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I’ve just revived much of this site (specifically, everything that wasn’t visible on the front page) from oblivion.  If that means that you just now received 1000 rss updates… I apologize.

Judging from a quick scan of storefronts and occasional radio-listening, Florida has many more plastic surgeons than Minnesota.  Also, a lot more malpractice and injury lawyers. I’ve already seen a bunch of commercials for getting advances on annuities and structured … Continue reading →

Yesterday I rode out to Shark Valley (which is in the everglades, and doesn’t have anything to do with sharks — I believe it’s named after the Shark River).  As I approached the everglades there was a lot of nice … Continue reading →

I’ve been in Miami Beach for about a week now. My first few days after arrival were deeply inconvenient, about which more later. I have a nice oceanfront condo a few miles up the road from South Beach, in the … Continue reading →

Posting has been off-line for several weeks, thanks to a variety of unclear hacking/security/permission issues. Fritz graciously sacrificed his weekend to fixing things, but now each time I post I feel slightly guilty.

I’m attending WineConf in Paris this weekend. A few of us arrived Friday morning on the red eye and had a bit of time to kill. What better way to cope with jetlag than to spend the afternoon deep underground? … Continue reading →

I few days ago I saw a truck in my neighborhood pulling this billboard. These billboards are sponsored by an organization called ‘Election Integrity Watch.’ After an hour or so I mostly regained my composure, but I’m still not put … Continue reading →

I just upgraded WordPress and I don’t trust it, I tell you! So I’m doing some testing.

I have two small problems today: 1) The words ‘discrete’ and ‘discreet’ have identical derivations, but different meanings in English. Not only can I not remember which is which, I only occasionally even remember that they are different words. Which, … Continue reading →