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My Brother’s Wedding

Posted on 31 July 2006
( Matt's Posts andOur Life )

Well, my brother, Eric, and Lisa are officially married!!! The weekend went well minus the craptacular service from the hotel (I’ll post about that later). We got there Friday afternoon and got ready for the rehearsal. I’m kind of convinced that they try to make you less nervous during the actual ceremony by giving you [...]

My Best Man Speech and Prayer

Posted on 31 July 2006
( Matt's Posts andOur Life )

Here is a copy of the speech that I made for my brother’s toast at the reception: I’ve been rather nervous about this speech. Since there’s family here, I didn’t want to offend anyone by talking in too much detail about Eric’s wild past. So, I edited out anything that might upset anyone present. So [...]

What People Don’t Know About Champaign

Posted on 31 July 2006
( Matt's Posts andOur Life )

Everybody knows that Champaign is infamous for its ultra-cold winters. Those freezing temperatures and then that wind just kicks you while you’re down. But what fewer people realize is that the summer can be absolutely scorching. Today we had a heat index of 114 degrees! Check out the screenshot from weather.com.

Links for 2006-07-24 to 2006-07-30

Posted on 31 July 2006
( Cool Sites )

Presentation Tips for Computer Science Grad Students (del.icio.us tags: powerpoint research tips) Problematic extensions – MozillaZine Knowledge Base (del.icio.us tags: extension firefox lists) Cheatsheets and Reference A list of various sites that have technical cheatsheets on various topics. (del.icio.us tags: code directory lists) The Vi/Ex Editor Tutorials on the vi editor. (del.icio.us tags: linux reference [...]

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