November 2010

Small Bit of Housekeeping

November 8, 2010

Lest any regulars feel puzzled when they encounter this: I just enabled WordPress to turn off commenting on posts over 30 days old. Funny is being flooded with spam from those obscenely underpaid Third-World workers who are hired to enter advertising comments on random posts, presumably found by Web-bots. Because they’re live human beings typing [...]

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Penny-wise, Pound-foolish?

November 7, 2010

So yesterday I met with SDXB to borrow his digital blood-pressure monitor. Among other things. We met at Infamous Overpriced Gourmet Grocery Store over coffee and then went for a hike in the mountain preserve maintained by the City of Glendale. When we got to the park, he handed over the machine. Interesting little device. [...]

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Wonderful magazine! And a new FaM feature

November 6, 2010

A week or so ago I stumbled upon a copy of a publication I hadn’t seen in quite a while: The Economist. It was hidden among the bundles of tabloids and advertising packages disguised as women’s magazines that abide around Safeway’s cash registers. Picked it up…thought, electrified, hallelujah! The Brits have still got content! Content? [...]

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Stress Control Redux

November 5, 2010

In another two and a half hours, I’ve got to traipse over to the Mayo to begin a round of what promises to be increasingly invasive testing. What joy. My doc and his bouncing young resident think what ails me could be any of a number of things: an H. pylori infection, acid reflux, pancreatitis, [...]

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Wee Hours Wandering

November 4, 2010

It’s a quarter to two, there’s no one in the house…except Cassie and me. I’ve neglected visiting my blogging friends for so long, I’ve forgotten what they write about. So here’s a chance, in the wee hours, to do a little blog-hopping. Frugal Scholar has been holding forth on any number of interesting issues. Yesterday [...]

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Here’s something worth watching

November 3, 2010

Have you seen Evan‘s new website enterprise? He’s experimenting with moving to other kinds of sites than blogging. It’s a baby pool, and it’s a hoot. Prospective parents can set up little minisites where friends and family can guess when and where Baby will be born, Baby’s weight, or Baby’s gender. Evan’s description of what [...]

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