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    Tattoo Unveiled

    I finally did it. Yesterday I went and got the tattoo I’ve been thinking about getting for a couple years. I got tired of thinking about it and decided to just get the tattoo. This is my first tattoo and it might well be the only tattoo...

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    My Apology to Jim Joyce

    I don’t know how widespread the story is, but it looks like its gone national rather than stay put in these here parts. With articles in the LA Times and the New York Times, it’s fair to assume that anyone who pays much attention to...

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    New Look, New Rules and Another Roundup

    A couple weeks ago, I gave robdarnell.com yet another facelift. I’ve been changing it around a lot in the last year or so. Never could find a layout I was completely happy with and I don’t have the artistic skills or the coding knowledge to...

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    Damaged Storm Drain

    This is the storm drain in my front yard. I’ve been somewhat paranoid about it since I moved into this house in 2003. Although I’m sure they can hold ten times my weight, I’ve never stepped onto the steel planks. The only time I have...

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    New Desk and Other Highlights

    I got a new desk a week and something ago. A big, heavy as hell business style desk with lots of surface space and deep drawers. I like it, a lot. It’s much roomier.  The desk used to be in my mom’s shop, but she...

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