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20 Nov, 2008

This is how I kick start my Christmas spirit.

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Thoughts| music

T minus 35 days and counting . . .
Call me sentimental, but I love holiday traditions.
And seeing TSO each year has become a holiday tradition for my boys and me.  Tonight we watched Trans Siberian Orchestra videos on YouTube for about an hour in preparation for our next TSO roadtrip/pilgrimage extravaganza next week. Thus beginning, at least [...]

The word SET has the most definitions of any word in the English language.
SET has 464 definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Here’s how the others stack up:
RUN – 396 (defs.)
           GO – 368
          TAKE – 343
          STAND – 334
          GET – 289
          TURN – 288
          PUT – 268
          FALL – 264
          STRIKE – 250

set 1 
v. [...]

10 Nov, 2008

These are the things I can do without

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Life| Thoughts

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bqgy1mebh8]
 
Shout, Shout. Let it all out. These are the things I can do without:
 
People who appear to be talking to me when they are actually conversing with someone else on their hands-free cell phone.
 
Paying for telemarketers to annoy me on my cell phone.
 
People who kick the back of my chair at the movie theatre.
 
People [...]

05 Nov, 2008

History Mystery

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Interesting stuff| Thoughts

This was recently sent to me.
I wanted to pay it forward.
History Mystery 
 
  
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. 
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. 
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. 
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. 
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. 
Both wives lost their children while living in the White [...]

01 Nov, 2008

Samuel Lander Movie

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Interesting stuff| Thoughts

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThLaFFSw_Gk]
Let me know what you think.
Prestantia Pictures is Paul (www.paulsfunkystuff.com) Cruthcer and me, Robert (rob’s megaphone) Stevenson.
Paul and I work at Lander University; I am helping Paul, who is the mastermind behind this project,  tell the story of Lander University’s founder, Samuel Lander.
 
Related Links: Lander Forum Online


 

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Hi! I'm Dr. Rob. I'm a father of two wonderful sons, a mass communications professor, and a blogger. Through Rob's Megaphone, my hope is to inform and entertain. Hope you get a chance to view my previous posts in the "Categories" menu below. Drop me a line if you have any feedback. Thanks a bunch!

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