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Monthly Archives: April 2006

50 Years

by Rob Friesel

Just back from Maine where we helped my maternal grandparents to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Grandpa didn’t want the pageantry of a full-on cake, so we talked him down to cupcakes: (The cupcakes in lieu of cake.) It’s been a little hard for me to come to grips with it. I was certainly eager […]

Memewatch ’06: V

by Rob Friesel

Via dystopianethic, the 10 Word Meme: Write ten words beginning with that letter, including an explanation of what the word means to you and why. F_D has “V”: Vermont. Firstly because it’s my home. Secondly because it’s home to outstanding outdoor activities in all seasons. The Green Mountain State. Veneer. Encountered in so many contexts […]

Command Zero

by Rob Friesel

Apple Mail got you down?  Hitting command+Q to quit and it hangs out there waiting for you to Force Quit?  Chances are it’s busy caching.  Don’t hold it against Mail, it thinks it’s doing you a favor.  Just go into the Activity Viewer (command+0) and stop every instance of activity.  It’ll behave a bit better […]

Monday Top 10

by Rob Friesel

Been a while but… The “Your Son Is An Underachiever” Method (Match all: Last Played is in the last 7 days, Play Count is less than 15, Genre does not contain Mix; Limit to 10 songs selected by most often played) Adamski “One Of The People (Forcemassmotion mix)” Air “New Star In The Sky” Billy […]

publication ins/outs

by Rob Friesel

Via B^2: “…how books make (or don’t) money…” At the meetings, people shake their heads and sigh, but you are an obnoxious editor who loves your book. You bother people enough until your publisher gives you a full page 4/c (four color — aka full color) ad in Romantic Times BookClub Magazine, and puts four […]

Beggars In Spain

by Rob Friesel

Last night I finished re-reading Nancy Kress’ novel Beggars in Spain. I’d read it once before when I was quite a bit younger. (High school, maybe?) An interesting sci-fi read, it toys with a near-future scenario where genetic modifications are relatively commonplace and an arguably separate race of Sleepless are created as a consequence of […]

Mt. Roosevelt

by Rob Friesel

Picked my way through the Breadloaf Wilderness today to climb Mt. Roosevelt with Adam and Sue. Parts of it seemed like an arboreal post-apocalyptic landscape. Other parts were just very much Vermont wilderness. Very enjoyable 6.8 mile round trip. Some highlights: Great hike. What made it challenging wasn’t the distance or the elevation but the […]