Author Archives: mjpete
Alpine Campout
The weekend of May 17th & 18th, we took the BoyScout Troop up to Alpine Scout Reservation. Alpine sits just north of the GW Bridge on the Palisades. We had a great turnout and the weather was picture perfect. We … Continue reading
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May 8th – The End of an Era
I finally did the unthinkable. I got rid of the Honda Accord. After 10 years in the family we bid the car Adios! The Honda was a great little car. I had 259,000 miles on it and it was still … Continue reading
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Troop Trailer
So early in the month of April, Dave & I were busy getting the Troop’s trailer ready for the Turkey Swamp camping trip. Here’s a picture of the inside with the shelves. At the rear of the trailer we decided … Continue reading
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Time Warp
First off – I can not believe almost 2 months has gone by since my last post!! The month of April was busy and the month of May is looking to be just as bad. Oh, wait, next week is … Continue reading
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Wicked
Yesterday Cathy & I went to see Wicked on Broadway. Its the story behind the story of “The Wizard of Oz”. It is the story aboutthe wicked witch of the west and the good witch and how they came to … Continue reading
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Computer Upgrades
I’ve been busy the past few weeks upgrading the PC in the house. My PC was a 900MHz dinosaur and MJ’s PC was a 300MHz dust ball. Yes – I’m a technologist running the equivalent of the Ford Model-T. Looking … Continue reading
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Petersen’s went Mobile
This blog site is now mobile! That’s right, for those who couldn’t wait to get to a desktop, you can now read my blog posts from a PDA, Blackberry, iPhone or most any other type of mobile device! Just use … Continue reading
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Winterburg Campout
Our Winterburg campout was a success! We took the troop up to Forestburg Boy Scout Reservation this past weekend for an overnight campout. The entire troop slept out in tents on the snow! The boys had a great time. We … Continue reading
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WordPress Upgrade 2.3.2 is Complete
Yeah! The upgrade to wordpress 2.3.2 was a success! I updated several plugins that I like such as gallery2 photo. I also added an RSS feed display plugin. So now I have Scouting news displayed in the sidebar.
Our Economy and Peak Oil
In 1956 Dr Hubbert developed a model to predict the point at which US oil would reach the peak output and begin to decline. His theory is referred to as “Peak Oil” or “Hubbert’s Peak Oil”. Hubbert predicted that domestic … Continue reading