Monthly Archives: September 2005

Tigris & Euphrates, f2f and online

Last month I stopped by Viking Hobby and bought myself a new boardgame, Tigris & Euphrates. I would have preferred to give the game a trial play at one of the Sacramento Boardgame Meetups, but I hadn’t seen anybody bring … Continue reading

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“Kinda captcha” on acetylene blog

Hmm. I just left a comment on one of Nicholas’ articles and was promped for a “Kinda captcha”. I’ll have to ask him what that’s all about when we meet tonight. I wonder if this is the add-on for Spam … Continue reading

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Bush: One of the worst disasters to hit U.S.

Sky News in Ireland has apparently clued in to the fact that Gee Dubya is “one of the worst disasters to hit the U.S.”: Hilarious! But did this really appear on television? According to snopes.com, it did! I know it’s … Continue reading

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Caitlin’s upcoming gym meets

Caitlin has two more gymnastic competitions this weekend and next. A few of her fans 😉 have been asking me for details, and I’ve been embarassing myself by forgetting where, when, etc. I’m posting the information here so I can … Continue reading

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Viking Hobby has no web page

I can’t find a website for Viking Hobby, only a few listings in online phone “books” and such. I give out their business cards all the time, but I need an online listing that’s easy to find and uncluttered by … Continue reading

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OBCZ bookshelf nicely stocked, enjoy!

I was just over at Java City in Modoc Hall, home of our official BookCrossing zone here at Modoc Hall. The top shelf is full to overflowing with BC books! Come by, get a cuppa and enjoy a new book … Continue reading

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Macadamia nut chicken

Yummmm, macadamia nut chicken for dinner tonight! We got this outstanding recipe from our friend Barbara several years ago. She lost her copy a while back, and happily we were able to get a copy back to her! Several people … Continue reading

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Caitlin’s first gym meet

Caitlin, my youngest, competed in her first gymnastics competition last weekend (2005-08-27), Judges’ Cup 2005. The meet was hosted by Technique Gymnastics at the CSUS gymnasium, which has no air conditioning. Fortunately the weather wasn’t nearly as hot as it … Continue reading

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Marin Quilt Show

On Saturday my wife and I took my mom to the Marin Quilt Show in San Rafael (Marin County), California. One of the highlights of this show (for me) of is the venue–it’s right across the pond from the Marin … Continue reading

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Patch “how-to”, patch files fixed

I don’t really do much Unix development, but I’ve recently been learning more due to the care and feeding of my blog. Lately I’ve been figuring out some things about the patch utility, especially creating and applying patches. I found … Continue reading

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