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Outer Order, Inner Calm…

Posted on 2019-04-24 by Dave

Is a book about decluttering by Gretchen Rubin. She was on the 10% Happier podcast recently and seemed cool. Book is about organization. I’m not big on organization but she had some pretty good hacks.

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Refuge in Grief

Posted on 2019-04-24 by Dave

It’s OK to not be OK. If your life has exploded into a million little bits, you don’t need platitudes. You don’t need cheerleading. You don’t need to be told this all happened for a reason. Some things cannot be … Continue reading →

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Get Rich Slowly

Posted on 2017-02-10 by Dave

Get Rich Slowly   Interesting.  Wordpress inserted previews for other links but not this one.  I wonder what the difference is.

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Tired, depressed

Posted on 2016-10-28 by Dave

Yeah, that.  And my home phone is ringing.  I hate my home phone.  Why do I have one?  

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His Robot Girlfriend by Wesley Allison

Posted on 2014-09-17 by Dave

His Robot Girlfriend by Wesley Allison 2014-09-16 / 2014-09-17 1.5 2014-09-17: Wow, what an extreme dose of meh. I wasn’t expecting much, and that’s good because all I got was a bunch of bland… blandness. Nothing important really happens. No … Continue reading →

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The Human Division by John Scalzi

Posted on 2014-09-15 by Dave

Title by Author: The Human Division (Omnibus) by John Scalzi 2014-09-07 / 2014-09-14 Rating: 4.5 2014-09-12: Enjoying this very much. I like the serial format, with very different “chapters” that still move the overall story ahead. 2014-09-15: That was good stuff. … Continue reading →

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I’d like to include covers…

Posted on 2014-09-10 by Dave

… but WordPress is resisting.

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Litany of Shit

Posted on 2014-02-15 by Dave

I don’t know where the stray thought came from but it involved something I read the other day about the secret to samurai success being “calm”. I’m down with that idea and that collided with the litany against fear and … Continue reading →

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Pocket Zero!!!

Posted on 2013-09-26 by Dave

My reading list on Pocket, which was once over 400 articles, is presently at zero. Now to start on Instapaper. 🙂

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Joe Satriani at the Atlanta Symphony Hall

Posted on 2013-09-16 by Dave

My first concert last night, Joe Satriani at the Atlanta Symphony Hall.  As is usual for me I waffled a lot on whether to go but in the end I thought I’d really regret if I didn’t.  KW went with … Continue reading →

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