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Pastor's Husband, Geek Dad

Today I spotted another Pastor's Husband who's blogging.

This guy's even got a cool domain name:

http://ThePastorsHusband.org

Check it out. As always, let me know of any others you see.

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One of my duties as a Pastor's Husband is to provide late-night tech support for my wife. She'll be preping for a sermon and ask for something- say, a YouTube clip, and want it for the sermon.

Usually it's not a problem- and the biggest challenge is usually getting a full-screen player that multi-head aware. Even then, there's usually creative ways around that.

One issue does crop up almost every week. Fonts.

Man, I hate custom add-on fonts.

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Ah, yes. Cell phones. That thing we all have, and all hate. A very large percentage of people these days have them on their belt or purse everywhere they go. That's not so bad, but that includes movie theaters and church.

And then there are those who just refuse to turn their ringers off.

It's not unusual to hear a phone go off in the middle of a sermon. About half the time, there a quiet panic and digging through a purse. The other half, there's an apparent denial that their "way cool" ring tone is audible through the entire sanctuary.

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I've blogged about the unusual and quirky "Prop A" with Michigan's proerty tax system. One side effect is that often times, taxes will go up even with property values go down.

I've recently come across a DVD that's a seminar on how to appeal your assesment. I haven't seen it, but I like the organization that puts it out- Michigan Taxpayers Alliance. The DVD is $10 - you can get it here: Property Tax Assessment Workshop DVD

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A while ago I was talking to some co-workers about the problems I've had with my cell phone . I badly abuse them by frequently dropping them on concrete and in water. They suggested that it might me from my cheap holster - and my phone does pop out rather easily.

Another co-worker, knowing of my duct tape wallet, suggested that I make a duct tape version.

Pure Genious! Why didn't I think of that?

Behold! Plans for a Duct Tape Cell Phone Holster!

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OK, so my 4 year old's favorite toy is a stuffed animal bird, that chirps when you squeeze it. We hear that chirping noise all day, every day.

He's also really into this bird book we got that plays the calls of the pictured bird.

So he's playing with the book, and I ask him if "birdie" (the toy) is in the book. Nooo, he tells me, like that's crazy talk.

At this point there's no stopping daddy.

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Geek out time again. This time: Woolly Mammoths

Woolly Mammoths are a large, extinct animal that resembles an elephant with long, sparse hair.

There are many unsolved problems around mammoths found frozen in Arctic ice.

Read on for random tidbits, with links if you wish to dive deeper. Including what mammoth tastes like.

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This christmas my wife got me home theater system. 1000 watts of Dolby 5.1 goodness.

I ran into a few minor challenges, so I thought I'd share my solutions. If you're a serious audiophile and home theater geek, these may be old problems long ago solved for you.

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