Monthly Archives: January 2004

funnies

Posted on Monday, 2004 January 05 by Anton

The desk where I worked today has two monitors. The boss noticed a cartoon on one of them, and asked, “Where did that come from?” I told him it’s one of many Webtoons that I follow, and referred him to … Continue reading →

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knew there was something fishy

Posted on Sunday, 2004 January 04 by Anton

Clayton Cramer reminds us that almanac is an Arabic word. Aha!

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metaphors are tricky

Posted on Sunday, 2004 January 04 by Anton

puzzling choice of words: It wasn’t long ago that Apple was considered an also-ran, a niche company with Golden Delicious products but Granny Smith sales. Golden Delicious is one of the blandest apples, so I wouldn’t be surprised to learn … Continue reading →

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respiratory infection, day IV

Posted on Saturday, 2004 January 03 by Anton

What’s the pulmonary equivalent of dry heaves? Whatever it is, my diaphragm has been doing it irregularly all damn day. Feels a bit like doing sit-ups; if this keeps up, who knows, I may find myself with washboard abs. A … Continue reading →

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flix pix

Posted on Saturday, 2004 January 03 by Anton

Another neat thing about Netflix is that it encourages me to make a list of all those movies that I “always meant to see someday”. My list has 240 entries so far, of which 163 are series: 44 discs of … Continue reading →

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