September 2008

Who wouldn’t?

09.30.2008

Man dives in to save dog from Fla. shark attack Jake the dog is recovering after his owner dove into the water to save him from a shark. =full story=

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My cousin Amos (his dad and my mom are brother and sister) married his Jennifer at the Canadian border this weekend, right under the Peace Arch. She’s from Canada, he’s an American, and now they’ll be embarking on an exciting journey as they relocate to Australia. A few of us on the groom’s side of [...]

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Video Confessional Jams: Episode 61

09.29.2008

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video My cousin Amos and his new girl Jennifer got married this weekend on the Canadian border, just a couple days before they relocate to Australia. Five of us (Will from Portland, Sarah from DC, Joanne from Albuquerque, Erin from San Francisco, and myself [...]

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And and more

09.29.2008

And. Retain and before the last item in a series, even though that last item consists of two words joined by and. We need to increase our expense budgets for advertising, staff training, and research and development. (NOT: We need to increase our expense budgets for advertising, staff training, research and development.) Beginning a sentence [...]

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Video Confessional Jams: Episode 60

09.25.2008

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Punahou School Alumni Directory 2008

09.24.2008

My buddy Thom, who happens to be an alum from Punahou in Honolulu, brought in his 2008 Punahou School Alumni Directory. In there are a few special people, namely on Page 7. You’ll also notice somebody familiar on Page 392.

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Fogged in

09.24.2008

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With Bake

09.23.2008

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Sea-level Zenners

09.23.2008

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My nephew Zayne at six months

09.22.2008

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Vive down and up the hill

09.21.2008

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“Attributions in text,” he said.

09.20.2008

Attribution is the addition of he said, John asked, she wrote, or some similar construction to a direct or indirect quotation to indicate the source. Attributions such as as he said indicate that the writer agrees with the quotation. Verbs such as smile and frown have been used with attributions for generations: “You’re a penny [...]

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Video Confessional Jams: Episode 59

09.19.2008

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That spark

09.18.2008

“I don’t necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that’s most vivid in my imagination and work forward and backward from there.” – Beverly Cleary

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The Dolphin’s Secret

09.17.2008

The Dolphin’s Secret by Jace D. Albao (b. 1969) Once upon a time in the bluest blue sea there lived a dolphin with a secret. This secret was very wonderful, and the dolphin wanted very much to share it with others. So the dolphin swam as fast as he could, deep into the sea, searching [...]

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