Posted on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 by tonyv911
So, I work for a major corporation as an easily replaced underling. I have a 10 digit number by which I am known throughout the country to said corporation. Sounds great, eh? Well, on top of the disillusionment that I have with being a worker bee, I have the added bit of guilt for working [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 by tonyv911
I have to start this by saying that I love to crochet. It’s my me time where I can ignore everyone with good reason and no one expects me to remember a word they say. Wow, I’m really antisocial, or a prick… probably a healthy combination of both.
Anyway, since picking up lace crochet I have [...]
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Posted on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 by tonyv911
I saw this on the weather network this morning (I know, random place for booze ads.) It is the first carbon positive wine. It’s better than carbon neutral, apparently. The wine is called Plantatree and it’s from Lifford Wine Agency (which has a 416 area code, so I assume the company is based in Ontario.)
The [...]
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Posted on Thursday, October 30th, 2008 by tonyv911
I don’t really want to sit down and do the math, because in reality it is a much more complicated fraction than a half. It’s almost NaNoWriMo, and I think I am fairly prepared, easy to cook and/or slow cooker delicacies abound, and the house is almost entirely clean and ready for an entire month [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 by tonyv911
Yes, it’s true. I have spawned a second blog. My original blog (which is linked in my blogroll) is based on my experiences in the writing world. I also use it as a place to celebrate my triumphs and self indulge my defeatist attitude when I fail (which happens a lot.) My writing is light, [...]
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