Family First

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”
Poor Richard lived in an era when it was possible to be neither. However, times have changed. It is virtually impossible to live today without borrowing money.
An investment that most of us will make is a mortgage. And in the world of mortgages, the principle of caveat emptor applies, [...]

Man, the things you learn on the Internet.
Did you know Britney Spears was an expert in a rather specialized science?
Today’s Family First site is called Britney’s Guide to Semiconductor Physics. Here’s its mission in a nutshell:

When I was a younger man, I used to relish taking photos.
I had a Minolta fully manual SLR that I used to create some pretty decent slides. I used to love walking out on an overcast day (when the colors were fully saturated) and just start shooting. Since Kodachrome was my film of choice, I [...]

“Start spreadin’ the news… cause I’m leavin’ today…”
I can’t start a writeup about a New York site without imaging the Great Man singing one of my all time favorites.
That’s right, today we shine our spotlight on the Big Apple. But we’re shining it places that you might not normally visit.
You see, the site is called [...]

I’ve read a lot of books. And I would estimate that 75% of them were of the paperback variety.
I just don’t have a lot of spare room for a big library of hardbound books. But you can keep a whole slew of paperbacks in a cardboard box in the garage.
Plus, I generally treat myself to [...]

Ah, the back yard.
We love our backyards. We put all sorts of things back there. Pools, barbecues, hot tubs, fountains, caves…
Hold on a minute. CAVES?
Today’s Family First site offers you the opportunity to learn how to create artificial rocks, so that you can create your own caves, landscaping, flowerbeds, altars, whatever you wish!

Are you ready for a site that’s going to make you scratch your chin and say “hmmm…?”
The site is called Prosper. It’s all about peer-to-peer money loaning and borrowing.
Here’s how it works: You need a loan. You post how much you wish to borrow, what interest you’d be willing to pay, and for how long. [...]

Our Family First site today
May delight you or maybe dismay
Its theme, you discern
Is that poetry spurned
It’s limericks! What can I say?
Yes, today’s Family First site is called OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form.

How common is your surname? Have you ever wondered?
Well, if your name is Smith, it’s pretty common indeed. Smith is the commonest name, owned by over 1% of Americans.
But what if you’re a Schwartz? You’re number 323.
A Kowalski, perhaps? 2066.

I have a pretty darned nice stereo system in my car. It’s a multimedia player that handles all sorts of formats, including standard and mp3 CDs as well as having a USB port so I can copy eight hours of music onto a 512 MB flash drive straight from my computer. It’s cool stuff!
However, if [...]