Category Archives: observations

A Passion for Writing…Online

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Harold

I’ve been associated with a group of writers in Huntsville for a few months now, the Rocket City Bloggers. Now before I say anything else, allow me to make a confession: I didn’t always consider bloggers to be writers. In … Continue reading →

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Holidays are for Heathens

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Harold

We’re all a bunch of heathens this time of year. Once the fall season arrives we begin planning our annual ritual of overspending, overeating and overwhelming ourselves and others. We start with the “training wheels” of holidays, Halloween, buying up … Continue reading →

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Remapping My Brain

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Harold

My friend Suzanne encourages anyone in their mid-30s to consider going back to school: “It remaps your brain and reenergizes your thinking process.” I did exactly what Suzanne is prescribing, returning to school in 2007 after an extended leave of … Continue reading →

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Public Restrooms

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Harold

I don’t use public restrooms anymore. Well, not often. I used to spend a great deal of time in them, reading and thinking and perhaps meditating while performing my daily evacuation routine. (This routine was especially comforting in the days … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 18, 2007 by Harold

Since the dawning of the millennium, the technology of writing has changed very little in the offline world, the various tools (read: pens and pencils) changing only in brand, perhaps, and the materials on which we write (read: paper) changing … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 20, 2007 by Harold

Money. “Money money money mo-ney…money!!!” Aargh, it’s the root. Of all evil. Nothing new to tell you there. But sometimes you feel it more than at other times. I mean, really feel it. Like when you’re behind on your rent. … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 27, 2007 by Harold

One thing about working from a public WiFi hotspot: You never know what (performance) you’re going to get. I signed up for AT&T’s WiFi service at a local Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf location yesterday and let me tell you, … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 20, 2007 by Harold

There’s this place I’ve been visiting off and on these past several years, the Un-Urban Coffeehouse in West L.A. (on Pico & Urban). I stopped in yesterday, and like many afternoons, found the place quiet, the atomosphere lending itself to … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 7, 2007 by Harold

Action Shot Video 06 for Videoblogging Week 2007. Tags: Videoblogging Week 2007, web services, video, flash, flash video, Hipcast, webcam video, Videoblogging Week, suggestion, vlog

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Posted on April 4, 2007 by Harold

So we’ve reached Day 04 of the web video experiment they call Videoblogging Week 2007, and here’s my post for the day, another Vlippin’ video: The service is new, and the embedded player needs work (in my opinion), but you’ll … Continue reading →

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