Author Archives: Raoul

About Raoul

With a fairly unusual first name, this is where I have to stress VERY STRONGLY that these posts are my personal opinions and in no way reflect anything at all to do with my employer. For employer-approved content, take a look at my work blog.

Van Morrison – at the Beacon Theatre 11/26/13

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Raoul

As good a show as I have ever seen Van perform.  I am very glad I didn’t waste my money on tickets for the awful Madison Square Garden – the Beacon Theatre (where I saw him do Astral Weeks live) … Continue reading →

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What I learned traveling to all 50 states

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Raoul

Actually, before I get to that – let me tell you what I learned on my trip to Mississippi and Alabama – the final two states I had to visit   Mobile has some wonderful architecture and a very nice … Continue reading →

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The Raoulinator (surfboard)

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Raoul

I took a class at 3rd Ward last summer to shape a surfboard – taught by the phenomenal Mr. David Murphy.  He’s a master of surf shaping and I can’t praise his knowledge, teaching skill, and craft enough.  If you … Continue reading →

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Managing Contacts in OS X

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Raoul

This appears to be needlessly complex – at the moment I now have 4 or 5 different versions of each contact on the Mac Mini.  Thankfully the iPad and iPhone only appear to have a single version each. I think … Continue reading →

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Humbled by Surfing

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Raoul

I’ve always wanted to be able to surf – not in the Kelly Slater athletic way or Laird Hamilton giant, scary, deadly waves way (although those are both great), but in the mellow get in the ocean, enjoy the swell, … Continue reading →

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Some pics from my San Diego trip

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Raoul

Pacific Beach on a Wednesday night.  Wish I’d taken my wetsuit.    

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Don’t buy a Seagate Momentus XT drive if you have a Mac

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Raoul

I bought this hybrid 500GB drive for my old MacBook Pro and had endless issues with it.  If it wasn’t for the actual laptop beginning to die, I think I would have been able to ascribe more of the issues … Continue reading →

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Mac Mini is here

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Raoul

So, I’ve been using a beater 2006 core Duo MBP since I joined TEAM. I’d actually made the move to OS X before then on a hackintoshed Dell Mini 10, but I’ve been fully migrated for a while now. As … Continue reading →

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Politics

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Raoul

My friend Jen told me last night that I’m the most politically-charged non voter she has ever met.  Well, I’m not a non voter by choice, but she has a point. I believe in righting wrongs and fighting injustice and … Continue reading →

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Vegetable Stew

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Raoul

I’m very lucky in that I live a couple of blocks from the best Farmers’ Market in New York City – the one that most of the chefs in town send their staff to buy the freshest in-season produce (a … Continue reading →

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