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Month: December 2015

Looking like a great ski season in Arizona!

Looking like a great ski season in Arizona!

The past few years of skiing in Arizona have been pretty dismal.  We’d get a good few days here and there, but not enough for a person to go almost whenever they could.  This past weekend I went to Sunrise Ski Resort in northeastern Arizona with a few friends for some skiing fun. The snow was fantastic and the crowds were low due to us arriving Sunday and staying through Monday. We started on the Apache / Cyclone side on…

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Apple has come through again

Apple has come through again

I’ve been an Apple computer user for years. After a few year break I came back to Apple with the MacBook Pro 17 in 2008 when they started using Intel processors, then AppleTV, then an iPad. Last year I added a 27″ iMac to the family and have never been happier.  I also run Windows10, Windows Server as well as Linux in my home so please don’t consider me an Apple Fanboy. I like an OS and hardware that always…

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2015 – Wrap up

2015 – Wrap up

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!   2015 was a very good year for me and my 2 dogs. I celebrated the beginning of 2015 in Europe while traveling with a former Phoenix friend who was stationed in Germany.  We were in Berlin for Christmas, Amsterdam for a few days, Frankfurt area for a few days and then to Hamburg for New Years Eve.  I was also able to visit Ann-Katrin, who we hosted as an exchange student years ago…

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In the Garden of Beasts

In the Garden of Beasts

I’ve been reading “In the Garden of Beasts” and there are so many similarities between one of the candidates running for presidential office and the portrayal of Hitler’s rise to power. Please do not fall for the shouting and ignorance of the one who stirs your hatred. Please think of a better America, one that you will be proud to leave to your children and their children, one that won’t be looked on by future historians as “the era of Trump”….

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