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still of the skies

Rich — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:55:24 +0000

Last night the air was very still. This usually happens a day before we get doused with a few thundershowers which is precisely what’s going to occur. Either the wind gets really still or really, well.. windy. This time it chose to be still. Here’s something I consider to be a Florida weather oddity: There are times [...]

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old vs. new license plates

Rich — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:19:29 +0000

In yet another instance that the older I get, the more retro I’m becoming, I prefer old license plates (sometimes called tags) compared to new ones. When living in CT I knew of three types of license plates. CT very-old school: As a kid I saw a few of these here and there. Blue field, white letters, [...]

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today’s kids don’t know anything about cars

Rich — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:27:11 +0000

Watch this video and I’ll tell you some interesting factoids. The car in the vid above is a 1983 Buick LeSabre, and watching somebody actually having to learn this car definitely reminded me that 1983 was a long, long time ago. In the beginning of the vid you’ll notice the guy asks “which drive” he’s supposed to [...]

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opera 10.50 on a netbook

Rich — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:44:39 +0000

If there’s one thing that’s ticked me off about using my Dell mini 10v netbook (which I do use often) is that modern web browsers suck on them. Why? Because they’re so frickin’ bloated and dog-ass slow. However, Opera 10.50 was just released, and I’m using it to type up this bloggo. Verdict? It’s good. Better [...]

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swordquest

Rich — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:07:10 +0000

This is definitely the coolest video game history vid I’ve seen in some time. Watch it first then I’ll give you my take on it. I’d never heard of the game Swordquest for the Atari 2600 until I saw this video. Would I have liked it as a kid? No way. It required way too much [...]

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in preparation for the acquisition of a granny car

Rich — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:53:05 +0000

Yesterday I strapped four brand new tires on my truck. Cost: $370. Spent too much? Probably. But it will be worth it if it will increase the chance of selling my truck for the price I want. I mentioned selling the truck a while ago but have not be able to take action on it until [...]

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the thumbs down patrol

Rich — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:12:37 +0000

One of the worst things ever invented on the internet are community ratings. On YouTube there are one to five-star ratings, with five being the best. They also have the thumbs up/down feature for comments. On Facebook there’s the “like” feature. Other blogs have like/dislike thumbs up/down crapola on content and comments. Concerning YouTube, its community [...]

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a florida day, a new england mini-vacation

Rich — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:30:26 +0000

Today is the type of day that “feels like Florida”, so to speak. It’s the feeling you get right after stepping outside when you stop, look up at the trees and sky, take it all in and enjoy where you are. I got this feeling back in New England during the Autumn months from mid-September until [...]

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blu e-cigs

Rich — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:22:46 +0000

I received my blu e-cigs over the weekend that I ordered. First day using them, not bad. I’ll write more on it later once I use them for a few days. document.getElementById("post-12586-blankimage").onload(); Read the rest of blu e-cigs

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rays of sunshine, courtesy of icq

Rich — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:25:04 +0000

A few years back I started using ICQ again for nostalgic reasons. I didn’t really think I’d use it that much, but it grew on me and now I use it as my primary instant messenger. I do receive garbage from time to time, but something I haven’t mentioned is the good communication I get from [...]

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