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Just some off-the-cuff observations, and whatnot. Welcome, and enjoy your stay.

 

Wednesday, August 21, 2002

 
the sky at 11:40am (right now) is awesome.
http://www.artconspiracy.com/files/scottobear/purp.jpg

and updated-
http://southflorida.sun-sentinel.com/webcam/fullsize.jpg

 
homey-home.

got a lovely wooden table and three chairs today. Rearranging the apartment took about an hour of fiddling. I think I have a layout that's to my liking, now.

factoid o' de day

I found a painting by Hieronymus Bosch that features trepanation.

The Cure of Folly (Extraction of the Stone of Madness), c. 1480

"Removing "stones" from the head was a fairly common medieval operation; however, Bosch has painted a flower as the object being removed. The flower is a tulip which, in the Netherlands is a metaphor for being mad. It is common for someone in a mad (crazy) state to be called a "tulip head."

Cheated a bit on my morning bike ride. I rode up to Denny's for some potato pancakes, applesauce and orange juice. Much cheaper than my old stomping grounds of IHOP or the groves... quality of the potato pancakes was higher, the OJ, lower. Suffice to say that it was tasty and probably outstripped any calories burned off by cycling. It was a pretty morning, cloudy with a slight breeze... early enough that the temperature was reasonable...(I'd guess low 80s).

Speaking of the groves, it looks like it's been part of a scandal, with the Mayor. Hmm... well, I'm not in Pompano anymore. A complete list of the Mayor's "Political Mess" articles.

Enough of that, time for a morning haiku.

breakfast Wednesday morn
applesauce and fried taters
Newt had some kibble.

Roman Clothing. "...The toga was the national garment of Rome; in the Aeneid, Virgil has the god Jupiter characterize the Romans as 'masters of the earth, the race that wears the toga' (1.282). Only male citizens were allowed to wear the toga. It was made of a large woolen cloth cut with both straight and rounded edges; it was not sewn or pinned but rather draped carefully over the body on top of the tunic. Over time, the size and manner of draping the toga became more elaborate."

Speaking of Rome...

pollex (POL-eks) noun, plural pollices

The thumb.

[From Latin.]

Hallux is the equivalent term for the big toe.

I wonder if it's related to Pollux?... Heck, is Castor related to Castration? (He was the god of horsemanship)

I've been getting some spam at my LiveJournal email address, lately. My filters pick it up, and cast it off, but I've just noticed that the folder has been getting chubby faster, lately.

More haiku

kibble moves quickly
a moment ago a meal
now a tootsie roll

sifting shovel digs
biting deeply into sand
Newt should learn to flush

b-boy is doing better... I'm glad.



Monday, August 19, 2002

 
from this morning, 10am

Hiya, Journal.

I was right, it was hot in here... but if I switch it to fan, and let it defrost a while, it runs back to cool again. I'm calling the landlord this morning about fixing it. He needs to take it to a professional, or replace the unit. I wonder if we ever do figure out "cold spots" and supposed hauntings if there'd be a way to channel that cooling element into a house's temperature control? Not that I'd want to replace my A/C with wandering, lost spirits... just pondering.

I dreamt that Newt had to go to the vet because we got into a car accident, and had to be fitted for a little leg brace with a special shoe. Let's hope that the dream isn't prophetic...I don't think it will be.

I'd like a severe thunderstorm tonight, please. I'm of a mood to have one.

Doug's going to move to Seattle soon... so that'll be like five people I know there now. I haven't heard from ol' Robb is quite a little spell... I should make a point of chatting him up.

Everybody does it: While Democrats are screaming to know how much influence Enron may have had on President Bush's energy policy, Time magazine reveals that the Clinton administration was listening to Enron too.

Long before Cheney's task force met with Enron officials and included their ideas in Bush's energy plan, Clinton's energy team was doing much the same thing. Drafting a 1995 plan to help facilitate cash flow and credit for energy producers, it asked for Enron's input and listened. The staff was directed to "rework the proposal to take into account the specific comments and suggestions you made," Clinton Deputy Energy Secretary Bill White wrote an Enron official.

The more things change, the more they remain the same... and I think everyone involved should be taken to task for it.

 
Worried about b-boy, and my sweetie... He was to go back to the doctor today... I hope he's doing ok...my brother's doing all right, except that his voice sounds a little froggy.

I got my yellow cake with chocolate icing! weirdly, psychically, mom made one, and split it between her young. it was pretty darn good... had a hint of orange zest in it.

Some interesting reading on Hurricane Andrew - 10yrs later I was working at the Boynton Beach Library, and our roof caved in... we had some advance warning, so the stacks were all covered with black plastic, and the pages would get books for people with flashlights in hand. a family of mice were found afterwards, and set free... a scorpion mommy with babies on her back drowned in a slippery plastic pool.

There were whole neighborhoods that were flattened... I am proud to say that many people pulled together to distribute care packages and help those that were left homeless. That's the closest I've ever been to seeing a war zone. Boats, several blocks inland... houses stomped totally flat, the roof thrown into another neighborhood. It seems like a lifetime ago... I was at FAU, playing D&D with Brent and Steve, crushing on Jane, Pam and/or Charlotte at any given time. Those days are so far gone.

http://www.miami.com/images/miami/miami/3884/15088200988.jpg

 
Piccies from today...or, oh, what a difference a flash and leaving the shutter open can make!


Taken over the span of about 20 minutes, waiting for the bus.

pink clouds

more pink clouds

orange-yellow clouds

shutter test...
with open shutter.... that's the moon up there.

same time, regular shutter...

this thing was going about 60 mph.

another shutter/flash test. all were taken within one minute of each other, same weak lighting. sign's white due to flash.

flash, reg-shutter

flash, open shutter

no flash, open shutter. it was really dark.

The bus driver was very kind to me this evening... let me take the bike on board, because the front rack was full.. most would've made me wait for the next one. (I would've biked home first, but it'd have taken me an hour and a half. )





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