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Home again, home again, jiggity jig. Erci and I are home again getting re-united with the cats and unpacking. Day by day details for those who care…

2008 08 24 snolan Travel Comments (0)

Lovely Day

More gorgeous weather got us off to a good start today. Erci started writing a paper while I went to the Fortune District (Soka Gakkai) discussion meeting on “What is Kosen Rufu and how can we achieve it in our lifetimes?” that Mike and Steve lead us in. I particularly liked a passage Steve had […]

2008 08 10 snolan Buddhism
Fun
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Pinch me: August, Virginia, and pleasant weather!?

I must be dreaming. Three days in a row with no need to close windows nor run the air-conditioning. Gorgeous weather, can it really be August near Washington? Temperatures are still getting up to 90 in the afternoon, but there is so little humidity that it’s comfortable to be active, work, or even exercise without […]

2008 08 10 snolan Computers
House
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Google Calendars sync with iCal

For those of you using Google Calendars and Mac OS X Desktops with iCal, you can finally keep them in sync without any 3rd party software. Google supports CalDav format now. Instructions are on the Google Calendar CalDAV support page. I have mostly been relying on my Palm Tungsten C and Palm Desktop (v4.2.1) for […]

2008 08 07 snolan Blogger
Computers
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Internet via Comcast seems slow today, but…

Many websites I am visiting seem slow today, taking 60-80 seconds of wall clock time to load. Ouch. Yet a quick visit to DSLreports.com reveals: 3947Kbps into my house seems to be pretty good, how does that compare with other results out there; it has been a while since I tested. I am really happy […]

2008 08 02 snolan Comments (3)

Missing “Maia” by Richard Adams

I have lent out or misplaced by beloved copy of Maia by Richard Adams. If I lent it to you, please ping me when you get a chance; I’d like to lend it to a friend, who is stuck in the hospital with lots of time to read.

2008 07 26 snolan Local Comments (0)

Generation Kill on HBO

I’ve just started watching Generation Kill on HBO (time delayed on my PVR). Right off it feels pretty much right; I was never a Marine, but I’ve worked with Marines, Army, and Navy when I was in the Air Force and people really talk and act this way. I am not very far into it, […]

2008 07 21 snolan Movies Comments (0)

Free Stuff

We are cleaning house again, and have a few things we are giving away to anyone who wants them. We can no longer use our XtremeMac AirPlay FM transmitter for iPod and iPod Mini from the original al the way through 4th generation. Note, the 5th gen iPods changed the ports on the top, so […]

2008 07 19 snolan Comments (0)

Four Nights in New York City

Erci and I went to New York City for a long weekend of medieval exhibits at various museums with other members of La Belle Compagnie. Trip details and photos after the fold…

2008 07 14 snolan Travel Comments (0)

Cafe Antonios, Herndon, is Yummy

Just got back from lunch with my co-workers. We ate at Cafe Antonios (Herndon, next to where Bamyan used to be and near the K-Mart). I had a seafood salad special an garlic mashed potatoes, and it was remarkably good. Every one I was with was a member of the clean plate club, and the […]

2008 07 10 snolan Local Comments (0)