in a rut, inflexible, obstinate, old guard, old line, orthodox, reactionary, redneck, timid, unchanging, uncreative, undaring, unimaginative, unprogressive, white bread

Yes, those are real entries from thesaurus.com. I am not saying that all conservatives are reactionary redneck fuddy-duds. Painting with that broad of a brush would be wrong. There are extremists in both parties,  but it seems to me that the absolute truth that things that don't change die must be noticed.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 January 2009 14:33
 

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