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I’m dreaming of a dry Christmas

December 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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A book day, every day, including Forgetting English

November 21st, 2009 · No Comments

There is a woman who set out to read (and review) a book a day for a year.
Not Moby-Dick, mind you. Books of a certain length.
And she did it.
A book a day for a year.
But she kept going. She’s still reading!
And, as luck would have it, she just read our own Midge Raymond’s book. And [...]

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Eagle over Seattle

November 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Offtopic, I know, but I have to share. This is a photo of an eagle I snapped yesterday. Normally, I’m a second too late for these types of pics. Such a beautiful bird.

And there is a globe in the background — from the Seattle PI building — so I could argue that this post is [...]

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Drudge Report: News from the future?

October 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Am I missing something here? The page title for the Drudge Report is dated 2010.  Maybe Drudge is just anxious to usher in a new year…

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We interrupt this blog to congratulate Midge Raymond

October 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Midge, as many of your know, not only runs Byte Level, she writes.
Short stories mostly. Lots of short stories. And short stories aren’t exactly where the fast bucks are being made these days.
So it’s nice to see her getting recognized for her work.
She is a 2009 Artist Trust Fellowship recipient!
I know I’m slightly biased, but [...]

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North of Norway

September 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments

This post has absolutely nothing to do with web globalization.
You’ve been warned.
About two years ago Midge and I took a cruise to Svalbard, a group of islands a hundred miles of so south of the polar ice cap.
A National Geographic photographer was on board: Paul Nicklen. He was on assignment and he gave some really [...]

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