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Post by t-bob on Feb 26, 2012 3:26:37 GMT -5
Good morning to you.
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Post by brucemacneill on Feb 26, 2012 5:50:46 GMT -5
Good morning.
I'll be leaving to pick Mary and her sister up once I have some more coffee. They've decided they've seen everything they wanted to see and bought everything they wanted to buy, so they're ready to come home. They say I don't need to bring the truck, the Buick should suffice. I suspect that means they only bought small expensive things. Have a good day.
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Post by Doug on Feb 26, 2012 7:05:02 GMT -5
I'z here
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Post by theevan on Feb 26, 2012 7:17:52 GMT -5
I'm not.
Think I'll go exercise.
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Post by Kramster on Feb 26, 2012 7:33:31 GMT -5
Hey
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Post by Fingerplucked on Feb 26, 2012 7:45:36 GMT -5
Morning. I got a Kindle Fire tablet yesterday. Spent most of the day playing with it. Today will probably be more of the same.
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Post by mnhermit on Feb 26, 2012 8:28:28 GMT -5
G'mornin' - So what's the battery life like (how long between recharge) on the Fire FP?
Today in History:
1531 - Earthquake in Lisbon Spain
1616 - Spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo
1732 - 1st mass celebrated in 1st American Catholic church, Philadelphia
1848 - Marx & Engels publish "Communist Manifesto"
1870 - 1st NYC subway line opens (pneumatic powered)
1893 - 2 Clydesdale horses set record by pulling 48 tons on a sledge, Mich
1907 - Royal Oil & Shell merge to form British Petroleum (BP)
1907 - US Congress raise their own salaries to $7500
1930 - 1st red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC)
1935 - RADAR-Radio Detection & Ranging 1st demonstrated (Robert Watson-Watt)
1942 - WW II Navy flier Don Mason sends message "Sighted sub sank same"
1954 - Michigan rep Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock & roll) records
1970 - Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album
1974 - Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris
born today:
1361 - Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)
1802 - Victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables)
1846 - William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes
1852 - John Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry
1928 - Antione "Fats" Domino, NO LA, rhythm & blues pianist (Blueberry Hill)
1932 - Johnny Cash, Kingsland Ark, country singer (I Hear the Train Coming)
1943 - Bob "Bear" Hite, Calif, vocalist (Canned Heat-Going Up the Country)
1945 - Mitch Ryder, rocker (& Detroit Wheels-Devil With the Blue Dress)
1947 - Sandi Shaw, [Sandra Goodrich], Essex, rocker (Girl Don't Come)
1950 - Jonathan Cain, Chicago, rock guitarist/keyboardist (Journey, Babys)
1953 - Michael Bolton, Ct, rock vocalist (That's What Love Is All About)
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Post by paulschlimm on Feb 26, 2012 9:09:28 GMT -5
Must...go....to...the...Dammit Jim! (geddit??)
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Post by Tamarack on Feb 26, 2012 9:17:29 GMT -5
Good Morning Good People
Cloudy and hovering around the freezing point after a brief spurt of winter. Off to church and Sunday chores. There is nothing new under the sun (with the exception of eagle eggs in Iowa)
Have a peaceful Sunday one and all.
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Post by Fingerplucked on Feb 26, 2012 9:24:46 GMT -5
Dennis, I don't know, I haven't run it down yet. Amazon's claim: "Up to 8 hours of continuous reading or 7.5 hours of video playback, with wireless off. Battery life will vary based on wireless usage, such as web browsing and downloading content."
It arrived yesterday 9 AM with a full or nearly full charge. I read a comic book, watched a movie (during which I had plugged in for a full charge), played Words With Friends, and read my book until I fell asleep. I woke up and played/read with it for the rest of the day. I charged it up again before taking it up to bed for more reading, although the battery still had 1/2 or 1/3 of a charge left. I had the wireless on the whole time. (WiFi only.)
I think I probably could have gotten through the day without charging. Maybe not. It's different, though. My other Kindle only needs to be charged every couple weeks.
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Post by Fingerplucked on Feb 26, 2012 9:25:34 GMT -5
Paul, I'm trying, but not yet.
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Post by billhammond on Feb 26, 2012 9:32:09 GMT -5
Another nice looking day out there. I plan to motor over to Eau Claire and visit my folks.
I saw "The Artist" yesterday, thoroughly enjoyed it. What an amazing project -- French director, cast and even crew fly to Hollywood to make a silent film, but somehow it worked beautifully.
This is no doubt a record year for me -- I have actually seen THREE of the films nominated for Best Bicture Oscars. (Also saw "Hugo" and "Midnight in Paris.")
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Post by Don Clark on Feb 26, 2012 9:38:17 GMT -5
Must...go....to...the...Dammit Jim! (geddit??) Paul.....I'll make no Bones about that. Well.....maybe I will. ;D Mornin'..... Off to Dodge. Have the morning off from playing, so it will be home for a chuck roast in the oven. Will spend the afternoon seeking out a way around a brick wall.  Lonnie will know what I'm talking about. |
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Post by Marshall on Feb 26, 2012 10:15:13 GMT -5
Morning. I got a Kindle Fire tablet yesterday. Spent most of the day playing with it. Today will probably be more of the same. Give us a full report. |
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Post by Lonnie on Feb 26, 2012 10:25:09 GMT -5
Good morning... no trip to Alexandria today, Connie Lee, the star of the show, is sick. Her health has not been the greatest, I'm praying this is something simple. Think good thoughts for her, folks.
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Post by RickW on Feb 26, 2012 10:28:24 GMT -5
Lazy day. Girls' soccer is done for the year - team sadly fell apart. The Canucks are playing at noon, (weird 'murican thing where they are starting to play games during the day on weekends,) and s ome housework to do. Be boning up on some new technology I may need if I get another job.
Need to get back to yoga. This cough and sinus infection seems to finally be packing it in.
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Post by mnhermit on Feb 26, 2012 10:42:57 GMT -5
Must...go....to...the...Dammit Jim! (geddit??) it must be quite a trek... |
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Post by Fingerplucked on Feb 26, 2012 10:43:17 GMT -5
Morning. I got a Kindle Fire tablet yesterday. Spent most of the day playing with it. Today will probably be more of the same. Give us a full report. It probably looks like I'm typing from my desk, but I'm not. I'm on my Fire, typing ever so slowly, but thinking it's fun anyway, just because I can, while listening to my Pandora Blood Sweat & Tears station. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2012 10:49:27 GMT -5
Good day .... enjoyed the Cyclone win on the road at K State yesterday. My son has a Kindle and I'm inching that way. Looking for a book on Russian History at Barnes and Noble last week yielded 3 choices. Kindle friendly choices seemed nearly unlimited and some interesting ones were free.
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Post by millring on Feb 26, 2012 11:00:12 GMT -5
K....A....LAMAZ....O.....O Oh,
I had a show in Kalamazoo.
Don't wanna boast
but just sold the most
(sold out, anyway) in Kalamazoo.
It was the annual Garage Sale Art Fair where I unload a year's worth of seconds in three or four hours. Brought home about $1500 for my trouble.
(here I am at last year's event)
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