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I use this platform to share things that are of interest to me or things I'll want to reference later. Occasionally other people like these posts, hence "Shared Interests".
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Author Archives: Jim Vanderveen
Google sitemaps with WordPress
I stopped by Joseph’s blog a few days ago and read the article about Vint Cerf moving to Google. This got me thinking about an earlier Google-related post about sitemaps on Joseph’s blog, where he wondered about a WordPress plugin … Continue reading
Samir’s ‘Steam’ theme available
A few months ago I installed Steam as one of my blog’s themes. I got an email from Eric S. Raymond yesterday asking for a copy of the theme, since the original author doesn’t seem to have it available any … Continue reading
Using Google search for gymnastics meet results
My wife was trying to find gymnastic competition scores for some of the past seasons, so I whipped up this Google query for her: site:norcal-gymnastics.org “meet results” 2003 firstname lastname No big deal, but she’s going to need to do … Continue reading
Tigris & Euphrates, f2f and online
Last month I stopped by Viking Hobby and bought myself a new boardgame, Tigris & Euphrates. I would have preferred to give the game a trial play at one of the Sacramento Boardgame Meetups, but I hadn’t seen anybody bring … Continue reading
“Kinda captcha” on acetylene blog
Hmm. I just left a comment on one of Nicholas’ articles and was promped for a “Kinda captcha”. I’ll have to ask him what that’s all about when we meet tonight. I wonder if this is the add-on for Spam … Continue reading
Bush: One of the worst disasters to hit U.S.
Sky News in Ireland has apparently clued in to the fact that Gee Dubya is “one of the worst disasters to hit the U.S.”: Hilarious! But did this really appear on television? According to snopes.com, it did! I know it’s … Continue reading
Caitlin’s upcoming gym meets
Caitlin has two more gymnastic competitions this weekend and next. A few of her fans 😉 have been asking me for details, and I’ve been embarassing myself by forgetting where, when, etc. I’m posting the information here so I can … Continue reading
Viking Hobby has no web page
I can’t find a website for Viking Hobby, only a few listings in online phone “books” and such. I give out their business cards all the time, but I need an online listing that’s easy to find and uncluttered by … Continue reading
OBCZ bookshelf nicely stocked, enjoy!
I was just over at Java City in Modoc Hall, home of our official BookCrossing zone here at Modoc Hall. The top shelf is full to overflowing with BC books! Come by, get a cuppa and enjoy a new book … Continue reading
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Macadamia nut chicken
Yummmm, macadamia nut chicken for dinner tonight! We got this outstanding recipe from our friend Barbara several years ago. She lost her copy a while back, and happily we were able to get a copy back to her! Several people … Continue reading