After work today, I’m going to go out and about. Not sure where, not sure how, but I’ll see something groovy as a result. Then I’ll come home and hug ol’ Newt. I brushed his teeth yesterday, and he just sat and took it like a champ. I’ll have to bring him home a fun new toy… maybe a big honkin’ cardboard box to sharpen his teeth on.

I’m a total entertainment / multimedia / sensory I/O cyborg. I have a Cell-phone, wifi pda (with mp3 player, doodling proggie and web browser), digicam, GPS, Laptop (wifi and has a DVD player…), and a TENS unit. Hooray for rechargeable batteries! I won’t even go into the Solar-powered rechargeable stuff. Oh,ok, I will. am/fm/sw radio, charges in the sun, and also runs on wind-up power. same goes for an awesome little waterproof LED flashlight.

Currently, the fave gizmo is the pda, as it’s on hand at all times, and is very useful. I only carry the cell phone and pda all of the time. Digicam about 20% of the time, the rest are usually on planned excursions, if they ever leave the house at all.

I’m glad I have Red-Furred Libras to make me smile and bring joy to my heart. I wish I could take Newt on more walkabouts, but a leash just makes him turn into a mooshy orange cat-shaped beanbag. The harness just de-bones him.

Become a MASTER of LLAP-Goch.
… the Secret Welsh ART of SELF DEFENCE that requires NO INTELLIGENCE, STRENGTH or PHYSICAL courage!

Oh, forgot to mention. I quite liked that there was a character named “Mongo” in Shrek 2.

Arms. I could mess with this for ages. (But then, I’m easily entertained.) Other cool stuff in an open directory. Pushy also gives me some perverse pleasure.

If I don’t find a condo in the next month, I think I’ll relocate to another place as a rental in the meantime. It’s practically summer, and the rates will be quite low.

I got a call yesterday and it said that one of the children was being treated medically for “Oppositional Defiant Disorder“… I didn’t know that could be treated with drugs. Do the drugs make someone more obedient, and pliable? I wonder how that would work in an army or other sort of conditioned behavior environment, like prison.

I also suspect that this is something that will be over-labeled and tried fro use on regular kids that are just being bratty, rather than ones with actual mental disorders.

Fire Cracker Labels

Some almost surreal photos of an abandoned man-made island and other places. The lack of people and the ruined buildings give a nearly post-apocalyptic feel.

“Off the westernmost coast of Japan, is an island called “Gunkanjima” that is hardly known even to the Japanese. Long ago, the island was nothing more than a small reef. Then in 1810, the chance discovery of coal drastically changed the fate of this reef. As reclamation began, people came to live here, and through coal mining the reef started to expand continuously. Before long, the reef had grown into an artificial island of one kilometer (three quarters of a mile) in perimeter, with a population of 5300. Eventually, the mines faced an end, and in 1974 the world’s once most densely populated island become totally deserted. The island, after all its inhabitants departed leaving behind their belongings, became an empty shell of a city where all its people disappeared overnight, as if by some mysterious act of God.”

From Go-Quiz.com

Other Memes

After work today, I’m going to go out and about. Not sure where, not sure how, but I’ll see something groovy as a result. Then I’ll come home and hug ol’ Newt. I brushed his teeth yesterday, and he just sat and took it like a champ. I’ll have to bring him home a fun new toy… maybe a big honkin’ cardboard box to sharpen his teeth on.

I’m a total entertainment / multimedia / sensory I/O cyborg. I have a Cell-phone, wifi pda (with mp3 player, doodling proggie and web browser), digicam, GPS, Laptop (wifi and has a DVD player…), and a TENS unit. Hooray for rechargeable batteries! I won’t even go into the Solar-powered rechargeable stuff. Oh,ok, I will. am/fm/sw radio, charges in the sun, and also runs on wind-up power. same goes for an awesome little waterproof LED flashlight.

Currently, the fave gizmo is the pda, as it’s on hand at all times, and is very useful. I only carry the cell phone and pda all of the time. Digicam about 20% of the time, the rest are usually on planned excursions, if they ever leave the house at all.

I’m glad I have Red-Furred Libras to make me smile and bring joy to my heart. I wish I could take Newt on more walkabouts, but a leash just makes him turn into a mooshy orange cat-shaped beanbag. The harness just de-bones him.

Become a MASTER of LLAP-Goch.
… the Secret Welsh ART of SELF DEFENCE that requires NO INTELLIGENCE, STRENGTH or PHYSICAL courage!

Oh, forgot to mention. I quite liked that there was a character named “Mongo” in Shrek 2.

Arms. I could mess with this for ages. (But then, I’m easily entertained.) Other cool stuff in an open directory. Pushy also gives me some perverse pleasure.

If I don’t find a condo in the next month, I think I’ll relocate to another place as a rental in the meantime. It’s practically summer, and the rates will be quite low.

I got a call yesterday and it said that one of the children was being treated medically for “Oppositional Defiant Disorder“… I didn’t know that could be treated with drugs. Do the drugs make someone more obedient, and pliable? I wonder how that would work in an army or other sort of conditioned behavior environment, like prison.

I also suspect that this is something that will be over-labeled and tried fro use on regular kids that are just being bratty, rather than ones with actual mental disorders.

Fire Cracker Labels

Some almost surreal photos of an abandoned man-made island and other places. The lack of people and the ruined buildings give a nearly post-apocalyptic feel.

“Off the westernmost coast of Japan, is an island called “Gunkanjima” that is hardly known even to the Japanese. Long ago, the island was nothing more than a small reef. Then in 1810, the chance discovery of coal drastically changed the fate of this reef. As reclamation began, people came to live here, and through coal mining the reef started to expand continuously. Before long, the reef had grown into an artificial island of one kilometer (three quarters of a mile) in perimeter, with a population of 5300. Eventually, the mines faced an end, and in 1974 the world’s once most densely populated island become totally deserted. The island, after all its inhabitants departed leaving behind their belongings, became an empty shell of a city where all its people disappeared overnight, as if by some mysterious act of God.”

From Go-Quiz.com

Other Memes

Harry Potter meets Right Said Fred. Silly Snape Shockwave. From the Puppetpals, of course.

Regarding Zombies in the Projects, circa 1974.

Random Scotto Factoid: Dawn of the Dead was my introduction to the phrase “He’s gone Apeshit”

It still makes me laugh.

Alas! Nine Sickles and a Dungbomb… this is my lucky day!

Whims Misses Sammy (who is on vacation on the west coast right now) and I think it’s sweet that they’re so fond of one another. It’s nice to see nice people be buds like that.

Dawn of the Dead on the player right now… the classic version. Got to love rust-colored shag carpet on the walls.

Saw Shrek 2 last night, and it was worth seeing… cute. I like the first one better, but this one has a lot of good bits. On the way home, I saw a cat with something in his mouth… I wonder if it was one of the ducklings? I doubt it, because the mama-bird was so doting, but it was the right area for it to happen.

Doodled this while I was sitting in the theater. Thinking about doing another longish animation. I haven’t done one in a while. I wonder if the faint “Echo” is too hard to see. I was sort of going for a “sound bouncing off the wall” sort fo thing.

Walkabout shots taken yesterday

Even the ‘mat has wireless… entered and posted live as my clothes spin-dry.

Now, dear journal, you can be a part of it!

The ‘Mat – Quicktime file. (best viewed on looping) ~96k

[update: Picked up some sidewalk chalk at the Eckerd’s up the street. The Road in front of the plaza now has a lovely pink )( out front. Ol’ Eckerds didn’t have any white chalk, so pastels it is!]

[update2: Turns out it’s the doctor next door sharing the ‘net. Thanks, Doc! You’ve been Warchalked!]

Heard from old pals TMan and Pix.. they’re getting married in Sept ’05! I’m very happy for them..been together through quite a lot, and persevered very well. Krypto must be a full-grown pooch by now (as fully grown as a Jack Russell can be, anyhow.)

Quote Of The Day

“Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.”
— Confucius

There is closing up shop… not going dark yet, but not advancing any more. quoted message, italics mine for emphasis

Going out to play heroclix with the bro for a bit. I’ll leave Newtcam on, if anyone wants to peek in and see how he’s doing. I’ve set the cam’s refresh rate to every 15 minutes or thereabouts, so don’t expect full- motion video.

Current image –

Outside –

I’m so happy when I catch a little touch of a loved one. I want to see all of those I care about in a good place… so many are dealing with rough patches, and I’m just glad that time can remedy the majority of them.

Couldn’t get together with bro last night, so I’ll try for this weekend sometime… maybe tonight. It’d be good if I could so double-duty, and maybe wash my laundry in the complex’s pay machines, but I think I prefer the ‘mat, just for the triple-loaders.

Good feelings and vibes are here, and I’m happy share ’em.

Hm.. interesting things traded for a Gmail account. I’m happy to have just given mine away to some worthy recipients.

I haven’t had a hostess fruit-pie in a long time. I think I’ll get one today around lunch time, if I can find a place that sells fresh ones. I could go for a nice cherry pie.

Archive.org hosting every Grateful Dead bootleg (1364 concerts listed)

The most downloaded show: January 8th, 1979 at Madison Square Garden in NYC, NY

A list of all the artists hosted so far

Of course, obligatory wi-fi mention here… I can now download mp3s right to the smartcard for portable Deaddin’. (or Zwan, Cowboy Junkies, The Big Wu, String Cheese Incident or Soul Coughing.)

If you’re wondering what a shorten / FLAC / SHN file is (listed more often with soundboard recordings), you can listen with this on Windows (Mind the directions especially if you have XP.), or this on Mac/Linux.

Me, I’m not that much of a purist, so I’ll often squash ’em down to Mp3s, just for size and easy playablilty.

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Looks like the bro is moving out of the mother’s place… sound idea, I think. I know he can afford an efficiency now, and they’re just butting heads at this point.

Me, I’d have lobbed his ass back to jail after earlier this week… but I’m glad they’re still working with him. He’s got some good appointments for this morning.

I plan on visiting him later this week and playing some heroclix, or goofing off in some other way.

I’ve calmed down a lot over the last couple of days. Maintaining rage is too much work…it tires me out.

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The black bear may be Florida’s most misunderstood mammal. Feared by many as a man-eating predator and adored by others as a cuddly teddy bear, the truth, as usual, lies somewhere in between. Although we will never know everything about bears, a quarter century of research and management by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has revealed much about the habits, needs and behavior of Florida’s largest native land animal. Continue reading 6669 The Florida Black Bear →

Born of a noble family at Baltonsborough, near Glastonbury, England, Dunstan was educated there by Irish monks and while still a youth, was sent to the court of King Athelstan. He became a Benedictine monk about 934 and was ordained by his uncle, St. Alphege, Bishop of Winchester, about 939. After a time as a hermit at Glastonbury, Dunstan was recalled to the royal court by King Edmund, who appointed him abbot of Glastonbury Abbey in 943. He developed the Abbey into a great center of learning while revitalizing other monasteries in the area. He became advisor to King Edred on his accession to the throne when Edmund was murdered, and began a far-reaching reform of all the monasteries in Edred’s realm.

Dunstan also became deeply involved in secular politics and incurred the enmity of the West Saxon nobles for denouncing their immorality and for urging peace with the Danes. When Edwy succeeded his uncle Edred as king in 955, he became Dunstan’s bitter enemy for the Abbot’s strong censure of his scandalous lifestyle. Edwy confiscated his property and banished him from his kingdom.

Dunstan went to Ghent in Flanders but soon returned when a rebellion replaced Edwy with his brother Edgar, who appointed Dunstan Bishop of Worcester and London in 957. When Edwy died in 959, the civil strife ended and the country was reunited under Edgar, who appointed Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury. The king and archbishop then planned a thorough reform of Church and state. Dunstan was appointed legate by Pope John XII, and with St. Ethelwold and St. Oswald, restored ecclesiastical discipline, rebuilt many of the monasteries destroyed by the Danish invaders, replaced inept secular priests with monks, and enforced the widespread reforms they put into effect. Dunstan served as Edgar’s chief advisor for sixteen years and did not hesitate to reprimand him when he thought it deserved.

When Edgar died, Dunstan helped elect Edward the martyr king and then his half brother Ethelred, when Edward died soon after his election. Under Ethelred, Dunstan’s influence began to wane and he retired from politics to Canterbury to teach at the Cathedral school and died there.

Dunstan has been called the reviver of monasticism in England. He was a noted musician, played the harp, composed several hymns, notably Kyrie Rex splendens, was a skilled metal worker, and illuminated manuscripts. He is the patron of armorers, goldsmiths, locksmiths, and jewelers.

see also http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05199a.htm