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Entries from August 2008

Canon EOS 50D

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Product summary
Canon EOS 50D
Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part Number: 2807B006
CNET editors’ take

By: Lori Grunin
Published on: 08/25/2008

(Credit: Canon USA)
Bringing another rumor cycle to an end, Canon has announced the EOS 50D, a follow-up to the popular 40D, which will remain available at least through the end of the year. Though the timing seems a bit surprising–the 40D [...]

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Tags: Geek Toys · Photos

Just a few more days…

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s been sooo many years since I was last back in ol’ E-town (Emporia, KS), and I’m with very mixed emotions that my 20th high school reunion that is coming up this weekend (with the first event being Friday night at the bar and grill that used to be the movie theater that I worked [...]

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Tags: Personal

So the 2008 Golden Gate Renaissance Faire has come and gone…

August 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Over the past five years Golden Gate Faire has quickly become my pride and joy. Don’t get me wrong, I love Valhalla and the rest, but this is our first one that we did ourselves. We created it, didn’t take this one over from a failed attempt by someone else, it showed up on the [...]

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Tags: Faire · News · Personal

2008 Golden Gate Renaissance Faire Video

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments


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Tags: Faire · YouTube

Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion
Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which  took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.
The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league [...]

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Tags: News