Daily Archives: December 23, 2007

Blogrolling

By Frank Paynter | Published: December 23, 2007

Doc invented the word blogrolling, but he doesn’t maintain a blogroll anymore.  I have a page linked off the header of this blog that contains a huge list of links, but it doesn’t serve my purpose of a quick link out to a frequently read site.  I can hear some people mumbling “Get with the [...]

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Delayed gratification…

By Frank Paynter | Published: December 23, 2007

Molly may be somewhat spoiled.  She has more toys than I had when I was her age.  Tonight she spotted a plushy bear on the piano that we intend to share with her on Xmas.   I explained that yes, that was her present but she would have to wait.  We had a lengthy if one-sided [...]

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In all seriousness…

By Frank Paynter | Published: December 23, 2007

Although the Chernobyl cafeteria offered borsch, buns, tomato salad, meat and potatoes, pudding, lemonade and tea, it struck Arkady that the delegation from British Friends of the Ecology seemed unsure, less than famished, shy of their food. Alex stood and played host. “We welcome all our British Friends and, in particular, Professor Ian Campbell, who [...]

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