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Where has the Summer Gone?
Posted July 31, 2008

I can't believe it is July 31st.  What HAPPENED?  It seems like it was just Spring.   I had a promising summer building (that crashed and burned with the loss of my job and the breakup of what I thought was a relationship with a lot of hope in it).  Now I'm finding myself going into August and what happened?

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Unlucky at Relationships
Posted July 28, 2008

I guess I really suck at relationships.  I've never been lucky in love, or in this case, like.  I thought things were going really well and then things started to feel weird; communication broke down and the affection began to wane (I'm super affectionate), I found myself being spoken to rudely, and well, it just fell apart.

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New Addition
Posted July 23, 2008

A long time ago, I had my nose pierced.  I took it out several years ago and have been thinking for about a year I ought to do it again.  So today was the day.  What the heck - I am making changes so I had this place called Body Exotic in San Jose recommended to me as being hospital-like clean, so off i went.

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Mammoth Lakes
Posted July 17, 2008

So I had my second 'overnighter' trip with my HOG group - and it was a blast.  We went to Mammoth Lakes and I had my first look at Yosemite.  I know, I know.  I was raised in the Bay Area and had never been to Yosemite - well I can't say that now.

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Death Valley Road Trip
Posted April 30, 2008

My first long trip was at the end of March to Death Valley.  I rode a different bike (which had a handlebar I had to reach for - agony) on Friday to Ridgecrest - 380 miles.  I was in pain so Bob offered to take me 2 up on Saturday.  It was a new experience to ride 2-up!

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Cool Place Where I work
Posted December 21, 2007

Don't tell me I've gone to the "Dark Side" or start calling me "Darth Marian."  It's true; I'm working for Microsoft now (as a contractor) in Mountain View on their Windows Live Agents team.  It's a very cool place to work!

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Charcoal the Borg
Posted November 30, 2007

So I came home from work and Charcoal came in as he sometimes does.  It was dark...he had dinner then sat on the living room coffee table - a slick spot on his forehead.  Oh great...so I whisked him off to the vet and he came home today looking like this...  

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Come back, TV Writers!
Posted November 10, 2007

Argh!  Just as the 2007 TV season got underway, the TV writers have gone on strike.  I don't blame them for wanting some of the royalties from DVD sales and such.  I say PAY EM THEY DESERVE IT and "we want you guys back!"  

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New Feature: Kitchen Cabinet Recipes
Posted November 3, 2007

This was a flea market find - a recipe book from Sunset called Sunset's New Kitchen Cabinet Cook Book.  The inside cover proclaims "Now for the first time, SUNSET'S NEW KITCHEN CABINET COOK BOOK gives you all of the recipes published over a period of nearly 10 years - from February , 1929 to June 1938!"  WIth scary sounding titles like "Bacon Delight" and "Nest Egg Supper Plate" I will be featuring recipes here.  So hold on to your fork and get ready to measure your cholesterol levels!

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A Bigger Bike in the Future?
Posted September 19, 2007

This was during the Open House at our Fremont Harley-Davidson Dealership.  They were having demo rides, so I decided to try out a Heritage Softail.  What a ride!

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