Kevin on November 26th, 2008

Handy for hanging up things or onto your keys, the S-Biner is a twist on the conventional caribiner. Available in 4 sizes, the S-Biner is durable and weather resistant. One neat idea: use the small size to secure double zippers on your luggage – so compartments can’t get inadvertantly unzipped.  Available from Lee Valley tools [...]

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Kevin on October 20th, 2008

Through Friday 10/24, wine.com is offering 1¢ shipping on select Bordeaux – click here to see the offer.  Use code 1CENTBORD at checkout; prices range from $10.79 to $57.99/bottle.
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Kevin on June 2nd, 2008

This photo was taken by Ryan McGinnis of Lincoln, Nebraska last Thursday evening. You can clearly see the rotation and get a sense of the size of this thing. The tornadoes that actually touched down in town were reported to be about 50-100 yards wide. Great image!
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Kevin on June 1st, 2008

Our area was hit by 4-6 tornadoes last Thursday evening. The largest was estimated at about 100 yards wide, and the storm was characterized as an F1 – F2 (winds up to 135mph.)
As the storm approached we began seeing some unusual cloud formations and the sky turned a peculiar bluish-green color:
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Kevin on May 30th, 2008

Our town was struck by up to 6 tornadoes last night at around 5-6PM. My home is fine. Our plant and offices are essentially undamaged, but we have no power. I have our Customer Service team going in to take orders; everyone else is off today. Many are not so fortunate; I’m not sure [...]

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Kevin on February 10th, 2008

Every morning, weekday or weekend, I follow the same routine…
Get up, throw some clothes on, wander out the the kitchen, pour a cup of coffee, and go into my study. Check – usually in this order – my personal email account, my work email, woot.com, AccuWeather, nyt.com, Marketwatch, G35driver.com, and at times, Harley Tech [...]

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