Monthly Archives: May 2009

Another good reason to stop drinking Cola

I stopped drinking carbonated stuff about five years ago. I’d suffered, for the previous six years or so, from intermittent bouts of terrible stomach problems that were diagnosed as either “irritable bowel syndrome” or “colitis.” Either way, waking up at … Continue reading

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My hunting theory is gathering steam

New York Magazine has a lead article called, “In Defense of Distraction.” It’s good. On page seven, we read: The truly wise mind will harness, rather than abandon, the power of distraction. Unwavering focus—the inability to be distracted—can actually be … Continue reading

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Now taking applications for new zodiac signs

My son (a Virgo… explain that to a 9-year-old) and I (a Cancer… worst. sign. ever) have determined that the current zodiac sucks (Leo is cool, as is Scorpio… in a James Dean kinda way… but twins? sheep? scales? yeesh). … Continue reading

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Encyclopedias: from shoe leather to link love in 10 years

A NYT article last month about the death of Microsoft Encarta is followed by one today that discusses the issue a bit more. All the obviouis stuff about free web content killing an old business model is in here. Not … Continue reading

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The first 100 days Flickrstream

This is just cool. The Whitehouse photographer is posting presidential photography at Flickr. View it as a slideshow here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/show/

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