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View from the roof
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Had to go up on the roof to check on the fiber switch for the outside cameras, so here’s I-225 looking south on this snowy Monday…
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Winter Wonderland
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It snowed all night and in fact is still snowing right now, which made the drive into work fairly interesting. Not that the Murano has any issue in the snow,…
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Right on schedule
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It’s pretty typical here in Colorado that the first real snow happens right about halloween — this year is no different. I’m a big fan of winter, so to celebrate…
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Notes from the Edge
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Just a couple of photos I thought were interesting. The first is something of an alert: I stopped in at the local Carl’s Jr. for breakfast (they make amazing breakfast…
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The hub of the grub
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For being so bleeding-edge technologically, I’m a bit of a Cro-Magnon when it comes to trendy high-tech gig-economy services. And accordingly today was my first use of “GrubHub” which has…
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Movies
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It was May in 1980 when the sequel to Star Wars was released; The Empire Strikes Back. I remember standing in line for the theater there in Longmont with my…
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Supplies
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Some of those supplies I mentioned a few entries back came in today… The first was the two one-week boxes of rations. As long as I have water, I have…
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The sounds of silence…
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I’ve had tinnitus most of my life. It all started with a trip to a HamFest with my parents. A HamFest is essentially an organized garage sale for radio nerds,…
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It’s a mad mad mad mad world…
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Given the sliding scale of crazy out there as the year winds to a close, this week I ordered another 60 rounds of 45-70 and two 7-day ration kits that…
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Changing of the seasons…
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It’s the end of September, which means the first real snow here in Colorado should be less than 30 days away. While it’s already snowed here for a couple of…
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The more things change…
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I’ve been working at the same place for over sixteen years now; you can even read about the day I got hired, and it’s been quite an adventure since then.…
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Smokey
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With large sections of the west coast being on fire and the jet stream moving west to east, and Colorado having a few of the yearly blazes as well, it’s…
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Went to a show…
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Saw “Tenet”. It was very SciFi Channel, but after not seeing a movie since “Rise of Skywalker” nine months ago, I won’t complain. And the popcorn was really good. Scott…
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Waaaay back…
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I was just looking through some old emails and found the email trail I sent back and forth to someone here on LJ in order to get a code to…
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Winter approaches…
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One of the more unique qualities of Colorado is how quickly it changes from “summer” to “winter”. Fall or Autumn here lasts about a week if we’re lucky. It’s really…
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Marshal the Wonder Cat is gone…
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I picked up Marshal on March 10th, 2007 from the PetsMart in north Aurora. They said he was 3 years old then. Today Erin, who has looked after him since…
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Day 122 of the 14 day COVID-19 lockdown
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I’m noting some depression starting to darken the edges of things. I’ve not really left the house for anything other than to go to work since March. Sure, I’ve been…
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Rifle, part 3
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In a surprise to exactly no one, my background check came back okay and I was able to finally pick up my new rifle today. And there it is in…
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Rifle, part 2
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Anyone who tells you it’s too easy to buy a gun, especially right now, has never bought a gun… It’s a simple eight step process that can take a week…
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Wild Wild West
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I’ve not directly owned a firearm for a really long time, in fact the last time was my Navy days back in the late 80’s. I carried a 1911 while…