The Big Ol’ Kindle DX, from Amazon, is on the truck:
Ship Carrier: UPS
Tracking Number: 1Z7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Status: In transitOrder #: nnn-mmmmmmm-zzzzzzz
Shipment Date: June 10, 2009
Destination: RESTON, VA, US
Estimated Arrival: June 12, 2009
Hmm… new Kindle, WordPress upgrade, multibooting Fedora on a test laptop.
The geekiness thickens…
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I’d pondered whether or not a jockey had ever won the Triple Crown when riding different horses. As it turns out, if the radio station I listened to on my return trip from getting my hair cut is correct, no. This has never happened.
Today, there’s a chance that it could come to pass. Calvin Borel, riding Derby winner Mine that Bird, rides the Derby winner again in today’s Belmont Stakes.
Much as I’d like to see a four legged Triple Crown winner, I’ll settle for one that walks on two. Especially since I picked Calvin’s mounts in my last live track outing1, and they did fine by me.
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A music video, from Michelle Malone’s latest, greatest album, titled Debris:
Already been to Amazon to snag the MP3 album; I’ll buy the physical CD direct from the source as well. We have an imminent Search for America Tour, or I’d have ordered it today. There is no buying direct from the source like there was the last time I bought some MM CDs; still, buying direct from the artist, even via web, is the only way to go. The artist thereby gets every nickel that they richly deserve.
Verse one of Feather in a Hurricane, the song featured in the video:
I feel like a feather blowing in a hurricane
I’ve lost sight of the point, It all feels like a charade
I’m running a race like a horse whose leg is lame
And I feel like a feather blowing in a hurricane
Kinda’ sums up how things are for me, too. Anyhow, don’t be a luddy-duddy; head out to MM’s webiste, and grab one for yourself.
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From Amazon:
Items not yet shipped:
Delivery estimate: June 12, 2009* 1 of: Amazon Kindle DX Leather Cover
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
* 1 of: Kindle DX: Amazon’s 9.7″ Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
And the anticipation heats up.
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