Category: Geekdom

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  • The Valkyrie

    Anyone who knows me knows how much of an airplane buff I am and one of my favorite planes is the XB-70 Valkyrie: it was big, fast, almost pure white — and doomed. As long as I have had a fascination with flight and aircraft (which is only just a slightly shorter amount of time…

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  • Memorial Day Brewery Tour

    On Saturday, May 23rd (2009), Colleen and I took another brewery tour, this time focusing our efforts on Oswego and Syracuse. I used it as an excuse to take a drive along Lake Ontario and, again, it was a gorgeous day for a drive. We headed out Route 96, went up north via Route 14,…

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  • Finger Lakes Brewery Tour

    Colleen and I took a “craft brewery” tour of the Finger Lakes on Saturday (April 25, 2009) and had a LOT of fun. It was a gorgeous day for a drive and, thankfully, you don’t get the same kind of crowds at breweries as you do on winery tours (well, except if the brewery is…

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  • FLL Judges needed

    As you may know, I judge the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics competitions and, this year, we’re trying to find some judges for the various qualifying competitions. In speaking with the main coordinator for the FLL events in our area, he indicated that we need more judges for each qualifying event. The qualifying events will…

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