Monthly Archives: April 2007

Penguicon 5.0!

By docwhat | Published: 2007-04-28
Robin and I enjoyed Penguicon 5.0 last weekend. We went for the first time last year and we knew had to go again this year (and next year and the year after that and…). In case you don’t know, Penguicon is a Linux geek, Sci-Fi fen, Anime aficionado, and filk listener convention. As one of [...]
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Book: The Secret Life of Houdini

By docwhat | Published: 2007-04-13
The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero I’ve been reading The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero by William Kalush and Larry Sloman. It’s a fascinating read. I used to practise some magic when I was a child. I never had a knack for patter, which meant [...]
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Hair yesterday, gone today.

By docwhat | Published: 2007-04-02
I have been growing out my hair since about August of 2005 when I had moved to the land of Pittsburgh. I kept my hair very short in San Antonio, mainly because of the heat. Long hair in Texas is just asking for it but Pittsburgh has cool weather at least half the year. The [...]
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