Monthly Archives: July 2007

Alas – Hooked to Harry Potter!

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Josh

Well, it happened. It was tentative for a brief period of time, when I had only reread the first Potter book. Now, however, it’s done. I suppose one could say that the spell has been successfully cast. I’m hooked to … Continue reading →

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Death of a Hard Drive

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Josh

Well, it finally happened to me. I lost a hard drive – or I would have, if I hadn’t swapped it out. It’s really quite amazing, I think, that I’ve been using computers heavily since I was 9 years old … Continue reading →

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Caution: Middle aged persons on board!

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Josh

Driving my wife to a meeting earlier today, I ended up behind a transport van, part of a system in my town that provides transportation for senior citizens. On the back of the van, underneath the emergency exit door was … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Josh

Title: Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone [amazon] Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic; 1st American Ed edition (September 1998) Pages: 309 Book Number: 21 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? Note: The widely loved Cas (well, I … Continue reading →

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The Last Kingdom

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Josh

Title: The Last Kingdom [amazon] Author: Bernard Cornwell Publisher: HarperCollins; Repack edition (January 3, 2006) Pages: 368 Book Number: 20 This is the second book of Cornwell’s I read, the first being Sharpe’s Tiger. I enjoyed Sharpe’s Tiger, but I … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Feast #152

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Josh

Appetizer On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest) how much do enjoy watching sports on television? -300. Soup If you could completely memorize any one work of fiction, which one would you pick? Oh, wow. Great … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on mindfulness meditation

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Josh

As I mentioned recently in my learning edge post, I’ve been listening to a new (to me) podcast, Zencast. It’s about, as you probably guessed, Buddhism. I just yesterday finished listening to a 5 part series, entitled Introduction to Meditation. … Continue reading →

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The internet is not the solution for everything.

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Josh

I like the internet – a lot. I use it all the time, to do all sorts of things: keep in touch with friends, learn new things, keep up with the news, play games. But I do try to maintain … Continue reading →

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64squar.es – Chess meets Web 2.0

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Josh

I believe it was on MetaFilter a few days ago that I learned of 64squar.es, a new chess site. I’ve been playing a few games on it over the past few days, and I really, really like it. I’ve played … Continue reading →

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Abandoning The Mote in God’s Eye

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Josh

I can’t do it. I can’t finish the book. The Mote in God’s Eye has defeated me. The Mote in God’s Eye was written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, the pair that wrote Lucifer’s Hammer. When I read Lucifer’s … Continue reading →

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