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life

Planners?

By Michael Palmer |  Feb 6, 2007  | #life | 1 min read
So, I started using a planner yesterday, yes one of those black leather zipper man-purse things. The past year or so at work I’ve gotten really forgetful and find myself apologizing for not getting things done for people yet. This is mostly due to having 45 things to remember at all times. My monitor was a post-it note dumpster. I had three calendars with notes all over them, and text files all over the place named “todo.
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technology

Ham Radio, Will I pick it up again?

By Michael Palmer |  Jan 25, 2007  | #ham-radio | 1 min read
Looks like theres no morse requirement anymore starting next month for upgraded licenses. In the past learning Morse was lazily keeping me from upgrading my license. Now that I don’t have to worry about it, maybe ill upgrade and pick the hobby back up. ARRLWeb: It’s Official! Morse Code Requirement Ends Friday, February 23 NEWINGTON, CT, Jan 24, 2007 — Circle Friday, February 23, on your calendar. That’s when the current 5 WPM Morse code requirement will officially disappear from the Amateur Radio Service Part 97 rules in accordance with the FCC’s Report and Order (R&O) in the “Morse code proceeding,” WT Docket 05-235.
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interesting-news

You Sank my Cargo Ship!

By Michael Palmer |  Jan 23, 2007  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
The MSC Napoli, which was holed in storms on Thursday, was run aground following “serious structural failure”. This happened in the English Channel, near Devon. The ship was carrying some freight for a customer of ours that we were shipping. It’s kinda neat being somewhat related to a vessel sinking over 4800 miles away. Some News Links: Stricken cargo ship run aground Oil to be moved from beached ship Scavengers take washed-up goods Police crack down on scavengers
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life

Burrrr = Wow TBC

By Michael Palmer |  Jan 16, 2007  | #weather, #gaming | 1 min read
32.0 °F / 0.0 °C — Light Freezing Rain[Spring, TX at 5:30 PM CST] Talk about some cold weather for this part of the country. I don’t think we’ve had weather like this in a few years. World of Warcraft — Burning Crusade came out today… I didn’t buy it. My account cancels on Jan 29th. I’ve pretty much stopped playing all together, it’s nice not being so stressed out all the time to make raids along with real life deadlines.
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