Thursday, October 31, 2013
Status Update:
Somewhere there exists video of the cast of Downton Abbey performing "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast, just waiting to go viral.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
xkcd: Reverse Identity Theft
Yes. This. EVERY DAMN DAY. Eleanor, Emily, even an Elmer are out there USING MY ADDRESS.
Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).
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Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).
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10 Digital Comics You Should Read Right Now
We have new slideshows at PCMag! Much improved! And this is my favorite one so far.
Digital comics represent roughly 10 percent of the comic book industry's total sales, and that number is expected to grow by the end of the year. The reason is simple, really. Tablets and smartphones, when paired with the likes of Comixology's Comics app, are transformed into mobile comic book shops...
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Digital comics represent roughly 10 percent of the comic book industry's total sales, and that number is expected to grow by the end of the year. The reason is simple, really. Tablets and smartphones, when paired with the likes of Comixology's Comics app, are transformed into mobile comic book shops...
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Friday, October 25, 2013
David Sedaris: A Big Family, at the Beach
Sedaris and his family. A great piece, bound up in a tragedy.
In late May of this year, a few weeks shy of her fiftieth birthday, my youngest sister, Tiffany, committed suicide. Six months before our sister killed herself, I made plans for us all to gather at a beach house on Emerald Isle, off the coast of North Carolina. Each of us had pulled away from the fa...
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In late May of this year, a few weeks shy of her fiftieth birthday, my youngest sister, Tiffany, committed suicide. Six months before our sister killed herself, I made plans for us all to gather at a beach house on Emerald Isle, off the coast of North Carolina. Each of us had pulled away from the fa...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
Status Update:
When a day seems destined for the crapper, I suggest eating half a dozen reverse chocolate chip cookies, and getting kissed by a random Labrador puppy. It works wonders.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Status Update:
When life gives you lemonade, remember, somewhere there's a moldy stew of discarded lemon rinds you may eventually slip and fall in. That's my day.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Status Update:
In much happier news: by about 2:30pm tomorrow, Lindsay and I will own this house. It comes with this pool. It has a bathroom (plus 2 more) that my entire current house could fit in. Oh, and my current house is under contract. Whew.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Get Organized Ebook
I read Jill Duffy's columns to try to improve my digital self. Now, there's a whole book of her advice! Get it, now!
How to Clean Up Your Messy Digital Life
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How to Clean Up Your Messy Digital Life
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Status Update:
Dog walks in the room. I say: "Oh look, it's another country heard from." Lindsay, to the dog: "Oh, Daddy says so many fun things that old people say!"
Friday, October 4, 2013
I’m a MOOC
Before 1pm today, I'd never heard of a MOOC. I've run into the term 3 times since then.
mook [mook] noun Slang. a contemptible, incompetent person.
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mook [mook] noun Slang. a contemptible, incompetent person.
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Astronaut Cady Coleman Dishes on the Story Behind 'Gravity'
Read this and consider becoming an astronaut. Then go see GRAVITY tonight and you may reconsider. Can't wait!
The unusual story of how Sandra Bullock befriended astronaut Catherine "Cady" Coleman on the International Space Station to learn how to be an astronaut.
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The unusual story of how Sandra Bullock befriended astronaut Catherine "Cady" Coleman on the International Space Station to learn how to be an astronaut.
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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
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