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From the ispcon-2006 department:
As usual, many moons have passed and the blog was left on the curb like that poor, sad lamp in the old Ikea commercial.
The blog is hungry. It wants to be fed.
In today’s issue:
* Wrap-up for ISPCON
* Cottage May 24 weekend
* Upcoming vacation
WRAP-UP FOR ISPCON
I’ll try and keep this […]

From the ispcon-2006 department:

Home of the Orioles
My company is making its presence known at ISPCON 2006 in Baltimore. This is gonna be a fun week! Let’s jump back in time a little:
SATURDAY
* Helped BCB move some stuff to his new place in the morning. Cool digs;
* Read some book on the couch […]

From the dead-soldier department:
At work there is a foosball table. By virtue of the “spin to win” strategy used by those of us with no innate foosball talent, it gets heavily used. Some of the players are showing, shall we say, wear and tear. Little cracks are forming.
Eventually, one of the players […]

From the cottage-weekend department:
Ever since I was a wee lad, I’ve always liked breaking things.
I went to the cottage this weekend. Two words: demolition. Fun.
THE COTTAGE
My cottage is an interesting place. The “front door” is this small door over by the kitchen. It gets used approximately twice per cottage trip: people […]

From the cycling department:
Whooooeeee!!!

SPONGMONKEYS (singing):
We love the wind /
Cos it is good to us

AZROLB: WTF?

SPONGMONKEY #1: Hey, did you hear something?

SPONGMONKEY #2: Almost. Hey, let’s go to Quizno’s.

I set a record for my journey home at 35′24″ (no, that’s not 35 feet, 24 inches…). The wind at E 24km/h was a real helper. […]