Category: Random
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Shattered perception
4:03 PM. Second story of the parking garage outside of Student Loan Network headquarters. Dark and stormy night… wait, no, wrong story. Anyway, it’s Friday, the weekend is here, I’m ready to relax and head to the Boston Martial Arts Center for an evening of training when I get to my car and notice… Yep.…
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Fireworks alternatives for the 4th of July
A few news outlets are reporting bans on fireworks and cancelations of 4th of July exhibits – so what do you do in place of fireworks? Well, there’s always Diet Coke and Mentos. Seriously. Diet Coke and Mentos will not start wildfires. Diet Coke and Mentos will not make your clothes smell like cordite. Diet…
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2008 Recession or Depression is Likely
2008 Recession or Depression is Likely I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately. Most of it has not been of good news and all of it has been about the economy. The economic issues that have caused disruption and disorder in 2007 – the credit crunch, housing bubble bursting, and high fuel prices –…
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Nunavut – Battleground for the Arctic
Ever heard of Nunavut, Canada? I hadn’t. That shows how badly out of date my geographic knowledge of Canada is. Nunavut was designated a Canadian territory in 1999, splitting off from the Northwest Territories. It’s a huge place – 31,000 people spread over an area the size of Western Europe, and it’s a name you’ll…
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Out of the Office Autoreply: God's on break, please call back later.
Based on what’s in the book of Genesis from the Abrahamic bibles, God created everything in six days. Day 1. Universe. Day 2. Earth and water. Day 3. Land and shrubbery. Day 4. Seasons, day, and night. Day 5. Critters. Day 6. Mankind. Day 7. Break. If you assume that God’s calendar works differently than…
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Too many cameras…
I just realized after ordering a new Nikon D40 that I have too many cameras. Kodak DX6490 Canon SD450 Nikon Coolpix L2 JVC PV-GS120 Sharp something or other Sanyo VPC-CG65 Nokia N91 On the bright side, they all work. One of these days, I’ll open a used camera store or something. How much fully functional…
