Monthly Archives: January 2006

And these people “run” the country

Posted on 01/31/2006 by Paul

You’d like to think the staff of our elected representatives (both Republican and Democrat) should meet a higher standard. You’d think the job they do day in a day out to shape the laws of our country would infect their … Continue reading →

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Xbox 360 – Hardware

Posted on 01/28/2006 by Paul

Welcome to the post-Ipod era of consumer electronics. First thing’s first. Don’t even bother with the “Core” system. They don’t even call it the Premium system on the webpage anymore, it’s just the Xbox 360 system and the Core Xbox … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Kent!

Posted on 01/27/2006 by Amy

My favorite middle brother turns 28 today – hope your day is fantastic! It seems like only yesterday he was proudly declaring his status as a 3 year-old to all with cameras. Ho many fingers now Kent? Age 3 Age … Continue reading →

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Xbox 360

Posted on 01/25/2006 by Paul

Well thanks to the help of a nifty application I was able to acquire an Xbox360 today. I took an early lunch and bought the 9th system out of 14 in the shipment. Sure they just got the shipment that … Continue reading →

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5 Start Weekend in Progress

Posted on 01/22/2006 by Amy

2nd Week of Class – I know what all the new buttons do in InDesign. Yeah – now I can go back to being as productive as I was before they changed everything. Next week, advanced techniques and shortcuts. Weekend … Continue reading →

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Movie Time!

Posted on 01/15/2006 by Paul

This is funny: Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny So is this: Tripod Music Video.

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Saturday Classes

Posted on 01/14/2006 by Amy

Still unable to speak, I attended a class today on Adobe InDesign to re-learn how to do all the things I already knew how to do in Pagemaker before they changed it.

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Roe’s Medical Status Report

Posted on 01/12/2006 by Amy

Roe went to the vet today as a follow up to his Thanksgiving ER vet visit to have some x-rays done of his back and assess what was going on. While he was doped up, we had his teeth cleaned … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Explained

Posted on 01/12/2006 by Paul

Yes, we’re going to Vancouver to play videogames. This is all about the Sword of the Stars wiki I created last month. The game is scheduled to be out some time between April and June. The development team invited me … Continue reading →

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Posted on 01/11/2006 by Amy

One of the great things about San Diego is the change to get out and about. We’ve made it our goal since moving to take advanatage of as many as we can so we won’t someday move away with a … Continue reading →

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