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Entries from August 2008

Dude, you’re getting a bi#%hslap

August 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I hate to gloat. Really, I do. But this is just so tasty. Via /.: Apple Inc.’s market capitalization exceeded Google today. That means that the combined value of all Apple’s outstanding shares of stock exceeded the combined value of all Google’s outstanding shares of stock. Apple’s stock is worth $157 billion and change vs. […]

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Tags: Computer · Mac · Misc

Anxious? I’ll give you anxious….

August 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments

From a story in today’s WSJ: For decades, the cultural battle over abortion has been about what goes on inside a woman’s womb. But more and more, the focus is shifting to what goes on inside her head. Activists on both sides are awaiting a comprehensive report reviewing two decades of published research on mental […]

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Tags: General

Foooooooooood

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

There aren’t words enough to describe how much I like The Crooked Spoon Cafe in downtown Grand Marais. Leah and I ate there last year; you might recall I had the blue crab cakes and jicama slaw.

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Tags: Food & Drink · Meals

So I lied

August 11th, 2008 · 6 Comments

We were way too busy lounging on the shore, hiking, eating, drinking coffee, taking pictures, collecting sea glass, and skipping stones to ever sit for long on the computer. Hope you all had as nice a week as I did. It’s comforting to know the scandals keep coming at the UI while I’m away.

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Tags: Outdoors · Photography