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Thank you, royal_spice.

I am trying to go without internet at my house. I'm cancelling my landline since my blackberry has such good reception so the added security of the landline is not necessary. The DSL is bundled and I'm not paying $40/month for it when I use maybe 7-10 hours a week on it. So I am going to cancel all and see what happens. I won't actually be internet ( Read more... )

I now have a Blackberry Bold 9700. Brother Tim refers to it is "crackberry."

I still console myself that I was "blogging" before blogging was a word or cool back in '90.

Imagination is more powerful than Will.

Discuss.

Remember that interview in Chicago back in November? My measure of success was to get on the "list." Well ( Read more... )

It snowed last night. I awoke to a winter wonderland.

A good morning. I played with the programmable thermostat last night.

Toinght is for getting out my holiday cards. I'll make a bit of mulled wine cider.

A moment of wonder to share:
( urban pantheism )

Sainte Colombe playing viola de gamba & dreaming of his wife (from the movie). It's about 3 minutes.

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Thank you, this_not_that for the great lead into 17th century baroque music and the viola de gamba.

( The full score for those that liked the first excerpt (7 minutes): )

Something that's been on the list of home improvements is the furnace/AC. Since I have some time on my hands, I've been getting estimates from different companies (carrier, coleman, lennox and trane dealers). It looks to be about $5-6K to replace my 30 year old 60% efficient furnace with a 95% high efficiency furnace with two-stage burner and ( Read more... )

1. Kicked the starbucks (take away coffee) habit ($2/cup) and now drink instant decaf with a splash of milk. Math: $8 for 60 cups of coffee which is about a month's worth for me. Bonus win: Picked up 2 jars of instant decaf (120 cups) for $5 each with coupon and sale. Major win ( Read more... )