where did my comment go?

where did my comment go?

The answer, my friends, is my new system for anti-spam comments! *applause* The way it works is that the first time someone comments, it goes to a little queue where I decide whether to let the comment hit my site or not. If I have approved you for a comment in the past, then it will automatically be accepted. Hopefully that makes sense. So far this system of blocking spam has been working. I installed Akismet (a spam blocker) about…

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Paul's job

Paul's job

So God has really provided for Paul this past month while he’s been job searching. Every day Paul got a phone call, or had an interview, or was taking a skills assessment test. Last Friday (I think) he had an interview with CNN. It’s kind of funny – he had to go buy a suit for the interview, so we went to Belk’s. They had suits for $120 and 30% off… But when he checked out, the suit was only…

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on 401Ks, leases, and dancing

on 401Ks, leases, and dancing

So I’m posting again because I don’t like seeing all the sad stuff on the top of my blog. Today I learned about 401Ks. Well, I somewhat learned about it. I don’t fully understand, but I’m excited to be investing, and seeing that 4% of my salary building up and earning interest. I know I’ll be appreciative of this down the road. :-) I renewed my apartment lease last Friday. Yep, this weekend marked one year since I moved into…

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update on Laura

update on Laura

I got an email from one of my former roommates this weekend. Her cousin is Laura, who was the only student to survive the accident last Wednesday. An excerpt: She is currently in critical condition in a hospital in Indiana. Her body is pretty banged up…her left elbow and left leg are both broken and her right clavical is also broken. Her arm and leg are casted up and her right arm is in a sling. She also has a…

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