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Last Day Of Vacation

September 11th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |

A few weeks ago at the Presidio. We never actually saw the top of the Golden Gate Bridge the times were were up there, but we have it on good authority that there is one.

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If this is Friday, then my Comcast internet connection must be down

September 11th, 2009 | 6 Comments | Tech Stuff |

Sure enough, I woke up this morning to see the network connection status as “Local only.” Down to the basement, unplug the routers, unplug the cable modem, wait a few, replug the cable modem, wait for it to cycle on, plug back in the routers. I have to go through this process several times a [...]

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Reich on the Public Option

September 9th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Politics |

One of the smartest guys in America explains it.

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Two Movies About French Food

September 8th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Food, Movies |

Babette’s Feast and Julie and Julia.

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Cuban Pete’s

September 7th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Food |

My new favorite restaurant. Great tapas and sangria, terrific service with an atmosphere and decor that’s pure genius. Tapas are $3.50 – $5, main courses in the $12 – $15 range. LF and I started with an assortment of the former, a couple different kinds of empanadas, a beef-and-potato hash with plantains, and something amazing [...]

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Holiday Weekend

September 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Home |

I spent most of Friday in the E.R. with a kidney stone. On the one-to-ten fun scale it rated negative three. Much better now, and I think I got off easy considering what I’d always heard about these things. So we’re enjoying the rest of the long weekend here at tom-mcgee.com World Headquarters in relative [...]

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