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Two Days of Mentoring
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January 17, 2012
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January 17, 2012
Two routes to get here, via Los Angeles or on secondaries, and two choices for the mode of transportation, flying or driving.
Oklahoma City
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January 13, 2012
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January 13, 2012
Random comments:
The Walmart store sells Sushi. (That is not a recommendation.
Tool Band-it Open Carry
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January 4, 2012
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January 4, 2012
It’s a strap-on bunch of magnets, originally intended to hang on to nuts and bolts but here you can see it does just great with a set of channel plyers, my NRA knife, S&W 36 snubby and a combination straight and phillips head mini-screwdriver.
What is Human?
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January 2, 2012
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January 2, 2012
For example, the comment, “He was an alcoholic and womanizer,” may have been stated by someone and recorded in the raw notes that I review.
Open Source Isn’t Cheap
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December 22, 2011
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December 22, 2011
Open Source Basically it means that the item, commonly a piece of software, is usually available in source code form, you can get a copy, read it, and modify it.
History Lesson
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December 18, 2011
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December 18, 2011
What triggered the hostilities at this otherwise serene place on the edge of Concord was when the government took arms against its citizens.
Tyrants
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December 15, 2011
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December 15, 2011
The Declaration of Independence was motivated by the long series of grievances the colonists suffered from, at that time, their monarch.
Using Shields
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December 3, 2011
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December 3, 2011
"Good guys are human shields. Bad guys use them." Fast Eddie