Archive for: December, 2006

Nobody puts thunderchikin in a corner

Nobody puts thunderchikin in a corner

This thunderchikin attracts Those We Do Not Speak Of. You must bury it.

I defy you! Come and kneel before Thunderchikin!

Keep your friends close, but your thunderchikin closer.

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Everybody Roomba!

Everybody Roomba!

Now, I’m a guy who prides himself on not be a cliche “guy.” For instance, I’ve never bought my wife a household appliance for Christmas or birthday, especially one that requires her to do work.
Until now.
I couldn’t resist. I’ve been reading about these things for years, and finally, I gave in. I [...]

Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath’r

Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath’r

Whichever way you say it, enjoy the day!
Afrikaans: Ges’ende Kersfees
Afrikander: Een Plesierige Kerfees
African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja: Rehus-Beal-Ledeats
Albanian:Gezur Krislinjden
Arabic: Milad Majid
Argentine: Feliz Navidad
Armenian: Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Azeri: Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Bahasa Malaysia: Selamat Hari Natal
Basque: Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Bengali: Shuvo Naba Barsha
Bohemian: Vesele Vanoce
Brazilian: Feliz Natal
Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian: Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito [...]

Bah Humbug

Bah Humbug

We interrupt the celebration of the holiday season with a message from a book-reviewing Scrooge. This moring, I was reading a review of Kelly Easton’s Aftershock in the online version of a North Carolina newspaper, the Star-News. While the review of the novel was positive, I could help but notice the elbow-sharp digs [...]

Dec 23rd Progress

Dec 23rd Progress

16,764 / 40,000(41.0%)

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NIP Progress Dec 22

NIP Progress Dec 22

Not too shabby for a day spent shopping in the rain.

15,498 / 40,000(38.0%)

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NIP Progress as of Dec 21

NIP Progress as of Dec 21

14,244 / 40,000(35.0%)

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Propositioning the Happy Hooker

Propositioning the Happy Hooker

Since Saturday, I’ve been watching Miss Snark’s Happy Hooker Crap-o-meter with the same rapt attention my daughters reserve for American Idol. The 200+ (and counting) hook submissions have offered us a fascinating glimpse into the process of parsing query letters. I’ve learned many things–presenting complex ideas in a clear form, identifying crucial story [...]

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