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The Day I Said No to Google – DrWeb’s Domain
A personal essay… from DrWeb The Day I Said No to Google “I am probably the only person I know who said ‘no’ to Google in a meeting with Larry Page and Sergey Brin…” Confession: Given my birthday coming up (hint!), I am older than dirt. Some of the memories remain, thank genes I guess.…
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Remembering Jimmy Buffett (1946 – 2023) | Library of Congress Blog
Posted by: Cary O’Dell, September 6, 2023 Like the rest of the world, the Library of Congress was very saddened to hear of the passing of Jimmy Buffett this past weekend. His passing was, to us, all the more poignant as Mr. Buffett’s iconic recording, “Margaritaville,” was added to the Library’s National Recording Registry just…
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How to Practice | The New Yorker
By Ann Patchett, March 1, 2021 I wanted to get rid of my possessions, because possessions stood between me and death. I started thinking about getting our house in order when Tavia’s father died. Tavia, my friend from early childhood (and youth, and middle age, and these years on the downhill slalom), grew up in unit…
