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Conectiv…Altogether Better

By Troy | Published: February 17, 2010
Around the time I started working for the electric company, the company was undergoing a business transformation of unprecedented proportions. The gist of it was that we were apparently going to conquer the world by getting involved in all kinds of businesses (plumbing & heating, HVAC, telecommunications, internet, etc.) This was the era in which [...]
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Tumba-bloody-rumba

By Troy | Published: January 25, 2010
I have been subscribed to Ashleigh Brilliant‘s newsletter for about a year now and it is always interesting.  (I’ve also syndicated his “Potshot of the Day“. His latest email, though, had me smiling throughout and also taught me a thing or two.  So I deemed it worthy of a blog post.  (This is obviously a [...]
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Caraoke

By Troy | Published: February 10, 2009
My friend Don’s (twin) brother apparently enjoys embarrassing his kids as much as I do:
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First item on my Christmas list

By Troy | Published: December 6, 2008
To be honest, I have no idea what I want. So here”s the first stupid thing I could come up with. (It”s from the folks who brought you Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). Watch the trailer on YouTube P.S. I learned about it via GeekDad.
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My favorite Rube Goldberg Machine

By Troy | Published: April 9, 2008
I had originally embedded the video of this contraption on this page, but it automatically played, which was a nuisance. So now, you can view view the video at chilloutzone.de. (My cousin Eleanor sent the link to me. Thanks, cousin!) I believe the original video is from the (now defunct) Banham & Tyers website.
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