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Christmas Dinner At Saybrook Point Inn

My lady and I have a nice little tradition going. We’ve been doing it for a few years now and it really seems to be working out rather well. What’s the tradition? Well, it’s basically avoiding the world during the … Continue reading

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Visiting Essex Connecticut

A few nights ago, out of nowhere, I was bitten by something. I didn’t know what it was, but when I woke up, I wanted a boat. I guess I was bitten by the boat bug. This is horrible. I … Continue reading

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Google Earth – You Go Boy

If you don’t already know this about me, I’m a satellite image junkie. I used to be hooked on Google Maps and then graduated to Google Earth. One day, my mother introduced me to Live Maps and it was all … Continue reading

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Happy Earth Hour 2009

Did you do it? You know, turn your lights off for an hour at 8:30PM? Laura had to remind me a few times, but at promptly 8:30, I stopped what I was doing, turned the computer off and went around … Continue reading

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Internet Population, Climate Change, Spaceflight, Pollution and Planets

Internet Population Passes One Billion; Top 15 Countries The number of people on the Internet surpassed one billion in December, according to comScore. The actual number is probably higher than that (Internet World Stats counted nearly 1.5 billion Web surfers … Continue reading

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Biofuels, Happiness, Newt Gingrich, Carbon Dioxide and Renewable Energy

US Dept of Energy and Brazil to Commercialize Biofuels NREL, a DOE Federally Funded Research and Development Center, is managed and operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy and Petrobras is the largest energy company in Latin America.The partnership between … Continue reading

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Solar, Prius, Hybrid Panels, The Economy And Satellites

In Downturn, Solar Industry Sees Bright Days Ahead People in the solar industry are hopeful that the sun is a good place to put money these days. To be sure, the financial crunch is rippling through even the fast-growing solar … Continue reading

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Facebook, Google Android, Tidal Power, Search and the Moon

Facebook Redesign To Go Live Tomorrow Five months later and it looks like Facebook is ready to release their new profile redesign. Initially Facebook announced they were working on a redesign earlier this year. In May, a glimpse of the … Continue reading

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Stonehenge, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy and Noise

Secrets of Stonehenge unearthed Now that’s a pretty impressive tombstone. New research suggests that Stonehenge was used as a cemetery for more than 500 years, much longer than previously thought. The new findings also show that people used the area … Continue reading

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Microsoft, Polaroids, Firefox, Clean Diesel and Private Islands

Microsoft Offers Cash To Use Its Search Engine Microsoft plans to entice advertisers and users of its search engine with savings on online purchases on a site called Live Search cashback. Microsoft unveiled plans Wednesday to entice advertisers and users … Continue reading

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