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Oh boy… Just looked at my calendar, ToDo lists, and inboxes and realized this is going to be a VERY busy week. Monday: * Finalizing first pass on Software Engineering Exchange Charter and Work Plan. * Staff Meeting * Networking Exchange Survey * Get ARIES site visits setup * Cancel / Transfer Utilities from Apartment to
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One of my favorite websites had gone down for a while, but now it's back! www.insideaustinhomes.com Now I can continue fantisizing!
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Now, let’s see if I can go 2 for 2: Mike, let me be the first to challenge you to start writing a web log. You’re the only one of us to still be in school.. you’ll be the first to get your Ph.D. and go
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Sean has issued his own challenge to me. Basically, I’m not allowed to reedit / touch-up old entries. Thing is, as far as I know, I think I’ve been pretty good about not doing that. The only time I’ve “touched up” an entry is when I realize I
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I’ve changed the look of the site. This is Movable Type’s default “Stormy” stylesheet. This seems a little less harsh to me.
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Drip, Drip, Drip as read by "Sam" Download file
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I am proud to announce that in response to my challenge, my good friend Sean Joyce has put up a web log 2 weeks sooner than he originally had planned! sjsj.blogspot.com I have to admit, I wouldn’t have pegged him as the first of my friends to
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This morning, I noticed a puddle of water in the back of my toilet. Sure enough, there is a flexipipe sending fresh water from the wall which seems to be leaking at its connection to the tank. God only knows if this is related to my mystery pipe leak…
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Okay, the main page was getting a little long, so I’ve turned archiving on. If you want to read any entries from more than 10 days ago, you’ll have to use the Archive links on the right.
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I have enabled "anonymous comments" so you are allowed to post without including your email address. Hopefully that will make it simpler to respond. Now, before you get any bright ideas, the system tracks IP addresses of comment-makers, so I'll be able to track down the
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Sean, I saw your comment below, and let me be the first to challenge you to start writing a web log. I, for one, would be enthralled to hear about your own transition into your new job... a job many people wouldn't have the courage to try. There
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Shorter entries more frequently? Longer entries less frequently? Hmmmm. Thanks to Alex, I have something new to mull over. Part of me says I should just write however I damn well please. However, if it is too tedious to read my log, then I won't generate a readership.