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on August 13th, 2010

I've never had tantric sex. But I have had tantrum sex. # The first draft is the down draft–you just get it down. The second draft is the up draft–you fix it up. –Anne Lamont # It's high time to start using slashes for /italics/ in ASCII text–like unformatted email and Twitter posts. Agreed? # [...]

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on July 30th, 2010

Finished reading /Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel/ at lunch. Wow. Just . . . wow. What an amazing book. #
Killer headline! "Wyatt shoots 57 at Alabama tourney" http://ow.ly/2inhL #
Tennessee Official Says Islam May Be a ‘Cult’ – The Lede Blog – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/2hfRx Plus ça change . . . #

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Archived Tweets

on July 23rd, 2010

Ah, Woot.com: "Just because I don’t waste two hours every Sunday watching 60 Minutes don’t make me an idiot." #
RT @TweetTex: Demand Overwhelms Flipboard, App Creators Ask for Patience http://ht.ly/18feJE Saw this app yesterday – AMAZING! #
As of today . . . 30 lbs. lost! Food tastes different. Used to love cheese curls; now [...]

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Archived Tweets

on July 9th, 2010

Spain wins! (Without a tilde & upside-down opening exclamation mark, I couldn't bring myself to type "Espana gana!" D'oh!) #
Why teachers drink http://ow.ly/28bWs #
7 Games You Can Play With a Brick http://ow.ly/27Lii Laughed so hard it hurt! (Browse the comments, too.) #
What do aardvarks complain about on their picnics? #
I absolutely LOVE this post: "Hyperbole [...]

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Walking Wind Sculptures

on May 26th, 2010

This artist’s work came up during our last Alliterates meeting. Once Steve Sullivan passed along the link, I just had to share the video here!

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Why I love the Web, Part Umpteen

on May 5th, 2010

Modern humans retain, I believe, hunter-gatherer instincts. How else to explain the odd impulse to shop, even when nothing is needed, even when money is scarce.
To satisfy this urge without bankrupting ourselves, my wife and I have taken to visiting Good Will stores on weekends. You can spend all day in a Good Will [...]

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Tableau

on April 28th, 2010

for Rob
Picture them
as figures on
an urn
The burly man
trudging to
his truck
The little girl
on her knees
on the sidewalk
mouth open
The teenaged sister
sitting there
beside her
The little dog
in the gutter

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My Review of iLuv iEP315 In-ear Earphones with iPod Microphone Remote

on April 25th, 2010

Originally submitted at Adorama

iLuv iEP315 In-ear Earphones with iPod Microphone Remote

iLuv iEP315 In-ear Earphones with iPod Microphone Remote

Not the best choice
By Polyhedras from Southern Wisconsin on 4/25/2010

 

2out of 5
Pros: Clear Sound, Lightweight
Cons: Uneven lengths, Breaks Easily
Best Uses: Mp3 Skype
Describe Yourself: Experienced
I bought these for use with an iPod Touch. The sound was okay, and they [...]

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Writers Celebrate National Poetry Month With 30 Poets/30 Days

on April 9th, 2010

From School Library Journal: “Every day in April, author Gregory K. Pincus’s GottaBook blog and Twitter site will feature a previously unpublished poem by a different poet—and it’s completely free and open 24/7.” Also involved are Alan Katz, author of humorous rhyming books such as Oops (a favorite for kids), and Charles R. Smith Jr, [...]

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Wolf-Man’s Curse

on March 13th, 2010

Wolf-Man’s Curse is a card game for 3 to 8 players using a standard poker deck. Each player takes the role of someone bitten by a werewolf, and who transforms into a bloodthirsty beast at each full moon. The goal of the game is to

Avoid being killed by the angry mob of villagers (club [...]

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