Patrick Havens on July 10th, 2008

Last month, our fair city became the 44th (give or take) to be included in one of Google’s more ingenious offerings – the Street View.
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I was reading my paper at lunch like I normally do and I ran across that article. The intersting part about it, was about a month ago I noticed they had [...]

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Patrick Havens on May 24th, 2008

For those that asked, or those interested. Here are the pictures that I took of the vacation. I as uploading them every night so they are roughly in order taken, but I haven’t really group them by category or anything.
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Patrick Havens on April 24th, 2008

In a headline sure to grab attention “Penis theft panic hits city…” I read of yet another place that I don’t think I want to visit?
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Police in Kinshasa, Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men’s penises after a wave of panic and attempted [...]

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Patrick Havens on March 7th, 2008

As a not extremely frequent flier, but one who has had to fly a few times recently I’m come to sympathize with those that have to fly often. The hurdles and lines you have to deal with. And its stories like the below one that make me cringe and wonder what the [...]

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Patrick Havens on November 12th, 2007

I am just getting back from a conference in Atlanta. And if jet lag isn’t too bad, I’ll be posting again tomorrow (didn’t happen). This picture is me at the World of Coca-Cola museum.
Thanks to the reader, who after reading this suggested I come back and edit.  Sleep deprivation makes ones thoughts get more then [...]

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Patrick Havens on October 16th, 2007

I’ve been doing a lot of searching for airline tickets recently. With planning a vacation in the beginning of next summer, this is the time of year to start making plans. So I already have a hotel reserved, and was working out the airfare. and a couple things I noticed. The [...]

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Patrick Havens on October 4th, 2007

Scott Adams worked in some of the more institutional of companies, and though he has been out of that culture for a long while. He comes up with strips that sound like he had a camera in the office recently.
Work gives bennies like vacation time as an enticement to keep employees. And the [...]

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Patrick Havens on April 13th, 2007

I was doing quick time searches (type initial start point, and the different destinations to see how long it’d get there). Looking for places to go for our anniversary. The wife wanted nearby, so I was getting different ideas together.
Well silly me wanted to see drive time from Napa, California to Santa [...]

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Patrick Havens on January 24th, 2007

I (Lore Sjöberg) recently took a vacation and, in a moment of deranged optimism, decided to take a vacation from the internet at the same time. I left my laptop behind and vowed not to access the web, my e-mail or any other facet of the Online Experience until I was back at home. The [...]

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Patrick Havens on December 9th, 2006

There are those that love RVing. But there are those who like to go where RVs dare not go. Well I ran across an RV that loves the off road, and still has an elegant interior. Here is some pictures of such a vehicle. The Unicat EX70-HD / MAN TGA 6×6. Not [...]

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