100 Things
It’s the holidays and the end of the year, a good time for reflection – and writing easy blog posts. This list of things comes from bagelundercouch, leahsiddall, skoolie, and leahculver. The colored things are the things that I’ve done.…
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Google Analytics on RedBubble
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Ghost RAIDs
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MythTV II: Return of MythTV
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Gallery: Honeymoon
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Gallery: Governor John Langdon House
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Time for a national campaign
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MSI motherboard sports Stirling engine
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For now, politics as usual
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Fetch-playing robot!
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