Category Archives: Life

Testing

Someone do me a favor and send me an email with “Taiwan” in the subject. I want to see if my filters work. Some stupid Taiwanese company keeps sending me four meg movies about pistons. Shyeah, that’s what you call … Continue reading

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Back

I am home. I am tired. I am going to watch Scrubs, get Tig inside, and go to bed. I bought a new digital camera. It takes mpeg4 movies. There will be kitty movies, perhaps as soon as tomorrow. In … Continue reading

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Travel day

It’s a travel/work day, as I head up to Northern VA to take a meeting, work on some things, and probably have dinner with friends. Oh, and stop to buy some kosher food, of course. Have to remember my cooler. … Continue reading

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Well, this is cool

Apparently, I was linked by and published in the NY Daily News last week and didn’t know it. When I commuted to Montclair State via bus from Elizabeth in my freshman year, I had to take a bus to downtown … Continue reading

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Nine years smoke-free

Nine years ago today, I quit smoking. And yes, I still miss it. That is one hard-to-kick habit/addiction. But I’ve made it through nine years without going back, no matter what the world has thrown at me, so I think … Continue reading

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Random caloric thought

I just want to say that diets suck. And by “diet” I don’t mean “The XYZ Diet.” I mean the one where you cut out most sweets, fats, and unnecessary calories like the ones in (sigh) Coke. And I haven’t … Continue reading

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Trees make me sneeze

So do grass pollen, mold, and dead dust mites. And apparently, according to the allergist, so does this: No, seriously. I tested positive for this, too: I just laughed at the allergist. I have never in my life entered a … Continue reading

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Off to the allergist

Posting will be light this morning while I get stuff put on me and then react to it. Or not.

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More on the tough guys

If you go to the New York Times Flash presentation of the Tech timeline, a couple of things leap out at you right away. Go to image 6. You’ll see that Rooms 204 (image 15) and 205 (image 14) had … Continue reading

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When good feet go bad

You know what I hate? I know how to walk. I’ve been doing it since I was practically a baby. So howcome every so often, I walk down a step and my foot turns sideways and I nearly break my … Continue reading

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Out sick

Woke up with a migraine, which morphed into a headache and some kind of bug that I’ve apparently had since yesterday. Spent much of the day sleeping. Going to go back and do that some more. In the meantime, I … Continue reading

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The Gore Effect hits Richmond

Yesterday morning, I woke up, went downstairs, opened the door, and nearly dropped dead of shock. April in Richmond and there was SNOW on the trees and cars. I heard rain during the night, but had no idea that Al … Continue reading

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The traditional last-minute cleaning

You know, this would be so much easier if only I didn’t procrastinate the big clean-up every time Mom comes to visit. Well, last time she was here, she washed my kitchen floor because she was unhappy with the job … Continue reading

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Late spring in New York

And New Jersey. I would very much like to head up to NJ/NY for a visit sometime in early June, after religious school is over, and between busy times in my new job. I would also very much like to … Continue reading

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Why the internet rules

Brian of London just sent me live photos of baby David via Skype. And it didn’t cost either of us a dime in transatlantic telephony. That’s why the internet rules. Plus, David is really cute.

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