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Canals of Ohio
06.30.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

Canals of OhioAttribution: my.ohio.voyager.net
It’s early on Monday morning and I find myself back in Ohio on the annual pilgrimage to visit family and friends in the state that is round on the ends and hi in the middle…In looking for an interesting visual to go along with this entry, I found an old canal map. [...]

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I Chose the Red Pill
06.27.08 | Permalink | 6 Comments

The film The Matrix has been widely discussed over the years since its release - and one of the most compelling scenes in the film, at least to me, was when the character Morpheus (the Greek god of dreams) offers the character Neo an opportunity to answer the question “What is the Matrix?” The choice [...]

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Criminal Faith
06.20.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

Via CNN:

He probably had a congenital condition that constricted his urinary tract where the bladder empties into the urethra, and the condition of his organs indicates that he had multiple blockages during his life, said Dr. Clifford Nelson, deputy state medical examiner for Clackamas County.
“You just build up so much urea in your bloodstream that [...]

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New Job Blogging Blues
06.06.08 | Permalink | Comment?

A couple of weeks ago I switched jobs, this constitutes an upgrade in every possible dimension except for two: my commute now does suck, badly and my blogging time has been reduced to virtually nil. That’s not to say it will be like this forever, but learning a new technology domain, product portfolio, personalities in [...]

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Make Memorial Day Personal
05.26.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

We live close to the Golden Gate National Cemetery, which is located at the intersection of I280 and I380 in San Bruno. The image below shows the view from above.

Aerial View of Golden Gate National CemeteryAttribution: Google Maps

Golden Gate National Cemetery is a 160 acre facility and presently inters 138,542 people and is not honoring [...]

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