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Chris and I have been on a whirlwind trip of Iowa and North Carolina. I admit not opening my laptop as often as I should be. It's been really nice spending some down time with family that I rarely see.

Today Chris and I are headed up to Asheville, NC to see the Biltmore Estate. We plan on getting together with local geeks or just people that would like to get together - later this evening!

6pm Panera Bread - 1843 Hendersonville Rd - We'd love to meet you if you're in the area! :)) Come join us.

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I just got one thing to say, “WHERE”S MY DAD-GUM POSTCARD?” (Just kidding!)

I miss you girlfriend. Glad to hear you are spending sometime with your loved ones. Have fun and Hurry back home :)

I was hoping to make it up to Asheville tonignt, but something has come up. Which now I will not be able to come to the meet up.

Visiting Asheville never seems to work for me. It's too close to the Dragon. I can't resist the temptation of motorcycling fun on the mountain roads. I went to northern South Carolina for a LAN party and never played a single game. I spent the entire time riding.

Derek K. Miller

April 21st, 2006
at 5:12pm

“I admit not opening my laptop as often as I should be.”?! No no no no no. Opening it less is a GOOD idea when you're on a trip to see family etc.

>Chris and I have been on a whirlwind trip of Iowa and North Carolina.
Wow. Sounds just like the movie Roman Holiday (1953).
Ponzi: Do you have a silk nightgown with rosebuds?
Chris: I haven't worn a nightgown in years!
Chris has always reminded me of a nerdy Gregory Peck. Ponzi too.
Plot Summary for
Roman Holiday (1953)
(My apologies to Colin Tinto and “filmfactsman”, whose work I am satirizing).
1. Princess Ponzi is touring Iowa (Conrad was from Council Bluffs), and decides to get 'out and about' away from her normal life. She meets with an American web author and his computer, who show her the sites. The web author is initially more interested in a story than the Princess, but begins to fall for Her Highness…
2. Princess Ponzi embarks on a highly publicized tour of Midwest diners. When she and her royal entourage arrive in Iowa, she begins to rebel against her restricted, regimented schedule. One night Ponzi sneaks out of her room, hops into the back of a pickup truck and escapes her luxurious confinement. However, a sedative she was forced to take earlier starts to take effect, and the princess is soon baked out of her gourd on a public bench. She is found by Chris Pirillo, an American blogger stationed in Charlotte. He takes her back to his apartment (to show her his home network). The next morning Chris dashes off to cover the Princess Ponzi shopping spree, unaware that she is sleeping on his couch! Once he realizes his good fortune, Chris promises his blog critics an exclusive interview with the princess. Ultimately she eats a stick of the most amazing and sensational gum in the whole universe and she ends up a blueberry. It's weird.
The End

Bubba Nosferatu

April 24th, 2006
at 6:49pm

It was great meeting you two. I posted the 2 photos of us on my blog. Hope to see you next time and we will have a cheerwine drinking contest

If you guys make it to the triangle area (raleigh, durham, chapel hill) let me know and I will buy you two a drink.

you guys should come down to south florida for vacation..i mean besides the occational hurricane and thunderstorm its really beautiful and relaxing..and there are some great places to eat mmmm ^_^

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