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Mysterious Facebook Contacts Sync

Facebook has recently updated a feature in its arsenal that may have you concerned about your privacy again. They have apparently synced your contacts from your cell phone with the site. Just go to the top right of the screen, click on Account, then click on Edit Friends, go left on the screen and click on Contacts. All of your contacts are probably sitting right there. Read more »
No longer just a personal blog…

I can’t say that I won’t blog about personal stuff anymore, because I may. But I am going to try to start working for the greater good. I [..]
Money really doesn’t mean a thi...

I was just doing the kind of thinking that I think most people only do when under the influence of mind altering substances, but for me this is [..]
GoogleTV – The critics are miss...

I think many critics of Google TV are missing what Google is truly trying to do with Google TV. Google TV isn’t meant for the viewer though the [..]
Apnea Update – I’m totall...

I got a new mask for my CPAP Machine today and the air pressure adjusted. For those of you that don’t know a CPAP machine is basically a [..]
Why Did I get married too, reviewR...

Just a warning if you haven’t seen the movie and want to, stop reading now and see the movie. This review is for people who already have seen the [..]
W-2′s My Pay and the military w...

I know being a soldier I really shouldn’t be critical of the way our systems our setup but I think if we aren’t vocal about things like this [..]
Thank you FHHS c/o 1997

I hate that it took an event like losing a friend to make me realize how many amazing people their are in my life. I mean I remember [..]
Commented on “Tales of a Litera...

This is going to have a lot to do with a future blog post I am doing… You know me, self branding is probably the most important promotion [..]
Earl & Helen RIP, I miss you guy...

Ok I know this is my first blog post of the new year, but I didn’t know what to write about. Every time I would start to write [..]

Category Archives: Fathers

Absentee Fathers and Black Families (The Conversation)

Posted on October 18, 2009 by SGT McClain | Permalink 3

I have always heard it said that the reason why black fathers have a hard time staying around for their kids has to a lot to do with [..]

Child Support, Fathers, Parenting, Political, Race, Rants, relationships, friendships Black Families, Fathers, Parenting

Supporting two houses – military style

Posted on August 23, 2009 by SGT McClain | Permalink 0

You would think that the military of all places would make it a bit easier on guys that are trying to survive and do the right thing by [..]

Child Support, Fathers, Military, Parenting

Debate is renewed over child custody rights (via Army Times)

Posted on July 30, 2009 by SGT McClain | Permalink 0

Wow talk about timing… I had no idea this was going on! I just wonder if this debate will also cover the right of fathers who are deployed? [..]

Fathers, Military, Parenting

What is a father to do?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by SGT McClain | Permalink 6

I know that it takes two to raise a child and that both parties should be equally responisble in the raising and rearing of a child. Also I [..]

Child Support, Fathers, Parenting, Rants