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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Not actually having read Moby Dick (Melville’s Mardi was punishment enough), I would guess that the theme is “Don’t get so wrapped up in work that it kills you.”
As I pause a moment between deadlines and hear my dear wife repeating, “You’re overcommitted”; glance at my monstrous backlog of email and swallow a fluttering [...]
If all you own is a hammer . . .
Sunday, November 29th, 2009…every problem looks like a nail.
Yes, I love my country, but every time I hear it referred to as “the greatest nation on earth”—see the back flap of Sarah Palin’s new book, for instance—I feel like I’m being hit with a hammer. Truth be told, there are quite a few great nations on this [...]
“Things fall apart; the center cannot hold . . . “
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Much of life is about tipping points. What looks like a sudden change is often a slow aggregation of small factors that eventually flip a switch.
Today, with the receipt of an Asus Eee PC 900A netbook, I took a step away from the MS Windows-dominated world, away from Apple’s boutique couture, down the saner [...]
Always Carry Protection
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009If you’ve been paying attention, you already know how much I like the Twilight series. (I’ve said it’s better than Dracula.) But I also like a good spoof, and what follows is particularly good! Enjoy.
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