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dpal on January 30th, 2007

Wow, These guys are really on the move!! Since the Demolition Day on Saturday, I have been told that a tremendous amount of progress has been made. A few of my co-workers have been able to finagle their way in as catering volunteers. I have been told that in a span of 54 hours the [...]

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dpal on January 25th, 2007

Found out at work today that ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is here in Horry County. Here’s a little excerpt from the website that is covering the show while they are here: Renee Wilson and her four grandchildren woke up today to the sound of Ty Pennington screaming into a bullhorn. As the newest family [...]

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dpal on January 23rd, 2007

Ever feel unmotivated? Like you’ve fallen into a rut? Like you get up one day and don’t feel like doing much of anything? Well for the past few months, that’s exactly how I’ve been feeling. I haven’t wanted to go to work, and when I was at work, I wasn’t very productive. When I got [...]

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dpal on January 19th, 2007

It’s about the time for me to upgrade my computer… Actually, it will be a full build. My current PC has lasted me since around Nov/Dec of 2002, and it is getting a little long in the tooth. If I were average user, the pc could probably last me another year or two, but I’m [...]

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dpal on January 10th, 2007

Although, I was raised here in SC since I was 4 years old, I have always considered Pittsburgh my hometown. After all, that was where I was born. I grew up rooting for all the Pittsburgh professional sports teams. And we had many reasons to celebrate. Since 1970: The Steelers have had 22 playoff appearances [...]

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dpal on December 21st, 2006

Today is the Winter Solstice, which represents the shortest day of the year. That is, unless today is also the last day of work before your Christmas Vacation. If that is the case, then today could possibly be the longest day of your life… Or at least that is my experience so far. It is [...]

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dpal on August 21st, 2006

I had a chance to listen to the Dan Patrick Show on ESPN radio this afternoon. Dan and Michael Irving were debating on whether or not Tiger Woods could actually be the greatest athlete alive. Both seemed to be in agreement that: Golfers are not athletes Tiger wouldn’t be able to compete if he were [...]

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