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Subscribe to my blog by email

I’ve found that email is a very convenient way to receive blog updates. While more sophisticated readers might choose to use a feedreader, everyone uses email. That means anyone who wants to hear from me, can hear from me. For a few months, I had a popover form asking if you’d like to subscribe by…Continue Reading…

Personality in blogging

As I mentioned a short while ago, today I read Joel Comm’s post called Speaking My Mind. I posted a comment in reply, but it’s being held for moderation, so here it is in the meantime. I completely agree, Joel. I’ve been posting to my blog for nearly 5 years now, but it’s only in…Continue Reading…

Avoid TCF Time

For those in InterVarsity Trojan Christian Fellowship, you know that we have an unspoken policy known colloquially as “TCF time.”  Put simply, this is the fact that TCF events always start 15 minutes late. Last weekend, I went on TCF’s annual Men’s Retreat. For those wondering why we have a Men’s Retreat, the answer I’m…Continue Reading…

Odds and ends: Palm trees, HP touch panels

Some stuff I need to do… Finish reading Zuckerman’s Paper Guide Finish reading Judges and Samson Agonistes Put RealVNC on my flash drive I still need to blog about Men’s Retreat last weekend, and the Google Open House last week. I wonder if I’ll get my dream job at Google. I hope I expressed enough…Continue Reading…

Lake Arrowhead Village

I’m blogging from a bench in Lake Arrowhead Village. Thank goodness for open wireless networks (linksys, in this case). It’s a 802.11g connection, too, and pretty speedy. It’s because of things like this that I wish I could install and run a few open access points, for public use. Because nobody should be without a…Continue Reading…

Good EVK Omelettes

Earlier this week, I had an omelette at EVK which was so good that I said to myself, “I’ve got to blog this.” For those who don’t know, EVK is one of two residential dining halls on the USC campus. In marketing materials, it’s known as “EVerybody’s Kitchen,” but according to the metal sign on…Continue Reading…