News From Troy

Passport Ordeal

2007-06-20T00:07:34Z

I received a call from a local resident asking about my ordeal getting a passport for Matt. Apparently my wife has shared how we were able to work through the process to get the passport with a good many people. Word has gotten out and now I'm a...

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QotD: Just Five More Minutes...

2007-06-19T00:52:03Z

What time is your alarm clock set for? Do you use the snooze button? 5:30. Becky gets up and I hit the snooze button. I am probably never up before 6:30 - so at 8 minutes a pop I'm hitting the alarm clock a lot.

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Linate Hare

2007-06-19T00:48:23Z

Becky just called me with the news that Matt had boarded the flight to Milan. The Loerke clan had some passport issues but those apparently were resolved since everyone was able to board the flight. Becky also passed along that the flight had b...

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QotD: Thanks But No Thanks

2007-03-12T03:19:18Z

How do you handle phone calls from telemarketers? Becky gets the honor of hanging up on them after she's said no about three times. If she's not around I tend to say "no thank you" about three times and then hang up.

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2006 Team Photos

2006-09-04T08:47:02Z

Becky took pictures for both the girls and boys Varsity soccer teams calendars. I've posted the pictures for the parents of the players but thought you all might enjoy the pictures as well. The boys team pictures are here and the girls pict...

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Great Caesars Ghost

2006-08-11T23:27:44Z

Listening to XM Deep Tracks this morning at work, GTM introduced this group as being well known because GE Smith (of SNL fame) played for them. They evidently do a good job doing covering other bands hits.

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Matt, Michelle and Jenna on task

2006-05-25T10:12:07Z

Matt-Michelle-Jenna Originally uploaded by VilliageIdiot. Matt, Michelle and Jenna all under the age of five (I think). I believe this photo was taken at Jenna's house

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Identify Theft

2006-05-06T10:22:48Z

My lovely alma mater has screwed me. I received this e-mail yesterday. Someone's inept management of a server has resulted in the exposure of personal information for over a year. A Year!!! This amounts to criminal negiligence. This will impact t...

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Move

2006-04-06T03:48:28Z

Jeff Lynne with the Move band before he formed ELO performs the classic "Do Ya" commonly associated with ELO. The original has a different guitar sound with an added set of percussion.

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Macedonia and Bulgaria

2006-03-27T11:01:00Z

An interesting article on Macedonia as it relates to Bulgaria. I've not had a chance to read the remainder of the articles on the web site but it looks interesting.

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