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Homelessness and community
So here I am in Portland, Oregon. It's lushly beautiful and hip and totally the place to be. I have enjoyed my few days here, with impossibly clear and warm weather and some of the most happening urban places in which to hang out. But in discussions with my friend Malcolm, though, it's become clear to me that Portland has a homeless "problem." ( Read more... ) -
Harassment at SF Conventions
Thursday night just one week ago, I got a phone call. It was a friend telling me that something big was about to happen on the Internet, and she thought I ought to know. As it turned out, I did want to know, and I thanked her for sharing the info with me. We had a very good discussion, and I felt better for her telling me about the Big Deal in ( Read more... ) -
New cover art for The Man of Gold
New cover art for The Man of Gold! What do you want to see?
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Unpacking
There's a rather large pile of cardboard boxes in the entrance to what will become the gaming room in the basement. I would say there are about 100 boxes there, all folded up and ready to be bundled together and taken out to the garage. I've been lucky in that I have finally had some time since the end of the semester earlier this week (what was ( Read more... ) -
Blast from the past: Jimmy Carter in 2004 on US elections
This was originally posted by me in 2004, just before the election. It continues to ring as true today as it did eight years ago:
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So here's a snippet of transcript from Terry Gross' interview on Fresh Air with former President Jimmy Carter [ed. note: starts about 4:58 into the interview] :
Gross: ...One of the things you do with your Carter ( Read more... ) -
A lesson that took a long time to learn
If you know something better than others, there is no necessity to share it with everyone, or even anyone in particular. Indeed, sometimes the best thing to do is to continue on with what you were doing.
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A decreased interest in politics and news
This may be a function of getting older, but I find myself with a decreasingly interest in politics and news. I used to be quite the news junkie - staying up late to watch the midnight rerun of the (then-)MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, following national politics and news, subscribing to The Economist and reading BBC news, among other sources ( Read more... ) -
Looking for a good e-newsletter and email service
Got a question for my friends who send out e-newsletters: what service do you use for this sort of thing or for mass emails? A couple of groups I work with are looking for a decent email service that (a) doesn't trigger spam filters, (b) is relatively easy to use, and (c) is fairly cheap. Ideas?
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