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May 17, 2006

Phrase of the Day

"Anarchic fringe of horticulture"

For the full story, check out NPR's Story of the Day for May 16.

May 13, 2006

Seriously!?

Who asks for half a glass of soda? Why can't you just ask for a refill? Does the wait staff really need to worry about whether it's half, two thirds or three quarters?

This concludes the Rant du Jour. What is the Rant du Jour you ask? Why, it's the rant of the day!

May 07, 2006

Catching up with an old friend

I know that I should keep in touch with old friends better than I do. Tonight, I called Ryan, one of my college friends and caught up. Somewhat random, but totally worth doing. You know people are worth talking to when they recognize your voice -- after not talking in months. Now, time to play the game of remember the time when Ryan...

May 04, 2006

Hosting Hiccup

Sorry about the brief outage. I had some web hosting issues that have now been resolved. Hopefully, it won't happen again any time soon.