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Chapter End

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Posted on July 31, 2014 by Ed Skinner

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Today ends a chapter in my life. I’m done with the travel and teaching. It was surprising to recently get a rental car with the license, “653 YRS” because, while I haven’t been teaching for that long, the last decade … Continue reading →

Posted in Software, Teaching, Travel | 1 Reply

Maine (well, NH, actually) Lobster

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Posted on July 28, 2014 by Ed Skinner

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A whole lobster is not necessarily a big meal. This one was 1.25 lb. but next time I’ll move up to 1.5 lbs. And have more butter and beer. And maybe a side. Maybe. If you’re pressed for time, you … Continue reading →

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Keep Your Shoes On

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Posted on April 23, 2014 by Ed Skinner

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With a KTN (Known Traveler Number), I will blitz through TSA checkpoints in record time with shoes and belt intact and no low dose X-Ray radiation. Just a gentle magnetometer shake of my water molecules and a not-passing-through-me X-Ray of … Continue reading →

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It’s Not About John

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Posted on April 16, 2014 by Ed Skinner

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As many know, I travel a lot. On airplanes, I like to pass the time watching movies on a tablet and I have a few repeat favorites. Number one in my list is this series from HBO. But in spite … Continue reading →

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Memoir of The Netherlands

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Posted on September 27, 2013 by Ed Skinner

Years ago I was in Eindhoven in The Netherlands. One evening after work I was in the hotel sauna relaxing. There was another gentleman there reading the newspaper. As is the custom, neither of us had on a stitch so … Continue reading →

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Free Money!

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Posted on August 22, 2013 by Ed Skinner

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I tallied up my leftover paper money from numerous foreign trips over the past several decades that I haven’t re-used on subsequent return trips.   323 RMB, People’s Republic of China 45 Euros 82 Canadian dollars 20 British pounds 25,000 … Continue reading →

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Warner Robins GA Air Museum

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Posted on August 21, 2013 by Ed Skinner

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Where’s My Bag?

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Posted on August 20, 2013 by Ed Skinner

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IMPORTANT: See Addendum below Lost? Mis-routed? Stolen? We all ask ourselves this as we wait at airport baggage claim. But when you have $2000 worth of precision firearms locked in those bags, those fears are constantly on your mind from … Continue reading →

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South River Gun Club

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Posted on August 15, 2013 by Ed Skinner

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The South River Gun Club, thirty minutes south of metropolitan Atlanta in the suburb of Covington Georgia, is gorgeous. I shot a 2700 there recently and had a wonderful time. It’s one of the nicest facilities I’ve visited. They have … Continue reading →

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Cheap Motels are … well, Cheap

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Posted on August 14, 2013 by Ed Skinner

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When it’s your nickel, how cheap — or frugal, if you prefer — are you? My priorities are safety — medical and criminal — and then dollars. I want a clean place that won’t make me sick with bug bites, … Continue reading →

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