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July 22nd 2010
Tags: Finances, On Life and Love, Reflections, Society, black, investing, money, race, racism, retirement, sam greenlee, spook who sat by the door

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The spook who counted her money

I finished The Spook Who Sat By the Door yesterday morning. Sam Greenlee has one hell of a knack for sharp writing, and regardless of my not being a proponent for militantism, the book struck a chord with me. Greenlee got at the heart of the loneliness of ...

July 17th 2010
Tags: Book discussion, Writing, black, race, racism, sam greenlee, spook who sat by the door, witches of ming ung

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New Witches Story: “Interception”

Part seven of The Witches of Ming Ung: "Interception" Here's a snippet: "Yeah, sure," Markos said. "When are you coming home?" he whined. "This place is all big and lonely without you." "Markos, it took forever just getting here," she said. "We're just getting into the swing of things. It could ...

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August 27th 2010
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Search-building: custom or Google

Until earlier this week, I had a lousy site search in place. It was one of Google's Custom Search Engines, barely configured and only on its own page, due to it's hefty (and blocking!) JavaScript. I'd long since disabled Wordpress's search since my stories aren't being run in ...

August 24th 2010
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Weekend linkage

Just a few, since I'm so far behind on my reading (down to 425 unread items!) and I just posted a set on Friday. Enjoy. How to Help Your Kids Build $25,000 Stock Portfolios - This is a tempting idea even with regards to something like weddings. "Help us ...

August 22nd 2010
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Chapter 10 of Witches posted!

Chapter 10, "Opening Salvo" is posted: "What brings you to my world, little bug?" the colorful woman asked Hardi and Robert. Her glance flitted between both of them before settling on Hardi. "Well?" she cooed, head tilting. Her accent was much lighter than Lucia's. Hardi straightened in her seat. "We're looking for ...