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Entries from December 2006

V-Day

December 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment · life

Today is V-Day for the pets in the Adams Ct house. Both Bailey & Monty are going to get a visit from our vet at home. Let me tell you that if you have the opportunity to have home care for your animals, DO IT! The reduced stress for both the animals [...]

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Wedding page updated!

December 27th, 2006 · No Comments · wedding

For those who just can’t wait to get more info, I have updated the hotel information and bridal registry section.

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Review: Tomato firmware for WRT54G

December 27th, 2006 · No Comments · geekdom, reviews

Not many people know it, but there are a lot of open source/3rd party firmware projects available for those popular Linksys router/switch/wireless access point/place to plug in wires many people own. To most, it’s just another box with flashing lights you need to occasionally unplug and plug back in when your ISP says to [...]

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Pantry Project

December 19th, 2006 · 1 Comment · food, owning a home

I love to start projects. And though I’m not that great at finishing them, starting them is always a blast. My latest project involves one my favorite things: food.
Usually, we make a weekly menu for all our meals and go to the supermarket once a week. We then buy all the produce, pastas, and breads [...]

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Real-Time IRC Hockey

December 13th, 2006 · 3 Comments · whatever

Last night was one of those dork-out moments that I enjoysneak up on me altogether too often, and Christa even had the nervepresence of mind to point it out to me in front of COMPANY! Just because I’m sitting in front of the TV with a laptop laughing out loud and typing furiously on [...]

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Pump It Up!

December 11th, 2006 · 1 Comment · owning a home

This weekend I tackled a project around the house which I’ve been meaning to do since we moved in, because despite living near 8 Mile we both didn’t like our ghetto humidifier drain we had in the basement (ie. a bucket).
I finally worked up the courage to install a pump and about 30 feet of [...]

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4 Way Stops

December 8th, 2006 · No Comments · How To Annoy Me

As a public service for those of you driving in a car and are unsure of how a 4 way stop works, I have posted the accepted method to navigate this type of intersection.
At a four way stop (or three way stop) every vehicle must come to a complete halt before proceeding one at a [...]

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It’s December In Detroit…

December 7th, 2006 · No Comments · detroit

…and everything is gray and depressing.
And then I read this piece from the Metrotimes, and it all makes sense…
There is one overall theme in the article; the love-hate relationship most people have with the city.
Yet, there’s also something glorious about this city, something that you can’t find anywhere else in the world. This city’s people [...]

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