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Snowboarding
A quick note about heading to Park City for a family snowboarding weekend organized by brother Alan, bringing all the siblings and their kids together at The Canyons resort.
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Intellectual Property
A surgeon and independent contractor recounts a dispute with his former employer over ownership of a domain and website he built unpaid on his own initiative, revealing at the end that the former employer is his father.
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Hindsights
Guy Kawasaki commencement speech highlights are shared as a top-ten countdown of life lessons, ranging from cherishing family and obeying absolutes to pursuing joy rather than mere happiness.
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Flipping the switch
An announcement that the blog has been quietly switched from Radio UserLand to Squib, a Ruby on Rails replacement, with an invitation for tech-savvy Radio users frustrated with that platform to ask about the alternative.
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And then there was one.
A brief tribute to grandmother Ruth Fragen, who passed away at age 102 after years of unconsciousness following a stroke, remembered as a lawyer who never practiced and an accomplished violinist.
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Happy Birthday Sophie!
A short birthday note celebrating daughter Sophie turning five years old, with a reminder to eventually add a photo to the post.
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VoodooPad as CMS
VoodooPad, a desktop wiki application, is highlighted as a surprisingly capable CMS for static sites through its template-driven Web Export feature, while also mentioning involvement with Squib, an open-source Ruby on Rails replacement for Radio UserLand.
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Gambling in the OR
A candid pre-operative reflection on the uncertainty of relying on a nuclear medicine GI bleeding scan to guide surgery for an AVM, with fingers crossed that the bleeding stops before the operation is finished.
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Happy Anniversary!
A brief heartfelt note celebrating 14 wonderful years of marriage and expressing that he would do it all over again without hesitation.
