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How to survive holidays with the in-laws

With my brother Lee getting engaged, this could come in useful for Brittney on how to deal with us. Writers: If you are not affiliated with an academic institution, avoid saying you are working on a novel. “Freelancing” is way better than any kind of “fiction writing”! The etymological meaning of freelancer as “mercenary warrior” [...]

Future Shop

My brother Lee gave Mark a Nintendo DS for Christmas.  Mark had been working for me at the Centre helping with some odd jobs and had amassed some cash to save up for a DS (what a coincidence!).  With his DS taken care of and a glut of cash, he wanted to go out an [...]

Live Blogging Christmas Eve

With the power of the iPod Touch and the fact that I won’t be far from the interweb this year, I thought I would live blog the minutia of the holiday season. 7:00 a.m. :: Good news, the car started. 7:45 a.m. :: Used the command start to start the car again. 8:05 a.m. :: [...]