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A long while back, I heard something the Mann Gulch fire.  I can't even remember what it was -- some news story of bit of a podcast or s...

I finally finished Franny and Zooey , five months on.  (That means I'm reading, on average, at the blistering pace of 40 pages per mont...

Goal #52: enjoy the rest of the year. Because why not? Recap of goal #51: done and done.

The incredible dog shrinking machine . 42 reasons dogs are better than cats (really just funny dog videos). Crowdfunding to the rescue,...

I am the first to admit that my pre-Christmas celebrations have been somewhat less extravagant this year than in previous years.  I've b...

There are endless stories about how terrible Groupon and Living Social are terrible for businesses, especially small ones and ones that d...

Goal #51: buy the last of the Christmas gifts. What?  It's not too late for that, is it? Recap of goal #50: Christmas cards are not ...

If I told you that Norman Bridwell died , you might have no idea who I'm talking about.  But if I said that Clifford the Big Red Dog los...