Domestic Life

An Interesting FAQ Item from the Federal Reserve’s

August 30, 2006
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Comprehensive Consumer Guide on Auto Leasing. 26. What happens if I die during the lease term? Generally, this event qualifies as a default. Your lease terminates early, and your estate is held responsible for any early termination charge. Some lessors may allow your spouse or another party to assume the lease. Emphasis mine.

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My New Catch Phrase

April 6, 2006
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In the Inbox this am: Dear customer of Chase Bank, Technical services of the Chase Bank are carrying out a planned software upgrade. We earnestly ask you to visit the following link to start the procedure of confirmation on customers data. To get started, please click the link below: https://Chase.com/update?account152030896 This instruction has been...

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Cordbox Action Shots

February 10, 2006
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Cordbox Action Shots

Here’s the Cordbox doing what it’s supposed to do. Tidy. Charge. Charging still. Hide.

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More Cordbox Still Lifes

February 10, 2006
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More Cordbox Still Lifes

A couple more pictures. Cleaner this time (thanks to The Gimp!).

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Cordbox

February 9, 2006
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Cordbox

A box for organizing phone chargers and etc. Pictured: parts and the assembled box, open and closed. Action shots of the box in action to follow.

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Spoon

January 16, 2006
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Two things I’ve written about our cat Spoon. The First: “Cat Fight, 4:00am” Last night my cat got his ass kicked by the neighborhood ruffian cat. I awoke to the caterwaul then dozed for a moment until I recognized Spoon’s voice in one-half of the racket. I jumped out of bed and ran out...

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Savings

July 21, 2005
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I quit smoking January 1, 2003. That’s 933 days ago. So, let’s see, a pack a day is 933 packs, at say $4.25 each… $3965.25 Of course, some of that savings has been spent on gum. I have no idea where the rest of it went.

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They’ll Strangle Us in Our Sleep

June 24, 2005
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“Since then the robots have been getting gradually smaller, although Hatano points out that larger robots would be useful as security guards.” Our little ASIMO helpmates will be programmed to strangle us in our sleep when we are old, and frail, and have become too much of a burden on society.

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Shakey

June 17, 2005
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I suggest that the higher than average rainfall we experienced this winter is contributing to the higher than average quakiness we’re experiencing this spring. The ground is heavier. It’s also better lubricated. Slipperyier.

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My Life Passing Slowly Before My Eyes

June 9, 2005
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Last week, I was tipped off to theespressobar.org, an homage to the place in which I spent my early twenties. (Mouse around a bit to wade through the maps and discover the eBar within.) Twenty minutes ago I got an email from somebody I spent a lot of my teens with. He said he...

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