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Mr. Seezen's Choppin' Blog

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Happy New Year to all.

We survived without any missing limbs or punctured eardrums. Plenty of idiots out there, but at least the city sweepers will be glad to have their work already cut out for them tomorrow.

I must be sure to write again, for their are many new exciting developements going on, such as my new sewing machine, or Mr T, my new private student from Libya.

Posted by Daev @ 10:56 PM CST [Link]

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

So long, Joe.

Joe Barbera of Hannah Barbera dies.

Posted by Daev @ 03:43 PM CST [Link]

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

PC POOL TIME

READING
Catch the Phish -- Can you spot which examples are fraudulent?

VOCAB
Commonly confused words

Posted by Daev @ 01:31 AM CST [Link]

Saturday, December 9, 2006

Calling to and from cellphones is crazy expensive in Germany, like in most of the world outside the states.

Voip is a good alternative when calling from home for landlines -- international calls can cost almost nothing, or nothing at all, but most providers charge heft rates on mobile telephones.

Neighbor Thomas tipped me off to one provider with a good deal, though: webcalldirect.com/.

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Posted by Daev @ 10:04 PM CST [Link]

We've got a gig tomorrow at Die HO Hünstlerverein. A gallery in Magdeburg. Magdeburg is the sister city of Nashville Tennessee.

I swear, if one more German asks me where I am from and then when I say "Tennessee" the exclaim, "Tennessee whisky!", I swear so help me God, I'm gonna ... tell people I'm from Maryland.

Posted by Daev @ 08:29 PM CST [Link]

Here is a link to a fascinating -- and perhaps the most accurate -- short presentation of forefather
George Washington.

Posted by Daev @ 08:23 PM CST [Link]

Bicycle Repair Time

I finally fixed my front wheel. I had never done it before but it turned out to be easier and quicker than I thought to change a tube. It had been leaking very slowly for months, requiring me to pump it up before every trip. A real pain in the ass. But after taking it off the rim and submerging it in water several time failed to find the leak to patch, I finally bit the bullet and shelled out four clams (ouch!) for the new tube.
Great was my disappointment to discover I bought a dunlop valve tube, which doesn't fit a regular pump; but greater was my satisfaction to learn that there are adapters and they are very cheap.

Even though I continued to squeeze the wheels before riding, I couldn't help feel disappointed that the thrill of a properly inflated tire faded almost immediately. The imaginary Man-of-your-choice in the sky must have heard my prayers, because the back wheel was now rapidly leaking air slowly. And brother, that was a bitch, because the rear wheel is the one that bears the bulk of your fat ass. Even pumping up before a trip was not enough, before a kilometer was behind you the tire would bottom out on the smallest of bumps. In this town of cobblestone and tramtracks, it's enough to make a man livid.

I was afraid to change the back wheel, because of the chain et cetera, but it turned out to be not so bad. And this time, the thrill remained and still does.

But just to make sure I learned my lesson, Gabriel broke my back light, which I then repaired, only to find he also broke my speed shifter. Actually, the hook that attaches to the cable that attaches to the speed controller snapped from fatigue. This is a part that is not so easy to replace, because it's a Sturmey Archer hub. They are quite ingenious, really. But they require the constant pull of the tension cable to stay in gear. Thus, my bike is now stuck in third gear.

I've decided to wait a while before fixing that. It's not that bad because Dresden is mostly flat until you get to the edges of the valley. (They used to call Dresden the Valley of the Clueless back in coldwar days because they couldn't get West German TV signals, by the way.) But more importantly, I think it will keep my bike from getting messed up even more.

Posted by Daev @ 06:12 PM CST [Link]

Friday, December 8, 2006

Long time no nuffin'

So it's postarama time!
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Posted by Daev @ 08:58 PM CST [Link]

Wednesday, December 6, 2006


We're pretty excited about the Dylan show tomorrow. How can any punk band worth it's salt do without a banjo player?

Posted by Daev @ 06:07 PM CST [Link]

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

PC POOL DATES

There is only one date left, and it is for my Wednesday group: December 13 at 7:30. We are not meeting this week in the PC Pool!

Posted by Daev @ 03:29 PM CST [Link]

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