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5.05.2008
That was a well-plotted piece of non-claptrap that never made me want to retch.

It has come to my attention that the entire series of MacGyver is now available for viewing online. I've watched a few episodes so far, and well, it's a little more corny than I remember it being when I was a kid. That said, it's still kind of fun to see Mac get himself out of the jams he gets himself into. And considering I didn't start watching it originally until a few seasons in, I've got some catching up to do.

Classic corny Pete quote: "What is MacGyver *doing*?!"
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4.25.2008
This morning was the first this year I saw green on the trees driving down the street. Hallelujah!
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4.14.2008
It looks like maybe spring has finally sprung. Most of the remaining snow is gone, and any that has come down recently hasn't accumulated. Plants are popping up. I even raked the front yard. A little warmer and some green and I'll be happy.

There honestly hasn't been much going on lately. My biggest excitement around the house recently was putting up some shades in the porch that had been sitting in the basement. Those should help keep it a little cooler in the summer.

For those geeky types, it looks like the U-verse infrastructure is being up in Madison. I'm more interested in TDS expanding their WiMAX coverage, though.
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3.21.2008
Ok, when I said "I want spring", I didn't mean for a few days, only to be replaced with even more snow.

A few weekends ago I finally put up the curtain tie-backs that had been sitting around for about two years. Now to work on the dining room walls...

Also a few weekends ago I picked up a pair of Dynaco A-25 speakers on a whim from St. Vincent de Paul. They cost a bit more than something you'd typically find there, but I had read good things about them, and I've been really happy with them. They're in pretty good shape and don't sound "dated" at all (having been originally released in 1969). Very natural sounding...

I want spring.
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3.08.2008
I suppose it's never too late for something to go wrong, but it seems things have finally wrapped up with TDS. The phone number got switched over to the new line and the old line was disconnected without disconnecting the new one in the process. The DSL still isn't ideal, but it's better than it's ever been, which is something.

I took the kids to the park twice last weekend. It was the first time in a long time, and they had a blast. They were *really* tired after the second time.

I want spring.
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2.06.2008
Amazingly, since my last post, the downstream speed on the DSL has shot up nearly 300 kbps, making it faster than I've ever seen it. Let's hope (again) nothing screws that up.

Did I mention I'm sick of winter? Today was no "couple of inches here and there". No, apparently today we got over a foot of snow. Right now I'm bowing down to the snow blower gods. After running for a few seconds and dying, and then not wanting to start at all, the snow blower started and ran for the next hour and a half straight. I managed to clear the driveway, the sidewalk, the walk to the front door, and 4 other driveway aprons. I guess somebody was smiling on me.
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DOB 2/16/79. I used to work at The Journal Times doing web design when not in school - I'm currently working in Madison at WPS. I like lots of old music, including The Who. I spend a lot of time working with computers. And my favorite TV show (when I actually decide to watch TV, that is), obviously, is The Simpsons.

Education:
In May 2002 I officially graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BS in computer science. In 1997 (man that seems like a long time ago) I graduated from Washington Park HS. Yes, I know, that site isn't very impressive, and no, I haven't touched it for several years.

WFS:
One of the best experiences I have ever had was on a trip called Western Field Studies. This is a 33 day adventure throughout the western United States. Students travel on a school bus to national parks, monuments, forests, and places of historical interest and camp out (in tents or under the stars). I was a part of trip 25, which took place in the summer of 1996. A first for WFS was we took along a laptop computer and kept up a web site. That link will take you to the 1996 site, where there is a link to the current site.

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