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I mentioned a while ago that I’d had an offer on the house I’ve been trying to sell. Yippee, right? But the deal is not perfect, the buyers have poor credit; I’m assisting with closing costs and holding a second mortgage. However, it’s the only offer I’ve had and it achieves the basic objective: To… Continue reading Going, going, gone?

Please allow me to introduce my friend, Bombed Empress, the Dancing Queen. The Empress is a purposely dislocated Brit who I became friends with when we worked together at a now-failed dot bomb com. The company we worked for had several offices, so a few of us convinced her to relocate to this area from… Continue reading A New Victim Blogger

Here are some excerpts from an email I exchanged with a fellow blogger about privacy and using a pseudonym for online activities, specifically blogging. I’ve expanded on a few of the ideas and modified them slightly. “I’ve used a pseudonym since I’ve been on the internet (1991 or thereabouts). The only time I ever use… Continue reading More on Privacy

I am blogging from bed. Seriously. I got myself a wireless access point and attached it to my 4-port DSL router home network. Then I dragged out my old laptop and plugged a wireless card bus adapter into it. I managed to get both on eBay – brand new – for about $100 less total… Continue reading How cool is this?

We went to the gay pride parade last Sunday and it was a fantastic day. We had a great time. Mel told me that she indeed felt proud. I was proud too, but mostly of her. She would’ve called me silly if she’d seen my brimming eyes behind my sunglasses. Her going, making the attempt,… Continue reading Finally