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Things I installed on my new MacBook Air
Things I installed on my new MacBook Air more or less in order of importance to me Rank 1 DropBox 1Password Keyboard Maestro TextExpander nvALT Google Chrome Byword Rank 2 Evernote Markd Total Finder & Total Spaces BusyCal Fantastical Boom Default Folders Bartender Spotify Day One Cobook Pixelmator — read more
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Barry prepares to do the Leap of Faith — read more
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A poem by Shi Wu (“Stone House”)
Becoming a buddha is easy But ending illusions is hard So many frosted moonlit nights I’ve sat and felt The cold before dawn. — read more
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Introductory Note on Greek Literature
Introductory Note on Greek Literature [The following is the text of a lecture by Ian Johnston of Malaspina University- College, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (now Vancouver Island University). The talk was given to a class of first-year literature students at Malaspina. This text is in the public domain and may be used by anyone for… — read more
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Thalassa
This is one of my favourite poems by MacNeice. Put out to sea, my broken comrades Let the old seaweek crack, the surge Burgeon, oblivious of the last Embarkation of feckless men Let every adverse force converge Here we must needs embark again. Run up the sail, my heartsick comrades, Let each horizon tilt and… — read more
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Stan and Greek pastry (at The Life Goddess) — read more
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The Eight Kindes of Drunkennes
I challenge you to find that this list of drunken types ain’t 100% accurate. It’s from Thomas Nashe, back in Tudor times. The first is ape drunke; and he leapes, and singes, and hollowes, and danceth for the heavens; The second is lion drunke; and he flings the pots about the house, calls his hostesse… — read more
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I love berets
I like berets. I have a sizeable collection (15 or more) of merino or cotton ones, from Spain, France, Argentina, Uruguay, Italy and New Zealand, all bought from the excellent Daan at South Pacific Berets. Here are some uses for them I’ve found so far: keeping the rain off keeping the sun off keeping warm… — read more
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Cat meets hat — read more
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Life Hacks from an old man. Rather better than Polonius. — read more
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