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Vanity Fair, Miley Cyrus, and Disney

Man. Just shoot me now, because not only am I about to blog about Miley Cyrus, I'm about to defend her. Yup, that's right. I, as a parent of a girl about to be a teenager, am willing to go on record and defend the already infamous photo shoot which has Read More...
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2008 05 3

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Am I hot or not?

Stupid website, but it gives me a chance to taunt my co-worker Kevin. This morning I got a puzzled e-mail from him, asking me why this picture of me in Sydney from February (yes, that's Sydney, Australia; we were there for training for work) was the most-viewed Read More...
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2008 04 25

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A letter to my bank

Dear Big-Ass Bank, Many years ago, we switched our accounts to you from one of your competitors because they had crappy customer service and you did not. In fact, your customer service rocked our socks off. Sadly, it has become clear that you're more Read More...
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2008 03 15

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Proof I'm in Sydney...and working...

Chilling at the conference. The lovely brownie-tart thingies they fed us today. My work blogs posts. Read More...
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2008 02 5

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Thoughts from the break part 1

So, I'm in Sydney for a training conference that I'm talking about in my work blog if you're interested. There's a lot of interesting small differences that have more of a mental impact to me than the big ones: The exit signs inside buildings are green Read More...
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2008 02 4

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A thought to think

I've been knocked off my sleep schedule this week -- I had to test some sleeping medication I need for an upcoming business trip and verify that I wouldn't have any unanticipated side effects before I was in Australia and unable to do anything about it. Read More...
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2008 01 31

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Coolest musician on the planet

The more Steph and I listen to Brad Paisley , the more impressed we are. (Those of you who don't know who he is, he's a country singer. If you don't like country, that's fine, you can stop reading, although I suggest you go to the video section of his Read More...
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2007 11 20

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Back to the Light

Yesterday evening, I found out that author James Oliver Rigney died yesterday after a long struggle with amyloidosis (a disease where your body deposits insoluble proteins in its own tissues and organs). Mr. Rigney was better known under a variety of Read More...
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2007 09 17

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Jesus in my arm

Summer is here and school is out, so the kids are looking for more to do. One thing they won't be doing for the next couple of weeks, however, is riding their bikes. You see, some bastard(s) stole their bikes at some point in the last couple of days (we Read More...
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2007 07 1

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Spoiler ettiquette reminder

This isn't aimed at anyone in particular whose blog I read, or who I know reads this blog, but more of a general comment prompted by the reaction of a friend who just received a huge Battlestar Galactica season 3 (the current season) spoiler on Digg: Read More...
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2007 03 6

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Only in Seattle

Stephanie told me about this posting on Craig's List Seattle . I didn't believe her that it was real, so I had to go find it for myself. Posting here because who knows how long the entry will be active, and I want this sucker immortalized . Live Read More...
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2007 01 10

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Country music, Christianity, and Carrie Underwood

For the past several months (maybe even year or two), I've been pondering an essay on how short and overt expressions of Christianity seem to be a staple feature of the country music genre and the severe cognitive dissonance this sometimes produces. Read More...
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2006 10 27

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Snakes Own a Plane

I've never flown on Jet Blue, but I've heard a lot of good things about them. However, if the following turns out to be true, I will never step foot on their planes. From http://blog.wired.com/biotech/2006/10/experiment_o... : Jet Blue wanted Read More...
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2006 10 25

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Is that a parasite in your pocket, or are you just making me dumber?

John Scalzi, via his AOL Journal By the Way , points out a news report on the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, which has infected an estimated half of the people on this planet. The vector? Cats. John doesn't quote it directly in his post, but if you follow Read More...
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2006 08 11

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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

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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

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Best hopes for Jim Baen

SF editor Jim Baen is in the hospital after a serious stroke on Monday. The folks at Baen Books are posting updates on their web forums (registration required to follow the link). Specifically, here's the latest info: Jim Baen is in the ICU after a stroke, Read More...
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2006 06 15

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Back from Europe

I'm home from Europe a couple of days early; I was originally supposed to be in Oslo today, doing a second presentation, but I got really sick once I got to London and my bosses couldn't take the chance I wouldn't be better (sorry, Jim, for making you Read More...
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2006 06 8

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Euroadtrip, Day 1: Amsterdamned!

I've not been blogging much lately because I've been buried under a ton of work. One of the things I've been busy with has been developing a full day of content on Exchange 2007 to present in Lisbon (May 30th) and Oslo (June 8th). Astu Are thte readers Read More...
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2006 05 29

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Words fail me

I've never been a big fan of the whole zombie genre. However, I've finally found a bit of zombie-themed entertainment that makes me giggle. A very talented musician by the name of Jonathan Coulton has taken the basic zombie concept, mixed it in with office Read More...
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2006 05 2

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teh sux0r

As you may remember, the local bookstore closed down last year. Today, I found out that our charming little hole-in-the-wall CD shop will be closing down in 6 weeks or so. This bites, because Steph and I try to support small local shops even if it means Read More...
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2006 02 19

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$ shutdown -h now

So far, this has been an eventful, confusing, and difficult year. It hasn't been all bad, of course, and when it has been good it has usually been pretty good -- but there's been a lot of crap to cope with. On top of the big issues, today I just dealt Read More...
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2006 02 11

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Mileposts

Today was a day of mileposts. It was my first working day of 2006. Because Paul and I got our various projects wrapped up before vacation, I went into the 3Sharp offices and spent a good part of my day doing something I've never done before -- pack up Read More...
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2006 01 4

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Stupidity keeps me safer

With a week left until we fly away for the holidays, Steph is beginning the final process of ramping up for travel: finding and cleaning the luggage, making checklists, and all the other steps that she needs to be sure that she feels we're ready to leave Read More...
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2005 12 12

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A witness to remember

Love your Enemies End the Occupation Release the Peacemakers Read More...
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2005 12 9

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Support us...or else

If you haven't yet heard about the brewing conflict between the IRS and the congregation of All Saints Church in Pasadena, California, go now to this article by Robert Freedland and read. Since Bush has been such a staunch supporter of Christian churches, Read More...
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2005 11 12

Devin

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San Diego

This last week (Monday through Thursday), I was in San Diego for the Windows/Exchange Connections conference. It was my first Connections conference as well as my first trip to San Diego. San Diego was a nice town; it reminded me somewhat of Honolulu Read More...
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2005 11 6

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Another barrier to the stars

This article in NewScientistSpace.com talks about research into why astronauts are more prone to infections. They now have data that suggests that microgravity interferes with the activation of T-cells. This explains why NASA needed to institute 10-day Read More...
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2005 10 20

Devin

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Here's why I don't like politics

Remember back to the Gonzales nomination? Well, at the time, a bunch of bloggers -- around 500 or so -- put up a banner on their site protesting the Gonzales nomination. I was one of those bloggers. After the dust had cleared, a bunch of the bloggers Read More...
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2005 10 12

Devin

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