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Exciting Times

Back from a long break, here are a few thoughts and a dream. Continue reading

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Driving My Car

I think today that it is the car. I had left an item in a restaurant at lunch. I got the number off the web, called on the cell phone, jumped in the car and got it all in the … Continue reading

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Hills

Walking around in San Francisco. Continue reading

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More on Autographing

I spent some time with Phil Zimmermann the last couple of days, as he signed t-shirts for fans. Continue reading

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What is a “Daily Miracle?”

What’s up with the Daily Miracle? It actually a plot device from a Robert Heinlein novel, where the family relates a “Daily Miracle” that they observed that day.  I thought it was pretty cool. People can get used to almost … Continue reading

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Instant Oatmeal

I scooped some oatmeal into a bowl, added water and a bit of salt, put it in the microwave and had a hot breakfast in about 3 minutes flat.  No pans, no mess, just the bowl and the spoon.

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Awesome little bugs!

I’m a bit lactose intolerant, but down at any pharmacy I can obtain capsules that contain over 10 billion lactobacillus acidophilus, which I take daily.  That means I can drink as much of my homemade eggnog as I want.

Posted in Daily Miracles, Health and Nutrition

What goes on in my house!

This one was so obvious that I almost missed it.  The supply chain data centers for a Fortune 500 company that has global revenues exceeding $40 Bn per year, are managed from the downstairs office in my home.

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Lost No More

We took Nick to his home in Athens.  Greg, who also lives in Athens is still on holiday and asked us to drop off his rent while we were there.  We punched in the address of the leasing company to … Continue reading

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Christmas Eve, 2009

I was able to check prices on new dampers for Alex’s Mustang, see if they were in stock at the local store, and buy them without leaving my desk, or even making a phone call.

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