This year’s official SXSW sampler torrent has been a bit difficult to find, given the fact that (unlike in years past) it doesn’t exist!  However, someone very kindly went and downloaded all the free mp3s off the site and created a torrent for you and me and everybody to share.  Much easier than downloading by [...]

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Obviously, yes.  I can’t believe this month has blown by so quickly (I know that it was only 29 days, but still).  As I said in my post-before-last, I got a job.  I’ve been incredibly blessed with tons of work - but that means that I have literally not had a day off since that [...]

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Go to Sarah’s blog to see her new (and excellent) pictures of Stella:
 http://www.sarahandstella.blogspot.com

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After several weeks off, I have decided to take up the blog again…and hopefully the faithful have this blog in their RSS readers.  Anyway, here is the update!
I have a job!
I’m back in the saddle again…IT consultin’, my friends.
In an amazing display of Divine Providence I have been provided with an IT gig that will [...]

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(picture: Seattlest, news story: PI)

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I just wanted to wish each and every one of you (that would be, I believe, one person) a very happy and blessed New Year.

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In a survey conducted by Central Connecticut State University (I’ve never heard of it either), Seattle was ranked #2 in the USA as “most literate city”.  The survey included 6 key indicators to rank US cities with populations over 250,000.  The indicators included newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment [...]

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On the 3rd Day of Christmas, Serving Seattle gave to me…a much delayed Merry Christmas!   But seeing as how we are still in Christmas, I must be forgiven.  BTW, none of you have received a card either.  Just in case you hadn’t noticed (which you probably hadn’t).  Having moved last month and being in limbo [...]

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Hello faithful blog readers.  Last night I received a worried call from my parents - I had not blogged in a while, was I still alive?  Well, in response to that - yes.  I am alive.  It’s a busy time of year for us, though, and we have been having so much fun that I [...]

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After the post where I lamented the lack of “fan noise” in our digs, I went and downloaded all the freeware and shareware white noise generators I could find and have put them to the test…we have a winner:
Aire Freshener
With options such as beach, rain, fish tank, white noise, in utero and ROCK CONCERT, this [...]

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