ODonnellWeb
ODonnellWeb
Chris O'Donnell
Launched on 12/31/1995, and updated regularly ever since. It's probably one of the oldest continually maintained personal websites on the WWW.
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On to bigger and better things in 2026. If you are celebrating something, happy holidays! If not, happy Thursday!
christmas card featuring northern cardinal on branch with snow On to bigger and better things in 2026. If you are celebrating something, happy holidays! If not, happy Thursday!
I finished Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil last night. It ends up being a good book, but it takes a while to get there. It's a narrative non-fiction story covering an alleged murder in Savannah, GA. The book is highly atmospheric...
I finished Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil last night. It ends up being a good book, but it takes a while to get there. It’s a narrative non-fiction story covering an alleged murder in Savannah, GA. The book is highly atmospheric...
I have 46 books on the books page for 2025. Several are DNFs, and there are probably 5 more in-progress books that never made it to the page. These were my favorites. Reviews are all on the 2025 books page, so I’m not repeating them...
I have 46 books on the books page for 2025. Several are DNFs, and there are probably 5 more in-progress books that never made it to the page. These were my favorites. Reviews are all on the 2025 books page, so I'm not repeating them...
So, I’ve apparently gone from not writing weekly updates to only writing weekly updates. Is that an improvement? My big achievement this week was to redesign my consulting website. The previous one was a placeholder. It held the place...
So, I've apparently gone from not writing weekly updates to only writing weekly updates. Is that an improvement? My big achievement this week was to redesign my consulting website. The previous one was a placeholder. It held the place...
Next weekend is the last weekend before Christmas. Are you done supporting destructive capitalism, uh, I mean buying gifts for friends and family? I am done. I even wrapped a few presents today. We used to go way overboard but have...
Next weekend is the last weekend before Christmas. Are you done supporting destructive capitalism, uh, I mean buying gifts for friends and family? I am done. I even wrapped a few presents today. We used to go way overboard but have...
Happy first weekend in December to all who celebrate. We had our first snow of the year this week. It snowed 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) on Thursday night and Friday morning. They shut the city down on Friday. All schools, government offices,...
Happy first weekend in December to all who celebrate. We had our first snow of the year this week. It snowed 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) on Thursday night and Friday morning. They shut the city down on Friday. All schools, government offices,...
How the hell is it already December? It was Thanksgiving weekend here in the US. So a lot of us had 4 days off. All my other long weekends this year have involved travel, so although they were often fun, I typically came back tired. This...
How the hell is it already December? It was Thanksgiving weekend here in the US. So a lot of us had 4 days off. All my other long weekends this year have involved travel, so although they were often fun, I typically came back tired. This...
I've gone from weekly updates to bi-monthly to monthly. That is not a good trend line. I need to work on that. My birthday was on Tuesday, celebrating my 58th trip around the sun. I always say I don't feel my age, and physically that is...