No One Can Accuse Me of Staleness

May 14, 2008  |  by Jon Haarstad  |  General  |  No Comments

At the expense of being one who constantly “re-invents” himself, I think I can at least say that it’s mostly just my online presence that has undergone frequent face-lifts which, in my opinion, is understandable… considering what I do for a living.

So – here’s version 4? …or 5? …or is it 6.8? I’ve lost count.

I was feeling bored with the old look and until I have the time to create my own unique site – I just find the best free themes out there and set them up. I will say that this new theme is easily one of my favorites. Sorry…but I can’t take too much credit.

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Long Time in Coming

May 5, 2008  |  by Jon Haarstad  |  General  |  No Comments

Wow – a lot has happened since my last entry and it’s hard to believe that was back in February. The one thing about blogging is that it’s easy to get off track with life unless you make the exercise part of your day. I’ve learned that I really don’t like posting “public journal entries” and much prefer referencing cool things I find than writing out a play-by-play of my otherwise personal life.

You know what I need? A topic!

Anyone care to have me expound on a topic or two or three? It would be fun to tackle larger issues…even if it progresses into multiple part entries.

Leave your idea(s) in the comment section…please.

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COOL LINK: Looking for concert dates from the iTunes Library

February 29, 2008  |  by Jon Haarstad  |  General  |  No Comments

I came across this site through a friend [ Brian Welsh ] and it’s a great little piece of software (Mac or PC) that creates a calendar of concert events based on the artists it finds in your iTunes library.

Nifty! [ iConcertCal ]

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Brilliant Artistry

February 26, 2008  |  by Jon Haarstad  |  General  |  No Comments

I've seen more than a few movies in my lifetime and I'm not sure whether or not that is something to be proud of. Tonight was a moment...an experience...of a piece of film that has me still feeling tingles. I received this movie knowing very little about the film except that it was a musical film of sorts. In fact, I didn't even know it won as Oscar for best song until after I finished the movie and was curious to read more about it. Suffice it to say - this was a thoroughly enjoyable film from start to finish. For me there were so many things that were moments that I could relate to. When the studio engineer talked about a "car test" I pumped my fist in the air as I remembered that exact same thing happening back in the day when I had...

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Test Your Word Knowledge AND End Hunger?

February 22, 2008  |  by Jon Haarstad  |  Cool Links  |  1 Comment

[ LINK OF THE DAY ] – I came across this site which is a bit random but hey, I just donated 360 grains of rice…all by testing my knowledge of the English language.  Kudos to the one with the highest totals…  Do your best and post your total number in the comments.

http://www.freerice.com

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