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The Charter School Amendment in Georgia

November 5, 2012

We have a very important election coming tomorrow. We will vote for the next president of the United States. The state of Georgia also has important choices on its ballot. One of those choices concerns the addition of an amendment…

I’ll Miss You Aunt Betty

July 6, 2012

Steve Youngblood

Betty, Leesburg, Youngblood

Family

This week, my Aunt Betty passed away. Her funeral will be on Monday in Leesburg, Florida and I will be there. This really represents a change in my family. The Youngblood children born to Marion Jackson Youngblood and Mary Alice…

World Cities – Atlanta Has an Enviable Rank

January 8, 2012

Steve Youngblood

atlanta, cities, gdp, rankings

Economy

I was just poking around on the internet and found an interesting ranking of world cities. Here are the top 20 ranked first by GDP and then next population (2010 rankings). Best is to be high on the GDP list…

Move To Android

December 14, 2011

Steve Youngblood

Internet, Mobile Phones, Technology, Web/Tech

I recently decided that my Blackberry just didn’t provide what I needed anymore. Yes, it made phone calls. It also received mail and allowed me to compose outbound mail. The Facebook app worked. So did the Twitter app. Battery life…

Mobile Phone Bill Shock

October 19, 2011

Steve Youngblood

Uncategorized

This past week, I’ve seen a flurry of news reports about how the mobile phone services industry is reacting to a problem before any government action is taken. On what you ask? Sticker shock! It seems that as we (all…

Google Music

September 26, 2011

Steve Youngblood

Music

I’ve been testing Google Music for over a month. Google Music is really different from other music services I use such as Pandora. Pandora streams you music based on what you indicate you like. It’s not your music. You can…

Hola

June 26, 2011

Steve Youngblood

Travel

A few seeks ago Rena and I decided to waste a nice some of money on a trip to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. I would say it was hard earned money. But, in fact, we used money my father…

How Not To Earn Loyalty points

June 15, 2011

Steve Youngblood

hotel, marriott, points

Travel

I have been traveling heavily for over 20 years. To those who don’t travel much, on their own or with their work, my world sounds very cool. I must admit, I do like to travel. But, not for the reasons…

Frank Youngblood, 78: Father of 3 and Grandfather of 3, Loved Life, Family and Music

March 17, 2011

Steve Youngblood

Family

Frank Youngblood, of Leesburg, Florida, sang in the Baptist church in Leesburg as a child. He also sang in choral groups at Leesburg High School and at the University of Florida. He even sang for the troops while serving in…

Franklyn S. Youngblood

March 14, 2011

Steve Youngblood

Family, Life

I started this post yesterday and did not finish. I should have. But, I had spent more than six hours indoors at a hospice on a very nice spring Sunday. I stopped writing and headed home with the windows down…