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Month: March, 2008

Three Hours in Poland

Three hours is not a whole lot of time in a new city. It almost seems a waste, really; if not the time, then the money and effort spent getting there.

Szczecin seemed interesting, from what little I saw. Train station in a bad part of town, perhaps, but that’s not entirely surprising. And, like Prague, [...]

Cleaning Tip

If you’re too lazy to really clean, try having a guest unpack and spread out for about a week or so. Then, when he or she leaves, your place will suddenly seem so clean. Come Monday my room will look spotless!
Of course, if you’re trying this with a loved one you haven’t seen/won’t see for [...]

Domain Envy

Perhaps it says something about me, but one of the reasons–not the only one, but not an insignificant one, either–for moving here whence I came was the result of domain envy, pure and simple. My wife’s domain is six letters, sans “.com”. I was jealous. This one’s still longer, but at least it’s not more [...]

Instant Wisdom

For some reason, I frequently find myself using IM to share little nuggets of wisdom with my brother, usually in rapid-fire fashion without waiting for a response. Sadly, the majority all of this wisdom pertains to various TV incarnations of the Star Trek franchise.

A clean break

I don’t know if it will take, or if I’ll just end up back where I was before, but I’m going to try making a new start of things here.