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Out My Window

    Lightning footage, shot on my Kodak Zi8 on Thursday, May 27.

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Picture of the Week

    I’ve been enjoying this picture so much this week that I feel I should just copy it from Tumblr and post it here. It really is a delightful and heartwarming image of Spring…From Tumblr via Reddit    Update: … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs is a Stupid Dumbass Idiot

    For quite a while I’ve been patiently waiting for Apple to support Blu-ray drives or allow Blu-ray playback in their Mac line. I’ve heard how licensing Blu-ray is a “bag of hurt” but assumed all those problems would … Continue reading

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Bitter Balloons

    Archivist’s Note: At this point, and through April 10, the blog began to mirror the rants which were also on the Bitter Old Man sister site. At the time, BOM used comic book thought or speech balloons on … Continue reading

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Silent Clock

    My God — it’s actual text!    Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve actually blogged on my weblog, but I had to say something now as the news has been confirmed.  Plus, there’s the fact Facebook said … Continue reading

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WSU Match Day

    From WDIV. Supposedly, my nephew Joe is somewhere in this video…Your browser does not support the video tag.    Update: okay, supposedly, Joe shows up at the 00:27 mark, in tan slacks and a gray sweater, with his … Continue reading

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Meryl Streep in The Pottymouth

    I seem to like these clips, where a bit of profanity slips by the network censors. I guess it illustrates how harmless it is when they actually hit the airways, how pointless it is to try and camouflage … Continue reading

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2009-09-12: U2 in Chicago

    We left for Chicago yesterday morning and returned this afternoon, for another pilgrimage to see U2. It was a great show as always, but I’m still of a mind that their best tours are the stripped down ones, … Continue reading

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Obama Responds to His Republican Critics

    In the wake of last night’s address to a joint session of congress, President Obama had this to say to the critics of his health care proposals:Possibly my new favorite Internet meme    From Flickr, by way of … Continue reading

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Number Nine… Number Nine…

09/09/09 Happy World Beatles Day!

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