What's it going to take to get Staci Mallette married off to Brian Butler????
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As yet another bridal shower.... obviously.
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Joanne hosted a great get together for the Sundance Pre-School staff with her culinary skills, but I inadvertently carried the day when I rolled the Yacht Tender out of the garage by popular demand.
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Who would have thought that the Tender was going to be a chick magnet!!!
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If I had known this, I would have finished the damn thing a lot sooner.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Fine Public Administration
Apparently, this guy, Dan Grabauskas, is responsible for the improvements that I observed at the RMV yesterday.
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Nice job Dan.
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He's now running the MBTA. Maybe I'll try the bus.
http://www.massinc.org/index.php?id=500&pub_id=1770&bypass=1
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Massachusetts RMV
Man...
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If you want a slice of American demographics, go to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. That is the land of the General Public. Multi-cultural, multi-lingual, multi-multi. It's a good chance to see how the other half lives. Or make that the other 80%. Not many of us middle aged white guys left.
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I remember when the Registry was the place that you went to when you wanted to be treated badly by political hacks with no work ethic and a bitchy attitude.
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That wasn't the case today.
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The people were given a number when you came in, which printed a pretty accurate projection of the time that you had to wait. Also... no lines anymore. You sit down on a fairly comfortable bench and wait until your number is called and listed on a screen. Plus, the lady who handled my Trailer registration was downright hospitable. Even nice.
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An entirely enhanced registry of motor vehicles experience.
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I walked out with a register boat trailer and trailer plates. Society is making strides.
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If you want a slice of American demographics, go to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. That is the land of the General Public. Multi-cultural, multi-lingual, multi-multi. It's a good chance to see how the other half lives. Or make that the other 80%. Not many of us middle aged white guys left.
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I remember when the Registry was the place that you went to when you wanted to be treated badly by political hacks with no work ethic and a bitchy attitude.
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That wasn't the case today.
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The people were given a number when you came in, which printed a pretty accurate projection of the time that you had to wait. Also... no lines anymore. You sit down on a fairly comfortable bench and wait until your number is called and listed on a screen. Plus, the lady who handled my Trailer registration was downright hospitable. Even nice.
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An entirely enhanced registry of motor vehicles experience.
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I walked out with a register boat trailer and trailer plates. Society is making strides.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
High and Low Technology
As the Vice President of IT at Sundance Pre-School, I had my hands full tonight as I had to do a system recovery procedure on Joanne's computer. It was taking forever so I left around 9:15 PM. Since I have a meeting in Boston at 8:00 AM tomorrow, I won't be able to follow up in the morning. Hope nothing is broken. I like my VP of Facilities Management role there better.
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The Boat Trailer assembly took longer than expected today, and I had to make a run to Marblehead Ace Hardware for some missing nuts and bolts. I still can't get over the shock of having to manufacture a trailer.... and that Boater's World had the stones to ship me boxes of steel, nuts and bolts, and called it a trailer. Won't be making that mistake again.
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It actually doesn't look too bad, and will be functional for using the Tender in Marblehead Harbor and NH lakes.
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Now I have to get it registered to tow on the road by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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The Boat Trailer assembly took longer than expected today, and I had to make a run to Marblehead Ace Hardware for some missing nuts and bolts. I still can't get over the shock of having to manufacture a trailer.... and that Boater's World had the stones to ship me boxes of steel, nuts and bolts, and called it a trailer. Won't be making that mistake again.
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It actually doesn't look too bad, and will be functional for using the Tender in Marblehead Harbor and NH lakes.
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Now I have to get it registered to tow on the road by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bonus Time
My morning business meeting has been postponed and it is a good time to catch up on paperwork and accounting. So I think I'll spend a couple of hours on the Boat Trailer assembly.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Booyah
Jim Cramer says that he is celebrating the recent stock market surge by switching from Johnny Walker Red to Lagavulin 16 year old, single malt scotch.
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I'm impressed.
Mooring is Ready
Went down to the Harbor today to check on my mooring. We are in good shape for a WhaleEye launch this week.
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BTW, A Blackbird visited the feeder yesterday. Just one. It had a black body and a purple head. Maybe it's a sign.
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Right now there is a beautiful red cardinal out there. As pretty as a cardinal is, it's song .... a distinctive, high pitched "chew, chew, chew"... is just as neat.
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I don't know how a Blackbird sounds.
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BTW, A Blackbird visited the feeder yesterday. Just one. It had a black body and a purple head. Maybe it's a sign.
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Right now there is a beautiful red cardinal out there. As pretty as a cardinal is, it's song .... a distinctive, high pitched "chew, chew, chew"... is just as neat.
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I don't know how a Blackbird sounds.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Soprano's Wrap Up
Two more episodes left. I'm thinking that Tony gets whacked.
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How else can the series end?
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I predict that his Shrink knocks him off in self defense when he tries to murder her for knowing too much.
It's All Good
Keep thinking those good thoughts.
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The Law of Attraction guarantees that your ass will get kicked if you don't.
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It's going to be a great week, right?
We're gonna make some money, right?
We're gonna close some business, right?
We're gonna get along and appreciate each other, right?
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Right on.
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The Law of Attraction guarantees that your ass will get kicked if you don't.
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It's going to be a great week, right?
We're gonna make some money, right?
We're gonna close some business, right?
We're gonna get along and appreciate each other, right?
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Right on.
Some Assembly Required
I finally got a little work done on the trailer.
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If I didn't have a metal grinder and heavy mallet, I would be out of luck. Also, far more mechanical skill is needed than I anticipated. I really didn't expect this to be a project in and of itself.... I naively thought I was buying a boat trailer by mail order and not cartons of steel and bolts.... but it is what it is.
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There are four or five hours easy in this effort, which I had not planned for.
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If I didn't have a metal grinder and heavy mallet, I would be out of luck. Also, far more mechanical skill is needed than I anticipated. I really didn't expect this to be a project in and of itself.... I naively thought I was buying a boat trailer by mail order and not cartons of steel and bolts.... but it is what it is.
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There are four or five hours easy in this effort, which I had not planned for.
Finch Alert
So far on the feeder, the usual culprits.... lots of Sparrows, Chickadees, Mourning Doves, Cardinals and Blue Jays. Also some Tufted Tit Mouses (Tit Mice???).
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Although I have seen a few House Finches, they have been rare visitors and the Goldfinches have not made any appearance at all.
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Of Course, the pig squirrels are constant visitors... the guests who wouldn't leave.
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Why the picture of the trailer? Because I wouldn't be sitting on this couch lamenting the lack of finches if it wasn't raining and I could be assembling the trailer. That should have been able to go unsaid.
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