Category Archives: General

Glorious Five Year Plan

By alex | Published: 4/12/2010
I started to write a whiny post about a season that feels overly filled with angst. Rather than bother you with my continuing mid-life crisis, which began when I was about fifteen and has yet to abate, I figured I would instead bore you, Dear Reader, with some goals that would help me to see […]
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Zipcar Fail

By alex | Published: 3/23/2010
Let me start out by saying I have been a big fan of Zipcar for many years. For those not in the know, the company provides cars parked in local lots that you can unlock with an RFID enabled card and take out in half-hour increments to accomplish quick chores. They also have a nice […]
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Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

By alex | Published: 3/22/2010
With a little person running around, I get to go to the movies far less often, and so can take fewer risks. I still do want to see Burton’s Alice, despite the decidedly mixed reviews, but instead decided to see the well-reviewed Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor). A number of people […]
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Alter Career

By alex | Published: 12/3/2009
Thanks in part to Prof. Eco, and the model of the Pillow Book, my blog needs more lists. Careers I might have enjoyed (and may yet), instead of being full-time faculty: 1. Inventor / Engineer 2. Architect / Urban Planner 3. Astronaut 4. Novelist 5. Stunt man 6. Ship’s captain 7. Actor 8. Intelligence analyst […]
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