http://randomfodder.com . . . in a bag in the trunk of my car. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:54:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sebastian put a lot of offensive effort into his second year of soccer. He didn't get any goals his first year, but his coach could tell that this year would be his breakout year. He was right! Sebastian scored many goals this year and really helped his team out. During one ... http://randomfodder.com/archives/2008/11/27/sebastians-soccer-goals-2008/ Since today is Veterans' Day, Sebastian has the day off of school. Last night as we were discussing plans for today, Sebastian overheard us discussing the vacation day. That's when he asked the classic question: "Why do we have school off for Veterinarians' Day?" So we had a good laugh, explained to ... http://randomfodder.com/archives/2008/11/11/holidays-and-traffic-signs/ At long last, I have read 23 books in less than a year and completed this goal! On Oct 22, 2007, I started this goal, and I completed it on October 1, 2008. The 23 books I read, in order are: A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut Firmin: Adventures of a ... http://randomfodder.com/archives/2008/10/01/read-23-books/ I have been working on the Readers' Challenge for ten months now. My ultimate goal is to Read 23 books in one year. The next-to-last month has slipped by in my challenge. Of course, I'm ending up cutting it very close, but I'm not worried. I have just one book left ... http://randomfodder.com/archives/2008/10/01/23-books-4/ Time Warner Cable now has a feature called PhotoShow, where you can upload pictures and create slideshow videos. You have the option of posting them online, buying a DVD of the show, and/or submitting it to the PhotoShow On Demand channel. If you submit it to the on demand channel, ... http://randomfodder.com/archives/2008/09/26/fallingwater-cascades-video/ During a multi-state trip to spread my father’s ashes, I was able to complete another goal by taking one night and go camping with my wife at Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland. As often happens, we ended up setting up the tent with the car’s headlights because we arrived ... http://randomfodder.com/archives/2008/09/20/go-camping/ Background On March 3, 2008, my father passed away unexpectedly due to heart failure. This was not the first time he had had heart issues; He had been hospitalized multiple times previously due to heart attacks. As arrangements for my dad's body began, I remembered at least three times that my father ... http://randomfodder.com/archives/2008/09/10/my-fathers-ashes/ I have been working on the Readers' Challenge for ten months now. My ultimate goal is to Read 23 books in one year. Since I slacked off on blogging and haven't posted here since February, here is a large portion of the books I have read for this challenge: February 2008 (Month ... http://randomfodder.com/archives/2008/08/28/23-books-3/ The third month has ended in my Readers' Challenge. Since I started, I updated my goal from reading 23 books in three years to instead to Read 23 books in one year. After three months, I have read 9 books. At this rate, I'll still have read my "quota" within ... http://randomfodder.com/archives/2008/02/11/23-books-2/ I thought I'd post an update on one of my goals for this year (and last year, and the year before). A year ago, I posted on 43 Things that perhaps moving into the new apartment would make things easier to keep the place neat and tidy. 2007 proved that ... http://randomfodder.com/archives/2008/01/10/cleaning-house-progress/