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avian jihad
My car has declared war on birds, from sea to shining sea. I was flying down the highway this morning when a bird appeared in front of the car and then vanished. There was a lone feather on the windshield and a little detritus clinging to the mouth of the hood scoop, and I thought […]
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phase 1 – partial failure
Well, mostly failure, let’s be honest. Removal of the glass involved two tiny screws on the bottom edge of the phone. Then you use a suction cup to lift the glass up out of the rest of the body. Since I didn’t exactly have a unified surface to pull on, I put a piece of […]
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home grown
Our tomatoes started showing signs of red last week, much to our excitement. Tonight we picked the first one. Perhaps it’s a little premature but we couldn’t resist. A little dash of salt – mmmmm. We’ve been trimming herbs for a while now for dinners. Amy made a nice pesto and herb butters over the […]
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magnetized
I’m not really in the market for a chick magnet any more. Never really was. I don’t think my original Subaru did anything for the laydeez, and I’m fairly certain Amy is indifferent at best about the current one. But I’ve become aware of, and am currently experiencing, the new term, dick magnet. This car […]
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apple 2 – ben 0
I broke the screen on my second iPhone this morning. The first time I ran right out and purchased an unsubsidized specimen to the tune of $600. So in love was I, after only a few months of ownership, that I couldn’t bear a moment apart. Now I find myself trash talking the smart phone […]
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get stoaked
An old client of ours wandered into the office at the end of the spring to drop off a package and asked me if I’d been riding. In the early days I would tag along with my boss and his pals for weekly mountain bike rides, but then for one reason or another I kinda […]
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post saga
And the world shrugged. After all the waiting and wanting, it’s finally here. And life goes on, the way it should be. No confetti dropped from the ceiling. I just immediately set to all the things I’d ever wanted internet for and it was good. Alex and I played a metric ton of video games […]
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lost and found
I noticed a familiar, coiled up shape on the ground this morning on my way across town in the parking shuttle. Come to think of it – where is my bike lock? So I got off the shuttle and walked back to the object and picked it up. Yes, this looks like the one I […]
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manual labor
As you may know, we’ve been living in the communications dark ages since we moved to Orford. In November of 2009, I installed one of these on the house to bring a cell signal inside. I’m not sure why the price on these has jumped, but I definitely didn’t pay $450. With a reliable signal […]
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strawberry fest 2011
Amy’s parents swung by over the weekend to attend the world famous strawberry festival with us. Hot Summer Tip: Strawberries are good with homemade biscuits and loads of whipped cream.