Monday, March 31, 2008

Ding Dong The Witch is Dead

Exciting news! It was announced today that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have announced they will be simultaneously resigining their respective positions and throwing themselves on the mercy of the international community. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi will be sworn in as President two days from now.

In other news, scientists have discovered a simple herb that can be grown in almost any garden or window box that can completely cure four distinct forms of cancer. The CDC will be offering free or subsidized seed packages within a month.







Okay, so I'm an hour early for April Fool's day.
And, no, this is not the meanest prank I've ever pulled.

:-)

Sunday, March 30, 2008

I Am In Control

I'm told I don't put enough personal stuff on here, but I think if I did that it would mostly read like a strange technical manual and people would fall asleep. I mean, the other day I finally figured out why my hardware clock and my system clock couldn't seem to get along, fixed it, and now my drive back-ups happen in the wee hours when I'm asleep like they're supposed to. I could go on....

The only thing I think you guys would be interested in is that the woman from that post "Compicated" called Tuesday. So I went over Wednesday night to help with some heavy lifting on the promise of free food. Something came up and she didn't have time for that, so I don't know any more than I did before and won't until a week or two passes and we see if she follows up with a meal or something. I still might not know anything then, because it might be that she just feels obligated.

I think I figured out how to get most of the unwanted air out of in-mold pours, but we still need a better source for iron oxide colorant in a powdered form. And the sodium silicate was delivered and it seems to be an effective hardener. See what I mean? It's a concrete thing - anybody want *more* detail? :-)

I also found a cool tool for stretching fence and ordered it.

That's my life people, but I Am In Control today. lol.

:-)

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Tomorrow Is

I declare tomorrow to be Every Third Person is the Ruler of Mars Day.
Okay, it's really Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. What's your choice?


I always look forward to the 28th because it's Something On A Stick Day.


The 29th can be fun as well as nasty, it's Festival Of Smoke and Mirrors Day.


I'm not sure how to celebrate the 30th though, I Am In Control Day. I think that has to be a personal thing for people. Or do they actually mean me?

:-)

Monday, March 24, 2008

EE&V

Eyes
A magnesium sky with clouds the color of oxidized titanium.

Ears
The hissing of insects like burning pine needles.

Voice
"That's the third time you've saved my life, does that make me special or just lucky?"

"Is there a difference?"

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Happy Chocolate Bunny Day

Friday, March 21, 2008

Not Safe For Work - Really.



I remember this from years ago. I don't know who added the crappy visuals (typos), but it's still funny.

:-)

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Home

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Oh, Why Not...



Just watch and post comments.

:-)

Monday, March 17, 2008

Happy Green Beer Day!



No, I don't know these people. This was better than all the 'puking' videos.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

It's Going To Be a Strange Week

The 17th, apart from being St. Patrick's Day is also Submarine Day.

The 18th is Supreme Sacrifice Day.

The 19th is Poultry Day. I don't know if we're supposed to eat poutry or act like it.

The 20th is Festival Of Extraterrestrial Abductions Day. Just what I need to make things seem more normal around here.

And finally, the 21st is Fragrance Day. Something doesn't smell right about having this on a Friday.

:-)

Have a good week all!

Friday, March 14, 2008

Remember



No matter where you go.......


there you are.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

The Wall



There are 58,195 names on this wall. I hope we never have to do it again.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

EE&V

Eyes
Darkness save for a single light bulb.

Ears
The slight hollowness of a long distance phone call.

Voice
"So what is she looking for?"

"If I give you a taste of something and you make a face and spit, it doesn't tell me what you like, only that you don't like that."

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Today Is

Worship of Tools Day. Just a reminder. :-)

Te 15th is Everything You Think Is Wrong Day.
And it's closely followed on the 16th with Everything You Do Is Right Day.

Does that make any sense? Does it need to? So everything I think is wrong, but everything I do is right?

I think I'll just wait for Submarine Day on the 17th. It's far less confusing.

:-)

Sunday, March 09, 2008

Stupidity

I won't drag out the usual rant, but it's daylight STUPID time again.

In another moment of stupidity, our president (the chimp in a suit) is trying to pardon himself proactively for war crimes. Just put "Bush pardons self" into Google.

Un-freakin-believable.

Friday, March 07, 2008

I May Have To Watch This (when it's out)



Might be funny. Here's hoping.

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Why I'm Laughing (Still)

Stolen right from Wikipedia

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In gaming, a Munchkin is a player who plays what is intended to be a non-competitive game (usually a role-playing game) in an aggressively competitive manner. A munchkin seeks within the context of the game to amass the greatest power, score the most "kills," and grab the most loot, no matter how deleterious their actions are to role-playing, the storyline, fairness, logic, or the other players' fun. The term is used almost exclusively as a pejorative and frequently is used in reference to powergamers and to immature players in general.

The term was applied originally to young gamers by older players, presumably because the connotation of being short and ridiculous (like the Munchkins in the book and film The Wizard of Oz) made it an apt label for the childish gamers it was applied to. However, before long it came to refer to anyone who engaged in a juvenile gaming style no matter their height, age or experience. Suggestions that the term appeared first on BBS and Internet forums in the late 1980s as "muchkin," to describe someone who wanted his character to have as much of everything as possible, and that it subsequently gained an additional N via misreadings and mistypings [1], can be discounted, since the term was already in use and needing no explanation on usenet groups by 1984.

Munchkins are infamous for various degrees of cheating, willfully misinterpreting rules that work against them while loudly proclaiming ones that work in their favor. As a matter of course they selectively obey the letter of rules while perverting the spirit blatantly. The worst munchkins will cheat shamelessly, ignoring inconvenient numerical modifiers and fouling dice throws till they get the result they want. During character creation, munchkins engage in vicious min-maxing, leading to exceptionally unrealistic or unusual characters who make no sense except in terms of raw power.

Munchkins are often accused of roll-playing, a pun on 'role' that notes how munchkins are often more concerned with the numbers and die rolls than with the roles that they play.

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These are my people. I should worry.

:-)

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Uh, What Was I Doing?

My software keeps track of stuff I enter in spinboxes, drop menus, and the like. This can be pretty handy sometimes when you want to backtrack. It can also be a little weird.

I have no memory as to the when or the why I once searched YouTube for "carrots".

Yes, I ran it again, and still don't have any idea what I was doing the first time. Just one of the mysteries of the Universe, I guess.

:-)

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Tomorrow Is

Multiple Personalities Day. Does that mean we can argue with ourselves?


The 8th is Be Nasty Day. Some people don't really need a special day for this, do they?


The 9th is Panic Day. I think I might be able to have an anxious moment or two, but panic sounds like real work.


The 10th is Festival Of Life In The Cracks Day. Somehow that seems wholly fitting to me.


The 11th is Worship of Tools Day. Hmmmmmm, tools. I like tools.

:-)

Sunday, March 02, 2008

Jeeves and Wooster




What a fun show this was. Who can name the actors? Points maybe awarded.
:-)