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December 23, 2012

Fear of Blogging, part V

My blog. I’ve been at it well over a month now. In addition to posts I’ve actually posted, I’ve got posts I’ve thought about posting, as well as posts in progress. The distinctions are fuzzing up and I realize it’s inevitable. At some point I’ll inadvertently repeat myself. I don’t want to do that but don’t see how to avoid it. Maybe I could convince my kids to read each post before I publish it. They’re so good at detecting my repetitions.  We know, Mom. (Is eye-rolling allowed in the blogosphere?)

December 16, 2012

Albert Camus, Your Listing Agent

A recent bulk mailing from a local realtor provided a gorgeous picture of a stream bank in autumn and a lovely quote, “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” The quote is by … Albert Camus.

I’m not in the real estate market but the placard leaves me with many questions.

Who is this realtor? Did he just grab a nature quote at random or was he a philosophy major who now needs to make a living?

What would the famous existentialist think of this? Is he doing a grave roll? Or would he see no difference between a quote to sell real estate and a book to sell course units at a university?

Let me know if you have any answers.

December 6, 2012

Decode This Graffiti and Win a Prize!

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Prize Disclosure Statement: What you win is my appreciation.

Carved into the sink at a Santa Barbara cafe is a message that may be important:

Evade FTS

Evade …  … …?

  • Federal Trade Surplus?
  • First Time Surgeons?
  • Full Tilt Spiraling?

or maybe the message is

Evade F+S

Evade … and … ?

  • Fries and Soda?
  • Friends and Supplicants?
  • Fun and Stupidity?

Uh oh. Maybe the message is

Evade F+5

Evade … and 5 ?

I got nothing for that one.