My life is slowly getting back to normal. I got the cast off my foot a week ago, and while I still need a walking boot and crutches or a cane to get around, I’m at least a bit more mobile than I was. It is still tiring, especially in the heat, and now that [...]
Posted on August 10th, 2010 by nethound
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After the untimely demise of my wife’s B&N nook eBook reader, I gave her mine and tried to decide if I was going to invest in another one. I almost did when the recent price drops for the nook and Kindle were announced. However, I’m quite glad I didn’t. I first decided to try the [...]
Posted on August 10th, 2010 by nethound
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Ok, that title is way over-dramatic, I was just trying to grab you attention. I didn’t really bleed much, just a little road rash on my hand, arm, and knee. If you are one of the rare visitors that read this blog, then you probably already know what I’m talking about. That’s fine, you don’t [...]
Posted on June 24th, 2010 by nethound
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Considering my love of technology and gadgets, combined with the fact that I’m an avid reader, it should come as no surprise that I decided to purchase an eBook reader. Amazon’s Kindle has been on the market for some time, long enough for the second generation of the device to become available. Sony also has [...]
Posted on May 27th, 2010 by nethound
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Years ago, after a great deal of soul searching, I finally shed the religious beliefs that had been part of me from my earliest memories. As much as part of me wants to believe in something else, in some supernatural force beyond the pale of science, I simply do not. Now this is not a [...]
Posted on October 31st, 2009 by nethound
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I recently bought a motorcycle. It’s an old Honda Magna, one of the hot rod bikes I remember from my younger days, not exactly what I was looking for, but a respectable cruiser nonetheless. Getting a motorcycle may have something of a midlife-crisis feel to it, and perhaps it is. I am not, however, getting [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2009 by nethound
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Since I have nothing else terribly interesting to say at the moment I will give a quick update on my previous posts about dieting and the Wii Fit. The short story is I just reached the 20lb mark. It took around 3 months, which is a little longer than I hoped, but still not too [...]
Posted on July 11th, 2009 by nethound
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I don’t mean honor the abstract concept, though a good argument could be made for that as well, but rather Honor, one of my cats. Honor was five years old, a big friendly tomcat that was at least partially responsible for bringing all sorts of wildlife into my home that I didn’t really want there. [...]
Posted on June 18th, 2009 by nethound
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Interesting weekend. Had a long talk with a co-worker and friend that went from a general bitch session to a very positive discussion of what we could do to make the place better and our jobs more fulfilling. Who knows if anything will come from it, but I definitely want to try and stay on [...]
Posted on June 7th, 2009 by nethound
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The subject of torture is something that has been in the news a lot lately. I’m surprised and dismayed by the fact that there is actually a debate on this subject. How can a country that has based itself on liberty and justice (perhaps not always living up to those ideals, but still expounding them) [...]
Posted on May 15th, 2009 by nethound
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