The city isn’t really prepared for it when it comes. Drainage is a more a wish than a planning construct. Windows, roofs, and dusty umbrellas all seem surprised when asked to perform their intended roles, protesting through errant drops. Nonetheless, rain is so infrequent that complaints are muffled by the relief of water arriving in [...]

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In the the latest evolution of my never-ending quest to spend way more time determining whether I am productive, than actually being productive, I signed up for RescueTime. It is a relatively painless process that includes a little client app the monitors what you do on on your computer, then reports back to the RT mothership. [...]

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The results of the dank, humidly oppressive heat outside and the icy breeze incessantly wheezing at full tilt from the vent over my cube is an appropriate metaphor for many things here. The two extremes combine into a somewhat temperate, moderately sticky existence that takes every opportunity to remind me my wool suit is a [...]

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