Monday, November 17, 2008

Pulp Fiction in trouble

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I was reading this article about the state of Pulp Fiction magazine sales , and it does not look good. They've been bleeding subscribers...
Sunday, November 16, 2008

Review: Brain Rules

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I bought Brain Rules ( kindle edition ) after watching John Medina give a talk at Google: Not only is he a great speaker, he also does a...
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Hofer Hike

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  Lofer Hike The forecast was supposed to be clear today, with a chance of showers at night, so I decided to join the Wayfarers group from T...

K.D. Lang is Amazing Live!

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Although she's never been my favourite singer or performer, I've always appreciated K.D. Lang because of a few hits she had. Consta...
Saturday, November 15, 2008

My last weekend ride in Germany

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Another Stanberg Loop I had to take care of things in the morning, including shopping for groceries, cleaning the house, and lifting weight...

Review: Buyology

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Buyology ( kindle edition ) is about the merging of Neuroscience and Marketing. If that sentence doesn't scare you, it should. Basicall...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Review: Wild Cards

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Wild Cards was one of the first shared-universe story-lines set in a science fiction universe (as opposed to the fantasy Thieves' World...
Monday, November 10, 2008

Beautiful Moonlight Commute

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I just had one of those beautiful moonlight commutes. Full moon, clear skies, and an uncrowded bike path along the Isar river. In fact, it w...
Sunday, November 09, 2008

Review: The Farthest Shore

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The Farthest Shore is the last book in the original trilogy of Earthsea (I remember the fourth book, Tehanu, being disappointing, so I migh...

Radstadt/Salzburg Tour

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  Radstadt The weather forecast looked good for Saturday and Sunday, so I found myself in the Euraide office on Friday morning talking to A...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Health Insurance, Healthcare, and Policy

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Someone recently asked me that if she should pick the PPO, the HMO, or stay with Kaiser. This was someone in great health, so the answer for...
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Bonds FAQ

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Someone with substantial assets recently asked me a bunch of questions about bonds, and they are interesting enough to put them up on this b...
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Review: The Tombs of Atuan

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Book 2 of the Earthsea series is told not from the point of view of Ged, but from the point of view of Tenar, the one priestess of the Tomb...
Sunday, November 02, 2008

Wolfrathausen/Stanbergersee/Holzkirchen Ride

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Wolfrathausen-Starnberg-Holzkirchen I had not expected another beautiful weekend, and now that I was more or less recovered from my cold I ...

Review: A Wizard of Earthsea

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After reading Le Guin's complaints about the TV adaptation of her works, and reading about the Miyazaki Jr adaptation of Earthsea , I ha...
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Saturday, November 01, 2008

Review: Sweet Silver Blues

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Glen Cook is best known for his Black Company series, a fantasy series that breaks all the usual stereotypes. My brother thought that his G...
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Review:; My Name is Legion

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This collection of linked stories is really old Zelazny. It's so old that I don't remember much of the stories except Home is Hangm...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Review: The Story of the Tour De France (Vol 2)

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After the first volume had me mesmerized, that I would buy the second half ( kindle edition ) was a forgone conclusion. Here, you have t...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Hollriegelskreuth to Wolfrathausen

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  Ride to Wolfrathausen I had a cold all last couple of weeks, so it was only on Sunday that I felt well enough to go for even a short ride ...
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Review: Interzone Magazine (Subscription)

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Interzone Magazine ( kindle compatible electronic edition ) is a British science fiction magazine. Now, if you're a typical "intel...