Month: February 2006
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The Weather Outside is Frightful
How could these two be so different? Or, rather, how could my Google Personalized Home be so off. This has been a rather annoying trend, as of late. How am I supposed to trust you with my private data, Google, if I can’t even trust you to give me accurate weather information! I mean, come…
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Ecrivais dans le cahier
Natania got me one of the new moleskine cahier packages, and much like two years ago, when she first introduced me to the brand in the form of an extremely thoughtful Christmas present, it has spurred me on to write a bit more. They’re perfect for stashing around the house and office in various places.…
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La Machine a Caca
Found this on one of my regular RSS feeds, Parent Hacks (which I’ve been reading religiously, in addition to my new copy of The Baby Owner’s Manual, to prepare for impending infantitude… they even posted a link I sent in about the Read to Me Program) and though I’m not sure it’s quite appropriate for…
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Jetlaggin’
Five nights in a different time zone presents an interesting dilemma, especially when you have to wake up on the sixth day for a flight that departs at 6:25. Do you hang out ’til midnight, wake up at 8, and then pay for it in coach (where you cannot sleep, because you are Michael Harrison,…
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The Best and Worst of Mountain View
Best Tons of free Naked Juice whilst waiting in the lobbies at Google The climate Free wireless everywhere you go The toilets at Google. Seat warmers, bidet, and, yes, even ass-dryers Double-doubles at In-N-Out Burger Worst Drinking too much Blue Machine and getting stomach cramps Uncomfortable plastic red, blue, green, and yellow chairs Being with…
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Heartbeat
It took the midwife a few minutes to find it. She put the goo on the tip of the Doppler and pushed it against Natania’s stomach. At first, we could hear my wife’s heart. It sped up as time passed. So did mine. At one point, I realized I was actually holding my breath. At…