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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Back…
I’m back from the San Antonio bike show (South Texas Motorcycle Show). It was an interesting, but not lucrative, trip. I’m pretty sure we spent more on corny dogs than we earned as a vendor. There are reasons for this…some … Continue reading
Posted in Events/Schedule, food
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San Antonio this weekend!
Hey all! I’ll be at the South Texas Motorcycle Show in San Antonio, Texas this coming weekend (Friday March 28 through Sunday March 30). I’ll have a booth in the exhibitors area and will have books on hand. I’ll be … Continue reading
Posted in Events/Schedule
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A Damn Near Thing…
I almost killed him. It was a matter of inches. Righteous indignation, relief, surprise, and maybe just a taste of fear are still throbbing through my system. Not fun…that. I was working on the wife’s car today. It’s six years … Continue reading
Posted in Mood
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Pillage…then burn.
Yah know…even I get days off every now and again. Last Friday I was going to take a “comp” day…basically this is an undocumented day off to make up for those extra days put in at some other time. Yeah, … Continue reading
Posted in Recommended, Webcomics, Work
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Report back…let us know!
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. … Continue reading
17 Years…
Yesterday was me and the wife’s 17th anniversary. Wow. 17 years gone by, just like that. 17 years and and the emotions…the lust…the drive…are as powerful as they ever were. When we were first married, I thought I understood what … Continue reading
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Ashamed of my profession…
Not sure when, or how it happened…but we have become the impediment, not the enabler, in the Information Technologies world. When, as a group, did we stop *asking* what folks needed to get their work done…and start *telling* them what … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Incompetence
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If ya’ just gotta have a gate…
Check out this gate! I love this concept. Thanks to Jim Murtagh for the pics! Hmmm…. Plasma Cutter———check Welder—————-check Cut off saw———–check Steel, muscle, blood—check I’m thinkin’ I’ve just gotta build something like that. Now, if I can just figure … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, fun, Projects
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Hey, winter!
Well, I missed it this year. I predicted winter would be on February 21 and 22. Instead, it was on March 4th. The pic below (thanks Mike) was the scene at the farm this morning…several inches of rare March snow. … Continue reading
Posted in weather
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