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We’re moving to California
(Mental playlist for this entry: Led Zep’s Going to California; Fatboy Slim’s Kalifornia; Take California by the Propellerheads; the Royal Gigolos remix of California Dreamin’; close out with the Red...
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California roundup: one month in
Today is Labor Day, which means it’s the start of the third full week that David and I have been living in California, and my fifth overall. I miss Arlene, Matt, and Tom so much! I can’t wait to see...
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Official California: the DMV
So yesterday I had my first real “official California” experience. You’ve probably heard all about the state government here: the problems with bloated pensions, the budget, the knuckleheads in...
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Official California: gypsy moths
So Tuesday morning, the Atlas Van Lines truck showed up right on time. The driver handed Arlene a form. "What’s this for?" she asked. "Gypsy moth quarantine," said the driver. "Yer s’posed to have it...
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A few things I learned at Scout outdoor leader training
I attended the first part of the Boy Scouts of America "Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills" course this weekend. Here’s a brief summary of the major things I learned: I’m not dyslexic, but I might...
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Power to the people, California style
My office is currently suffering our second power outage of the year. Earlier this year, a plane carrying Tesla employees crashed into power lines, knocking out power to much of Palo Alto. Yesterday, a...
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Don’t buy from Airsplat.com
Long story short: their customer support is poor, they don’t stand behind their products, and they aren’t honest about either. I bought two electric Airsoft rifles for Dave and Tom for Christmas. Tom’s...
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Morgan Hill superintendent’s statement on the Flag Four
Straight from the horse’s mouth: Good evening. This is Dr. Wesley Smith, Superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District. The Morgan Hill Unified School District does not prohibit nor do we...
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Legoland
Lego’s version of the famous Houmas House Legoland was 100% worth the trip! We drove down from Morgan Hill on Friday, taking the I-5 route. Because of construction at CA-58, we were a bit delayed en...
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Pictures from my B-17 ride
I still have to write a more detailed post about my adventure flying in Nine O Nine, the Collings Foundation‘s immaculately restored B-17. I took 3 cameras: my iPhone, a Nikon D5100, and a ContourHD...
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Long solo cross-country, 4 July
What better way to celebrate Independence Day than to exercise my Constitutional right of free travel? That’s right: “free” as in “not encumbered by TSA or any of their baloney.” The FAA requires that...
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Thursday trivia #77
The boys and I are headed for New Orleans this weekend to see my mother and, not incidentally, to hit the Voodoo Music Festival. Of the bands there, I am most excited about seeing Metallica and...
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Endeavour fly-by
[ this is pretty old– the flyby was 21 September 2012, and I just found this post lingering in my drafts folder. I wrote it with the intention of finding an aviation outlet for it. It would have been...
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Transitions (or, “Dell, you’re getting a dude!”)
Nearly four years ago, I wrote a post here titled simply “We’re moving to California.” Now I’m writing this post because… I’m moving back to Alabama. I’m also switching jobs; effective June 3, I will...
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The next big thing: joining ENow as CTO
It is a cliché to talk about an opportunity that’s too good to refuse (not to be confused with an offer you can’t refuse), but sometimes it doeshappen. I am very excited to announce that, effective 26...
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