Category Archives: The Proprietor

The statin stupids

By Frank Paynter | Published: January 26, 2010

I had a little heart problem a year or so ago and the doc prescribed simvastatin. During the time that I’ve taken the drug, those around me have noticed a dumbing down and a slowness of response. I’ve noticed this too, and I’ve also noticed a decreased ability to find the right word in conversation [...]

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The southwest furthers

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 13, 2009

My political compass and my moral compass are to a large extent congruent. How about yours? I think I’ve taken this quiz before and I haven’t moved much from the Gandhi/Dalai Lama quadrant. Probably haven’t made much progress walking the talk either. Thanks to Pa^2 for tweeting the link (and posting to posterous, and blogging [...]

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Kitchen remodeling

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 14, 2009

We have a new kitchen floor. Maple. It’s a nice replacement for the gray asphalt tile that we put down when we added the new kitchen almost twenty years ago. The new floor extends down the hall into the laundry room. All the old gray tile is gone. We laid ceramic tile in the bathroom [...]

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Thanks Ben and Katie!

By Frank Paynter | Published: June 21, 2009
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The long way home

By Frank Paynter | Published: June 20, 2009

I’ve upgraded Listics to WordPress 2.8. I’ve dabbled with Opera Unite. I’ve spent plenty of time on twitter, and… yes, Facebook too. Truth be told, I’ve also played too many games of Spider Solitaire. I’ve bookmarked dozens of links to information on a panoply of web publishing tools–weapons, as some would have it, in the [...]

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Good enough for who it’s for

By Frank Paynter | Published: April 23, 2009

To those who have inquired and anyone else interested in why Listics has been silent so long, I’m okay. The first quarter of 2009 has been difficult, but things are looking up. Two months ago I had a mild heart attack, but everything now is groovy. The cardiologist has given me a handful of pills [...]

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Taking it easy

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 22, 2009

A heavy snowfall, a snow shovel, a sunny morning—I donned my coat with the quilted down lining, covered my bean with a stocking cap, pulled on gloves, and strode forth briskly to meet the challenge. Shoveling snow is a great aerobic upper body exercise, but today I took it easy. After I had pushed most [...]

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Who knows where the time goes

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 21, 2009

The fire of Web 2.0 has finally burned out. The Web 2.0 consultants have risen from the ashes born again as Social Media Experts. A question I heard recently: “What’s the difference between a Social Media Expert and a large pizza?” The answer? “A large pizza can feed a family of four.” In the sixties [...]

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