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I'm Mike Pope. I live in Seattle. I was a technical writer and editor for over 40 years, now retired. I'm interested in language, software, writing, editing, music, movies, books, travel, cats.

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Christmas song superlatives [12/18/2025]
For lack of a nut [11/20/2025]
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