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You may be wondering what’s new with my Georgia trip. Well, I am wondering that myself. I still have not heard where I am going, whom I will be living with or where I will be teaching. Supposedly I will find out this week, which is cutting it close since I leave in just under 2 weeks.

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E-reader comparisons

As a follow-up to last week’s post about e-readers comes a great review of e-readers. Some of the highlights:

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Paper or Plastic?

When I was going through a test run of packing this weekend I realized how heavy and big books are. I then remembered that Judy suggested I look into the Kindle or an e-reader. I did and, in my eyes, there are just too many problems.

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The real movie theater experience

Sinister J

Mary Rose helped me develop an alter ego named Sinister J. Or, maybe he has be there all along and he has finally been allowed to surface. Either way, he exists and has yet to be spotted in the wild. Until now.

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I did it!

For my b-day I bought a new battery for my 3rd gen ipod. I got the ipod in 2003 and this is the second battery replacement. The first replacement I sent off to a place in California to have them replace it for me. This time, I figured I would give it a shot since it is a miracle that the damn thing is still running.

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Yesterday I made my first attempt at packing with my new pack. It took me two attempts to get everything into the pack that I wanted to bring. Then I put it on. Yeah, that seems a bit too heavy. I wonder if it is over the 50 pound check-baggage limit. One way to find out – to work I must go!

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Checking it twice

I have made a list of what I have to get/do before I leave and have already accomplished some stuff. Today I got a travel book and a Georgian language book. The language is going to be pretty interesting to learn and I am glad that the book came with audio CDs to help me hear what it is supposed to sound like.

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Thoughts of the Day - April

From 6 April 2010:

“If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind” -Buddha

From 7 April 2010:

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.” -Denis Waitley

From 14 April 2010:

“Make your optimism come true.” -Unknown

From 26 April 2010:

“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.” -Unknown

From 28 April 2010:

“The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.” -John Burroughs

From 29 April 2010:

“Whenever you fall, pick something up. ” -Oswald Avery

From 30 April 2010:

“A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” ~Gandhi

Thoughts of the Day – March

I realized that I will never get all of the quotes off of my phone before I leave the country if I keep doing one quote at a time, so I am going to list them in one post per month. This post – March.

From 23 March 2010:

“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” ~Victoria Holt

From 25 March 2010:

“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.” ~Erica Jong

From 29 March 2010:

“The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.” -George Bernard Shaw

From 30 March 2010:

“There are no failures. Just experiences and your reactions to them.” -Tom Krause