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(Three posts in one day? What is the world coming to?)
If you’re wondering why the Cast of Characters is a bit less extensive than it used to be, I’ve removed everyone who doesn’t read this site. (Aside from family members, all of them knew about it, but still.) Even though they’re only named by handles, [...]

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So, the Bloggie Noms just came out. I always find this to be incredibly exciting, because UNLIKE the Oscars the nominations direct you to some seriously original, unique, high-quality work. I’ve clicked through quite a bit so far (and will be back to check out more), and here’s the nifty stuff I’ve never seen before:

Sleepless [...]

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Yesterday was the one year anniversary of this blog. Against my expectations, I’ve actually been very consistent in my updates. Frequently they are short; frequently they are uninteresting; frequently they are self-indulgent. Nonetheless, I update, which means that once a day I sit down in front of the computer and make myself write something. This [...]

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Techie: So, we replaced the stripped connection wires in your laptop screen and repaired the hinge.
Robin G: Great!
Techie: Except that didn’t work.
Robin G: Oh.
Techie: The only thing left to do is to replace the logic board. But that will be about seven hundred and fifty.
Robin G: [chokes]
The Wookiee: Um, no, I think we’ll pass. Can [...]

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When I was six months old, I spit up on the keyboard of my father’s Apple II. It should therefore be no shock that I have a great appreciation and enjoyment of little pieces of plastic held together with wires. Especially ones made by Apple.

My laptop, the most essential of my gadgetry. Given enough time, [...]

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