November 2003 Forty-six posts

19-Nov-2003

No Mice = Good Mice So I left another baited trap out last night, and we’ve had no kills. For some reason I find this reassuring. We’re not about to be overrun, I think. We just have a mice problem. I got some feedback on my posts about the mice yesterday from friends. Thanks for the feedback! I chose the...

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18-Nov-2003

Webbiness! I’m doing lots of reorganizations here on the site. Navigation changes, organization changes. Browse around. Photos now has the global navigation, and so does Portfolio. Colophon has a new header, as does Contact and FAQ does too. The Site Index is a mess. It really does need a librarian. Maybe I’ll be a librarian?

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18-Nov-2003

Keeping Score (WARNING: This gets a little grisly) Courtesy Catchmaster has a 100% Flash website, so none of it is in Google, but Here are the Catchmaster Glue Boards that did the trick. (Here’s the grisly part) He was still alive and terrified when I woke up. He was struggling, so I knew I had to act fast. My friend Meg emailed me...

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17-Nov-2003

ArtLung.com 101: Retirement The following has been on my site a long time. Time to retire it. But I’m putting it in the blog for posterity. I’m making the FAQ a real FAQ. So here goes… First timer, eh? Hmm… I’m usually suspicious of newcomers … but I’m glad you came. You’re welcome to stay as long as...

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17-Nov-2003

King of the World I’m late to the party, but I just figured out that the lyrics to “King of the World” by Steely Dan are about driving around a post-apocalyptic American Southwest… I don’t want your bread I don’t need your helping hand I can’t be no savage I can’t be no highwayman Show me where you are...

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17-Nov-2003

Rodentia Update This morning I got up just a little bit earlier than usual. Stumbled bleary-eyed into the kitchen, and what should I see skittering across the long counter? Something very “Stuart” shaped. Just a little bit earlier, mind you. They know our habits. I’m convinced of it. The last kill was right as Leah and I...

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17-Nov-2003

Latest Great Security Newsletter From Bruce Schneier Crypto-Gram of 15 Nov 2003. An excerpt: Nathaniel Heatwole is a student at Guilford College. Several times between February 7 and September 15 he tested airline security. First he smuggled box cutters, clay simulating plastic explosives, and bleach simulating bomb-making chemicals through security. Then he hid these things in the lavatories of airplanes, along with...

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16-Nov-2003

Misc Laundry done! (that was a biggie). Computer on its way! (thanks JP!) Housecleaning done! Dishes clean (Thanks Leah!) Space heater purchased! (Thanks Costco!) Shaved for the work week! We bought groceries! (Thanks for the Free Turkey Ralphs!) I feel pretty good. The holidays approach. I hope they will be enjoyable. My folks come next weekend!...

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16-Nov-2003

ReOrg New headers for Writing and Contact. My biography is also getting a makeover. Theme today: fresh starts.

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13-Nov-2003

This needs a librarian. A gigantic list of links

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