Monthly Archives: March 2003

From the Famous Fable Label

Posted on March 29, 2003 by Marchbanks

I had some fun this afternoon burning a couple of CDs from long-in-the-past jazz vinyl—Starcrost and 47 Times Its Own Weight, two Austin groups who were active in the middle ’70s. Continue reading →

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Cleaning up on a Sunday afternoon

Posted on March 23, 2003 by Marchbanks

Before I could get it shut down or loose, something inside the chainsaw’s gearbox went “clank.” Continue reading →

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Something I did for me

Posted on March 22, 2003 by Marchbanks

The skirt is, as L put it, “forty-eight goddamn inches long!” Continue reading →

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It’s all knowing where to get it from . . . .

Posted on March 18, 2003 by Marchbanks

Moral:  When you want something from the city, ask a former city bureaucrat to do it. Continue reading →

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TWO friggin’ MONTHS

Posted on March 18, 2003 by Marchbanks

is what it took me to finish re-telling “The Sword in the Stone!” Continue reading →

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I think I am going to have health insurance

Posted on March 12, 2003 by Marchbanks

My new manager asked me this afternoon if I was interested in it; I replied that I absolutely was. Continue reading →

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Status:  The Sword in the Stone

Posted on March 11, 2003 by Marchbanks

Original word count:  4,538 Current word count:  1,404 Target word count:  1,150

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The first day

Posted on March 10, 2003 by Marchbanks

Over the last few weeks I’ve built myself a set of spreadsheet tools that allow me to do quick-and-dirty recalculations. Continue reading →

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NOT the preferred way to wake up

Posted on March 9, 2003 by Marchbanks

It turned out a squirrel had electrocuted itself on the air switch up the power distribution pole. Continue reading →

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Another 425 tax returns later

Posted on March 8, 2003 by Marchbanks

I have learned to hate e-filed returns with a passion. Continue reading →

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