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2007 Blog Entries

Cat Under Tree Video 12/12/2007 9:06:59 PM 40
.It's not my Christmas, er, holiday card. But it is a cat-tastic look at Spencer the Cat under the tinsel tree, only minutes before he tried to knock it down. Just click on the cat at right to enjoy the short video. …
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Anne Kolb Nature Center Slideshow 11/25/2007 4:39:55 PM 39
.If you like swamp trees and the crabs that live on them, you'll want to view this quick slide show of my recent visit to the Anne Kolb Center, where I learned more about mangr …
Categories: Nature
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Missing Mr. Shuffleman 11/11/2007 7:20:34 PM 38
.My schedule has been a little messed up lately, so I haven't been taking my usual morning walk and breakfast out. Well, strictly speaking, I haven't been taking my usual short walk to breakfast. And, as such, I have missed seeing my fellow …
Categories: Humor
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Love that McDonald's (ad, that is) 10/31/2007 7:07:53 PM 37
.Can I tell you, I have just seen one of the best commercials EVER! Unfortunately, the ad is for the despicable mcnugget-food, but whatever ... I just love this spot; it hits every note (literally and figuratively), perfectly. Cute, cool, …
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Apparently I'm now part of the technorati 10/30/2007 12:04:33 PM 36
.Technorati Profile. So apparently there's this "blog of blogs" called Technorati, and everyone -- except me -- knows all about it. And apparently, by linking to Technorati, this m …
Categories: Design
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Cat Dancer 10/3/2007 4:54:18 PM 35
.So Spencer the Cat found the Cat Dancer again. What is Cat Dancer, you ask? It's only the most insanely addictive cat toy ever invented. Addictive to cats, that is. Is it a toy mouse stuffed with catnip? A …
Categories: Random
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Have you tried PageFlakes? 9/24/2007 11:36:42 AM 34
.Among other things, PageFlakes is a multi-panelled web portal, if anyone uses that term anymore. For many people PageFlakes would serve as an ideal home page — housing local weather forecasts, news headlines, movie listings, and many many o …
Categories: Design
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My new favorite pop lyric 9/15/2007 8:12:41 PM 33
.From Kanye West's "Stronger":
Let's get lost tonight
You can be my black Kate Moss tonight
It's positively Cole Porter! Even though I think that Kate Moss is the caucasian Naomi Campbell. …
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The sharp edge of the knife 9/7/2007 3:52:25 PM 32
.So yesterday I went to the knife sharpener. What's that you say? A knife sharpener? Isn't that a gadget you order on QVC?

No my friends, if you were a hair stylist or a chef or possibly an origami wizard, you would know that ther …
Categories: Random
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Recipes now archived! 8/30/2007 12:41:05 PM 31
.Yes, that's right, I've started digitally archiving my old recipes. This began as a way to learn a variety of database and updating techniques (snore), but I wanted to apply the techniques on something I actually cared about, instead of the …
Categories: Food
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Summer Haiku 8/28/2007 9:32:40 AM 30
.winn dixie threshold
a sweaty frappuccino®
cool air rushes past
…
Categories: Random
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HairSuit? 8/24/2007 11:21:36 AM 28
.Yesterday at the strip mall, I saw a guy with the hairiest legs ever! It was like he was wearing hair pants. Made Robin Williams look like a newborn baby. …
Categories: Humor
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Bee here now 8/19/2007 6:37:53 PM 27
.The humble and hardworking honeybee is reportedly experiencing a period of endangerment. I hope it is not permanent, for I greatly admire the honeybee. While the bee performs the critical service of flower and fruit tree pollination, the be …
Categories: Nature
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On the road, stuff 8/16/2007 10:03:06 AM 26
.Here's what was on the roadside at the Hallandale bridge yesterday:
■ One (1) baby shoe
■ One (1) smashed shell-shaped "Room Mister" in box
■ Several empty soda bottles, fast food wrappers and …
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GiveMe Chocolate! 8/11/2007 10:16:40 PM 25
.It had to happen, being home all the time. Yep. I'm kinda hooked on a telenovela, called Dame Chocolate, which -- until I tuned in -- I thought was a BBC program about an oddly-named member of the peerage.

But no. Da …
Categories: Arts-and-Entertainment
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Woody Allen was right, once. 8/1/2007 7:40:44 PM 24
.At some point in the movie Annie Hall, Alvy Singer's friend Rob says to him, "If we lived in California, we could play tennis outside in the sun every day."

Alvy replies, "The sun is bad for you. Everything our parents s …
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So long QuarkXpress? 7/31/2007 4:20:05 PM 23
.Now that Quark has dropped their prices, many are saying it's just about over for them. It's a shame, really. Not that I adore Quark or, for that matter, that I think Quark stinks. I used Quark for many years, and recall that the first time …
Categories: Design
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All hail the walking chicken 7/20/2007 6:47:18 PM 21
.Here's the walking chicken, I mean rooster, I've been complaining about lately. Click on the picture to see him do his thing. …
Categories: Design
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Excellent Summer Pasta 7/12/2007 12:15:40 PM 18
.I can't claim to have invented this recipe (there's nothing new under the sun, after all), but it was not copied from a book. Great for the summertime esp when the mozzarella is in season. Serve with cold vinho verde or frascati — …
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Advice for living better from an Austrian guy 7/10/2007 11:32:21 AM 17
.While often wary of lists that tell me how to live better, I do appreciate it when someone coins a few new and true bits of advice for humans. And so, a list from Austrian/NYC designer Stefan Sagmeister’s diary:

` …
Categories: Design
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The strange tale of the ocean burglar 7/6/2007 2:45:50 PM 16
.These days I can hop in the ocean for a swim whenever I feel like it. This is particularly nice in the summer when the water's calm and warm and the sea critters keep their distance.

So imagine my surprise the other day when I saw …
Categories: Nature
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We know nossink! 7/4/2007 3:02:10 PM 15
.We could live for one thousand years and never really know anything about anyone. But we would never stop thinking that we did. …
Categories: Self-Doubt
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But he ain't promiscuous 6/26/2007 9:36:34 PM 13
.My cat is furgalicious. …
Categories: Nature
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The evilness of brands 6/25/2007 7:54:36 PM 12
.Remarks from Debbie Millman who is, somewhat inexplicably, the president of design for Sterling Brands:
 "If we aren't careful, by 2025 our culture will have reached a place in our collective history where it is almos …
Categories: Rants
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More from the chute 6/20/2007 12:09:49 PM 11
.Today it was a pitcher outside the garbage chute. …
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