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Van Halen is Back On Top Again

// January 27th, 2012 // No Comments » // Music, Van Halen

So I said I wouldn’t go see Van Halen in concert again until they had something new recorded in the studio. Well that time is here.

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Set Up Timed Playlists & Non-Intrusive Distractions to Stay Focused and Productive at Work

// January 26th, 2012 // No Comments » // Productivity, Work

I feel like I do a pretty damn good job of staying focused most days at work, along with managing multitasking. I definitely subscribe to the Lifehacker article suggestion below to the suggestions related to a good pair of noise canceling headphones.

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Shuttle Atlantis Moves to VAB, But Only for Storage

// January 25th, 2012 // No Comments » // Space Stuff & NASA

When I was lucky enough to get a little behind-the-scenes view of Kennedy Space Center and its facilities back in September, we got to get pretty close to the Endeavor orbiter parked in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Well they’re shuffling the Atlantis, Endeavor and Discovery.

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DIY Glass Whiteboard Turns Whole Wall Into Creativity Space

// January 24th, 2012 // No Comments » // Design, Home Projects

Love this, though I don’t really have a place (or need really) for it in my home office, though I think my son would get a kick out of it as well.

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SpaceX Cargo Flight on Hold Until at Least Late March 2012

// January 22nd, 2012 // No Comments » // Space Stuff & NASA

Delays are commonplace in space flight, so it shouldn’t be surprising or unexpected that the SpaceX cargo flight to the international space station has been pushed back from its February launch till at least March.

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Top 10 Tricks for Getting Better Sleep

// January 21st, 2012 // No Comments » // Health & Fitness

I pride myself on getting pretty good sleep most every day, but there’s always room for improvement, in pretty much everything we do. Lifehackers list of ten tricks for better sleep is great.

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Delta 4 Rocket Launches from Cape Canaveral

// January 20th, 2012 // No Comments » // Space Stuff & NASA

Yesterday evening from Central Florida’s Cape Canaveral, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket lifted off, shortly after, deploying a U.S. military communications satellite to support battlefield troops and unmanned aerial drones in the Middle East. Wish I had been there to see it launch. Oh well, I’ve always got my Delta II Heavy launch [...]

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High Point, NC to Host 2013, 2014 USA Cycling National Championships

// January 19th, 2012 // No Comments » // Cycling

This is pretty cool — next year and the year after, the cycling national championships are going to be just about our west of here in High Point. One of those two years, I’ve gotta take Tyler down there to check out all the cycling action. High Point to Host 2013, 2014 USA Cycling National [...]

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Road ID: Rules of the Road

// January 18th, 2012 // No Comments » // Cycling

Road ID put together a nice little set of videos and ordered lists all related to safely cycling on the road and for safely interacting with cyclists on the road. Take a look after the jump.

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PercyFX App Launches on iOS and Blackberry

// January 17th, 2012 // No Comments » // Film, iPad, iPhone

Saw this over at bttf.com. I’ve yet to download it to my iPhone, but will check it out in the morning. Seems like it could either be pretty cool, or pretty clunky. I’ll post a followup after I’ve downloaded and played around with. But just so you know, I’m pretty much a sucker for anything [...]

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