Narrative Story Contest

October 6, 2008

30 Below Story contest from Narrative. Get writin’. If you’re under 30. You know, like me.

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On Lying

October 5, 2008

Much like Vladimir Putin, Bush expects his listener to just accept highly improbable, illogical statements without a shred of proof. Such statements usually stem from the arrogance of power or extreme stupidity, and neither option is good.

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Way out of her league . . .

September 27, 2008

So, anyone who can make Katie Couric look this edgy is missing a few things upstairs. McCain cannot seriously be suggesting this person will be the leader the country will desperately need if something happens to the President. No wait. He’s Mr. Straight Talk, so I’m sure he really believes she’s the best person for [...]

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He dIEd 4U

September 27, 2008

Today comes this little item: Apparently, Prince goes door-to-door to spread the word as a Jehovah’s Witness. Can you imagine? “Excuse me miss, can I interest you in a copy of The Watchtower? No? How about a little ditty? (breaks out into song): But I just a virgin And I’m on my way to be [...]

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Amazon Kindle to debut

November 18, 2007

hmmm.­ This looks interesting.­ I still like old-­fashioned paper, but something like this would be fantastic for commuting.­ Primary differentiator from current e-­ink e-­readers (sony, bookeen, et.­ al) is that it pulls in content (including daily newspapers!) over the EVDO cell network, and has the muscle of Amazon behind it.­ The latter means that it [...]

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Death of hardcover?

November 18, 2007

Came across this article by Robert Booth in The Guardian yesterday. I have mixed feelings about Picador’s move–I do enjoy the tactile experience of a well made hard-bound book, and I generally prefer hardbacks for their durability.

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Minor rant

November 18, 2007

So, between our move, the ever efficient English telecom industry (cough), and work, it’s been . . . let’s see–a few months since I last posted. Not that all two of you who read this were worried or anything. The telecom players work much like everything else in the UK–they appear to still think its [...]

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The Mouse House

July 22, 2007

We have found a place to live, in what is possibly the smallest house I have ever seen. I suspect the whole thing might well fit into our current reception room, but it has character to burn and makes me feel “at home” when I’m in it–good signs, both.

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A good one.

July 9, 2007

So, the surprise was that CAAF of Tingle Alley (heretofore absolutely unknown to me, which isn’t hard) is joining Terry Teachout and OGIC on ALN for the summer. This is excellent news on three levels:

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Surprise Monday

July 8, 2007

I almost neglected to mention that one of my favourite blogs, About Last Night, has promised a big surprise for Monday. No idea what it might be, but I am intrigued. I had the good fortune to meet OGIC many years ago, and her smarts, wit, and general human decency impressed me then and still [...]

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