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His only weakness is THE MAN.
Dang, that’s Shiny.
Monthly Archives: July 2006
8470 –
Lets see how today goes. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. I imagine it’ll fall somewhere in between.
Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. – Mark Twain, Following the Equator, Pudd’nhead Wilson’s New Calendar
If Vox is good for nothing else, it’s a decent resource for hosting pictures that everyone can see (Flickr and Saudi don’t seem to mix)
From Left to Right – Original Newt pic, Black and white makes him look like a kitten, and two “Bleached” Newts, by playing with filter settings.
More Newt lounging in the water closet… plus his vandalistic shenanigans against the end of the TP roll.
Went on a surprise trip to outback with GG. It was nice to vent, and just commiserate for a bit.. and better, to talk about other stuff entirely over tasty pasta w/ cheese.
Some think toes are ugly
Some think toes are sweet
I think toes
Are little rows
Of fingers for your feet.
1 year ago – RIP Scotty, bleeder likes my eyes, thumbdrive apps, paper rocket, logo toy, taters, london transport
2 years ago – politics, monster poll, last time meme, job market
3 years ago – mahjong, zombie movies
4 years ago – Visiting Danny, played Pokemon, orcs n the hood, reign of fire with Dave, beef recall
5 years ago – eremite, watched the sun come up, poll creation, why I trim, cooking poll
6 years ago – got the first LJ client, movie pondering
Protected: 8469 –
8468 – World Jump Day!
8465 – this week is moving fast, despite my best efforts.
Meeting with Mom after work to do will-stuff. She seems particularly enthusiastic to make sure the condo will go to the family rather than the state…. So, If I snuff it under suspicious circumstances, you know who to chase down for questioning, dear journal.
Pretty Keen Stop Motion video of a guy coasting through his day. I wish Youtube would support higher quality movies.
Minimum Wage (in Florida) is Currently $6.40. When I took my first Job at Taco Bell, it paid $3.35 and hour – That was back in 1985. (Starting wages at the library were a whopping $4.42, plus super insurance/etc bennies.) I wonder how well each state compares to cost of living expenses?
For “tipped employees” meeting eligibility requirements for the tip credit under the FLSA, employers may count tips actually received as wages under the FLSA, but the employer must pay “tipped employees” a direct wage in an amount equal to the minimum wage of $6.40 minus $3.02 (which, as required by Florida’s Constitution, is the 2003 tip credit existing under the FLSA), or a direct hourly wage of $3.38 on January 1, 2006.
San Fran, California is $8.50… Kansas is $2.65. Six States have no minimum wage laws.
Like the Federal wage and hour law, State law often exempts particular occupations or industries from the minimum labor standard generally applied to covered employment. This information often may be found at the websites maintained by State labor departments. Links to these websites are available at www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/state_of.htm.
Just a reminder from this entry in 2001 –
This from Webster’s: (see dictionary.com if there’s any doubt)
Main Entry: pum ·per ·nick ·el
Pronunciation: ‘p&m-p&r-“ni-k&l
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from pumpern to break wind + Nickel goblin; from its reputed indigestibility
Date: 1756
: a dark coarse sourdough bread made of unbolted rye flour
Answer each with 2 words – from sister Kellie –
yourself: big lug
your car: city bus
your hair: going gray
your mother: still alive
your father: airborne ash
your favorite item: cosmic cube
your dream last night: toothy cars
your favorite drink: rum punch
your dream home: securely comfy
the room you’re in: cleanly cluttered
your pet: orange monkey
your fear: hurting others
what you want to be in ten years: even better
who you hung out with last night: the Newt!
what you’re not: eating sharks
your best friends: are nice
one of your wish list items: comic book
your gender: a feller
the last thing you did: checked lj
what are you wearing: my clothes
your favorite weather: cool sleeping
your favorite book: dandilion wine
the last thing you ate: chewy cookie
your life: will improve
your mood: getting there
A-Z meme
accent: Fairly generic, but I pronounce some words oddly – “Noice” for nice, for example.
booze: I don’t really drink, but rum punch is good
chore I hate: cleaning the bathroom
dogs/cats: Newton! The coolest cat within the state of florida, I’d wager.
essential electronics: pda and digicam. the phone can go leap.
favorite perfume/cologne: I don’t currently wear one, and woman’s fragrances depend on the woman.
gold/silver: silver, generally.
hometown: Brockton, MA, USA, but I’ve been in SoFla for ages.
insomnia: infrequent, but I do have some restless nights.
job title: MIS Director / Child Advocate.
kids: See Newt!
living arrangements: Newt and I live in a 1-bedroom condo. Finally have some space to maneuver!
most admired trait: (in others.. and in myself) basic internal goodness
number of significant relationships: I’m not trying to be a wiseguy when I say that all relationships are significant.
overnight hospital stays: Back surgeries
phobia: nothing that’s at “irrational fear” level.
quotes: “It’s all just a ride” – Bill Hicks
religion: Agnostic with Athiest leanings.
siblings: one younger bro (I’m 3.5 years older.)
time I usually wake up: workdays – 5:30am, weekends, about 7:30
unusual talent: I can make baby-cry noises that are pretty realistic.
vegetables I refuse to eat: raw tomatoes (I won’t totally refuse, but I’ll resist, a lot!)
worst habit: procrastination
x-rays: when i broke my collarbone
yummy foods I make: all sorts.. veggie stir-fry is a pretty simple but tasty one.
zodiac sign: Aquarius / Earth Monkey
DVD43 is a free DVD decrypter.
WHAT DOES IT DO?: DVD43 decrypts DVD movies. COMPATIBLE SOFTWARE: Nero Recode, Intervideo DVD Copy, 1Click DVD Copy, Pinnacle DVD Copy, I Copy DVDs, Roxio DVD Copy and many more.
About time.. now I can recover my old, battle-damaged Godzilla DVDs.
Moment of Lyric (audio at my vox, via 
bhk! Thanks!)
We’re setting sail to a place on the map
From which no-one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burned
Drawn by the promise of the women and lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It’s the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world on this trip, baby
You will pay tomorrow
You’re gonna pay tomorrow
You will pay tomorrow
Protected: 8463 – Deaths.
8462 – 2sdae
8461 – Monday? Oh, odds bodkins.
Apparently the Algorithm march is some kind of sensation that I’m late to learn about. More power to ’em!
| You Are 24% Control Freak |
 You have achieved the perfect balance of control and letting go. You tend to roll with whatever life brings, but you never get complacent. |
Sunday was a true day of rest… I only ventured outside to do put clothes in the washer and dryer… and that was after sundown. I took a couple of short naps, gabbed on the phone a bit, and paid attention to the Newtster.
“I hesitate to say anything nice about him, for fear that it would be used against him. And that’s a terrible commentary on the state of politics and the political climate today.”
– Senator John McCain, Republican / Arizona, on Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, Democrat / Connecticut.
This Page shows the current Fairy Doors in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Each thumbnail links to a page, which elaborates on the specific location of the fairy door, represented. The Pin map shows the distribution of the tiny doors. Tiny doors have been the principle element in common. Some of the location have tiny windows and even elaborate interior spaces as well as fairy doors. The miniature doors match or coordinate with the larger human doors of each location.
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I can surf Flickr at random for hours…it’s more a nosy delight than random LJs. I don’t know if it’s just easier to produce quality or interesting pictures over the cliche of 1000 words, but there it is. Maybe there’s just a lot more to see than there is to say.
1 year ago – Kev day, pictures of train station/toys/etc, mr moonlight
2 years ago – mind flayer doodle, travel plans, blue ink, Warriors…., phone posts
3 years ago – odd dreams, Gary hart, pizza box solar oven, hunting for Bambi hoax, walnut walks with a bellydancer
4 years ago – CHiPs, Spreading rumors
5 years ago – Music Mystery Solved, exegesis, evil news, Earhart’s wreck perhapsfound, I discover Google image search, sea creature poll, why poop isbrown
6 years ago – Scheduled Departure time set in stone, something at Archie Mcphee no longer there, sitcom nudity-logic
8460 – knock down ginger
8466 – Algorithm march
The best ever use of ninjas, possibly short of throwing chimneys at them.
http://www.youtube.com/v/y6XKxFMGrLw
The song is stuck in my head, even though I don’t know the native words by heart yet
8467 –
Mom brought over some furniture from a house she sold… pretty nice, a computer desk, chair, printer stand and a low bookshelf. She’ll be coming by sometime this week to take care of a few issues before they zip off to VA for a few months. One of which is my will – disposition of my loot and Newt in the event of my kicking the bucket. (Hers is all set up now… I’m the executor, should something happen to both her and her husband.)
Kevin Smith talks about Superman – From the college lecture DVD An Evening with Kevin Smith, which is pretty great storytelling from an engaging speaker even if you’re not a huge fan of his movies.
Windows In Your Pocket – handy boot info for flash drives.
2 floating things I saw yesterday.
Inside the Coral Square Mall –
Lion fish. (He must be 12 years old, or they keep cycling in new ones… he’s huge, too.)
Lion fish. (He must be 12 years old, or they keep cycling in new ones… he’s huge, too.)
8459 -newtcam-porch
newtcam-porch
Originally uploaded by scottobear.
hanging out on the porch during the cleaning
curly tail looks short!
8458 – adjustments, travel
Rest in Peace, Webmonkey. I hope the zombie of your concept rises soon, to feed on the brains of other young web developers elsewhere.
I’m opting out of Dragon*Con this year, because it looks like zero of the six people who were going to go (that I wanted to see and visit with) are giving it a pass this year for one reason or another. I can validate the cost of the trip as a get-together, but not just for gaming and shopping.
I’m still shooting for a trip to Sterling, VA sometime this summer, though.
Two entries ago I poured out a long, heartfelt post about a lot of things… so many things in fact, that I retroactively privatized it. Stuff about my bro, friendships, oddball behaviors of mine, attitude changes and so on. Some large changes are coming up in my life, a few I can see, many I don’t even know by name yet, but I’m sure are out there. I’m rethinking some aspects of who I am, and what I’m about.
Some Elements I wish to retain are –
Basic Kindness, and a desire to help others
Sharp skills in my field and interests
Being honest with people when possible, Diplomacy as needed otherwise
Knowing boundaries where I can be open, and where I must close.
Give as good as I get, or better
An acceptable level of Justice
Sensitivity/awareness/intelligence
analysis of information on multiple levels at the same time. (See the forest and the trees. And the leaves, the systems within and innate beauty of all of the above
quality time with Newton and Friends
Some Elements I wish to acquire –
A greater sense of general knowledge over specialization (especially by filling in any fragmented gaps)
Interest in getting goals done in a timely manner, with minimal stress – (Focus without anxiety.)
Less Slovenly appearance
Better tolerance of people who refuse to communicate properly, or at least accept it when folks will not hear what I have to say (even when I’m asked for “input”)
Love without condition.
An acceptable level of Mercy (I seem to have too much or too little, depending on the situation.)
Aspects to remove or modify –
Regain balance in all 4 aspects of life – Mental, Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual.
Develop a more structured regimen to develop those areas that are currently weak (Physical seems highest on the list, though the others, too)
Rework current financial plans, allow for greater depth of field.
Eliminate Burnout – Find good, acceptable strengths in what’s being done, and do the best to diminish or remove negatives.
More tolerance of the foolish and ignorant (but continue to remove them from positions where they can harm themselves or others)
Hone view of other folks’ signals, and act on them, but remain my own person
Writing – minimum 1 hour a day of drills, practice, etc. Same goes for a body workout with weights or something more than just walking.
Better Dietary Controls – slipping up too much
Bottom Line: focus on growth, health and being a good person.
We’ll see how I do at this in the times to come.
1 year ago – mp, kev, $, Rs, the love god mp3, update info about me, tag cloud, allergy
2 years ago – construction webbing, fonts, celebs, web cam fights crime
3 years ago – braced, zombie pumpkin fights, insanity script, insurance stupidity
4 years ago – dream about Ray at the paint store, little people, domed 3d displays,great ape project, 28 things quiz, sue the teacher trend, mental comfort
5 years ago – – cool mini or not, vatic, cool things about moving, smoothies, misc news, age poll, counter testing, chocolate bees, Victorian Sex Cry Generator, what’s for supper, coloring book concept germ
6 years ago – Newtcam’s own page posted
Protected: 8457 – Filtered post. Kindly do not redistribute.
8455 – Yarr… success on the seven seas!
I have a vox account, interesting, but I won’t be leaving lj just yet. I don’t much like the ads at the base, nor the fact tha tI can’t do any but the most basic raw html. Could be a good dump zone for mp3/pics/video, though.
More construction happening at the former mall of the dead. just some girder-photos here