Is it too early to trot out the Christmas Icons?

http://www.iamlost.com/features/superhero/index.shtml

Origin of Powers Your Superpowers are derived from the deliberate experimentation on your body with various chemicals by aliens. The experiment was intended to alter and improve your body. An unknown factor has produced staggering results, and cannont be duplicated. You currently have an amicable relationship with those that created you. They allowed you to leave without conflict.

Side Effects Becoming a superhuman has changed you in many ways. You suffer from the following side effects. You now have six times the normal amount of body hair, which practically resembles fur.

Powers Your minor powers are Super Vision: Advanced Sight, and Extraordinary Mental Endurance.

http://www.geocities.com/codex34/paper/paper1.html – paper space toys you can make.

Day after Thanksgiving factoid… estimated american christmas spending this year, per household – $462. (Down form $490, last year)

About how much are you planning to spend this holiday?

So sometimes I’ll go walking late at night because the path down by the beach is empty and because it’s nice and cool and because I ate half a medium pizza at nine and I have to wait that long for it to wear off. That late, there’s not a lot on the radio except lonely talk show hosts crying into the night like crazed loons, so I tune to the Korean language station that I can pick up on AM, far on the left of the dial. (Is there FM talk radio?)

I don’t speak a word of Korean, but the rhythms are interesting and I like the rolly sound of the language. It sets a pace.

There’s one talk show that I particularly enjoy. The host just let’s his callers ramble on and on and on, sometimes for my entire walk, adding only a soft “Nehhh” every few seconds. I imagine that it’s a “Yes, yes, go on” sound, but he says it so softly and with such regularity that when he actually comes right out and says something rolly back at the caller, you almost stumble over that little dog that’s wandered in front of you.

I also like watching Spanish language TV, but that’s just because it’s scary and alien, and has Erik Estrada.

Minor Evil News –

What the ?!: Man shoots, decapitates pet pony
Cops believe the hunter mistook Sunday, a 3-year-old’s pet, for a bear and chopped off her head to hide the bullet evidence.

harry potter character test

Snape, so high up?

# 1 Rubeus Hagrid
# 2 Albus Dumbledore
# 3 Bill Weasley
# 4 Remus Lupin
# 5 Severus Snape
Continue reading →

🙂

repletion (rih-PLEE-shun), noun:
1. The condition of being completely filled or supplied.

2. Excessive fullness, as from overeating.

Repletion is derived from Latin replere, “to fill again, to fill up,” from re- + plere, ” to fill.” Plenty is a related word.

nutriment (NOO-truh-ment, NYOO-) noun

A substance that provides nourishment; food.

[From Middle English, eventually from Latin nutrimentum, from nutrire (to nourish).]

Happy Thanksgiving!

http://www.uncontrol.com/

don’t go here right before bed. I warned you. it’s addictive to play with goofy flash thingies.

Maynard G Krebs – Beatnik, shaggy prototype.

Village of the Spammed: a small hamlet is cursed by evil junk mail.

The Blog: An arctic research station is paralyzed by indulgent web journals.

A Chocolate Orange: Near future rebel is brainwashed by orange flavored chocolate segments.

farkin’ ICQ… I hate when it drops converastions. *tosses poops on the server.

I’m glad I have aim, and yahoo to fall back on. 🙂

http://home.t-online.de/home/320033375370/index.htm – at home

also –

http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/game/index.html – a prettier one, online, different.

I want a multiplayer 3-d version!!

Is turkey (the bird) named after Turkey (the country) or vice versa?

I started to think about the fact that there’s a bird and a country named the same thing. How did each get its name? Are there any other countries named the same as animals or food?

Continue reading straight dope for thanksgiving… turkey as a place and a bird… we won't go into the delightful turkey vulture today. 🙂 →

Is turkey (the bird) named after Turkey (the country) or vice versa?

I started to think about the fact that there’s a bird and a country named the same thing. How did each get its name? Are there any other countries named the same as animals or food?

Continue reading straight dope for thanksgiving… turkey as a place and a bird… we won’t go into the delightful turkey vulture today. 🙂 →

morning tarot, single card spread – for me

THE WORLD — This card signifies well earned recognition, achievement, reward, a time of prosperity, security and joy. May also indicate a change in residence, travel, completion, success and liberation.

(Not bad…I’m all for any of the above… recognition doesn’t matter much, but the rest is nice.) I’m just happy they know I work and don’t screw around all day at work, now. Maybe a nice Christmas Bonus is coming! I don’t totally buy into the ‘divination’ aspect of cards, but they are fun, especially when they turn out to be right. 🙂

Another boon – I should be getting Big Brain back today, if all the tests went well last night. I’m looking forward to having the laptop rest a bit, and being back on a kick-booty computer, afte rhaving a criopple for so many months.

One card spread for my sweetheart…. I’m glad this was drawn. both this card and the above were right side up, not ill-diginified.

NINE OF WANDS: STRENGTH — Power. Health. Success after opposition and strife. Tremendous force. Recovery from sickness. Victory after apprehension and fear. Illustrates the maxim “change is stability.” The ability to face and overcome opposition brings the inner qualities of strength and forbearance. Delays and setbacks may come, however success is indicated. (I think that interpretation speaks for itself. Very nice. )

Morning walk was brief, but a nice one, none the less…thinking about the coming time off, and a chance to relax and unwind. Might see and at the broward county fair this weekend, hopefully I’ll get to go with the brother, too. I haven’t been to the fair in a while… I’m mostly looking forward to the chance to socialize with folks I haven’t see for a while, all of the above, including my brother. I really don’t want to stay there very long though… fairs are nice for a few hours, but they’re not an all day affair for me.