Tag: purdue
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Sparky: A Week Later
It’s been one week since Sparky’s biopsy and it’s been quite the week, sadly not for the best reasons. Late Monday we got a call from Dr. Corriveau of the Purdue Small Animal Hospital with the results of his biopsy. Unfortunately Sparky was diagnosed with squamous-cell carcinoma. While the best course of action is to…
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Three Years And Counting
Today marks the start of my fourth year working for Purdue University as a UNIX/Mac Desktop Support Technician for the Physics Department. I’m glad to work in the department that I do and be able to work with the people who I do. It makes getting through those tough and trying days that much easier.…
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Purdue 5K Challenge
Today was the day of the event, the Purdue 5k run/walk, which was my first “real” 5k. Although I have run over 400 miles before I even started I was nervous. We all got up at 6am and left the house just after 7am. After we got to the Purdue stadium, they left to go…
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Purdue University Airport – UAV Exhibit
Earlier today we went to view a scale model of the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk unmanned military aircraft. When we first went into the airport we saw the model of the engine used (pictures at the end) and a representative from Rolls Royce was listing off specs which, naturally, made no sense to me at…
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Gym Schedule
Well, I’ve decided after going to the gym this last Friday that I can’t keep going only once every two or three weeks. I purchased a membership to the Purdue Recreation Center last year and have only been there about four or five times in about five months, which is pathetic. To that end, I’ve…