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July 26, 2007

Mason Jar Opener

Filed under: Research & Learning — Josh Champagne @ 12:49 pm

My sister came out to where I was working on my car, with a jar in her hands. “Hey Josh” she said. “I can’t get this lid off.”

 

Having just changed the oil for my Honda Accord, I wasn’t too keen on trying to open a lid with greasy fingers. But, I grabbed the jar anyway and tried cranking hard on it. Nothing. I started walking toward the house to wash my hands and get a better grip, when an idea hit me.

 

“That oil filter wrench should do the trick,” I said, grabbing it off the driveway. Sure enough, 5 seconds later I had the lid off. I guess you learn something new every day. I’ll have to keep that in mind for the next time I can’t get at the pickles. :-)

 

 

 

oil-filter-wrench-1.jpg

July 17, 2007

Google Maps - Street View

Filed under: Uncategorized — Josh Champagne @ 8:42 pm

If you thought it was an invasion of privacy for people to see your backyard with Google Maps Satellite View, think again.  Here’s a still from Google Maps Street View of someone walking toward San Fransisco’s Golden Gate Bridge (barefoot I might add).

Google Maps - Street View

July 12, 2007

Current Reading

Filed under: Book Reviews, Computers & Technical — Josh Champagne @ 8:06 am

Hey just thought I’d mention the new sidebar widget that features the books I am currently reading or have recently read. Web 2.0 is so much fun. (Did I mention I hate coding? I like copy and paste though which is all I have to do to benefit from a lot of Web 2.0 technology)

July 9, 2007

Poem on Education

Filed under: Research & Learning, Work — Josh Champagne @ 9:19 am

I haven’t updated my blog in awhile!  Oh, well.  Life rushes on.

In my new job working for a local school district, I found this interesting poem:

The day a child realizes that all adults are imperfect,
he becomes an adolescent.
The day he forgives them, he becomes an adult.
The day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.”
~Alden Nowlan,
Canadian poet 1933-1983

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