A few weeks ago, I stumbled across this nifty gadget while I was looking for a [summer weight sleeping bag] from REI. As I dug into the details via [Find Me Spot], I started to think more and more about picking one up for a couple of reasons. First, the cost: at ~$150, it’s the …
Monthly Archive: April 2008
Apr 08 2008
Courtesy of Uncle Sam
After a 3 month paper work battle with the [Social Security Office] and a phone call to our local Congressman’s office, we finally received Madeline’s SS# in the mail. I can’t believe something as routine as this could get so screwed up but then again, it’s just par for the course in Atlanta. It started at …
Apr 04 2008
Larceny of the ATM kind
Living in downtown Atlanta, you expect a certain level of criminal behavior from some of the homeless or drug addicts that frequently panhandle the area. Knowing this, it becomes almost trivial to take basic precautionary measures as a pedestrian to avoid running into trouble when dealing with the city’s transient population. The first and easiest …
Apr 01 2008
Dorthy lands in Atlanta …
It’s 9:30pm on Friday, March 14th and I was sitting at my computer talking with some [clan-mates] over Vent thinking it was going to be another quiet night at our loft. As I was getting my geek on, the power started to flicker – the lights would dim for a second and then surge back …
Apr 01 2008
Trip update
Some good news! It looks like my youngest brother Scott will be joining Mark and I on our Georgia section hike! In order to accomodate his RL schedule, we’re pushing the start date back to June 1st, 2008. Right now it looks like Scott will fly into Atlanta late on the 31st – we’ll pick …
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