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July 2010 (7)
- 09: Norton Island Writers Workshop: Departure (0)
- 08: Norton Island Writers Workshop: Day 5 (0)
- 07: Norton Island Writers Workshop: Day 4 (0)
- 06: Norton Island Writers Workshop: Day 3 (0)
- 05: Norton Island Writers Workshop: Day 2 (0)
- 04: Norton Island Writers Workshop: Day 1 (0)
- 02: Norton Island Writers Workshop: Stephen King’s house and island arrival (0)
June 2010 (6)
- 28: Norton Island Writers Workshop: pre-arrival (0)
- 17: My encounter with a farmer
- 16: blogging using the iPad
- 15: version 2.5 software update for Amazon Kindle reader
- 03: Mushrooms grow where elves danced (0)
- 02: good things come in threes, even turtles (0)
May 2010 (4)
- 26: things in trees (0)
- 24: cat yoga (0)
- 08: what happens when a white cat takes a dirt bath (0)
- 01: Review: Bose QuietComfort 15 Noise Canceling Headphones — your own personal cone of silence (0)
April 2010 (2)
- 08: Review: The Road, by Cormac McCarthy (0)
- 01: My story: “A Healing Place,” The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature (0)
March 2010 (4)
- 30: Review: In the Land of Believers, by Gina Welch (0)
- 30: Review: Grendel, by John Gardner (0)
- 12: Review: Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton (0)
- 11: Publication of a short story! (0)
February 2010 (5)
- 28: Review: All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac McCarthy (1)
- 26: Review: Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy (0)
- 19: Review: The Green Man, by Kingsley Amis (0)
- 17: Review: The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson (0)
- 02: a possum who thinks he is a cat (0)
January 2010 (1)
- 10: Trip to Daniel Island, South Carolina (0)
December 2009 (11)
- 31: At the End of the 00s, A Personal Lookback (1)
- 30: Preview of new documentary: “Bartitsu: the Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes” (0)
- 29: Twin Peaks, a DVD set review, and a cherry pie recipe (0)
- 28: Review: Manduka PRO 85-inch yoga and pilates mat (3)
- 22: Review: Noodler’s Heart of Darkness Bulletproof Black Fountain Pen Ink (0)
- 22: Review: Mantis Tiller and Cultivator (0)
- 21: Review: Iomega eGo external hard drives (0)
- 21: Review: Rode Podcaster USB Microphone (0)
- 12: How to get started with kettlebells (0)
- 07: Kendall Giles Blog on Amazon Kindle (0)
- 03: 12 Great Gift Ideas (0)
November 2009 (5)
- 27: New website: migrating from MovableType to WordPress (1)
- 25: Kindle 2 now has pdf support + manual screen rotation (0)
- 20: Four writerly books (0)
- 13: The Cthulhu Mushroom (0)
- 10: What happened when I found a bird in my basement (0)
October 2009 (3)
- 13: Richmond Noir anthology of great noir fiction (0)
- 12: Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival at Rebec Vineyard and Winery (0)
- 10: catching up on fitness: new kettlebell and right of passage progress/status (0)
September 2009 (2)
- 20: Kendall book reader: Amazon Kindle DX review (0)
- 02: end of TRX FORCE program, and where from here (0)
August 2009 (11)
- 28: catching up: busy week, kettlebells, and working through TRX week 12 (0)
- 22: single-arm kettlebell swings, end of TRX week 11, and a nice run (0)
- 20: catching up: TRX week 11 workout 2, rest day, travel day = rowing + aborted kettlebell snatches (0)
- 17: kettlebell swing goal met and a rough start to TRX week 11 (0)
- 16: End of TRX FORCE week 10! And a run with a stick… (0)
- 13: pushing the press, a woops with the 32KG kettlebell, TRX Day 67, and a run (0)
- 12: yesterday did kettlebells and TRX Day 65, though ’twasn’t fun in the heat (0)
- 10: kettlebells, TRX Day 64, short run, + how I avoid shredding my hands (0)
- 07: towards smashing the swing + TRX Day 61 (0)
- 06: making progress on kettlebell snatch goal + TRX Day 60 (0)
- 05: Update on TRX suspension training, why The Smiths aren’t motivational, video on anchoring the TRX, and kettlebells (0)
July 2009 (21)
- 30: Kettlebells, TRX FORCE program: Day 54 (0)
- 29: Kettlebells, TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 53 (0)
- 27: Kettlebells, TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 51 (0)
- 26: Kettlebells, TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 50 (0)
- 23: Kettlebells, TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 47 + squishy shoes (0)
- 22: More running, kettlebells, TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 46 + we know how to hobble (0)
- 20: Kettlebells, TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 44, and how to run (0)
- 19: Kettlebells, TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 43, and a run around Druid Hill Lake (0)
- 16: kettlebells + TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 39-40 + TRX video (0)
- 13: kettlebell snatches + TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 37 (0)
- 12: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 36 + kettlebells (0)
- 12: Kettlebells: why you should meet with an RKC (0)
- 09: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 33 + kettlebells + is it worth it? (0)
- 08: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 32 + kettlebells (0)
- 06: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 31 + kettlebells (0)
- 06: Bartitsu Society – earliest jujutsu motion picture footage (0)
- 05: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 30 + why kettlebells and TRX are preferred fitness systems (0)
- 04: Happy 4th (and a new kettlebell) (0)
- 03: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 29 + health vs GDP (0)
- 02: Earliest jujutsu movie footage? (0)
- 01: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 28 (0)
June 2009 (29)
- 29: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 26 (0)
- 28: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 25 (0)
- 27: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 24 (0)
- 26: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 23 (0)
- 25: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 22 (0)
- 24: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 21 (0)
- 23: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 20 (0)
- 22: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 19 (0)
- 21: Like Sherlock Holmes? Learn Bartitsu (0)
- 21: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 18 + kayaking (0)
- 20: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 17 + kettlebells (0)
- 19: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 16 (0)
- 19: The Kettlebell End-User License Agreement (0)
- 18: TRX 12-week FORCE program: Day 15 (0)
- 17: TRX 12-week program: Day 14 (0)
- 16: TRX 12-week program: Day 13 (0)
- 15: TRX 12-week program: Day 12 (0)
- 14: TRX 12-week program: Day 11 (0)
- 13: TRX 12-week program: Day 10 (0)
- 12: TRX 12-week program: Day 9 (0)
- 11: TRX 12-week program: Day 8 (0)
- 10: TRX 12-week program: Day 7 (0)
- 09: TRX 12-week program: Day 6 (0)
- 08: TRX 12-week program: Day 5 (0)
- 07: TRX 12-week program: Day 4 (0)
- 06: TRX 12-week program: Day 3 (0)
- 05: TRX 12-week program: Day 2 (0)
- 04: TRX 12-week program: Day 1 (0)
- 04: TRX 12-week intensive fitness program starts today (0)
May 2009 (5)
- 27: Frog talk – sounds from my backyard at night (0)
- 22: my new office at VCU (0)
- 15: Subscribe to my blog on your Amazon Kindle (0)
- 07: The search for the best fitness shoe: Vibram (0)
- 01: Google business cards (0)
April 2009 (3)
- 29: Gymboss interval timer (0)
- 11: I will teach you to be rich (0)
- 05: How to survive an emergency (0)
March 2009 (5)
- 14: Cordless electric chainsaw that is extremely handy (0)
- 13: Portable data backup and transfer options for a mobile world (0)
- 10: Review of Ahead of the Curve, Two Years at Harvard Business School (0)
- 04: Kindle application for the iPhone and iPod touch (0)
- 01: review of the Kindle 2 book reader (0)
February 2009 (5)
- 27: review of ScanSnap color image scanner (0)
- 25: the Kindle and flight attendants (0)
- 15: Kindle 2 review roundup (0)
- 06: Google’s new mobile book search service (0)
- 04: Video: our cat and her new kittens (0)
January 2009 (4)
- 31: Video of Daniel Island, South Carolina (0)
- 28: a little icy this morning (0)
- 22: Another tragedy at Virginia Tech (0)
- 03: Review of The Wine Guy (0)
December 2008 (1)
- 10: Review: Children of Hurin (0)
November 2008 (5)
- 29: Wise Words: explore and learn ancient wisdom (0)
- 17: Review: Nike + iPod Sensor (0)
- 09: Review: Quantum of Solace (0)
- 06: Raccoon meets cat (0)
- 02: Review: Live and Let Die (0)
October 2008 (5)
- 19: Review: Fretlight Guitar (0)
- 16: Repost: The Halloween Tradition (0)
- 10: Review: Goldfinger (0)
- 06: Upcoming talk: “Knowledge Discovery with Iterative Denoising” (0)
- 04: A Monticello Wine Tasting (0)
September 2008 (5)
- 24: Follow this blog via Twitter (0)
- 23: Review: New iPod Touch 2.0 (0)
- 15: Review: Thunderball (0)
- 13: Review: You Only Live Twice (0)
- 05: Poplar Forest: Summer Home of Thomas Jefferson (0)
August 2008 (7)
- 22: Review: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (0)
- 18: Learning how to run (0)
- 12: Review: Dr. No (0)
- 09: Review: From Russia with Love (0)
- 07: Review: Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters (0)
- 04: Assessing quality of life, neighborhood walkability, and other population factors and statistics (0)
- 02: University degrees, where the jobs are, and where the jobs are not (0)
July 2008 (6)
- 22: Virginia Safari Park (0)
- 14: Setting up a home gym (0)
- 11: Review of I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (0)
- 09: It’s turtles all the way down (0)
- 06: Review of Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely (0)
- 03: 101 Goals in 1001 Days (0)
June 2008 (5)
- 28: Review: The Trillion Dollar Meltdown (0)
- 07: Choosing what to eat: the omnivore’s dilemma (0)
- 05: Fitness on the road to Rivendell (0)
- 04: The numbers behind Numb3rs (0)
- 01: Skink (0)
May 2008 (5)
- 27: Statistics talk at Interface 2008 (0)
- 08: Moment of Truth in Iraq (0)
- 06: Technology and security travel tips (0)
- 05: Save a turtle too (0)
- 01: Save a turtle (0)
April 2008 (6)
- 27: Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapters 8-9 (0)
- 26: Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 7 (0)
- 11: Review of Zojirushi Coffee Maker (0)
- 08: Exercise while on travel: chin-up / pull-up bar (0)
- 07: Human Language Technology (0)
- 05: Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 6 (0)
March 2008 (9)
- 28: Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 5 (0)
- 27: Nokia N810 Star Trek Theme (0)
- 20: Research talk and visit to Johns Hopkins (0)
- 17: Support the Irish, Muppet Danny Boy (0)
- 12: Frederick Celtic Festival (0)
- 09: Eostre is coming, Easter is coming, Ostara is coming (0)
- 08: Ostara / Easter Eggs, for the computationally inclined (0)
- 07: Build a Bear Workshop (0)
- 04: A Toast to Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons (0)
February 2008 (4)
- 24: A Wicked Review of audible.com (0)
- 22: Richmond crime and defense – what would Sherlock Holmes do? (0)
- 16: Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 4 (0)
- 02: Up Helly Aa (0)
January 2008 (3)
- 31: Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapter 3 (0)
- 25: My New Office (0)
- 07: My VCU Home Page (0)
December 2007 (5)
- 22: Glad Yule (0)
- 20: Beowulf Project: Part 1, Chapters 1-2 (0)
- 07: Review of Nokia N810 (0)
- 04: The Beowulf Project (0)
- 03: The Younger Edda: chapters 3-4 (0)
November 2007 (8)
- 29: The Kindle is a $399 waffle maker
- 28: The Younger Edda: chapters 1-2 (0)
- 27: An audio project: The Younger Edda (0)
- 20: Amazon Kindle ebook reader
- 16: Back home (0)
- 07: Battle-tested camera recommendations (0)
- 06: Virginia Tech places third in DARPA urban challenge (0)
- 04: The Arboretum in Arcadia, California (0)
October 2007 (9)
- 27: Leopard OS X (0)
- 25: Tahoe National Forest (0)
- 23: Falcons, Goshawks, and hawks, oh my! (0)
- 22: California fires (0)
- 12: Trip to the Hammer Museum (0)
- 12: The Halloween Tradition (0)
- 10: Scan Statistics on Enron Graphs talk (0)
- 09: The Image of the Hero (0)
- 05: Talk on Scan Statistics (0)
September 2007 (8)
- 30: Vote for the Viking! (0)
- 27: Mathematicians vs. Cryptographers (0)
- 26: New graphic novel Gods of Asgard (0)
- 25: Posted my PageRank and Knowledge Discovery Talks (0)
- 12: Knowledge and Search Engines Workshop at UCLA (0)
- 04: Possum in the house! (0)
- 02: Virginia Tech Review Panel Report (0)
- 01: Smart and Simple Financial Strategies (0)
August 2007 (18)
- 28: Museum of the American Indian (0)
- 26: Seung-Hui Cho and the Christian Influence (0)
- 25: Stare-Down at the OK Corral (0)
- 22: The Upcoming Beowulf Movie, by Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman (0)
- 21: Educational Resources for Everyone (0)
- 19: A Visitor in the Night (0)
- 18: Virginia View (0)
- 17: 5 Reasons Not to Drink Bottled Water (0)
- 16: Pell’s Bells: how to make a pell (0)
- 15: UCLA: Knowledge and Search Engines Workshops (0)
- 14: Viking ship sails to Dublin (0)
- 13: Biggest star in L.A., at the moment? (0)
- 11: Trail Riding at the Marriott Ranch in Virginia (0)
- 10: How to Rule the Web (0)
- 09: My first earthquake (0)
- 08: The Anti-EULA: We really want a reasonable agreement (0)
- 07: Trip Report: Mount Baldy, San Gabriel Mountains, California (0)
- 03: Gallimaufry (0)
July 2007 (16)
- 27: A New Book: Are We Rome? (0)
- 24: Gallimaufry (0)
- 21: Are You On Facebook? (0)
- 20: What is Your Erdös Number? (0)
- 19: Around Los Angeles: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden (0)
- 16: Review: Beautiful Design (0)
- 15: Gallimaufry (0)
- 14: Around Los Angeles: OpAmp Bookstore (0)
- 12: Review: Secret History of the Sword (0)
- 11: Review: Canon PowerShot SD1000 digital camera (0)
- 09: Around Los Angeles: The Getty Museum (0)
- 07: Review: Timbuk2 Commute Messenger Bag (0)
- 05: A New Book: The End of the Certain World (0)
- 04: Around Los Angeles: UCLA (0)
- 03: My academic genealogy (0)
- 02: Shakedown trip with the Downtube: Santa Monica (0)
June 2007 (5)
- 29: iPhones and films in Los Angeles (0)
- 24: Traveling with the Folding Bike – It Works! (0)
- 23: In theory: how to survive when on travel without a car – the folding bike (0)
- 21: Gallimaufry (0)
- 01: Viking Age Iceland: Review (0)
May 2007 (7)
- 31: What is a tanjo? (0)
- 30: Michael Yon: Online Magazine (0)
- 29: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Review (0)
- 15: Jerry Falwell, Evangelist of Christian Fundamentalism, Dead (0)
- 13: A Library Fit for a Hobbit (0)
- 12: Birth of a Nation: A Visit by Queen Elizabeth (0)
- 11: Book Review: 4-Hour Workweek (0)
April 2007 (2)
- 17: Virginia Tech: the face of a killer (0)
- 16: Black Monday at Virginia Tech (0)
January 2007 (1)
- 29: Michael Yon: Reporting on Iraq (0)
December 2006 (1)
- 15: Some security notes (0)
August 2006 (1)
- 27: Virginia: Best for Business (0)
July 2006 (5)
- 31: Edgar Allan Poe: An Appreciation (0)
- 27: What’s that on your shirt? (0)
- 14: Review: Perilous Realms and Runic Myths (0)
- 13: What a funny looking cat (0)
- 11: Fencing in Virginia (0)
January 2006 (2)
- 18: Where are the heroes? (0)
- 18: SpaceX Presentation (0)
December 2005 (2)
- 11: Solar Backpack: update (0)
- 10: Virginia Science Education – Latest Rating (0)
October 2005 (1)
- 20: High Dimensional Space (0)
July 2005 (1)
- 17: IPAM, UCLA workshop (0)
April 2005 (2)
- 18: Review: Solar backpack (0)
- 15: Cherry Blossom Festival Results (0)
February 2005 (1)
- 10: PhD ABD (0)
January 2005 (1)
- 30: On Walking Sticks, Umbrellas, and Being Kewl (0)
September 2004 (2)
- 02: Motorcycle safety foundation (0)
- 01: Tropical Storm Gaston (0)
August 2004 (2)
- 16: Toronto Trip (0)
- 14: Giving those in need a hand (0)
June 2004 (5)
- 21: Make mine Virginia wine (0)
- 14: Hawaii Dragon (0)
- 14: Hawaii Scenery (0)
- 14: Made by hand in Hawaii (0)
- 13: Hawaii Trip (0)
May 2004 (6)
- 31: Cicada Song 2 (0)
- 30: Happy Memorial Day! (0)
- 24: Cicada Song (0)
- 23: Kittens – lunchtime (0)
- 22: Kittens! (0)
- 03: New York Times article (0)
April 2004 (6)
- 29: NYT Interview (0)
- 28: New York Times photo session (0)
- 27: Seminar: 19th Century Italian Dueling Sabre (0)
- 27: Tachi Otoshi (0)
- 26: Possible New York Times article? (0)
- 23: Gary McGraw (0)
January 2002 (1)
- 29: Something to try for American farmers (0)
December 2001 (1)
- 24: A small step for a renewed planet (0)
May 2001 (2)
- 07: Noam Chomsky: worrying and doing (0)
- 06: Digging in the yard (0)

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