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Three ideas for someone to steal

Wednesday, 24 March 2010 03:29
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Three ideas for someone to steal

Sometimes I cook up ideas to make the world better. Rather than go nuts trying to come up with the money, expertise, and time to execute them and thereby become wealthy enough to hire a house cleaner, I usually just keep them to myself. These ideas rot away in my memory and disappear. How selfish! (Even if, as I suspect, the ideas usually suck.) Now that we are firmly ensconced in the era of share everything, I will do my best to spread these half-assed ideas to the rest of the planet via blogging and tweeting and social networking and human interface 2.0ing. Enjoy.

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How my crazy poodle has taught me to be more assertive

Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:34
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How my crazy poodle has taught me to be more assertive

Cricket is certifiably insane. I have expert confirmation of this fact. Sometimes, when she attacks and bites people or works herself into an aggressive tizzy, it isn’t funny in the least. But when she is under control, as she more or less has been for the past few months, her eccentricities can be amusing, even instructive.

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Sonnet Winery, Santa Cruz Mountains Muns Vineyard

SonnetShall I compare wine to a summer’s day? Perhaps not, but this especially clean pinot, with a strong cherry note that isn’t bogged down by tannins yet still packs a punch with 14.5 percent alcohol content, drinks well for a long time, lending itself to the extra daylight hours of a long summer’s picnic.

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Congratulations, Mr. Obama
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