Dances with Vacuums
April 9, 2004
his past Christmas, my wife Joy asked me for a Roomba. For those of you who don’t know, Roomba is a miniature robotic vacuum cleaner that looks like a motorized
his past Christmas, my wife Joy asked me for a Roomba. For those of you who don’t know, Roomba is a miniature robotic vacuum cleaner that looks like a motorized
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ou’re wondering what happened with the bike ride from Los Angeles to San Diego after the PDC, aren’t you? For two months now, you’ve been expecting to see photos of
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an’t find what you’re looking for? Just ask?if it’s in there, I’ll find it for you; if it isn’t, I’ll let you know that as well (and tell you where
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