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Wednesday, January 22, 2003
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So, several of us are having a great deal of fun with one of General Electric's new internet ad gimics: Use Your Imagination. GE uses Flash 6.0 to allow you to create sort of etch-a-sketch drawing and then e-mail it off to friends. When your friend opens it up, they get to see the "magic marker" repeat your quite awkward drawing motions. It's a hoot and definitely deserves some buzz.
Here's a cute one the "Ski Boy" sent me today.
6:24:01 PM 
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The Ski Boy chauffeured me to the doctor today. Turns out I have a sinus infection and bronchitis. This is only the second time I've ever had a sinus infection. Actually, the sinus infection is not the real problem. It's the bronchitis - I still feel like roadkill. However, Avelox, the antibiotic the doc prescribed treats both sinus infections and bronchitis. My voice already sounds better and I even though I still feel dead, I feel a little less dead. I expect that by this time tomorrow night, I should be significantly improved.
6:09:11 PM
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One of the few benifits of being sick is lots of reading time. I finished two books today:
The Death of Vishnu by Manul Suri
Quite a good book but a tad deceptive at first. The first quarter of the book reads like other urban Indian novels - squabbling city dwellers focused on petty peeves and slights. However, I think that's just a cover - I think the author structured his novel that way on purpose. The remainder of the book describes the spiritual journies of the two of the neighbors and our dying protagonist, Vishnu. Very affecting. Very good. And very interesting how the first part of the book sets off the remainder of the book. Although the ending is a bit of a let down - nothing is concluded.
Housewrights by Art Corriveau
Great little book. Set in the early twentieth century, it tells the triangle story of twin brothers and the woman they both love. Sounds sappy doesn't it? But not at all - instead there's just a bit of an eerie twist to it. The author does a marvelous job of describing farm and ranch society and the land. This book, more than any other I've read recently brings me back to the farms and ranches of Kansas. That culture was still there when I would visit my grandmother's ranch as a little girl. As I read, I became very nostalgic for the people, the horses, the ranch houses, the farm cooking, etc. I think that way of life may be gone by now or close to it.
5:36:48 PM
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