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Dog Bob

The sound and the fury …

I tried shooting some video that captures the frenzy that is Gilligan when he’s running amok at the lake. Thanks to the wonders of my Mac’s video editing, here’s my first cut. It’s three shots edited together. Pretty cool and easy. I shot it with a Dimage Xg camera in video mode. It’s a Quicktime file, about 1mb.

Now playing: Coyote from the album “The Last Waltz Disc 1” by Band, The

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Books

Meet You in Hell

I just finished Les Standiford’s “Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed America.” Great book, particularly in it’s detailed description of the Homestead strike. It was a defining moment in the relationship between the two men.

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Transcendental Bob

Grabbing the Red Bull by the horns

Anyone who knows me knows I love a good caffeine buzz. Generally, that comes in the form of a venti Starbucks iced coffee with two extra shots of espresso. The silo, as one co-worker has fearfully dubbed it.

But I’ve been known to indulge in the occasional “energy drink.” Slate has a pretty cool review of these high-test brews, and Red Bull doesn’t fair too well.