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My friend Josh and I were just talking about these commercials over the weekend. I've only seen them on line since I don't have TV, but they really crack me up. I also have to admit I've never drank Dos Equis, but hey, maybe someday. Anyway, this is my favorite...

You can also read this article from Slate about the commercial and why it works.

She's all business after mass. Thanks for the picture David!

Of course I was interested when I saw naval stealth technology development and Sweden in the same sentence. Seriously, this is very cool.

As the first operational stealth ship in the world, the corvettes are designed to be electronically undetectable at more than 13km in rough seas and at more than 22km in calm seas.

Here's some video (with a catchy tune)...

Read Waterjets Propel Sweden's Visby to Success at Naval Technology

Photo courtesy of Kockums AB

An editorial by Michael Smith, president of the Home School Legal Defense Association, with some recent statistics about the growing popularity of homeschooling.

Read Homeschooling Popularity Grows in the Washington Times Op-Ed

A neat article on the Wigton Family and the fact that all 10 children have played basketball at Lake Leelanau St. Mary School. I've coached 6 of them at various points in their basketball or baseball careers. All great kids (and adults now), but now I feel old!

Read 10-for-10 in the Leelanau Enterprise

I am extremely guilty of eating large amounts of food fast. That's no secret to those who know me. I've also noticed that when I do eat slow and under control, I don't feel hungry and do feel better. So why not do this all the time you ask? Good question. It all sounds so simple, yet it's very hard to do.

Read 9 Strong Reasons To Eat Slowly at HealthAssist via lifehacker

We're back safely from our Thanksgiving Oklahoma Roadtrip and we had a wonderful time. I'll be posting pictures soon. Not long after our return we learned that the Belanger's are moving back to Lake Leelanau. Needless to say people are very excited!

Anyway, as soon as I catch some things up with the holiday's, I'll try to post some updates.

To help tide you over here's a classic picture of high school chum Chad Boone and myself in our tuxedos. We wore these to help advertise and ended up with free tux rentals for prom, yeah! I thought the hat was a nice touch, but my nephews asked if I was a pilgrim!

Of course, for the full effect, click the image for a larger version!

Finally, one of my dreams has come true! At least Amazon understands that it shouldn't take 45 minutes to open Fisher-Price Little People.

See Products Available with Frustration-Free™ Packaging at Amazon.com

PS. Just noticed that Amazon.com calls it a "Holiday Toy List" instead of a "Christmas Toy List", here comes my email!

Seriously, a copy of every set ever made! WOW! I was browsing through my daily feeds and discovered a video tour of the Lego Secret Vault!

I saw this photo of one of my favorite LEGO sets and it really brought back some memories. I remember playing with the Lego Space series all of the time. Luke really seems to like them too and I can't wait until we he gets some more!

Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy used his "jet-propelled wing" to fly over the English Channel today. You've got to check this out!

How much fun would it have been to fly behind him and record the whole flight!