Now We’re Cooking with Gas

When we last left our intrepid new homeowner, he was considering having gas installed in the kitchen. Let’s join the adventure in progress….

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The Wonderful World of Home Ownership

I’ve bitten the bullet, and purchased a “cozy” condo of my own. In this context, “cozy” means “don’t swing your arms when you’re moving around.” I get possession near the end of the month, and am caught up in all kinds of wonderful legal minutiae.

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Happy New Year 2007

Post your bets on when each resolution fails in the comments. I will be honest about whether I stick to this or not.

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A New Sunday Ritual

I am getting back to simple pleasures. Homemade chocolate chip cookies are a great start. The recipe I tried included vanilla pudding mix, but it wasn’t worth the extra effort.

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Every Classic Video Game: Online!

I have very happy memories of playing video games in arcades, at the roller rink, in restaurants at those little table-game contraptions, and at home on my NES. Now a brilliant person has made a web site that lets you play what appears to be every video game ever made, all in your web browser.

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iTunes 7 Destroys Beats Per Minute (BPM) Data

Short story: iTunes 7– only the Mac version– is setting my BPM to huge numbers (as high as 65324!) in a seemingly random fashion. If you care about your BPM values, don’t use iTunes 7!!!

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I Am Losing My Mind

I finish my work, wash up, and leave the bathroom. And I am completely naked. I must have forgotten to put on my underwear.

Check the bathroom: no underwear, anywear. Did I take them off before I entered the john? Check my bedroom, the living room, the office, the hallway: nothing.

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How I Know I am Officially Fat

I know I’m not fat in a head-turning way. But I have been in denial about the size of my swelling paunch. Until today.

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14 Say 5

I’m teaching a class of 14 grade 11s how to program in a language called C++ (pronounced “see plus plus”). We’re working on some simple programs to get the hang of variables (“x”), assignments (“x = 7”), comparisons (“x < 15"), and decisions ("if (x < 15) { launch_missile; }").

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Run for the Cure Fundraising a Success!

It was sheer optimism that led me to solicit donations this year, and you guys didn’t let me down. My original goal of $150 was shattered by your generosity, and I am truly grateful. I will sweat on your behalf.

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