Author Archives: Jim Vanderveen

About Jim Vanderveen

I'm a bit of a Renaissance man, with far too many hobbies for my free time! But more important than any hobby is my family. My proudest accomplishment has been raising some great kids! And somehow convincing my wife to put up with me since 1988. ;)

History!

Posted on 2008-11-05 by Jim Vanderveen

I just have to type this: **President** Obama–YES!!! I’m still hoping for Democratic gains in the Senate and House, especially in my own district. (California’s 3rd district, where Lungren is facing Vietnam veteran Dr. Bill Durston.) And let’s not forget … Continue reading →

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Voter fraud or defrauding voters?

Posted on 2008-10-16 by Jim Vanderveen

I don’t watch the Faux News Network, so I was a bit surprised when Sen. McCain suggested that ACORN was committing voter fraud. [Nicholas][], as usual, has a link to the answer: check out the [Voter-Fraud Fraud][vff] article online at … Continue reading →

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LHC rap!

Posted on 2008-09-10 by Jim Vanderveen

Andy pointed me to a pretty amusing video: the [LHC (Large Hadron Collider) rap][lhc rap]. If your favorite [FoxTrot][] character is Jason, you’ll probably love this! [lhc rap]: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1452197391/bclid1453516501/bctid1753815421 [FoxTrot]: http://www.foxtrot.com/ “FoxTrot comic strip online”

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I haven’t’ had the chance…

Posted on 2008-08-08 by Jim Vanderveen

I haven’t’ had the chance to blog since last weekend. So I’m once again doing a Jott blog. We are going to ____ wood and the jelly belly factory with Caroline today. I’ll post pictures of our San Francisco trip … Continue reading →

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No love for Amtrak tonight

Posted on 2008-08-05 by Jim Vanderveen

(NB: We went to San Francisco on Sunday. I’ll write about the rest of the trip later, but right now I need to vent!) Coming home from San Francisco yesterday got a bit too adventurous for my tastes. We made … Continue reading →

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We made it to the Richmond…

Posted on 2008-08-03 by Jim Vanderveen

We made it to the Richmond Bart Station right on time, but the Bart schedule didn’t say anything on the website about not running until 8 o’clock. So, we’re standing here in the Bart Station in the breeze, it’s 15 … Continue reading →

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It’s 7:00 in the morning…

Posted on 2008-08-03 by Jim Vanderveen

It’s 7:00 in the morning and we’re just about to Richmond, California. We’re taking Amtrak down to Richmond and then we’ll take Bart(?) in there in San Francisco already been up for 3 hours, guying(?) the San Francisco VPAD(?). listen … Continue reading →

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Caroline’s here!

Posted on 2008-08-02 by Jim Vanderveen

Caroline arrived about two hours ago, and we promptly whisked her out of the airport and over to Leatherby’s Creamery. She’s pretty exhausted from the trip, so I think we’ll wait until tomorrow to get some pictures.

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Caroline en route

Posted on 2008-08-01 by Jim Vanderveen

Caroline, our French exchange student this summer, left Paris a little over five hours ago. She should be somewhere over the Atlantic right now. She’s scheduled to arrive in Washington, DC in about three hours. Unfortunately, the final leg of … Continue reading →

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Mailinator spameter

Posted on 2008-07-29 by Jim Vanderveen

I was just checking out [Mailinator][], and I wondered: if I posted a “throw-away” email address here, how fast would the spam start rolling in? Well, there’s only one way to find out! M8R-3cqng3@mailin8r.com Once this post has been online … Continue reading →

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