Hurricane, then tropical storm, then I suppose tropical depression (is that the next step?) Hanna swept up the East Coast this weekend. As someone who a) lives in DC and b) works two different places on Saturday, I found this a problem. Do I go to work? Do I stay home?
I’ve only taken one sick [...]

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If you’re reading this in an RSS reader, you may have missed the spankin’ “new” theme (come see!!). I remixed the old theme to get a cleaner look overall and am very pleased with the results. After several days of working on all its nuances, combined with some consulting on other sites I had nightmares [...]

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Some particularly good posts of the last week for your mid-August Sunday:
Thought-provoking piece at Consumerism Commentary about when/whether to let companies get free advertising on our clothes.
Pinyo walks us step-by-step through an encounter with a Craigslist scammer. I’ve heard the general outline of such scams before, but having it laid out e-mail by e-mail shows [...]

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News about the winner of my blog giveaway, and my adaptation of a Wordpress Theme.

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Well, if things are going as they should, I should be at or arriving in Michigan right about now. We’re spending a week there visiting Micah’s grandparents and I’m very excited about the trip and about the break. His brother and SIL will also be coming and we’ll be carpooling up with his younger sister. [...]

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