reduced and recycled » Personal http://xpyred.textfiend.net rehashed rearranged reiterated pre-rendered Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:48:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en RIP dad http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2008/07/07/rip-dad/ http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2008/07/07/rip-dad/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:10:22 +0000 admin http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2008/07/07/rip-dad/ The end of an era. ...Continue

]]> http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2008/07/07/rip-dad/feed/ fast forward http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2008/05/15/fast-forward/ http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2008/05/15/fast-forward/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 15:03:45 +0000 admin http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2008/05/15/fast-forward/ I was browsing through bookforum.com when I lighted on an interesting article featuring Henri Lefebvre. No, I don’t know who he is, but Daniel Miller’s written a compelling piece describing Lefebvre’s ideas, and in particular, his involvement in the May 1968 revolt agains ...Continue

]]> http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2008/05/15/fast-forward/feed/ the long road back http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2008/02/20/the-long-road-back/ http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2008/02/20/the-long-road-back/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:48:39 +0000 admin http://xpyred.textfiend.net/?p=480 I don’t mind telling you: writing again on this blog is like clawing my way back into the light - or normalcy, take your pick. I told myself I’d stay away till the polling dates are finalized. Well, it’s been finalized now, and therefore -

A few weeks ago, I watched two movies based on the legend (or myth) of Beowulf. Back in 1999, ...Continue

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Now that the.. trials are over, it’s time to do a bit of housekeeping. So, besides an upgrade to my wordpress version, I want to see if there’s stuff I can sort out in the real world, too. ...Continue

]]> http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/10/26/brrrr/feed/ fire. fire. http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/10/08/fire-fire/ http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/10/08/fire-fire/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:10:36 +0000 admin http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/10/08/fire-fire/ I’ve been pretty busy, for various reasons. The vid below illustrates some of those reasons.

From the inside. Upstairs.

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]]> http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/10/08/fire-fire/feed/ hiatus http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/09/20/hiatus/ http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/09/20/hiatus/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:44:52 +0000 admin http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/09/20/hiatus/ This is a bit late, I know. But I’m on a temporary hiatus. Work commitments and up-coming tests take precedence, unfortunately. Be back in October I think! ...Continue

]]> http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/09/20/hiatus/feed/ good question, eh? http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/08/03/good-question-eh/ http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/08/03/good-question-eh/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:29:59 +0000 admin http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/08/03/good-question-eh/ Think Before You Blog ...Continue

]]> http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/08/03/good-question-eh/feed/ feisty fathers and stupid doctors http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/20/feisty-fathers-and-stupid-doctors/ http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/20/feisty-fathers-and-stupid-doctors/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:15:27 +0000 admin http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/20/feisty-fathers-and-stupid-doctors/ pretty hard to contain an old man when he’s almost back to normal - especially when he wants nothing more to do with nurses who don’t listen to him, the extreme air-conditioning, patronizing doctors and the apparent lack of a news channel on tv. at least, that’s what he tells me (not in so many words). he’s fussy, so it ...Continue

]]> http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/20/feisty-fathers-and-stupid-doctors/feed/ blood http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/19/blood/ http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/19/blood/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:46:08 +0000 admin http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/19/blood/ and there was so much of it this morning, just an hour or so after midnight. my brother and i didn’t freeze, which is good, i suppose, and my dad wasn’t comatose but was conscious, which was even better. the blood was sticky, pooled in a large patch around his head. a quart of blood, maybe, on the floor. streaks around the dining ta ...Continue

]]> http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/19/blood/feed/ home owners and your insurance policies http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/11/home-owners-and-your-insurance-policies/ http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/11/home-owners-and-your-insurance-policies/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:34:25 +0000 admin http://xpyred.textfiend.net/2007/07/11/home-owners-and-your-insurance-policies/ I’m not good at writing disclaimers, but I’ve heard yet another bloody complaint today. Well, not actually a complaint, more of a story, and one I’ve heard many, many times before. It’s not advice, so don’t treat it as such - so please don’t base your actions on what I’ve written here. How’s that f ...Continue

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