Author: Michael Harrison
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Sayonara, Kotaku
I removed Kotaku from Google Reader this morning. When I opened up the MacBook to check my feeds, there were 156 items. After reading ’til 99 items, I realized that I had skipped every single Kotaku item present. And of the 57 items read, over half were Kotaku authored. I’m not a hardcore video gamer…
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Flickaday
I stumbled across Flickaday way back in June, and, off and on, I’ve been taking daily webcam photographs of myself. I’m not really sure why I’ve been doing this. I guess I saw Noah K Everyday and thought it might be interesting to see how my face changes, how my hair changes, etc. Is that…
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Freaks and Geeks
Bill Haverchuck at home… Probably my favorite scene from my favorite show. I can’t really explain why it resonates so much with me. Something about the lonely (false) comfort of television, or Bill’s clear enjoyment of Garry Shandling’s routine… just can’t put my finger on it. Good show. If you’ve never seen it, buy the…
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Will on Rachael Ray
My friend Will nails it on the head, what we’re all thinking about Rachael Ray but what we don’t necessarily say out loud: AND IF YOU EXPLAIN THAT “EVOO” STANDS FOR “EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL” EVERY DAMN TIME YOU SAY IT THEN WHAT IS THE GODDAMN POINT OF A GODDAMN ACRONYM?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!11 Read his entire post,…
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Marking Each and Every One of Your Emails to Me as High Priority
… accomplishes the opposite effect. Now, all of your email is essentially marked as low priority. Don’t do this. It is not smart.
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Moving
Well, it’s happening again. We put an offer down on a townhouse in Hillsborough. Barring unforeseen loan issues, we’ll be moving there in October. There are a few things I will miss about this house here on Williams Circle. As I write in the dining room, something that I do on a very rare occasion…