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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Looking for a header my family doesn’t hate
Day of 345 of 1000 Christian and Kelly bust my chops on my pathetic photography skills. I am sure they are right, but I love the quote by the fat rat in Ratatoullie: Once you muscle your way past the … Continue reading
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Finish and get out
Day 344 of 1000 I stretched my college years out way longer than made any sense. Actually, it was pretty irresponsible and had ramifications for the rest of my life. Don’t get me wrong. I am very, very happy with … Continue reading
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The Foundations of Advanced Math final
Day 343 of 1000 The compressed summer semester drags on. Kelly has spent the last three days fighting the temptation to browse Facebook, Pinterest, her web comic addiction, and the plethora of blogs that she reads. I moved my computer … Continue reading
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The Wendys by Wake Tech and how to use CLEP tests in homeschool
Day 342 of 1000 Yesterday Kelly and I had lunch at the Wendys over by Wake Technical Community College. We ate there a lot when the kids were going to Wake Tech because it was so convenient. While we were … Continue reading
Cool stuff at my day job
Day 341 of 1000 I have a very cool day job. Right now I am working on application with lots of excellent toys. It includes two Imaging Source 5 mega-pixel cameras (a stunning value at a list price of only … Continue reading
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Summer school finals
Day 340 of 1000 It is way to hot and humid to not be in a swimming pool this time of year. It is even worse to be stuck in the house studying for finals. Everything is so compressed there … Continue reading
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The almost perfect Mexican meal
Day 339 0f 1000 This is NOT the perfect Mexican meal because it does not involve tacos, cabrito, tamales, or even mole. That being said, it is something that is pretty high on the list. A hamburger with jalepeños and … Continue reading
Christian has the most loyal cat I have ever seen
Christian’s cat, Rubix hates everyone in the family except Christian. Lorena especially annoys here by trying to give her tight hugs all the time. She is amazingly dedicated to Christian–almost like a dog. She comes and sits on his lap, … Continue reading
When it rains it pours
Day 338 of 1000 We had major thunderstorms in a lot of North Carolina today with high wind. I was very sad to see some huge branches of our persimmon tree broke. It seems like a metaphor for something, but … Continue reading
Back in Charlotte
Day 337 of 1000 It seems like all I do lately is run back and forth between Raleigh and Charlotte. I think I might have one more trip before the end of the month, but then I should be done … Continue reading
Doing a hard degree is hard
Day 336 of 1000 My brother-in-law, Lauro has a very important job in Mexico. Part of the reason he got the job is that he went to a very prestigious school and studied a hard engineering degree. The only way … Continue reading
License plate reading: The template to find the plate works great, but needs some refinement
Well, I got the template matching going this evening. It works great. It is very forgiving for size and angle as can be seen by the images below. The thing I really need to do next is get a somewhat … Continue reading
License plate reading: Handling plate rotation
Day 335 of 1000 Today, I was able to build an “on-the-fly” template that handles ±5º of rotation. I just have the template search complete, too, but I do not think I will get it completed before the end of … Continue reading
License plate reading: Using a template to find the lettering
Now were getting to the fun part. I am going to start trying things, one by one, to try to find the lettering on the license plate. The first thing I want to try is template matching. From the very … Continue reading
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Thoughts on starting at the University
Day 334 of 1000 About the same time we arrived in Raleigh, another fellow named Troy showed up. He had just made a major career change and decided to go back to school to help facilitate that. We met him … Continue reading
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Indoctrination at NCSU
The kids have orientation at NCSU today. So far they have heard about all the special benefits people receive solely because of the color of their skin or their sexual behavior choices. It is a good thing they are Mexican … Continue reading
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A third of they way through
Day 333 of 1000 We are not quite to a year in our 1000 days, but we are one third of the way to meeting our goals which includes the kids’ undergraduate degrees and a few other things. The amazing … Continue reading
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Just when your starting to have fun
Day 332 of 1000 Well, just as I stared getting a good base established for my the license plate program, work starts to stack up and a new project comes in that will prevent me from doing just about anything … Continue reading
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Rigo and family move to Toluca
Day 331 of 1000 My brother-in-law moved from Monterrey to Toluca to take a computer job there. If you get a chance, look up the average temperature, rainfall, and humidity in that city. It is truly amazing. They call it … Continue reading
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Harder to visit Charlotte
Day 330 of 1000 My room was upgraded to a two bedroom suite at my regular hotel here in Charlotte. I am up here for one night because I have to visit a customer, but should be home tomorrow evening. … Continue reading
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