I picked up a couple of books from the library yesterday that I’d ordered based on their being mentioned in other weblogs. One was Le Ton beau de Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language by Douglas Hofstadter. I would give credit to the person who mentioned this, in either a posting or a comment, but […]
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Happily Busy
Just a ramble: Had a grand celebration meal with roommate last night: caesar salad and prime rib rubbed with seasons and lightly grilled, accompanied by margaritas made with Sauza Tres Generaciones Anejo tequila and Grand Marnier. Since I start my new job tomorrow, I am happily busy today, though I hope to get out for […]
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What’s new
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Well, I guess I won’t be able to take off this week to San Francisco as originally planned. Seems this nice company here in St. Louis has decided that they can’t live without me and that I need to start right away. In fact, this week. Yup, I finally got […]
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Baggage
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. You spend the first half of your life accumulating baggage and the second half of your life getting rid of it. I’m heading over to San Francisco this week, and I’m taking things with me to leave in the storage unit for later disposal. Among these items is the traffic […]
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Stream of Consciousness
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Today the humidity was high but the weather was cool, creating that clammy effect you normally associate with damp basements or old moss. The type of weather where people say, “You could cut the air with a knife, it’s so thick”. Not surprising for a land that isn’t much more […]