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Ported All of Smittie’s Ramblings

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Well, I got all of Smittie’s Ramblings ported to Movable Type. Now I need to get the Family News weblog ported. Then get the layout worked out and I’ll be ready to throw the switch, again. Whew! I’m ready to be done switching web hosting services. What a pain in the butt! Aloha

Say What??

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OK, someone is going to have to help me out with this one. This story says the woman first swallowed a fly and then swallowed a fork, yeah a fork, trying to catch the fly? Huh? Aloha

Quiet

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Yes, I’ve been rather quiet. I suspect that no one has really noticed because I don’t think anyone reads this stuff but me. That’s OK. One of the primary reasons I do this is to entertain me. Don’t get me wrong, I’d like to be entertaining thousands with my humor and wit. There’s lots going … Read more

Father’s Day

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I think today was one of the best Father’s Days I had in my 12 years of being a dad. There were no presents to speak of. Several fiscal emergencies last month squelched any hope of a present. The kids each gave me a store bought card. They were both cute. What made this Father’s … Read more

New Domain Name

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I am beginning the migration to a new domain name. homeinjapan.com would or will be a cool name if/when we live in Japan. However, we don’t seem likely to end up there any time soon. So, I went looking for a more fitting name. Some cyber-squatting company named Eurobox Ltd. is squatting on smittie.com. Cyber-squatting … Read more

The Matrix Reloaded

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Well, I did the obligatory viewing of The Matrix Reloaded today. It was OK. A bit slow in places. Some interesting puzzles to mull over while we wait for The Matrix Revolution. I recommend the movie mostly because it is a cultural phenomenon. Aloha

Kimo’s Rules

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I bought quite a few t-shirts while we were in Hawai`i. My favorite is one on the back of which is written ‘Kimo’s Kaua`i Rules’. As printed on the back of the shirt the rules look like this: Kimo’s Kauai Rules Never judge a day by the weather The best things in life aren’t things … Read more