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Oprah 24th season Black Eyed Peas – I’ve Gotta Feeling. . .
This is so cool. I found a couple of pretty clear recordings of the song. One has since been removed, but this one still remains: http://blackeyedpeas.dipdive.com/#/~/videoplayer/0/4545/76361/~/ The HI version is really nice hi def - very clear. Enjoy...
Posted: Sep 18 2009, 11:30 AM by jimblizzard | with no comments
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Hobie no more
[ Update: the sale fell through . I still have my Hobie, and I don't know if I'm going to put it up for sail again. It's just too much fun - even if it does take a full day to get out there & back.] I sold my Hobie yesterday, almost 6...
She’s leaving home, bye bye
Well, it's not going to be on Wednesday morning at 5 o’clock as the day begins. . . It’s going to be tomorrow morning. We’re heading over to Orlando to move Alix into her new off-campus housing at UCF. We’re all so excited! And I’m definitely feeling...
Posted: Aug 21 2009, 01:05 AM by jimblizzard | with no comments
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Sweet new look to the blog
Zach just created a new banner for my blog. He used a photo I’d taken while in NYC a couple of years ago and really dressed it up nicely. Take a look and let me know what you think!
Posted: Aug 20 2009, 09:01 PM by jimblizzard | with no comments
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27 minutes in the saddle
Got out early this morning and did a quick 6.6 mile lap in a nearby unfinished neighborhood. Saw something I haven’t seen in quite a while – new home construction. They’ve started work on 4 new houses. That subdivision currently has about 6-8 completed...
Posted: Aug 18 2009, 11:12 AM by jimblizzard | with no comments
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Bike ride
Well, I didn’t get to ride my bike today. Ended up taking Alix and her bug to the VW dealer to have them change out one of the bulbs in the headlight. I could have done it myself, but the engine compartment is packed so tight it was impossible. (for me...
Posted: Aug 18 2009, 01:57 AM by jimblizzard | with no comments
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Prodigal son returns?
Well, I gave dasBlog a try over at http://www.jimblizzard.com/blog , but the site is down and I don’t know why. I restarted the web application, and tried a couple of other setting changes, but it’s out of commission for now. So, off with it’s head. And...
Posted: Aug 18 2009, 01:46 AM by jimblizzard | with no comments
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BLOG MOVED! BLOG MOVED! BLOG MOVED!
UPDATE #3: Shoulda just stayed where I was. And now I’m going to. I’ve had my fun, and now I’m coming on home. Welcome back. UPDATE #2: WordPress was a nice resting area, but now I'm using dasBlog on my site at http://jimblizzard.com/blog . All the...
Posted: Jan 17 2009, 12:58 PM by jimblizzard | with no comments
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Heath
I dunno if Heath is going to win the Best Actor award, but what an amazing performance he made in the Batman film. He completely transformed himself into the Joker. He stole the movie. (Yeah, the movie has been out for a while, and all the buzz has already...
Posted: Dec 18 2008, 12:23 AM by jimblizzard | with no comments
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80 degrees and a cool breeze
The weather the past couple of days has been absolutely amazing. I have a bad case of spring fever. I hope to take some vacation days starting tomorrow and get outside & enjoy this while it lasts. One conference call on the schedule in the morning...
Miss the PDC?
If you liked DevDays, you'll love the MDC. Follow the link to find a city near you. http://www.msdndevcon.com/Pages/start.aspx   Be there or be square.
Interesting to see where the money came from...
I hope you took the opportunity to vote. Can't wait to sit back tonight with a bag of popcorn, a beer, and the TV, to watch the analysts dance and dance.
patterns & practices Guidance Explorer
Do you have the p&p Guidance Explorer ? You should. It contains tons of practical guidance from the p&p team. All in one convenient location.
The future of Team System
Take a peek today: A sneak peek at Team System 2010: http://weblog.infoworld.com/stratdev/archives/2008/09/a_sneak_peek_at.html Team System 2010 week on Channel 9: http://channel9.msdn.com/visualstudio/ VS2010 and .NET FW 4.0 overview on MSDN: http:/...
Line 'em up
Fay. Gustav. Hanna. Ike. Josephine. It's the tropical storm busy season - and this year has had a bumper crop. The folks in south Florida have had a difficult time focusing on anything but the storms that have been rolling in every few days. Fortunately...
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