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About dcarmack

I am an instrument technician at the electric utility servicing the Kansas City Missouri metropolitan area. I am in the IBEW, Local 412. I was trained to be a nuclear power plant operator in the USN and served on submarines. I am a Democrat, even more so than those serving in Congress or the White House.

New IPhones

Posted on November 26, 2011 by dcarmack

Big holiday weekend, with lots of big events, but I want to write about trading in iPhones. We started this weekend off with two iPhone 4s. Hers was a 16 gigabyte black ATT iPhone 4. Mine was a black 32 … Continue reading →

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Health Care “System”

Posted on November 19, 2011 by dcarmack

Two point five TRILLION dollars spent in the health care ‘system’ in the United States of America in 2009. Almost 6000 thousand dollars per person. Per year. This number is greater than three times more than the closest figure, including … Continue reading →

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Benefits Cut for Military

Posted on November 19, 2011 by dcarmack

So that millionaires and billionaires don’t have to see their tax rates go up, the Veteran’s Affairs committee in Congress has offered to cut medical benefits for veterans and active duty military personnel. I saw on the Colbert Report that … Continue reading →

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It’s Been Forever

Posted on November 18, 2011 by dcarmack

Finally, I have found a blog client that I can live with. Since I last wrote much has happened. Health Care reform was passed. Government shutdowns were averted. We won the Iraq war and got kicked out of Iraq by … Continue reading →

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What do you write about

Posted on November 18, 2011 by dcarmack

There is a blank sheet of paper. There are words hidden inside it, and as my mind connects to my fingers, they slowly emerge from the white. So far, nothing interesting

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Trying Out Blogsy on the IPad 2

Posted on November 18, 2011 by dcarmack

How does this work? I am trying out a new Ipad Blogging Client. Blogsy. Cost was 5 dollars and it seems pretty full featured to me. I will test out a few of the features and write a review. Installation … Continue reading →

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Next post

Posted on August 27, 2010 by dcarmack

So having trouble with the learning curve here. Want to blog from my iPad. Want to be able to use the wordpress app to do it. Can’t get the secure server to recognize me reliably. Ok got all logged in, … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on June 18, 2010 by dcarmack

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!

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