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Homemade Neti Salt

marc — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:24:06 +0000

Using a neti pot or some other similar nasal irrigation system can be helpful in fighting a variety of health problems. On nasal irrigation, Wikipedia states: According to its advocates, nasal irrigation promotes good sinus and nasal health. Patients with chronic sinusitis including symptoms of facial pain, headache, halitosis, cough, anterior rhinorrhea (watery discharge) and [...]

Mecworks now accessible on iPhone/iPad and other mobile devices

marc — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:34:45 +0000

Thanks to the awesome WPTouch theme plugin for WordPress, Mecworks is now accessible on your mobile device. When you visit with your mobile device, the plugin will automatically detect your device and display in a theme suited for your small screen. Sweet!

Cranberry Salsa w/Cream Cheese

marc — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:33:10 +0000

Enlarge image A friend brought this dish with her to a party a week ago and I liked it so much that I asked for the recipe. I changed it just slightly and made it with non-sugar sweeteners. This makes an amazingly good Thanksgiving or Christmas appetizer or party tray. Cranberry Salsa with Cream Cheese [...]

ePUB books live on www.penguin.co.uk !!!

marc — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:04:04 +0000

Finally the long awaited ePUB format books are starting to show up on Penguin Publisher’s site! Here’s a search for the word ‘epub’ that turns up 682 results as of October 15th, 2008. Not all of them are available for download yet but a number of them are accessible right now. All I can say [...]

A night in the most uncomfortable bed ever

marc — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:51:11 +0000

Enlarge image Getting ready to head home for the evening, last night (Sept. 18, 2008), I packed up my stuff, changed into my biking gear and headed out to where my bike had been securely locked while I was at work. I was a bit disappointed to find that my rear tire on my recumbent [...]

1 + 1 = 4?

marc — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:48:04 +0000

So, one of my friends and co-workers Eric, just came to my office and asked if I had a couple AA batteries that he could borrow. I searched and looked and finally found two in a Maglite flashlight I had in my backpack. I held the flashlight up and said “here’s a couple” and he [...]

MS150 update and Thanks!!!

marc — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:03:25 +0000

I’m always amazed by the generosity of my friends and family at this time of year. With only a week and a half, I not only raised the minimum for participation in this year’s ride but had to change my goal twice! I want to thank everyone who has contributed financially as well as those [...]

A labyrinth like thought process

marc — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:29:13 +0000

Late one night this week… Googleearth gallery > 2007 Tour de France route > Noticed amazing Carcassonne which the route passed by > Jump to Wikipedia to learn about Carcassonne > A thought leads to Labyrinth the book > Which makes me think of the (unrelated) Labyrinth movie > Learn that the fancy manipulation of [...]

New headlights for the Jeep

marc — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:15:45 +0000

Enlarge image So, I was really upset a month ago when one of my headlights in my Jeep Cherokee went out. It’s not the first time and that’s actually the reason why I was upset. I just replaced both of them one year ago and again, a year before that! For some reason I’ve felt [...]

Sick

marc — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:54:46 +0000

The only thing good about being sick is that I get to sound like Barry White for a while. Whereas White was often affectionately referred to as “The Man with the Velvet Voice”, being sick, just makes me sound like him. It’s hard to make out with anyone while coughing up a lung.

Happy New Year! 2008 is here!

marc — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:50:36 +0000

So, it’ll take a few weeks for me to get into the habit of consciously realizing that ‘s 2008 let alone writing 2008 on any checks or other times I need to remember the date. So I’m sure you’ll understand when I say welcome to 2007 – Whoo hoooooo!!!!! Lets party like it’s 1999.

Nikon D200 and 55-200 Nikkor lens for Sale. Mint Condition.

marc — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:43:07 +0000

Nikon D200 and 55-200 Nikkor lens for Sale. Mint Condition. I have recently upgraded my camera and purchased a new Nikon D300 to replace my D200 which I bought in the fall last year. The D200 that I am selling is in extremely good condition. It has always been well cared for and has had [...]

Updated resume

marc — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:17:05 +0000

I’ve updated my resume with my current experience, position and responsibilities. It’s located here: Marc Christensen’s resume Thank you for your kind attention. Now back to our regularly scheduled browsing.

Voted today: electronic voting machines broken.

marc — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:00:20 +0000

I woke up at 6:30am to get a jump on the expected long lines at the voting booths today. Utah is switching to electronic voting machines across the state. The early voting has had notoriously long lines and today should be no different. As it turns out, the state has too few voting machines which [...]

US Bank Sucks!

marc — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 17:52:44 +0000

OK, so I have an equity line of credit at US Bank on my home which equates to an interest only loan/second mortgage. My goal has been to pay it off as soon as possible and so when I have a significant amount saved, I pay some of it down. Last month I went to [...]