Author Archives: Meg

Six-Pack

Here’s a six-pack to share with the designated driver!

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Truth In Advertising

I got an ad on my GMail today that says “$$$ For Technical Writing – http://www.easywritingbiz.com/ – Online Writer Desperatly Needed On The Internet! No Experience Needed.” I don’t know what to say. At least they’re honest.

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Times Of My Life

I went to the American embassy the other day to pick up my new passport. It was actually a fast and painless visit to American Citizen Services, but in handing all my papers back and forth, I misplaced the claim … Continue reading

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For Your Consideration

Stick and I watched Charlie Wilson’s War this afternoon, and we were just talking about how great the movie’s quality was, with no weird cropping and no silhouettes getting up to get popcorn, when text started rolling over the bottom … Continue reading

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On BBC Radio Again!

I got to be on World Have Your Say again last night! The show was on the Africa Cup of Nations, and the changes happening in Ghana due to international sports, and I was asked some questions on the changes … Continue reading

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Generation XyWrite

A long time ago, there was an awesome DOS word processing program called XyWrite. It was long before point-and-click, instead there was command line where you’d type in the abbreviations for margins and formatting and so forth. You could set … Continue reading

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Rudie Can’t Fail

One day last summer, I “borrowed” a bunch of songs off Eric’s computer. Over the years, Eric’s introduced me to They Might Be Giants, Three Doors Down and others. He has pretty good musical taste, themesong from Battlestar Galactica and … Continue reading

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Conversations That Can Only Happen In Beijing

Meg: Whoa! Is that a six-story neon light-up Eiffel tower? Stick: Where?

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Famous in the UK! And Mental Floss…

I noticed a spike in my blog traffic after my post on our new shower, it turns out I’m getting a lot of hits from British DIY sites and home-improvement message boards… I don’t know what that says about plumbing … Continue reading

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More On Plumbing

This afternoon was spent with me curled up on the couch watching Gone With The Wind, while Stick shouted “Yeah, Rhett! Git ‘er done!” at appropriate moments. I got up to fill the electric kettle at the bathroom sink, when … Continue reading

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