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This morning I gave a man 11 dollars. I made him leave his beat-up watch behind. I don't think I'll be seeing him again. -
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Idle Word Games: Yog(h)urt
Go-Gurt was just the beginning...
( A list of sample flavors, if you will... ) -
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Sometimes, when I'm tired and trying to take a nap, I think about what to make for dinner. I think about what's defrosting in the refrigerator, and why I put it there. I think about what would make it an actual meal. I mentally go through what else resides on the shelves, opening each bin, what bags. Onions. Potatoes. Carrots. Jarlsberg ( Read more... ) -
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I'm still here, which is always a matter of interest to me.
Hope that the turn of the year has come and gone in quiet but brightening ways. Here's to our next trip around the sun. -
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Ok, pardon the soapbox, but to the general public ( Read more... ) -
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White fleshed peaches are like the redemption of summer ( Read more... ) -
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RANT WARNING, but here: This really, to put it crudely, sticks a can in my craw.
For those unable to access the article or unfamiliar with the hoops and vagaries of American collegiate application, it basically says that the Educational Testing Service (ETS) has followed in the steps of role-playing games devised another way to quantify students ( Read more... ) -
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I'm headed home today, in theory, which means my net possibility will become about the same as my net presence (which is: 0.) Happy holidays and turn of the year, and hope that y'all find a bit of happiness wherever you are. -
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There is something sublime about the dull thud of thunder. The earth gives, the heart moves, the grey reminds us that greater things remain. -
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As a "man of leisure," as they would say, I've the perhaps unfortunate luxury of messing with things that otherwise might not be worth the time. Google's new toy, Lively, is the latest on this list. This isn't to say that it's not worth it, but as it was announced for public beta just last week, I'm in the camp ( that this baby still has a ways to go. )