Category Archives: Personal

Parting ways with Amazon.com

Posted on February 22, 2014 by On the North River

Never thought I’d be thinking of canceling my Amazon.com account. But this year every move they make pushes me farther away. Collecting sales tax for the state of Massachusetts, even though Amazon does not have warehouse or distribution offices here. … Continue reading →

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Comment about comments

Posted on January 31, 2014 by On the North River

I don’t use DISQUS as the commenting engine here.  One reason is that I don’t trust them not to do tracking of visitors from site to site. Another reason, (and I did try them out myself), is that there are … Continue reading →

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Firewood Thieves, Oh, No! Revisited.

Posted on January 22, 2014 by On the North River

Seems that this winter is shaping up to be even worse than last year (God help us!)  So I’m revisiting that post. Thieves Raiding Residents’ Woodpiles For Firewood… In some areas  a crime not seen since the Depression. In the … Continue reading →

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Now he gets it.

Posted on January 11, 2014 by On the North River

A Solution to the “Made in America” Dilemma This article just pisses me off! The second – which plagues me to this day – is that I didn’t see how the outsourcing and offshoring trend in the technology sector where … Continue reading →

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I should give up

Posted on December 4, 2013 by On the North River

I still browse the job listing and sometimes I get a callback, naturally the last time was when my spinal problem was at it’s worst and I had to decline. But I’m starting to think I’m getting too old and … Continue reading →

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Thank You, DRL Carpentry.

Posted on November 25, 2013 by On the North River

The handicapped ramp for my mother is finished and it came out well. The footing they put in are twice the size of the footing for the original porch, I took the opportunity to inscribe the names of the girls … Continue reading →

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On Election Day

Posted on November 6, 2013 by On the North River

To New York City and the Commonwealth of Virginia. You’re Idiots! Wednesday Update: First Virginia (Doug Ross Journal) THE TEA PARTY’S DEAD? 10-to-1 Spending Advantage Plus Obama-Funded Faux Libertarian Eke Out <1% Victory For McAuliffe Congratulations, Virginia! You just voted … Continue reading →

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It’s that time again… NO IT ISN’T!

Posted on November 3, 2013 by On the North River

  Daylight Saving Time Is Terrible: Here’s a Simple Plan to Fix It In short, it is suggested that we reduce the number of Time Zones in the USA to two. Sync up those two zones next spring and never … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Godot.

Posted on October 25, 2013 by On the North River

Conversations while waiting for the deliveryman delivery-person. I bought a used Nikon D90 camera to replace the only seven or eight year old Nikon D70s I bought after the Great Fire destroyed all my film cameras and forced me to … Continue reading →

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Bike & Camera, finally.

Posted on October 22, 2013 by On the North River

Finally felt like going out on the bicycle around the neighborhood, with one of the cheap digital cameras hanging from my neck. Did better on the medium hills than I feared.  Biking isn’t bothering the back, fingers crossed. And to … Continue reading →

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