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These reports from campus make the monthly wireless payments seem worthwhile.

Posted on September 2, 2010 by fred

“Today I was sitting on the uga bus listening to my ipod. Sometimes the bus drivers listen to music played throughout the bus and the guy today was. With my headphones in I could still kind of hear some of … Continue reading →

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I have plans for this.

Posted on September 1, 2010 by fred

This first verse could have been written by Steve Martin. Tweet This Post

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UPDATE: The Chord Progression that won’t die.

Posted on September 1, 2010 by fred

Yes, I know I’ve promised to stop actively monitoring the unchecked proliferation of the chord progression that won’t die, but I still receive emails in which people express their horror, most recently, the following from the Son Unit. I pass … Continue reading →

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And the gear spoke to me…

Posted on August 31, 2010 by fred

It said, “Your next track must have a cowbell.” Tweet This Post

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Are you a developer? Spend a worthwhile day about it.

Posted on August 30, 2010 by fred

I’m not,but I know a guy, Cal, who knows such things inside-out and diagonally, and he’s doing a Day Camp for developers who want help on their “soft skills,” growing the career, tech writing, resume tweaking, that kind of thing. … Continue reading →

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If Jeff Dunham’s Achmed were a Pete Droge Fan.

Posted on August 30, 2010 by fred

The things I do for you people. Tweet This Post

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29

Posted on August 29, 2010 by fred

I'm still on the DM mail list of a furniture store I haven't set foot in since 1988. # Every so often, when I'm weary of domestic nutbaggery, I go for a little international crazy, archived by Memri. http://bit.ly/ay1Dbg # … Continue reading →

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What I didn’t buy today.

Posted on August 28, 2010 by fred

As I mentioned in a previous post, not buying things has become a revolutionary act of which I’m proud and committed these days. Every weekend, when my wife uses the vacuum that could drown out A Lear, I leave for … Continue reading →

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Random music links.

Posted on August 26, 2010 by fred

I was going to write something on my fear that we’re losing the cultural glue music has provided, touching on the suspicion that we may no longer enjoy bands that join us for generations. But I have no answers, just … Continue reading →

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Well, this is just fun as hell. Fountains of Wayne Hotline.

Posted on August 26, 2010 by fred

Lyrics here. Tweet This Post

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