Kendrick Vinar

One Cool Maps Program Have you ever been frustrated with MapQuest? Never use them again. Yahoo Maps has been my internet map of choice until today. Google has come out with the coolest mapping program. First of all the maps are excellent – easy to read, logic, and fun looking. But the best feature yet: [...]

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Got One! Last night I got my first deer of the season with my bow (a spike buck). I put up a ground blind near some apple trees. I worked on my e-mail for an hour as I was well hidden. I put my laptop away at sunset and waited. About 5 minutes before hunting [...]

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Marshmallow Shooter Okay, you’ve got to try this. Credit goes to Matt Brozowski for introducing me to the marshmallow shooter. You’ll be amazed at what a little 1/2″ PVC tube and small marshmallows can do. They shoot amazingly fast and accurately. We’ve been having major wars at the Vinar household since Sunday night. The school [...]

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A Few Updates I’ve been slow (again) getting a blog up as I’ve wanted to do some photos. Here’s the big news. Aliesha learned how to ride a bike without her training wheels. We had taken a few tries this summer with no success. She was obviously ready for another try. My dad took her [...]

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End of Wasp Story I went back to my deer stand with a can of hornet/wasp spray. I found a nest with at least a dozen wasps buzzing around it. I blasted those wasps into wasp eternity (not the nice place). I doubt a deer will come within a mile of my deer stand for [...]

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Back in Blogville After a considerable respite, I think it’s time to take up blogging again. Here are two “firsts” of my life that I’ve escaped until this week. #1: Computer crash that loses significant data. Back in early May my harddrive died. Fortunately, it died slowly. I backed everything up and it was no [...]

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2005 U.S. Open – Pinehurst, NC Paul Devine and I spent the day at the practice round for the U.S. Open. Wow!!! These guys are stunning in their ability. I stood in awe of their ball striking ability. You’ll be able to tell from the photos who my favorite golfer is. We spent most of [...]

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I may not be a vegetarian, but … On my way home from church today, I was picking up some hamburger meat to grill. I could have stopped by Harris Teeter or Food Lion, but I chose to go the healthy route. I shopped at Whole Foods. I feel much better about myself as a [...]

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Tiger Unleashed!! Apple Computer released its new operating system today. I was there to witness the fanfare. I took my PowerBook into the store in the morning to get the hard drive replaced. It started making some awful noises yesterday. It stayed alive long enough to get everything backed up. I wouldn’t have lost too [...]

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England Trip Photos We’re back from the trip to England. It was a special time for Nana and me. I’ve posted two galleries. One is pictures from the whole trip. The other is photos from just Guy & Sheri’s wedding blessing at Highworth Church. The Lion King was a fabulous show. It is still our [...]

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