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"Safe is more how you feel than how things are. You are safe. You just don't feel it. ... Two weeks ago you felt safe in your house, and you weren't. Now you don't feel safe with us. And you are." "Brimstone" by Robert B. Parker | Continue »

As much as I hate to admit this, the Monday Monster Mashup is dead. It made sense as a Group on VOX, but of course, VOX is no more. I created a separate blog connected to this one, but then, I couldn't copy the M3X posts over to it. If... | Continue »

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My daughter (Penelope) is learning her letters. One of our favorite activities is to use the built-in say command in the OS X terminal: she types in a word, presses [return], and the computer speaks. To make this easier, I... | Continue »

Had lunch at Ma Peche today, with Francis Lam, his friend Winnie (such a great name!) and Doc Willoughby. The place was half-empty, and it certainly didn't deserve to be. Tien Ho is really hitting his stride, and the 3-course $25 lunch is a very good deal. Just about everything we ate was intensly flavorful, surprisingly textural, and fresh. I... | Continue »

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I see now my blogger friends at TP have some "Account Deleted" comments, a fair few from me. Sorry for the inconvenience. So read my last tweet about it, but lemme back up a sec. Migration from VOX was awkward; I exported to TypePad *and* WordPress just to keep my... | Continue »

"Can't even last one day without your love." - Teena Marie, Can't Last A Day Seth Godin posted today about what he shipped in 2010 and that seems like a good enough reason for me to look at what I had planned for 2010, what I accomplished (both planned and unplanned), and where I fell short. This was my overarching strategy for the year: Broad Strategic Goals In my career and in my personal life, I will Take More Risks. Creatively and professionally, I will be focused on Telling More Stories. In all things, I will be inclined to Fail... | Continue »

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I don't know who is in charge over at Words with Friends, but "unsexted" is definitely a word. | Continue »

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With the closing of classics such as Bacar and Aqua, food critics cited the flailing economy for taking a toll on dining in San Francisco. Perhaps true but I believe food in San Francisco to be defined less by the... | Continue »

Someone asked me how I came to recognize the U.S. when I was growing up. I was explaining to him that his idea of how most kids in the world start out liking America, because they love Disney and Hollywood movies, and it's the adults who would tell them negative... | Continue »

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The last thing I would imagine the world would need is a *new* blog app, but [Anil suggested just that][personalcomment] in response to my post on building a journal mesh: > I think the best thing that could happen right now to encourage long-form sharing, though, would be having tools... | Continue »

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via www.core77.com The fisheye and macro lenes attach with a magnetic ring to the back of your phone. Only $40! | Continue »