Archive for 'Misc'
I’m back, baby! </George Costanza>
Or maybe ‘Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology…Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.’
All told it took about 48 hours to complete (no, not straight through), but we’re now running 64-bit Ubuntu 9.10 on a new AMD Athlon II 620 (quad 2.6GHz core). That should make wordpress super fast! <sarcasm intended>.
Posted: March 1st, 2010 under Misc.
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Virginia as the Election Bellweather
It’s been 44 years since Virginia elected a Democrat to the white house. Yet almost every poll has it squarely in the Democrat column. So either the polling methods are wrong, or there has been a vast voter shift in the last few years.
I predict Virginia will be the bellweather for this election. [...]
Posted: November 3rd, 2008 under Misc.
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Sunlawn Reel-Mowers’ Reel-Bad Customer Service
Last June, I sold our gas-powered mower and bought a manual reel mower. Our yard is small, and without a shed or garage I didn’t have any place to keep the gas mower, so it seemed like a great fit. I ended up buying the 16″ Sunlawn LMM40. The big sell to [...]
Posted: October 16th, 2008 under Complaints/Props, Misc.
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No Time Left For…
Since even before we left for our neighborhood hunting trip in Chicago, I kept thinking to myself, “I need to spend 5 minutes and blog.” I promptly thought the same thing on Wednesday morning after our return. And now it’s Friday night, and I really want to pull the photos off the camera, but I [...]
Posted: January 12th, 2007 under Misc.
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