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I'm really wishing I had a window right about now. There's a gorgeous thunderstorm rolling in. Haven't seen one in months. #

@rupp_paul: Where you headed? in reply to rupp_paul #

Seriously, folks – paragraph breaks are GOOD things. And if you don't indent, double-spacing between paragraphs is essential! #WritingTips #

Yup, I'm a lump again tonight. Just too tired to be motivated to do anything this evening. #

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New #Reclaimer post: 242 – Blend http://bit.ly/dwzE6R #

Bad day. Our dog Sheba fell this morning and had trouble getting up. Back to the vet this afternoon to see if they can do anything for her. #

It's fine if you insist on wallowing in ignorance, but it's not alright for you to try to pull me into that pit with you. #

Feeling terribly unmotivated tonight. That nap I took earlier was apparently my undoing. I'm just a useless lump tonight. #

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New #Reclaimer post: 242 – Blend http://bit.ly/dwzE6R #

Bad day. Our dog Sheba fell this morning and had trouble getting up. Back to the vet this afternoon to see if they can do anything for her. #

It's fine if you insist on wallowing in ignorance, but it's not alright for you to try to pull me into that pit with you. #

Feeling terribly unmotivated tonight. That nap I took earlier was apparently my undoing. I'm just a useless lump tonight. #

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61 degrees outside — and here I am locked in a basement until 5:00. I think employee contracts need to be updated to allow working outside. #

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Still got a line of fire tracing its way down my leg from my lower back. Makes my foot and toes feel like they're going to fall off. #

New #Reclaimer post: 241 – Race http://bit.ly/dA1X6T #

Pushed out the first #Reclaimer comic in over five weeks. Gonna try to stay on the horse this time. Should be easier with better weather now #

Looks like it's time for the monthly spam assault on the #Reclaimer website. Fortunately, everything's getting filtered to the spam queue. #

@apexjason: What's better is the guy taking a conference call while sitting on the john in a public restroom. in reply to apexjason #

Having major problems with my DSL modem tonight. Been on the phone twice with customer service. Connectivity is very, very spotty. #

Really enjoying the Blur Beta demo. It's Super Mario Kart hopped up on drugs! #

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Just grabbed screenshots for #Reclaimer 241, so barring anything unforeseen, there will be a Monday Reclaimer this week. #

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Preparing to start a full day. Creative pursuits will have to wait until after Mountain Jack's tonight. #

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Wow. I think this is the best I've felt in the morning in weeks! I just hope now that I can keep it going through the rest of the day. #

@Chenmeister: Somehow, I figured you would. In the meantime, you should check out Ficly. Myself, @adamsusskind, and Catfish are all there. in reply to Chenmeister #

Finally gotten around to sandboxing #BuddyPress 1.2. It's an AMAZING improvement over previous iterations so far. #WordPress #

I'm wishing that I could attend MoCon V this year, especially since it's right in my back yard. Sadly, I'm already committed that weekend. #

Part of me wants to write a story tonight, but most of me is just content to sit here and veg out. #

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Hopped on painkillers and anti-inflammatories today. Wonder if my employer would mind if I had a bed delivered to my cubicle… #

Is it obscene to tell our nearly 4-week old chicks (all hens) that they already have very attractive breasts (even though they're layers)? #

I love honey bees. I can't wait to get our first nuc in May and start growing up a hive! It'll be nice having pollinators on the property. #

@Anne_Frasier: It's totally gonna rock. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of honey they make from our fruit trees and vines. in reply to Anne_Frasier #

Made a lot of very satisfying tweaks to my website today: http://bit.ly/cJidCo. It's that much closer to the kind of site I want. #

12 minutes and counting. I'm so ready to head home. Gonna feed horses first, then settle in to do a little #Reclaimer tonight. #

I'm thinking about reviving Flashes of Speculation (http://bit.ly/9fUDxD) again under its own domain. Any writers that might be interested? #

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We're at the Farmers Market Boot Camp conference in Indy today. Hoping to learn more about the nuances of running a farm market in 2010. #

You know you're from the computer generation when you get irritated that your pad of paper doesn't have spellcheck capability. #

Had to change a flat on the way back from Indy. Two weeks of healing for my back undone in less than 30 minutes. #

Horses, cats, chickens, and dogs are now all fed — and I feel like I'm going to pass out. Time to collapse on the couch with a heating pad. #

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IE6 will never be fully retired until Microsoft FORCES users to update to either IE7 or 8 — with 8 being preferable. IE6 is the brokezors. #

@CodeMonkey76: Not at all. Just seems like they should make an IE6 upgrade mandatory at some point. That would be well within their purview. in reply to CodeMonkey76 #

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Attending the Indiana Beekeeping School in Indy today. Getting ready to start our first hive this year. #

Queen bees are sexually mature at one week old. #honeybees #

If you have multiple hives, they should have visible differences so queens don't get confused on orientation flights.  #honeybees #

Queens will mate, on average, with a dozen drones and store the sperm for the rest of her life. This is the only time she mates. #honeybees #

I'm tired, sore, and very, very cranky. I suppose that means I ought to crash for the night. At least I get to sleep in 'til 7 tomorrow. #

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So, so tired. My brain feels like a useless lump of tofu at the moment. #

It's really easy to scroll through webcomics archives when the vast majority of the comic images are missing completely… #

Woohoo! Our home Internet has been upgraded from 3Mbps to 10Mbps! Loving the blazingly fast download speeds now. #

@majornelson: I love Dutch apple pie. Good stuff! in reply to majornelson #

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Kind of an unproductive evening. Got horses fed, kitchen cleaned up a bit, and then vegged out. Just too tired to do much else tonight.; #

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Yup, Internet Explorer 7 continues to be my CSS problem child. I'm just glad that IE8 actually seems to adhere to standards, by and large. #

@sargemoen: Well, yes. I'm an avid FF user. But I still have to make my website designs actually work with IE7. Easier said than done, sadly in reply to sargemoen #

@sargemoen: Yes, it usually is. I despise coding for IE. in reply to sargemoen #

Anyone know of a good way to add an exclusive content area for paying subscribers to an existing WordPress installation? #

@themelab wpressr wptavern @vsellis: I'm looking for something that sets up a magazine subscription model. Yet to find one. #WordPress #

@vsellis: Done. And thanks in advance. in reply to vsellis #

About to clock off from work, then it's off for home — where I then have to mend fence for horses. Again. #

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