Monthly Archives: December 2004

Manifest Complete-ish

December 28, 2004 – 1:36 PM
Alright, the latest update to the site is completed, at least with respect to the regular user. By clicking the manifest option on the left, you can get listings of my movies and TV shows. If you see something you'd... Read More »
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Poker Jounral #1 - November 11th, 2004

December 23, 2004 – 8:49 PM
This is the first journal I wrote after playing poker. I've had to remove the names of people, so that they don't realize which piece of information pertains to them, but thems are the breaks. One player in particular is... Read More »
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Changes ahead...

December 23, 2004 – 12:35 PM
Being back in the realm of relatively frequent updates is weird - I'm so used to writing an entry maybe once every four months that it feels like I achieve a major accomplishment everytime I post a new entry. Anyhow,... Read More »
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Squash Journal #4 - December 16

December 20, 2004 – 7:59 PM
Missed a week there, because Stuart was away at a tournament for junior girls. This week we focused on drop shots and lobs. Keep wrist cocked back, and bent backwards. Wrist shouldn't move very much through forehand swing. Remember the... Read More »
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Squash Journal #3 - December 6th, 2004

December 20, 2004 – 7:31 PM
Here's installment number three of my squash journals. Don't use a full swing for high soft shots Start with maybe two-thirds of the normal preparation - there's no need to make a huge wind up for a shot that doesn't... Read More »
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Squash Journal #2 - December 2nd, 2004

December 20, 2004 – 1:38 PM
Here's journal entry number 2. I wrote this one out after my second lesson with Stuart and Adam (my lesson partner), and the focus of the lesson was soft high shots aimed to travel the length of the court and... Read More »
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Squash Journal #1 - November 25th, 2004

December 20, 2004 – 12:28 PM
Alright, so this kicks off the first of my squash journals. I wrote this one out shortly after my first lesson/assessment with Stuart Dixon, the pro at my squash club. Aim drives to land in the service box Most of... Read More »
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Blink of an eye...

December 17, 2004 – 11:12 PM
Man, everything is happening so quickly lately. Wasn't it just Halloween? Now it's Christmas and I still have to do all of my Christmas shopping. It feels like everything is speeding by at breakneck speed, and I'm only accomplishing minor... Read More »
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All Set!

December 13, 2004 – 8:07 PM
Alright! I've got everything set back up. My whole FreeBSD server went down on Friday night, as promised. The process of setting Fedora Core 3 back up has been relatively painless. FC3 has a pretty decent package updater called yum... Read More »
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Good bye old friend..

December 6, 2004 – 9:40 PM
Well, the time has come. Just as StrongBad must wish goodbye to his faithful companion Compy386, ushering in the new era for the Lappy486, I too must bid farewell to my FreeBSD machine. We've had some good times, and it... Read More »
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The best cast...

December 5, 2004 – 10:33 PM
I downloaded the first season of Arrested Development today - it's a new show that's been airing on Fox. Anything that shows up on Fox is typically about as worthwhile a way to spend your time as standing on the... Read More »
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