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Baby-chievements!

March 29, 2015
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It’s been a good long while since I last posted about our son, Dashiell. Partly, this is because around the first of the year I took...

My job as an engineering translator

March 19, 2015
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After a recent design meeting, I had to explain the idiomatic content to a visiting Italian engineer thusly: “You ‘cover your ass’ so that you don’t...

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Yet Another Observation On Life

March 11, 2015
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You may not be able to polish a turd, but you can convince a whole lot of idiots that it’s shiny!

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So long, Leonard!

February 27, 2015
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I’m having an emotional afternoon. Leonard Nimoy has passed, and it’s hitting me unexpectedly hard! Generally speaking, I’m no fan-boy, but Leonard Nimoy has always been...