Monthly Archives: January 2005

Free Culture

Reshelved Lessig’s Free Culture today. It was much more engaging than I was expecting. As someone going in knowing very little about the ways and mores of copyright law — the book reeled me in. Lessig leads you slowly into … Continue reading

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Staccato Trumpeting

Last night at the dinner table there was some concern over whether the required portion of cabbage needed for the recipe had been met. Today, though the day still has many hours left in it — I can safely assure … Continue reading

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The more you reach out the more…

A couple of days ago I got hooked into a certain train of thought and now I can’t seem to derail it. A slippery slope of negative attitudes. A harsh realism. Great moments of dubiety. There are a great many … Continue reading

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Johnny Carson Passes

CNN.com – Johnny Carson, late-night TV legend, dead at 79 – Jan 23, 2005 This is made slightly more poignant due to the recent stories that Johnny had been slipping Letterman jokes for latenight… – NYT – retrospective – –

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Snow Falling on Focus

Yup. Snowdrifts up to the tippy top of the wheel well. You can’t really tell how much is piled up on the side mirrors, but we’re gettin’ up there. Probably about a foot now…the drifts are obviously deeper in some … Continue reading

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Snow

Lots of it.

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Blue Snowy Deck

I’m still getting used to this Michigan winter thing. Cabin fever perhaps? Opening an account today – while left alone in the office I overheard a teller utter something between a whine and a statement: “I just can’t get motivated … Continue reading

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The War Diaries of Jean-Paul Sartre

Examining The War Diaries of Jean Paul Sartre or The longest entry…EVER! I picked this book off the shelf by happenstance as I meandered through the local library looking for an open computer to check the catalog for some other … Continue reading

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Seestore: On Being with Child

Happy MLK2005 everybody. I suppose having the day off helped in getting seestore in front of her computer — where she made her announcement that I just couldn’t contain — and then followed that up with another announcement. She’s still … Continue reading

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Technorati Tags Plugin

Just installed this nifty little technorati tag plugin from George. You can see it working down by the category listing.

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