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Porn und Drag
I found this article the other day. Although it was published back in 2003 but I can certainly understand what the author is saying here. Having dealt a lot with those in the age bracket mentioned I can attest to the shift in attitudes. When I was growing up oral intercourse was not only something beyond the more pedestrian variety but it would ( Read more... ) -
Paul Harvey RIP
I can't remember a time that Paul Harvey wasn't doing his show. Another fixed point in my universe has faded away. -
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The cleverest explanation I have seen as to why top posting is bad:
A: Because it destroys the flow of the conversation
Q: Why is it bad?
A: No, it's bad.
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Obamania
What confuses me is that at this point Obama could afford to be magnanimous with only a small risk to his nomination. Still he insisted on a course of action that will almost certainly leave grave doubts in many people's minds as to the legitimacy of his nomination. Not to mention the slap in the face this gives to Michigan and Florida voters. No ( Read more... ) -
Fort Lauderdale
I wondered why my family chose Fort Lauderdale during spring break as place for a family vacation. Now I know. They aren't my family. My parents booked luxury suites with huge beds, a sitting room, a wet bar, and two HD TV sets. Three of them. My parents. The ones that grew up in the Depression. The ones that agonize over spending 75 cents ( Read more... ) -
They say it's your birthday...
It's my birthday too... yeah.
The gaming group I meet with every Tuesday had a surprise cake for me. Then a friend met me afterwards and we played Buzztime trivia. I scored #4 on the system in one game. That's the highest I've scored since I started playing again. (I used to play regularly back in the 90s.)
All in all a most enjoyable -
Allergy from hell
I would appear to be severely allergic to something in Los Alamos. A few minutes out of town I started sneezing nearly nonstop. I appear to be ok at houdini_cs's house. But when we go elsewhere it starts up again. -
Quote from Simson Garfinkel
I don't do as much security these days because it has become a trivia game.
--Simson Garfinkel in his course on forensics