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Portrait of the Author at 35
Today is my 111th 35th birthday. It’s not one of the big ones, but not exactly small one either. I guess I’m officially middle-aged now (whatever that means) even though most of the time I still feel like I’m 19, … Continue reading →
The Power of Names
Everyone knows that Mark Twain was really Samuel Longhorne Clemens. And really, if you were born with a name like that, why change it? There are several reasons to use a pseudonym: Anonymity (which goes right out the window if … Continue reading →
Wake Me In the New Year
I’m going on holiday until January 1st. See you in 2012!
Summer Vacation
The next 5 weeks are going to be busy. I have my in-laws visiting for a week, my last 2 weeks at my job, followed by my folks visiting for 2 weeks. Adding this to the general burned out feeling … Continue reading →
For the Record
Last week, I’m preparing my resume for a new round of job searching and as is always a good idea, I google my name. Everything is looking normal until I get down to the bottom of the first page of … Continue reading →
New Coat of Paint
You may have noticed things looking different around here. I spent the morning updating to WordPress 2.8.4 (which was worth it just to be able to delete 78,000 spam comments with a push of a button) and now I’m tweaking … Continue reading →
Needs Another Coat of Paint
I’m upgrading the blog and fiddling with the template, so things may get weird for a bit. Like the missing title. Don’t know where it went but I’m sure it’s around here somewhere. Update: Found the title. It was in … Continue reading →
Waking From A Winter’s Nap
I’ve been out of commission with a cold for the last few days but I’m working on a write up of our trip to Ireland which will be up soon. In the meantime, go check out this write up of … Continue reading →
I’m Not Dead Yet
Just really, really tired. Who knew the first week at a new job would be so exhausting? Cat pictures and other ramblings are forthcoming, I promise.
Busy Busy Busy
We’re moving again, this time into a house closer to my new job, which starts Monday. So, Comic Con pics and assorted ramblings will return some time next week.