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  "title": "Greatest Hits Vol. 2, the Babble Bits",
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  "html": "<p>Following right on the heels of <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2008/04/26/greatest-hits-vol-1-the-tinkery-bits\">Greatest Hits Vol. 1</a> is another volume, this time including the entries that were more made of babble or ramble and not so much with code.  Again I welcome additions, comments, criticisms, and complaints.</p>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\n.entry-content ul li { \n   font-style: italic;\n}\n.entry-content ul li a { \n   font-weight: normal;\n    font-style: normal;\n}\n.entry-content ul ul li { \n    padding-bottom: 0.75em; \n    margin-left: 0.5em;\n    list-style: none;\n    color: [#666](/tag/666);\n    font-weight: normal;\n    font-style: normal;\n}\n</style>\n\n<ul>\n<li>2007 Sep 25: <a href=\"http://blogs.opml.org/decafbad/2007/09/25\">l.m.orchard's OPML blog: Tuesday, September 25, 2007</a><ul>\n<li>My dad passed away, and I tried to take something positive away from it.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2006 Sep 18: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/09/18/just-call-me-crash\">Just call me \"Crash\"</a><ul>\n<li>The conditions for my hermitage in Silicon Valley were established early.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2006 Aug 09: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/08/09/hacking-delicious-is-out-and-about\">Hacking del.icio.us is out and about!</a><ul>\n<li>Wherein I celebrate my second book appearing on store shelves.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2006 Jun 24: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/06/24/go-west-young-man\">Go West, Young Man!</a><ul>\n<li>The one where we pack it all up and head to California.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2006 Jun 09: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/06/09/wedding-day-is-today\">Wedding Day is Today</a><ul>\n<li>An announcement of becoming the luckiest man on the planet.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2006 May 26: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/05/26/confessions-of-a-serial-enthusiast\">Confessions of a Serial Enthusiast</a><ul>\n<li>An analysis of my inability to finish anything on my own site.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2006 Feb 09: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/02/09/a-long-tailed-creative-yawp\">A Long-Tailed Creative Yawp</a><ul>\n<li>A celebration of the long tail and befriendable creators.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2006 Jan 27: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/01/27/dont-pee-in-the-potato-chips\">Don't Pee in the Potato Chips</a><ul>\n<li>Wherein I try to acknowledge some of the things I owe to Dave Winer and be nice in the future.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2006 Jan 01: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/01/01/look-mom-im-on-the-radio\">Look, Mom, I'm on the radio!</a><ul>\n<li>I got interviewed on a radio show about my first book, yay!</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2005 Sep 13: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/09/13/hacking-rss-and-atom-is-out\">Hacking RSS and Atom is out!</a><ul>\n<li>Wherein I celebrate my first book hitting the shelves.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2005 Jun 17: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/06/17/were-engaged\">We're engaged!</a><ul>\n<li>An announcement of intention of becoming the luckiest man on the planet.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2005 Jan 07: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/01/07/beginners-mind-versus-teachers-mind\">Beginner’s Mind versus Teacher’s Mind</a><ul>\n<li>Cultivating an open mind and an attenuated ego.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2004 Dec 03: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/12/03/if-you-snore-get-tested-for-sleep-apnea-now\">If you snore, get tested for sleep apnea. Now.</a><ul>\n<li>Sleep apnea sucks.  If you snore, get checked out.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2004 Nov 02: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/11/02/ipodcostume\">I ran out of costume ideas</a><ul>\n<li>The one where I dress up like an iPod for Halloween.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2004 Oct 11: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/10/11/allgrowedup\">All Growed Up as an Info Freako</a><ul>\n<li>A reflection on how I grew up to be this odd and information addicted.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2004 Oct 07: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/10/07/podcastinghype\">Falling for the Podcasting Hype</a><ul>\n<li>Wherein I express my early interest in podcasting, despite or because of amateurism.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2004 Jul 14: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/07/14/dork-funk\">Dork Funk</a><ul>\n<li>Another periodic navel-gaze into my life as a blogger and a dork.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2004 May 25: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/05/25/i-was-a-pre-teen-transactor-author-wannabe-and-still-am\">I was a pre-teen Transactor author wannabe (and still am!)</a><ul>\n<li>A declaration of what my perfect blog might look like.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2003 Jul 23: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/07/23/sleep-apnea\">This evening’s sleep brought to me by science</a><ul>\n<li>Wherein I first start using a CPAP machine and treat my sleep apnea.  Go get tested if you snore.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>2003 Oct 16: <a href=\"http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/10/16/seeing-out-opposites\">Seeking Out Opposites</a><ul>\n<li>Another way to keep forcing brain expansion.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n",
  "body": "Following right on the heels of [Greatest Hits Vol. 1](http://decafbad.com/blog/2008/04/26/greatest-hits-vol-1-the-tinkery-bits) is another volume, this time including the entries that were more made of babble or ramble and not so much with code.  Again I welcome additions, comments, criticisms, and complaints.\r\n\r\n<style type=\"text/css\">\r\n.entry-content ul li { \r\n   font-style: italic;\r\n}\r\n.entry-content ul li a { \r\n   font-weight: normal;\r\n    font-style: normal;\r\n}\r\n.entry-content ul ul li { \r\n    padding-bottom: 0.75em; \r\n    margin-left: 0.5em;\r\n    list-style: none;\r\n    color: #666;\r\n    font-weight: normal;\r\n    font-style: normal;\r\n}\r\n</style>\r\n\r\n- 2007 Sep 25: [l.m.orchard's OPML blog: Tuesday, September 25, 2007](http://blogs.opml.org/decafbad/2007/09/25)\r\n    - My dad passed away, and I tried to take something positive away from it.\r\n- 2006 Sep 18: [Just call me \"Crash\"](http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/09/18/just-call-me-crash)\r\n    - The conditions for my hermitage in Silicon Valley were established early.\r\n- 2006 Aug 09: [Hacking del.icio.us is out and about!](http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/08/09/hacking-delicious-is-out-and-about)\r\n    - Wherein I celebrate my second book appearing on store shelves.\r\n- 2006 Jun 24: [Go West, Young Man!](http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/06/24/go-west-young-man)\r\n    - The one where we pack it all up and head to California.\r\n- 2006 Jun 09: [Wedding Day is Today](http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/06/09/wedding-day-is-today)\r\n    - An announcement of becoming the luckiest man on the planet.\r\n- 2006 May 26: [Confessions of a Serial Enthusiast](http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/05/26/confessions-of-a-serial-enthusiast)\r\n    - An analysis of my inability to finish anything on my own site.\r\n- 2006 Feb 09: [A Long-Tailed Creative Yawp](http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/02/09/a-long-tailed-creative-yawp)\r\n    - A celebration of the long tail and befriendable creators.\r\n- 2006 Jan 27: [Don't Pee in the Potato Chips](http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/01/27/dont-pee-in-the-potato-chips)\r\n    - Wherein I try to acknowledge some of the things I owe to Dave Winer and be nice in the future.\r\n- 2006 Jan 01: [Look, Mom, I'm on the radio!](http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/01/01/look-mom-im-on-the-radio)\r\n    - I got interviewed on a radio show about my first book, yay!\r\n- 2005 Sep 13: [Hacking RSS and Atom is out!](http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/09/13/hacking-rss-and-atom-is-out)\r\n    - Wherein I celebrate my first book hitting the shelves.\r\n- 2005 Jun 17: [We're engaged!](http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/06/17/were-engaged)\r\n    - An announcement of intention of becoming the luckiest man on the planet.\r\n- 2005 Jan 07: [Beginner’s Mind versus Teacher’s Mind](http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/01/07/beginners-mind-versus-teachers-mind)\r\n    - Cultivating an open mind and an attenuated ego.\r\n- 2004 Dec 03: [If you snore, get tested for sleep apnea. Now.](http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/12/03/if-you-snore-get-tested-for-sleep-apnea-now)\r\n    - Sleep apnea sucks.  If you snore, get checked out.\r\n- 2004 Nov 02: [I ran out of costume ideas](http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/11/02/ipodcostume)\r\n    - The one where I dress up like an iPod for Halloween.\r\n- 2004 Oct 11: [All Growed Up as an Info Freako](http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/10/11/allgrowedup)\r\n    - A reflection on how I grew up to be this odd and information addicted.\r\n- 2004 Oct 07: [Falling for the Podcasting Hype](http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/10/07/podcastinghype)\r\n    - Wherein I express my early interest in podcasting, despite or because of amateurism.\r\n- 2004 Jul 14: [Dork Funk](http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/07/14/dork-funk)\r\n    - Another periodic navel-gaze into my life as a blogger and a dork.\r\n- 2004 May 25: [I was a pre-teen Transactor author wannabe (and still am!)](http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/05/25/i-was-a-pre-teen-transactor-author-wannabe-and-still-am)\r\n    - A declaration of what my perfect blog might look like.\r\n- 2003 Jul 23: [This evening’s sleep brought to me by science](http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/07/23/sleep-apnea)\r\n    - Wherein I first start using a CPAP machine and treat my sleep apnea.  Go get tested if you snore.\r\n- 2003 Oct 16: [Seeking Out Opposites](http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/10/16/seeing-out-opposites)\r\n    - Another way to keep forcing brain expansion.\r\n",
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