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Sporting News
Since the blog was on semi-hiatus last month, I didn’t have a chance to talk about two items from the world of sport: On 1 November, the San Francisco Giants won the World Series in Game 5. On 14 November, … Continue reading
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Time to Shop
You know that you need to do some shopping when a comprehensive snack survey of your kitchen leaves you with a bowl of croutons and a splash of vinegar. Not that that’s not tasty, but still …
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SSD Upgrade
I recently upgraded the hard drive in my 2009 Mac Mini (model Macmini3,1) to a solid-state drive (SSD), and thought it might be helpful to share some notes on the experience. Opening up the Mini and poking around inside it … Continue reading
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Gas Pumps
I saw this on a gas pump. I’m not sure what it says about the future prospects of my country: On the negative side, you’ve got to be kidding me. On the positive side, people are angry. On the negative … Continue reading
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Closer Inspection
I saw this in the parking lot the other day: It looks like it belongs to a right-winger: A right-wing Christian, in fact: But I don’t think it used to: I wonder if it was a private-party sale, and, if … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Failure
As you might have deduced from the dearth of updates, NaNoWriMo didn’t go so well for me. Perhaps I’ll try again next year. In any event, it was a nice break from the blog, and I’m now ready to resume … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo: Fun
This is a snippet from the novel I’m writing this month. Here, our protagonist fields the question “what do you do for fun” from a pretty girl: “I like skiing.” (Tom skied about once a year.) “It can be a … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo: Billboards
This is a snippet from the novel I’m writing this month. Here, I editorialize about advertising: The freeway billboards along 101 are dominated by tech companies. Tom had never quite understood the point of this; how much product could really … Continue reading
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