31 Jan
The Senate has passed yet another bill delaying the adoption of broadcast DTV. This one would make the switch “voluntary and television stations could go ahead if they wished with digital transmission on February 17 as scheduled and drop analog transmission.” (source) Yeah… if you could just go ahead and put the new cover sheets [...]
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29 Jan
Jacket fit, originally uploaded by Allen Dale Thompson. There’s still snow on the ground but I’ve started sorting through my gear for the up-coming riding season. Despite a terrible headache today (I have no idea why), the bright sunshine (ouch! my eyes!) inspired me to do inventory. I’ve also replaced my eight-year-old (and crash tested) [...]
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29 Jan
Rise of the Machines, originally uploaded by Allen Dale Thompson. Ultimately I think the mechanical will fall to the biological when the Roomba’s battery dies. Until that time, we’ll call it a draw.
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17 Jan
Fire and Ice, originally uploaded by Allen Dale Thompson. Every now and again I accidentally shoot a good picture. I’m going to be vain enough to say that this is one of them.
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16 Jan
This isn’t LiveJournal but I felt compelled today to post about our cat Natalie. Nat is growing up to be a big girl and these days she’s getting into everything and anything. Nothing below five feet is safe from her explorations. TT noticed that we have introduced a lot of words beginning with the letter [...]
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16 Jan
I haven’t found a way to embed this clip so I’ll link to it. Take 13 minutes (with an advert at the beginning) to Catch the Frak Up. The final ten episodes of Battlestar Galactica are about to hit the picture box. I am so fr*kking stoked. UPDATE: Wow… that was dark!
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13 Jan
Emerging from the storm, originally uploaded by thompsonian.net. I was very pleased to see the sidewalk today. Those beautiful, puffy, blue clouds are nice as well.
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