Category Archives: Etc.

Quick hits during summer vacation 2007

While I’ve been on vacation from the blogosphere, here are some quick hits: * CNN.com re-designed over this past weekend. There are many fine touches, but I continue to be blown away by how low of a priority video is … Continue reading

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Random thoughts on baseball and RSS

* A quote that appeared on my Google homepage quotes widget: “No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.” -Jascha Heifetz * Former Red … Continue reading

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Dutson on NECN tonight

TiVo alert: If you live in New England, tune in to regional news network NECN tonight from 8-8:30pm to catch Chet Curtis interview Lance Dutson about Lance’s coverage of the recent Libby trial. NECN is pretty good about putting up … Continue reading

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eBay membership anniversary

I have now been an eBay member for 7 years.

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Ascent Amnesia

Ascent Amnesia: When somebody rising to power suddenly forgets that power is cyclical.

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Woodstove

Yes, it’s cold out here today (although it’s up to 18F right now)…so we’ve got a great big fire crackling here in our office.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Xmas lights 2006, originally uploaded by jgclarke. The second annual shot of our house on Thanksgiving eve, immediately after the Xmas lighting ceremony for 2006. Unlike last year, it’s not snowing, but we still have much to be thankful for. … Continue reading

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Signage

While browsing my local university’s bulletin board, I noticed this line in an ad for the campus Amnesty International chapter: If you want to take an active stance against human rights then this group is for you!

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This weekend

* We watched Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. My vote: *** out of 4 stars. Funny, hilarious in places, and slick overall. I am deepy disturbed that they cut my favorite line from the trailer – “I can’t … Continue reading

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Scoble leaving Microsoft

Good luck to one of my favorite bloggers, Robert Scoble, who is leaving Microsoft for PodTech.net (whatever that is).

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