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On another “page,” I’m a contributor for a new cross-border book blog, Readers Without Borders that is starting out as a bunch of expats in different countries talking about books! Who knows which direction [...]

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A Menu for Hope ends today - we’ve raised over $50,000!! You have until 6pm PST to donate - act now! My prize code is EU15.

Folks, I’m ending my Post-a-Day for a Menu for Hope on a great feeling - we’ve made a difference!! I hope whoever wins my prize enjoys it! On Sunday we [...]

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My post-a-day is coming to a close, as is the Menu for Hope - can we push the donations past $50,000 in these last two days? Bidding closes at 6PM-PST tomorrow (Cali time, baby).

Here’s a post listing all the internationally-shippable prizes. Notice mine’s on the list (EU15) but make sure you check with your country’s [...]

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[Funny video] I found this yesterday but didn’t think it fit with my post - SNL was hilarious this weekend with Justin Timberlake hosting - check out his skits - D in a Box is my absolute favorite (warning: language may offend)
[Wine tools] A very cool “Octopus wine aerator.” This will have to please the [...]

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Yahoo had me in its clutches today for about 12 hours for the “Dia de lo Blog Muerto” where my blog was completely unaccessible for most of the day. Ha. Really funny. Not.
It’s Day 1 of Nanowrimo. They must have the same problem as Yahoo as their site has also not been accessible. And I [...]

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Using IE? I just found out you may not be seeing my sidebar. Let [...]

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Folks, I’m changing from Blogger to Wordpress, so bear with me. A few inconsistencies will show up! :) This post was written yesterday.

Feel like dating yourself? How many of these GUI Desktop evolutions have you used?
We all need a Captain James Kirk pick-me-up: Star Trek Inspirational Posters - my favorite is probably this one, [...]

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Yes, family and friends, for those of you keeping slight tabs on our whereabouts lately, we were traveling through Heathrow this morning.
We’re now in High Wycombe in the Holiday Inn, a city where they evacuated 9 houses from suspected terrorists. :)
The next available flight to Milan is on Sunday, which means Sante and I will [...]

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