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easyriders
2003 Harley DynaGlide-- $12,000.00 Hal's of Milwaukee Zip Hoodie with flames on the sleeves-- $18.00 2 pairs of very cool sunglasses-- $23.00 Scaring the daylights out of the you-never-know-could-be-someday-maybe-possible-future-son-in-law with his very...
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Good news
There is bright news in the world, even though I posted something like this the other day. There is hope for all of us, even self-described "curmudgeons" like my best friend from High School. I remember Bill well from HS--he was one of the great characters...
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My Wonderful Coworkers.....
...gave me an early birthday present last night. Seeing that I would be on vacation this weekend for the Fall Ride , they figured I need a new outfit to wear in the parade. Yep, they think I should squeeze the almost-45-year-old-fanny into this little...
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Dad and Mom
This is the guy who's been giving me all these old family pics; in Gieblestadt, Germany in the AirForce about 1958. (Yes, I know I probably butchered that spelling...) What a handsome dude, eh? :-D And this is Mom in 1953, about the time she met my Dad....
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My family jewels...er, rock...
I spent some time over the last couple of days with my Dad, going through large--extremely large--tubs of photographs and papers, and old valentines, and.....etc. I have this project in mind of scanning all of these old faded photos, and trying to make...
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YOUR JOB APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED
Received this in email this morning: FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR Murphy Oil Company Ltd. Level 26, Tower 2 PETRONAS Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur City Centre 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MALAYSIA +60 166549412 ATTN: APPLICANT INTERNATIONAL EXPATRIATE OFFICIAL...
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Days of Yore... "Your"? "You're"?
Whatever. I never was really sure what a "yore" was anyway. Some kind of Christmas thing. I've always been fascinated at the things people choose to post on the 'net. From family photos on Flickr to diaries to academic papers to music to videos on YouTube,...
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Yes, it's smarter than I am
Continuing on the "cellphone" thread, I need to explain something. If I'm not answering your calls, there's a very good reason. It's not that I'm ignoring you. I can't figure out how. Centro™ smartphone Oh dear. This thing has the internets built in,...
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Amazing the damage a 2 pound pet can do
Rudy was ill over the weekend, sneezing, coughing, sleepy and listless -- not a kitten at all, more like a furry little ball of snot. The sneezing wouldn't have been so bad, except that kittens don't cover their mouths when they sneeze. Yeah, it was like...
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What MAD missed
I just thought I'd post a little bit of what Mad missed Tuesday. My family was very fortunate to have been invited by NASA to attend the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-120. My son, my Dad and my Mother were treated VIP style and escorted up to...
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Deadlines, schmedlines....
It occurs to me that, best intentions or no, I always seem to wind up caught with my figurative pants down when the end of each class looms. Not only do I have a final exam to write by Saturday night, I am also frantically putting the finishing touches...
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project of the day
It's always fun when one gets to operate big noisy dusty machines. Oh wait.... I do that for a living don't I? I knew the old maple floors were in rough shape and I've been threatening to sand them for years, but this photo really shows up just how badly...
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Happy Birthday, Americans
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. And for the support of this Declaration,...
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awol
No, I haven't died. I haven't vanished off the face of the earth. I have been simply buried in a paper on sovereignty (or coming lack thereof) in the European Union and the rationale for both the Czech Republic and Slovakia joining a supranational organization...
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A Swedish wish
#1 child mentioned how she'd like to go on a shopping trip to a large nearby metropolis in search of good cheap furniture. Since I am (sorta) back in the need-some-furniture mode myself, I visited the website she mentioned and ordered a catalog. When...
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gifts
Bleary-eyed and shuffling about in my jammies, I opened my 'fridge this morning in a desperate hunt for half 'n half for my coffee, the elixir of life, the bringer of all good things before 8 am. To find my Mothers' Day gift: Oooooh yeah. No, I did not...
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The agonizing is done
Well, at least it's partly done. I'm sure there is plenty more agonizing in my future. This is after the first coat; it looks to me like it will definitely need a second coat. I love it. There is color in the house!! Yes, to answer your question, that...
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more paint pics
Anybody out there think that maybe I'm obsessing about this just a *teensy* bit too much? Ok, left to right: I ragged the dark rust over yesterdays' gawdawful orange. I liked it, but not enough to do the whole wall that way. Next up is the deep rust color,...
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Terracotta and Taupe, my a$$
More like Blaze Orange and Pinkish-Gray, if you ask me..... I hate 'em BOTH. Back to the paint chips. I wanted deep rust and a tan. Instead I get something that looks like a fake-tan-from-a-bottle and a color that looks like my locker at work. Yuck. This...
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Road Trip!!
"Hey Laur, we want a couple of you experienced operators to learn about the new process control system going in this spring. We need someone who can teach the other ops how to use it and your name came up in the discussion. How would you like to get a...
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The "office" is lookin' *good*
...just in time for class beginning tomorrow morning!! (I'm itching to get back at it.) Listen to me, lol..... "office". 8-| How highfalutin' do I sound? How about "original 1920's parlor formerly used as a heavily curtained bedroom now returned to its...
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Eloquent Solutions to tough problems
One of my favorite bloggers is The Anchoress. I've loved her take on current affairs since I discovered her blog a couple of years back. The other day, she posted a series of images of math problems and the creative solutions students had come up with....
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Another Tradition falls victim to the Politically Correct
URBANA, Ill. - The University of Illinois will retire its 81-year-old American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek, following the last men's home basketball game of the season on Wednesday.The NCAA in 2005 deemed the buckskin-clad Illiniwek an offensive use...
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Done
After a semi-panicky installation of a new wireless router-- WHAT do we keep doing to those poor things, anyway? I think that's the third router I've killed in the last year or so!!-- I am officially done with IR1. Exam taken. Examinee collapsed. 8-}...
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Chavez says:
Venezuela's Chavez says "gringos go to hell" - Yahoo! News Chavez, a Cuba ally re-elected by a landslide in December, this month launched a campaign to consolidate power by nationalizing key industries, seeking expanded executive powers and pushing for...