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Burningbird

Wired

Good and bad bits. First the good: I received my early Christmas present and am now the proud owner of a Netgear wireless router. Both Linksys and Netgear had good ratings and recommendations, but I found that Netgear was rated a tad better for installation ease. Easy! I was finished networking three laptops to a […]

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Critters

Big dog blues

I called my mother yesterday to wish her happy birthday. She told me that last Friday when she was out walking her two poodles, Amy and Crissy, a big dog ran through an open gate and attacked Amy. It got her by the throat and tried to shake her to death. Mom said it took […]

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Just Shelley

Happy All Hallows Eve

Today is my favorite holiday, Halloween. Forget reality for a day and be an astronaut if you want, against a backdrop of crisp fall weather, spiced apple cider, colorful leaves, and flickering lights stuffed into a gourd. A few years ago we spent Halloween at Salem, and that was interesting — a bit of hokey […]