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02/19/06

  01:19:30 am, by Nimble   , 372 words  
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Meet Gorbachev

Well, our canary called Gorbachev, anyhow. He's a fascinating little canary, all white except with a grey smoodge (as opposed to a smudge) on his head. We went to Pisces to take a look at canaries. We were in luck that day, because they put out a… more »

01/19/06

  10:59:48 pm, by Nimble   , 1410 words  
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BAD Medicine : Christopher Wanjek

This is a great book of bad and questionable medical practices, both modern (shark cartilage, dilutions in homeopathy) and older (bloodletting and using mercury). It's pretty readable, and paints an interesting picture, especially of modern-day society… more »

01/11/06

  09:22:36 pm, by Nimble   , 1923 words  
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Dark Matter, Missing Planets & New Comets : Tom van Flandern

What can I say about Tom van Flandern? Crank isn't quite the right term. Tom has some crankish ideas. He also has some interesting-but-not-mainstream ideas. However, he has a good background, has not gone off the deep end, and has made his own… more »

12/12/05

  03:10:14 am, by Nimble   , 147 words  
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Won Something Small

If you keep entering contests, you're bound to win something else :) Ritchie - I’m writing to tell you that you won yesterday’s quip contest. Congratulations! You are a funny guy. You should be receiving a free Quip It! game and two… more »

11/21/05

  03:29:21 am, by Nimble   , 432 words  
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Button Quails Now Call Here Home

We added to our menagerie this weekend with a pair of button quails. We've been enamoured of these little critters for probably a couple of years. I've only ever seen them at Pisces Pet Emporium in town (they have some great store pets as well,… more »

10/19/05

  03:40:15 am, by Nimble   , 1827 words  
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Wedded!

Wow, I am going to have a lot of updates to do here, especially to the wedding site, now that we've done the whole kitten kaboodle! The wedding went great! Some people told me in advance that things go much more quickly than you had imagined it… more »

10/08/05

  01:42:39 am, by Nimble   , 509 words  
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A Week Left!

Great googly-moogly - there's a week and some handful of hours left until the wedding. Criminy! Lots of last-minute things to do, I'm sure, but we have covered off so many. We can't get away for an actual honeymoon, but we'll spoil ourselves for a… more »

10/03/05

  02:00:56 am, by Nimble   , 48 words  
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Townhouse Gone!

Possession date has come and gone. September 30, all final transfers took place! Thank you to my sweetie and my future in-laws especially for all their hard work in evacuating the place, and to my realtor for getting it on market and giving some great… more »

09/22/05

  02:07:25 am, by Nimble   , 1210 words  
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Accidents Happen

Got in an accident over the weekend. Was sandwiched between two cars. Nobody was injured, but my poor car's left eye popped out, as it were... more »

09/19/05

  02:09:35 am, by Nimble   , 88 words  
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Arrrrrrrr

Just a reminderr, landlubbers and mateys... and Metis, that today be the day ye arrre best advised to talk like a pirate, arrrr, for 'tis Talk Like A Pirate Day. I've been mighty downcast e'er since the days yon cutter we commandeered sunk in the Bow… more »

09/03/05

  02:02:15 am, by Nimble   , 1638 words  
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Townhouse Finally On Sale!

After months of not living there and having precious little time to clean it out, the place is bare and has been put up for sale! It took concerted effort to clean the place out. High, high kudos to Dena and her parents for helping out. I like my… more »

06/15/05

  11:17:43 pm, by Nimble   , 549 words  
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Colloquial Hindi : Tej K. Bhatia

I have always found books on the Indian/Pakistani language to be close to insufferable. They always take the training wheels off too fast, leaving you spinning in mid-air wondering in Chapter 4 what all these words are supposed to be. In short, they… more »

03/27/05

  03:52:20 am, by Nimble   , 457 words  
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Down for the Count

As you can tell, I'm back online, after my domain departed from me briefly. It's not a very long story, but for those of you who want to know what happened, here's the scoop. more »

03/16/05

  03:59:17 am, by Nimble   , 170 words  
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What's That Around Your Neck?

If you don't know the story behind what I wear around my neck, here's the goods :) more »

03/14/05

  04:00:27 am, by Nimble   , 31 words  
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Happy Pi Day

Happy Pi Day, everyone! Yes, it's that time of year again, 3.14. If that's not enough of a reason, it's also Einstein's Birthday. :) Comment by Adam: How very geeky :) I love it! more »

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