Kansas Auctioneer Championship

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I had a great time last weekend at the Kansas Auctioneer Association convention in Wichita. I decided on a whim to compete in the Kansas Auctioneer Championship, something I hadn’t done since 2009 when I took fifth place. This year I took fourth.

Another breath

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Last Friday we took the boys to Wichita. Knowing we’d have to hold down at least one needle-fearing child in order to get his immunizations, we couldn’t think of anyone better than our favorite shot-putter to get us the hookup. Nolan, Callan and I got two shots each, one in each arm. They each got […]

House for sale

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It’s been a few months since we finally moved to the farm. It’s been an enormous process, and I’m not sure what was more difficult — spending money and time making immediate improvements to the farmhouse or clearing out the old house in Medicine Lodge. We finally listed the old house. I’m honestly going to […]

Tell Brownback to Denounce Lou Engle

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I wish there was someone who could defeat Sam Brownback for Kansas Governor. More here: http://www.ksdp.org/petitionsam

The Star Trek glory shelf

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I’m relaxing with Diane on a Tuesday evening, working on putting the wraps on a nasty cold that kept me home from work yesterday. I’m trying to figure out if it’s possible to do my taxes before the summer comes this year. It’s six-to-five and pick ’em as to whether it’ll happen or not. I’ve […]

My typewriter is too loud

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This is what it was like when our parents went to college. Student Brings Typewriter To Class – Watch more Funny Videos

CAPTCHA FAIL

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This was the CAPTCHA presented to my mother upon attempting to sign up for her Twitter account. moar funny pictures

Magnets

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Image via Wikipedia Ferromagnetism describes the property of some metals to exhibit interactions with magnets. Steel is ferromagnetic, aluminum isn’t. That’s why you can stick a magnet to a refrigerator but not to a beer can. Magnetic field strength is measured using a unit called the Tesla. A refrigerator magnet has the strength of 5 […]