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Central FL attractions

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Nov 28th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We haven’t set foot on Disney property, although rumor has it we might be visiting downtown Disney today. If you want my take on Disney, check out my trip notes from a few years ago.
We arrived last Sunday after a 14.5 hour drive, so we took it easy on…



Whatever Happened To The Great American Bubble Factory?

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I had long since lost hope of ever seeing another new Drivin’ N Cryin’ record. The fact that new record is maybe their best since 1990’s Fly Me Courageous is just a huge fracking bonus. It’s always hard to categorize them as on any one record they will…



How to move your WordPress blog to a new server

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Nov 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’m in the process of doing this now for multiple sites, and I think I have a system down that works well.
On old server

Back up. Zip up your entire blog directory and put it somewhere, just in case.
Export all posts as a double backup.
Export the …



Facebook is not killing your marriage

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Oct 8th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Last month I mocked an article that suggested Christian couples were sharing social networking passwords as a pro-active defense against Internet Induced Infidelity.
Apparently I mocked too soon. The Wall Street Journal has written pretty much the same…



College Without High School

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Sep 28th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I read Blake Boles new book College without High School over the last couple of evenings. I think this is a book every homeschooler approaching high school age should read. Really, every teenager should read it. Not every one will be able to bail on sc…



Trust…you keep using that word

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Sep 5th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

According to ABC, it’s become trendy for Christian couples to share their email and Facebook passwords with each other. Of course, every couple insists that it has nothing to do with not trusting their partners, it’s about not trusting themselves.
Um, …



18th Anniversary Haiku

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Aug 18th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

In what has become a much loved tradition (at least for me), I give you the annual O’DonnellWeb Anniversary Haiku.
Married eighteen years
we go through life side-by-side
just like her new fridge
Happy Anniversary Sweetie 🙂 On the agenda is dinner at B…



Social Media Traffic Jam

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Earlier today I got a new follower notification from Twitter. The Tin Foil Five is now following me. It didn’t scream obvious spam link so I clicked through. It turns out that they are a local metal band. I didn’t know we had any original metal in Fred…



What we hold in our hands

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • May 21st, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Fred First’s 2nd book, What We Hold In Our Hands, reads much like how I imagine a conversation with him over an iced tea would proceed. A wide range of topics, all approached with a naturalist’s eye and the gentle yet wry humor of a southern gentleman….



Driving the marginal cost of education to zero

By From http://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • May 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

What would happen if the marginal cost of education were zero? It’s already happening with music and video online. That is just one of a few fascinating issues that were discussed at the Hacking Education event hosted by Union Square Ventures.
To a gre…