Archive for January, 2009

Compared to the last time we had our $56 in February adventure, I am doing a LOT more planning. I think a big part of this is experience. I know what’s coming, and we need to be prepared for it. One of the things I’ve been planning is exactly HOW we’re going to measure...
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Chad and I did not end up going to the National Mall like we thought we might. The pictures of Sunday’s crowd and the below freezing temperatures kept us out of the district. Luckily, the City of Alexandria had other options for us. We started walking in the cold towards Old Town a little...
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Hey! Look up there! There’s a little link in the navigation bar that says “Photo Gallery.” I finally decided on zenphoto (version 1.2) and spent a good part of today moving files and doing some other basic site maintenance that you shouldn’t have noticed. Basically, I’ve updated my versions of WordPress (version 2.7 now),...
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I started thinking about the 2010 deciannual US Census back while the presidential election was in full swing. There was plenty of talk about which states would stay blue or red or which might swing in November according to the people there. I kept thinking: “well, we don’t really know who’s where.” We can...
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My BMW 323is is 10 years old this year. On Thursday the check coolant light came on for the third time in three days. When I opened the hood to look at it in the sunlight (as apposed to the dim lights of the garage), I could see the coolant I’d added over the...
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