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fourteen from thirty

2008-04-30T20:12:11Z

For the second Wednesday in a row, I have had the pleasure of riding my bicycle on a new trail by my house and it feels good to be spending that much time outside again. This time I headed east instead of west and thanks to that change in directi...

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chunky monkey desire

2008-04-29T01:31:06Z

For a while I have had this running joke with my wife. Whenever she asks me if I want to eat some ice cream, I loudly reply in my best cartoon voice that I want some Chunky Monkey. This usually annoys her for a number of reasons. First of all, ...

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ichigo and rukia

2008-04-27T15:04:31Z

Thanks to online streaming sites, I managed to see three more episodes of Bleach this morning and with each new episode that I see, I become more and more impressed with the series. With all of the character development, it is easy to see why the...

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must see russia

2008-04-27T00:38:37Z

Work welcomed me back last night with a quiet night and I used my down time to work on some personal projects. My primary goal was to do some serious research and planning on a trip to Russia. At this time I know that I want to see both Moscow a...

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lost survivor brother

2008-04-25T22:03:51Z

At four o'clock this morning, I was witness to what had to be the first spectacular thunderstorm of the year. The forecast had predicted strong storms, but so often that seems to be an exaggeration, but that was not the case this time. More than...

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bicycle car stress

2008-04-24T21:16:20Z

Yesterday was the best Wednesday that I have had in three weeks. Why? It was the first time in three weeks that I was not dealing with car problems. Sigh. I fully confess that I am not an automotive person by any means so I have to rely on wha...

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heavy fog advisory

2008-04-11T12:52:52Z

As much as I seem to complain about the plays that I see at the Milwaukee Rep, I did renew my subscription for the upcoming season this fall. Of the nine plays that are listed, I recognize four of them, but have never seen any of them performed l...

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sentimental chinese coins

2008-04-10T16:32:38Z

With a cold steady rain falling in the background, I found time this morning to read some articles in a recent issue of The New Yorker. One of them focused on the American penny and how the average American is not willing to part with it even tho...

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moody english kings

2008-04-09T22:03:18Z

April has returned to normal. The bright sun and clear skies have given way to clouds and cold rain. All of this made it possible to stay inside and calmly absorb the 1962 Italian film L'Eclisse. From what I have read this is the third installm...

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cities at night

2008-04-06T15:44:07Z

Not the world's best public speaker, but there are some very striking images in the video. The phrase barn door tracker caught me off guard. Is that a standard astronomical photographers tool? One of my favorite images was that of Hong Kong. A...

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