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After years of building my own Windows desktop computers, and serving as the in-house I.T. Department, I broke down and bought one of the new MacBooks. What a sleek piece of design technology. Apple really knows how to do it right. At the same time I got the Canon Pixma MP560 multi-function printer/scanner. Because it is wireless, as well as the Apple keyboard and Magic Mouse, we will normally use the MacBook as a laptop but then quickly change over to the desktop environment when it is time for heavy duty writing. The only thing to plug in is the monitor cable. Sweet!

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I've had this video tucked away on my hard drive for years, just waiting for the right time to use it.  Recently one of our employees got the firehose treatment from a new coffemaker in our office.  Here is the video I sent her, with my condolences.  Enjoy!

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Plenty has happened since my blog curled up and took a lengthy nap.  It’s a new world, and I’ll try to catch you up a bit.  The topics I expect to share over the next few days and weeks will include, but not be limited to, a marriage proposal, a grounded aircraft, and a new tech toy.  Stay tuned.

“Hi, my name is Larry and I’m a Facebook dropout.”  I finally came to the realization that Facebook just isn’t my thing, for a whole host of reasons.  I won’t bore you with them, but I decided to part ways with this social networking juggernaut that sucks the life out of everthing in its path (oh, I wasn’t going to give my reasons.  Oops.)   In a fraction of the time I was spending on Facebook — back in the day when I was diligently responding to friend requests and messages — I can keep this blog fresh and up-to-date.  It may be trading one form of insanity for another, but at least it is the one I most enjoy.  NOTE TO MY FORMER FACEBOOK “FRIENDS”:  Please don’t take it personally.  We may just have to connect over a cup of coffee or the occasional email.  I’ll even buy!

We’re always glad to have family visit, and Joy’s sister and her daughters are in town to take in a soccer match tonight at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Because they had never seen Tom and AJ’s place, we had lunch together at the Good Earth restaurant in Westwood (one of Joy’s favorites) then took the grand tour of their apartment.

It is special for plenty of reasons, most especially because it is their first place together. Beyond that, it has a real charm that only comes with wood floors and ocean breezes. For those who haven’t had the privilege of a tour, here it is.

In a posting in the late summer, I was wringing my hands over the decision to build the 601XL I started or to make the switch to the Zenith Zodiac CH 650. Well, shortly thereafter I decided in favor of the new style, paid for the upgrade…and waited. After nearly 3 months of waiting, the plans arrived just in time for me to fire up my tools a bit between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Now that the holidays are over, I’m in full swing and making great progress. Here is a video of the make and model of plane I’m building, with a paint job that is remarkably similar to the look I’ll have (only with polished aluminum and accent stripes).

Enjoy!

Just a few days before Christmas, we loaded up the kids and drove from Prescott to the Grand Canyon. Because one of our group had never seen the canyon, and the other three young adults only had it as a distant memory, we thought the nearly 3 hour drive would be worth it. As you can see from the video, the most scenic part of our trip was the vending machine! Better luck next time.