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Entries from February 2008

Free Screen Cleaner Works Well

February 18th, 2008 · No Comments

I don’t know about you but my computer screen often gets covered in dust, hair and smudges.  Try this free screen cleaner, it seems to work very well.

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Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital · Humour

Florida Drivers License Emergency Contact Info

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments

A friend of mind gave me the heads up on this service available on Florida Drivers Licenses.  You can enter up to two emergency contact numbers linked to your drivers license info on the State Web Site here.  If you are involved in an accident a police officer can access the driver license  database for [...]

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Tags: Health · Useful Web Sites

Mont Tremblant Canada Day 4

February 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Its was snowing quite heavily this morning, a fresh blanket of snow everywhere. We walked up to the village one more time and stopped at a boulangerie for breakfast, I had a Pan au Chocolate, Mick had a small bacon quiche.  Back to the hotel to pack.  I went to Mass in the village church, [...]

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Tags: Travel

Mont Tremblant Canada Day 3

February 9th, 2008 · No Comments

  Last night it was a sleigh ride.  The scenery was beautiful in the glistening snow.  Half way they stopped to pass out hot chocolate.  There was a crazy Frenchman that had everybody sing along———we had no idea what we were repeating back to him in French!!  Sooooo glad I have all my snow gear.  [...]

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Tags: Travel

Mont Tremblant Canada Day 2

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Looked out our window this morning and it was lightly snowing, one lone skier high up on the slopes.  we headed into the village, bundled up against the cold (Florida wimps) and stopped for breakfast at Creperie Catherine, excellent crepes and coffee, already planning a return visit tomorrow morning.  Walked to the top of the [...]

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Tags: Travel

Long Weekend In Mont Tremblant Canada Day 1

February 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Its Thursday night and we are in Mont Tremblant, Canada, a couple of hours north of Montreal.  Vicki won this trip through her work, and we flew up from Orlando with a bunch of her workmates who also qualified for the trip.  The Air Canada flight was very smooth, although it was a little late [...]

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Tags: Travel

Travel Contests For February 2008

February 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Conde Naste Traveler Dream Trip Contest . A photo & short essay contest with a $25,000 dream trip first prize. Conde Naste Traveler where are you contest February 2008.  Win a $1000 for guessing where the photo was taken. Are there any budding student travel writers in your family?  Enter the National Geographic Next Great [...]

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The Day Time Stopped Still At Grand Central

February 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

  This is an interesting video of co-coordinated doing nothing………….honest, watch it!

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