Monthly Archives: March 2006

get your rocks on

I was somewhat surprised, in a pleasant but disbelieving kind of way the other day when I was contacted by Daliel, the sponsor / designer / webmaster for www.rock-on-rock-on.com. Daliel asked I wouldn’t mind being included in the site. Sure. … Continue reading

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photomesa – good, free software

This morning I came across some nice new (to me) software that provides the best thumbnail viewer I’ve seen. PhotoMesa. Here’s the blurb: PhotoMesa is a zoomable image browser. It allows the user to view multiple directories of images in … Continue reading

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the new season

We’re starting to move steadily into the autumnal season. We’re experiencing those indecisive days – hours of rain with some heat and the fret wafting in from the sea. It can be so lovely, as long as you’re not needing … Continue reading

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more about Makena…

Following up on my posting about how some husbands find their wives boring and what to do about that, here’s how Makena and our friend came together, in our friend’s own words: On Sunday, Iman (a young doctor from the … Continue reading

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stick your toe in…

I’m still not much of a swimmer. Very interested in what goes on underwater, but I never really learned to swim. I always found the water too cold and yes, I got out of the water north of Cairns, Australia; … Continue reading

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ah, obsessions

Today, a nice crisp ‘Campus Review’ (15 March 2006) bounced on my desk – well, sludged near my desk, to be more accurate. I was entertained to see a fellow obsessive had written a letter to the editor, moaning about … Continue reading

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my husband is bored with me

Well, I agree, that sounds just awful. The things people ask here. Just above that question was a question about the live sex cam action. I am often amazed at what people are looking for, and why this blog, of … Continue reading

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song 6 from outer space

I was surprised today when a nagging voice from my past – you know who you are – emailed me at work to the effect of ‘here I am stuck in the gulag with nothing to make me laugh, and … Continue reading

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write post

Writing workshopping with Trevor Romain today. Not much prepares you for Trevor – well, to be fair, not much prepared me for Trevor. I think I enjoyed most his story about doing book signings with Stephen King and Richard Simmons. … Continue reading

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go ahead, make my day

End of the first day of Blog Hui. A number of the participants and I walked down the (wish it was) tropical waterfront to the Genghis Khan for the aftermatch function. I really fancy climbing into a large gin and … Continue reading

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