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What We Make Of It
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September 5, 2011
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September 5, 2011
Sounds simple: “The world is what we make of it.”
The Help, A Dissenting Review
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September 5, 2011
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September 5, 2011
There is much truth in the movie. The dialog, the attitudes, the laws, the houses and decors of the two sides of this story are all spot-on.
Strangeness
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September 4, 2011
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September 4, 2011
"The older I get, the more tolerant I become of strangeness, except when it objects to mine.
RBOS
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September 3, 2011
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September 3, 2011
You probably don’t know the Red Baron Operating System, “R-Boss” (RBOS).
Fountain Pens and Inks
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September 2, 2011
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September 2, 2011
Links:
Noodler’s Ink Lamy Pens Private Reserve Ink PenWorks (Cave Creek AZ)
FDA Helping the FAA
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September 2, 2011
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September 2, 2011
According to the headline, the FDA – the Food and Drug Administration – has certified an airplane to fly.
Finally, SUMMER!!!
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September 1, 2011
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September 1, 2011
In Phoenix, September starts SUMMER!!! That’s boldface, capital letters and three exclamation marks.
Locked Out
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August 31, 2011
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August 31, 2011
… and this is bad because?
I’m switching from “Old cranky that overheats” running Winders XPat to “New and obscure that isn’t supposed to do that (overheating), at least not until I really need it” computer running Windows 7.