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80s Flashback?

By alex | Published: 4/21/2009
Giving those affiliate links a workout lately. $3.99 (today only) for an album is a sweet spot, as far as I’m concerned. I think the single, Wrong, is significantly better than the rest of the album, but it’s still worth a listen.
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Gripe: Stop breaking my car

By alex | Published: 3/28/2009
Several weeks ago, I parked my car in LGA long term parking. Maybe that was my first mistake. Someone ran into the car, taking off the trim on the rear bumper. By the time I got in, fairly late at night, the keyless entry wouldn’t let me in. I assume it had set off the […]
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When weird is normal

By alex | Published: 2/2/2009
It is, I think, a reasonable corollary of symbolic interactionism, that you are only as smart as the people around you. Some of that smart rubs off, and even if it doesn’t you see yourself, and become yourself, through their eyes. As a strategy, therefore, it’s a good idea to surround yourself with smart people. […]
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