Well, one benefit of all this wind and rain hubbub is that I’m becoming more intimately acquainted with weather websites out there.
Skeetobite Weather is especially sharp… it combines street level maps with weather data as hurricanes approach landfall.
I’m not too worried about Hurricane Jeanne… but I am concerned about Jewish folks (Florida has something like 600k of ’em) not listening to TV or radio, and might not be as up to date on the weather as they should be. Jewish law says you put Jewish requirements aside if there is any danger. I also worry about Pensacola. So much debris is very dangerous…and folks are still trying to recover from the last hubbub.
On a lighter note, I’m amused by so many people referring to Jeanne’s loopy path as a “Dipsy-doodle”.
Ok, I’ll play the game..
1. Think of a word you would use to describe me.
2. Go to Google Image Search and search for that word.
3. Select the picture you see as most fitting, and post it as a reply.
Well, I just don’t get it… I’ve trimmed back MM’s hours, and *still* she bails on Saturday, the day before. Very disappointing, and I feel taken advantage has been taken, especially since Sat is Kev’s b’day, too. I’m glad I’ve got an auxiliary on call person that can do some weekends, now…. but I’m going to put my foot down about schedule ditching at the last minute. This stuff has got to be trimmed back.
It’s Friday. Not much planned for the weekend, as can be seen from above. I’m going to shoot for some personal Scotto-time Sunday, I think. I’m in a better mood than my entry seems to show.
To a big ol’ beast like me, 12oz. bottles of water are laughable and wasteful. Just give me a few gallon jugs, and be done with it. 12 oz doesn’t even make a proper-sized spill when kicked over.
C-Mon & Kypski’s – Shittybum – Very cool video… Reminds me a bit of my trip to Vizcaya.
1 year ago – IHOP with Kev & Bheesh, Rose, Zombie Pinups, Space Art in Kids books, Title caps.
2 years ago – mental fog, Finn & Chupa aren’t loved, sculpey, eraser clay
3 years ago – Fussing sans A/C, Word association poll, KFC Japan
4 years ago – The Laundry event, Newt, Cherry Coke, Quit the Everway Group, one day until I meet Hala.
Current Mood: Bob Ross talking about happy little trees makes me laugh.
Current Music: Ookla the Mok – Super Powers
Ok, let’s see.
All the Libras in the house go “whoop-whoop!”
In the days and weeks ahead I’ve got some biggies in my life- (in order of bdays)
Kev, Bro, Newt, Hala.
Kev’s Easy. Sci-fi, Pizza, and good wishes. Maybe some emulated Atari ST games. Star Glider, and Battle of Britain are sure to please.
I’ll probably get Bro a game or two to play on his X-Box, and take him to a movie/dinner.
Newt… every day is that little goober’s birthday. A cardboard box filled with paperwads will make him a happy-happy camper.
Not telling what Hala’s getting, in case of snoop-a-doop.
Random doodle of me plucking the eye stalk out of some alien’s head. (Old Dream, about a year ago)
Speaking of Archives –
1 year ago – monkey-pops/injustice, free movies, more on Ohio case, Nosy coworkers, lovely chat
2 years ago – Peace Corps dream, Conan O’Brien smells bad, palm doodles,
3 years ago – fisher King, Flag treatment, cyborg roaches, bring back art nouveau.
I’ve got the urge to do some silly video-editing/movie making. Maybe next walkabout, I’ll get some good footage to fool with.
Another view of the soul – Egyptian
The ancient Egyptians named at least four components of the soul: the ka was the vital life force, and dwelt within the corpse after death; the ba was the soul proper, and the part that actually went on to the underworld; the khu represented spiritual intelligence, and the ren was one’s name. Two other concepts may have been related to the soul: the sekhem, an embodiment of one’s power, and the khaibit, one’s shadow. It’s definitely the ka that would animate an undead mummy, but khaibit seems like a prime candidate for manipulation by evil necromancy.
Farting dog plots world domination
Walter, the Farting Dog, has become a worldwide corporate pet.
Good morning, and welcome to Autumn, at last! Traditionally a time for change, Autumn has always signaled the beginning of a renewal of life to me.
Though I live in a land where seasons are divided by how moist things are; a place where you can find seas of both brine and concrete, my heart resides elsewhere. Wide open spaces, with tame deer that like to nibble on rosebushes and enjoy a nice salt lick. Trees colored with every warm hue possible… golds, oranges and deep rust-reds. Someday I’ll be there, content in a room lit by purest moonlight, the sounds of acorns tapping the roof, randomly.
Here’s hoping that everyone enjoys the coming season, the changing of colors, Hallowe’en, new scents and the cooling, snuggly times ahead.
The last night of summer was a nearly perfect one for a walk. The 7-11 had the Diet Pepsi Slushie machine working just right, and the air was balmy, but not hot. It could be my mind playing tricks, but Autumn is on its way, for honest and true. I sat by the new river for a few, and looked into the water, just thinking… it amazes me that there are so many quiet, natural places in the city. Things laid out in strips and pieces.. it didn’t feel landscaped at all, but very natural. I think that I prefer to visit the river over the ocean, for whatever reason, despite the sea’s wonderful breezes. The river is more serene, relaxed.
Today’s Moment of Voodoo: The Soul.
In the Voudoun religion of Haiti, one’s existence is made up of five parts: n’ame, the spirit of the flesh; z’etoile, the star of destiny; corps cadavre, the mortal flesh; gros bon ange, a general life force that is recycled and not unique to each person, and ti bon ange (or petit bon ange), one’s personal essence and the source of one’s aura. Only the gros bon ange and ti bon ange are seen as being part of the soul, but all five parts are regarded as important in both life and death, so the distinction is somewhat blurred. The corps cadavre can be made into a zombi (zombie), while the ti bon ange can be captured to create a kind of spectral undead called a zombi astral (spirit zombie).
The CDC reports on who died of what during Hurricane Charley. A total of 31 deaths of which 17 “involved blunt trauma caused by injuries from falling trees, flying debris, and destroyed physical structures” and one drowning.
What Are the Odds of a Ghost Closing Your School? Continue reading 6895 – Equinox Is Here.
Fellow Americans, if you haven’t yet registered to vote, or need to re-register due to a change of address or legal name, please go here:
Online form. Takes all of two minutes, if that. Seriously.
Print it, sign it, slap a stamp on it (and maybe a piece of tape) and you’re good to go. You don’t even need an envelope.
Do it right now, if you can. Many states have early October deadlines to register. That’s just two weeks away.
If you’re not sure whether or not you’re registered, you’re probably not. Register again.
I don’t care whether we’re voting for the same guy or not.
Just register and vote, k?
It ain’t a right, it’s a responsibility.
Thanks.
Also, For people without printers: 7-11 stores are carrying piles of voter registration forms.
American citizens overseas who need to request absentee ballots can get information on how to do that (including the standard federal form to request them) at http://www.fvap.gov/ – that site will point you to state election sites for voters in the US.
Shaft in Africa soundtrack. THE Brother Man in the Motherland! I only hope the Luke Cage Soundtrack will have as much funk.
Coolgov – “The basic premise is this: the U.S. government provides lots of neat resources, more and more of which can be found on the internet. Basically, we’re just going to try and find the coolest stuff there is and post it here. ” check out the picture of ivan taken from the ISS!
Man Exhumes and Eats Grandson’s Corpse Continue reading 6894 – please vote, and don’t eat corpses with wasabe.
Fellow Americans, if you haven’t yet registered to vote, or need to re-register due to a change of address or legal name, please go here:
Online form. Takes all of two minutes, if that. Seriously.
Print it, sign it, slap a stamp on it (and maybe a piece of tape) and you’re good to go. You don’t even need an envelope.
Do it right now, if you can. Many states have early October deadlines to register. That’s just two weeks away.
If you’re not sure whether or not you’re registered, you’re probably not. Register again.
I don’t care whether we’re voting for the same guy or not.
Just register and vote, k?
It ain’t a right, it’s a responsibility.
Thanks.
Also, For people without printers: 7-11 stores are carrying piles of voter registration forms.
American citizens overseas who need to request absentee ballots can get information on how to do that (including the standard federal form to request them) at http://www.fvap.gov/ – that site will point you to state election sites for voters in the US.
Shaft in Africa soundtrack. THE Brother Man in the Motherland! I only hope the Luke Cage Soundtrack will have as much funk.
Coolgov – “The basic premise is this: the U.S. government provides lots of neat resources, more and more of which can be found on the internet. Basically, we’re just going to try and find the coolest stuff there is and post it here. ” check out the picture of ivan taken from the ISS!
Man Exhumes and Eats Grandson’s Corpse Continue reading 6894 – please vote, and don't eat corpses with wasabe.
Hmm.. the new semagic client includes photo builder support. not quite out of beta yet.
Random Scotto Factoid – I love old Detective shows, especially The Rockford Files and Columbo. I’m also a fan of the Prisoner TV series.
Patrick McGoohan has been in more than a couple of Columbo episodes. What’s more, he wrote, produced and directed a bunch, too. He was excellent in all of them. He almost always plays the same sort of person he was in the Prisoner / Danger Man series… too clever to a fault, but since he was the villain of every episode, of course, he got what was coming to him. I’m really happy that it’s being released on DVD, and even more delighted that episodes pop up on cable so often that owning the set is not required to watch it once or twice a week regularly.
All of the McGoohan Eps – (Some are TV movies, made after the series proper stopped.)
Funny, I think he’s the most frequent villain actor on the show. I like the fact that Columbo has a basset, too.
Random Peter Falk factoid – His right eye was surgically removed at the age of three, because of cancer. Once when he was playing in a Little League game, the umpire called him out. Falk thought that he was safe. He pulled his glass eye out of its socket and handed it to the umpire, telling him, “Here, I think you might need this.”
New discworld book at the end of this month – Going Postal. I figure it’ll be in paperback inside of six months.
When you talk to a mirror, you’re not always talking to yourself.
Brazil abolished slavery in 1888. Earlier this year, however, the government acknowledged to the United Nations that at least 25,000 Brazilians work under ”conditions analogous to slavery.” The top anti-slavery official in Brasilia, the capital, puts the number of modern slaves at 50,000.
Hmm.. the new semagic client includes photo builder support. not quite out of beta yet.
Random Scotto Factoid – I love old Detective shows, especially The Rockford Files and Columbo. I’m also a fan of the Prisoner TV series.
Patrick McGoohan has been in more than a couple of Columbo episodes. What’s more, he wrote, produced and directed a bunch, too. He was excellent in all of them. He almost always plays the same sort of person he was in the Prisoner / Danger Man series… too clever to a fault, but since he was the villain of every episode, of course, he got what was coming to him. I’m really happy that it’s being released on DVD, and even more delighted that episodes pop up on cable so often that owning the set is not required to watch it once or twice a week regularly.
All of the McGoohan Eps – (Some are TV movies, made after the series proper stopped.)
Funny, I think he’s the most frequent villain actor on the show. I like the fact that Columbo has a basset, too.
Random Peter Falk factoid – His right eye was surgically removed at the age of three, because of cancer. Once when he was playing in a Little League game, the umpire called him out. Falk thought that he was safe. He pulled his glass eye out of its socket and handed it to the umpire, telling him, “Here, I think you might need this.”
New discworld book at the end of this month – Going Postal. I figure it’ll be in paperback inside of six months.
When you talk to a mirror, you’re not always talking to yourself.
Brazil abolished slavery in 1888. Earlier this year, however, the government acknowledged to the United Nations that at least 25,000 Brazilians work under ”conditions analogous to slavery.” The top anti-slavery official in Brasilia, the capital, puts the number of modern slaves at 50,000.
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Riverwalk Entrance On the way to the theater yesterday. |
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Construction cone Reworking the whole sidewalk on Las Olas’s Tavern row |