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Writing

The night before Christmas

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. with first person singular annotation, updated to the new Millennium T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; (Well, there was a mouse once. Name of George, married to a nice little brown field mouse named Alice. Last Christmas, […]

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Connecting

Merry Christmas my friends

As we head into the Christmas weekend, I want to wish all my weblog readers the happiest of days, the wealth of friendship and family, and peace. Please join with me in wishing the world peace, comfort, and joy at a time when we need all three. Merry Christmas my friends. Shelley

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History

Shipwrecks!

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. By the way, Fitzgerald, how are you making out with your problem?” “We are holding our own.” “Okay, fine. I’ll be talking to you later.” So ends the last communication between the ore ship The Arthur M. Anderson and the ill-fated ship, The Edmond Fitzgerald. The Fitz, as it was […]

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Specs

More WaSP Sucks

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. After the initial fairly unpleasant comments attached to a weblog I wrote earlier, basically blasting WSP (Web Standards Organization, at http://www.webstandards.org), I’ve had several thoughtful responses from readers leading me to want to respond in kind. To be honest, I never was that interested in WSP or its initial efforts. I support […]

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Weather

Nasty Storm

A nasty storm blew into San Fran last night and will continue through the day. Well, nasty for San Francisco that is. I’m in my favorite chair, wrapped in a cozy blanket, looking out the window at the Bay. No small boats today, and only one freightor anchored offshore in my area. I watched a […]