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Quote of the week (on fireworks)

Saturday, July 05, 2008 12:13 PM
Last night, an electrical storm threatened to cancel my family's annual July 4th fireworks extravaganza. We had everything ready to go: the launchers were set on the ground, and six of us sat in two trucks on top of a hill with the fireworks in covered
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A typical Twitter exchange

Friday, May 23, 2008 10:14 PM
Here are snippets of an ongoing conversation thread that happened on Twitter today; it involves five different people. These updates were interspersed with other "tweets" from me and the 62 people I follow, so the meandering, cloudy nature of Twitter
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Why punctuation matters

Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:11 PM
This is a true story, but I'm changing the names to protect the innocent. A co-worker, whom I'll call "Mark," has been on assignment recently about 10 or 11 time zones away. Back home, his co-worker "John" sent him an email about a meeting that transpired
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Another night of bliss at the Northshore Brasserie

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:10 PM
As I mentioned recently , the Northshore Brasserie is one of two authentic French restaurants in Knoxville. Tonight, I joined four friends for another evening of exquisitely prepared classic French dishes. Just like the last time the five of us dined
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Wretched excess at the Northshore Brasserie

Sunday, April 06, 2008 12:52 PM
Last night, I joined four friends for dinner at the Northshore Brasserie for a birthday celebration. The verdict: wow. The Northshore Brasserie is one of two authentic French restaurants in Knoxville (I'm not including The Orangery in that list, since
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An embarrassing confession

Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:39 PM
As I've mentioned a few times before , I don't watch television at all. About six years ago, I finally got tired of the vapid content that passes for entertainment, the virtually fact-free content that passes for news, and the incessant bombardment of
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Rhapsody taking over Yahoo Music

Monday, February 04, 2008 8:40 PM
Yahoo announced today that their on-demand Yahoo Music service is being taken over by RealNetwork's Rhapsody. From the sound of it , Yahoo may be using Rhapsody only as an interim solution, pending resolution of Microsoft's offer to buy Yahoo. I don't
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Three disappointments in one day

Saturday, January 26, 2008 3:38 PM
For several years now, I've had breakfast every Saturday morning at Italian Market And Grill here in Knoxville; it's become a regular ritual for me over the last three or four years. Their omelets have been consistently among the best in town, and I've
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My experiences with Windows Vista so far

Sunday, December 30, 2007 7:25 PM
I've had my new computer set up for about a week now, so I've had some time to play with Windows Vista (Home Premium, not that the version matters very much). So far, so good. I have an HP with an AMD 64 X2 dual core processor, 3 GB RAM, a 400 GB SATA
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A heartwarming Christmas story

Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:46 AM
My paternal grandfather was a curmudgeon throughout his entire life. Christmas seemed to aggravate the condition. For nine or ten years, from the late 1950's through the mid-1960's, he taught at Gibbs High School here in Knox County (at that time, Gibbs
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Breakthrough

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:56 PM
I mentioned yesterday that my sister has been very sick. She had a breakthrough today. Without getting into the gory details, I want to post an update that's adapted from a personal email I sent to a friend today: For the last several days, I've watched
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Sometimes life intervenes

Monday, December 17, 2007 11:26 PM
I know I haven't blogged much in the last couple of days, and I probably won't for a few days more. At the moment, I'm preoccupied by a personal matter that supersedes everything else. My baby sister is very sick, and the doctors don't know what's wrong
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ORNL data theft and me

Sunday, December 09, 2007 10:49 PM
Earlier this week, it was reported that hackers had compromised a database inside Oak Ridge National Laboratory; this database contained personal data on all visitors to ORNL from 1990 through 2004. The names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers,
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My Best Buy addiction

Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:33 PM
After spending most of Thanksgiving weekend doing nothing but eating, I decided to take a break on Saturday by going to Best Buy. It didn't occur to me until I pulled into the parking lot that this was the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and the store was
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Giving thanks

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:10 PM
I probably won't be blogging much over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend; instead, I'll be busy eating and visiting with family and friends, and generally having a good time. This is, of course, the time of year we're supposed to give thanks for things
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Meet Ogg the caveman

Sunday, September 23, 2007 6:45 PM
I have a new story posted at the Psychozilla Tribune, in which the world is introduced to Ogg the Caveman. After lying frozen in a glacier for 50,000 years, he woke up when global warming started melting the ice. He's now taking the world by storm. Read
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I'm thinking of buying a laptop

Thursday, September 06, 2007 1:34 PM
I've been toying with the idea of buying a laptop. I don't need one for any specific or imminent purpose, but I think it might come in handy. My criteria are pretty simple: I want performance, portability, and quality for the least cost. I'd likely use
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I'm taking up a collection

Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:01 PM
I know there are a lot of philanthropic, generous people out there, so this is an appeal to all of you. I've decided to start taking up a collection for a noble, worthy cause: Y'all can buy me an island. For only $12 million, I could have my very own
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Climate change, Twitter, and billiards

Thursday, August 09, 2007 7:20 PM
A couple of random thoughts: Shortly after 7:00 PM tonight, it was still 101°F in Knoxville. A new computer model of climate change has been released which is able to model global warming over the next ten years. According to a story I just heard on the
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Quote of the day (from Newscoma)

Sunday, August 05, 2007 8:47 PM
Here's a recent Twitter from Newscoma , which I've been laughing about for the last couple of hours: I just sneezed on my dog. It was unexpected for both of us. I've had several Quotes Of The Day from her. Maybe I should create a Newscoma tag. Share this
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