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San Francisco Here I Come!

August 1st, 2008 · 18 Comments

San Fran, hands down, is my favorite city in the whole US.  I have to call it San Fran because I live in a city called Frisco.  Hence, confusion abounds if I call it Frisco.
I will be going to San Fran for three weeks for boot camp (a intensive program to learn a particular product).  […]

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Aged Tires: A Driving Hazard?

July 26th, 2008 · 6 Comments

My dad sent me a link to an ABC News special on aged tires being sold as new. Completely legal, but dangerous.
Basically, your tire’s “born on” date makes a difference. You could be sold a “brand new” tire, but it could have been made twelve years ago. Anyway, it’s good info, and […]

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Free Kibble

July 16th, 2008 · 5 Comments

A friend of mine passed along to me a link to Free Kibble. An 11 year old girl is trying to feed animals in shelters. You answer trivia questions each day and they will donate free kibble. I am not sure why you have to answer trivia questions to actually donate, but I guess it’s […]

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I promise I am not dead

May 4th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Hi all.
I promise I have not fallen off the face of the earth.  Please don’t delete me from your feedreaders.  I am still sick, but am better.  I have decided to start ignoring my fever, and if it’s not better by the time I am done with antibiotics, then I will go back in.
Problem is, […]

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Apparently, an inch does make a difference

April 14th, 2008 · 12 Comments

I have been very lucky. I have not had to travel for work for quite some time. I always fly American, because I live in DFW, and all my points are with them. This means I get to fly first class most of the time, and get treated like a human being. […]

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