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Thank you
Thank to everyone for your condolences and support ( Read more... ) -
Emergency trip out of town
My grandfather passed away Tuesday, he was 94. My mom and I took a flight out to Chicago first thing Wednesday morning. I should be back by Saturday the 29th. See you all soon. -
"I'm sorry Dave, you can't do that" i.e.: computers are not our friends
This has been an ugly week for me and computers. Currently, my home pc is dead, probably a crashed hard drive, and my laptop is now blue screening ( Read more... ) -
On the lookout for a mandolin
So I'm looking to get myself a mandolin pretty soon. It'll be a lot more travel friendly convenient then the guitar. Great for bringing over to friend's parties, etc. My price range is $100 - $150. I'm thinking pawn shops are my best bet for finding something underpriced and undervalued. So if anyone has been trolling pawnshops or similar and ( Read more... ) -
God must be an engineer
One day, three engineers were discussing the nature of God. "God must be a mechanical engineer", said the first. "With the incredible complexity of how all our joints and muscles work, it's perfectly obvious." "I think God is an electrical engineer", said the second. "The miracle of all that connectivity between nerves and synapses leaves me no ( Read more... ) -
Scary Arnold Schwarzenegger Quote
Found this quote this morning in the book "Pumping Iron" from 1974 ( Read more... ) -
Retracted hug from a stranger
Maybe this was a hiccup on LJ's part, but it looks like a total stranger (strangers welcome) posted a hug to my lj, then deleted it! I got the forwarding email notifying me of the post, but the hug wasn't there ( Read more... ) -
Crawling out of my cave
Since I haven't made an LJ post in over a year, I thought maybe it was about time.
Yes, I am still alive and well, still working at Bookbuyers in Mountain View.
If you still remember me, say hello, and I'll try to be more social.
-dave -
"When I said yes, I meant thanks but no thanks."
That's the line I got today. Let's hear it for yet one more person (four in a row now) who'd rather hide behind their communication barrier than simply say they're just not interested. Needless to say, I'm becoming fed up with women in general, at least this latest incident involved some form of (two weeks belated) communication, as opposed to ( Read more... ) -
Latest moving plans
Hi All ( Read more... )