Oh boy, Abbe and I both woke up feeling crummy. There is a really bad stomach virus going around our town and wow, that would really not be good if I get knocked out of commission for a day or two. I’m launching an all-out vitamin assault along with hydrogen peroxide in the ears. I hope we can fight this off.

Small Business/Tech Links…

• Google Panda and Content Farms
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We are off to Disney today, but before I go, here’s some pictures from Mom’s birthday dinner last night at Wasabi…

Small Business/Tech Links…

• Your Local SEO Checklist For 2012!
• Lenovo announces seven laptops for small businesses
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Funny/Interesting Links…

• Sometimes you just gotta say F it (27 photos)
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Who wants an applesauce sandwich?

It’s time to get in those last-minute donations! We have only a few days until our deadline, so please visit our team page before we no longer have one. Thank you to everyone who has already donated! And one last reminder… if we do not raise the remaining $1,100 – that money will come our of our pockets. Yes, my small business-owning and Abbe’s unemployed pockets. We need your help folks, the deadline is December 16th. PLEASE donate if you can.

Movie Review…

Beginners - slow, but very well-acted and very good.

Small Business/Tech Links…

• Twitter gets a new look: faster, simpler, cleaner
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Funny/Interesting Links…

• Topton musician creates Key of See, helps in search for a cure for blindness - Very proud to call Jim a friend, please take a minute and read about one of Abbe’s awesome uncles!
• Dancing With An iPod In Public – Christmas Edition - thanks Mary!
• What If Everything Worked Like BCS: The Spelling Bee – thanks Tim
• Tradition
• Best 10 Memes of 2011 [VIDEO]
• Louis CK on Female Culture
• The A.V. Club’s Annual Band Name Retrospective
• And here are some of the very, very well-deserved Rick Perry “Strong” responses… Rick Perry “Weak”, Rick Perry “Weak, man”, Rick Perry is an Ass, Jesus Responds to Rick Perry

Folks, it’s getting towards desperation time for the fundraising… We are at 57% of our goal as a team and have $4,709 to go by December 16th. In a somewhat pointed post yesterday, I mentioned Abbe, Bill, and I will be charged that difference if we do not hit that number.

Needless to say, we need your help. I will repeat what I said when I posted the last video a couple weeks ago – if you can donate, even a small amount, please do – if not PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE share this video. The last video was only shared twice and both by current donors. Clicking that share button on this blog post costs you nothing and perhaps gives a chance to someone that wants to help a means to do so.

Check out a video taken during our 17 mile run around Kelly Drive in Philadelphia yesterday…

And I also decided, to take a photo at every mile to see how different we look between mile 1 and mile 17… and it appears we are exactly the same goof asses, just a little sweatier…

And here’s us running up the Rocky Steps at the Philadelphia Art Museum… forgive the huffing and puffing, this was at the very end of the 17 miles!

Movie Reviews…

Human Centipede – this film had a lot of parallels with The Notebook… except Ryan Gosling’s face wasn’t sewn to Rachel McAdams’ ass. But other than that, very similar.

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• The Most Popular Social Networks and Who Is On Them
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Funny/Interesting Links…

• Privacy
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I got a good amount of work done, got a run in, and got the kids shuffled to and from camp successfully. And then something made me smile – Viv decided she wanted to do a piano lesson yesterday afternoon… even though I love playing and teaching music, I do not force it on my kids at all… if they want to learn – cool, if not – that’s cool too…

And then while the kids stayed with their mom, Abbe and I headed to PJ’s for a nice dinner outside with $4 margaritas (woo!). We ended the evening cuddling on the hammock, perfect.

Movie Review…

Sunshine Cleaning – this movie was likable, but it just went nowhere. Alan Arkin is great as expected.

Small Business/Tech Links…

• About Fighting Spam
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Funny/Interesting Links…

• designers.mx
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