On a lighter note, I just was listening to my Yello's Stella CD. Has to be in my top ten albums. I was thinking that I probably ought to try out one of their other albums and was checking out the group on Wikipedia. Stella, although their best album in the UK, didn't even rate in the US. I guess it shows that I discovered this while I was ( Read more... )

I have in the past decided that main abortion issue really all boils down to defining when that mass inside the womb becomes a person. Before that point, it is basically just a growth in your body. A tumor, if you will, that can be removed by elective surgery. After that point, it is a person. And persons have laws protecting them and their ( Read more... )

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Yesterday we did an early celebration of our anniversary. Chestertown, MD holds a downrigging event with several tall ships and other boats. A number of the ships gave sailing tours, including the Kalmar Nyckel. We have sailed on a replica Viking boat, a skipjack, and a schooner for past anniversaries. My lady loves ships, but I think she ( Read more... )

Ah, sweet release. Every since March, there has been a slight tension in the body. A minor malaise caused by our being forced an hour into the future. A disturbance in the fabric of our being. But then suddenly, like a spring being released, everything has reverted to its natural state. Never felt so awake, alive, alert ( Read more... )

The battery on my phone was dying, so went down to the Verizon store to buy a replacement. Turns out that they don't make my phone anymore and, therefore, do not make the batteries. So it became time to buy a new phone. I generally get the lowest end one since I really just want something that will make phone calls. Last time, the lowest end ( Read more... )

I got a new hard drive for my laptop and tried to install Windows Media Center XP 2005. There is something wrong with it. Among other things, if I double click on the IE icon, it asks what program I want to open it with. Couldn't actually find the executable. All in all seems like I am missing stuff ( Read more... )

This Saturday is Rhi's wedding day. So, we will be out in Indy until Monday. Pretty exciting, but I think that all parties involved will feel a lot lessed stressed in a week or so ( Read more... )

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