Monthly Archives: March 2002

grouch update

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 March 20 by Anton

Yesterday’s evil mood passed, as it always does. I wish I could simply accept that: but how can I trust today’s good cheer, when my life is in no better shape than it was yesterday? Well, anyway. I am reminded … Continue reading →

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keep on bloggin’

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 March 20 by Anton

Machine translation is not quite here yet. I started to read “BLOG ALWAYS, YOU INTEREST Me” (linked from this article on Googlebombing) but quickly decided to try my luck with the French instead. I’ve written my own translation.

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do you dig clams?

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 March 20 by Anton

Well, I’d hate to see the Googlebombing fad go by without getting in on it, so here goes: Scientology, Scientology, Scientology, Scientology, Scientology. (A couple of these were down when I last looked.)

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last news from Pittsburgh

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 March 19 by Anton

Sunday Dad called to ask my advice as an experienced user of mobile telephones. He and his wife are about to move to another city, and wondered whether they ought to bother getting landline service at all. Monday I remembered … Continue reading →

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neologism

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 March 19 by Anton

Did I really write “satiral” yesterday? Funny. Wonder why that isn’t a proper word, anyway.

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gloom update

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 March 19 by Anton

Three months out of work. Occasional nibbles from agencies but no follow-up. (And all because for the last dozen years I used WordPerfect rather than bloody Redmondware. To think that, last time around, the temp agencies were fighting over me … Continue reading →

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not unexpected

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 March 19 by Anton

Imagine my lack of utter shock at receiving no response to my inquiry to Washington concerning security at the Fed Bldg.

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