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What to blog

(Blog as a verb? I love the English language.) Lately — and by lately, I mean for months now — I’ve been thinking about why I blog and wondering all over again what I ought to be blogging about. Apparently, judging by the plethora of posts on the topic available in the blogosphere, as a [...]

Computer cursed.

As far back as I can remember, I’ve known how to use a computer. As a small child, I could run a floppy diskette program through DOS as easily as I could crack open an Easy Reader. (Some of you will not remember floppy diskettes, or Oregon Trail and its brethren, and that’s okay.) I [...]

Star Wars, Inception, and how a small child made my brain hurt.

First of all, kids are brilliant. Especially curious, thirsty kids who ask a dozen questions a minute. I was one of those kids, and in every child-related job I’ve had I’ve worked with kids who are like that. I enjoy answering questions with as much patience, honesty, and thoroughness as I can muster. But this [...]

Productivity! I has it.

Despite the holiday weekend (ahem, Friday to Monday) and despite a few out-of-town jaunts, I’ve written over 20,000 words in a fresh rewrite of a project I started on Saturday, June 26. I needed something to work on while I’m still sending out / waiting on the most recent completed project and switching gears entirely and [...]

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