No, not the fabric softener. The church I grew up in in Albany NY (Albany Baptist) has been trying to move out of their old building for several years, and finally got a sale on their current facilities to be able to buy a new building. However, before they could move, they had to have …
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cirque du randall’s island
On Friday, 26 May, my parents, sister, and I descended onto Randall’s Island from the Triborough Bridge to see Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo production. We’ve enjoyed watching Cirque du Soleil’s productions for years on TV, but had never had a good opportunity to see them in person. CdS is a circus in the European tradition …
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virtually speaking
I’ve gotten very interested in virtualization technology recently. There’s a high probability I will be working with VMware this summer, and several of my websites (including this one) run on a virtual private server provided by Tektonic, running CentOS 3 through Virtuozzo. Virtualization is a fascinating concept. Instead of needing gobs of physical servers, by …
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on open-source
I am a huge fan of FLOSS: free/libre open-source software. My website runs on CentOS Linux, one of my home machines runs Kubuntu (you Gnome users are lost), I use emacs (down you vi fiends!), Anti-Vir, Crimson Editor, Firefox, Apache, PHP, BitTorrent, Python, WordPress, and so many more I can’t count them all. I have …
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the good, the bad, and the ugly
I have had many teachers through the course of my life, and expect to have many more as time goes on. But something I have been able to identify very quickly about every teacher I’ve ever had, are their strengths and weaknesses of teaching the topic at hand. My favorite college professor is Dale Bryant, …
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internet radio
The name’s something of a misnomer, but internet radio is very cool. As a way to listen to a wide variety of music without actually using a radio – and therefore having more choice over what you listen to – internet radio is great. I regularly use Winamp, iTunes, and Windows Media Player to listen …
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new york international auto show
This past weekend I was visiting friends in New Jersey, and we went to Manhattan for the New York International Auto Show on Saturday. If you have never been to the NYIAS, it’s huge (held in the Javits Center), and has a ridiculous number of people in attendance each day. Food is expensive at the …
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the society for creative anachronism
First off, what a great name for an organization.Second, I first heard about this group when I started researching knife-fighting techniques. One of the books I bought on the topic suggested that among the best ways to practice hand-to-hand combat is to join a local SCA chapter. I have spent more time recently learning about …
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fantasy baseball
This year I am participating in a Fantasy Baseball league with some friends, hosted on Yahoo. The last time I tried out the fantasy baseball thing was 6 years ago, and I had no clue what I was doing – I just thought it was kinda cool. Well, this time around isn’t much different (yet) …
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PT Cruiser and other cars
Jay Loden has an interesting journal entry from yesterday (1 Dec 05). Apparently, while in Seattle on a buiness trip, he had the, ahem, priviledge of driving a Chrysler PT Cruiser. I have driven them on a few occasions in the past when I worked for Hertz, and generally agree with him about the layout …
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A response to Dan Edelen
Before going any further, let me state the fact that I was home-schooled. For all 12 years of grade-, middle-, and high-school. My parents had various reasons for doing this, from the horrible state of the public schools in Albany NY at the time to wanting to be more involved in my education, but I …
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Memorial for Uncle Don
Reprinted from The Saratogian Donald J. Neilson, 80, a resident of Mowry Avenue in Greenwich, died Tuesday, 6 Sep 2005, at Glens Falls Hospital. Born 4 Oct 1924, in the town of Easton, he was the son of Edwin and Bessie Hagadorn Neilson. He retired from Hollingsworth and Vose Paper Co. in Center Falls and …
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Memorial for Aunt Anne
Reprinted from the Post Star: Amaryllis “Anne” Locke, 75, of state Route 9, South Glens Falls, died Friday, June 10, 2005, at Glens Falls Hospital. Amaryllis was born Dec. 10, 1929, to Edwin and Bessie (Hagadorn) Neilson, in the dining room of her parents’ home on Windy Hill Road, in the town of Easton. She …
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