The number of things in your house that require immediate attention and repair is directly proportional to the number of guests you’re expecting for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Archive for November, 2005
A Home Repair Theory
Posted November 19, 2005 By Dave ThomerPay Raise, Maybe, But Not Now
Posted November 18, 2005 By Dave ThomerThe state legislature pay raise that Pattie mentioned earlier this month has officially been repealed now that Governor Rendell has signed the repeal measure that legislators finally agreed on. Philly-area blogger Above-Average Jane has started a series of posts detailing changes she’d like to see the legislature enact the next time they want to justify […]
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History Sure Does Rhyme
Posted November 17, 2005 By Dave ThomerI should probably be working on something else, but I jsut did a quick blog search for mentions of Dewey, and found a great post on the Educational Technology and Life blog. The writer, Mark Wagner, is studying educational technology out in California and has just started reading School and Society for a research project. […]
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All-Star Superman Lives Up to Name
Posted November 16, 2005 By Dave ThomerSo I just read Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s All-Star Superman #1. I definitely liked it enough to follow the series, but it wasn’t quite what I expected. (In my opinion, it could be better than what I expected. So no complaints there.) Spoilers on the inside.
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Bigger Brains for Buddhists?
Posted November 16, 2005 By Dave ThomerNeat story I found floating around the web, best explained in this column from the Hartford Courant. A recent study suggests that a form of Buddhist meditation actually increases brain size in several key areas, and may improve meditators’ attention and decrease age-related brain loss. This may be something I have to try for myself. […]
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Which Reform First?
Posted November 16, 2005 By Dave ThomerVia Blinq, one of the blogs at the Inquirer, I just discovered Young Philly Politics, a group blog that seems to be mostly devoted to local issues. There’s a lot of really good discussion there, including a post by Ben Waxman called Why Blogs Matter that turned into a conversation about the priorities reformers should […]
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Courting Conflicts?
Posted November 15, 2005 By Dave ThomerFor the sake of my own sanity, I maintain a certain intellectual and emotional detachment from the issue of George W. Bush’s nominations for the Supreme Court. Whoever gets appointed by this president and confirmed by this Senate is not going to be someone I agree with on much past the possible exception of where […]
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Take Me Out to the Black
Posted November 15, 2005 By Dave ThomerIf anything bugs me the most about the fact that Joss Whedon’s Firefly didn’t even run a full season, it’s that I didn’t get to hear more of Greg Edmonson’s distinctive music for the series. At least there’s a soundtrack album, which I review on theLogBook this week. Other related reviews: The series on DVD […]
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Now I’m Not Cooking with Gas
Posted November 12, 2005 By Dave ThomerSo it’s 11:30 at night, and I’m out on my back patio grilling jerk chicken on my charcoal grill. This is not just a response to my rising gas bills, although it doesn’t hurt. I actually get a kick out of grilling, especially at night. The glow of the coals is just a neat visual, […]
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Even Rock Stars Get the Tech Blues
Posted November 12, 2005 By Dave ThomerSo I have Glen Phillips’ official site bookmarked, because I like to keep up with the former Toad the Wet Sprocket singer. (Yes, I was a big fan of Toad, and I’ve seen two of Glen’s live acoustic shows. More of that living in the 90s I was talking about before, perhaps.) But there haven’t […]
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