Year: 2005
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Book: Sharpe’s Havoc
The last of my trio of recuperation reads two weekends ago was Sharpe’s Havoc, set in the spring of 1809. I loved the calm before the storm of battle. Sharpe’s band of Rifles, about a score of men, are left on the wrong side of a river in Portugal as the British are retreating, and…
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Book: Sharpe’s Eagle
Despite my intent, I read Sharpe’s Eagle out of chronological order. To keep the months and year marching along, I should have read Sharpe’s Havoc first. Oops. Eagle was the first Sharpe book written, back in 1981, though it’s set in July, 1809. With this rip-roaring start, I understand why Cornwell kept writing about his…
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Book: Sharpe’s Rifles
The only positive part about being sick two weeks ago was lots of reading time. I visited the library, picked up a trio of novels on reserve, and sank into the couch or bed the rest of the weekend. Sharpe’s Rifles moved faster as a book than a television movie. Set in Spain in 1809,…
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Report from the Blogging and RSS SIG on March 1, 2005
The eBIG session on Tuesday night went quickly, though getting back and forth to Concord took a while. While the group was smaller than expected (rain contributed there), I enjoyed listening to Eric Rice and Steve Tennant. My own comments were less formal, with no presentation, but with this group, that was fine. Eric went…
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Blogging and RSS SIG meeting tonight
Tonight, I’m speaking briefly at the East Bay Internet Group (eBIG) meeting of the Blogging and RSS SIG (special interest group) on Jumping on the Blogwagon. What’s the Buzz on Business Blogging?. I don’t have much formal to say, but I’ll try and make sure that I’m clear about the general ethos (“rules” is too…
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Different ways to start your day
I’m no great shakes on a snowboard, but I enjoy the snow. I even feel, occasionally, the glimmer of why some people think it’s one of the best ways to pass the time. On Saturday morning, at Kirkwood, we enjoyed a sunny, windless day with few people on the slopes. The base is almost endless,…
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Dinner with a reader
So I had dinner with an RSS reader last night… a friend, not an application. Thanks for stopping by, Ryan.
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Never need an excuse for these two
I saw this Jon Stewart clip on bloggers on TV (not live, of course… TiVo). I’m glad someone took the, ahem, liberty of sharing it with the web. On a separate note, always glad to see another interview with Neal Stephenson, this time with Reason magazine. No hints of what he’s working on now, though.
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Newsburst mentions in out of the way places
I’ve been reading lots of blog entries about Newsburst. Those I expect, good and bad. What’s mildly surprising, but welcome, is mentions in outlets like the Hindustan Times (positive comments, despite the mistaken use of the word “downloadable” — Newsburst is a web application) and Circulation Management, which I didn’t know existed. That second article,…
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Movie: Monster’s Ball
Watched Monster’s Ball on Friday night, and I don’t know why Halle Berry won an Oscar for her role in this movie. The movie tried really hard, with all its symbolism and deep issues, but I didn’t enjoy it all that much. The characters shift dramatically, and the transitions are jarring. Skip it. Oh, and…