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The site has moved!! Update your links!!

I know I might have given you a link or a business card with this site on it… It’s moved. The new site is http://blog.vec.com/ Just go there and enjoy! Why, might you ask, am I keeping this around? Just … Continue reading

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Amazon Kindle

I think I’m going to pull the trigger on the Amazon Kindle after looking at it for the past year or so… I’ve been reading more lately and it’s not about saving money really, but actually reading more. That’s what … Continue reading

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Seagate: Avoid at all costs

Mr. Burgyan, Thank you for allowing me to speak with you this afternoon.  Per our discussion, I requested that your case was to be reviewed.  It was looked at shortly after we touched base on the telephone.  The original decision … Continue reading

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Safe and Sound in Red Bay

Spoke with George this evening and he sounds good. He cannot make outside calls, but I have the number to the B&B now (Bayview Inn) and will be calling again tomorrow evening for the return-trip itinerary. An airport is only … Continue reading

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Remember…

Found in a forum: Remember: Adventures are only great in the retelling – while they’re actually happening, they pretty much suck.

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All's well that ends well

So Tena’s iPhone project… I replaced the screen (the glass portion of the phone) and the digitizer on her phone, and in the process screwed up her LCD. Word to the wise, unlike many of the videos about how to … Continue reading

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Great deal on a rotary trimmer

Ooohh… I don’t know if this is a pricing mistake from Amazon, but I just picked up a rotary trimmer to go with my printer for the smoking price of $166 from Amazon! Not just a small one, but a … Continue reading

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Learning about new modes of failure

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Longest ride yet

Tonight I went on the longest ride of the year thus far: almost 25 miles of hills. This is one of my standard training rides… and this time is felt a lot easier than it has in the past. Today … Continue reading

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Hoping for a good day tomorrow

Well, tomorrow is the reduction in force. A euphemism for layoff — great. I’ve been with the company from nearly the start back in 2001. I believe that things can turn around. Hopefully the economy will throw us a life-line too. … Continue reading

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