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Thanks Sis

This was to be my first ever Christmas spent alone. I had done a pretty good job staying busy and simply avoiding it. Then it happened… My little sister sent me a box and told me to open it on Christmas Eve. I did as told and as I unpacked it, the emotions took over…. [Read More]

Headlight Restoration

The headlight lenses (or covers, faces, or whatever) on my Nissan Murano were getting pretty bad.  I’m not sure what to call it but it was a combination of fogging or hazing (crazing?) along with a slight yellowing effect that was blocking a lot of the light and just looked bad. The old sharp, clear and… [Read More]

Snow

I admit, it is beautiful… I grew up in Montana and spent many years in Minnesnowta so have kinda had my fill of the stuff over the years.  As I was watching it fall today, it struck me that I have a very habit of digging up bad experiences from the past. Yeah, one of the… [Read More]

Sunset

Another beautiful sunset….

Velocity Cruz Tablet

I really wanted to get some experience with tablet pc computing. Actually, there was some “need” for this based on my profession and the desire of some of “my” customers to work with tablets.  I have been using my Samsung Galaxy S 4G phone for about six months now and love it.  I could easily… [Read More]

Data Binding EVAL

I found a neat little trick this past week. Probably something that all other programmers that are using data binding already knows… In short, I needed to show JavaScript Confirm popup following the click event of a LinkButton contained in a GridView on an ASP.Net 4.0 framework web site page. If not familiar, a Confirm… [Read More]

Tomorrow Is a Gift

Sometimes it can be hard to remember how blessed I am. It is so easy to be consumed with the “problem” of the moment. It used to be job/career, finances, home maintenance, car maintenance, etc… that took me away. Many blessings were with me on those days and instead I focused on the problems. I… [Read More]

Sickening

This story has me absolutely furious!!! http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/08/remains-274-troops-reportedly-dumped-in-virginia-landfill/ This story makes me sick when I consider the number of our soldiers that have lost their lives or have been seriously injured recovering a fallen soldier.  They are willing to sacrifice it all for a fallen hero so someone back in the States can toss the him… [Read More]

Laptop Power

I have been attempting to determine the power requirements of living on my boat.  Most of it is fairly easy. The difficulty comes from my need to earn a living which I do using a laptop computer (software developer). I have been unable to determine exactly how much power is required for a laptop over… [Read More]

Engine or No

There seem to be certain topics within every subject that are impossible for people to discuss rationally. Engines and sailboats is a perfect example. Auto engines and airplanes… Wavy potato chips or smooth… Country music or rock and roll… I don’t enjoy confrontation or debate so I’ve learned to avoid these topics altogether. Too bad,… [Read More]