This is a weird time of year. Here in Berkeley it's a gorgeous day, sunny, though chilly. The magnolias are already blooming. It's not spring yet, not even winter. The looming New Year makes a guy think about transitions, the passage of time, new stuff—the usual. The numeral 2005 sounds new—shiny and pristine, just out of the box, wheareas 2004 sounds (already), old, scratched, a little battered, like my camera cellphone (which I bought in 2004).
This blog is one of the transitions for the new year. I've started it for This is a weird time of year. Here in Berkeley it's a gorgeous day, sunny, though chilly. The magnolias are already blooming. It's not spring yet, not even winter. The looming New Year makes a guy think about transitions, the passage of time, new stuff—the usual. The numeral 2005 sounds new—shiny and pristine, just out of the box, wheareas 2004 sounds (already), old, scratched, a little battered, like my camera cellphone (which I bought in 2004).
This blog is one of This is a weird time of year. Here in Berkeley it's a gorgeous day, sunny, though chilly. The magnolias are already blooming. It's not spring yet, not even winter. The looming New Year makes a guy think about transitions, the passage of time, new stuff—the usual. The numeral 2005 sounds new—shiny and pristine, just out of the box, wheareas 2004 sounds (already), old, scratched, a little battered, like my camera cellphone This is a weird time of year. Here in Berkeley it's a gorgeous day, sunny, though chilly. The magnolias are already blooming. It's not spring yet, not even winter. The looming New Year makes a guy think about transitions, the passage of time, new stuff—the usual. The numeral 2005 sounds new—shiny and pristine, just out of the box, wheareas 2004 sounds
[Why is this weblog different from all other weblogs?]
Is it true that blogging is only for self-appointed pundits, egocentric blowhards, technogeeks, and procrastinators looking for a new way to defer important tasks? Of course! That's why it was inevitable that I had to create a weblog too. (I? Who am I?)
But why call it a coffeeblog? Over the years I have become increasingly fond of the toasted greenbean and the places which serve it. With my battered Handspring Visor Pro and my portable Landware GoType keyboard, cyberschmoozing at cafe tables suddenly became a possibility.
But why THIS weblog? Well, I am constantly meeting interesting people with whom I would like to keep in touch, but who has time? Certainly not me. So now I can give them the weblog URL, and bam! We're in touch. Or not.
If you're one of the touched and would like to touch me back, the email address is coffeeblog@doublesquids.com.—JDL
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