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Just Shelley

Reflection

I have such an affinity to nature— to that which is neither man made nor inspired— that I imagine myself walking into the forest one day never to return. The forest will have recognized one of its own and I will be absorbed, welcomed home; Leaving no trace of my existence except a silver phone, […]

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Web Writing

Slashdotted!

My “Parable of the Languages” has just been slashdotted. “Mean Dean” from Heal Your Church Web Site weblog was kind enough to submit me, and the floods just started. I’m taking odds when my server goes down… Update: The folks at Interland are keeping an eye on the server — luckily they know Slashdot. I am getting massively […]

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RDF Writing

Open review of “Practical RDF”

I chatted with my Practical RDF editor, Simon St. Laurent, and we decided to open up the technical book review to my weblog readers as well as the RDF Interest Group and the RSS Developers group. I created a new weblog to support this effort, Practical RDF — a book, and have posted the current Table of Contents […]

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Just Shelley Weblogging

To sleep, perchance to dream

All I’ve wanted to do for the past few weeks is sleep. As soon as the sun goes down, I’m ready for bed. I’m ready for bed now, and it’s only 7:45pm. It’s not the weather — Fall is my favorite time of the year, and the weather has been wonderful lately. And it isn’t […]

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Photography

XKrispy XKreme at Babble Meadow

There’s something close and secretive about the St. Louis parks, an otherworldly quality that strongly appeals to me. Last week I took photos at Laumieir Sculpture park at dusk and I was the only person among the paths and the sculptures set in odd corners. Echoing my footsteps was the rustle of bushes and dead […]