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I am a 59 year old Canadian living in Belgium. I am a retired Electrician, Electronics Technician and Live Theatre Technical Director. My hobbies are Photography, Graphics, Cooking, Computer Games (currently X3:TC) and Gardening. I waver between not being able to believe that I lived to be over 30 to not being able to believe that I am almost 60. I figure if I ever get Alzheimer's that I will have fun hiding my OWN Easter Eggs. If you are done answering, you can VOTE to clear out old unresolved questions. Come join us at TieBusters, a group dedicated to doing just that: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Yah00AnswersTieBusters/ At my age I have SEEN it all, DONE it all, and HEARD it all ... I just can't REMEMBER it all! Feel free to email me with any questions at all ... See you around.

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