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I am surrounded by clatter and commotion.
The clang-crash of pots and pans
falling from the cupboard to the floor
as I look further back.
Despite the noise, I am seeking.
The click-scrape of plastic parts
forgotten far in the back,
each corner forcing a new worry.
Despite the noise, I write while driving
because it feels good to feel.
I will teach nine years [...]

1. What was a guilty-pleasure song of yours in high school? You loved it without irony? Even though you knew it was wrong?
In high school I loved Def Leppard. But, I didn't think it was wrong. I KNEW it was OH SO RIGHT.
2. What do you spend altogether too much time on?
Thinking. Worrying about the [...]

I need a love to help me find my way
I need a strength that I cannot betray
I need a word to say what I can't say
I need a lover
-Cherry / The Smashing Pumpkins
It really hard to sum up a weekend like this in a word or two. I'm inclined to say "it was a good [...]

So yesterday I claimed I was going to Lost Maples.
Ha ha hahaha. Just kidding.
Lost Maples an 8 hour drive for me, each way, and I'll have to do it alone which exactly what I don't need right now. Additionally, right now on weekends, Lost Maples has a 3 hour way to get in. So Lost [...]

TokBox is a website that provides video chat services, also known as webcam services. Yes, it's true, just about every instant messaging platform already does this: Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger – even Google Talk does video chat now. On top of that, there are already so many sites providing video calling and conferencing like [...]

Who wants to go on a Road Trip this weekend? We'd leave Friday afternoon or early Saturday morning and head back Sunday or Monday evening. Hotel, gas, photography equipment and park admission is already covered.
If you follow me on Twitter (as you very well should) you may have witnessed my consideration of making an impromptu [...]

A few months ago, the fine people at WOMWorld lent me a Nokia E71 for review. I've been putting off publishing any sort of remarks because my mom always said "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." But, lately, they've been insistent. So, here we go.
First the good.
The phone is beautiful. [...]

Meet Julie.
Meet Bob.
I know Julie.
I know Bob.
I work with Julie.
I work with Bob.
I befriended Julie.
I befriended Bob.
I like Julie.
I like Bob.
I trust Julie.
I trust Bob.
I owe Julie.
I owe Bob.
I love Julie.
I love Bob.
I touch Julie.
I touch Bob.
I am committed to Julie.
I am committed to Bob.
I marry Julie.
I marry Bob.
None of the other words we use [...]

In this Tech Tip of the Week (TTOW, get it, almost seems like a feature, doesn't it?), I will present, once again, Intense Debate, a centralized commenting system that has benefits for content authors and readers alike.
Earlier this year I looked at both Disqus and Intense Debate. I weighed each of their merits and drawbacks. [...]

On November 4th, 2008 a Black man was elected president of the United States of America. While this is an incredible sign of the collapsing walls of racism in America, and a very visible change in these early days, if you think this is the most important thing that happened on that great day, you've [...]