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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 6:10 PM

My Phone Rocks.

It's been a long time since I said my phone rocks... three years, in fact, since I actually liked my phone . Today I bought a phone that made me want to share just how cool it is, the Verizon Wireless Samsung SCH-i760 . Despite the horrifically unmemorable
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Sunday, March 16, 2008 4:59 PM

They Won!!!

After 19 games, the last game of the season... my son's hockey team finally won a game! My son played 17 of the games as goalie, and it's really tough to lose that many games as goalie. He really got down on himself, and he's only 7... seeing him so disappointed
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Friday, January 18, 2008 8:59 AM

Finally... Justice for my Friend, Rocky

Since I don't live in Atlanta anymore, I hadn't gotten the news that Rodney Battles was finally convicted for murdering my friend Rocky Tucker . I hope that Ruby Tucker can find some peace now that the trial is over.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:16 PM

Another Great Day to be a Dad

I just got this email from my wife about my 5-year old daughter. Avery just called home... she's STUDENT OF THE MONTH! :)- It is a great day to be a dad.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007 11:45 PM

My Son's Shut Out at the Stars / Ducks Game Tonight!!

My son, Carson, is goalie for his Mites hockey team. He was asked by his coach to be one of the kids that went to a Dallas Stars (that's NHL pro hockey for those who don't follow hockey) game against the Anaheim Ducks to play on the ice in the intermission
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Tuesday, January 09, 2007 7:32 AM

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Me

I was tagged by Paul , and was on vacation when it happened. Here are five things you didn't know about me. I fought like hell to get a job at Microsoft. I was beat out by Keven Markham for a consulting position (which I am SO glad I never got), beat
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Saturday, November 11, 2006 1:40 PM

Implemented TEST

It's official, I implemented TEST . POST /kaevans HTTP/1.1 Host:blogs.msdn.com Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8" Content-Length: nnnn <person> <name>Kirk Allen Evans</name> <state>TX</state> </person> Of course,
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Sunday, October 08, 2006 8:30 PM

I’ve Got That Buffett Thing Starting to Kick In

This year, I turn 35. There's a song by Jimmy Buffett called "A Pirate Looks At Forty." Most people would recognize the opening line, "Mother, Mother, Ocean… I have heard you call." Looking back on the past 5 years and how quickly things have changed,
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 8:20 AM

I just got a new XBox 360... now what?

For Father's Day, my wife bought me a shiny new drill. While I was very appreciative, I knew that it would go unopened for at least a month or two as I had just completed the home project it was intended for. And since we are going to move soon, it might
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006 7:44 PM

Find the Cheapest Gas Around Your Zip Code

I had no idea this existed. MSN Autos can find the cheapest gas around your area, overlaying the gas station location onto a MapPoint map. Sweet.
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:03 PM

It Needs More Cowbell

Have you ever been working on a project and something just seems... missing? Sean Gerety pointed out the missing ingredient... we need more cowbell .
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Friday, December 23, 2005 8:46 PM

Redneck Holidays: When Cooking Is Potentially Life Threatening

We have a slightly newer tradition around the Evans household involving preparing the Christmas meal: we deep-fry a turkey. When I first heard of the concept, I laughed for about 5 minutes straight. "Only in Georgia could someone actually think of deep-frying
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Monday, June 20, 2005 8:30 AM

My son knows how to spell Microsoft

There needs to be a traveling businessman's equivalent of Jeff Foxworthy's "You might be a redneck" jokes, something like "You are working too much when..." The first entry ought to be "You are working too much when your 4 year old knows how to spell
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Saturday, February 12, 2005 9:41 PM

The Coolest Commercial Curently Airing

The Coolest Commercial Currently Airing award goes to... Visa Checkcard. A lady stands in a parking lot. She looks into her purse, then turns upward frantically, "Help me!!! Will somebody please help me?!?" The next image is a huge dude with long blonde
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Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:29 PM

Ignore - claiming Technorati link

Ignore this, I am just claiming my blogs.msdn.com Technorati Profile link and my weblogs.asp.net Technorati Profile link.
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