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Day 1281 - Pick Up My Guitar and Play…
I know, i no longer play the guitar. I hardly ever did. But that line from “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” despite Pete Townshend’s statement about how he regretted writing it as it advocates political ambivalence, is apropos.
5Oct2008 | jspeer | 0 comments | Continued
Day 1279 - Geez, Somebody Needs a Hug
I was going to title this post “We Suck” but figured that was unnecessarily negative.
3Oct2008 | jspeer | 0 comments | Continued
Day 1275 - Fall Comes to the High Country
Remember the rule: for every thousand feet of elevation you lose… ? How much temperature? The aspens up around 7,000 feet are glowing.
29Sep2008 | jspeer | 0 comments | Continued
Day 1272 - How McCain Could Win
It was more like The West Wing debate between Bartlett and Richy than i expected. Unfortunately Obama was a bit too “Uncle Fluffy” for my taste.
26Sep2008 | jspeer | 0 comments | Continued
Day 1270 - Rats
Well, it seems even a somewhat well-funded project can have glitches. Yet another thing to look forward to this spring.
24Sep2008 | jspeer | 0 comments | Continued
Day 1266 - Stormy!
I awoke this morning to RAIN. Water, falling from the sky. I haven’t seen that in months! I had to drive south… see what was actually happening.
20Sep2008 | jspeer | 0 comments | Continued
Day 1265 - Performs as Advertised
Extremely functional software that leaves a bad taste or seems painful to use might get the job done, but elegant software that’s a pleasure to use *and* gets the job done will always win the day for me.
19Sep2008 | jspeer | 0 comments | Continued
Day 1263 - Everything I’ve Learned…
My cats have taught me a great deal about how to live. How to be calm, how to be aware, how to know when to take action and when to sleep. Add that to what i learned from Star Trek, Sports Night, The West Wing and a host of other sources and I often feel quite lucky.
17Sep2008 | jspeer | 0 comments | Continued
Day 1261 - Creeping Dread
It was years ago when WIRED ran the “Pray” cover. I was confident at the time Apple would turn around. However, from where i sit, now is the time to really pray, and i’m nowhere near as confident in the future.
15Sep2008 | jspeer | 0 comments | Continued
Day 1256 - Exciting!
Did the lights in my kitchen just dim a little?
10Sep2008 | jspeer | 0 comments | Continued
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