Casillero del Diablo Chardonnay

Aahh, I was just reacquainted with an old favorite in the white wine department; Casillero del Diablo, Chardonnay. A very nice white wine from Chile. For more information about their Chardonnay and other offerings, this link might be of use.

Cash is king no more; the king has left the building

So it’s Friday, and Alexander has his day off from daycare. So me, myself, I, Filip, and Alexander decide to go on a road trip to deposit the big pile of coins coming from Alexander’s piggybank. It would seem only one out of every 30 …

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Another cup of tea? Changing the 10D for a 20D

Having become familiar with the Canon 10D digital camera, I was more than a little bit excited when I read the specs and announcement for the 20D-model some months ago. I had been reading up on the 300D, but was and remain convinced that it …

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Down here on the farm

My turn to spend some time @ home (“down here on the farm”) with Filip! It’s weird.. not having to be stressed and run around like a headless chicken in the morning to get ready to go to work. Janet did good this morning though, …

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Return to the scene of the crime

Janet and I are celebrating our first anniversary as a married couple tomorrow (going on 6.5 years together now). We figured it’d be easier to get away if we could actually find some baby sitting assistance, something that is usually easier on a weekend. So …

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Machinegun Mike goes Christmas shopping

I do it every year, and I get the same trigger urge every year. I guess we’re creatures of habit in more senses than one. Today, Alexander wanted to go to a fairly large toy store (BR-Toys) “just to have a look”. Since he’d been …

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Alexander goes flat

Alexander got a new computer today; well, a new used computer that is 🙂 It’s a Compaq D510 2.x-something GHz desktop, with 512MB of RAM, and a brand spanking new HP 17″ TFT monitor (needless to say, TCO ’03). Can you say overkill!? Oh well, …

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Speak up against software patents in Europe!!!

Linus Torvalds (Linux), Monty (MySQL), and Rasmus Lerdorf (PHP) issued a statement against software patents in Europe, as part of the campaign conducted by www.nosoftwarepatents.com. You need to do your share too; if there’s one thing I believe will seriously turn the IT-business into a …

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Which file extension are you?

Take this quiz to find out which file extension most closely matches your personality. You need to answer all the questions to get an accurate result. The quiz: BBspot.com This is probably only of value to geeks 😉 And just to save you the suspense, …

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