I don’t know if they’re the top 10 stories that I missed, but there are certainly several stories there that I hadn’t previously run into before. Here’s a snippet of one of the stories that I was aware of, albeit with some numbers that are new to me: Foreign Policy: The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2005 …In 2005,… Read more →
Year: 2005
But I hate filk songs…
I don’t know why this ditty from the Cthulhu Hymnal cheers me up so, but it really does make me smile. (And I really do hate the idea of filk generally.) God Rest Ye Scary Great Old Ones God Rest Ye Scary Great Old Ones, Let everything dismay. Remember Great Cthulhu shall rise up from R’lyeh To kill us all… Read more →
January 1997: Life With Dave
As I promised Alex earlier, I have dug up the “Dave photos” of legend, and am posting them here with the accompanying story. The quality of the photos is not great–they were taken on a disposable camera and scanned on a crap scanner, but they’re enough to show the funny. So here’s a little bit of geek comedy from the… Read more →
A Tale of Process Enlightenment
For your amusement, a little parable I wrote many years ago to illustrate a point about goals being directions and not destinations… Read more →
Argh.
Computer still mostly dead. Some recovery on Friday, but tonight–no keyboard. This will continue to affect blogging. However, I do want to note that this weekend brought us the first snow of the season–we went from “none” to “a foot” overnight. To put it another way, Friday morning there was no snow. Saturday morning it looked like this outside my… Read more →
Computer still dead…
So, Dell’s “Gold Enterprise Support” isn’t quite living up to it’s “service on site in 6 hours” contract. Apparently they lost my new motherboard in transit and had to dispatch a new one, or something. I am now hoping to have the machine working again by Thursday. I am experiencing some withdrawl symptoms, but fortunately I have access at least… Read more →
The glory that is my rice!
Chris’ Special Rice 4 cloves of garlic Quantity here can be varied to taste and/or tolerance for effects the next day. I have been known to use whole heads sometimes. Peel the clove and slice them thinly. 1 medium size red onion Doesn’t have to be red really, but the more ‘fragrant’ the better. Cut it into chunks bigger than… Read more →
Computer Dead…
My main working computer apparently died in the night. Well, actually let’s just say that it’s really sick, instead of dead, since I’m hoping to be able to save it with a motherboard transplant. This means I’m cut off from a lot of my tools & data, which could mean a shortage of posts until it is fixed (hopefully Tuesday),… Read more →
Now I really don’t want to fly…
It must be the day of the silly one-line posts. Apparently there is another good reason for me to avoid air travel. Read more →
Why I work from home
Alex found me a page that clearly illustrates, with the aid of Venn diagrams, why I prefer to work from home. Read more →
Who said higher math wouldn’t help you in real life?
Oh man, I am so putting this on a T-shirt. This equation is the result of research at Manchester University into the “beer goggles” effect on perception of attractiveness. Here’s the key to formula: An = number of units of alcohol consumed S = smokiness of the room (graded from 0-10, where 0 clear air; 10 extremely smoky) L =… Read more →
Keeping Track of Veronica Mars, S2
So, you’re wondering why I’m such a fan of Veronica Mars? I could go into the fabulous writing and acting, the excellent mystery plot, the way each episode of the first season was a subtle homage to certain mystery tropes, etc. However, instead of doing that I will just continue to recommend–as I have been doing for two seasons now–that… Read more →
1 down, 2 to go
Well, this came in the mail today. That means of the Seven Movies I Still Need On DVD, there’s only two left to go. (I recently realized that all of the movies on that list are ones I saw in Waterloo at the Princess. And there are other DVDs in my collection with the same history–most notably including the Chomsky… Read more →
Fine naval traditions
Despite the statement (usually attributed to Churchill) that the traditions of the navy are nothing but “rum, sodomy, and the lash”, there are a few other traditions that still survive to this day. One that amuses me is the tradition of having specific toasts at the dinner ritual. The first toast is always to the reigning monarch, and the next… Read more →
Understanding the club.
OK, first things first: if it’s on a bun, it’s not a club. If it’s in a wrap, it’s not a club. If it has an entire chicken breast, in a single piece, in it, it is not a club. If it doesn’t have three (not two, not four, five is right out) pieces of toast, it’s not a club.… Read more →
