Every once in a while we get a reminder of just how powerful and capricious nature is. And how utterly vulnerable we are to nature’s whims. Being humbled that way is not necessarily a bad thing, for an individual or… Continue Reading
I heard about youtube.com on NPR the other day. I picked a particularly silly video to link to. Enjoy. (Not kid-safe; contains a particularly funny drug reference and cartoon violence.)
What’s the way to end to a sucky day? In my case, that would be not being able to fall asleep. Laying down didn’t work. Reading hasn’t worked. Watching TV hasn’t worked. A beer didn’t work. Having to share a… Continue Reading
Everyone has crappy days from time to time. Today was my day for a crappy day. I had an interview with a recruiter today, so that meant I had to get out one of my nice shirts and iron it… Continue Reading
TL’s famous steak — The Wife’s favorite dish — is prepared by marinating it for several hours in a mix of teryiaki sauce, dry red wine, chopped green onions, garlic, and black pepper, and grilled over fire while cold to… Continue Reading
No, read the headline again. My point is, Dick Cheney is not having a real good year. To begin with, he’s the Vice-President. No politican worth his salt wants to be Vice-President. You wind up being thought of as an… Continue Reading
As one might expect, a group like the Rationalists of East Tennessee attracts a number of Ayn Rand adherents. Sunday, The Wife and I got to deal with quite a few of these sorts in an otherwise-fascinating discussion of how… Continue Reading
We saw this on the hood of the junker Wednesday night. I thought the pattern of snowfall and snowmelt on the hood was interesting. I’m not entirely sure what was going on under the hood – we hadn’t run the… Continue Reading
Terrorists have been taking hostages for as long as they have been able. The current hostage crisis — a bunch of shitheads have taken a journalist hostage and are demanding the release of a variety of prisoners in exchange for… Continue Reading
My favorite game is Civilization. It has recently been released in its fourth update. I find the game endlessly fascinating for its simulation of the progression of human advancement, its string of guns-and-butter choices, and its strategic view of war.… Continue Reading