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Another website launch, this time for my boys at Blue River Consulting.
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Drying clothes in preparation for the great smores-off

This past week we headed off for a camping trip to Big Sur. It was Brian’s first road-trip so it was also a test of his car-riding and tent-sleeping skills. Jennifer’s sister and her husband were also camping with us at Riverside Campground in Big Sur, so it was a real family affair.
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I have some deep dark secrets. When I was younger I used to dabble in the art of role playing – I mean games like Dungeons and Dragons rather than any of that weird stuff that may get this blog blacklisted if it were to written about. I was even in a ‘wargames’ club where I lived in the UK, and would spend many an evening and weekend hanging with my geek chums and fantasizing about other worldy goings on.
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Yes folks, finally. After over six months wait I have received my driver license photocard. Bloody hell.
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As a guy who uses webhosting – y’know for this blog and other commercial websites – I can honestly say I’ve never really given much thought to webhosting news. Why? Because it’s dull as dishwater, that’s why.
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Cars are a way of life here in southern California. Yes, all the stereotypes are true. Rush hour started here in the 1960s and will end when the oil runs out. There doesn’t seem to be a time when you can be sure it’s “safe” to get somewhere quickly – you can get stuck in traffic jam day or night.
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One of my chums from the Anti-Gym posse, Glenn, invited us on a little jaunt this weekend. He was taking his ten year old son on his first overnight backpack trip that would involve a visit to Tenaja Falls in the Cleveland Forest. As his brother-in-law was going to meet them to hang out with Jake, his 8 month lab, we were invited along with Brian.
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I am slightly pained because I have recently started to include paid-for posts on this blog. I’m in two minds about the whole thing, and it’s got me thinking.
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Wireless Internet made planning my vacation one of the easiest things I ever did. All I had to do is simply log onto my computer and get to work, all the while I was sitting in my comfy chair and watching TV. Planning a vacation to the beach was easy since I got to find my hotel, book my stay, plan my activities any where I wanted to shop and eat.
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Yes folks, I still have not received my California driver’s license photocard from the DMV. It’s been nearly six months since I passed my test at Fullerton DMV, and I’m still waiting patiently.
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