October 5th, 2008 at 12:33pm |
… anything called “Better than –” is in fact not better than what it is supposed to be replacing.
Better Than Cream Cheese? Made out of tofu? No, it is not better than cream cheese. Unless you might consider that it might be healthier for you because it doesn’t have animal fat and is made out [...]
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October 4th, 2008 at 8:51am |
Leaving work last night, I could see beads of water dotting my windshield. It had rained and I missed it, I thought. The parking lot was barely wet; I could see little hints of water here and there. But it still made me happy.
And then on the drive home, it started to sprinkle a bit. [...]
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September 28th, 2008 at 7:08pm |
When I play games, I tend to play single-mindedly. I play one to the exclusion of others. If the game has an end, I try to reach it.
I have possibly restarted my old addiction to Oblivion. Oblivion was supplanted by time constraints, a computer that was barely up to the job and most of all, [...]
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September 25th, 2008 at 5:40pm |
I have decided to stop responding to verbal or written communication that makes the assumption that I am retarded. Speaking slowly or stating the very obvious and then pausing for a response counts. This may require a lot of silence from me, but I am determined to give it a try.
Carry on.
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September 23rd, 2008 at 7:52am |
I’m bleary eyed.
Yesterday, all I could hear all day was the sound of trees being trimmed.
This morning, I woke up about 7:30 to the sound of chainsaws.
A lovely old tree is being taken down just outside my backyard.
I knew this was going to happen, and I’m sad to see it go, but I don’t really [...]
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September 22nd, 2008 at 9:55am |
When I went to Sacramento this weekend, I didn’t bargain on a jaunt to San Francisco. But it was fantastic.
Saw a view of the city that was spectacular, all for the price of parking in a fairly reasonably priced parking garage.
Looking like a complete idiot because I wore sandals to the city. Heather had told [...]
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September 18th, 2008 at 11:04am |
Someone will be writing a sixth Hitchhiker’s book. And it will not be Douglas Adams. Not that I would expect Douglas Adams to write it at this point, but still. …
Eoin Colfer, the author of the Artemis Fowl series for children, will write And Another Thing…
“My first reaction was semi-outrage that anyone should be allowed [...]
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