November 2005
| 11/30/05 |
The People Behind the Curtain posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) For all you who are wondering who else besides me and Joe toil in the fields of the AOL Journals,... |
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| 11/30/05 |
Rambly Rambly, With Pictures posted by johnmscalzi (14 comments) Here's Athena preparing for the Miss Pre-Teen Goth State Finals; if she wins, then it's o... |
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| 11/30/05 |
Banner Ad Comments posted by johnmscalzi (48 comments) Here's some recursiveness for you: From PLittle, a comment on comments,and specifically about peo... |
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| 11/30/05 |
Love, While it Lasts posted by johnmscalzi (11 comments) How long does love last? If you're talking about that fabulous rush ofemotion that makes you feel... |
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| 11/30/05 |
Otherworldly Shadows  posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments)The next few days will be good ones for astronomy geeks: Venus will be so bright you might actual... |
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| 11/29/05 |
Annoying Teenagers posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) It's the end of teenage loitering as we know it! A British inventor haswhomped up a device to dis... |
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| 11/29/05 |
Install Awareness posted by johnmscalzi (11 comments) Head's up: Tomorrow morning between 4 and 6am Eastern, the AOLJournals tech folks are going to tr... |
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| 11/29/05 |
Notes and Stuff posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Couple of general notes, not necessarily related to each other: * Journals Editor Joe has ... |
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| 11/29/05 |
Hyper-Competitive posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) The Los Angeles Times has a fascinating article on hypercompetitiveness-- that s |
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| 11/29/05 |
That's a Lot of TV posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Here at the Scalzi Compound, we've got a satellite TV set-up thatallows us to get roughly 50 time... |
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| 11/28/05 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: The Letter G posted by johnmscalzi (30 comments) We're getting lexographic for this week's Photo Shoot: Your Monday Photo Shoot: Snap a pic... |
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| 11/28/05 |
Going Down to South Park posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Ever wonder what you'd look like as a kid from South Park? Assemble your own likeness at this "So... |
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| 11/28/05 |
The Link Collector posted by johnmscalzi (15 comments) To catch you all up: Nothing new yet from AOL vis-a-vis the banner ads.This is not terribly surpr... |
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| 11/28/05 |
Holy Jumping Cars, Batman! posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Can a company known for speakers change the way you drive a car? Possibly: FRAMINGHAM, Mas... |
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| 11/28/05 |
It's Time posted by johnmscalzi (16 comments) Thanksgiving's over! Can you tell? Krissy and Athena wasted no time putting up the... |
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| 11/27/05 |
The Next Best Thing to Being There posted by johnmscalzi (13 comments) This is a sweet story: PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - The bride wore camouflage and... |
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| 11/27/05 |
Answers to Musical Questions posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) This week's Weekend Assignment posed some musical questions, and nowhere are just a few of the an... |
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| 11/26/05 |
That's No Space Station, That's a Moon! posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) The results for this week's Weekend Assignment are a little low at themoment (I know, I know: So ... |
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| 11/26/05 |
"There are no greater heroes than Starsky and Hutch" posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Something to throw in the face of the next French snob, who declares French culture superior in e... |
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| 11/25/05 |
Shopping Madness! posted by johnmscalzi (20 comments) This articlenotes that 130 |
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| 11/25/05 |
Beer Goggles Explained posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) I don't drink alcohol (never did when I was younger, and now mymetabolism has slowed down too muc... |
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| 11/25/05 |
Pretty Sky and a Pecan Pie Recipe posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) First, a picture of what Thanksgiving looked like where I was, just because it's pret... |
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| 11/24/05 |
Presenting Pecan Pie posted by johnmscalzi (15 comments) As promised, here's the pecan pie I baked. Astute observers will notethat I use a graham ... |
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| 11/24/05 |
Weekend Assignment #87: Musical Conundrums posted by johnmscalzi (22 comments) I figure most of us are going to be logy and stuffed full of food this weekend, so I'm going ... |
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| 11/23/05 |
Drive Carefully posted by johnmscalzi (17 comments) The first snowplow of the season. Please make sure that you take extracare on the roads t... |
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| 11/23/05 |
An Oddly Well-Timed Passing posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) As you enjoy your holiday repast tomorrow, spare a moment to rememberRuth M. Siems, who passed aw... |
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| 11/23/05 |
A Thought For When You're On the Road posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) You know those jerks who zoom ahead when the road loses a lane, andthen expect people to let them... |
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| 11/23/05 |
Install in Process posted by johnmscalzi (13 comments) On the off chance you're up between 4am and 6am Eastern time (like, uh,me), you might have moment... |
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| 11/22/05 |
More on What's Next posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Journals Editor Joe has more information on upcoming changes to the Journals(including several us... |
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| 11/22/05 |
A Dog, Eating Leftover Chili, in the Bathtub posted by johnmscalzi (14 comments) I don't know why this picture amuses me so, it just does. You may reasonably ask: How does... |
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| 11/22/05 |
Gobble, Gobble, Etc. posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Aslong as we're talking turkey and Thanksgiving, allow me to nod in thedirection of the corporate... |
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| 11/22/05 |
A Little 1337 Thanksgiving Humor posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) I found this immensely amusing, in part because, dude, it's so me: Top 11 Signs You're Hav... |
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| 11/22/05 |
Thanksgiving Prep posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) I love me the Thanksgiving, but I have to say that trying to get aweek's worth of work done in tw... |
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| 11/21/05 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Your Collection posted by johnmscalzi (25 comments) Have something you collect? Then this is the Photo Shoot for you: Your Monday Photo Shoot:... |
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| 11/21/05 |
Two Notes of Note posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) Two quick nots for you folks about doin's a transpirin' around the AOL-J: 1. PLittle slips... |
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| 11/21/05 |
Thanksgiving Thoughts, Part II posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Who will be missing whom this Thanksgiving? We asked the question for this week's Weekend Assignm... |
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| 11/21/05 |
As Old School As Old School Can Get posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Forget LPs. Forget 45s. Heck, forget 78s. If you want to real |
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| 11/21/05 |
Culture Clash, With Kids posted by johnmscalzi (20 comments) Here's one to get the conversation going on a Monday morning: Andarticle about coffeeshops and ot... |
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| 11/20/05 |
The Most Horrifying Photoshop Contest Ever posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) I've decided to post the second part of the Weekend Assignment tomorrow, so if you still haven't ... |
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| 11/20/05 |
Things to Say posted by johnmscalzi (58 comments) I'm tired of being politely euphemistic, so let me go aheadand be straight as I possibly can abou... |
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| 11/19/05 |
Thanksgiving Thoughts, Part I posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) From this week's, Weekend Assignment, some of the people AOL Journalersand others will be hold in... |
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| 11/19/05 |
Another Sunset posted by johnmscalzi (12 comments) Ahhhhh, sunset. This time, with actual sun! |
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| 11/18/05 |
Your Friday Music: Baby Got Back posted by johnmscalzi (12 comments) Yes, you remember the massive rap hit "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot. Now imagine that in a... |
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| 11/18/05 |
Bad Toys! Bad! posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Speaking of the upcoming holiday season, as I was a few entries back, it's time for the annual li... |
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| 11/18/05 |
The Short Report posted by johnmscalzi (16 comments) I'mnot a huge fan of Maxim magazine, mostly because I have an abovethird-grade reading level and ... |
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| 11/18/05 |
Notes From My Other Writing Life posted by johnmscalzi (18 comments) Many of you know that when I'm not here I'm off writing sciencefiction, so I thought I'd shar... |
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| 11/18/05 |
A Little Credit on Debt posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Off the AOL front screen: A timely discussion of credit and debt-- timely because in a very short... |
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| 11/17/05 |
Weekend Assignment #86: Thankfully Remembered posted by johnmscalzi (57 comments) Next Thursday is Thanksgiving, and, frankly, I don't expect to see toomany of you around here on ... |
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| 11/17/05 |
The Hand-Cranked Laptop posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Here's a cool piece of technology that's not exactly "latest and greatest" -- it just has the pot... |
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| 11/17/05 |
If You Give a Cat a Credit Card... posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) ...he's going to want a home equity loan as well: Last month Marilyn Hecox's 4-year-old bl... |
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| 11/17/05 |
Let it Snow -- Not! posted by johnmscalzi (17 comments) There's not a lot of it, but it's there: It's the first snow of theseason. Temperatures g... |
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| 11/17/05 |
A Meditative Exercise in Personal Control posted by johnmscalzi (86 comments) Recent design changes have left many believing the esthetic design oftheir personal space has bee... |
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| 11/16/05 |
Some Wednesday Music posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) I'm coming a little late to this particular party, but, man, do I dig The Kill |
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| 11/16/05 |
The Devil's License Plate posted by johnmscalzi (18 comments) What would you do if your randomly-assigned license plate coincidentally carried your name on it.... |
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| 11/16/05 |
More Comments, Etc. posted by johnmscalzi (44 comments) A reminder that I'm still collecting comments about the ad banners and other issues here-- people... |
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| 11/16/05 |
A Mighty Wind posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) The tornadoes passed us by last night, but it appears large swaths of the Midwest |
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| 11/16/05 |
Feeling Parental posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) For everyone who's ever said "Oh God, I'm becoming my mother" -- proof! A new study finds ... |
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| 11/15/05 |
Peeking My Head Out posted by johnmscalzi (34 comments) Tornado update: the worst seems to have passed us by, although we lost power here in the Scal... |
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| 11/15/05 |
Tornado Watch posted by johnmscalzi (11 comments) Tornado watch right now where I live. What joy. Time to find out if the wireless network works in... |
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| 11/15/05 |
Sending Letters posted by johnmscalzi (20 comments) Joe has updated Magic Smoke with more information about today's install, with two things of note... |
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| 11/15/05 |
Least Favorite Soda Flavor Ever posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) Every year, the folks over at Jones Soda release some unfathomable new flavor, just in time f... |
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| 11/15/05 |
Ad Banners posted by johnmscalzi (169 comments) Yes, I see the ad banners. Yes, I knew AOL was thinking about adding them. No, ... |
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| 11/14/05 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Landmarks posted by johnmscalzi (29 comments) Time to look through your photos, because this photo shoot is a bit of a challenge: Your M... |
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| 11/14/05 |
I Want My AOL TV posted by johnmscalzi (14 comments) Whoa: Time Warner Inc.'s AOL said on Monday it planned to launch a freeInternet television... |
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| 11/14/05 |
Unblocking posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) A question in e-mail: If you once blocked someone from a journal, and now want to unblock... |
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| 11/14/05 |
Gutfest posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) This is a definite "when life gives you lemons make lemonade" moments -- people in New Orleans' d... |
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| 11/14/05 |
Sun Dogs posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) On the way to Athena's school this morning, she and I saw a spectacular"sun dog," which is a rain... |
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| 11/13/05 |
A Little Light Sunday Reading posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) The University of Florida Book of Insect Records 2005.Because I know you're endlessly interested ... |
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| 11/13/05 |
The Magazine Rack, Part II posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) You want more magazine picks from this week's Weekend Assignment? Well,you know, that's what I'm ... |
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| 11/12/05 |
We're Living in the Future, People posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) This would be a great story even without the fabulous headline, but the headline really does make... |
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| 11/12/05 |
The Magazine Rack, Part I posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) So I asked: What are the magazines you subscribe to? And you said:Well, here, and dumped them all... |
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| 11/11/05 |
The (Mis)adventures of "Flat Scalzi" posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) Following up from an entry a couple of days ago |
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| 11/11/05 |
Remembering World War I posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) For those who might not know, the reason Veterans Day is on November 11is because that is the dat... |
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| 11/11/05 |
Your Friday Music: Kate! posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Kate Bush has been out of the musical loop for a dozen years, which is a genu |
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| 11/11/05 |
Obscure But Important posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) I love articles like this: History's Most Underrated Inventions-- nine things you didn't know we |
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| 11/11/05 |
Veterans' Day posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Today is Veterans' Day,in w |
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| 11/10/05 |
Weekend Assignment #85: Magazines, Anyone? posted by johnmscalzi (46 comments) After taxing your brains a bit with last week's assignment, I thoughtwe'd do a pretty easy this w... |
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| 11/10/05 |
Ch-Ch-Changes posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) We have a lot of great pictures for this week's Photo Shoot, which aimed to show "before and afte... |
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| 11/10/05 |
Cats! With Stuff on Them! posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) The genius idea behind StuffOnMyCat.com:Cats+Stuff=Comedy! Really, it's hard to argue. A s |
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| 11/10/05 |
Sinister Sunset posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) It's occassionally worth remembering that what we see and what ourcameras "see" can sometimes be ... |
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| 11/10/05 |
Not the Way I'd Spend 100 Grand posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Now, I realize that there's a burgeoning virtual economy in massivelymultiplayer online games tha... |
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| 11/10/05 |
Fun With Science posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Woke up early again and did a little Web browsing on the science sideof the street. Here's what I... |
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| 11/9/05 |
Ugh posted by johnmscalzi (18 comments) The alternating waves of hot flashes and chills I am experiencingsuggests that either I am underg... |
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| 11/9/05 |
Out of the Nest posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Here's a slightly sad harbinger of things to come: an empty nest, in atree that has only ... |
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| 11/9/05 |
Tiny Cars posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Tiny cars have been out of favor in the US for a while now, but it looks like the auto companies ... |
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| 11/9/05 |
Magnificent Gestures posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Here's one for you to think on: The parents of a Palestinian boy killed by Israeli soldier... |
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| 11/8/05 |
Your Tuesday Phone Call: New-Fangled Voting  posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments)In which I discuss my first encounter with an electronic voting booth. (Add your ... |
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| 11/8/05 |
Kickin' It Incredibly Old School posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) This will take you back -- and for some of you, it'll take you back before you were even born: Th... |
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| 11/8/05 |
Seeing the Sky on Your Computer posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Here's a lovely basic (and free) planetarium software program for you to check out: Stellarium,wh... |
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| 11/8/05 |
Now, That's Funny! posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Here's a fascinating glimpse into how the sexes view humor differently. The upshot is that men fi... |
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| 11/8/05 |
Just A Reminder... posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) Many of you out there have the opportunity to vote in local and stateelections, and so of course ... |
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| 11/7/05 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Before & After posted by johnmscalzi (36 comments) Before we start with today's Photo Shoot subject, I want to clarifysomething, since I think it le... |
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| 11/7/05 |
Less Painful Gas posted by johnmscalzi (12 comments) Verification of something I'd noticed recently -- gas prices are down... way down: |
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| 11/7/05 |
Flat Scalzi? posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) People ask me: What are the occupational hazards of being the "AOLJournals guy?" And I say, well,... |
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| 11/7/05 |
Dear Me: At Least You Can't Be Any Balder posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Here's a fun little exercise: Forbes magazine has set up an e-mail form so you can e-mail yoursel... |
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| 11/7/05 |
An Observation for You at 4:07 AM posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) When you collapse into unconsciousness at 5:30 in the afternoon, wakingonly briefly (and not comp... |
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| 11/6/05 |
Some Explanations, Part II posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Yow! Over 200 comments for this week's Weekend Assignment -- I thinkit's safe to say people like ... |
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| 11/6/05 |
Vivi Award Winners! posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) The list of Vivi Award winners is up! Congratulations to the winners! |
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| 11/5/05 |
Another Urban... er, RURAL, Legend Exposed posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) You know all those stories about cow-tipping? Lies! All Lies! |
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| 11/5/05 |
Some Explanations, Part I posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) For this week's Weekend Assignment, I asked people to speculate as towhat's going on in t... |
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| 11/4/05 |
Your Friday Music: Madonnarama! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) I just like writing "Madonnarama." It's funny. Her Estherosity has a n |
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| 11/4/05 |
Vivi Awards Chat posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Wondering when the Vivi Awards event will be? Wonder no more! |
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| 11/4/05 |
Two Simple Ways to Go Absolutely Insane on a Friday posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) Because it's not like you needed your mind this close to the weekend, right? Right. First... |
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| 11/4/05 |
They Can Now Retire Europe's Oldest Milk Carton posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) They found Nicholas Copernicus' skull! And it only took 450 years! Archaeologists believe ... |
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| 11/4/05 |
Sunset 11/03/05 posted by johnmscalzi (13 comments) Oddly enough, there was a hole in the sunset that was exactly Athena-sized. Fortunately, ... |
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| 11/3/05 |
Weekend Assignment #84: What's Happening Here? posted by johnmscalzi (235 comments) I thought we'd try something a little different for this week's WeekendAssignment, something to s... |
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| 11/3/05 |
ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGH! posted by johnmscalzi (13 comments) Anger is good for you -- in small amounts, that is: In maddening situations in which anger... |
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| 11/3/05 |
Goofy Goofy Goofy posted by johnmscalzi (16 comments) So, I'm thinkin' of getting a rug. What do you think? Is it me?Personally, I think it looks like ... |
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| 11/3/05 |
More Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Man, I'm a sucker for articles like this: Some of life's mysteries explained: Ten questions you n... |
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| 11/3/05 |
That's No Moon! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) How the Death Star Works,from the HowStuffWorks.com site -- because you always wanted to know.Thi... |
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| 11/2/05 |
A Good Bonk posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Here's a strangely addicting little game:Click on the guys to launch their projectiles in the air... |
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| 11/2/05 |
Lessons in Lounging posted by johnmscalzi (12 comments) So many have asked: How can I really, truly lounge? I decided to ask an expert: Ghlaghghee, here ... |
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| 11/2/05 |
Your Wednesday Tip: Adding Music Through AOL posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) I got an e-mail recently asking me if it's possible to add music toone's Journal through AOL'... |
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| 11/2/05 |
That Great Fat Taste posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) More evidence for my theory that everything tastes better deep-fried: The tongue may indee... |
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| 11/2/05 |
Because It's Never Too Early to Be Morbid posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) You know, it's good to be alive, but apparently some people don't thinkso, and when those people ... |
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| 11/1/05 |
You Call That Science?!? posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) This is one of my favorite annual magazine lists of the year -- The Worst Jobs in Science 2005, f... |
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| 11/1/05 |
The $400 Laptop? posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) Looks like Wal-Mart and Hewlett Packard are planning to get laptop-licious the day after Thanksgi... |
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| 11/1/05 |
If You Give a Lion a Pumpkin... posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) ... he's gonna want to get all carnivore on it. This and other tales ofanimal behavior when Austr... |
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| 11/1/05 |
Go, Pluto Go! posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) Not that any of the rest of you care about this, but I'm a Plutopartisan -- there are som... |
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| 11/1/05 |
Happy NaNoWriMo! posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) October is done now, and here's november, a month that has specialmeaning for both established an... |