I don’t work as well under pressure as I thought. Or maybe I do, but only when it’s imminent, when I have to complete something
Category: Word Essays
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I have dealt with Micro USB for over a decade now. And I’m almost at my wit’s end with this thing’s zombie-like afterlife. Just like
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Can you believe Craven was the guy’s real name? I’m of course talking about Wes Craven, the horror icon, the director and writer who launched
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It’s interesting how much of our lives are stuck on the cloud. Some hard drive on a server rack in a data center in upstate
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I like bears. Who doesn’t like bears? They’re great big majestic monsters. And for most of human history, they have been feared, despised, taboo to
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I’m going to be introducing Word Essays, a new type of blog on this site. Sporadically with no schedule, I’m going to post short essays