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Month: September 2014

U2 Taking a Page from Bastille’s Success?

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Chris

Long time fan of U2. I do not agree with the bru-haha that U2 is now a punchline. No, they are not Nickelback. Nickelback did have 50 million sales worldwide (not too shabby!). But U2 has 22 Grammy Awards (more than any other band) – including six (!) for best album of the year, is…

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Quitting Football is “a thing”

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Chris

In the week before the 2014 NFL season kicked off, I noticed three different blogs of fairly high profile folks who state that they are quitting the NFL. Quitting football?!? Why, yes. And guess what? Most of it is not even because of the Ray Rice debacle. Jason Kotte is quitting the NFL. Steve Almond…

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A Bike Route in Pittsburgh

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Chris

I am looking to get a bike-friendly path from the neighborhood of Morningside over to Oakland. Riding on Negley, Center, or Baum are off the table for me – they are too busy, fast, and aggressive. I would like a calmer route. Here are a few options I have come up with: Via Highland Ave…

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Pumpkin Spice Creme Cinnamon Oreos

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Chris

Happy Fall! Pumpkin Spice Oreos are here http://t.co/s77kFtIMYp pic.twitter.com/9FwBi03bwg — Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) September 9, 2014 It’s the holiday season. Come on guys, how many disgusting things can we cram into a cookie?

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Come To My Party

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Chris

This song gets me going everytime I hear it. What a great jam.

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My Darling Wife

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Chris

More beautiful than the day we met!

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Mote of Dust - Pale Blue Dot

Pale Blue Dot

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Chris

Just because this is good to listen to again now and then. Our little “mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam.” Thanks, Carl Sagan.

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WordPress 4.0 - Benny

WordPress 4.0 Released

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Chris

There is a new version of WordPress being released today – codename Benny. There will be great new features, such as enhanced visual browsing of the media and plugin libraries. Mostly, though, I was struck by a figure included in their launch post: there were 275 contributors to the release. Wow! WordPress is open source….

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