Author Archives: mjpete
Jetskis on the Navesink
MJ & I rode the jetskis on the Navesink on Sunday, 6/14. I used “My Tracker” on my cell phone to record the trip. The jetskis are older machines and I’ve always wondered the speed and distances we travel on … Continue reading
Hard Drive Bites the Dust
On Thursday, March 26th, the 1.5Tb hard drive in my primary development box bit the dust. Based on the diagnostics and sounds emanating from the drive, I believe I had a head crash. My first thought was “Oh no, when … Continue reading
Lost and Found My Phone
Last night I discovered my phone was missing. I knew I had it on the bus coming home. In the house I realized it was not in the holster. After searching the car I figured it was somewhere on the … Continue reading
Virtual Box
I’ve had hit-or-miss experiences with virtual OS’s on my home machine. When I had an Apple powerbook, Parallels was awesome. It just simply worked with no hassles. On the Linux platform I have not been impressed with any of the … Continue reading
Jill’s Bedroom
We recently repainted Jill’s bedroom. What made this interesting is we used magnetic paint on some of the walls. After reading reviews I decided to put 4 coats of the magnetic paint on the walls to ensure magnets would stick … Continue reading
Nice Work if you can get it
Cathy and I tend to celebrate the day we met more than our actual anniversary. So this past weekend we went into the city to catch a Broadway play and a nice dinner. We went to see the musical “Nice … Continue reading
22 Years Ago today…
Beware the Ides of March. 22 years ago today on March 15th 1991, I met my future wife. We met in an Irish pub next to McFadden’s on 42nd street and Second Ave in New York City. That night I … Continue reading
MJ’s Eagle Scout Project
MJ completed his Eagle Scout project this past weekend. His project was to rebuild 250 feet of fence at the Lincroft Little League field. The old fence had a single horizontal rail and a top rail made of 2×4. Kids … Continue reading
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Tagged BSA Troop 110, Eagle Scout, Eagle Scout Project, Lincroft Littel League, Scouts
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Heading Home
Thursday, Sept 6th marks the day we began our journey back home. To get home we had to take 3 flights. The first leg was on a ATC-72 Turbo prop plane with Blinter Canaries to get to Gran Canarie Island. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Vacation
Tagged Blinter Canaries, Canary Islands, Gran Canarie, Iberia Airlines, Lanzarote, Travel
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Friday’s Activities in Lanzarote
Today, our first full day in Lanzarote, was a recovery day for us. We all got some sleep and started to get used to being 5 hours ahead of NY. I’ve loaded a bunch of trip photos. We started the … Continue reading
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Tagged Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Old Harbour, Puerto Del Carmen, Safari Diving
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