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    <title>Trackbacks disabled again</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.110</id>

    <published>2013-04-25T17:36:40Z</published>
    <updated>2013-04-25T17:37:44Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[Enabled 'em a while back. &nbsp;Lots of spam, no real trackbacks. &nbsp;Disabled 'em again. &nbsp;*sigh*...]]></summary>
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        <name>Larry Clapp</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[Enabled 'em a while back. &nbsp;Lots of spam, no real trackbacks. &nbsp;Disabled 'em again. &nbsp;<b>*sigh*</b>]]>
        
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    <title>Thought for the day, 3/18/13</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.109</id>

    <published>2013-03-18T13:24:33Z</published>
    <updated>2013-03-18T13:25:41Z</updated>

    <summary>There is no &quot;x&quot; in &quot;espresso&quot; ... but then again there is no &quot;t&quot; in &quot;pizza&quot; either....</summary>
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        There is no &quot;x&quot; in &quot;espresso&quot; ... but then again there is no &quot;t&quot; in &quot;pizza&quot; either.
        
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    <title>&quot;Work spouse&quot;</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.108</id>

    <published>2013-03-12T20:08:45Z</published>
    <updated>2013-03-12T20:20:22Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[I ran into this phrase in a Think Geek ad, Googled it, and found this:"One source&nbsp;characterizes the relationships as "platonic, close, opposite-sex couplings, with no romantic strings attached.""Let me just say, I'm happy that my "work spouse" is my actual&nbsp;spouse....]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[I ran into this phrase in a Think Geek ad, Googled it, and found <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_spouse">this</a>:<div><br /></div><div>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">One source</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">&nbsp;characterizes the relationships as "platonic, close, opposite-sex couplings, with no romantic strings attached.""</span><br /><div><br /></div><div>Let me just say, I'm happy that my "work spouse" is my <i>actual</i>&nbsp;spouse. &nbsp;(And, just to be clear, it's <i>non</i>-platonic and there <i>are </i>romantic strings attached! &nbsp;:)&nbsp;&nbsp;I &lt;3 working from home!</div></div><div><br /></div>]]>
        
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    <title>QFTD, 2/26/13</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.107</id>

    <published>2013-02-26T21:15:52Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-26T21:16:26Z</updated>

    <summary>&quot;My love of pi is irrational.&quot;...</summary>
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        &quot;My love of pi is irrational.&quot;
        
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    <title>I love the subtitle of The Straight Dope</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.106</id>

    <published>2013-02-20T21:33:25Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-20T21:48:47Z</updated>

    <summary>The Straight DopeFighting Ignorance Since 1973(It&apos;s taking longer than we thought.)Hahahaha....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.straightdope.com/"><img alt="The Straight Dope logo and slogan" src="http://theclapp.org/mt-blog/2013/02/TheStraightDope.png" width="463" height="74" class="mt-image-none" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>The Straight Dope</div><div>Fighting Ignorance Since 1973</div><div><b>(It's taking longer than we thought.)</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Hahahaha.</div>]]>
        
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    <title>Flash on Windows Chrome sure crashes a lot lately</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.105</id>

    <published>2013-02-15T14:11:54Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-15T14:13:20Z</updated>

    <summary>WTF, Adobe?...</summary>
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        WTF, Adobe?
        
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    <title>Some people have too much time on their hands</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.104</id>

    <published>2013-02-07T18:48:25Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-15T14:17:45Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[And/or they're amazing. &nbsp;Take your pick.2/7/13Exhibit A:&nbsp;http://splasho.com/upgoer5/Exhibit B:&nbsp;http://splasho.com/upgoer5/halloffame.phpMay be updated later....]]></summary>
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        <name>Larry Clapp</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[And/or they're amazing. &nbsp;Take your pick.<div><br /></div><div><b><u>2/7/13</u></b></div><div>Exhibit A:&nbsp;<a href="http://splasho.com/upgoer5/">http://splasho.com/upgoer5/</a></div><div>Exhibit B:&nbsp;<a href="http://splasho.com/upgoer5/halloffame.php">http://splasho.com/upgoer5/halloffame.php</a></div><div><br /></div><div>May be updated later.</div>]]>
        
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    <title>Seen online</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.103</id>

    <published>2013-02-06T00:38:47Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-15T14:18:25Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[Some people when faced with a problem think, I know, I'll use distributed computing. Now they have n2 problems.~~&nbsp;@jamesiryContext.Edit 2/8/13: And this came out today, too:&nbsp;http://xkcd.com/1171/...]]></summary>
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        <name>Larry Clapp</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[Some people when faced with a problem think, I know, I'll use distributed computing. Now they have n<sup>2</sup> problems.<div>~~&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jamesiry?uid=194990013">@jamesiry</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/06/regular-expressions-now-you-have-two-problems.html">Context.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Edit 2/8/13: And this came out today, too:&nbsp;<a href="http://xkcd.com/1171/">http://xkcd.com/1171/</a></div>]]>
        
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    <title>(Yet) another reason to avoid Glenn Beck</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.102</id>

    <published>2013-02-05T16:47:44Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-15T14:18:36Z</updated>

    <summary>... not that I needed one.http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/02/04/woman-is-a-dirty-word/...</summary>
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        <name>Larry Clapp</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[... not that I needed one.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/02/04/woman-is-a-dirty-word/">http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/02/04/woman-is-a-dirty-word/ </a><div><br /></div></div>]]>
        
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    <title>Dramatic reading</title>
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    <published>2013-02-04T02:19:54Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-15T14:18:49Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[My wife is a bit of a weather geek. &nbsp;So while I was surfing xkcd this evening, I did a dramatic reading of&nbsp;http://xkcd.com/1126/, The Saga Of Epsilon And Zeta. &nbsp;A good time was had by all....]]></summary>
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        <name>Larry Clapp</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[My wife is a bit of a weather geek. &nbsp;So while I was surfing xkcd this evening, I did a dramatic reading of&nbsp;<a href="http://xkcd.com/1126/">http://xkcd.com/1126/</a>, The Saga Of Epsilon And Zeta. &nbsp;A good time was had by all.]]>
        
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    <title>Inbox Zero achieved, again</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.100</id>

    <published>2013-02-03T15:44:36Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-03T15:58:36Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[Cleared my home inbox for the first time since 1/30, w00t!I "declared bankruptcy" back on 1/1 and moved everything in my inbox to a different folder, and emptied it at least once a day, every day, till 1/30. &nbsp;But then...]]></summary>
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        <name>Larry Clapp</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[Cleared my home inbox for the first time since 1/30, w00t!<div><br /></div><div>I "declared bankruptcy" back on 1/1 and moved everything in my inbox to a different folder, and emptied it at least once a day, every day, till 1/30. &nbsp;But then events, time, and energy conspired against me and I couldn't reply to a couple emails that day, or for several days.</div><div><br /></div><div>I considered filing them and adding tasks to Toodledo, but it seemed silly to add a task that just said "reply to this email".</div><div><br /></div><div>Full disclosure: I guess it's not entirely true to say I got to Inbox Zero. &nbsp;Just Email Inbox Zero. We cleaned most of the den yesterday, and I added a bunch of physical stuff to a physical inbox. &nbsp;Gonna start on that today.</div><div><br /></div><div>When I initially learned about the Getting Things Done methodology, it was at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_things_done">Wikipedia</a>, which is not a bad introduction. &nbsp;I then bought the GTD <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280">book</a>, but <i>I didn't read all of it</i>. &nbsp;Mistake. &nbsp;Now I am, and it's been quite helpful. &nbsp;If you haven't read the whole book, I recommend that you do so; it has a lot of good tips, and goes over several&nbsp;subtleties&nbsp;of the methodology that I don't think the Wiki article covers.</div>]]>
        
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    <title>LoseIt and forgetfulness</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.99</id>

    <published>2013-02-01T14:09:38Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-15T14:19:07Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[I Hate It When I finish updating LoseIt for the day, and I'm just under budget, and realize, Oh, crap, I forgot the beer. &nbsp;130 over budget. &nbsp;Dang it.I hate it when that happens....]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[I Hate It When I finish updating LoseIt for the day, and I'm just under budget, and realize, Oh, crap, I forgot the beer. &nbsp;130 over budget. &nbsp;Dang it.<div><br /></div><div>I hate it when that happens.</div>]]>
        
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    <title>LinkedIn endorsements</title>
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    <id>tag:theclapp.org,2013:/mt-blog//1.98</id>

    <published>2013-02-01T03:58:37Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-01T04:13:10Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[I just endorsed several friends' skills at LinkedIn. &nbsp;Some of them I haven't seen or heard from in almost 20 years (Hi, Damon!) and I'd forgotten I was even connected to them. &nbsp;(More fool I, really. &nbsp;Some of those folks...]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[I just endorsed several friends' skills at LinkedIn. &nbsp;Some of them I haven't seen or heard from in almost 20 years (Hi, Damon!) and I'd forgotten I was even connected to them. &nbsp;(More fool I, really. &nbsp;Some of those folks are great people and I miss them.)<div><br /></div><div>But it was kind of funny, some of these skills I consider so fundamental to those peoples' identities that it was like asking "Does Larry know about breathing?"</div><div><br /></div><div>"Does <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=2727273">Dan Price</a> know about Programming?" &nbsp;Hahahaha. &nbsp;Yes. &nbsp;Yes. &nbsp;Yes, Dan knows about Programming.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next they'll ask me if Tony De Rosa knows about Music.</div>]]>
        
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    <title>Recommendations</title>
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    <published>2013-02-01T01:48:32Z</published>
    <updated>2013-02-01T02:12:54Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[This afternoon, Shaun Reynolds, a friend from the chorus and a licensed massage therapist, came over and gave me a Swedish massage. &nbsp;It was really nice! &nbsp;If you're looking for a massage, or a chair massage at your business, or...]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[This afternoon, <a href="http://www.amtamembers.com/shaunreynolds">Shaun Reynolds</a>, a friend from the chorus and a licensed massage therapist, came over and gave me a Swedish massage. &nbsp;It was really nice! &nbsp;If you're looking for a massage, or a chair massage at your business, or a spa party, or some&nbsp;SomaEnergetics Sound Therapy (one of only two licensed in Tampa!), give him a call!<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://theclapp.org/mt-blog/assets_c/2013/01/shaun-head-shot-7.html" onclick="window.open('http://theclapp.org/mt-blog/assets_c/2013/01/shaun-head-shot-7.html','popup','width=200,height=300,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://theclapp.org/mt-blog/assets_c/2013/01/shaun-head-shot-thumb-100x150-7.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="shaun-head-shot.jpg" class="mt-image-none" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And tonight Roxanne and I were on our way to try out a local Chinese restaurant, and we noticed a new Thai restaurant on the way. &nbsp;A quick u-turn and there we were. &nbsp;Everything seemed very new and I wondered to Roxanne if today was their first day. &nbsp;I was close! &nbsp;They opened yesterday! &nbsp;(1/30/13) &nbsp;Check out <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=27427+wesley+chapel+blvd&amp;hl=en&amp;safe=off&amp;hnear=27427+Wesley+Chapel+Blvd,+Wesley+Chapel,+Florida+33544&amp;t=m&amp;z=16">Fine Thai Express</a>&nbsp;(Google Maps link; they do not yet appear to have a website).</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy your massage, and bon appetit!</div>]]>
        
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    <title>Seen online</title>
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    <published>2013-01-29T15:34:43Z</published>
    <updated>2013-01-29T15:36:47Z</updated>

    <summary>&quot;I used to be a vegetarian, but I gave that up. Now I&apos;m a humanitarian.&quot; -- The Internet Oracle...</summary>
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        <![CDATA["I used to be a vegetarian, but I gave that up.  Now I'm a humanitarian." -- The Internet Oracle<div><br /></div>]]>
        
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