Prairie Dogs Move Into Cemetery, Bones Move Out Continue reading 6948 – Go, go , go-go gophers…
6946 – brothers think alike, it seems
Jeb appoints the chair of an anti-environmental legal foundation to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
She’s also president of a heavy construction company.
I’m *sure* they’ll be looking out for the best interests of manatees and the Everglades in general. (note: sarcasm)
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6943 – Hey, Kool-Aid!
Seeing this icon reminded me of on of my favorite character ideas of Danny’s from games past.
Dan had a character Best Suited for his personality – “Man of Iron“, but one of his other planned supers was Kool-Aid Man. Child-actor who actually was Kool-Aid man.. became disenfranchised later in life when nobody took him seriously, and began using his “giant pitcher of red fluid”-powers to commit crimes. It didn’t take long to catch him… and now he goes on special missions with Z-squad. (Or… would, if he wasn’t asked to come up with something else. He ended up playing a tunneling Joe Pesci slimeball named the Weasel… a precursor to his current character in the D20 D&D game his students are running at the school.)
Watched Silent Running this morning. With the exception of the “message music” that seems to be in all movies in or around the early 70s, it is a really good film. I of course sympathize more with the murderous space-hippie than the corporate drones.
Lappie’s battery charge no longer detects properly… I suspect it’s on the way out. I wonder if I can locate an inexpensive replacement? He’s been a durable little bugger since the mack’s groves gig, years ago. The only add-ons I’ve ever done to him are memory and a wireless card (and reformatted from Windows Me(h) to 2000) … he’s served me well both as a primary and a backup machine for quite a span… aside from games that require heavy-duty graphics, it’s still a fine little workhorse.
Well, the rainy season is officially over… how come the hurricane season still extends into and through November?
The weather is lovely outside.. highs in the 80s at noontime, lows in the 60s at night. *This* is the reason my folks moved to the south in the first place.
Witchcraft a part of Maryland’s past Continue reading 6943 – Hey, Kool-Aid!
6942 – Free from the chains that bind. They Chafed this week.
Saturday, at last, at last.
What to do? Where to go? Morning chores are laid out for me… laundry and cleaning, but after that, the day is free for the taking.
Maybe I’ll just hop a city bus and see where it goes.
I hear that CS is back at school taking random courses in some sort of quest for a meaningful direction, now that he’s disenchanted with the computer field. I think that sounds rather wasteful of funds, but I don’t know the whole story.
He’s going to hit some trouble, I think. From what I’ve seen of his personality, he’s not going to find anything that works for him. I only hope that he’s not milking his girlfriend, bleeding her dry while he seeks some direction.
Whoops.. took a little morning nap, and forgot to post! Hard to do chores with a comfy bed and a snuggly Newt! Until later…I’m off to do the washing, dear journal!
6941 – handwriting analysis.
Another meme that’s goin’ around.
from here – http://www.handwritingwizard.com/info.phtml
though it seems to collect a lot of info. use a disposable email addy.
Like those that memed before me, I have bolded the findings that I think are accurate.
The test seems to have been written by someone with English as a second or third language. Beware… some is brain-bendingly hard to read.
6940 – The Ides of October.
One of the guys at Kiwanis is a low-grade conspiracy theorist… be seems very earnest about his beliefs regarding fluoride in the water and coca-cola being a state-run control drugs. I wanted to toy with him… ask him a few choice things, but that’s dangerous ground to tread. Best to smile and nod when the chief is just a few people over. Save the discussions of his urge to buy Catcher in the Rye for a safer time.
I really like the deep heartbeat sound of windshield wipers in a steady rain. The weather outside is so nice… I want to crawl back into bed and sleep to it.
Memes Ahoy!
via many others
1. What is the geekiest part of your music collection?
Hmm.. Devo: EZ Listening Muzak is pretty geeky.
2. What do you eat when you raid the fridge late at night?
I usually raid the cupboard.. that’s where cereal is.
3. What is your secret guaranteed weeping movie?
Hmm… I don’t know if it’s a sure thing but Charlotte’s Web is a tear-jerker.
4. If you could have plastic surgery, what would you have done?
Hmm… Could I have someone *else* of my choice tattooed with a Mexican Wrestling mask, instead?
5. Do you have a completely irrational fear? Not currently…but I am extra nervous around ledges with poor support / short guardrails.
6. What is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure moment?
I have a high blush response, and I’ll drop my gaze… breaking eye contact.
7. Are you a pyromaniac?
No, but fire is hypnotic.
6938 – Cellular, Modular, Interactive-odular!
Happy Birthday, Shah-Hala!!
Her birth was a great present to us all. Many thanks to her parents!!
Something she’d like, I’m sure – murder scenes scaled to dollhouse size, used to teach forensic science in the ’40s.
Gray Pumpkin forwarded a link to me about Mary-Sues (the phenomenon where an author somewhat unwittingly makes a character in their story who is basically the author, or an idealized/fantasy version of the author.)
The Original Fiction Mary-Sue Litmus Test
We were both reminded of a person in our old group who hit almost all of these points with her fiction.
Went out with Danny last night to Ugly Tuna Saloona. We didn’t have the interest or time for a movie, but we enjoyed the hangout quite a lot… its a quiet joint in the early evening, and the servers were very attentive. (We had the same server we had last time, and I think that we were remembered from our last visit about a month ago.) I think we’ve found a new hangout! We still need to check out the new casino.
Big Kahuna called right as we were sitting down … she wanted me to go back to the office and burn a cd, but fortunately it can wait until this morning.
I do my follow-up presentation at Kiwanis today, too.
The FDA approved an implantable computer chip for use in humans.
6939 – Templars!
Today being the October 13th, one could note the passing of the Templars:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar#Ruin
“On October 13, 1307, what may have been all the Knights Templar in France were simultaneously arrested by agents of Philip the Fair (Philippe le Bel), to be later tortured into admitting heresy in the Order. (Some believe this act to be the origin of superstition regarding Friday the 13th.) ”
The more conspiracy minded might also note that a modern incarnation of the Templars:
http://www.osmth.org/
Has a “Special Consultative Status” with the United Nations:
http://www.osmth.org/images/ngo.gif
And that the American Priory has been active in the Balkans:
http://www.smotj.org/charities/index.html
In the related area of helping Christians at risk, the Priory of St. Norbert of Chicago has been active in a very-much “hands-on” endeavor in Kosovo. The Priory of St. Norbert is in the process of collecting medical supplies for shipment to clinics in Kosovo. One of their Knights is serving in Kosovo on active duty with NATO forces.”
And I note that the point of contact email address for the NATO Priory is from the US Selective Service Administration ( for those outside the US, these are the guys who administer the Draft )
http://www.sss.gov/mission.htm
Hell of a cover for the Order of St. Jerome.
6937 – make me laugh!
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6935 – bro update
Via Mom-
Just had a call from Ms Swartz [bro’s landlord] regarding Derek. She said he had not paid his rent and was served yesterday with a 3 day notice to vacate. She said she told him if he came up with his rent he could stay until the end of the month, but he had to leave by then. She said that she had numerous complaints from the other tenants of noise late at night, low life people and even a woman screaming. The tenants called the police, she has tried to get the police reports to get to the bottom of what was happening. She also said she went by the place and a very sad looking girl was with him…she said because she has met me, she feels badly for the family, but he has to go. This makes me sick and reminds me of his fathers last year..I’m at a loss.Mom
It’s worse than I thought… and I thought it was bad. I don’t think she needed to stick me with the dig about Dad at the end. I’ll forgive her slight, as these are trying times for her. She seems to forget her involvement in that whole prior disaster.
I wonder if this entry will be public, this time next year.
I wonder if my brother will be alive, this time next year.
I hope he doesn’t hurt anyone else on his way down. I’ve known for a long time that he’s a no-hope situation.
6934 –
H-Bot (the “automated historical fact finder”) answers your questions, like “When was Einstein born?”, and it works very well.
Nitrogen was discovered in 1772.
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6932 – 2s-dee
Nice out, so I’m considering early-morning walkies before work.
Knowing how much I enjoy morning sleep, I suspect that my walks will end up in the evening.
Talked to Danny last night about unexplored areas of land on Earth. He thinks that pretty much every square mile of land has been physically touched by humans in some way or another, but I disagree.
I want to find a map or something of areas never touched.. Areas in Alaska, Africa, etc. Just to get an idea of what’s small pieces are left for explorers to uncover. I wonder.. there are some theories that say that 2-3 thousand years ago that the Congo was mostly grasslands.
Speaking of which – WASHINGTON (AP) — From lines scratched in ancient dirt to Medieval charts with drawings of monsters in unknown parts of the ocean to modern computer printouts, maps have served a vital role throughout human history.
Now, one of the nation’s most venerable mapmakers, the National Geographic Society, is updating its massive Atlas of the World. Continue reading 6932 – 2s-dee
6931 – roaming
My mind is at last free of clutter… the coolness of the weather permits me to amble gently and at great length.
Despite my outings recently, I feel that only just now has a season truly arrived where both creative and physical comfort can be attained. Gravity doesn’t seem to maintain such a grasp on my form… I wonder how much more at home in the colder places I’d be, or if I’m just inside an optimal climate window. I suspect the latter to be most probable.
Today is just Monday… a whole week ahead.
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