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Decked Out

nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:22:16 -0800

We turned what might have been a lazy Sunday into a very industrious one, getting The Aerie all decked out for Christmastime. We had the Christmas music playing from the office while we decked the halls and trimmed the trees (our big Christmas t...

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Change of Season

nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:03:29 -0800

This week's warm weather and clear-sky Santa Ana was ushered out today in a big way with rain showers (and even hail!) and a cold wind from the north. The change in weather was a good demarcation point to change from Thanksgiving into Christmas, ...

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Morning Summit

nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:09:36 -0800

After a couple of days of feeling out of sorts, it seems that Penny’s puppy pharmaceutical treatment has helped out immensely and that there was a very energetic and eager pointer ready for a big mountain hike this morning. Local mild Santa Ana...

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Do you believe in omens?

nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:47:36 -0800

So, my sister is coming from Maryland to visit for Thanksgiving. We did a lot of prep work this weekend to prepare, but I'm always looking for omens as to how the week might go. Well -- both Penny and my car are sick. Penny had to take a de-wor...

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Wine + Nerd = CellarTracker

nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:17:54 -0800

So, anyone that spends time here probably knows that we like a good cocktail from time to time here at The Aerie. But as hard as it is to believe, a good stiff drink isn’t always the right accompaniment for every occasion. Sometimes you just hav...

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Wednesday Time Waster -- Conquest

nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:48:56 -0800

I'm really not one that spends a lot of time playing video/computer games (Facebook Scrabble and Word-twist, notwithstanding), but in the past couple of weeks, I have spent some time with a complete productivity abyss called "Conquest". If you're...

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West Coast Offensive

nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:58:56 -0800

There’s a point in a football game when you sense that it’s over. And after staking the home-team Chargers to a 14-point lead, the Eagles were looking to get back in the game after a very good drive that had them 1st and goal from the 1 yard line...

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Booking Through Thursday: Life's Too Short

nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:54:09 -0800

Suggested by JM: “Life is too short to read bad books.” I’d always heard that, but I still read books through until the end no matter how bad they were because I had this sense of obligation. That is, until this week when I tried (really trie...

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Pomp and Circumstance

nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:21:52 -0800

It was a big day for Penny yesterday as she completed and graduated from her Family Dog I class. For the past month and a half or so, we’ve been working on sitting and staying and heeling and coming when called – all the things that are needed to...

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Lost My Coffee

nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:34:31 -0800

Xkcd is usually pretty good -- but this is genius. Happy Friday!

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