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I’ve always liked to write and its something that’s been relatively easy for me. As a kid, I was fortunate to have parents and teachers who recognized it early and nurtured it by sending me off to festivals, writing schools, competitions, etc. In more recent times, I’ve posted things here and there around the web […]

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Perhaps it’s a sign that I’m getting old, but I just don’t get the whole Blythe Doll thing. In fact, I find them downright freaky. They’re much too lifelike with their deeply recessed dead eyes that stare as if trapped in their tiny plastic faces. It’s like some little corpse.
Apparently, these little dolls were first […]

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A short video I took in Accra, Ghana when I was there visiting my sister. I filmed it from a moving taxi, so it’s a bit fast, but it gives a feel of the sights and sounds of the city. Check my flickr page for the full set of pictures.

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Thought I’d do the visited states map too, just for fun. 29 states visited so far. I need to spend some time in the south.
Same site to create your own map

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I came across this map on a friend’s blog and decided to create my own. It’s a great way to keep track of the places you’ve visited. 24 ain’t bad, but I’ve got a long way to go. Hopefully I can cross a few more off next year.
create your own visited countries map

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I purchased my final Christmas gifts this weekend, concluding my shopping in record time. I’ve got gifts for my family of 5 on the West coast of the US, my girlfriend here in London and her family of 4 in Northern Ireland. I’ve never been done this early, so I’m capturing it here to remind […]

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If you’ve been out walking along London’s Southbank, you may have been lucky enough to happen upon the Portico Quartet. A group of “cheery fellows making fat tunes”, as they describe themselves on their MySpace page. To the untrained eye, they appear to be 4 twenty-something guys who look slightly skaterish with their wrinkled cords […]

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