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9034 – mon

Back to work, MLK day 0121 Or R.E.LEE day for folks too racist to even take a day off to say thanks to a black guy. (Well, Virginia’s state Motto is what John Wilkes Booth shouted in the theater.)

BHK and Bug lifted me into work this morning… I said my goodbyes, as he was back in VA by the time I made it home. We had a nice time – lots of stuff to do, and good goofing off periods.


MRI came back, and I have a herniated disk – S1 level, pressing to the left {pic via gray’s anatomy} – (S1 nerve impingement from a herniated disc may cause loss of the ankle reflex and/or weakness in ankle push off (e.g. patients cannot do toe rises). Numbness and pain can radiate down to the sole or outside of the foot.

I’d like this to mean that I can get repairs done to a previously thought dead area. I suspect that I may have to have surgery down the line – Still early to tell.


To counter flying_blind’s wtf flickr moment – I don’t know how old the news is, but I just learned that the library of congress has a flickr account. Cool, neat stuff like this made me add ’em.


I’ve had music by TMBG in my head all week… I Palendrome I and Birdhouse especially. Sakes, but Jay Leno has gotten gray.


KFC dinner and an omelet at the in-laws tonight… BHK made it there about 10 minutes after I arrived. Nice time, gabbing with family about this and that – got to talk to Em on the phone a bit, too! Caught Danny on Skype, too… he was watching the debate feed on CNN. Me, I’m not caring much for any of the current batch of politicos, but it looks like he’s going to vote for Hillary, based on her platform.


1 year ago – snowstorm ends, snowballs, eggplant and french toast.
Pictures – snow & love notes

2 years ago – compusa bah, acim gang out and about, float on, sacrifice & wrath, chastity belts for 21st century
pictures – ACIM gang

3 years ago – Strep, Jill is like 30, Greek Grotto, Weather, The woods, urinals, Mrs G team pic, Romanian Girl returns from the grave, poli-sci

4 years ago – Palm doodles, band names, sinister ducks, Cheddar Cheesus, water bus trip home, Orange Cat, walkies pics

5 years ago – zcardz (precursor to the pirates game), LL fooled with my bro, vanishing finn, meds

6 years ago – Dream, Walkies with fog, Worked MLK, ear pressure relief then a return, ordered my digicam, got a keeno book off my wish list, siege engines, lego cube solver.

7 years ago -Bro pic, garam masala, patty hearst pardoned, DNA police Geotarget

9033 – sun of nutshelling

Pancake and scrambled eggs brunch at Larry & Chris’s, checked out L’s trains upstairs, and rooted around BHK’s old bedroom and returned with salvage of wacky packages, headphones and a weight ball. Not to mention BHK’s 14-wheeled skateboard. I would love to try it if I didn’t fear breaking the rest of my spine.

Retired downstairs to view the last 85% of George of the Jungle.

Too dang cold outside for playing, so back to our place – fooled around with pirates, star-wars hero-type clix, and yet more wii.

Ultimate Alliance and Lego Star Wars ruled the evening.

BHK ordered us all some pizza, and then baked cookies…. nom nom nom. Did we give Bugah any veggies this weekend, aside from products containing wheat?

Watched Funny Farm & Trial of the Incredible Hulk – Bugah may’ve been a little frightened by the needle scene. I was pleasantly surprised that he wasn’t bored by the 80’s sensibilities and lack of special effects.

Hit the sack at 10:30… it’s a school night for me!


1 year ago – newt lounging pics

2 years ago – big brain wait, college students illiterate, LN, little prince,

3 years ago – Sicky Mel, PSA, No new drama month, paypal button for charity, weather, Korean postal robots guards, MA lobster strike, Monkey king, fibs and truths answers, weather

4 years ago – crapulent, British WWII photo archive, Chick Tract, homeowners groups lacking

5 years ago – bawled out my bro, bashed up my hands.

6 years ago – walkies, coloring book fairy, waterlog ear, some dead links and some live ones, full moon birth, good dreams.

7 years ago – Iron Man, brain eating, thinking about my dad, smitten, First experience with a good LJ client, Fred the enema cat. Geotarget

9032 – sat

More nutshelling.

Slept in a bit – 8:30ish

Had a blueberry bagel, chewed on left side.

Played a little rayman and more Mario Galaxy with Bugah

Went to get allergy shots – started reading Making Money

Bugah did his reading – Tales of a 4th grade nothing / superfudge.

Headed up to Annapolis with BHK and Bug for movies

Bought Bug’s present – Lego Star Wars Saga, vans from Larry & Chris

Picked up Marvel Ultimate Alliance for m’self  – $18 used!

Went to see National Treasure 2 again… bugah and bhk dug it, I thought it was ok, but not fantastic. I thought it was ok, but it really didn’t hold together very well… the end was loose and free to say the least. It was a fun ride, and I didn’t fall asleep like I dad last time.

Dinner at Cheeburger Cheeburger – Bug ate the 1/2 lb’r and is on the wall now.

Came home and played some family fluxx and then surprise hit polarity. (We may have to get it for him next present-time – we got him family fluxx as part of his stocking this year) Reminds me that I’m woefully behind on sending Eryx his goodies.


1 year ago – waiting on net, quiz-memes

2 years ago – cool icon, late work, palm doodle, mozilla, Lost, bite pic, lj-abuse

3 years ago – Lots of family drama, weather, link sponsor, classic C&H, 10 truths – 5 fibs poll, boxer vs rice, monkey king’s tomb

4 years ago – Happy b’day, FB!, MLK, Big Fish with Danny, hair in soy sauce, cotton candy autopsy

5 years ago – music and food for bro, silly sound bites

6 years ago – nice dreams, biochemical weapons and parking meters, I enjoyed Fellowship, poor choice in names

7 years ago – Massive layoffs, cartoon bird gender, misc writing, digging Jenny Lee’s singing Geotarget

9031 – fri

Nutshelling.

Mario Party 8.

Swift cleanup – mostly BHK’s doing. She’s a member of the reverse-hurricane school of speed-tidiness.

Watched psych and held my poor, sore jaw.

Straightened the office a bit, mostly clearing my desk, dealing with paperwork and holding my jaw.

Picked up Bugah in the early evening (~7:30ish)

Went to Bert’s diner w/in-laws – Milkshake was soothing and delicious.

Got Bugah back to our place, and played video games until the wee hours. Preferred titles were Guitar Hero 3 and Transformers (brought with him), but we also got some other bits in here and there.


1 year ago – voice post – newton’s first snow

2 years ago – homeless thoughts, bb vid card broken, newt buries my dinner, jimi, auto-dl tv shows,

3 years ago – mushroms and eggplant, barefoot craving, acronym cursing, Panama city teens, prozac suicides

4 years ago – popeye is 75, duckburg, powerskip, santa cluster maint, hybrids, beach-dweller picture that will make you shriek, brain sammiches, cam pics, cap’n strong

5 years ago – tan me hide, kartoo, SOP, coloring book entry

6 years ago – Accessory animals. Enron & GWB/pretzel, watching Lone Gunmen, Newt came to work, skate porn

7 years ago – Hot outside! Metallica sues Victoria’s Secret, the weather the cuckoo likes, my first LJ flame attack (and my rebuttal) Geotarget

9030 – thurs

9030 – thurs

9030 – thurs

AM- MRI done… got films, but no record on CD/DVD… I’ll have to scan ’em before I bring them to the doc.

midday – Snow! big, fat flakes. Almost to stormy to go to my mouth appointment.. but not quite. He almost shut down, but things eased up enough. We were running a little early, so we got a pizza hut pit stop… more games of hangman, tater tots and stuffed crust pizza… no choking this time, but we were regaled about our server’s critter collection at home. 2 dogs, 4 cats, birds, fish, and more living outdoors. (and a couple of kiddies, too!) She had a few dental horror stories to get me warmed up for my meeting with the drill and bone saw.

PM – work on my mouth… pain was significant, but not nearly as much as the front work. I’m not going to work tomorrow – doc advised against it. I have another late night appointment on the 28th, but that one should be a walk in the park, comparatively.

Got home, and was OK, save for a swollen mouth and the inability to talk. ATW man still in the same post-christmas hunch position.

Watched some more remainders from the phych-a-thon on the tivo from new year’s day. BHK was very helpful and supportive across the board… I’m lucky to have her in my life!

1 year ago – pic @ papermoon cafe with Alice and BHK

2 years ago – thick head, bro has coin, iguana / scream like a girl / game show, florida homeless beating, sand game, now with stick men, i am god toon, walking ghost

3 years ago – mel day, dick tracy’s alien connection, translations, site search

4 years ago – MM in an arranged wedding, global pals, cow brain burger, celebration(FL) sold, cool supermarket photos

5 years ago – bavarian, Ana at gallery, they wait below, Sappho compliments me, cat piccies, scintillate, firefly

6 years ago – Trimaris, school dream, little suck-a-thumb, James Earl Jones gets called James Earl Ray (Whoops!), Immigrant song, band name poll, Sasha and Misha move away, some silly linkies.

7 years ago – Analog never did print it, Bilbo’s Guide to life, textbooks responsible for stupid teens. Geotarget

9029 – wed

9029 – wed

9029 – wed

Dreamt of the boardwalk coming to life like a Japanese Umbrella Monster. Why? Now I wonder how many 100-year old things are in the house. I’m guessing not much, save for a few books and coins.

BHK made a tasty pseudo-chicken / broccoli / alfredo noodle dish… I scarfed down two full bowls of the stuff… and they were not little bowls. The in-laws invited us to chinese food, but I think that I came out way ahead with what I got.


Nifty Iron Man art meme, reminds me a bit of the batgirl one done way back when… I wonder if GP and/ or Kat will do one? I dig Paul Conrad’s stuff.. and all of ’em are groovy. See Also the Stan Lee Tribute page.


Meme from eryx by way of count marius

1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
Condo side-stuff

2. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner?
With BHK, every dinner is pretty dang romantic! Out, I’d say the greek restaurant before golden compass.

3. Do you regret losing your virginity to who you lost it to?
No.

4. If you could go back and change one thing what would it be?
I don’t know… maybe get better results on my back operations.

5. Name of your first grade teacher?
Mr Adams

6. What do you really want to be doing right now?
Chilling with the Mrs.

7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Super hero, Cowboy, pirate, army man… the usual. First career choice was tech-guy.

8. How many colleges did you attend?
PBCC, FAU, and Miami – three!

9. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now?
BHK handed it to me as I got out of the shower!

10. What are your thoughts on gas prices?
It seems people will pay anything rather than investigate alternate modes of energy and transport.

11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you where would it be?
BHK and I to a comfy cottage in vermont, maybe? Or even someplace closer to work, but further from fallout.

12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
Where’s the snooze button?

13. Last thought before going to sleep last night?
Where’s Pye?

14. Do you miss being a child?
Some parts yes, but mostly no.

and where is 15?

16. What errand/chore do you despise?
Well, not despise, but anything that involves me on my hands and knees, or bending too much… scrubbing floors or ironing is yucky.

17. If you didn’t have to work, would you volunteer?
I would volunteer at a charity (or charities) of my choice, sure!

18. Get up early or sleep in?
Sleep in, usually!

19. What is your favorite cartoon character?
Hm. I dig classic cartoons, like Daffy Duck a lot.

20. Favorite thing to do at night with a girl?
Depends on my mood and the girl!

21. Have you found real love yet?
Absolutely.

22. When did you start feeling old?
I’ve gotten creaky in the back since my teens… but I don’t feel really old.

no 23?

24. Your favorite lunch meat?
Cheeeeeese! Cheddar is always nice.

25. What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart?
I don’t think that there’s a regular thing… chips and soda, maybe?

26. Beach or lake?
I like lakes a trifle more than the sea… but both are nice. The bay is a happy medium.

27. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual?
Depends on how you define it. I’m certainly in favor of my marriage!

28. Do you own property?
Me and the bank.

29. Favorite guilty pleasure?
Guilty, not so much, but I do like lounging indoors and having a personal day here and again.

30. Favorite movie you wouldn’t want anyone to find out about?
I’m not easily embarrassed.. I do like Adventures in Babysitting, and that could be classified as sort of feeble.

31. What’s your drink?
Diet Cream Soda is tasty! I’ll go for diet cherry pepsi, diet mountian dew or diet grape giant, too.

32. Cowboys or Indians?
In general, Cowboys.

33. Cops or Robbers?
In general, Cops.

34. Who from high school would you like to run in to?
Steve Jacoby, Cameron Scott, Larry Barnes, Mr. Cornell, Driana Maher

35. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
Hard to say, but I’d guess XM radio U-pop, 1940’s or Motown.

36. Norm or Cliff?
Cliff is pretty hard to beat, but I think I’d prefer Norm.

37. Grey’s or ‘The Office?
The Office… never seen Grey’s

38. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
Poor behavior around friends in general back in the 90s.

39. Do you like the person that sits directly across from you at work?
Nobody really sits across from me… I guess if I drew an imaginary line from my facing through the office, I’d hit Donna.. she’s cool, I like her.

40. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
Hmm… Tony Shaloub? Who’s buying?

41. Indoors or Outdoors?
Both, please!

42. Have you ever crashed your vehicle?
i’ve been in a few crashes, and yes, I’ve bumped into another car way back when.

43. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
Yup! outdoor fire out of control.

44. Last book you read?
If Chins could kill. Currently reading Soon I Will Be Invincible and Storm Front depending on if I’m carrying the hardcover or just my palmtop.

45. Do you have a teddy bear?
There’s one in a little bomber jacket and goggles around here somewhere!

46. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
Camping along the peace river… not that strange!

47. Somewhere in California you’ve never been and would like to go?
The Tar Pits

48. Do you go to church?
Not religiously, no.

49. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or a new relationship?
Well, I’m happily married, so the career gets the reboot!

50. How old are you?
38


1 year ago – voice post – pretzels and candy corn

2 years ago – mr t happy dance, stayed in watched kong, hobbit house, MLK day, falling sand toy, palm doodle, deadly sins meme

3 years ago – Rainy lazy mel-day, bonnet house, literati with resilience, fictional substances, fooling around with image searches

4 years ago – Cycloptic Goat, Fontifier, Aesop, etc

5 years ago – Newt Pic, Manatees, Harry potter, palm wait at doc, sanctity of life

6 years ago – cool invention poll, thoughts about human rights progressing, magic spell over Taiwan, books read, How to take a punch, and my first notification that I was being published in UA2.

7 years ago – Custard the Dragon, Beautiful and Not-so-beautiful Words, Botticelli reminding me of mah sweetie, Michelanglo on Censorship, and a few dead links. Geotarget

8 years ago – Newt was Neutered!

9028 – tues

9028 – tues

9028 – tues

Beware the ides of January! Oh, how it snowed today! It went for a brief period, stopped, and then came back, all crazy-like.

I heard that it wasn’t going to stick, but it was pretty white out there for a little bit. If it had done its drop after dark, I’d wager there’d have been less sublimation.


Veggie Meatloaf for dinner tonight… nom nom nom.

I’m glad that BHK doesn’t mind my meat-free ways! Larry opted for a fried chicken tv dinner, but Chris was game. I have enough to bring a goodly does for lunch tomorrow, too – with plenty of mixed veggies and peas on the side.


Detour guide to 1970’s TV detectives. This is a pretty good sampling of tv during my formative years.

Random Scotto factoid – For some reason, as a kid, I got Baretta and Columbo mixed up. I got it worked out pretty early, but there was a time that I thought it was the same show.


We took are time eating and talking… after supper, we’re watching a little psych before bed. Stay warm and sleep tight, dear journal.


VIENNA, Austria – A chimpanzee cannot be declared a person, Austria’s Supreme Court has ruled, activists said Tuesday.

An animal rights group had sought to have the chimp, Matthew Hiasl Pan, declared a person in hopes of gaining guardianship of the animal.

The shelter where Matthew has lived for 25 years is going bankrupt, threatening to leave him homeless. Donors have offered to help support him, but under Austrian law, only a person can receive personal gifts.

The Vienna-based Association Against Animal Factories sought to have him declared a person and petitioned to be appointed Matthew’s trustee.

But the high court upheld a September ruling by a judge in the town of Wiener Neustadt rejecting the petition, the group said Tuesday.

The rights group said it would take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.

Matthew and another chimp at the shelter, Rosi, were captured as babies in Sierra Leone in 1982 and smuggled to Austria for use in pharmaceutical experiments. Customs officers intercepted the shipment and turned the chimps over to the shelter.

Organizers said they may set up a foundation to collect donations for Matthew, whose life expectancy in captivity is about 60 years.

But they argue that only personhood will ensure that he isn’t sold outside Austria.


1 year ago – moved into the brown house

2 years ago – nudge (I like it now), my latest superpower, electrocution dream, soloing, caribs, pandas make more sense, stardust probe returns,

3 years ago – Jambi back after the great LJ crash of ’05, William Schmidt’s art, film feminism, chemical weapons, mag knight w/Danny, DVDA

4 years ago – DVD cereal, Mars, cluck cluck cluck

5 years ago – smokies, palm sync, empenadas, Malawi Vampires

6 years ago – nice walk, moody, gave sappho a lj code, midnight pooper, newt patrols

7 years ago – pictures of me with tarpo at No-nose maldanado’s, company on the rocks, ramble on humanity, temptation island, super-soldiers, link to 100 Scotto-things Geotarget

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9027 – 9024

9027 – 9024

9027 – 9024

9027 – 9024