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Life in the Slow Lane

Entries Tagged as 'General'

Government to Take Over Airline Passenger Vetting

October 24th, 2008 · No Comments

More government stupidity in the wake of 9/11. Now the government wants more information from you so their no-fly lists are more accurate. Which is useless and misses the entire point. Do you think the 19 fellows on 9/11 were on a terrorist watch list? They weren’t. The failure on [...]

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Notes

October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Wedding invitations are going out today and tomorrow. If you get one, please let Tammy know how pretty they are; she’s worked her tail off making them.
I found a track day picture that actually looks decent.

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Holy Cow

October 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I just got back from an overnight trip to San Francisco to find this giant limb had broken off the large ash tree in my backyard! I glad it didn’t land on my roof. Do you think I need to worry about the tree in general? I looked for termite damage or [...]

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Politics as Unusual

October 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Take 30 minutes and watch Obama and McCain do some schtick.
McCain and Obama at the Al Smith Dinner

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Wedding Site

October 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’ve put up a simple page for the wedding. We’ll be adding details as we firm up arrangements but it looks like the wedding will be the weekend of Dec 20th in Las Vegas at the Wynn Hotel. If you can read this, you are invited to join us for the weekend! [...]

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Barack Obama’s $3 Million ‘Overhead Projector’

October 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Ever wonder what a $3 million projector looks like?
Barack Obama’s $3 Million ‘Overhead Projector’ Actually Pretty Cool

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The Big Move

October 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The population at Chateau Perham has skyrocketed in the last 24 hours, from a reasonable 2 to an incredible 4. Rand has the sunroom of my stately manor to himself, along with the entire backyard. Tammy has apparently claimed my empty front room, guest room and my office for herself. Molly of [...]

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A Lot of Smiles Per Gallon

October 4th, 2008 · No Comments

My supermoto bike gets a mention in the NY Times. The last paragraph talks about the supermoto phenomenon and how it makes for a good commuter bike due to the upright position and dirt bike suspension. While I would like to have an updated version of my bike (the current DRZ is mid [...]

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Fence and Ring

September 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I had a fence put in this week to close the backyard for Rand. Here’s a few pictures of him in his new doggie room. And for Janet, more pics of the ring!

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Cakes and Vans

September 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Two of my favorite blogs:
Cake Wrecks
Suspicious Vans

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