Monthly Archives: May 2008

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BHK got me a 2 new bathing suits – long-knee Hawaiian-style jams, one in blue print, the other red. I have never before owned more than one bathing suit… This is what marriage does to a fellow.

I can dig it.


The Homebrew Channel, elegant homebrew launcher for the Wii (new from the creators of the Twilight Hack; don’t miss the video) [via]

Also, Dr. Mario on the Wii is a hoot.

On the TF2 front – I want to try the steel map. It looks like it’d be a hoot with a large crew. noclip has launched a 24/7 steel server – The IP is 71.126.150.164.


Vacuation Card Game [Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Cary Playing Cards Database] : Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities



Bare Food Cupboards More Common in So. Md. – Southern Maryland Headline News

Most surprising and saddening to me was the following –

Brenda DiCarlo of the Southern Maryland Food Bank said she has noticed people making between $30,000 and $50,000 a year having to rely on grocery assistance from their local food pantries. Her statistics show the number of families seeking assistance has topped 10,000 this year, and that is only for the pantries she supplies.

“There’s been a huge increase…our pantries have had a 40 percent increase in new families needing food, and a 50 percent increase for returning families…there just isn’t enough money to put gas in the car and keep the lights on…a lot of people now just can’t make ends meet.”

DiCarlo’s first recommendation to people is that they call the Department of Social Services. Those who do not qualify for food stamps can still get a complete listing of pantries and programs in their area.


Blogging – It’s Good for You. Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery. (I’m a little doubtful, but the numbers are there, at the moment.)



1 year ago – CNR RIP, bro doing ok, skeptics on 9 million bicycles,

2 years ago – johnny dollar, Alex toth RIP, JQ scotto factoid, on call hurts my social life, lj as a graph, old time radio, I’m Elmo?!?, movie guest stars, Juice newton, newtcam back online, ex-boss smells of skimming

3 years ago – weekend plans, green acres in french, rob zombie, to the devil a daughter, mandarin orange salad, haiku, fridge magnet message

4 years ago – random comments, emperors, popes, livestock, Doc Hastor, Buddha finger, jail complaints

5 years ago – rain, bro, bubba ho-tep, expressions I use, MONKFISH, hipster, nasty letter to Danny, compatibility meme

6 years ago – bday, razor, rain, sleeping late with cat, 10 ways to sneak fabric into the house, gollum cabdriver, victrola

7 years ago – I see you, obstreperous, Memorial Day, william gedney, launch, linux,Harmony review, Hank Scorpio, burgundy, Vegan Worcestershire Sauce,freakies

8 years ago – nuffinGeotargetVisitor Map

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9295 – Tuesday

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Dick Martin died. Why does this make me feel bad or nostalgic? Laugh-in was old hat before I was born, but I loved seeing it on Nick at Nite.


Forgot to mention the awesome sub/pizza shop discovered on Saturday. Selby Sub Shoppe – found when we took a wrong turn looking for Thai food. Best mistake we could’ve made. Larry was especially happy that he didn’t have to consume anything involving curry or green beans. He got chicken wings, while BHK, Chris and I gobbled down some white pizza… with red sauce on the side.

So good. Also good was the lemon coconut cake, lemon pie, chocolate mousse pie and the lemon cookies. We seem to have an inordinate amount of lemon fondness in our desserts.


Random statement – I don’t think that Andy Kaufman was very funny, even in a meta-way. Entertainingly random, at best.


Current music – The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson 

If you were falling, then I would catch you.
You need a light, I'd find a match.

'cause I love the way you say good morning.
And you take me the way I am.
If you are chilly, here take my sweater.
Your head is aching, I'll make it better.

'cause I love the way you call me baby.
And you take me the way I am.

I'd buy you Rogaine if you start losing all your hair.
Sew on patches to all you tear.

'cause I love you more than I could ever promise.
And you take me the way I am.
You take me the way I am.
You take me the way I am.



BHK got her first filling today – her personal tooth-care is far superior to mine.


Dreamt last night of being at the Disney lagoon – BHK and I were swimming with giant sharks, eels – no fish was smaller than half my size, most of them were between 30-40 feet long. At one point I was kidnapped, and was told that if I escaped, my entire family would be killed. I grabbed the person and immobilized him by snapping his arms and legs off like dried twigs – when I went to finish him, the police showed up and told me that his brain shouldn’t be damaged, as they needed it to ge tthe information on how he would hurt folks. I didn’t care to see him live, but I relented – though only if I could pack his head with salt and ash. That was ok with the police, who decapitated him, and put his noggin in a clear tube for analysis… the head was somehow still alive, but as long as he couldn’t speak, he couldn’t hurt us… some sort of vampire, or lich, maybe?

Adam is home from Haiti – note form MVW

[…]
I just wanted to say thank you for all of your prayers! Adam returned home safely this past Saturday evening. He did have his Dad take him to the Hospital late Saturday evening because he was not feeling well. He had something called “Acute Pharyngitis” but he is feeling much better now!
I finally was able to catch up with him at our friends home, Sven and Mary Thulin’s, last night. He promises to catch up with us soon and let us know some of the highlights of his trip.
A few things he did mention last night were:
Haiti has a 4% employment rate. 80% of the people are under the poverty line. 55% make less then a dollar/ day. He went to a town called Petit Goave for 3 days. They had no bathrooms to use, but only the Caribbean Sea for these 200 people. Adam’s team helped build a shelter out of tree branches and metal.
He was impressed with the local church they had in the center of the little town. He said “their faith is very strong and their worship is very intense.” One of the most important things I heard him say was that “As poor as they were, they were very content considering their situation”.
I guess, sometimes we just need to hear these things to remind ourselves of how blessed we really are.[…]


A small group in Santa Fe, New Mexico is claiming that the city is discriminating against them by having wireless networks in public buildings. How are these buildings discriminatory? Simple. These people are allergic to Wi-Fi.



1 year ago – pepper picture (first harvest from the garden), navicat, website revamp thoughts, sweet sue’s secret ingredient, 9 million bicycles

2 years ago – newtcam server down, social kicks up, movies, quizzes, juice newton

3 years ago – power outage, scruffies, grow an armchair, Audry Landers/ woodchuck/ Gene Rayburn, don’t step in the cake, swat monkey, em’s ink, best quote ever, soap for meth, Man Arrested for Wearing Grinch Mask, letter from mp, bro call, peacekeeping purse

4 years ago – animated newt pic, open courseware, a lovely phone call, athenos reply, name meme

5 years ago – Cross-sections, candy bars and otherwise, panoramas, hut-building, surreal candy, there b3 features, wvum, world as blog

6 years ago – Memorial Day, documentation, Jakushitsu, Animal crackers, flash & the elongated man, sleeping late with a cat, what’s better. (First appearance for the Newton-yawn icon)

7 years ago – nice dreams, four legs good, two legs bad, saw Shrek, first mobile entry from the laptop

8 years ago – I’d not yet committed to daily entriesGeotargetVisitor Map