Category: real life
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Arthur C. Clarke, RIP
Arthur C. Clarke died today (*). The man was a genius. I’ve only recently started reading his books, but his impact has been felt throughout my life. Nearly every piece of science fiction created since the 50s owes something to Clarke. More directly, seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey as a kid, even though I didn’t…
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Hey You Kids, Get Off My Damn Lawn
My new landlord/caretaker people are the cutest little old couple ever. I’m glad they’re nice, because I know it sucks living in a building run by assholes, which seems to happen quite a bit. Lucky me. The husband is one of those crabby old man who’s actually really nice on the inside types. I ran…
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Book Review: 30 Minute Get Real Meals, by Rachael Ray
When I moved out, I took all the cookbooks that V didn’t want. One of them was Rachael Ray’s “30 Minute Get Real Meals”. Running out of frozen TV dinners, I thumbed through it looking for something to cook. Here is the cover of the book: You can see from the fake uncomfortable smile that…
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