• A sterling example of why we call them fly-over states

    I’d post this on the other (work-related) blog I write for, but I’m about to make some politically incorrect comments, so will keep it here, where I can say any darned thing I please. What’s with the pin-headed lawmakers in Illinois?!? Get this – they are trying to pass a bill that would outlaw all

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  • Awesome new video mashup

    This is a very cool mashup: Gollum and Smeagol Sing Barry White! Hey, who really needs a life after all? And if that’s not enough YouTube goodness for you, here’s Nora the Piano-Playing Cat! She looks to be WAY into it.

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  • Road trip!

    I was on the road pretty steadily from last Thursday until last night. My friend Cheryl (aka my BFF) and I drove Max the MINI up to northern California so I could do some long overdue tech support for one of my POW’s project assistant. She’s in San Mateo, and Cheryl’s family lives in San

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  • One of those days

    I’ve been having one of those days where I just don’t feel like there’s enough time. For anything. For everything. I feel overwhelmed and rushed. There’s no good reason for this – beyond the fact that we’ve only been home five days and I’m leaving tomorrow morning for three more days, a combination work and

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  • Cabo pics

    It’s Monday, and I feel mostly recovered from our week in Cabo. I had a lot of photos from several cameras to go through and remove all of the too-awful-for-the-light-of-day ones. So here are eighty or so of the creme de la creme (IMHO). A few are not so hot but clearly illustrate the over

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  • Another margarita? Could I please just scrape my fingernails down a chalkboard instead?

    So it turns out there really is such a thing as too many margaritas. We’re into day five of our Cabo trip and I can officially say that I, for one, have had enough margaritas to last this lifetime. We have had them with lunch almost every day (and let me tell you, me and

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