Category Archives: Life, the Universe and Everything

A Song in the Moonlight

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Solonor

I heard one of them on the way home from work. One of my songs. Now, if you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that I’m a fan of music. Not “country” music. Not “rock” music. Not “classical” music. Just music. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Why I Blog

Posted on August 9, 2003 by Solonor

So I can tell you about my talented daughter, who demonstrated her newly acquired ability to drink from the ice dispenser in the refrigerator door. “It only took me 20 minutes to figure out how to stick my head in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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DSL Is Looking Better

Posted on August 8, 2003 by Solonor

Frickin’ rastafraggin’ greebleznitzin’ dagnabit… 5 minutes to post from Grump’s house. Still no cable. Called the company last night about why the promised Aug 7 date passed without a fix. “Oh, we fixed it on August 5,” said they. Ya … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Advanced Thumb Twiddling

Posted on August 5, 2003 by Solonor

Well, it’s finally happened. One of my “undisclosed locations” has become completely off-limits for blogging and even fricking e-mail. Yeah, yeah, I know it was supposed to be anyway, but now it’s REALLY shut down. Dagnabit. So, here I am … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What’s next? Locusts???

Posted on August 4, 2003 by Solonor

Still cable modemless. Road Runner says they’ll have it fixed by August 7th. And I won’t have to pay for the down time (awfully big of them, eh?). So, here I blog in an undisclosed location. The worst part is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Take That, Foolish Human!

Posted on July 31, 2003 by Solonor

Let this be a lesson to you, dear bloggers. Never offend the gods of blog. I learned, too late, that if you even THINK about quitting, you will be kharmically slapped upside your punkin’ head. Apparently, because I dared to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tired. Must Rest.

Posted on July 29, 2003 by Solonor

I am sorry, but I’ll have to finish the Gnomedex story later, when it will have lost its relevance. If you still laugh, then I’ll know I’ve done a good job. I need to step away from the computer to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Gnomedex 3.0: The Geek Version

Posted on July 29, 2003 by Solonor

Considering that this little family get-together of Chris Pirillo’s is not held in a major media center, like New York or Los Angeles, or one of the convention Meccas, like Las Vegas, I was very impressed with the lineup of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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HomeDex

Posted on July 28, 2003 by Solonor

I’m home. Daughter’s home. Didn’t get home until the wee hours. No time to elaborate. Overslept. Half expected boss to meet me at the door with “I’m so glad you decided to join us this morning, Mr. Norton.” Expect full … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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E. Gary Gygax! I’m going to Des Moines!

Posted on July 23, 2003 by Solonor

The reality of it struck me. It’s not just some far off wish or really-neat-thing-to-do-but-I’ll-never-really-do-it. I am actually getting on a plane and traveling to Iowa to meet and party with cool people attend a tech conference. I am actually … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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