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American habits

Slow down. That’s a phrase not often heard in the US. At least not among the people I know. But it’s a notion that’s slowly starting to make more sense.
Americans love to think big and spend big. They want progress on every front, no matter what the cost. In the 20th century, that sort of [...]

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The C&O Canal

I suppose I should call this “Trip to the C&O Canal - Part Three”, since it’s the third time I write about the C&O Canal (Chesapeake and Ohio Canal) on my site. Here is Part 1 and Part 2. But it’s certainly not our third trip, because we’ve been there numerous times, during various times [...]

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The shit days of spring

I am pleased to announce that the shit days of spring are approaching their malodorous end. If you happen to live in non-temperate climates, you may not be accustomed with this rite-of-passage period that takes place every year where I live.
The shit days of spring are that time of the year when pig farmers get [...]

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The packages return… again

I can’t make this stuff up, seriously. I had another shipment of boxes returned to me by FedEx. I was using pre-printed labels sent to me by Data Robotics themselves. I sent back two Drobos to them a week ago, and the same boxes are now sitting back in my home. One was a replacement [...]

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Parallels crashes and corrupts Windows XP VM

Updated 3/18/08: I was contacted by Parallels and put in touch with one of their support technicians. They’ve advised me to do two things: re-install Parallels, and re-create the VM from its HDD file. They said this should resolve any instability issues. I’m going to give it a try as soon as my [...]

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Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-09

And God Spoke through Peacocks and a Cable Guy… http://tinyurl.com/2t9pwm #
DST is indeed an abomination. Have you seen this? http://tinyurl.com/3bchnl #
MacFamilyTree - Alzeimers Cure? http://tinyurl.com/33vccq #
Ex Cathedral: 1865 http://tinyurl.com/34cvra #
Fort Sumter: 1865 http://tinyurl.com/39ny3g #

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PSA: Change your clocks today

Change your clocks back one hour today, daylight savings time ends. Here’s an old mnemonic that will help you remember it: “fall back, spring forward”. It means that in the fall, you change your clocks back one hour, and in the spring, change them forward one hour. And if you want to check up on [...]

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