Shawn Raloff

2011-02-17T07:39:00.005-08:00

ng thing down to an exact science...

2011-02-17T07:39:00.003-08:00

even considered crime scene clean up? This is why it is always important that no matter what, you should always call your dad first"

I got this parenti

2011-02-17T07:39:00.001-08:00

having a heart to heart with my 15 year old:

Me: "As you get older your going to make mistakes, we all do, I just want you know you never have to be afr

2011-01-19T07:35:00.001-08:00

noticed that exaggerations went up a million percent last year...

2011-01-18T22:21:00.001-08:00

just read that a snail can sleep for 3 years, on the note: good night.

2010-10-12T10:58:00.001-07:00

sitting at IHOP with Mom, Andy and grandpa Gene.

2010-10-05T12:17:00.001-07:00

is headed to Colville for a weekend with the kids!

2010-09-23T17:20:00.001-07:00

just saw Macus Camby at the Best Buy!!!

2010-09-04T22:12:00.001-07:00

is picking his teens up from a concert of local teen bands...when did I become the old guy waiting in the car wishing he was at home in bed?

2010-09-04T10:26:00.001-07:00

is hanging with his kids...

2010-09-03T11:05:00.001-07:00

is on my way to Colville for a weekend with the kids.

2010-08-09T08:24:00.001-07:00

has some awesome kids.

Obama to propose freeze on government spending

2010-01-26T08:29:00.000-08:00

Obama to propose freeze on government spending

It's about time...

Websites I am Working On

2010-01-21T08:39:00.000-08:00

I am in the midst of building a few websites:

Foreclosure Boot Camp completed site.
Source Realty (check out the under construction page, it is cool!)

I also revamped my Shawn Raloff site - more widgets to come!

iGoogle

2008-11-06T06:10:00.000-08:00

"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. "
- Jack Handey

Please tell me you don't really vote...

2008-10-28T08:37:00.000-07:00

A co-worker told me that she would not be voting for Obama because he had "Alien Fingers"...

Now I am actually voting against Obama rather than for John McCain; which is probably a perfectly bad reason to vote as well. However, the sheer stupidity of this statement has made me reflect on why we vote and the importance of making a well informed decision.

John Quincy Adams once said: “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”

So I asked myself: what are my principles?

After much thought I have come up with I feel are my unwavering core political values; it is with these in had that I will go to the polls on November 4th.

Sanctity of Life: I believe that human life at all stages should be valued and protected.
Tax Reform: we need a new system. I tend to think this is an awesome idea: APT Tax
The Budget: Cut the fat and live with-in our means.
Energy Independence / Innovation: Nuclear power in every state. Wind, Solar, and other alternatives are nice; invest in next generation tech with a flood of money to schools for math and science.
Education Reform: Focus on promoting math, science and technology. Make college free for anyone who serves four years in the military or in other civil service. I actually would support mandatory civil service of every citizen for a minimum of two years.

This post is in progress…~

Surgeons give hope to blind with successful 'bionic eye' operations - Times Online

2008-04-21T10:41:00.000-07:00

Surgeons give hope to blind with successful 'bionic eye' operations - Times Online: "

MANDLES - Manly Man Candles

2008-04-13T20:23:00.000-07:00

MANDLES - Manly Man Candles

Too Funny!

Tired? Depressed? Check Your Thyroid

2008-04-11T12:15:00.000-07:00

Tired? Depressed? Check Your Thyroid

I found this interesting...

Funny Answering Machine

2008-04-08T10:24:00.000-07:00

I work in a call-center enviroment - just had this message on a phone call:

Hello, and welcome to the mental health hotline.
If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.
If you are codependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.
If you have multiple personalities, press 3,4,5, and 6.
If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. Stay on the line so we can trace your call.
If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will transferred to the mother ship.
If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press.
If you are manic depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press, no one will answer.
If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the hash key until someone comes on the line.
If you are dyslexic, press 6969696969.
If you have amnesia, press 8 and state your name, address, phone number, date of birth, social security number, and your mother's maiden name.
If you have post-traumatic-stress disorder, slowly and carefully press 000.
If you have bipolar disorder, please leave a message after the beep, or before the beep, or after the beep.Please wait for the beep.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you have short term memory loss, press 9.If you have short term memory loss, press 9. If you have short term memory loss, press 9.
If you have low self esteem, please hang up. All our operators are too busy to talk to you.

Super Dad: Thanksgiving

2007-11-09T11:15:00.001-08:00

November installment of my Super Dad comic - I am reviving him so look for more and archives coming soon.

Tesla Motors

2007-11-04T12:36:00.000-08:00

The Tesla Roadster

100% Electric
0 to 60 miles per hour in under 4 seconds
135 mpg equivalent
245 miles per charge
less than 2¢ per mile

And it looks like something James Bond would drive!

It looks like interest in the Tesla Roadster is high; they have already filled available reservations for the 2008 model year and more may become available on a first-come, first-served basis. Wait list members will also be first in line when we begin taking orders for the 2009 Tesla Roadster.

For only $5,000 you too can get on the waiting list; just make sure you have the other $100k+ for delivery.

Tesla Pierce-Arrow

The original Tesla car was a 1931 Pierce-Arrow Touring Car; which just happens to be another of my favorite looking cars.

Tesla replaced the engine with an Electric Motor which ran almost silent.

The car drew power wirelessly using a black box of radio tubes in the glove compartment. The box had an antenna and Tesla would fool with some tuners and tune in the right frequency to receive power he was "broadcasting" from nearby.

J.P.Morgan (his investor) did not like the idea of wireless energy, because there was no way to meter it. Morgan stopped funding and Tesla's Wardencliffe Tower and it was taken down.

The new Tesla Roadster does not run on transmitted power, it uses a high capacity battery (one of the largest and most advanced battery packs in the world). It promises the more than 100,000 miles of peak performance driving before you notice a performance drop.

The car is fully charged in about 3.5 hours and will get about 245 miles between charges.

Very Cool!

Candy Raid

2007-11-03T20:44:00.001-07:00

Is it just me or is Halloween just another excuse for parents to make a pig of themselves without guilt? The kids go to bed and we say "they don't need all this candy" and take the parental duty of "thinning" their score.

It is hard job, parenting...sampling all that candy looking for razor blades and poison. You would think the little brats would be gratefully for our sacrifice!

Halloween Greetings!

2007-10-31T10:28:00.001-07:00

The thought of a Great Pumpkin who rises out of the pumpkin patch he deems the most "sincere" and then flies through the air to deliver toys to all the good little children in the world (or at least those who truly believe) may seem silly to the un-enlightened mind, however I have it on good authority that this year the grand fruit (yes, pumpkins are fruit) himself will grace the Roloff Family Farm (I love their show!).

This is a huge slap in the face to Peoria, Illinois, 90 percent of the pumpkins grown in the United States are raised within a 90-mile radius of there and I am sure they were expecting him.

Did you know that U.S. pumpkin production in 2006 was valued at $101.3 million! That is a lot of pumpkins (556 million pounds to be exact). At 18 cents a pound I would have to sell like 50,000 pumpkins a year (with an average weight of 12 pounds) in order to make $100K. If every family purchased an average of 4 pumpkins I would have to sell to 12,500 families!

Or I could just sell 136,000 pumpkins to Wal-Mart at 6 cents a pound.....either way I don't see pumpkin farming in my immediate future.

Testing New Software

2007-10-30T19:25:00.001-07:00

I am using new software from Microsoft called Windows Live Writer. The jury is still out on whether I will use it or now. This will be its first post and it will automatically post to three sites - in all I want to ad twelve so we will have to do some testing.

A review of the software will come next. I plan to test others, so I will include a comparison eventually.