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Like many a household this time of year, mine is consumed with angst waiting to hear which colleges my kid has gotten into. And like many parents in a similar situation, I’m caught by how the educational system in the US forces many kids to pick a path before they really [...] Perhaps the most famous piece of very short fiction is the story Ernest Hemingway apparently considered his best prose: "For sale: baby shoes, never used." Like most things Hemingway, the few words expand into a massive picture in one’s mind. A real work of art and, in this case, very sad. While cruising around [...] I’m always surprised and a bit taken aback when I hear an employee of any company use the term "they" instead of "we" when referring to the company they work for. It makes me wonder exactly what it is about the relationship between the company and the employee that prevents that employee from feeling [...] Over the last few years, it has become increasingly difficult for Boston-based fledgling startups to get a leg up; to get, well . . . started. It’s mind boggling, really. There is so much talent and there are so many good ideas, it’s just been shocking to witness teams and ideas die on the [...] [Two posts were ignored by Feedburner once I got connected: WordPress Upgrade, New Theme and Other Stuff and Gadget Review: VuDu Box. If you’re interested in either, you can use the links above.] Yikes! I just discovered that my feed on Feedburner disappeared after my “upgrade to WordPress 2.7. Not only were no blog [...] I have been intrigued by VuDu for a while now and succumbed to my curiosity, picking up a VuDu Box a few weeks ago. For those unfamiliar, VuDu streams movies (and a few other online video services) over the net and into your home. Unlike some, VuDu doesn’t require a computer in the [...] For the last few days, I’ve been working on my blog – what you see and what you don’t. This blog is managed by me, but is actually sourced at a web hosting provider. For a while now, I’ve wanted to create a mirror of the blog on my local server in my house [...] The back pages of auto magazines are famous for being loaded with advertisements for somewhat . . . let’s say, questionable, goods and services. Pheromone supplements for your aftershave, slinky outfits for your [in]significant other, a variety of tools and chemicals to increase the length of certain body parts or the amount of time [...] Image via Wikipedia A “deadfoot” driver is one who keeps the accelerator pedal at the same position regardless of the slope or condition of the road they are on. As such, they often climb hills at 40mph and descend them at 80mph. They also tend to be the people lying [...] Watching the Super Bowl yesterday, it struck me that it’s been a while since a West Coast team has taken home the Lombardi Trophy. While I was pretty sure I could remember the last 20 Super Bowl winners or so, I looked up the winners this decade just to check my facts . . [...] |
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