Author Archives: Solonor

The Year That Facebook Ate

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Solonor

2011: 13 posts 2012: 1 (not counting this one) I knew I wasn’t blogging very much, but this is ridiculous. If you had been following my life in blog form for the past 10 years, you would assume that I … Continue reading →

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Demento 25 Update

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Solonor

Happy New Year! Last night the Doctor Demento Funny 25 gave us our annual update to the madness that is the Top 100 (or so) Demented Hits (from Funny 25’s) – 1974 to 2011. The great Luke Ski took this year’s … Continue reading →

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NPR SF/Fantasy List Thingy

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Solonor

Haven’t done one of these things in a while. NPR did a strange mash-up of science fiction and fantasy novels that inexplicably left off some great and popular young adult titles (like Harry Potter) and sometimes used collections as one … Continue reading →

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Cable-less Life: The Story So Far

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Solonor

It’s been less than a month since we unplugged the cable TV and started feeding straight off the internet fire hose. So far, the experiment has been a success, but it hasn’t been without its bumps and bruises (assuming you … Continue reading →

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Anniversary Stuff

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Solonor

So, um, yeah. Yesterday was our 25th wedding anniversary. Can you believe it? Someone has put up with me for over a quarter of a century! To celebrate, I got picked up from work (down to one car temporarily thanks … Continue reading →

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Not necessarily what I had in mind

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Solonor

When I did a mini-relaunch of the blog and posted my first song in years, I figured there would be bumps, but I didn’t expect to get sent out of town three weeks in a row. That, combined with a … Continue reading →

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Take time today to forget about Osama and remember his victims

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Solonor

Osama bin Laden is dead. Pretty much gave up the thought of ever seeing that happen. While ascribing all the evils of the last 10 years to one guy seems naive, Osama triggered death and war and a host of … Continue reading →

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Must. Not. Panic.

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Solonor

I’ve been telling myself over and over that if this 2-9 “slump” happened in July, I’d be concerned but not in a crapping-my-pants way. The problem is that after all the hyped up expectations for the Sox this year, it’s … Continue reading →

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Millionaire

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Solonor

Finally! Ok, so I’m a little rusty, and this isn’t the greatest thing since Gortho started banging a 4/4 rhythm on a hollow log back in cave man days, but I like it. It’s a song by David Olney that … Continue reading →

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Sleep? Me no need sleep.

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Solonor

Good news: I finished recording a song! Bad news: The PC I use to get songs off the recorder and into distributable form hadn’t been updated for the last 4 years. So, it’s taken me all week to get it … Continue reading →

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