Author: jason
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I Just Wanna Watch TV (part 34) ???
Eh? So, I’ve got the new TV and the old tube is long gone, right? Yep, that hasn’t changed. Thankfully, the new TV has been working like a champ. But, the other day, this showed up in my mail slot: Hmm, I did get the extended warranty on the new TV, but they shouldn’t have…
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Bugatti Veyron at top speed on Top Gear
Some interesting video of the Top Gear guys running a Bugatti Veyron all the way up to its maximum speed of 253 mph. Interesting facts: To safely get up to the top speed they needed a straightaway of 5.5 miles. At top speed, the tire lifetime is only 15 minutes. No matter on the short…
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Interesting Read, yestercuse.com
A friend mentioned yestercuse.com a while back, but I didn’t have get a chance to check it out. A second mention of challenge by a local newpaper writer got me to make it over to the site. Turns out the person or persons behind the site are doing a good job staying anonymous. The tag…
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
Last weekend I was lucky enough to make it out of wintery CNY for a trip to Phoenix (Arizona, not NY, wise guys) for my brother-in-laws wedding. On the day of the wedding I had some downtime while the girls were off doing their prep stuff; so, I found it the perfect opportunity to duck…
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Wow, 200th Post!
I’ve been watching the post counter in my WordPress dashboard ticking up. Today is post number 200! Even though it took a while (about 2 and half years), I’m still pretty surprised I’ve stuck with it this long. Good time to catch up on some of my previous ramblings: Running My battle to get my…
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I Just Wanna Watch TV (part 33)
Tuesday, I hit up my local Best Buy on the way home from work. I headed over to the service counter and talked with a rep. I explained the situation. She disappeared for a bit to talk to a manager and promptly returned. She asked if I had selected a replacement TV yet. I said…
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What the? Strange Icon for XLS…
Recently, I was downloading an excel file in Firefox on Mac. In the download manager, I got this strange looking jack-in-the-box icon: Strange, indeed. Never saw that for any other downloads. At first I thought it was just because my Mac didn’t know what an XLS file is. But, then I remembered that I still…
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I Just Wanna Watch TV (part 32)
Hmm, been a few more weeks. Time for another update! Last time, the TV guy came over tried to install the part he thought was causing the problem. After a bunch of screwing around under the hood, it seemed to work ok, but died right as he was leaving. He said he was gonna report…
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Dealer Courtesy Calls
So, Monday morning, the check engine light in my car was still lit up. Figured rather than blow something up, I’d better go get it checked out again. I left them my car for the day. About 4 o’clock, I gave them a ring, as I hadn’t heard anything from them all day. They said…
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Everything is Broken…
With the TV still being a problem, now my car is giving me fits. In the background, I hear the Long John Hunter song Everything’s Broken playing over and over again. Wednesday morning, it was about 4 degrees out when I wanted to leave for work. There was a little snow on the car, so…