Monthly Archives: January 2007

I am pleased beyond words

January 11, 2007 – 4:33 pm

Today I wandered into the Borders half a block from work, which is a fairly standard pre-lunch ritual for me. I had the second half of the gift card my brother gave me for X-mass in my pocket, my email 25% coupon from Borders, and $1.81 left in Holiday Credit from Borders which is a […]

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I think that’s backwards…

January 11, 2007 – 12:19 pm

This popped up on the front page MySpace rotating add this morning. It stopped and made me go, hmmmm. If love is on the rise, why are there more singles? And, if the site is so effective in getting couples together, why aren’t the numbers going down? I mean, obviously the […]

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Fight Club!

January 10, 2007 – 2:43 pm

I finally got around to reading Fight Club over the weekend while at Wilbur Hot Springs. I really enjoyed it, more so than the movie which is also one of my favorites. In particular I enjoyed the ‘afterword’ by the author in the volume I read. Amongst his anecdotes surrounding the experience […]

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Whew! There goes another one!

January 10, 2007 – 12:17 pm

I finished up my latest novel last night.  I got to the words, ‘THE END.’  The book came in at 71,803 words.  Now to let it rest for a couple of weeks.  Then, I get to read it and see if it’s worth devoting the time to do a full edit on.  It’s been a […]

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Incredibly Useful Organizer

January 4, 2007 – 1:09 pm

This has akready bounced around a bit, but check out the Pocket Mod, an 8-page custom mini-organizer you make with one piece of paper.

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