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November 2009

Recommended Reading: November 17-30

November 30, 2009

I missed last week; no excuse. I simply forgot!
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A Quick Reflection on NaNoWriMo

November 26, 2009

November is not quite over, but neither is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). However, a couple friends of mine, Krizzlybear and Iris Harper, have hit 50,000 words composed in November, emblematic of "winning" NaNo. I’ve "known" Krizz for some time now, through our blogging relationship born out of World of Warcraft (you may recognize Kriz  [...]

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Giving More Than Thanks

November 25, 2009

Tomorrow, the United States celebrates Thanksgiving. Originally a religious holiday, it has become much more secular over the past century or so. In doing so, however, it has also become, in my view, a much more revered holiday.1 Christmas has become way too commercial (the day before Halloween, I was in a home center and [...]

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Kestrel’s Aerie: Now With Audio!

November 24, 2009

If you take a peek at the preceding article, you’ll notice there is now an embedded audio player. It contains a recording of the article, in case you want to multitask while reading listening. I got the idea for embedding audio from a suggestion I made to Tami to record her latest post, because it [...]

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A Model Disclaimer

November 21, 2009

I was looking at Astropixie’s blog this morning, as I am wont to do whenever she posts anything. Today’s entry is a spectacular animation of what the Earth would look like if it had a ring system similar to Saturn’s (and what those rings might look like from Earth). Definitely worth a look! (And "Ave [...]

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Discovery, or My “Eureka!” Moment

November 19, 2009

I think I finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up. Unfortunately, I’ve been “grown up” (or at least as grown up as I intend to be) for a considerable period of time, as we humans measure time.
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on grammar that was as well-received [...]

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Recommended Reading: November 9 – 15

November 16, 2009

This week’s offerings: Apostrophes, free WiFi, garbage, Windows security, and Canadian blogging resources.
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So Long, Intense Debate

November 12, 2009

Without going into a lot of detail (most of which is documented in the comments to the preceding article) I’ve uninstalled Intense Debate after a 24-hour trial. The issues ID presented were more than I wanted to deal with and try to correct (and, I think, some could not be "fixed"). Don’t misunderstand: For many [...]

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Intense Debate Now Active!

November 11, 2009

Next time you visit the Aerie, the comments section will look a bit different than in the past: I’ve just installed and activated Intense Debate (ID), a blog commenting system to enhance reader engagement and interaction. In addition to the same threaded comments presentation and ability to subscribe to comments and replies, ID now includes [...]

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On Veterans Day

November 11, 2009

Tuesday morning, I saw the following editorial cartoon in the local newspaper.
First, let me make it absolutely clear that I endorse the sentiment here one hundred percent. As a Veteran myself,1 you better believe I recognize and honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.
However, I am a little [...]

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