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Posts Tagged Life

A Collection of Last Straws

I love our neighborhood. I loved this building. I crash-landed here at a moment of huge personal change. But that…

Happiness Math: Yesands vs Nobuts

It took me 34 years to learn it, but I’ve finally figured out a basic mathematical principle that predicts my…

NaBloPoMo Q&A 8: Never Tell a Story Like It’s Not About You

Louise asked: I was wondering if you have ever regretted your transparency on the web. Has it worked as a…

All of This Has a Perfectly Reasonable Explanation, Part 4

Continued from yesterday. Heather looked at me with a mix of exasperation and unblinking disbelief. But she is my spouse,…

All of This Has a Perfectly Reasonable Explanation, Part 3

Continued from yesterday. I’m almost to the explanation now. Next thing I know, it’s 6am and Heather is poking me…


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Hi, I’m Derek. I used to make websites. Now I grow flowers and know things. I’m mostly harmless. More.