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So much happens in the world. Everyday. There's a person ready to either stand up for a cause or stamp ...
Like most of you, any given year is usually filled with many events which help to define it when we ...
Thanksgiving day is once again upon us in the United States. I've noticed that most people have been saying what ...
Having just finished the first session for outlining a new episode of The Connor Wars, and about to continue proofreading ...
FEAR!!!
Ha! Scared you...not. And even if I did, I didn't give you fear. Fear isn't a now-experience, it's a may-be ...
A blogger I’ve been following for quite a while, Stephanie Faris, is holding a “group blog” thing. Each Thursday, everyone ...
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From Around the Web
Here are some ways to get the most mileage — and most value for your money — from your aluminum foil by using it more than once
via Uses for Aluminum Foil – Aluminum Foil Recycled – thedailygreen.com.
I love science. I also love satire and prudent caution. 15 Ways Science Will Kill Us All.
Let’s just hope this isn’t the only protection available when in the throws of mutual ardor. Some nasty accidents could ensue. Rape-aXe: The Anti-Rape Condom | Arkitip Intel
A lengthy, but important, examination of the adjusted-for-inflation economic reality of what used to be a healthy American middle class. (via Daily Kos) Elizabeth Warren, the core issue, and a policy litmus test
For lightweight portable computing, I’m still going with netbooks, for now. 10 Things Netbooks still do better than an iPad | Crave – CNET.
Writers live their lives twice over. In our minds, the moment-to-moment present is forever being sorted, sifted and stored for its second incarnation in written form.
Diversions
George Whitesides: A Lab the Size of a Postage StampThis is one of those times when you have to applaud innovative thinking. You define the problem. You define the restraints. You try to find an efficient solution. Even better, you can actually do something helpful.
George Whitesides: A lab the size of a postage stamp | Video on TED.com.
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Gripes
Quick Thoughts on the US Spaceflight Report
The Review of Human Spaceflight Plans Committee’s 154-page report was delivered on October 22. While it was an honest assessment of NASA’s woes, it’s recommendations were almost laughable.
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Musings
Swirling Tides of Media Change
The Internet continues to force content creators and IP-hoarders to re-imagine the future of their business models. The trouble is…no one knows where it’s all heading.
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Snippets
Walgreens, Cigs, and a Scene of Annoyance
I was out and about and I got a call from my mom. “Buy me cigarettes.” She never says, “Or else,” but you can tell those two little words are there. So, I detoured to Walgreens to appease the craving of a life-long smoker who will never quit (and thus make my life easier). At the counter, the clerk asked, “Are these for you?’
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Picks
Taco Bell Home Originals – Fat Free Refried Beans
To a lot of people, a can of beans isn’t a big deal. To a native New Mexican whose lineage goes back to when the area was a Spanish colony…it’s a very big deal. So when I say that Taco Bell Home Originals: Fat Free Refried Beans are my choice for my daily bean, heed should be…erm…heeded.
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Announcements
Temporary OutageFrom 10:40am to 12:00pm on October 26, 2009, TIB experienced an outage that prevented the site from being accessible. Obviously, that has been fixed.
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