Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.


On a related note, the same idea can be applied to spoken words…

and scratched out words…

and missing vowels…
L-ng--g- -s -n -m-z-ngl- c-mpl-x th-ng.

Makes you wonder how important spelling really is...
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Posted: 12/30/2003 04:10:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment

This year we had Christmas at our house, and besides the constant rain all day, we had a great time. Mom and Toni's family stayed the night, and everyone else (Cathi and Tricia's whole family) came over first thing in the morning. Tricia made an awesome breakfast... we then went crazy with the gifts. Everyone made out like bandits, especially Ryann with a new dirt bike! She was totally shocked.

I made Jordan a web site for his Christmas gift. I basically bought the domain, found some cheap hosting at GoDaddy.com, and incorporated a free blogging tool from Blogger.com. Check it out...

www.jordanvargas.com

I'm really digging this blogging tool. I've been using it throughout this month to test it out and I have to admit, it is much easier to update this part of my site. I still need to figure out how I want to handle the archiving. Continue reading...

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If the library were like Amazon.com Continue reading...

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Either you'll see the geniousness in this video clip, or prepare to flush four minutes of your life down the toilet.
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More useful links in this article...

How Not to Get Fired Because of Your Blog

"These days, many companies are blog-friendly because they recognize a valuable tool for communication and the sharing of ideas when they see it. However, as with any public medium, care should be exercised from time to time. Here at Blogger, we want you to keep your job and as always, ending your blog should be a last resort reserved only for woeful situations. Fret not gentle blogger, we’ve put together this document to help you keep those paychecks rolling in." Continue reading...

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Charles Schwab | Account Types

These are the 529 Plans offered by Schwab.
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I'm finding less and less time to update this section of my site, as you can see from my dwindling posts. So I decided to make it easier by using Blogger. Continue reading...

Posted: 12/01/2003 10:36:00 PM | Comments (0) | Post a Comment