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Just Shelley

All work and no play

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I have been a busy little worker lately. I spent all weekend reviewing the hard copy of the Unix Power Tools book — all one thousand pages of it — looking for problems, as well as pulls for the book’s web site. I also made a stab at my first […]

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Diversity Writing

Mockingbird

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Years ago I watched a movie that would have such a profound effect on me, that I could later flag memories by their occurrence in time before or after this event. The movie was To Kill a MockingBird, starring Gregory Peck. Unfortunately, the local library didn’t stock the book, so […]

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Just Shelley

Jet through the trees

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. My roommate decided I needed exercise for my painful back yesterday and took me to the Sculpture Park near our house for a gentle walk. Aside from the fact that I was walking somewhat like Frankenstein’s Monster (arms rigidly at my side, stiff backed, movements accompanied by occasional non-verbal grunts) […]

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Just Shelley Weblogging

Arghh

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I somehow hurt my neck and upper back along the spine and am unsure of how long I’ll be able to stay online. Even laying down, trying to type into the computer just isn’t working out. If you email and I don’t respond, I’m not being rude and ignoring you. […]

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Just Shelley

Arggh

I somehow hurt my neck and upper back along the spine and am unsure of how long I’ll be able to stay online. Even laying down, trying to type into the computer just isn’t working out. If you email and I don’t respond, I’m not being rude and ignoring you. Same with comments to postings. […]