Tag Archives: Personal

Bad Banks

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Michael Schurter

While I try to keep up with the news, like most Americans I really have only a vague picture of this financial crisis we’re in, and how to get out. Here are a couple pieces of media I’ve found helpful … Continue reading →

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My Past 24 Hours

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Michael Schurter

Sunday, December 21st The plan is the not chance the weather and stay overnight at the airport tonight to make sure to catch our 6:30am flight Monday morning. Here’s what happened: 9:00am – 4:45pm – Packing, checking Trimet service alerts … Continue reading →

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Moved to Portland, OR

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Michael Schurter

My wife & I just arrived in Portland, OR today after 4 grueling days of travel via Penske from Peoria, IL. Job 1 is finding a place to live, so we can move out of our friend’s apartment. Job 2 … Continue reading →

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Kyle Waremburg

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Michael Schurter

When I worked at Tremont Community Schools, Kyle was still a student, but he helped build Firewall Admin, a Linux desktop that spanned 9 monitors, and many robots. He’s now blogging, and I can almost guarantee he’ll always be doing … Continue reading →

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Official Song of Summer 2008

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Michael Schurter

…according to me at least. Update: Just realized my fancy widgets aren’t showing up in feeds. Click through if you care. Thanks to The Current I found my song for this summer:* Michael Franti & Spearhead – Say Hey (I … Continue reading →

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Selling 2 Painted Apple IIe Monitors

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Michael Schurter

I promise I won’t post every time I’m unloading some junk, but I thought the readers of my blog would appreciate the 2 Apple IIe monitors I just posted on Craigslist. My wife, Samantha, painted them and they were our … Continue reading →

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