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A new TV…
I saw a Facebook ad for a 65″ RCA smart TV at Visions Electronics and decided to purchase one. I really didn’t need a 65″ for the size of the living room, but it was a super deal ($498) so … Continue reading
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A lazy weekend
When I say weekend, it was 4 days long. I was off Wednesday through Saturday, which happens every other week, pretty sweet actually. When I say lazy, I really didn’t accomplish much of anything. Wednesday was a nothing day, literally. … Continue reading
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A road trip…
So I’ve had my new truck for 2 weeks now. It’s a Dodge Ram 1500 which is the same model as my old truck. Dodge hasn’t changed the engine, transmission, anything really, other than a nicely upgraded entertainment system. My … Continue reading
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Four day weekends…
I must admit, I’m really enjoying 3 and 4 day weekends. This week, I worked Sunday through Tuesday so Tuesday night was my Friday night. I do work 12 hour shifts, so my short week is 36 hours and my … Continue reading
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12 Hour Shifts…
I started a new job with IBM back at the end of October in the operations center as a System Administrator. I worked a normal 7-4 for the first few weeks to do training and that was what I was … Continue reading
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Buying vs Leasing…
I purchased my first vehicle when I was 24, so, many, many years ago. It was a 1983 Nissan Pulsar that was held together with duct tape and hope. It mysteriously died one day 2 ish years after I bought … Continue reading
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Gotta love technology…
On Friday, I decided that I would do a factory reset on my phone. I use a Pixel 7 Pro. I’ve done this before, it seems to speed things up, perhaps it doesn’t, but it seems to. So, I did … Continue reading
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A do nothing Saturday…
Yesterday was a very relaxing day. I woke up early which I’ve been doing lately, very early actually, it was around 3:30am. If history is an indicator, I’m moving into an insomnia phase. It was a gorgeous day, got to … Continue reading
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Spending spree…
I sort of considered it “found money”. I moved out of my previous house a week ago and yesterday was officially my last day there, although I did the move out inspection on Monday. As there was no damage and … Continue reading
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Time marches on…
It’s now the last day of February. This month has absolutely zoomed by, for me anyway, whereas January seemed like it was about 120 days long. Now, for Southern Alberta, it was very cold for most of the month of … Continue reading
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