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Communications is my legacy

By spider | Published: April 12, 2007

as per this here audio blog….

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Farewell, old friend

By spider | Published: April 11, 2007

This  whole ‘no more teevee‘ thing is becoming realer and realer by the day: the box in which I will bury — err, ship back my satellite receiver to its legal owners (Dish, Inc.) arrived today. And sometime later this week, I will be physically removing the large black plastic-and-glass cubic companion that his been [...]

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Creating, one of the many joys of Freedom

By spider | Published: April 10, 2007

Aside from my recent spate of posts here at the Mutant mother ship, I have, in the past two days, also embarked on a fresh effort to do some blogging related to my professional pursuits. I have been inspired, encouraged and enabled by some of my esteemed colleagues, my love of blogs in general, my [...]

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less is more

By spider | Published: April 8, 2007

Whether due to circumstance or nature, I cannot say for sure, but I am a big believer in ‘traveling light’. I feel better when I shed the extra baggage that I – like you – pick up along the path of life. Material possessions, habits, toxins, emotions – all can become weights that hold us [...]

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neither coffee nor caffeine shall rule my world

By spider | Published: April 7, 2007

I think it was about, I don’t know, four or five months ago that I did an herbal digestive cleanse. I used to do these cleanses regularly, many years ago, as far back as my college days (!). Prior to this latest cleanse, it had been probably a couple of years. One of the reasons [...]

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Mr. Lonely

By spider | Published: February 14, 2007

It’s been nearly two years since Tracy and I broke up, almost five years since Rachel. As I find myself single for yet another Valentines day … a little theme music, please…

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Spider Vlog

By spider | Published: February 13, 2007
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My own ghetto fabulous reality

By spider | Published: February 11, 2007

Years ago, as a student at Cal, I spent certain semesters studying African-American culture in the US. As I took classes along those lines, I was often able to integrate my interest in hip hop music and culture into my studies. I wrote papers on things like the cultural impact of rap, the cross-cutural components [...]

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Simplexity is the new Comity

By spider | Published: February 9, 2007

So, like, I was reading this article about how Ford will be renaming their big bland sedan, from Five Hundred to Taurus – a badge being resurrected after a) a ten-year trip to oblivion and b) recently ceasing production of the old model. Pretty dull stuff, not the typical OM fare, right? But then, burried [...]

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That’s Odd, or, The Gross-ery Store

By spider | Published: January 29, 2007

- In an odd twist of fate, I ended up inside a Safeway the other day. Not a big deal, you say? For me, it was. Looking back, it has likely been close to a year since I’ve set foot inside a Safeway. It’s not that I don’t grocery shop; I do. But I shop [...]

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On being a stand-up guy

By spider | Published: December 5, 2006

Mostly, the idea has been met with disbelief. Then, incredulity. A laugh, perhaps. I made this change recently and not a single soul I have told about it seems to agree that it is a ‘good idea’. Here are a few sample responses from close friends, when told of the change: “Why would you do [...]

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Hats Off

By spider | Published: December 3, 2006

To my blog partner, Xtina, who blogged both dedicatedly and beautifully for the entire month of November, huzzah. Reading your posts was a tremendous pleasure, not only for the interesting thoughts and insights into your life, but as much for your writing style. You are talented. Your posts are interesting. I love reading them. And [...]

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