The biggest thing, ever, in quite a while is that I, Brian Keith Isidore Dunbar, have been confirmed, received, into the Roman Catholic Church ( Read more... )

One the one hand one Geez-Louise Russians are acting bad, ami'right?  Can't we be all peaceful and stuff.

On the other hand, leaving out our own proclivity for leaping into other sovereign countries with jarheads and airborne troopers and Apaches a-blazing [Beirut, Grenada, Panama, Haiti, Iraq, Yemen, Libya], what business is it of the United ( Read more... )

Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Why in the world don't they make more fun musicals like this? I really enjoyed the heck out of it.

Joe Bob says give it a whirl.

Gettysburg (1993)
The director's cut is 4 hours at 31 minutes of boredom, with overly long scenes of meandering tedium, relieved by moments of really good acting. Then more krep. Another bright ( Read more... )

Forgive me reader, it's been a month since my last post. Sorry about that.

At work we've got Ansible.  It rocks. If you build servers by hand you have my sympathy, and stop doing that.  Check this out ( Read more... )

Being an occasional repot on a Hi-Point 45 ACP.  I own one, I'll shoot it when I can.  I'm not a gun expert, or a firearms aficionado.  I'm just this guy, you know? Always remember: the plural of anecdote is not data.October, 2013.  Fired fifty rounds.  No mis-feeds, jams, or excitement. Hit the target, a man-sized silhouette at 12 and 25 yards.   ( Read more... )

When I look at the competition, think about the gifted, smart people I work with, our tool set, the shiny machines, the really nifty hardware we're installing in the data center ...

I need to remind myself ...

"Listen to me now: There has never been a military in the entire history of the human race that has gone to war equipped with more than ( Read more... )

When I heard the news I thought: 'Stand by for stuff to get stupid'.

Feinstein and the Fonz did not disappoint.

In a world of higgedly-piggedly, it's good to know people's knees will jerk predictably.

Dear S4C Readers.

The story of the trailer house, the ferret smell, and the flush toilets, will remain unpublished until after the law suit is concluded.

Respectfully,

The Mgt

It's been too long since I've filled the house with the smell of baking bread ( Read more... )

But that doesn't mean they are not there.

Look at this picture of the Caprica City skyline ( from the title track of Battlestar Galactica): front and center is a building that looks like an old-model Cylon head.

Man: those guys are tricky.

At least I'm pretty sure it is  Maybe not enough coffee.  Or too much.