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“Your invite from XXXX to be linked on LinkedIn will expire in XXXX days”. Who cares? Update: Just FYI I’ve been invited to link up with hundreds of people, and I’ve seen very little value in actually following through with it. Hence this reaction. I think I’ll delete my account soon, if for no other […]

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Today the Steelers take on the Seahawks for the title of World Champion. As much as I want the Steelers to win, I’m hoping for an exciting game thats fun to watch. Oh, and a couple of great commercials couldn’t hurt. I wonder how many Apple ads we’ll see?

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For some reason, I’m not excited about it being Friday today. Usually I’m at least happy that the week is over and that the weekend is beginning, but this week not so much. The reason this strikes me as weird, is because this Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday (do I have to pay someone for […]

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Eliza and I, in addition to watching The Bachelor, watch American Idol. As I’ve said elsewhere, I like to watch the beginning (aka the funny part of the season), and then watch the end where they’ve already drilled down to the last four wannabes. This year, at least in my opinion, it seems as though […]

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If there is any amount of justice in this world, Moana will win the Bachelor. I have many reasons for thinking this way, and I’ll keep them between Eliza and I. But it appears that this season’s Bachelor is the most sincere bachelor yet, and seems to have the right motives and the proper strategy. […]

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If you use Dashboard, you should be using FlickIt.

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The only details I will make public is that I think I ate way too many peanuts this weekend.

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I just couldn’t take it anymore. The misuse of buzz words got to me, so I jotted down my thoughts.

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I have a laptop, and yet sometimes I find myself forgetting the fact that I can be on the couch. No idea why.

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Just a quick note: Blog Design Solutions is available for preorder, and will be released February 20th. Buy this book or…. just buy the book you don’t want to know why.

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We just launched TUG Radio Episode One. Give it a listen.

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Imagine if someone created a meme that ended up having some type of value? Meaning that it would end up benefiting someone, rather than just being fun for its participants and readers. Imagine a meme where everyone kept adding $2 (or 5, or 10) to a paypal account and at the end we’d have a […]

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If I can’t edit my theme on WordPress.com before March 1st. I’m leaving WordPress.com. Oh, and if they charge only a few dollars to allow me to do that, I’d probably consider paying.

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I was hoping that the Steelers would end up playing the Panthers in the Super Bowl, but they are going to be playing the Seahawks for all the marbles two Sundays from now. I think they have a very good chance (better than 50% which is obvious) to beat the Seahawks. Get ready to wave […]

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Mike Rundle, my favorite CSS-linguist, has tagged me. Therefore I shall oblige. Oh, and Steve Smith tagged me too. Four Jobs I’ve Had In My Life Dishwasher, Cook, Tech Support Specialist, Webmaster Four Movies I Can Watch Over & Over No particular order here: Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Sideways, Lord of the Rings Places I […]

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Thank God it’s Friday! Eliza and I have planned to go shopping tonight, something we’ve not been able to do in a while. Personally, I’m looking very much forward to it. She loves me, really – she does.

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I realize that the Star Wars universe will end up living on through television, rereleased special edition DVD sets, cartoons, and probably some things I haven’t even thought of yet. But really, is there any reason to keep my Star Wars Hyperspace account? I always enjoyed having my Hyperspace account because it gave behind-the-scenes access, […]

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When I was younger, you’d never find me indoors. My parents were constantly yelling my name to come in and eat, many times I was well out of earshot. For most of my childhood, the rule was to be in by dark, or at least in the yard. I rarely followed that rule, which cost […]

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I love being up early. I find myself, even if I’ve gone to bed late the night before, getting up as early as my body will allow. Morning coffee while reading my dailies simply does not feel the same at noon as it does at 7:00am. However, I’m also inclined to stay up fairly late […]

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I’ve been asked to write about my thinking and programming processes while building the 9rules Network. I’ve begun my journey towards that goal. Episode 1 is up for your reading enjoyment.

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If only there were a way to make life easier.

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Recent announcements notwithstanding, has anyone used .Mac that could perhaps let me know if they feel the service is worth the yearly fee? Further, if you are married, do you have one for your Wife, or do you simply allocate some of the space available with your own account to your spouse? I’m debating a […]

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For any Mac geek today is almost a holy day. Here’s to hoping a few of the rumors are true and a few others are false.

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Taking days off being in a nearly pneumonia induced coma can make you wonder what year it is. Well, like Paul Newman, I’m back.

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My head feels like its full of pudding. My ears are blocked. My lungs are full of some type of liquid. Each and every joint on my body aches. My throat feels like I gargled molten hot lava. My nose is cherry red. My eyes are watering. I do not feel good.

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The latest edition to our family, Jessica Corinne, lives about 1,200 miles from Eliza and I. This is a real bummer because we wish to see her as soon as possible. Well, thanks to modern technology, we were able to see Jessica just hours after being born.   This way, we’ll be involved with her […]

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My brother, and his Wife, had a new baby girl this morning in their home in New Port Richey, Florida – at 5:09am. She weighed 9 pounds 7 ounces and was 21 1/2 ” long. More photos here. Congrats to Peter, Melanie and Peter Zachery for their new addition.

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Inspiration can come in many forms, and spur you to do many different things. Being that I have multiple drives, I can be inspired by a wide-range of persons, sights, feelings, and “things”. Today I wrote about a theory I have that all feeds can be defined using one unique definition, all while not speaking […]

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A law should be created to have a exact amount of separation and ventilation between the smoking and non-smoking sections in restaurants. If this law does exist, it should be enforced. If its being enforced, it should be enforced in such a way to bring great penalties to those not abiding by it. If you […]

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Since I’m working very hard at the end of this year to wrap up a few projects to get them out on or shortly after the New Year. This process makes it almost impossible to think of much else, which leaves my writing constrained to topics that I don’t enjoy writing about. There are literally […]

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My headache began on Thursday. I was able to work through it by popping some pills. Friday came and I spent a good portion of it “on the phone” (I use that term loosely due to the fact that I was using Skype and iChat), which made my headache even worse I think. I use […]

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Eating is supposed to be enjoyable, yet I rush. No idea why. I think growing up the last of six has something to do with it though.

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When we got back from watching King Kong early Wednesday morning (about 4:30am or so), it was -14 degrees fahrenheit. Each day’s temperature has been hovering under 20 degrees. I know my personal log is becoming a “weather blog”, but seriously, is it summer yet?

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Back in March 2002 my parents moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. Eliza and I drove down to help them unload the truck and get settled in. After we spent a day or so at my parent’s new place, we headed over to the shore near the Outer Banks to take a look at some […]

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Today, while waiting for the car to warm up, I played around in the snow a little. Eliza was coming out to get into the car, and I promptly struck her with a well formed snow ball at high velocity. It was great. Sorry babe. As we drove, after the incident, I got to thinking […]

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Thats all, I just love it. They recently won an award over PC Mag (can’t remember the name of the award), but they deserve it. High quality, every time.

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I’ve downloaded the latest version of Flock, so I thought I’d test out the blogging feature. EDIT: Posting from within Flock is very close to what it should be. Obliviously as a beta, its almost featureless, but from an ease of use and structure stand point, its got tons of potential. I’ll be writing up […]

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Sure, I can rattle off my top ten favorite movies without consulting a list, but to get down to just one is really tough. Am I the only one with this difficulty? Or can you name your favorite movie with relative ease?

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There isn’t much that I enjoy more than sleeping in on the weekend, though it has its drawbacks. During this time of the year, it gets dark at around 5pm EST. Today, I woke up at 2, and before I knew it, it was getting dark. Edit: I’m now going to bed at 5am. This […]

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But I am so delightful. I’m not really sure why, but I’m in a good mood. Its snowing, cold and my cats left me this to clean up this morning. Yet, I’m in a good mood. Score one for Friday!

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Not only are we seeing the effects of mankind’s ignorance in the form of hurricanes but also in just plain weird weather. A few days ago it was snowing here. Then we had a cold snap that took the temperature down to 9 degrees fahrenheit. Now, its dark out and still holding in the 60s. […]

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I’ve been wanting to plan a day where I had a few friends over and watch Episode I through Episode VI of Star Wars all in one sitting. I may still do that, but I realize that will be easier said than done, so I started by watching Episode IV while I worked yesterday. Not […]

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No, not the Xbox 360, I won’t get one of those till spring. I’m actually incredibly glad I didn’t get an Xbox 360 out-the-gate. Those of you who paid thousands of dollars on eBay for a machine that will probably freeze on you, I salute you Mr. I have to have everything first even though […]

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Here is something fun to do, which I just did. Resort your iPhoto (or digital photo software of choice), by something other than date. Perhaps simply reversing the order would be sufficient for you, for others you might have to play with the sorting a little to get what you want. Then, pick some random […]

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