Well, the summer project is underway and this is by no means a small one. The main emphasis is on landscaping my mother-in-laws yard at the mobile home that she now lives in. Her house of near on 40 years was far too big for one person and the stint at the senior living complex [...]
Saturday, December 30, 2006
As we stare 2006 in the face, now is the time to reflect and contemplate what changes will make a difference for the coming year, 2007.
For me 2006 has been one of the busiest years that I can remember for a long time. My involvement in the automotive industry as Sculpting Manager has left [...]
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The first winds of the fall season took full effect on Wednesday 18th October at my place of work, not that they were the strongest winds that I have encountered but the California Pepper tree that was planted in the grass median did not fair well. The fact that it had been planted over an [...]
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Darren Rowse of Problogger.net latest group writing project has stimulated both seasoned blogger and novice blogger to delve into the heart of the matter and question “What if I had to start my blog over again.” Now this very question will place doubt in the most seasoned veteran because the very existence of our [...]
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Much to the surfing world’s dismay Clark Foam shut its door for good last December without the real story ever surfacing. Gordon Clark the owner, just said it was environmental issues coupled with labor and safety code regulations.
Now those people who were employees or extremely close friends of the company, they had the distinction of [...]
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
On April 18th 2006, this will mark the 100 year anniversary of the 7.9 earthquake that destroyed San Francisco in 1906. At that time San Francisco was known as the most sophisticated city on the West Coast, the fact that most of the buildings were constructed of unreinforced wood and brick only added fuel to [...]
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If you still tend to send your bills by mail like I do, don’t forget, Sunday 8th January 2006, the rate will increase by 2 cents to 39 cents for first class mail. For every ounce after that it will be an additional 24 cents.
When you think about it, it’s still a great deal, [...]
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Here we are at the beginning of another year and of course we should set ourselves some sort of New Years resolution. Ideally I would like to begin by improving the amount of posts that I make during this year, not meaningless posts but posts of substance that may be viewed more than once [...]
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Thursday, December 8, 2005
Since the announcement of Clark Foam closure, the surfing world has been sent into panic with bulk buying of surfboards with the Clark floatation core. Prices have increased by 20 percent and some surf shops are limiting customers to a one board purchase only. Professional surfers are now going easy on their own personal boards [...]
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Wednesday, December 7, 2005
The surfing industry was hit broadside by the news that Clark Foam was shutting its doors after 40 years in the business. Gordon “Grubby” Clark, founder of Clark Foam notified customers by fax on Monday 5th December 2005 that it would cease production citing that local, federal and state authorities were cracking down on his [...]
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