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02:20 New Pepper sprouts: Carmagnola Rossa (G3), Golden Marconi, Emerald Giant & Sweet Mini Red #

09:14 Society Garlic and Columbines are starting to bloom in our front yard… #

12:32 Syngenta Flowers / Gilroy Rotary Flower Fest 2010 :: April 24, 2010 :: I can’t wait :: j.mp/d8Gz1x #

12:34 Awww… RT @megzzz This is so cute! bit.ly/aUaBf6 #

15:58 You can enable YouTube’s new layout: youtube.com/watch5?enable=1 #

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12:34 Awww… RT @megzzz This is so cute! bit.ly/aUaBf6 #

15:31 Just overheard an IT person explain to a coworker that Macs don’t get viruses because it is not worthwhile for hackers to program them… #

15:58 You can enable YouTube’s new layout: youtube.com/watch5?enable=1 #

23:08 I love these Chipotle Cheddar Rice & Bean Snack Chips with Adzuki Beans that we got from Costco :: j.mp/9SFpPp #

23:48 There is like a hundred people in line inside Walmart. I asked one of them what the line was for. I guess a movie called New Moon is out?… #

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One of my coworkers told me about a big annual flower sale that she’s been to in Gilroy. She described it as masses of flowers for sale, with people grabbing plants like crazy. The plants are probably the trail plants that they use to test the seeds… I did some searching online and found information about it.

Syngenta Flowers/Gilroy Rotary Flower Fest 2010
April 24, 2010
7:30am to 1pm
Goldsmith Seeds – 2280 Hecker Pass Road, Gilroy, CA 95020

I think I’ll make make a day of this and take my Mom, then maybe visit my relatives in Santa Clara… It’ll be cool to see all the flowers and plants.

More Info:
☉ Rotary Club of Gilroy’s Flower Fest 2010
☉ Goldsmith Seeds’ Did You Know?

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12:40am Statice Rainbow Mix is sprouting… #

12:50am I can see leaves emerging from the three Hippeastrums bulbs that overwintered outside. #

12:55am Forgot to post about some new sproutings:
Sunday 3/14 Black from Tula and Rutger-Select Tomatoes;
Monday 3/15 Beefsteak Tomato #

1:00am New sproutings:
Tues 3/18 African Orange Eggplant;
Wed 3/17 Red Bell Pepper and Easter Eggplant #

1:02am I was checking the seedlings outside and noticed that the Whirligig Zinnia sprouts was gone. I think I may need to plant more of those… #

3:23pm (Reposted from @megzzz) The Oldest Trees on the Planet bit.ly/cmszlJ #

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3:14pm My coworker just got a Drobo!!!… I’m jealous… www.drobo.com #

6:07pm Learning how to use Google Analytics… #

6:38pm Any suggestions on a free but detailed website analytics site?… I’m testing Google Analytics, but it’s complicated & not working for me… #

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A couple days ago, my Mom expressed interest in playing her exercise videos in our living room TV since there is space there to move around (unlike our family room which is crowded). The problem is that her exercise videos are on VHS tape and we don’t have a VCR on that TV anymore.

BTW… I have been recording the TV program Sit and Be Fit for my Mom… Here she is exercising in the crowded family room. She was so adorable!

I can reinstall the VCR in the living toom, but I’m thinking of getting a DVD (or Blu-ray) Player that will play DVDs. I also want it to be multifunctional… This is what I’m looking for:

- DVD or Blu-ray Player
- Can play DVD-R with burned H.264 video (.m4v)
- WiFi (built in, I don’t want to buy a separate USB WIFI receiver)
- Can play videos (mpeg1, mpeg2, mp4, m4v) on networked computers
- Can play videos on an attached USB drive
- Netflix Now Playing
- Old style composite video output (yellow)

Any one have any suggestions?

These are some that may qualify. I still need to research further:

LG BD570 ($250) >>
LG BD590 ($380) >>
Insignia NS-WBRDVD ($180) >>

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8:04pm Sowed some Hosta ‘Minuteman’ and Pineapple seeds in water bottle pots #

8:10pm One of my African Violets is done blooming (It’s been continuously blooming since Feb ‘09)… Another one is now starting to bloom for the first time #

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8:12pm 03-17-10 #

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10:16am My Epidendrum Green Hornet Orchid at work surprised me with another flower this morning. It now has four :) #

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6:47am It’s still dark outside… #

2:56pm <subliminal message> You will buy an extra Lady Gaga concert ticket and invite me to go with you </subliminal message> #

6:52pm It’s 6:50pm… I got off work late and it’s still daylight outside!!! Whohoo!!! Let’s see if it’s still bright out once I reach home… #

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6:44pm White Russian Kale, Marvel of Four Seasons Lettuce and Broccoli Raab are sprouting… #

7:19pm Harvested a basket of Red Russian Kale, Dinosaur Kale and Swiss Chard… plus a handful of Snap Peas… #

I cooked it up with Sardines, Garlic, Onion, Lemon and Soy Sauce…

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12:54am My Brother just saw himself on TV on the show Citizen Pinoy (taped last year at Yerba Buena Park, SF) #

3:04am One of the geekiest things I just did was to watch my laptop’s clock turn from 1:59:59 AM to 3:00:00 AM… #

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11:11pm Making more Kale Chips… (The Kale from 99 Ranch was better quality than these from Food4Less) #

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3:22pm Woke up to neighbor’s music so loud I could Shazam* it in our house with the door and windows closed: Arboles De La Barranca by Carlos Y Jose #

10:22pm My Mom just told me that Manny Pacquiao has a nice face for a boxer. She says it’s because he doesn’t get hit… #

(*Shazam is an iPhone app that listens to a sample of music being heard and identifies the song and artist.)

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4:22pm My Epidendrum Green Hornet Orchid at work now has three flowers and I noticed two new flower stalks emerging #

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8:55am On my way to work and I’m already thinking about Fish & Chips!!! I sure hope they are serving it in the cafeteria today… #

9:03am My casual carpool driver just put on a Mariah Carey song… Oh my gosh, get me out of here!!!! This is torture!!! I Can’t Wait to Hate You. #

11:04am iPad adds a screen rotation lock!!! I hope the new iPhones will have this too :: from @tuaw: j.mp/cHizkP #

1:43pm A friend is IM’ing me about Kung Fu Tacos… They look good!!! :: j.mp/duBj21 :: #kungfutacos #

2:39pm Watching the rain outside the big window near my cubicle #

6:40pm Cold wrinkley toes have I… #

8:49pm was Seafood Citying and Food4Lessing… Still not home yet… and my toes are still wet and wrinkley (but just the right ones)… #

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11:01pm Royal George Peach graft is blooming… Fantasia Nectarine graft is starting to leaf out… #

11:10pm Cilantro and Butter Daisy are sprouting… #

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9:21pm I want to try this > RT @filipinofood Filipino food recipe and pics:

Pom Glased Adobo recipe on Skip to Malou’s blog

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8:51pm Oh wow… They just played Charice’s song Pyramid on Movin’ 99.7FM… #

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