Author Archives: Freejack

On eating

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Freejack

A little aside. Rita has a few eating requirements. She’s been excluding foods to see how they may be affecting her digestion and also eats organically. I don’t have any dietary restrictions. We have a house sitter while we’re in … Continue reading →

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Leaving on vacation

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Freejack

In general since we don’t regularly plan vacations, I’ll head off for a week or two on the motorcycle. Rita will occasionally go with me but generally not. We both have entirely different styles and requirements for rides. Last year … Continue reading →

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Hearing Test

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Freejack

I’ve had a ringing in my ears for as long as I can remember. I remember when I joined The Marines, hoping that the ringing wouldn’t keep me from joining. Later, in The Army, I was stationed in Erlangen Germany. … Continue reading →

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Guitar Class

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Freejack

So learning has been progressing. Zack gives me lots of encouragement and tonight he even invited me to the student concert (I think as a spectator though 🙂 ). On the positive notes, Zack’s starting to compare me with his … Continue reading →

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Taking Niki to the Vet

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Freejack

This is a post about my cat, Niki. About two weeks ago after returning from a trip to California for computer training, I noticed that Niki’s left ear wasn’t symmetrical with her right. It was as if her ear had … Continue reading →

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Genghis Con 32

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Freejack

So I got the okay to spend the weekend at one of Denver’s big gaming Conventions. Genghis Con. The other one is in September called Tacticon. Preregistration The folks who run the convention have a Yahoo mailing list where they … Continue reading →

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Understanding Search

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Freejack

I was browsing Slashdot this morning and read the linked article on search engines. It’s a pretty interesting article over all about J.C. Penny and its rise to number one in search engine results. There’s discussion of Black Hat search … Continue reading →

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Gaming Played Here

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Freejack

I started gaming long long ago with family games like Battleship, Risk, Chess, Rack-O, Gin Rummy, and Pinochle. Then Dad brought home Avalon Hill’s Outdoor Survival which was pretty cool. I got further into war games and got Richthofen’s War … Continue reading →

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On Staying Hydrated

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Freejack

First off, I grew up with coffee in the house. I never got any that I’m aware of but I certainly like the smell. Dad would instruct us in how to make coffee and we’d bring it out in a … Continue reading →

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Programming

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Freejack

A bit of background. I started actual programming on a Radio Shack Color Computer. I did some dinking around on a Timex Sinclair but I got serious with the CoCo. Over the years, I’ve done a lot of programming. Mostly … Continue reading →

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