Random Fiction: Fantasy, Fate and the Dream

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Excerpt: Jacob, a geek in his own right, stood up from his office chair. He had been playing an online version of Dungeons and Dragons for nearly ten hours, and while he was ready to kill the last knight in the sacred temple, he heard a strange voice from upstairs. Heading up to the main floor, from his …

Dead Xbox 360

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Excerpt: So today my Xbox 360 decided to kick the bucket. It had been acting weird for two weeks, but I assumed incorrectly that it was just the A/V cable. I bought a new cable, and the problem persisted. The problem was such that I could continue to use the Xbox 360, but it looked horrendous. It was like …

First Wedding Photo

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Excerpt: I hope to have tons of wedding photos to put up on my flickr account, and pass around to family soon, but I had to get one on here sooner rather than later. Thankfully, our great photographer, Ingrid Wolk, sent me a great image that captures a small bit of the wedding for all those that are interest …

Looking for a Great Coder?

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Excerpt: Before I get too many questions, yes I can code xhtml/css, php and a few other languages, but honestly, I am slow at it, especially compared to Andrew, a friend of mine who has gone above and beyond for me numerous times, and so I wanted to feature him here, so those of you looking to have a WordPre …

Project Revealed: is My Home

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Excerpt: Probably one of the largest blog releases that Bloggy Network has seen in quite some time is the new network we have created called is My Home. Focusing on local blogging, I am very excited about the whole project, and even more so since I have been put in charge of making it work. Thankfully, I …

Wearing a Wedding Band

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Excerpt: It is strange to be wearing a wedding band all the time. Sometimes it gets in the way of what I am doing, other times I don't notice it at all. My wedding band is very plain and simple, a piece of metal wrapped around my finger. I wanted to make sure Sabine's finger was wrapped in something nice …

Four Letter Dot Com: Valuable or Crap?

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Excerpt: This weekend, I bought a four letter domain. It's letters don't really mean anything, except for whatever I try to brand them as. I just wanted to ask if a four letter, non-work, no numbers, dot com domain is really worth anything more than a registration fee? I didn't pay too much for it, but I …

Focus? No, Sleep? Yes!

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Excerpt: Well, unlike yesterday, I am having a huge problem focusing. You'd think that I would be well rested after my wedding, but alas, no such luck. Getting married took a lot of energy, and visiting with family afterwards caused a great deal of stress. Mix that with not getting much sleep, and you have s …

Details

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Excerpt: I admit it, I have never been great with small details, and I am quickly learning that the new secret project I am taking on with Bloggy Network is all about the details, and unfortunately all the details take time. I was hoping to have launched the project already, but Ahmed, my boss, wants to make …

Weak US Dollar Killing My Income

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Excerpt: On Blogging Pro, I recently wrote about a slight issue I am having thanks to the weak U.S. dollar that I get paid in. It seems that with Canada doing so well, and the U.S. doing so poorly, my bottom line has been hit a bit hard. I just checked on the Bank of Canada website, where they allow you …