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Testing the Blog

February 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Miscellaneous

Testing and Tinkering
This week I’m migrating servers and hosting.  I’ll also be testing out a new design for the blog, as well as playing with widgets and CSS.  Things may be weird for a few days…
The Puzzle is…
I’d like to navigate the transition from blogging The Last Hurrah, to just plain blogging.  I have the [...]

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Great Books I Read in 2008

December 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Miscellaneous

In 2008 I made yet another attempt to read 52 books in one year.  Again, I have fallen short, this time with 44.  However, this beats last year’s attempt.
In my defense, I read some doozies this year.  “Das Capital” isn’t exactly a page turner, and you have to turn 1,300 of them.  Regardless, here are [...]

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Great Books I Read in 2007

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments · Miscellaneous

Taking a big cue from the over-achieving Aaron Swarz, I decided to post my favorite books from 2007. It would be nice to read 52 books a year, but I fell short with 37, possibly due to directing and producing a movie.
What follows is an unranked list of books I loved. I hope this list [...]

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