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When I heard Art Buchwald had died, I searched through my feeds for any references. There was only one… found in a list of quotes about America posted by Guy Kawasaki. I found them all fascinating:

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from […]

It’s no wonder ITunes music sales are flagging. People are probably beginning to realize the limitations to listening to music that you’ve purchased from the ITunes Music Store. For one thing, if your hard drive crashes and you’re not backed up, you’re out of luck. You can only download your songs once. I lost […]

I have moved to Detroit, Michigan. Despite the gray days and rusty overpasses… I am happy to be here.

From CNN:
– The FBI says fugitive polygamist Mormon sect leader Warren Steed Jeffs has been arrested in Las Vegas, The Associated Press reports.
I wonder if he was caught because Vegas no longer allows stealth 3AM weddings.
Overheard at the Vegas police station: “But they were open for my last wedding honey…”

A disturbing trend (which deserves mention because I’ve seen it more than once now) is mis-use of the word “Thanks”. People are placing this once useful word in the signature of their outgoing email. It usually looks something like this
… blah blah. FYI this. FYI that.
Thanks,
Bill Sales-Guy
(XXX) XXX-1234 (blackberry)
(XXX) XXX-1235 (office)
Such-n-Such Corp.
Of course… they […]

Usernames and passwords are hard to remember. Do you use the same username and password on numerous sites. I do. Ever wonder if some geek at Amazon, EBay, or Bank of America is writing a computer program to test his usernames and passwords at other popular sites to see if they work?

On inconvenient truths…
My friend Erica and I like to solve all the world’s problems over drinks. (and more drinks). We often slap each other on the back in agreement (sometimes missing… depending on how late it is) on the impending doom of the current state of the world and American affairs. She calls it […]

Based on observances and happenings over the last few years, my innocence and naivete has been lost. I’m glad I got to keep it until I was 33. Given that, I’m nonplused when I see comments like these posted on dykstraNet.

Thanks to smart software, you don’t have to see it unless I’m trying to […]