So my first LiveJournal post in a very, very long time is prompted by what seems to be an attempt at suicide by... LiveJournal.  Frankly, it was on life support already, but I think this has put the nail in the coffin.  I just logged in to LJ, as I do daily, to read my friends' list and see what was up, when I was faced with a new LJ interface.   ( Read more... )

"Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.” -- Mark Twain 'The Mysterious Stranger'

I was recently reading a set of comments on Facebook in regards to the "super-rich"  "big business" paying their "fair share" of taxes.  Usually I let such things roll by without comment, but in this case I was feeling particularly pedantic and annoyed by the use of fuzzy terms, so I wrote a response.  I am also posting that response here.

Two ( Read more... )

Why not a little silliness?  Ran across these and giggled my way out of the room.  They are particularly appropo for some of my friends...

Take this, Rose and Lynda!


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NPR did a survey and came up with what they consider the 100 greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy books of all time.  "Books" is used loosely, as several short story collections and some graphic novels are included, but I shant quibble about that.  Overall, it's an interesting list, though there are definitely some entries that sparked a "WTF!" ( Read more... )

Today's quote is one of my all time favorites, and one that I see the wisdom of time and time again, particularly in the business world.

"Don't make the perfect the enemy of the good." -- Morton C. Blackwell, "The Laws of the Public Policy Process"

Also, and on a completely different note, did anyone notice that yesterday was Dead Man's Hand Day?  ( Read more... )

The triumphant return of the Quote of the Day!  Back now for only a limited engagement!  Act now because supplies will soon run out ( Read more... )

Coming next year to a theatre near you...

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

"President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers."

No, I'm NOT kidding.  Who's up for it?  (Yeah Doug, don't even both to raise your hand, I've counted you already. :) )

New Year's is as good as excuse as any to think about life, and what is happening in it.  I have had a most eventful year, starting with the first few months of recovery from a heart attack and an engagement, peaking with my marriage in July, then a new job in October, and finally serious preparations to sell my house and move Heather and I into a ( Read more... )

OK, I've been nibbling away at my task list since my time off work a few weeks ago.  Significant progress continues to be made.  The list is now down from a peak of 58 tasks, to a current 14-and-a-fraction.  Here's what's left...

1.       Have the bathroom and porch repairs done.

• Recaulk bathtub edge.
• Wall repairs next to tub and behind toilet.
• Caulk ( Read more... )