Books, Cats, Tech

There are three means of refuge from the miseries of life: books, cats, and my computer.
(with apologies to Albert Schweitzer)

Vicki Brown

My home on the WWW
Est: 1994

Email: vlb@cfcl.com
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Lifestream

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Twitter

Microblogging at its best. What am I doing? (in 140 characters or less).

Snibbles

A Tumblelog. Small pieces, loosely joined...

Slightly Off Kilter

Personal thoughts and activities. Treasures, Weekly wrap up, Show & Tell, Random Thoughts, Book and Software Reviews, ...

commentary

Opinions and Essays on topics covering Productivity, the Workplace, Language, Web/Tech, and more...


Memes

  • ...in other words... - a weekly quote
  • Word Beads - string 5 random words together into a poem, sentence, or story.
  • Me: A-Z - describe yourself, A - Z
  • Treasures - Treasures are memories encapsulated in just a few words.

Miscellany

Weather Forecast; Sunrise; Moon phase

Fortune cookie


kitten images (top and bottom) from Neko (for the Macintosh)
© Kenji Gotoh 1989

   Welcome!

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San Francisco Bay Area
United States

Email: vlb@cfcl.com

  • About Me

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  • Professional pages

  • LinkedIn

  • TWiki

  • Weblog: Slightly Off Kilter

  • Weblog: commentary

  • Weblog: Snibbles

iced tea, Twitter, Memes, nutmeg, hummingbirds, INTJ, peaches, cats, Richard, teal, Perl, vanilla, Mac OS X, BSD Unix, strawberries, weblogging, WWW, Science Fiction, maroon, journaling, hot chocolate, California, catnip, spearmint, magnets, pears, Pennsylvania, quotes, writing, Apple, Science, iPod, Spring, Cozy mysteries, naps, Maine Coons, reading, Microbiology, walnuts, Fantasy, ruby glass, Pachelbel's Canon, luminescence, technology, mint chip, TWiki, cinnamon toast, Haiku, iced coffee, dark chocolate

Purrs


Meet the Heatercats (our feline family members) and read their weblog, Postcards from the Furkids.

Learn more about Maine Coons at mainecoons.org, my site for the promotion of the Maine Coon cat.

Join InsPURRation, a discussion group for sharing inspirational stories, poems, photos, and more.

Potpourri

Projects

What is a Weblog? - Weblog references (articles, books, software) and examples.

What is a Meme? Definition, examples, and links to memes and other writing prompts.

What is a Wiki? (and Why Should You Care?)

How-tos and Sample Code

Software

Recommendations
My personal favorites for Mac OS X and Palm OS.

Books

Recreational Reading
My personal favorites in fantasy, mystery, scifi, fiction, and non-fiction...

Technical Reading
My recommendations on Perl, Unix, Scripting, HTML/CGI...

Fun

Cuute Stuff
Interesting bits & pieces, short stories, quotes, pictures (stills and movies) and assorted miscellaneous fun stuff I've collected over the years.

Professionally Speaking

I am an accomplished information technologist, documentation specialist, web weaver, and data flow programmer. I am passionate about improving Communication, Documentation, Process, Quality, and the potential of the Internet.

I apply my experience in software engineering and web technology with my skills at problem solving and technical writing to enhance productivity through improvements in communication. (Click my "business banner" below to learn more...)

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