• Youth Christmas Banquet 2008

    22Dec
    Categories: Asides, Personal Comments: 0

    I’m going to start just sticking personal pics on Facebook. Here are banquet pictures.

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  • Ranked: My Last Names

    20Dec
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    WhitePages.com has an interesting feature that gives statistics on last names. The results for my four last names (the last names of my grandparents) were hardly surprising, but interesting nonetheless.

    Mast:

    There are 7,975 unique ‘Mast’ last names in the United States.

    Mast is the # 3,079 ranked last name in the United States
    # 3,078 Custer
    # 3,079 Mast
    # 3,080 Vail

    Top States for last Name Mast
    1. Ohio 1223 listings
    2. Indiana 795 listings
    3. Pennsylvania 588 listings
    4. Michigan 525 listings
    5. Illinois 407 listings

    Most Popular first Names for Mast
    1. John 171 listings
    2. David 150 listings
    3. Robert 104 listings
    4. Mary 103 listings
    5. James 100 listings

    Definitely an Amish last name! Here are a few quick stats on the rest:
    Miller – #6 in the U.S. (Jones ahead of it, Davis behind it) with OH, CA, PA, FL, and TX out front
    Yoder – #902 in the U.S. (Spence ahead of it, and Braun behind it) with OH, IN, PA, FL, MI out front
    Beachy – #9066 in the U.S. (Violette ahead of it, Canavan behind it) with OH, IN, PA, MD, and FL out front

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  • Donate $1000 Dollars to Celiac Research with a simple click

    17Dec
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    KFC is running a contest to decide the most original Christmas tradition. The online controllable Christmas lights by my buddy Alek who I’ve interacted with some in the past to help raise money for Celiac Disease Research is a finalist in the contest. Whoever wins the contest gets free KFC for a year and $1000, which Alek is going to donate to the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research if he wins. He’s already raised over $30,000 for the Center for Celiac with his online Christmas lights. My dear sister Heidi has Celiac disease and is thus gluten intolerant, which means she can’t have anything with wheat, barley, or rye. If you would be so kind as to head over and vote for Alek’s lights–which are indeed an awesome Christmas tradition, give them a try!–you can be a part of donating $1000 toward finding a cure for Alek’s two little boys, Heidi, and the 3 million+ people with the disease in the US alone. Don’t delay. Do it now.

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  • Special Deal from Kansas City or Chicago to San Jose, Costa Rica

    03Dec
    Categories: Asides, Work Comments: 2

    There’s a special deal (round trip including all taxes and fees) on from Kansas City ($450) or Chicago ($350) to San Jose, Costa Rica. It needs to be done today, however, because we think it’s probably a mistake and will be taken off the market overnight. It doesn’t include the normal $300 in fuel surcharges that normally accompany that flight. Kansas City is the city my customer for whom I got the deal was flying out of, but I can certainly try other cities as well. Call me at 888-950-3273 (before 5 PM CST) or my cell at 620-899-1022 or email me at hans at goldrule dot net before 12 midnight CST if you’re interested.

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