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This Week in Normality — Things Change, Things Remain the Same…

Written on 3 Nov, 2009 at 12:02 in Random Normality | viewed times | 0 Comments
This Week in Normality -- Things Change, Things Remain the Same...

Greetings Faithful Normalinauts, Consider this week an unofficial/official/unofficial again reboot…sort of. Some time ago we (read: I) decided to start posting content at the beginning of the week to afford the weekend time to write stuff and, theoretically, allow for... (Continue reading)

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Lev Grossman’s “The Magicians,” or More Inventiveness than I Have

Written on 3 Nov, 2009 at 11:58 in Books | viewed times | 0 Comments
Lev Grossman's

I have long been aware of who Lev Grossman was, author of the bestselling novel The Codex, and general “nerd” blogger for Time, he seems to have, essentially, the life I desire. That said, I had not read any of his... (Continue reading)

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The Advantage of Appreciation

Written on 3 Nov, 2009 at 10:08 in Music | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Advantage of Appreciation

I’m probably one of many people who got a Nintendo Entertainment System when I was little. That was big. Being able to play Super Mario Brothers whenever I wanted was like some divine dream. Many other games came after that.... (Continue reading)

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The Staying Power of a Never-Ending Story

Written on 24 Oct, 2009 at 13:18 in Books, Gadgetry/Gear | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Staying Power of a Never-Ending Story

A person’s memories are powerful things. The naturality of aging and maturing forces us into a constant state of change. I read something once about how close to an illusion all of life (as we know it) is. It stated... (Continue reading)

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