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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Four years ago we began a Christmas Postcard tradition.  The first one was the result of an after-dinner conversation.  We invested a good five minutes in it, but it still turned out OK.  In 2006 we went all out.  I … Continue reading →

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Adventconspiracy.org

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

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On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

It has been a couple of months since Taffy became a part of our family.  I created a post when we first got her and included her email address. She hasn’t used that email yet (she’s still a pup and … Continue reading →

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Teaching To The “A” Student

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here’s an excellent presentation by Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. He demonstrates a lot of excitement which he attributes to attitude.  No PowerPoint here.  He makes his point with some very simple drawings (more like scribbles) on … Continue reading →

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Change.GOV switches to Creative Commons

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Maybe the new president will bring some change to our copyright laws.  It seems the first step was taken today as CHANGE.GOV’s copyright designation was changed from “all rights reserved” to Creative Commons Attribution license. It is a well known … Continue reading →

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