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Benjamin A. Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]


Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:10:53 -0500

So, we went out to do some chores, and stopped by a place where Kat used to work. One of the businesses there is a used car/boat/motorcycle dealership, and they just happened to have this nice bike for a decent price - and I just happened in the market, ready to trade in my Nighthawk 750 (which was getting a bit old and tired). So, after a bit of horse-swapping, here's my new ride:

2003 Triumph "America" 800cc

http://okopnik.freeshell.org/img/2003_Triumph_America.jpg

(Mine's shinier, though. :)


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Brian Bilbrey [bilbrey at orbdesigns.com]


Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:54:48 -0500

On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 01:10:53AM -0500, Benjamin A. Okopnik wrote: ...

> http://okopnik.freeshell.org/img/2003_Triumph_America.jpg

Mmmmm. Nice ride.

Happy whatever-you-celebrate to all and sundry on TAG.

Oh, hey, to glom onto the thread ... I work for different people now: http://www.checkpoint.com/

best,

.brian

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Brian Bilbrey : http://www.orbdesigns.com/ 
        "Kirk to Enterprise -- beam down yeoman Rand and a six-pack."

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Benjamin A. Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]


Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:15:27 -0500

On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 09:54:48PM -0500, Brian Bilbrey wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 01:10:53AM -0500, Benjamin A. Okopnik wrote:
>  ...
> > http://okopnik.freeshell.org/img/2003_Triumph_America.jpg
> 
> Mmmmm. Nice ride.
> 
> Happy whatever-you-celebrate to all and sundry on TAG.

And may your whatchamacallit be wonderful and joyful as well. :)

> Oh, hey, to glom onto the thread ... I work for different people now:
> http://www.checkpoint.com/

Oh - given the field, and where you are geographically, you might run across some people I used to know, five or six years back. Most of them were working for Counterpane in Silver Spring back then. Not a bad business to be in, these days.

Speaking of, I'm re-reading Bruce Schneier's "Beyond Fear". It's one of the few books that I recommend without any reservations; great reading for just about anybody you could name, since it deals with rational thinking about security - and we could do with a lot more of that right about now.

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* Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *

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