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Archive for September, 2005

Sudoku, the New American Obsession

Filed under: Willett News by Lance on 9/29/2005

Sudoku, the Japanese number puzzle game, has taken our household by storm. We print and play daily. If you haven’t heard of it, check out this Wikipedia article to find out more.

It started by Erin finding a sample puzzle in the Arizona Republic. She liked it, but we don’t get the [...]

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More Boyce Thompson Pictures

Filed under: Images by Lance on 9/24/2005

We had a nice visit from Aaron and Jenny last weekend. Erin and I were excited to show off Erin’s workplace, the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. It was a short but sweet visit. Aaron and Jenny posted some of their pictures on Flickr. Go take a look.

I also took some shots with [...]

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AJ is not a lazy bum

Filed under: Lance's Corner by Lance on

AJ shouldn’t worry so much.

If I don’t write something this weekend for either this weblog or aj-adventures – I’m a lazy bum.

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Baroque Cycle Photos

Filed under: Lance's Corner by Lance on

Go to :: Neal Stephenson :: to see photos of the the entire Baroque Cycle manuscript—it’s pretty amazing! A huge stack…no, a couple huge stacks of paper.

Crazy.

Also, check out the photos of handwritten manuscripts and the three Deluxe Limited Editions (very nice!).

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Excessive Candour

Filed under: Lance's Corner by Lance on

Excessive Candour, an online book review by John Clute. He takes a look at Neal’s Quicksilver.

I like this idea: “A promise of more cunning things to come.”

Link: Excessive Candour

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Cracking the Code: The Baroque Cycle Mystery

Filed under: Lance's Corner by Lance on

Todd Garrison takes a crack at solving the cryptographic puzzle he encountered at the Baroque Cycle Web site…

A worthwhile read; I just can’t believe I didn’t see this until now. Thanks del.icio.us!!!!

Cracking the Code: The Baroque Cycle Mystery.

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eReader.com: Excerpt from Snow Crash

Filed under: Lance's Corner by Lance on

“The World’s Largest e-Book store”, eReader.com put up an excerpt from Snow Crash.

Link: eReader.com: Excerpt from Snow Crash.

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More Pictures After Moving In

Filed under: Images by Lance on 9/23/2005

We are now more settled in to our place in Superior.

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Here’s to New Blogs

Filed under: Lance's Corner by Lance on

LanceWillett.com is now added to my blog collection. Why, you ask?

I decided to go ahead and secure my “ego domain”. I know there are only two other Lance Willett’s out there (that I know of!). But hey, you never know. Someone might snag it.

One Lance Willett that I am always fighting with in Google is a symphony conductor in Iowa (or somewhere in the Midwest). Another that I’ve found before, accidentally of course, is a male dancer and has lots of nude pictures online.

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Tips on Commuting by Bike (by Google)

Filed under: Lance's Corner by Lance on 9/14/2005

Google employees ride bikes to work. So should you!

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