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Imaginary Lines

Posted on 12/10/2007 by derick

I accept the monotony of the routined life implicitly almost all the time: getting up, dressing up, showering, working, laughing, playing, teasing, eating, drinking, yelling, reading, sleeping. And then to repeat that refrain, repeat that refrain, till it would seem … Continue reading →

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Max OSX on x86 PCs

Posted on 7/14/2005 by derick

Who said you need a Mac to run Mac OSX? I was able to install Mac OSX Panther on top of Windows XP the other day using an amazing little tool called PearPC. It’s not really a “tool” per se … Continue reading →

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The Cellphone Anathema

Posted on 6/6/2005 by derick

I thought of a neat little device for a cell phone. I call it the “People Scanner”. It works like this: it will be a built in device that will detect if there is more than one person around the … Continue reading →

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A Sparkling New Hoop

Posted on 4/20/2005 by derick

God I love spring. I finally replaced the old rusty basketball hoop in my yard with a new one. The old one served me well for over 10 years and I have so many fond memories of that hoop. I … Continue reading →

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Take It for All in All

Posted on 4/11/2005 by derick

Sometimes when I’m bored at church, I start perusing the only book I have available at the time, the Bible. But at these moments of boredom in church, I am not looking for spiritual insight, or a revelation of some … Continue reading →

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Tom Delay, Hallmarks of a Leader

Posted on 4/9/2005 by derick

Tom Delay has the makings of the archetypical corrupt politician. Look, he even has all the requisite character traits: 1. Inverted Philanthropist: Siphon large amounts of money back into your own pocket. Delay’s method, hiring wife and daughter as “political … Continue reading →

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Unenviable Dostoevsky

Posted on 4/8/2005 by derick

Dostoevsky is one of my favorite authors. Not because I’m familiar with much of his work, because I’m not. I’ve only finished one book by him, “Crime and Punishment”–but that was enough. “Crime and Punishment” is such a powerful book … Continue reading →

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Rule-abiding Ferengi

Posted on 3/28/2005 by derick

The Ferengi are an alien species in Star Trek—orbiting around all things pecuniary. They are easily identified by their enormous ears and low brows, and of course with their unmistakable personalities which are motivated only by one thing, profit. In … Continue reading →

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Street Signs

Posted on 3/22/2005 by derick

You know that daily commute home? The one you’ve taken every day for many years, where you have every detail memorized, every pot hole, every street light, to the point where you really don’t need to pay attention anymore, you … Continue reading →

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War and Peace

Posted on 3/15/2005 by derick

I’ve finally finished reading War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, an absolutely phenomenal book. It takes place during the Napoleonic war between the nascent French Empire and the sovereign nation of Russia. The book serves as a history of that … Continue reading →

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