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      • New Catch Phrase
        04/27/07
        If you're like me you sometimes create catch phrases. My newest one has potential. Imagine you are with a co-worker discussing work and the conversations goes something like this:

        Tim: FYI, that report needs to be on the Vice President's desk by 8:00 tomorrow morning.

      • A Hokie Experience
        04/18/07
        In 2003 I had an opportunity to go to the Insight Bowl held at Bank One (now Chase) Ballpark in Phoenix. By upgrading my four nose-bleed tickets for one in the bleachers on the field on the visitor's side I found myself in the middle of thousands of fans who traveled from Blacksburg, Virginia t

      • Prince Shell - Legendary Musician... gone
        04/18/07
        A musician friend, Ted Goddard, invited me and Valerie to experience Prince Shell a few months ago. He is a legendary player in the world of music. His concert was delightful and set in the intimate surroundings of Johnny's Uptown on Camelback and Central.

        Prince passed away last wee

      • A Rummy Night in Austin
        04/17/07


        Meld, knock, pluck, Schneider, deadwood, kibitz? If only we knew the vocabulary (as well as the rules) when the family sat down recently in Austin to attempt to play rummy-something-or-other. We all knew a rule or two but no one knew all the rules. As a result, it evolved into a game whe

      • And so it goes.
        04/12/07
        Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. died yesterday. Writer, social critic, POW, Tralfamadorian, Vonnegut was a friend of Billy Pilgrim, Kilgore Trout and millions of others. Thanks for helping us get through it all.



        See: vonnegut.com
        photo: www.samizdat.qc.ca

      • Most Complicated Coffee Drink...
        04/10/07
        Ever wonder what the most complicated coffee drink might be? After extensive research I found some of the most cryptic concoctions I've ever heard. Here is a sampling:

        "Non-fat half-caf triple grande quarter sweet sugar free vanilla non-fat lactaid extra hot extra foamy caramel

      • Typecasting
        04/03/07
        While researching something completely different, I ran across Mark Simonson's very cool blog about typefaces. Mr. Simonson has an incredible body of work including 70 of his own fonts. You can even buy a font online.

        This particular article is about the correctness of typefaces in c

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