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Monthly Archives: December 2009
What I’ve been avoiding…
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of what I call “avoidance activities.” To name a few: Playing The Sims, which is the ultimate example because it allows me to substitute the mundane activities of a virtual life for the mundane … Continue reading
Five ideas for wasting Christmas downtime…
Track Santa on Twitter. Imagine how you would film Alien vs. Predator Save Christmas (excerpts from the rejected script). And more holiday goodies from McSweeney’s. Read the Onion’s special holiday edition. (Video and audio included for those who do not … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas specials, Juniper Creek, McSweeney's, Onion, Twitter
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But the chaos is all so beautiful…
I have always been fascinated by randomness. I am not alone, as shown by the ancient pastimes of gambling and divination. It is our lot as humans to peer into the chaos of the universe and try to discern patterns … Continue reading
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Tagged Chaos, Creativity, Cryptography, Fiction, Gambling, Generators, Names, Philosophy, Random, Religion, Simplicity, Story
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Oh, now I understand…
Now I finally understand why so many people have toddlers and babies at the same time. Source: xkcd.com
Here’s what folks are finding interesting to read on my other blogs this month. My article on Books that Changed Your Life is still very popular. I don’t know if you’ll find anything life-changing in the post, though. I don’t … Continue reading
I’m remodeling a bit for the New Year.
But here they are. Does it make it even more obnoxiously cute to tell you that he arranged all the stuffed animals very carefully before sitting down among them to pose for the shot?
Every Thanksgiving we drive up to the mountains of North Carolina for the long weekend. We stay somewhere around Black Mountain. This year, we were in the tiny town of Montreat, which has a Christian college, summer camps, conference center … Continue reading
If you like to see ultra-cute babies attempt to play the piano, click on over. (And yes, the baby is mine, but he is ultra-cute anyway.)
My last post was a little bit gloomy. But I am still looking ahead to the future! And just to show that, I have started a new little blog… an electronic notebook, really, of helpful, inspiring and (dare I say?) … Continue reading
