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Vote or Don’t Complain

3 Nov

Tomorrow is Election Day so make sure you go out and VOTE! I don’t care who you vote for – just go and VOTE. You’ve heard it before but if you don’t vote – you don’t have a right to … Read More »

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On Turning 45

28 Dec

Random – disconnected thoughts on turning 45. Today I turned 45. It was a slow process. It took me 45 years to get here. It just proves that I have patience. 45 – Half way to 90. For some reason, … Read More »

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Breaking Through The Wall

31 Oct

As many of you know, I have been losing weight since January 2007. I was morbidly obese (5′ 11″, 350 pounds) and I needed to lose lots of weight. My first goal was to be able to lose enough weight … Read More »

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Success is…

1 Aug

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. – David Brinkley

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Looking for Passion

31 Jul

Among the many books that I am currently reading is John Maxwell’s, “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader“. It’s a short book and I’ve committed to read a chapter a day. Today’s quality is Passion. Passion is something I … Read More »

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The New Religion of Al Gore

8 May

A few days ago, I had a discussion about how some people are reacting to this whole global warming issue and Al Gore’s book and movie in particular. I heard about the hotel in California that was going “green” and … Read More »

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Digg The Code!

3 May

And now for a brief geek moment. If you haven’t already heard, a programmer figured out the encryption key for the new HD-DVD and Blu-ray formatted DVD discs and posted it on a forum. Here’s a link to a story … Read More »

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Check Out This Chair

12 Mar

Modular chairUploaded by grrrrreg

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Digital Quandary

12 Mar

With the popularity of digital music and digital photography and digital video, I just realized that I have terabytes of digital content stored on various portable hard drives, internal hard drives and DVD’s. In fact, as I digitize my music … Read More »

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Vista: Not for me!

1 Feb

Everyone I talk to asks me if I am going to upgrade my computer to Vista – Micro$oft’s new operating system. I say no. From reports that I have heard, it is a resource hog. I don’t want to have … Read More »

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