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Archive for October, 2006

Virtual Farming

I grew up around dairy farms and have a consequent affinity for the rural life. Since childhood I have had a secret desire to have a farm of my own. Working as I do in the software industry has intensified that desire in the last few years. Accordingly when my wife and [...]

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Big Picture Big Sound

According to the site, “Big Picture Big Sound was created by a movie buff and a home theater geek who thought the world would somehow be a better place with a Web site dedicated to all things film and home theater.”
As it happens these “buff geeks” are coworkers of mine. Check out their site. [...]

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TrekEarth

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and here

A former coworker of mine by the name of Adam Silverman has created a very interesting site called TrekEarth. Accoring to the site, “The underlying theme of TrekEarth is learning more about the world through photography. TrekEarth fosters this by allowing photographers to display their work grouped by regions in [...]

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Cutting Boards

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I completed two maple cutting boards this weekend. These are end-grain butcher-block boards that hold up well to years of everyday use. Each board is small, about nine by ten inches, and has four rubber feet. They are designed for cheese, fruit, bread, or [...]

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More Pictures

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and here

Well I uploaded another six images tonight. Take a look!
–Larry

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Seven New Images

I uploaded seven new images tonight. Take a look!
–Larry

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Setting Up Shop

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I don’t recall exactly when the woodworking bug hit me, but I know it was sometime before May of 2000. We were living on Long Island and various home improvement projects had been nudging me in the direction of finer work for some time. Our [...]

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No flight; no announcement!

So we went down to Greensboro, NC to visit our daughter and son-in-law and to see the grandkids–yes, we have grandchildren.  We had a wonderful time talking about blogs, taking pictures of everyone, eating way too much, and playing spades.
Soon the visit, like all good things, came to an end… or so we thought.  Our [...]

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How rude of me!
I began this site by adding content even before I really had it ready to be seen in public. Having done that, I never got around to welcoming everyone and I never provided instructions on how to use the site.
About Me
My name is Larry Eiss and I live just outside Albany in [...]

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Evening Edition

I’ve added a few photos to the Gallery. I also added captions to every image so you have some idea what I was thinking. Have yourself a look-see. –Larry

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