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Monday, March 12, 2012

Finally Coming To My Senses

This very moment, I decided that I’m going to abandon my home-grown blog platform. I haven’t updated it in quite a while, and the thought of doing so fills me with dread. I just don’t have the time or energy for it right now (my free time is dedicated to writing). So I guess I’ll be switching to WordPress pretty soon.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Twitter Update

Why does Facebook feel like an inbox full of emails from someone's grandmother?

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Twitter Update

Why is my FIOS not working? Surely the 5 minute blizzard didn't knock it out?

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Idle Thoughts On Reincarnation

I overheard some people talking about reincarnation today, so I thought I'd write down what I thought about it. Mainly because I'm trying to write 1,500 new words every day as part of my grandiose plan to take over the world, and I figure blog posts should count as part of that, right?

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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Twitter Update

I'm installing Windows XP on a computer... feels very retro.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Facebook Update

That's gotta hurt for Steelers fans.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

GRRM - Ice and Fire Sample

Excerpt from The Winds of Winter on GRRM's site..

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Facebook Update

Merry Xmas!

Sean Connally said,

Merry Christmas to you too, Tom!

Lauri Krehbiel said,

Merry Christmasd Tom!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Facebook Update

Sure fire ways to annoy your fellow cube workers #56: Practice playing your trumpet in the middle of the office as if nobody can hear. (This could only be worse if you played bag pipes.)

Twitter Update

Tip for people wanting to practice their trumpet during lunch in a cube farm: It's very loud and disruptive.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

NTSB Doesn’t Go Far Enough

The NTSB wants to ban cell phones and texting while driving. If they really want to save lives, they need to ban driving. Seriously, have you guys seen how many people are killed driving every year?

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Facebook Photo

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Facebook Photo

Fiona has the great misfortune of being the test subject for my new Canon 60D.
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Debbie Krehbiel Alexander said,

Hey You got the camera! Yippee!

Debbie Krehbiel Alexander said,

I can't figure out how to write on your wall with the new timeline so I'll semi-hijack this post.

I still enjoy perusing your online photo gallery of all the Krehbiel folks. Thanks for putting all the time into it. I ended up buying a slide scanner like yours and it has been helpful, although I am realizing that my old PC doesn't have the capacity to handle a decent scratch/noise filter very well, and these are o~l~d negatives! But sometimes they are the only record I have, so it has stilll been a treat.

I was thinking of getting some server space from a friend and uploading the Family History stuff I have in a similar way, but my daughter recommends photo-sharing sites like Snapfish. (they allow extensive comments and such now.) Do you have any thoughts?

Thanks, and sorry for the hijack, cousin.

Thomas Krehbiel said,

Sorry, I keep my wall locked. Keeping it open feels the same as letting everyone see my mail. :) Congrats on getting your slides scanned! A photo-sharing site would definitely be easier to maintain, but you might have to give up a certain amount of control. Check the terms of service because sometimes they try to put sneaky things like "you give up all rights to your pictures" in there (eg. Facebook is allowed to do whatever it wants with your pictures until they are deleted). Also make sure you keep copies of the pictures on your own computer too. I haven't used Snapfish for sharing, so I don't know about its capabilities. You might want to look at Flikr or Picasa too.

Sean Connally said,

Good choice!!

Facebook Update

Just read that Facebook Timeline is finally rolling out today.. everyone loves change right?

Mary Boyd Monfalcone said,

LOL!!

Mary Boyd Monfalcone said,

Hi Tom - I just saw your timeline!! So cool! Awesome pics! (I tried to write on your wall/timeline but I couldn't find it.. (where to write)so am commenting here instead.

Thomas Krehbiel said,

Thanks :)

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Facebook Update

DSLRs: Canon or Nikon?

Sean Connally said,

Canon for sure!!

Debbie Krehbiel Alexander said,

I love my Nikon D40. But it is a biggie, not like the compact stuff they have now. I like the zoom lens.

Dave Coletta said,

Canon

Thomas Krehbiel said,

I think I'm leaning toward the Canon 60D.. probably more than I need but I don't want to buy another one for a while.