I don’t mind ’em, but if you wantot avoid LJ’s Cprod boxes, check out this post on how to block ’em from your browser.
Walkabout was pleasantly fruitful. I’ve got a touch of color on my face, put in a solid bout of workout, a comfortable, but long10ish mile meander. I need to get some new shoes. Remembered to wear my ballcap today, so the sun didn’t scald me too badly.
Yahoo podcasts now work in Mozilla as well as MSIE!
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers!
Well, Momster and Wilt are pretty sick and out of commission, so that frees up my Sunday brunch schedule. Walkies it is! I’m not going to dine out this morning, because I know it’s pretty much a universal restaurant crowd sort of holiday. It just means I can go to a non-mommy-type place with relative ease today… maybe a movie?
Had a lovely long phone talk yesterday, to make more vacation plans, but we ended up simply chitty-chatting… that was quite nice, too.
An Alien Saucer is hovering overhead. A cone of coherent lime green light erupts from the bottom center of the craft, and strikes a man walking down the street.
He vanishes with a flash, and a popping sound of air rushing to fill the void where he once was.
Poll inspired by this video. (quicktime, via)
Moment of Lyric – mp3
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound
He pulls the spitting high tension wires down
Helpless people on a subway train
Scream bug-eyed as he looks in on them
He picks up a bus and he throws it back down
As he wades through the buildings toward the center of town
Oh no, they say he’s got to go
Go go Godzilla, yeah
Oh no, there goes Tokyo
Go go Godzilla, yeah
Rinji news o moshiagemasu!
Rinji news o moshiagemasu!
Godzilla ga ginza hoomen e mukatte imasu!
Daishkyu hinan shite kudasai!
Daishkyu hinan shite kudasai!
Oh no, they say he’s got to go
Go go Godzilla, yeah
Oh no, there goes Tokyo
Go go Godzilla, yeah
History shows again and again
How nature points up the folly of men
Godzilla!
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Some Nifty Found communities –
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adayinmylife – Share a whole day of your life in pictures.
little_details – A place for writers to ask questions about details that they want to get right
1 year ago – feeling better, writing, Danny in june, chocolate lucky charms, james randi, Rippy RIP – now Viggo, Thomas Szasz, Flickr goes Ajax, ex-boss nearly a million in tax debt, times tables, hairy feet, Belle & Sebastian mp3, v for vendetta bg, jesus vs greek gods
2 years ago – Stan/Satan, Wifi in office (has since moved), first new palm pics, coming moonlight movies, Stay Tuned, Rawwr, Downtown ft laud treasures.
3 years ago – Update Virus Defs, Rainmaker, Frankie Mooch Phone booth, there stuff and quests
4 years ago – Termite inspection, apt shopping – tenants rights, web page fiddling, fonts, Tman, Name a Terrier
5 years ago – ossify, evil news, tumor talk, veggie poll
Got together with Kev last night, did a classic fart party at my place… pizza, caught up on gossip and family, and watched the extended version of buckaroo banzai. I think that he’ll do quite well to be away from his siblings and in-laws for a year. Newt was pretty talkative…he smelled Kev’s Zoo, and was investigating him the whole time, alternately nuzzling, sniffing, and bipping.
Yesterday morning when I left for work, the smell of ozone was in the air, and thunder in the distance. I put my palm, cell phone and digicam in a sealed plastic bag, and went to the stop with umbrella as a walking-stick. Before I cleared the D building, it was coming down in sheets. By the time I made it to the bus stop, I was soaked through, save for a circle of only semi-wet the size of my bumbershoot coverage. My natural body-heat dried most of me out, save for socks and shoes, which squished throughout the day. Not the most fun feeling, and I really couldn’t take ’em off, because I had some dog & pony shows / trainings to do. I was more than delighted to be free of those foot-bindings once I arrived home.
Moment of Lyric – Instrumental – Can be found at BeaucoupKev’s
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) told her caucus members during their weekly closed meeting Wednesday that impeachment is off the table; she is not interested in pursuing it.
Dear Ms. Pelosi, kiss my ass. If it’s your job to assist in prosecution of folks that commit crimes, then assist. If they don’t find any crimes, then state that fact, clear their good name and move on to doing your fricking job elsewhere.
The water-cooled “alien spacesuits” are being handed out to turret gunners in their notoriously vulnerable Humvee vehicles. Continue reading 8351 – Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, a Day of Rest!
Was supposed to get together with Kev after work, but it didn’t work out. Tonight it is! Taking care of some old business and hanging out before he heads for Guantanamo Bay.
I am very happy with an email I just got… maybe some *very* nice vacation plans for Labor day in the cards! (September Holiday)
New monkey species is more unique than thought Continue reading 8350 –
What my neighborhood will look like if the water level rises 8m. Strangely, the lake won’t be submerged. I’m pretty safe 7m and lower, storm surge-wise. Note, 8 meter is about 26 feet, or about two stories. I’m on the third floor. (Approximately 30 feet up.)
12 hours at the air and sea show – time lapse
sunset, many brush fires to the west making the haze pleasantly brownish orange rust.
So, dolphins refer to each other by individual names and thus have the concept of identity, eh?
I’m known as Scott von Berg (or searchble by the nickname of scottobear) on 6 degrees if you want to link to me.
I sent a few emails out, but got lazy.
Some old doodles on the palm, recently synched –
Tired, blank. done earlier this week.
Surprising, because usually my doodles are happy-ish.
Well, with the exception of –
When I was little, I wished I could accurately throw a quarter hard enough to explode cinder block. Come to think of it, I wouldn’t mind having that ability now. Why did I want to explode cinder block? I don’t remember.
Pictures on the camera, one in the waiting room tweaked a bit. Pictures behind here
Click on it to add your info. 🙂
Ok, so it turns out form my blood test that I’m allergic to a number of foods that I’m pretty partial to, and I have to do another sleep study to see what’s up with my snoozles.
Allergist tomorrow. Sleep study Friday or Saturday, whenever they can fit me in. See what my options are.
Meanwhile I’m cutting into my bedtime even earlier than usual, and charging my batteries as best I can.
More to Follow later, of course.
Moment of Lyric- mp3
I don’t mind you comin’ here
And wastin’ all my time
’cause when you’re standin’ oh so near
I kinda lose my mind
It’s not the perfume that you wear
It’s not the ribbons in your hair
I don’t mind you comin’ here
And wastin’ all my time
Sleep brings colors to my mind that mean nothing to the human eye.
Minor confession – When I log into multi-player shooters, If I wish to be the antagonist of the other players, I have an ID known as “Chapeau Noir”, and I type messages in a pseudo-French accent.
“AW-haw haw! Zee worm has turn-ed, has it not, monsieur?” Otherwise, If I’m playing but not looking to antagonize anti-frenchies, I’m just plain ol’ Scotto or Scottobear.
Woke up from sleep, and had a weird feeling that I was isolated…and that there was a hurricane coming. I was feeling a bit more panic that I do when a Hurricane is *really* coming. It passed a short time after I started the shower… very little trepidation now, though if I didn’t have the doc’s appointment later in the day, I probably would’ve called in sick to work. Since the office is right up the street, I’ll see how I do this morning. Still having some hot flashes, but no stuffy nose/cough or whatnot sort of symptoms.
I wonder if it’s a side effect of reading – Sketches of a catastrophe – Miami Herald’s Hurricane info.
My biggest concern is a lack of clean water and electricity for *months* should a bad one hit. I can stock up on food, and I feel that my building is pretty sturdy.
Battle of the Beasts seems quite poignant, but maybe that’s the fever talking. (hosted by sa – may be some not-so-friendly to work links)
1 year ago – Mother’s Day, Bro, heath, hugs, a sticker, walkies pics – graffiti, mission field, vehicles, bernie dexter, hitler’s ghost
2 years ago – Laser belt, mental health supporter, quiz of Doooooom, busy bee, nice night out, Disney tour, naked mole rap, duality issues, Newt pic
3 years ago – PT gig jkg, mr rogers asteroid, x2 good reviews, mh about half what it is today (997 vs 2196)
4 years ago – Neuro appt, my magnetic head theory, original thoughts, MRI
5 years ago – weird news, slow wake, old paranoia, bad food from my childhood, ljer herd poll
I may be getting a touch sick… serious fatigue yesterday – 4×45 minute naps, and was still beat… mild hot flashes. I couldn’t be bothered to leave the house at all, so no free comic books, Morikami or air show memories for me.
Still a bit weary this morning.
Did you know that if you have a picture on flickr, make it private and then public again, all the favorites attached to it fall off?
I found the security video feed to a store up the street from me. (It only seems to go live outside of business hours)
Kids in the Hall – Dawn of the Dead.
Yup, this sums it up pretty well. “We’re safe, but for how long?”
70 free Streaming video channels,all on one page.(warning for folks with kiddies, there are some 18+ only channels on there, too)
Nice cluster of channels from 18-22 when I tuned in, I hit – vintage superman cartoons, Gamera, an episode of Gunsmoke, some Italian horror and a Lou Costello bit.
Moment of lyric – mp3
Cut the fat off the back of a baboon
Boil it down to a pound into the spoon
Scoop the eye from a fly flying backwards
Take the jaws and the paws off a ‘coon
Take your time, I ain’t lyin’ for good cookin’
Cause the rest of this mess ain’t good lookin’
Take the fleas from the knees of a demon
Tell your pals and gals and come screamin’
To the feast with the beast of the Mau Maus
They make wine from the spine of their bulldogs
They dance and romance for 90 days
It’s a test for the best for who stays
at the feast with the beast of the Mau Maus
Brush your teeth with a piece of a goose toenail
After death steal a breath of a drunk in jail
Pull the skin off your friend with a razor blade
And tonight change tomorrow and bring back yesterday
Shake your hip, bite your lip, and shoot your mother-in-law
Put on your gorilla suit, drink some elbow soup and have a ball
Get it straight, don’t be late, it’s time for mad fun
Take off your shoes, and cook onion stew
They have really begun!
Feast of the Mau Maus has begun
At the feast with the beast of the Mau Maus
They make wine from the spine of their bulldogs
they dance and romance for 90 days
It’s a best of a test for who stays
And a feast with the beast of the Mau Maus
Yes, we’ll have a good time.
C’mon and have a good time. *snort-laugh*
Most Recent Listened Tracks on my winamp player (and ID-able by last.fm)
Star Trek Cribs – The Director’s Cut
1 year ago – bro search, strongman stunts, blood, mark of beast=50 less, monsters inc, day in the life, fishstories born (long since made dormant), unique id, Chlamydia Outbreak Kills Penguins, tv cars, voice post,
2 years ago – quorn, sunset, mean newt face, pet stroller, entertainment pondering, jail hubbub
3 years ago – There pirate quest (still no beards, but eye patches!), first PT, Being D’s spokesmodel, orange cat fan club
4 years ago – Slept in, Star Wars Field trip, getting into php/MySQL, brush your cat’s teeth, pix of me working on bro’s computer, haiku, classic tv
5 years ago – embedding is verboten, apartment desc, Mateo’s Josie is born!, good stuff, all around
Ze’s anti-intellectualism song is quite catchy. His Daily videocasts are the bees knees, even if Newt’s not allowed in the League of Awesomeness. (last 8th of the cast)
It’s Free Comic Book Day! Go get some!
Cleaning lady Day, so I’d best hustle up and get the porch ready. While thee, I’ll be plotting out my plan for the day.
Nice kinda-compliment of yesterday – i always get about a third of the way through your meme’s when i stop thinking “i’m gunna have to marry this guy.” and start thinking “what a goof ball, he’d drive me nuts.”
Moment of Lyric – Instrumental – MP3
Well, if you want lyrics, listen to the Sammy Davis, Jr. Version.
On the way home, I saw the blue angels practicing for today’s air and sea show.
1 year ago – no bro, pervy on lj arrested, phillykat back!, local public service net-casts, users deleting, rainy 5/5, woman jailed for faking her death
2 years ago – RIP Rod Roddy, Black magic death, 4F, a friend suffers
3 years ago – poser5, South Florida vodou, python, song lyric
4 years ago – good smells, bro-doc, great books and classics, monsters, I wrote thepuppyfrog poem, long ol’ survey from a while ago (the same one I did the other day), e-prime mentioned
5 years ago – movies, newt’s middle name, Architect. hot air, lcd drops, writing exercise, quotes, newt-happies(tmi?)
There was quite a bit of teeth gnashing across the web throughout the evening yesterday as TypePad, LiveJournal, and all the other hosted Six Apart websites went dark; we learned late in the night that the cause was a “sophisticated distributed denial of service attack” against the sites. Digging a little deeper, though, it doesn’t look like this is a particularly accurate description of what happened — but instead of this being a case of the folks at Six Apart trying to cover up some internal issue, it instead looks like they’re being far too gracious in not revealing more about another company, Blue Security, which appears to have been responsible for the whole disaster. An explanation of this requires a slight bit of background.
The old Doctor Who (Christopher Eccleston) is set to be the new Number Six in a six-episode remake of The Prisoner for the UK’s Sky One.
The Three Questions Meme Continue reading 8341 – I answer questions so I don’t have to think.
1. Have you ever been to Mexico?
Yup! Mostly for Ruins and Diving…. I’ve never been to TJ. Climbing a pyramid is hard work when you’re used to being at sea level, by the way.
2. Do you know anyone who is currently in the military?
Sure, tons of ’em, some in my family. Though the majority are retired, there are plenty of active folks. Best known I’d say is Cousin Kelly – Marine.
3. What is the last party you attended?
hm. Good question. Birthday, I think? J Peters had one at the club a month or three ago.
4. What do you think about President Bush saying that the United States’ National Anthem should only be sung in English?
Heck, I don’t care. If someone’s heart is in the right place, knock yourself out in the format. Spanish, English, Esperanto, ASL, Klingon, while dropping acid like Jimi or grabbing your crotch like Roseanne. That’s sort of what the USA is supposed to be about.. that whole Melting Pot thing. If it were another country besides this one, I’d say stick to the native tongue.
Bush isn’t the first to try to remove native loyalties – Woodrow Wilson’s greatest fear was the 15 million immigrants that flooded into the United States between 1900 and 1915. The single largest ethnic group in the United States was German-American. Then there were the Irish-Americans — with the Irish Republican Army launching an uprising against British rule on Easter, 1916. Wilson feared that these two groups would not be willing to take up the fight for the USA. In fact, Wilson proclaimed, “Any man who caries a hyphen around with him carries a dagger that he is ready to plunge into the vitals of the republic.”
5. French fries or freedom fries?
French Fries. And it’s Sauerkraut, not Victory Cabbage. Kee-ripes.
(Funny that Cinco De Mayo is about defeating the French.)
Why You Should Care About Network Neutrality
Via bhk – Kitty and rooster are friends!
Happy Birthday, Buddha!!
Just heard a commercial for Mega-M&M’s.
I thought I heard “maggot M&M’s” Ugh. Not at 6am, please. Ack. Ptui.
Nice to see that there are a few alternatives to fighting the masses of humanity that are going to be at Sunfest and the Air & Sea Show this weekend.
I might do #10 – Try to get my head around the fact that the Ancient Spanish Monastery and St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church in North Miami Beach is the oldest building in the western hemisphere. It was built in Spain in the 10th century, purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1925 and finally reassembled in Florida in the 1950s. Cistercian monks lived in the building for its first 700 years of life. 16711 W. Dixie Highway. North Miami Beach, 305-945-1461. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, but call ahead because it closes for the many weddings and receptions that are held on its grounds. Admission: $5 adults, $2.50 students and seniors, $2 children 12 and younger.
Who knew that a 1000 year old building is right up the street?
Moment of Lyric – REM by way of the Cardigans – MP3
Oh, life is bigger
It’s bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
