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Another tragic terrorist attack.
My thoughts go out to the people of
London.
Gutless cowards these terrorists are
(whomever "they" turn out to be) to attack
civilians just going about their daily lives. When will
this insanity end? Likely no time soon, as sad to say
as it is.
I hope this update finds Sushicam
visitors from London, as well as their friends and family,
safe and sound.
Let's hope that the blanket of video
surveillance that covers London is able to turn up some
quick and promising leads.
What really drives this home to me,
even more so than 9-11 (I have never visited New York),
is the fact that when was in London I rode all those
tube lines. I took a double decker bus tour. I was there,
at those very paces, just at a different time.
Lets hope those responsible are hunted
down like the dogs that they are.
Wait, check that last comment. I don't
want to insult dogs.
The vile gutless scum that carried
out these attacks need to be eradicated like any noxious
virus that threatens other peoples well being.
I hope the Brits drop the hammer on
them. HARD.
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Last Monday I took my car to an "Auto Backs"
store to get a new set of tires. Auto backs is kind
of like a chain auto parts/tire shop you find in America,
but with a few noticeable differences.
1. There is about a 50/50 mix of women and men working
there. And all of the women wear short skirts. (nothing
wrong with a little eye candy as you shop for motor
oil I guess)
2. Customers are treated more like patrons of a fine
restaurant than just some poor sot walking in to buy
some tires. You just hand them your keys and tell them
where you car is parked and they let you know that everything
will be done in exactly 40 minutes. (And it was done,
exactly 40 minutes later. I think the guy mounting the
times even slowed down the job to ensure he nailed it
down to the minute)
3. The customer waiting room is CLEAN. I mean hospital-operatng-room
type clean. The floor is polished to a high luster.
Chairs and tables are gleaming new and shiny, and the
selection of magazines is actually current. (Too bad
I could not read much of most of them)
4. And at the end of it all, the mechanic taking care
of your car comes to you and politely asks you to follow
him to the garage so you can watch him do a torque check
of the lug nuts on each wheel. (I especially liked this
part since I am always worried that some "lug-nut"
may have forgotten to tighten all my lug nuts and my
wheels will fall of 100 yards from the shop)
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I placed an order for one of the new color screen 20
GB iPods a couple of days ago. I figured it was about
time I jumped on the portable music bandwagon, but as
chance would have it, yesterday my wife won a Sony network
walkman from some sort of online sweepstakes.
Luckily the iPod order had not been filled yet so I
was able to cancel my order.
It is about the size, shape (and weight) of a Bic lighter,
and the sound it produces is just incredible. As I write
this I am listening to a little Smash Mouth (I'm a believer)
and let me tell you, good things DO come in small packages.
This thing Cranks!
And the battery life is also the best I have ever seen
for a portable music player. 50 hours of playback
per charge! And even if it is fully drained, you charge
up 3 hours of listening in only 3 minutes.
And best of all, it is so small and light, you don't
even notice that you have it with you.
Some after market headphones may be in order though,
since the stock ones it comes with are not the most
comfortable for long stretches of listening. (The sound
is great, they just don't fit my ears too well)
And just for the "wow" factor, a new (and
very useful) toy like this is always fun.
But seeing as this is only the 512 Megabyte version,
I may still end up getting an iPod so I will be able
to take more than 150 songs with me when I want to.
What can I say...
Guys love gadgets.
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