Author Archives: Solonor

Like a bad penny

Posted on May 20, 2004 by Solonor

Oh, I’m back, by the way. Did ya notice how old Darth turned red while I was gone, but immediately slipped back to orange when I returned? I’m not leaving again. Continue reading →

Posted in Life, the Universe and Everything | 4 Comments

Just the facts, ma’am

Posted on May 20, 2004 by Solonor

I hadn’t weighed in on the whole Movable Type licensing controversy, because I figured there were enough people like Les who were publicly making the case that the licensing structure for version 3.0 was very flawed from the customer’s standpoint … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Rants 'n' Whines | 2 Comments

20 Minutes of Freedom

Posted on May 17, 2004 by Solonor

And what do I do with it? Check e-mail. Read blogs. IM with Grump, JustAGirl, Speaker and Andy Heed. How do you spell, GEEK? Sadly, I missed the chance to have a beer with Nef, Jenn and/or Kevin. What’s worse, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Connected in Dallas

Posted on May 14, 2004 by Solonor

Woo hoo! The hotel has wireless high-speed Internet access. Not that I’ll actually be around to use it much… It’s our annual User Conference this weekend, followed by a trade show. So, I’ll be able to check e-mail, but I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How can you tell she’s not a robot?

Posted on May 13, 2004 by Solonor

Robots Never Cry.mp3 (Right-click and save, please) Yes, it’s the latest in my long line of my silly recordings. This one’s even sillier. From the CD that is soon to drive Justin Timberlake off the charts… whenever I finish the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PromoCheer

Posted on May 13, 2004 by Solonor

It doesn’t always take grand acts of charity to fight evil. In fact, most of the time it just takes a second or two to do something nice for the person sitting right next to you. PromoGuy is sitting right … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Yo! Listen Up! | 2 Comments

Turn on your light

Posted on May 12, 2004 by Solonor

There are many responses to terror. I think I’ve seen just about every one of them in the last 24 hours. Everything from deliberate indifference to bloodthirsty calls for revenge. Everything from “look at the cute bunnies” to “nuke ’em … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Strengthen the Good | 6 Comments

Evil

Posted on May 12, 2004 by Solonor

I finally was able to do it. I entered my instant rage and incoherent screaming into a blog post and walked away without posting it. So, you get spared all the nonsensical rambling about man’s inhumanity to man and who’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Rants 'n' Whines | 8 Comments

No, it’s not the head wound. They’re always that way.

Posted on May 10, 2004 by Solonor

I may have misrepresented the reaction to the Mother’s Day cards in the previous post. They were very well received, actually. Whiny’s read: We at Paul would like to apologize for the lack of a CD in this year’s gift. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Blessed are the cheesemakers

Posted on May 9, 2004 by Solonor

I think we adequately met the needs of the central figure in the Mother’s Day ritual today. She cooked a turkey, cleaned house and took a nap while I played online video games. Yeah. Made sure she felt all mother-like. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The Big Screen | 4 Comments