Monthly Archives: December 2008

And as the year draws down…

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Steve

Here I sit, at our family place in Nelson Bay, thankfully feeling better (but hardly perfect), and planning our night’s activities, and thinking about the year that was. Only about five hours left in the year, and it’s certainly been … Continue reading →

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Possibly even worse today…

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Steve

Do not want to go into details, but needless to say, not very well at all today either. Laid low most of the morning, went out for some lunch, which I thought was light, but apparently it was all wrong … Continue reading →

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Of all times to…

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Steve

Come down with a cold or flu or something. The morning was good, with more beach action and some long walking, but in the afternoon I just slept, and slept. Absolutely poured rain at about 3pm, but after that I … Continue reading →

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Summer days…

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Steve

When words don’t really do enough: And believe me, that was the best pose we could get I mean, it’s not like you want to stop for pictures when you’re at the beach anyway… when you’re four or two, that … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-12-28

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Steve

Writer Recalls Truth, Fiction of 'Usual Suspects' – NYTimes.com Good interview with Chris McQuarrie about Valkyrie and The Usual Suspects. Good insights on his work with Bryan Singer. (tags: film writing news) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – Wikipedia, the … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-12-27

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Steve

Unasked-For Advice to New Writers About Money « Whatever Famed Scalzi post about writers and money. Excellent advice and excellent to keep note of. (tags: writing business money) Nintendo, Dentsu to offer video on Wii – Yahoo! News Interesting news … Continue reading →

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Truly mobile now

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Steve

Anyone who’s read this before might just be wondering how on earth I’m happily blogging away while being at Nelson Bay, in a house I can proudly say has never had a phone connection (why pay month when it’s only … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Steve

There’s a lot of stories about what Boxing Day is supposed to be, but in my time it’s just a day of rest — relaxation, fun, family time. We’re at Nelson Bay now, and today we started really early. Will … Continue reading →

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Christmas cheer

Posted on December 25, 2008 by Steve

After truly hideous weather yesterday, we woke up today and it was warm, sunny and only got better during the rest of the day. Really nice Christmas this year, with Will more exciited than ever before about the whole event, … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-12-25

Posted on December 25, 2008 by Steve

Waking Up from the 'Nightmare on Tech Street' – O'Reilly Radar Really good post on changing our business models, producing more lasting and user friendly tech. Great stuff. (tags: business blog future)

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