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Archive for November, 2009

admin on 29 Nov 2009

RT @quotations: "Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men." – Kin Hubbard http://tqpage.com/250 #
RT @BoingBoing: Shackleton's Antarctic whisky found http://bit.ly/07cQC5w #
RT @DefenseDispatch: Boeing Breaks Ground on Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston, SC | http://link2.cc/xez #
The Esslingen Medieval Christmas Festival is one of my favorite events in Germany http://post.ly/DH9j #
I can confirm the Esslingen Medieval Christmas Market is officially open. First of many great dinners there tonight. #
9:10pm and still no @pink on stage. #
@pink Awesome Stuttgart performance tonight. Best I've seen in a long time. Song, dance, acrobatics, comedy, video, variety – Incredible!! #
Our movers are paid by the hour. And you can tell by the pace they are moving. #
Well, were are in our new place. No furniture assembled, boxes everywhere and in the wrong rooms, but the door shuts, and home sweet home!!! #
RT @JimmySky: I'm thankful for anyone eating an MRE in some hellhole this year so I don't have to. #thanksgiving #
Dan is awesome, hire him fast! RT: @dankarran #Drupal developer in London with an interest in all things geographic http://tr.im/FWEj #

admin on 22 Nov 2009

USAA sponsors VFW’s Operation Uplink, helps provide 79,000 free calls on Veterans Day. Hear more at http://budurl.com/VFWRadio #
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” — Churchill http://theimpossiblecool.tumblr.com/ #
RT @badbanana: The U.S. dollar has fallen to a 12-month low. Last night, it watched Leno. #
Final acceptance of our Condo today. If all goes well, kitchen install starts tomorrow, finish next week. Plan to move a week from today. #
Having my first Aperol Sour. Pretty good. #
Spent the weekend running loads to our new place. Still have a long way to go. #

admin on 15 Nov 2009

Doing a pre-final-inspection on our new place. #
RT @zappos: "Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there." -Will Rogers #
RT @huffingtonpost: Obama Will Send Almost 40,000 Troops To Afghanistan: CBS News http://bit.ly/3D9t00 #
RT @quotations: "Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege." – Unknown http://tqpage.com/277 #
RT @badbanana: Ear hair is God's way of telling you it's time to buy a sports car. #
RT @iA: [comic strip] iPhone or Droid? http://xkcd.com/662/ #
"What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of high living." – Doug Larson http://tqpage.com/23643 #
Video: NatGeo photog Paul Nicklen describes coming face-to-face with one of the arctic's most vicious predators http://bit.ly/HBJoK #
RT @huffingtonpost: Miss Teen South Carolina Learns Where Babies Come From (VIDEO) http://bit.ly/3L1xHm #
RT @badbanana: I like my tea like I like my Star Trek women. Green. #

admin on 08 Nov 2009

@tericee Until we meet again (and I’m sure we will somewhere, the world is not as big as it used to be). in reply to tericee #
Picking up take-home pizza from our favorite casual Italian restaurant in Esslingen – La Gondola. http://bit.ly/38Z8dR #
RT @badbanana: I’m growing facial hair in November to raise awareness for how creepy I can look. #
RT @dankarran: The doc says I need more exercise… at least 30 mins a day. Luckily my local pub is 15 mins away #
Top 10 reasons employers want to hire you http://bit.ly/4iHCej (via @cnn) #
RT @inyourpocket: The Irish accent has been voted the sexiest in the world. http://tinyurl.com/ykd44bf #
RT @exposur3: Secret copyright treaty leaks. It’s bad. Very bad. http://bit.ly/2HkNyy #
RT @tericee: Heather Burke from SPAWAR is addressing the #goscon Mgmt Track about determining whether OSS is right for a given project. #
RT @europe_news: US warns five EU countries of fading visa-waiver hopes http://bit.ly/3cJg97 #
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This is amazing! – Darpa Preps Son of Robotic Mule – http://shar.es/akX3D (via @condontm) #
RT @quotations: “Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” – Steven Wright http://tqpage.com/931 #
Moving the shelves and boxes from the basement of the place we rent to the basement of the place we bought. #

admin on 01 Nov 2009

On a train to Brussels, for AFCEA TechNet Europe. #
RT @fastcompany: Boston Dynamics Robots Tiptoe Toward Terminator http://bit.ly/3g7Y5j #
French Kiss in Brussels was great, but catching up with T/S/S was even better! #
As always, enjoyable trip to the country that (overall) has the best beer in the world. http://flic.kr/p/7bLmMh #
A bum tried to steal my laptop bag while I was buying chocolate at the Brussels train station this morning. I’m now on the train to Paris. #
Having a Cafe Noisette in Paris’ Gare de l’Est
http://bit.ly/4e1tc6 #
Our lives, captured by the cover of the New Yorker http://post.ly/B8NB #