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  • New Job, New Toy

    So, my brief tenure at GameStop has drawn to a close.  Nothing against them, it was a great job while it lasted.  Unfortunately, it was only part time.  Not enough hours for me to live on.  So when I heard my local Fido store was hiring full time, I jumped ship.  Everything is very amicable,…

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  • The Uncritical Thinker

    A post has shown up in the Facebook updates of a couple of people I know which got me a little wound up.  Being me, I quite naturally fired off a response and moved on, but I couldn’t get it out of my head.  It kept nagging at me, so I did a bit more…

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  • “Tintin” Review

    My friend Jason gave me screener passes to the new Tintin film as an early birthday present.  So bright and early this morning, Lynn and I dragged ourselves out of bed and headed off to the ten a.m. show.  It couldn’t have been more worthwhile. I have been a been a fan of the iconic…

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  • Hello again everyone.   As you can see from the title, I figured I’d get all the excuses out of the way right off the top.  I won`t bore you with all the details, but it`s been a busy and occasionally frustrating week.  `Nuff said. In other news: In a rare fit of something  I`ve never…

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  • So here we are once again.  It`s that time of the year when the malls fill up with people desperately searching for`the perfect gift`.  It goes on every year, but let`s stop and think a moment about what that perfect gift is. It`s something you put some thought into.  It`s not just an I want…

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  • I was watching a presentation about science, magic and quantum mechanics (much more interesting than it sounds), and it gave me  a couple of things to ponder.  He makes the argument that science actually makes the universe more magical, not less so.  Here’s an example. Any time you look out a window anywhere on the…

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  • Sorry For The Absenteeism

    I realize that my posts have been a bit sporadic lately to say the least.  It’s kind of a good news, bad news thing.  I’ve started a new job, which is a good thing.  On the other hand, the learning curve has been eating so much of my energy that it hasn’t left a lot…

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  • The S**w Is Here Again!

    That’s right folks, it’s that time of the year again here in the National Capitol Region.  Time to break out the toques, mitts, shovels and Tylenol Back pills.  I’ve just shoveled my drive for the first time this year.  Yay! Don’t get me wrong, I love the s**w.  I just love it a lot more…

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  • Finally Forza

    So I’ve finally gotten around to playing Forza 3. I know it’s the previous generation, but that’s what my budget supports right now. I didn’t have an Xbox360 when this came out and by the time I got one, my driving time was taken up with GT 5 on the PS3. It turns out to…

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  • Unhappy Campers

    It seems some jokes have a shelf life. Apparently, people are done laughing at the Occupy (Camp) Wherever movement. Now, like “Train-wreck” Charlie’s one man show, it’s time to get them off the stage. The protesters have proven their irrelevance. Two months into their protest, the only people who care about their pet issues are…

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