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February 2, 2012

We don’t trust no stinking Pennsylvania groundhogs! Wisconsin’s own Jimmy proclaims Early Spring. I suspect Jimmy knows a thing or two about climate science. Tweet

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November 3, 2011

Light posting ahead. D and I will be on vacation / proper-honeymoon-after-five-years for the next couple of weeks. Aloha! Tweet

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October 25, 2010

We say that life’s too short for bad food, music, books, people, etc. Why? At the end of life, is there a reward for having avoided the sub-par? Do we lament that had we not watched Dumb & Dumber, there would be room for just one more William Wyler film? Do we wish we had [...]

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October 13, 2010

Attempting the use of Asides again to record short stray thoughts that don’t warrant their own post. Styling this is a pain in the rear. Let’s see how it goes. Update: AsideShop is the best plugin for this – instant, create-your-own templates without the fear of mucking up your overall theme template. Tweet

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August 12, 2009

If you’re a WordPress 2.8.x user, please upgrade to 2.8.4 ASAP.  You can download the latest version from here or, if you’re (lazy and) adventurous like me, do this from inside your dashboard.  WordPress 2.8.3 exploits admin password reset. Tweet

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February 3, 2009

The Gambit spells out what many of us think of Carlos Mencia as celebrity guest of the Orpheus parade this year – here and HERE.  Harry, I love you, but what were the organizing committee and you thinking?  Are we that hard up for talented celebrities? Tweet

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January 26, 2009

We pass the Morial Convention Center on the way to work everyday.  This week, the National Automobile Dealers’ Assocation conference is in town.  D made two observations:  1) The Eye In The Sky is perched very visibly at the corner of Julia St. and Convention Center Blvd. and 2) We’ve never seen so many limousines at [...]

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December 18, 2008

“Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.” — W. H. Auden Tweet

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December 13, 2008

Upgraded VatulBlog to WordPress 2.7.  The new dashboard is a lot like Flickr’s slick new Home page – all management utilities are available via drop-down menus on one page as opposed to tabs.  QuickPress is sweet, but hotlinks have to be created manually and categories can only be added during an edit. Must be why [...]

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November 26, 2008

Am I the only one who thinks a big enough deal is not being made in American media about New Orleans Police Chief Warren Riley’s irresponsible words and actions and JEEZUS CHRIST CHENEY AND GONZALES HAVE BEEN INDICTED (and I just found out on a Daily Show rerun)??!?!  When I asked him if what our [...]

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