Author: Malcolm Peralty
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Middle Class Strength?
The middle class has long been the standard to which most of the world’s population has strived for. The idea that we will be able to live a comfortable life and have enough left over to purchase the odd object of desire or go on a reasonable vacation. I have…
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Editing Second Class Supers
It looks like editing our first draft is going to take almost as long as writing it, as Annie and I slowly work away on our printed manuscripts, finding issues, errors and changes we would like to make. There are nearly four hundred printed pages, double spaced for us to…
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Bronchitis: The Plague
So, I’m still not fully healed, but I spent nearly three weeks fighting a rough bout of bronchitis. I had to take some time off work, and I was pretty much useless otherwise as well. I am glad that things got better without antibiotics, and that it didn’t become pneumonia.…
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My Christmas Letter 2013
This year has definitely been one to remember. So much stuff has happened, I’m not even sure where to start. Here is a link to My Christmas Letter 2012, for those that are interested. First off, I should mention that I moved to Georgetown. Last year, I was thinking about…
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Visiting the Mothership
Annie and I just got back the other night from visiting the headquarters of rocketgenius, the company I work for. We went to Virginia on Sunday, and had a great time. The company party on Monday night was amazing, the weather, while rainy, was warmer than here, and I came…
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Christmas Stress
I know Christmas is not supposed to be all about the money, but I also feel like it is hard to give things to people that they want without it. We live in a consumer based world, and how do you go into a home with something that they’ll enjoy…
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Being Sick
I don’t do well being sick. I find it hard to focus on getting better. I find it hard to give myself permission to focus on getting better. I want to be productive, and I’m hard on myself when I’m not. The discomfort is annoying, and I can’t wait to…
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Second Class Supers – Page 66
Read Second Class Supers – Page 65 The tall glass and steel skyscraper shone in the early days light. Kya felt excited as she approached the building. She smoothed out her blouse tucking it neatly into her skirt, making sure everything looked perfect. The doors to the building were constantly…
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Star Trek: Secrets – Page 8
Read Star Trek: Secrets – Page 7 The bridge was simple, and reminded him of the Defiant class of ships. The command chair was in the center, with spots for others in a semicircle in front of him. The biggest difference, and one that would only matter to someone in…
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Second Class Supers – Page 64
Read Second Class Supers – Page 63 Kya read Sam’s message over and over, trying to decipher his tone. She was fairly sure that he was not impressed with her for causing him to have to hide out for a few days, and she knew they had not spent much…
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Guaranteed Income Program
I recently found a very interesting discussion on Reddit about welfare programs. Someone asked if the US would save or spend more money if they cut all the current programs and changed to a flat-rate, guaranteed minimum income system, click here to read the full Reddit post. A user, by…
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Running the 2014 WordPress Theme
I am now running one of the new default themes that WordPress ships with. Created for the next major release, Twenty-Fourteen has been added to WordPress.com. From it’s release post: For the first time ever, the yearly default theme for WordPress is ready to go before its namesake year begins.…
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