Monthly Archives: January 2007

The Android's Dream

Scalzi has quickly become a favorite of mine in recent months.  He reminds me a great deal of Robert A. Heinlein, blending quirky humor with fast-moving plots.  In this novel, Scalzi uses a complicated mish-mash of events that deftly weaves satire, interstellar cloak … Continue reading

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The Utah Ski Trip (Adventures in Mormon Land)

I try to make a point of skiing at least once per year.  My preferred destination is Durango, CO, although I have skiied most of Summit County (Winter Park, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin) and New Mexico (Taos, Red River, Angelfire).  I’ve … Continue reading

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Thematically Challenged

Grey text against a black background was an attempt at being avant-garde cool.  Unfortunately, for those who were blind as bats (or those viewing on laptop LCDs), the text was well-nigh unreadable.  I’ve finally, after some playing, come up with … Continue reading

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Diet Update

I know I haven’t posted the spreadsheet.  I did the damned thing in Excel and I discovered that all the pretty formatting doesn’t convert well to Open Office.  For this entire week, I had only two Dr. Peppers; one on … Continue reading

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Theme Change

We’re coming up on six months here at http://www.peter-hodges.com, so I thought it wise to do a little housecleaning around here.  What could be more appropriate, I thought, after cleaning up some strands of unused code, than having a theme change? … Continue reading

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The Random Update

Happy New Year!  I’m not going to do a year in review (or anything of the sort) but I would like to mention a couple of recently notable items. As you may have noticed from the extra tab on my … Continue reading

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New Year's Resolutions Are So Cliche…

…but so is dying of a heart attack.  I’ve recently heard that I’m not as heart healthy as I thought.  Who knew that you couldn’t eat enchiladas every other day for lunch and drink four cans of real soda per … Continue reading

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