I discovered Facebook shortly after it started, and if you’re part of the larger Facebook community, you know that it can be a great way to keep in touch with friends and let others know how life is going.  However, you have to be careful on Facebook.  Just as with the general internet, it’s better to be a beneficial member than not.  I found a funny article laying out some of the Facebook stereotypes, and thought I’d share some of my favorites:

-Chronicle-your-day Status messages – For example, while it’s cool that I woke up today, but you’ll figure it out once I post something else.

-Self-promotion – Humility is a good rule on Facebook too.  While it can be hard for me to not tell everyone how awesome I am, I have to resist that urge.

-Invitation-mania – I might think my causes, clubs, and that quiz I took to find out what my real hair color should be are cool, but that doesn’t mean you will, so it’s probably best for me to not send out all those invites.

Find of list of more here.

Posted: August 20th, 2009 under Crazy Stuff, Helpful Info, Show Notes.
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One of the advantages to playing sports indoors is that you know the game will always be on.  It can’t get rained out.  The downside is that you have to change out the whole field occasionally. That’s what happened at the UNIdome this year as the Panthers put new turf down for this years season; the cool part is that you can keep part of the old field if you want.  If you attend the September 19th game and you’re one of the first 12,000 people in the door, you get a square of turf for your very own. The first though I had when I read this was “Cool!”, followed by, “Wait, what would I do with a square a turf?” which was followed close behind by, “And how long could I really hold onto a square of turf before my wife made me get rid of it?”

Posted: August 17th, 2009 under Crazy Stuff, Show Notes.
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Have you made a really dumb mistake today?  Maybe you did something out of character, or did something and immediately stopped to ask, “Why did I do that?”  If you did, it’s ok, because my wife and I are convinced that it’s Stupid Day.  The reason for that, is because my wife and I have both made dumb errors today.  For example, this morning at my desk here, I spent almost a half hour correcting a mistake caused by my not reading an instruction sheet thoroughly enough and instead assuming I knew what to do.  Not so much.  Then earlier this afternoon, my wife called me.  She was loading up the baby to run get a few copies done at church and the head out to the pool.  Instead, she locked her and the baby outside of the house, with the car keys still inside.  So I had to run back to let them in.  Well, I guess there’s always hope for tomorrow.

Posted: August 12th, 2009 under Crazy Stuff, Life at the Lansers', Show Notes.
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I think one of thing you really don’t expect when it comes to having children is the sticker shock.  It all starts when you get the bill from the hospital, and it just continues as you go to each doctor visit, dentist visit, grocery stop, and clothes shopping for each season.  But as much as some of the bills can look big, let’s all be glad we don’t have to pay the cost up front.  According to the latest stats, my daughter Rebekah, who was born last year, will, on average, cost me $221,190 since she was born until she’s 18, which means that probably doesn’t include college tuition.  Of course, that doesn’t include probably inflation, which boosts the number to $291,570.  Whatever you do, don’t share this information with your checkbook, or it might clam up and never let you spend anything ever again!

Posted: August 5th, 2009 under Crazy Stuff, Life at the Lansers', Show Notes.
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Last night I was hanging out with some friends and one of them mentioned to me that he saw a sheep outside his house the other day.  This might not have sounded odd except for the fact that he lives in Cedar Falls.  Then he went on to mention that he’d seen a sheep outside his work a few days back as well and wondered if it was the same sheep.  It seems that it most likely was, according the Courier, since a sheep has been eluding authorities for a couple of weeks now.  It’s been wandering around town and every time it’s sighted, before it can be caught it jumps fences or disappears into a cornfield.  Have you seen the Sheep of Black Hawk County?  Share your sheep sightings below.

Posted: August 4th, 2009 under Crazy Stuff, Local News, Show Notes.
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