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eBook Evolution
I have written about ebooks a few times in the past. I started in 2008 with the Sony E-Reader, and then moved on to an iPad in 2011, and then to the Kindle in 2014. As a lifelong, heavy reader, books have always been a significant part of my life. The eBook and reader has…
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Why I don’t Watch Sports-ball Games
Thursday I got a hankering for some Pizza for lunch, so I hit the local Round Table Pizza and their buffet (yep, I felt like pigging out, so nyah!) Of course, there were TV’s on in the dining area tuned into various games. The one that had audio turned up was a Baseball game. Oakland…
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Let it Bleed – The Rolling Stones
When a band has been around as long as the Rolling Stones has, looking at their catalog can be daunting. Do you buy something really early? Or how about a best-of collection? It can be a crapshoot either way. However, with The Rolling Stones, there is one album that you can buy with confidence, and…
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Led Zeppelin
While I inherited a pretty awesome amount of vinyl LP’s of Jazz and Classical from my father inlaw, my rock and roll collection has been almost nil. I am missing the collection I jettisoned in the 1990’s in my frenzy of moving. Fortunately, with the revival, there are ample opportunities to expand and augment. One…
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What I am reading – Matt Drake novels
I have admitted to being a fan of the Doc Savage stories in the past. Fun, targeted at teenaged boys, and quick reading, they are the classic adventure stories. I read all 181 original stories, as well as all the modern additions. I have been searching for a similar series of stories, and am currently…
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Hawaii Five-O Observations
I have mentioned in the past about watching classic TV on Netflix and singled out Hawaii Five O as endlessly entertaining. Lately, I have swung back into that series, and I have a few observations: 12 seasons – how on earth did that show last for 12 seasons? Seriously, by the 4th season it was…
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Weekend Trivialities
I have gotten out of the habit of updating things here lately. Work has become super busy. Homelife has been busy, and frankly the blogging has suffered. A bunch of things today. 1) Apparently my car is dripping oil. If it was s late 1960’s British car, this wouldn’t be an issue, as they leak…
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DoublePlus Suck – Seizure AND broken Toe
Grab bag here, and a quickie post… Yesterday was our anniversary, 15 years! Woot. Great dinner, and life is good. Then at 10:10PM, Tate has a seizure. I was not really sleeping so apart from the panic it wasn’t too disruptive. Apart from the trauma of the seizure. Then, as I was bolting down the…
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Moving, the last frontier
Yesterday I groused about some of the last dregs of moving. While the majority of the unpacking has been done, there was still a clot of boxes in the middle of the garage. Annoying, yet stubborn. This morning I was determined to do something about the clot of boxes. It was about 3/4’s of Barbara’s…
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Moving Notes
Well, we are mostly unpacked, and all is mostly well. 95% of the boxes are unpacked, and the house is well organized. The boys are settled in (and too comfortable). However there are a few wrinkles. Before we moved from Chandler, I bought a new pair of cycling shoes. My old ones were 13 years…