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Posts from December 2006

I Should Have Simply Driven

Returning home from Idaho at Christmas time is usually not much of a challenge. After getting dropped off at the curb on Wednesday, I fully expected to get on my four o’clock flight and be home around 5:30 or 6. With my car parked at San Jose, it would be a relatively painless procedure to […]


Blackberry Pearl

After my big spills this afternoon, my phone needed to be replaced. It’s full of sea water and it doesn’t power up. So, off to the T-Mobile store in Sunnyvale with me. I’ve been toying with the idea of acquiring a Sidekick 3 for some time, but it seems like more of a toy to […]


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Dec 17, 2006 - 22:12

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Twice in the Drink

Today, I went kayaking with Ozreiuosn. It was pretty windy and the wind came from quite an unusual direction. No matter how hard I tried, I could not keep my kayak tracking straight though the water. The more I paddled on the right side (which is supposed to turn the craft left), the more it […]


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Dec 10, 2006 - 22:12

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Beginning Sea Kayaking

After a friend introduced me to the basics of paddling a kayak a couple of months ago, I unexpectedly enjoyed the hell out of the activity and wanted to do it more. So, I looked into a class at various shops in the area. Most of them don’t offer many courses this time of year. […]