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Category: On the Radar

  • Return from Charleston

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    We got back late Sunday from Charleston. The thrust of the trip was to see my cousin Carter Trout get married to Lindsay Finch. While we were there though we used it as a time to chillout with some extended family in Wild Dunes on the Isle of Palms. Robin and I had a fantastic…

  • The Juggle

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    I’m more involved in more things at one time than I’ve been in quite some time. * R&D for the next jump * [Slow Foods](http://www.slowfoods.com), Charlotte Convivia * Habitat for Humanity Coffee Shop * [Tiki Torchure](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciordia/tags/tikitorchure), [Transformus](http://www.transformus.com/) theme group * Multiple [Art](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciordia/sets/72057594047371513/) Projects * Local [Meetup](http://www.meetup.com/members/4327/) groups * Personal Educational Endeavors (Baking & Photography) Time…

  • Lending a Hand

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    Chris Keener, a local coffee geek & future cafe owner asked for a little of my time yesterday. His church has opened the doors to its new building and he wanted to do something nice for the youth league by offering espresso service at their grand opening event. Counter Culture donated a few pounds of…

  • Weekend Catchup

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    It’s been a rather busy couple days for us. Those who watch the feed always get a drop on those who just read due to my [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciordia/) influx. The roundup. My G5 died the weekend before last and for a couple hundred canon offered to do an upgrade. With Robin’s blessing (heh) we moved up…

  • Seeing Red

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    We had SCAA which was crazy, then a little vacation, then straight back in to the workflow but should I be this red? ![Sciral: Daily Reoccuring Capture](/images/archive/sciral_bad.png “Sciral: Daily Reoccuring Capture”) Tractioning after being off-schedule for a while takes a serious amount of energy. Maybe if I figured out a set of steps; a “re-entry”…

  • The Oscar has been PID’d

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    It took much too much time. That’s inexperience for you. Had to learn a little about plumbing, wiring, power, and now I’m at the last hurdle of learning the machines temperamental nature. Working through calibration has been just about as interesting as the rest of the project. I’ve been talking about this on Home-Barista a…

  • Vacation and Back

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    The whirlwind surrounding the SCAA conference are finally ebbing down. Robin and I took off the following Thursday for a quick trip to see some family in Pensacola, Florida. We were in attendance for my grandmothers 83rd birthday which was a real pleasure. It’s the first time we’ve been back since Robin’s scuba certification before…