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Boston 1981
I remember what it was like to be lonely and 21 in Boston. I remember, always in the fall. When autumn winds blow crackling leaves down an empty street at sunrise. When the smell of diesel or an old building … Continue reading
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Why I don’t blog anymore, revisited
A few years ago I wrote a post about why I wasn’t blogging anymore — as in why I had not posted for a while. I think my thin excuse back then was that I was “too busy.” This time … Continue reading
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Long live Dodge Darts
That’s me up there, next to my mom. But more importantly, there’s a 1968 Dodge Dart behind us. This was the official beginning of my never-to-end appreciation of the Dodge Dart. It was as basic as you could get. There … Continue reading
Include email subject line in Content Strategy
Content is important (understatement)…every bit of it. Even something as seemingly ordinary as the subject line in an email. I had an unfortunate illustration of this yesterday. I had signed up to go to a meetup, ironically, on Content Strategy. … Continue reading
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Laptop camouflage
I put stickers all over my laptop. Why? Because I think it’s cool? It can’t be that simple. After much thought, my excuse is that it integrates the machine into the environment. When it’s sitting (closed) on a coffee table … Continue reading
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St. Louis Grain Elevator
What is it about grain elevators? I can’t pass by one without taking a picture or wanting to take a picture. They’re always surrounded by the most wonderful conglomeration of random industrial stuff and railroad cars. Maybe it was all … Continue reading
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Animated Online Sketching
New cool site to check out, Odosketch, (thanks to Julie) that allows you to sketch online and then see the results played back. The tools aren’t as good as they could be, colors are muted and limited, and so far … Continue reading
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Tire tables
I’m riding around with two sets of tires mounted on rims in my back seat. Why? Because they’re not just tires to be disposed of. They’re really table parts. But until they become part of an actual table I don’t … Continue reading
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Should I paint my car?
I’m thinking of painting my car just to give it a combo retro-tuner BMW art car look. I’m inspired by a few examples I’ve seen from the BMW “art cars” to ones like this WWII fighter-look or this extreme, rusty … Continue reading
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