Writer, editor, web guy, drummer, dad, and blogger. Has cancer too, for now.

Joined December 2007
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I'm not dead yet.... but thanks for all the good vibes on twitter. (via @airdriehislop) #welovederek
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I can speak, but in a squeaky way. I'm also now housebound: penmachine.com/2011/04/i-can…

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selling my fabulous IKEA Jerker desk. $150 obo https://post.craigslist.org/k/ntcO1p9u4BGoq6vQW_bPuQ?s=preview Contact airdrie at gmail

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Hard to find a comfy position where I'm not coughing, but there are a few. Caught one now, so I'm gonna sleep.
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If I can freakin' physically drag myself out of the car to vote, then you can too: penmachine.com/2011/04/to-vo…

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For no real reason, was awake the past 3 hours writing for the future. Time to sleep again now.
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World's freest nations: how to measure liberty. http://www.slate.com/id/2291847/

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Okay, @airdriehislop and I have to call it: NO VISITORS on Sat Apr 23. We're overwhelmed. Future no-visit days TBA.
Three new rules that always happen, and a bunch of other stuff that sometimes happens: penmachine.com/2011/04/somet…

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@bifnaked @ColleenCoplick I think Colleen meant "met" virtually. While I'm in Vancouver, I can no longer leave the house easily.
Nice visits today, and many people helping clean out a junk room downstairs. I simply sat. Ritalin is wearing off so I'll now nap heavily.
Good thoughts from @gruber on where Apple is ahead and behind, and why de-cording from iTunes is taking so long: http://df4.us/hgx

Why is Diet Cherry Coke not for sale in Canada? I have an official answer from Coca-Cola! penmachine.com/2011/04/junk-…

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Nice and comfy. Sleepytime now. Thanks everyone for your comments on my blog.
Making real plans to die at home. penmachine.com/2011/04/on-th…

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April 12, Yuri's Night, the 60th anniversary of the first human spaceflight: Yuri Gagarin in 1961. is.gd/1tOMMS

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Saw the Burnaby Health Nurse this morning, doctor's appointment this afternoon. Let's see if we can improve this cough, even if not fatigue.
Girl releases balloon in southern England at end of 2010: it lands in Laos - http://is.gd/qRVXDT

Our family has many genuinely good friends.
My first thought was, "Hey, now we'll have TWO guys in the house with diapers." penmachine.com/2011/04/so-mu…

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