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Anybody have any experience or knowledge, direct or indirect, with PODS - Portable On Demand Storage. They deliver a container to you, you fill it with your stuff, they move it to your new location, storing it as long as necessary, and then when you have a new place, they plop it there and you unload it. Seems like a good hybrid moving ( Read more... ) -
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I keep meaning to write about some books I've read recently, but until now, that hasn't happened...
Over the past few years, Russell Banks has emerged as my favorite writer. Every book I've read absolutely captivates me, but never at first. The initial third or even half of every book is often confusing, as Banks plays freely with setting and ( Read more... ) -
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This yard sale stuff is hard. I really wish I weren't so strongly attached to my stuff. I count myself lucky that I don't often get urges to go out and buy the latest, greatest whatever. But the stuff I do have, well, it's mine, and some part of me really, really wants to keep it that way. All sorts of separation anxiety from my stuff, even if ( Read more... ) -
Mac-Lovin' It
For my interview presentation in a few weeks, I should show some of the work I did while working for Cornell, which means 1988-1996. But planning to be able to show images and data in say, 20 years in the future, was not (and still isn't!) ever a thought I've had. Fortunately in this case, I'm a shameless pack-rat. Up in the attic was a box with ( Read more... ) -
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Last night, I had a 66-year old woman, all of about 4 ft-nothing, call me a pussy, because I wouldn't dance with her at the American Legion. Fun times, fun times. -
"Cute Cottage"
Wow, gotta love real estate listings. About as much fun to read as ebola statistics.
I've seen articles about the tiny housing fad-let; now here's a hot little property in Seattle. Emphasis on little. I should be able to afford this one, assuming I could sell my house, along with 90% of my possessions. 325 square feet of "open floor plan". ( Read more... )
