Month: November 2003
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Suddenly, blindingly, brilliantly… summer is here. It took me all of about thirty minutes to get my first sunburn of the season. (I didn’t mean to!) We finished our chores early – transplanting basil in the backyard, meeting with our tax agent, the Snook racking beer, me hitting the gym – and decided to reward…
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Friday Five: 1. Do you like to shop? Why or why not?Not really. I find it stressful. I like to buy things and get new stuff, but the act of going to stores and picking things out always puts me in a bad mood. It’s been getting better though, as the last few times I’ve…
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Remember that old commercial for Rice Krispies, where the Mom was making Rice Krispie Treats and faking how labor-intensive it was to her family? And at the end, she even threw flour on her face to get more sympathy? That’s totally how I was today. I had an evil craving for some peanut-butter treats last…
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“Look at that screen clutter! Is that a desktop pattern, or just 70,000 icons?!” Mac Eye for the Windows Guy. I’m still giggling over this.
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Dude, “Space station crew hear mystery noise” has to be the most compelling news headline of the year. Don’t you think? My imagination was going crazy when I clicked it. (Too bad the real story isn’t very exciting.)
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Hoyts are worse than Ticketmaster, I swear. (For non-Aussies, Hoyts is the major movie theater chain in Sydney.) On Wednesday I saw in the newspaper that Return of the King tickets were going on sale the next day. I am a big nerd and I want to go to the first possible showing. Accordingly, yesterday…
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Happy Thanksgiving!After the food orgy of last year, the Snook and I decided to have a low-key Thanksgiving, just the two of us. We roasted a turkey breast and had pumpkin, mash*, asparagus, broccoli, and green beans. It was pretty darn good. I also baked a pumpkin cheesecake – substituting Splenda for the sugar –…
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Test your digital IQ. I scored 125. I am a nerd. I actually missed a lot of them though… sadly I never learned to use PowerPoint. (Link courtesy of John.)
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I’m a little homesick so I’m Googling for information on my hometown back in Indiana. History of Lagrange county More history Photos of courthouse and Amish buggies Pictures of Indiana buildings and historic sights History of the Amish in Indiana, written by my old newspaper colleague Dave Bainbridge An interesting archaelogical report on Lagrange county…
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“An invitation to join the Blogosphere…”This could well be the lamest promotional idea ever. This is a scan of a clipping that I found in our mailbox last week: That’s right. It’s a real piece of paper that someone put in our actual physical mailbox. I couldn’t believe it. I’m assuming that one of the…