Author Archives: mjpete
Wii
The Petersen household has the Wii. If your like me, playing video consoles was about 15 years in the past back when the Sega Genesis was the leading edge. I have to tell you the Wii level sets the playing … Continue reading
Storybook Land
To get into the Christmas spirit we took the kids to Storybook Land. Typically Storybook Land is a fun day with the kids with rides and characters out of your favorite children’s storybook. For Christmas they decorate the entire place … Continue reading
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Ruby on Rails Rocks
The title of the post is over used a bit, but it is accurate. I’ve been playing with Ruby on Rails for the past few weeks. Ruby is an interpreted scripting language. Rails is a framework built on Ruby for … Continue reading
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Cathy is Working
Well, there are some changes that are occurring in the house. Cathy has gone back to work, part time. She is really enjoying the challenge. The challenge is actually two fold. One is being back in the work force and … Continue reading
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Apple & Pumpkin Picking
We went to Battleview Orchards over by Monmouth Battlefield Park for some apple and pumpkin picking today. Its the freshest apples you will ever have – straight off the tree and into our bags. We try to go every fall. … Continue reading
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Egyptian Canopic Jars
Tonight’s project with MJ was to create an Egyptian Canopic Jar. We did it in modelling clay that will cure in the open air. MJ wanted to create the owl faced jar. We started with an empty seltzer bottle, covering … Continue reading
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NJ State Police BSA Camporee
The 2007 NJ State Police Boy Scout Camporee was an amazing event! Over 9,500 scouts from the state of New Jersey attended the camporee in Sea Girt, NJ. It was held on October 5th, 6th and 7th. The State Police … Continue reading
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Assault on Reason
With all the travelling I do, I tend to read alot in the airports and on the planes. Vice President Gore’s latest book, “The Assault on Reason” looks into American politics of today. I found the first few chapters to … Continue reading
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Family Vacation to Maine – Part II
Here are some pics from the top of Table Top Rock. We were about 900 feet above the valley floor. On Thursday we took the high speed ferry from Portland, ME to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The ferry … Continue reading
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St. Lawrence Seaway Dive Trip
Instead of creating a series of blog entries to try to capture my recent trip to the St. Lawrence Seaway, I created a series of pages. So much happened within the span of a week, that it was easier to link … Continue reading
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