Author: Rob
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The Road
My bro-in-law (he pronounces it “bra”, as per young and colloquially hip) recommended I read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. I finally picked up the novel a few weeks ago was glad I did. It was beautiful in its desolation.
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project roundup
I might have been a good candidate for the Darwin Awards, but thankfully didn’t bite it.
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It’s a girl (soon)!
Great big news this week. Sarah and I found out we’re having a girl. Hurray!
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I got the mule skinner blues
Sarah and I just returned from a trip to Dolores to see her dad and stepmom. We had a great time.
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Baby Lund
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MX Revolution USB mouse repair
Most people know me to be cheap. How cheap? Well, I somehow see the logic in buying a broken USB mouse on eBay in the hopes of fixing it, rather than paying full price for the mouse new. Don’t laugh just yet. I fixed it.
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Dead man walking!
“Arrrgh! I’ve got the bones of a dead man in me leg!” (to be said to future children with a pirate’s voice) So the fog of knee surgery #2 is wearing off and I’ve got the pictures to prove it. Fair warning, some are a bit gruesome. Arrgh.
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Knee, round 2
Just when I got back on my feet, they drag me back down. I’m going to get another surgery on my knee today. Should be better and stronger than ever. I’m like the $6M man. Only with cadaver bone implants instead of robotics. How cool is that?
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Lux Aeterna
Sarah and I just came back from our Maundy Thursday service. Our choir sang the Rutter Requiem. It was my first time and I’ll never forget it. Here is the final movement, Lux Aeterna. Here are the lyrics. The soprano soloist (sung by our associate pastor) part is in English, while the choir is in…
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“Credit Crisis” (the movie)
This is a great visual primer explaining what the heck is going on with the credit crisis: