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“Do what you love”

By Ken | Published: December 8, 2008
*note: the shortcut to the end of this post is to read the essay “How to do what you love” by Paul Graham. Well almost a year to the date since my last post. I figure I should probably get at least one post on the record for 2008 and if I stay motivated maybe [...]
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Diary

By | Published: August 15, 2005
A transcription of a diary found on the streets of SF. A young girl in SF hooked on drugs talking to who would listen, her diary. I found it very hard to stop reading, despite how creepy it felt to be peaking into someone’s whacked out version of reality.
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Deluxe Librarian Action Figure

By | Published: August 15, 2005
Archie Mcphee has released an update to their famous Librarian Action Figure modeled after Nancy Pearl. The Deluxe Librarian Action Figure, now with a reference desk, computer, book cart and tiny replica of More Book Lust . I am sure these will be floating around the office any day now.
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In search of the cleanest shave

By | Published: October 22, 2004
Shaving for me can quite an ordeal. If I go more than two days without shaving, I end up dulling a brand new razor fairly quickly. The straight razor shave is something that has always intrigued me, however I have yet to find a barber that does them. I first thought the lack of straight [...]
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Lazy Sunday

By | Published: October 3, 2004
Bad News I am supposed to be riding my bike around the Kitsap Peninsula, but all my friends are slackers and bailed out yesterday. So for that I condem them to each buying me a beer. Good news However I am glad to report that Alex is has turned his blog back on. In my [...]
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Whats this? Oh a blog that I never update, I guess I better do something about that.

By | Published: August 9, 2004
Lazy? No, actually I have been quite the mover and shaker recently which means I have plenty excuses for my lack of blogness. Ken’s excuses for not updating his blog Seattle to Portland, yes I got up of my lazy ass and rode my collection of twine and ductape that some call a bicycle 200 [...]
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