Posted on July 27th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
Sitting on the phone with Duke Energy* (in my experience, they answer calls super-fast and are very friendly and helpful), transferring my service to the new place, I was catching up on my feeds and about dropped the handset when I saw this.
Um, okay.
*One portion of the conversation:
OPERATOR (in robotic, script-reading voice): Would you […]
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
I’ve been having lots of conversations lately with people about the importance of openness, the freedom that comes with shedding secrecy, and what happens to us when we tell our stories. I am more afraid of all that than one might guess from my blogging.
But as I followed the deeply sad story of Theresa […]
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
I picked up the keys to my new place today. There is dust and debris everywhere in the apartment, the fridge is in the middle of the living room floor, and I am assured that it will be completely finished and spic and span by tomorrow.
Very nearby is a little Moroccan café where some […]
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
Eating local, seasonal produce certainly can be tasty (especially if the range of fruits and vegetables you enjoy is quite limited). But as those now fighting to survive the flooding in England are finding out, globalization saves lives. Johnathan Pearce:
The next time you watch a programme or read an article going on about the wonders […]
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
Due to some unexpected travel demands on our host, we’ve had to move the next gathering of the Cincinnati Supper Club to Friday, August 3. If you’d like to attend, RSVP here (hurry - space is extremely limited!).
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
I haven’t made it to the annual Capitalist Ball since Antoine and I went in 2005, and the invitation for this year’s just arrived. I would love to go, especially as a Polish girl, to meet this guy:
This year, CNE inaugurates its annual Capitalist of the Year award, and the first winner is Jan Bielecki, […]
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
Mike Dillon, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Sun Microsystems, blogs:
On Monday, we will release our financial information first to the public via our website, RSS feeds and 8-K filing. Then, about 10 minutes later, we will release the information to the traditional private agencies and their paid subscribers.
via Dave Winer
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
This New Yorker article about Meg Hourihan and Jason Kottke’s relationship is sweet and satisfying. And that’s without the development that happened after the piece was published: the birth of their son, Ollie, on July 3.
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Posted on July 25th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
Tonight I ended up at dinner with a group of six other people; the age range was about 30 (me) on up to 80 years old. At one point, I became so overwhelmed with gratitude for being there that I started to cry. The chicken paprikash was that good.
But seriously…
That kind of thing didn’t happen […]
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Posted on July 25th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
Ooh, Adriana’s uploaded an extended video of our ride around Cincinnati in my new landlord’s convertible. (I was showing her the outside of my new building on my birthday, when Tom - the landlord - just happened to emerge and gave us a very thorough tour of the place, and then offered to drive us […]
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Posted on July 25th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
I shouldn’t even be on the computer (apart from the fact that, well, my work requires it), but before I get back to packing and freaking out, I have to link to this, which I think of anytime anyone even mentions moving day. It was written almost seven years ago exactly, during which time I’ve […]
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Posted on July 25th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
I LOVE rediscovering a favorite song on the web. Tonight, it’s this one from Bernard Butler, which I used to listen to no fewer than 30 times a day for about a year or so.
That line that says “I have never known the people I should” is a lie, btw.
It’s baffling, amusing, and disappointing to […]
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Posted on July 24th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
There is one thing more wicked in the world than the desire to command, and that is the will to obey.
- W.K. Clifford
(Stolen from Samizdata)
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Posted on July 24th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki
Walking in Kentucky
Originally uploaded by dynamist.
This was actually taken in Kentucky, so I guess I’d call this the Greater Cincinnati Photo of the Day.
It’s SO refreshing to be back in a country where so much of the population has a normal and healthy attitude towards self-defense. (There’s a knife shop right across the street […]
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