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Monthly Archives: October 2009

the ASKME

Sunday, October 25, 2009

When I first got my ASKME license plate, a few people thought I’d get unwanted attention from it. I’m not sure what form this attention was going to take, but needless to say, it never materialized. I do get people commenting on it from time to time and I always consider it a sort of [...]

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someone’s fancy

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

I’m not so great at bragging and I always think that saying what I’m up to sounds like bragging so I’ll say this quick and be done with it. There is some good news.
My panel was accepted to be at SXSW. I’m in good company. Thanks to anyone and everyone who voted. Now I just [...]

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lunar travel ups and downs

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

I am going to have to admit at some point that as much as I am blase sounding about these wacky travel plans that usually go right but sometimes go a little weirdly wrong that secretly I like them.
That is, I don’t like the worry that I’ll miss my connecting flight when the airlines say [...]

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misdirection

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Because I have a rich online life, I sometimes have to nudge myself to have an equally rich offline life. I’ve been finishing a few more books lately, and yesterday I went for a drive. I have a family friend, who turns out to be a relative, who is 96 and who I just learned [...]

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make your own fun!

Thursday, October 1, 2009

The big deal in Vermont is that a lot of times you need to make your own fun. This is much easier if there are other people who share your views on fun. Last night, as the result of an Ask MetaFilter thread, Forrest and Kelly and I tested a recipe for non-tooth-breaking Popcorn Balls. [...]

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