http://www.briantodd.net Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:03:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When servicing the hot water heater in your home, always remember to ensure the tank is COMPLETELY empty before unsealing the gasket around one of the heating elements. Ensuring the tank is empty will prevent gallons of 140 degree water from gushing out all over your basement floor.  And your bare ... http://www.briantodd.net/2009/01/02/protip/ Nearly 1am on Thursday January 1, 2009.  I think I'm like a lot of people right now in wondering where 2008 went.  It really feels as if it just flew by.  I've been told that the older you get, the faster time seems to pass by and I'm not sure ... http://www.briantodd.net/2009/01/01/happy-09/ It's quarter of ten on Christmas night and I'm sitting on my couch listening to Christmas music on WJBR and watching the video of Brae opening his presents from Santa this morning and after presents this morning and having gone to two dinners with both of my families, I feel ... http://www.briantodd.net/2008/12/25/christmas-night/ I haven't fallen in love with Unicorns, Paris and Stars.  Nor have I fallen in love with oranges in coffee mugs...whatever the heck that's about.  No, I just found this new theme for a blog which I never write in and decided to activate it and worry about changing the ... http://www.briantodd.net/2008/11/24/disclaimer/ Remember those Budweiser "Whasssssssssupppppppppppp!!!" ads, that made you want to crush and kill everyone in your path? Its been eight long years since the boys said wassup to each other... You gotta see this...and I think you'll be surprised. http://www.briantodd.net/2008/10/24/must-see-video/ An interesting commentary by CNN's Campbell Brown appeared on CNN.com yesterday about Brown's outrage that people are making such a big deal that Sarah Palin bought $150,000 worth of new clothes and footing the bill was the Republican National Committee.  Brown rightly points out there is a double standard when ... http://www.briantodd.net/2008/10/24/your-look-your-money/ Could it be?  The 30+ year veteran rockers back on Top 40 radio with their new single off the highly andicipated "Black Ice" album released this Monday?  Apparently so!  WSTW here in Delaware is giving away a free trip to see AC/DC in concert in an "undisclosed location" as part ... http://www.briantodd.net/2008/10/23/acdc-top-40/ Some people can't stand the smell of coffee in the morning.  I'm not one of those people.  If I don't have my coffee in the morning I become difficult to deal with.  Sometimes I'll drink coffee all day long if I feel drained enough.  If I ever am fortunate enough ... http://www.briantodd.net/2008/10/17/coffee-desktop/ A pro-McCain email that's working its way around the email in boxes in Delaware made it to my inbox over the weekend courtesy of my friend who had included an opinion on the original author's thoughts.  Reading the email followed by my friend's comments stirred me up a little and ... http://www.briantodd.net/2008/10/13/america/ Here we go.  A deal has been reached regarding the financial bailout.  *sigh*  Details have only been trickling out so far but we know that votes are coming early tomorrow on the deal.  How much is it going to cost us?  How much further in the hole will this country ... http://www.briantodd.net/2008/09/28/deal-reached/