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Steven M Scotten

I love the Intarweb, part 47993

I really love that I can google a half-remembered lyric I heard only once back when I was in high school and have that song playing in under a minute. > “She comes home from church, and takes off her pants. That’s what I like about…” Come on, I

Pawned

While my father hasn’t met a chess computer that could beat him in at least four decades, I’ve struggled to ever win a game against a computer or program. Today on the flight home from Vermont, I fired up Handmark Pocket Chess Deluxe for a game. I was

Days like this are, of course, not easy

I attended my grandfather’s memorial service today, and said a few words in front of the gathering about grief and loss being precious. I felt tongue-tied but I stood up and said my piece. When I fumbled for words, I stopped and breathed and reminded myself that it just

Lots to catch up on, very little time

I slept only about an hour because I’m getting ready to go to Vermont for my grandfather’s funeral, which is tomorrow afternoon. It’s funny what gets me motivated to do things sometimes. My housemate will be feeding Ozzy for me while I’m gone, so I’ve

It's official: I'm going begging

http://www.tricalifornia.com/alcatraz/2005/randomwinners2.cfm#S The random drawing has come and gone and my name is not on the list. Now I’ll definitely be looking for volunteers to do things like hand out water at the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon. If I can coerce enough

I've got mail

A week ago the power went out here at Chez Splicer. Believe me, I was not happy to be dragged out of bed by the sound of the UPS. Well, I got to my beloved RS/6000 Model 250 and shut it down properly before the UPS died, but for

Perspective

Today is a beautiful day here in San Francisco. Sunny, probably over 70. I wish I’d left my coat at home, but of course you can never tell about something like that. Better safe than sorry, no? I really wish I’d brought my shorts and shoes–It’s