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The Truth Is Out There ... But Do We Know Where To Look?
One of the things my company is trying to do is to become more involved in the burgeoning world of the world-wide web, especially the e-commerce and marketing aspects of it. Admittedly, we're coming on to the scene quite late ... one of the reasons being that we - as longtime (and old-time) advertising people - were just not that "prepared" for ( Read more... ) -
Updating My LJ and Talking About Obsessions
After finally posting something to my LJ (after 49 weeks), I had an opportunity over the long weekend to ponder the reasons why I allowed it to "lapse." And I realized that a major reason for it was due to my having an extremely narrow focus on my life ( Read more... ) -
Vox Populi, Vox Dei
Knowledge can be found in the most unlikely places.
Who would have thought, for example, that an explanation of the origins of that much-used (or much abused) "Vox Populi, Vox Dei" can be found in a (Philippine) Supreme Court decision? Or more precisely, in the written opinion of one of the Justices on a recent issue brought before the High Court ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts on 9/11
It's the Day After 9/11 - at least here it is. If I read my clocks correctly, it is still 9/11 in America, although most of the activities and celebrations (such as they are) will have been over by now ( Read more... ) -
Oscar Thoughts
So the votes are in and the announcements have been made... It's Crash as Best Picture, scoring an upset over favored Brokeback Mountain.
But then again, is it really that much of a surprise? Was it really that much of an upset?
As I recall, speculation that Brokeback wouldn't make it as the Academy's Best Picture started to firm up when Crash ( Read more... ) -
Resurrection... Or Insurrection?
I have finally forced myself out of the morass known as real life... and am standing here, blinking in the light ( Read more... ) -
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And so I'm back, after I really don't know how many weeks or months since the last entry.
I could say that RL (as always) has been more than a bitch--which is true. Although perhaps it is also as correct to say that I have been on a sort of sabbatical from the fandom... I haven't been as involved in the forums as before (although I must thank annearchy ( Read more... ) -
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One thing I forgot...
BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMI! teawithvoldyWhat's there to say? From reading your LJ, I can see that your life is - as usual - full of ups and downs (quite a lot of downs from wankers, as I recall a few weeks back) but there has been more than enough upsides to offset the downside ( Read more... ) -
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Sometimes ( Read more... )