This photo is on a CD labeled "Stuff from old drive" and it says "1999...?"
Let's see...can I do any better pinpointing this selfie?
Well, it's before the term "selfie" was coined, and that's my office in the Somerville apartment,
way back when I lived with Hub.
My hair was red for awhile in the 90s, but not here, though I see some reddish undertone.
No, I can't narrow it down any further: 1999ish.
I had a webcam. Early webcam.
Sometimes I'd put the webcam on the floor
in the doorway to the kitchen (at right)
to see what the cats were up to...
Ceasefire?
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*If you can figure out the plan of trump, in his WAR*...you are way ahead
of me...the rumor out, is that he is proposing a *CEASEFIRE*...for 45
days...y...
Irrevocable Trust- the Podcast
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Recently I was able to help produce a true crime podcast.
It's called Irrevocable Trust and is the true story of the unsolved
Friendly Murders from the 1...
BENJAMONSTER NEWSLETTER: April 6, 2026
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Welcome to my Monday newsletter! This week I am looking at the second
season of *Your Friends & Neighbors*, the season finales of *Jury Duty
Presents: Comp...
Death Squad (The Executioner #2) (1969)
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by Don Pendleton
Mack Bolan heads to California with a Mafia contract on his head, where he
recruits a small “death squad” to hit the Los Angeles family a...
Reviewing J2ME Games: 1916 Dogfight
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This is the worst one. This is the worst J2ME game I have played thus far.
[image: The title screen of 1916 Dogfight, showing a plane in sepia and a
menu...
Palmyra Delran & The Doppel Gang - "Hold Tight!"
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Palmyra Delran, the queen of trash pop and America's most beloved radio
personality, is back with a new single with her band The Doppel Gang. Out
on Wick...
Scorning the Scandal Peddlers
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You've probably seen or read promos for a new documentary that is gleefully
airing all the dirty laundry of *The Price is Right* from back when it was
one...
SNIPPITS AND SADNESS
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Dame Jenni Murray passed away in England this week and, although we were
not close, she was someone I liked and admired. I met her about 15 years
ago,...
Pasting into Blogger
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*It sounds like a cool hack:* draft your post in your favorite app, photos
and all, then paste that into the Blogger editor. ¶
[image: A man is pasting ...
SPRING STRAIGHT TO VIDEO (AND DVD)
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We're out of another long, cold, damp winter. Spring is here and it's time
to change up the theme on the blog again for the coming season.
This year ...
The Mad King Is Coming
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There’s a tournament coming this summer. Lord Whent is hosting it, from
his seat at Harrenhal, the largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms. It looks
to be a...
do you know anything?
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Recently I've experienced a weird feeling of not know anything. Not knowing
even what are the things i like. I feel like I can't confidently tell you
wha...
Black Box - Fantasy
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"*Fantasy*" is a song by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, which was issued
as a single in 1978 by Columbia Records. In 1990, Italian group *Black Box*
r...
A Hummingbird in Winter
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I was minding my own business when several people tagged me at once on a
post in a local portmanteau Facebook group, MOV What's Happening. It's kind
of a l...
New St Marcus Pet Cemetery
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I don't know about other moms, but I love a cemetery when I need to kill
time in the car and I am looking for shade. Idling our cars on a black
asphalt ...
The Undead: Cursed, Restless, and Enchanted
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The term "Undead" refers to those who have died, but by some means continue
their presence (either their body, spirit, or both) in the world. The
Undead ...