Author Archives: Anton

marks on paper

Time to buy a printer, preferably cheap; most likely an Epson or HP all-in-one. Any advice is welcome. Wednesday: I popped out to Circuit City and bought the cheapest printer-scanner, which happened to be HP’s PSC1400. I had acquired a … Continue reading

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bitterness[nwhine++]

I resent Halloween: it’s so close to my birthday that I long ago gave up trying to compete with all the parties going on then. I don’t announce my exact birthdate; that way I tell myself I’ll be less disappointed … Continue reading

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the title of this post, containing a joke that I’ve made before

If you haven’t already, go here and listen to “Title of the Song” (MP3), a spoof on the “boy band” genre.

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BrowncoatBlogging

Unqualified Offerings cites numerous comments on Serenity, which I’ll read later.

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Salivili hipput tupput täppyt äppyt tipput hilijalleen

An unexpected effect of listening to music through my computer’s speakers is a better stereo image than I’m used to. That’s how I noticed for the first time that Loituma’s joyously goofy song Ievan polkka has four vocal parts, not … Continue reading

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what’s so good about it

Orson Scott Card reviews Serenity

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a year passes like nothing

It’s a year since I moved this humble effort from Blogger to WordPress, plenty of time for some of you to update your links — not that I’m not grateful for attention in whatever form. A tip of the hat … Continue reading

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