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October 2008 archive

October 24, 2008

crash ..

The unrelenting deterioration of home values and what seems like daily crashes in the stock market have eaten away at ~10 years of savings for us. Pretty brutal. At this point it seems silly to sell ......
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October 14, 2008

Colorado with the Riggs Family

Spent a recent weekend in Colorado with Shannon's family, was a great weekend. They are big game players which is fun for Shannon since I provide no competition for her when we play at home. Went for...
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October 10, 2008

pet birds

Some recent snaps of our (indoor) pet birds ... From the top .. Pearl, Lola, Hank (yellow cheeks), porky They all have very distinct personalities which is pretty cool. Pearl: Very timid, sweet bird. doesn't fly well...
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October 3, 2008

best bookcase ever

OMG .. i just bought the best bookcase ever for my office. "The antique originals kept tabs on an upholsterer's accoutrements; now they offer pride of place to treasures whimsical or sophisticated, books, drinkware, the good of...
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race shirt

I run several races a year with a guy who simply destroys the field. He has a great blog that I occasionally read. He recently blogged about a race in redwood park that I competed in .....
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