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Connecting

Hear the crying

First published April 2002 and so apropos today. When two year old pain can sound as fresh and relevant today as then, we as a people are failing our lessons. “I want silence more than anything. I want everyone to shut the hell up so we can all hear the crying. I want everyone to […]

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Burningbird

To do list, but first, a little nostalgia

I haven’t forgotten my promise to finish the LAMP series before the end of the month, as well as post photos of the books I’ve created. I have been working on both, truly, but personal and professional matters have taken much of my focus lately. Luckily, though, I am not suffering from Windows XP frostbite. In […]

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Technology Weblogging

Blogger gets comments

Thanks to Phil Ringnalda, I found out about Blogger’s new look and feel, including the addition of comments. I have old Blogger accounts, and first thing I did was pick one of the templates, and re-build my Blogger pages. The user interface for the tool is improved, but I don’t completely understand this obsession with rounded corners; I […]

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Just Shelley

The Art of Books: The cut and what you can afford to lose

I use an Exacta knife when cutting paper or dense cloth, but this won’t work with thicker materials such as gray or book board. This board is very thick and dense for strength, and normally you would use a special paper cutter or have the art shop cut the board into pieces for you. However, […]

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Just Shelley

Here’s a thought

Tomorrow when you wake, you find that none of this is real. We don’t exist. We are nothing more than voices in your head. Specters. And you are quite mad. Have a nice day!