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Arden-Dimick gaming last night

Posted on 2005-08-18 by Jim Vanderveen

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Hagen’s Orange Freeze

Posted on 2005-08-12 by Jim Vanderveen

It was too hot to cook tonight, so my family decided to try Hagen’s Orange Freeze in Carmichael. I’m pretty sure this used to be the original Merlino’s restaurant, and the new owners apparently are sticking closely to the Merlino’s … Continue reading →

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Sacramento boardgames tied with Chicago!

Posted on 2005-08-12 by Jim Vanderveen

Our boardgame meetup in Sacramento just tied Chicago for third most members worldwide! Continue reading →

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“Sacramento Spotlight” magazine

Posted on 2005-08-10 by Jim Vanderveen

I ran across an issue of Sacramento Spotlight Magazine, (SSM) which I had never seen before. Looks kind of like an arts/media-focused rendition of Sacramento Magazine. NB: this is not a compliment! Many of the articles seem to be puff … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter discussion tomorrow night

Posted on 2005-08-09 by Jim Vanderveen

The Sacramento Harry Potter Club and Meetup groups are going to get together at Naked Lounge in Sacramento to discuss the latest book in the series. See the event page for details, RSVP, etc.

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Passive cooling strategies

Posted on 2005-07-20 by Jim Vanderveen

I’m reading a useful-looking article (free PDF) in the August/September 2005 issue of Home Power discussing passive cooling. The third page has a sidebar titled, “Bioclimatic Graph with Cooling Strategies”, which gives suggestions for which type(s) of passive cooling system … Continue reading →

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I’m #1! I’m #1!

Posted on 2005-07-15 by Jim Vanderveen

I managed to be first in line for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at Borders in Sacramento this morning. It was a close race–I got there at about 05:00, only two hours ahead of the second person in line, … Continue reading →

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Game night at Arden-Dimick library

Posted on 2005-07-14 by Jim Vanderveen

I’ve got the community room at the Arden-Dimick branch of the Sacramento Library reserved for boardgaming this coming Wednesday, July 20th from 19:30 until 21:30 (7:30 pm to 9:30 pm for those stuck on 12-hour clocks). I’m posting this event … Continue reading →

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Sacramento boardgaming

Posted on 2005-07-12 by Jim Vanderveen

Nicholas is setting up a new boardgames site for Sacramento-area gamers. (I’m kibbitzing providing helpful advice.) The new site will be based on WordPress, of course. This whole thing was brought about by Meetup’s recent decision to start charging fees … Continue reading →

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We bought our house, time to start remodeling!

Posted on 2005-06-15 by Jim Vanderveen

if (moving && date() == Friday the 13th) { print “Bad idea!!!” } Continue reading →

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