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Why I despise car shopping
Tweet I knew it would be a waste of two hours. The salesman would go through the usual interrogation, asking me for contact information, what colors I liked, how many miles I drive a year, my e-mail address and so …
Rooftop solar energy in the dark days of December
When the days are short and skies cloudy, the output from my 29 rooftop solar panels drops precipitously. So far during this gloomy December, my system has produced just
Thank you, Pan Mass donors!
Thanks to the 85 Pan Mass donors who donated $7,980.18 to Dana Farber Cancer Institute on my behalf. It's been an interesting year given I was diagnosed with
The Wood Pile
I walked out to the wood pile the other day. It gave me pleasure to gaze at the three cords I had chopped and split over the past
A Hot and Steamy Pan Mass 2012
A hot and steamy Pan Mass Challenge is in the books...192 miles of sweat, hills and exhilaration. I was one of 5,454 riders last weekend, who are projected
Three way video interview over the Internet, thanks Oovoo
This is very cool. A three-way interview with one person in Brussels, another in Toronto and yours truly in West Newbury, Mass. I was using a MacBook










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