Category Archives: Life

Life is good

Salmon roasting on the grill, great beer in hand and a beautiful day. Life is good today.

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Does a home library really make you smarter?

Interesting post over at the Idea of the Day blog at the New York Times.  They talk about a recent study that notes the correlation between a person growing up around a home library and going further in their education. … Continue reading

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Getting the social networking monkey off my back

Long story short: I deleted all my tweets. I’m deleting all of my Facebook content. I’m getting off the social networking train. I have things I want to accomplish and Facebook, Twitter, etc. aren’t moving me in that direction. Spending … Continue reading

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Flex time? … Or Fear?

CNN posted an article about the current trend to, when offered flex time options at work, turn them down.  The thought apparently is that face-time in the office is more important.   I can understand this to a certain extent … Continue reading

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On the 12th Day of Christmas…

Did you know? Today *is* the 12th Day of Christmas even without the silly song. It’s linked in the Christian world to Epiphany yet the tradition of Twelfth Night/Twelfth Day itself is older than that in many parts of the … Continue reading

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Nature sure is amazing

Tonight as I was driving home from work I was lucky enough to catch the sun setting and the beautiful colorscape it created. Looking southwest I saw a pillar of orange light shooting up in the sky from the point … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all.  It’s a cold, rainy, raw Christmas Eve here but after a couple of cups full of glogg I’m in a better mood   I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas.

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A Christmas Carol

I just finished watching the Patrick Stewart 1999 version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and as I do every year I come away from watching it thinking what a wonderful story of redemption it truly is.  The end of that … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving to all!

I’m thankful for a lot this year.  Most of all for being healthy.  Very thankful for my friends and family and having a roof over my head and clothes on my back.  Thankful for a new job that I am … Continue reading

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A little goes a long way

I’ve always been all about the “big bang” way of getting projects at home done. In other words: if you can’t get a project done in one shot then forget it all together. By the time I get home and … Continue reading

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