July 2006 - Posts

...okay, I love her too

Treanna lipped off at me just now as she was sitting on the couch in the living room reading a book. In response, I lobbed a pillow at her. Her sole complaint? "Now you made me lose my place! Read More...
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2006 07 31

Devin

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That would be why I love her

I'm still chuckling about the words that passed my wife's lips fifteen minutes ago: "I try not to read books that encourage my homicidal tendencies." You see, I've finally gotten around to getting A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) from Read More...
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2006 07 31

Devin

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One more thought on Firefly

You may have noticed that I posted a disclaimer in the comment thread on my previous Firefly review stating that I would delete comments that were personal attacks. Unfortunately, that wasn't a theoretical warning. I'd been given good advice -- which Read More...
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2006 07 31

Devin

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WritEx #1: A Boy and His Dog

I'm making an effort to extend my writing skills by writing up several epsodes from my life. Some of these I'm writing up just because they're a good tale and I've been told I need to, while others are intended to be reused (with suitable alteration) Read More...
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2006 07 30

Devin

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Bringing home the pork in Washington State

The Club for Growth is asking bloggers to track the pork brought home by all 435 House Representatives . "Self," I said to myself, "this is a worthy cause." I nodded sagely and considered that it has been a while since I've done any real political blogging. Read More...
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2006 07 30

Devin

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On the Care and Feeding of Browncoats (or, my reactions to the ouevre of Firefly)

There is a charming little television show called Firefly, that spawned a feature film known as Serenity. I discuss my reactions to them herein. Warning: if you are one of the fans of these shows known as "Browncoats", the Surgeon General has determined that your heart will effin' explode if you read this review. You have been warned.

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2006 07 29

Devin

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Looking up

I had a pretty nice weekend than has gone a long way toward getting my attitude back close to being fit for human consumption. On Saturday, despite the now-standard insomnia and sleeping in late, we got out of town up into the mountains to a party at Read More...
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2006 07 17

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desert

I'm done. I have a broken tooth and no set date for geting it fixed, so my phobia of dentists is free to whirl in full force. I'm constantly slurring, and the tooth next to it needs pulled as well. I've not been this self-conscious in years. I have had Read More...
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2006 07 13

Devin

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Ode to Monday: a rant on insensitivty in the workplace

Not fond of Mondays in theory or in practice. Even with all the things that have gone right today, I'm still pretty cheesed off about today: Getting up at 5:20 so I could be on the road before rush hour and into the office early: good. Having to shift Read More...
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2006 07 10

Devin

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An interersting twist...

...but one that is not entirely unexpected. It seems that the Boston Globe is announcing a change in their domestic partner benefits coverage for gay employees. Specifically, they will no longer be extending coverage for unammried gay domestic partners Read More...
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2006 07 10

Devin

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