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Podilato is the Greek word for bicycle. This is a blog started about my second knee surgery and other ramblings.

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Hard Drive Failure and Freezer Trick

I had a short trip to Las Vegas to do a demo yesterday.  The car temp gague said 114.  After the demo, we were in the parking lot talking (in the crazy heat) while my machine powered down and I threw it into my bag.  This morning my data drive was singing a horrible song… it had failed.
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The Long Arm of the Crutch

Tips and Tricks for the Casual to Intermediate User
Crutches become a challenging necessity for people at the most inopportune of times. Take an injury or surgery for example. After my knee surgery, I was medicated, tired and in a fair amount of pain. Crutches were not instantly easy to use, but I needed them. I by no means looked like a coordinated person gracefully moving around. Doors instantly seemed to get narrow as I would bang into them, it took twice as long to get places and simple tasks like going to the bathroom were a whole new challenge.
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