Archive for month: June, 2008

Asides Now In Place

30 June, 2008 (15:41) | Blogging | By: Hugh

If you are reading this, that means the new ‘aside’ feature of my humble blog is working.
Basically, it is a hack I put into the WordPress code (got the idea from Matt, the WordPress master) that lets me post short, tidbit type posts without having to have the pressure of writing ‘a big important post‘.  [...]

30 June, 2008 (15:24) | aside | By: Hugh

Testing again. Nothing to see here.

This Will Not Help You

30 June, 2008 (14:36) | Uncategorized | By: Hugh

We are, I think, spoiled.
I read an old business etiquette manual from the 1950’s the other day and it said I should return all phone calls within 48 hours. That would never fly today. Now, we want it now.
The proliferation of social networks do not make it any easier. Now instead on only one way [...]

Books in the ‘To Be Read’ Pile 6-27-08

27 June, 2008 (16:00) | Uncategorized | By: Hugh

Yesterday I went to Edward McKay, a used bookshop here in town, and loaded up.

Elizabeth George; A Traitor to Memory
Elizabeth George; In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner

I love Elizabeth George for her detailed plots. Wonderful when I need to decompress and just read for fun.

Karen Armstrong; The Battle for God

I loved her History of God [...]

I Fought The Law

21 June, 2008 (19:07) | Uncategorized, fun | By: Hugh

but I won.
Read about my tangle with the State Police. By the way, you do know YOU are the one I am calling to bail me out, right?
Also, I posted some “First Day of Summer” pictures from Pullen Park on Flickr.

I Gotta Start Writing Stuff Down

21 June, 2008 (07:31) | me | By: Hugh

Twice in the last 24 hours have I had brilliant, just brilliant ideas for deep blog posts for this here blog of mine. They were both so big that I just knew they would be well recieved, and just as soon as I finished whatever the hell it was I was doing, I was gonna [...]

A Few Changes

15 June, 2008 (17:53) | me | By: Hugh

As I mentioned earlier, I am thinking of making some changes around here. If you are used to coming here and reading my random wanderings, my updates on my sinuses, in short, my musings, there is a new, better site for all of that.
You may notice at the top of this page is a link [...]

Life, is Good

15 June, 2008 (15:04) | me | By: Hugh

Overall, things are good.
The killer heat has abated somewhat. The smoke that infected all Raleigh from the wildfires on the coast has drifted away. I am wrapping up some long term projects, freeing me up for new things. I finally got moved and settled… still need a love seat, though.
I am seriously giving thought to [...]

Twitterings for 2008-06-10

10 June, 2008 (23:59) | aside | By: Hugh

@jeremysallen you can thank me for bringing you over to the dark side later… #
is it cheaper to end homelessness than to manage it? See Malcolm Gladwell’s take; http://tinyurl.com/38mb8s (sorta long…) #
@jeremysallen #

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Twitterings for 2008-06-09

9 June, 2008 (23:59) | aside | By: Hugh

Ahhh. Coffee and air conditioning. #
And Monk on the CD player. #
No wonder no one ever responds to my tweets. Everyone is gone… #

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