(See other articles in this series in the Travel section.) Shedding When I got on the road, I literally got on the road. I started with a house full of possessions. I spent a month whittling them down to just what I could fit in the car. I sold what was small and valuable on…
Hamlet’s BlackBerry
(This is a copy of a review posted on GoodReads.) It’s been a couple of months since I read this, but I think my impressions of it are intact. I picked it up after hearing an interview with the author and learning the topic was one which has been on my mind for years, how…
48 Hours
Thursday was the first anniversary of Glenn’s death. I looked into renting a cabin for a night or two like I’d done on the first month anniversary, but the West Virginia and Pennsylvania park services only rent cabins by the week bring the peak season. I decided to take a break at home. I spent…
goodbye to an old friend
when we went to west virginia last winter, i set up call forwarding with verizon so calls to the house would be redirected to my cellphone. at some point while we were away, the house phones stopped working. our housesitter reported it to me and asked whether i wanted it fixed, but i said that…
grandfathering data
as i've moved my computing life from a style based around one computer to one driven by online services, i've been moving from my own homebrew solutions to reliance on "opa" -- other people's apps. there are several clear advantages: sites with a narrow specialty make material more discoverable, and thereby more useful to someone…
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