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    January 2008



    The end of an era (no knitting content!)

    Saturday, 26 January 2008 5:02 P GMT-08
    When Mr. Ken moved to the SF Bay Area in 1992 from New York City, he had no motorcycles.  In New York his need for speed had been fulfilled by 5 or 6 of his much loved TVRs (hand built sport cars, from Blackpool, UK) that he had, or was, restori
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    Personality

    Tuesday, 22 January 2008 12:00 A GMT-08
    Your Personality is Somewhat Rare (ISFP) Your personality type is caring, peaceful, artistic, and calm. Only about 7% of all people have your personality, including 8% of all women and 6% of all men You are Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, and Per
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    What a difference a day makes...

    Sunday, 20 January 2008 2:55 P GMT-08
    Saturday was  Spring-like and easy; everything about Sunday was a challenge!It rained, the wind blew and it was cold.  The few times the sun peeked out, the wind picked up.  There is one upside to that much wind: the last of the mulber
    Category: Whine and cheese
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    Not your typical January Saturday

    Saturday, 19 January 2008 11:34 A GMT-08
    This has not been your regular January Saturday at all.  Oh, we did the usual Saturday things that don't vary much at all, no matter the time of year.  But what a lovely day it's been.First off, it was warm enough for Spring - proba
    Category: Home and Garden
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    My New Knitting...Tote

    Sunday, 13 January 2008 7:34 P GMT-08
    For Christmas 2006 I bought my Dad this very cool rolling tool kit made by Black and Decker.  It has compartments on the top, a removable tray in the top section and another in the bottom section, 2 deep storage areas and a multi-sectioned stora
    Category: Knitting Projects
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    Soup

    Saturday, 12 January 2008 7:41 P GMT-08
    It's time for soup - cold (for us) weather, wind, and the refrigerator is full of veggies getting close to their half-life.Here's what emerged: Lots of yummy veggies - who buys 5 pounds of carrots, especially when she doesn't really like
    Category: Home and Garden
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    Multicolore - Photo!

    Friday, 11 January 2008 1:23 P GMT-08
    Proof that Multicolore is complete, and has been worn to work: It was quite warm, even as a cardigan, so my knitbuds were absolutely right!  A co-worker said "I know you knitted that because it's perfect and the buttons are just right!&
    Category: Multicolore
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    Still no photos

    Thursday, 10 January 2008 9:40 P GMT-08
    I've powered the computer system down and brought it back up several times.  The batteries in the camera are fresh and new.  All cables have been disconnected and reconnected.  But the camera and computer are still acting like they
    Category: Whine and cheese
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    Sweetie

    Wednesday, 9 January 2008 9:04 P GMT-08
    I found these cute photos of Sweetie while attempting to understand why the computer and camera don't speak to each other tonight, when they've been communicating just fine for about 3 years.   Still don't understand the issue,
    Category: Furball Farm
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    Multicolore's Debut

    Tuesday, 8 January 2008 9:06 P GMT-08
    Multicolore will be worn for the first time tomorrow.  Stay tuned for photos.  I'm really pleased with this sweater and how well it came out; I look forward to sharing an action photo or 2 and comments with you.
    Category: Knit From Your Stash 2007 Multicolore
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    Knitting saves the day

    Monday, 7 January 2008 8:40 P GMT-08
    My day started with a 5-hour off-site meeting, which is never a good way to start the week.  I'd fuss at the person who scheduled it, except it was me.  Oh well.While I was feeling rather sorry for myself, I zipped open the enormous Day
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    Multicolore Finished!

    Sunday, 6 January 2008 4:35 P GMT-08
    The last finished object of 2007 was Multicolore.  It  was begun during our Christmas trip to Texas in 2006, and the pieces were all completed in March.  It lay on the blocking board for almost 9 months, which is a personal record.Mult
    Category: Knit From Your Stash 2007 Multicolore
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    So far, so good (and Happy Birthday Mother!)

    Saturday, 5 January 2008 4:40 P GMT-08
    We've made it through the worst of the storms without issue.   Internet is back, telephone is intermittent.  We didn't lose power at the house, but the restaurant where we ate Friday night lost power half way through dinner.&nb
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    Stormy Weather

    Friday, 4 January 2008 8:01 A GMT-08
    The storm has been interesting so far.  I left work early, and it took me 2.5 hours and 3 BART trains to get home, instead of 45 minutes and 1 BART train.  We had no internet access and our land line telephone was out due to the storm, but
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    The Storm Door Opens

    Thursday, 3 January 2008 8:34 P GMT-08
    The weather folks are warning us that, after a very dry rain year and not much improvement yet in this rain year*, "the storm door is opening".  There are at least 3 big storms lined up in the Pacific Ocean, and they're starting to
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    Do cats like knitting?

    Wednesday, 2 January 2008 7:23 P GMT-08
    Cats like playing with string (and it's important to their health to keep string away from them) and sometimes they even like grabbing at moving needles.  And of course they want to sit on anything you might be working on, especially if it&#
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    Re-use, Re-cycle, Re-purpose

    Tuesday, 1 January 2008 6:11 P GMT-08
    My profession is in "green-ness", eco-consciousness, energy efficiency.  We advocate re-using, re-cycling and re-purposing of just about everything.  In that spirit, following are my re-used, re-cycled and re-purposed goals (not r
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