Category Archives: Personal

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

    I learned some big news last night, from TV Shows on DVD. My favorite hour-long drama, The West Wing, is finally arriving on DVD on November 18. It looks to contain a lot of extras, including deleted scenes … Continue reading

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Blog Within a Blog: My New Computer 5.5

    It’s been a while since I wrote an update on my progress. A lot has happened, but I was too busy working on my computer to write about it. I got my wireless networking equipment at the end … Continue reading

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BLACKOUT: Day Three

    Back at work again. Yay.    Power was restored to most of suburban Detroit late yesterday, as far as I can tell; so I had to come in this morning and coordinate with the newly-online other departments. All … Continue reading

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BLACKOUT: Day Two

    Back at work again. Our building is still up and running, but the neighboring buildings remain offline. The drive in was ridiculous with lines for gas stations clogging up the right lanes. Troublingly, I didn’t see any fast-food … Continue reading

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First We Take Away Their Internet, Then We Go After Their A.C.

    At 4:23, August 14 2003, Sky Net became self-aware.    It was blamed on an overload in New York, a lightning hit at Niagara Falls, and the MS Blast virus. But the cascade of power failures today really … Continue reading

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Dogsitting

    Tonight was my last night of dogsitting. Since Friday I’ve spent most of my time at my brother Rick’s house, checking on their dog and raiding their fridge. Driving back and forth and spending a lot of time … Continue reading

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Stuff

    This entry is just a little message in a bottle until I have time for something substantial. I haven’t written a “Blog Within a Blog” update in a while, but my new computer is really taking shape and … Continue reading

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Homecoming

    Haven’t had a chance to write much this weekend, since I spent a lot of time at the Dearborn Homecoming. I can prove this since I uploaded a few dozen photos of the event to my Gallery.    … Continue reading

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    I’ve only given my pet Fish’s e-mail address a couple times, but, amazingly he still gets lots of spam. This gave me the idea for an experiment. I’ve created a new e-mail account. I’m only going to mention … Continue reading

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Around the Webring

    One of the unexpected benefits of this here Blogathon is being exposed to so many other people’s sites. I’m greatly enjoying not only reading how others are spending their time but simply getting a look at the sites’ … Continue reading

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