This one had me checking my calendar...sadly, it's JUNE, not APRIL.  More than a little disturbing...

"The Ohio Air Force lab proposed that a bomb be developed that contained a chemical that would cause enemy soliders to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers became irresistably attractive to one another," Hammond ( Read more... )

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Oh no, I'm getting sick.  :(

So, a while back I wrote about my plans to toilet train my cat, Theo, cuz I've grown tired of litter management.  So, how are things going?  Well, it's been a week so far, and let's just say Theo will need a little more time to fully adjust.  I've had to modify the suggested training approach;  I initially placed the ( Read more... )

Today Canon formally announced the upcoming release of a 50 megapixel sensor for industrial use, the development of which no doubt spawned all the rumors about Canon making a play for the medium format sector.  I'm going to have fun observing the trickle-down effect of this new tech.  In related news, the Highlight Tone Priority feature of the new ( Read more... )

I really love long weekends out of town.  We had a fantastic time in Boston...returning home was a bit sad.  Our travel partner, Jenny, has a friend who makes a living as a travel writer.  Hmmmm....

Anyway, here are a few quick and easy photos from the Public Garden and Granary Cemetery.  More photos later (These are all just for fun...I'm trying ( Read more... )

After a series of really bizarre, sometimes comic, events involving delayed flights, expired driver's licenses and addresses that don't exist (ever get the feeling the universe is trying to tell you something?), Tristan, Jenny and I arrived to our hotel...at 5AM.  Oy!  Tristan and I didn't actually get into our room until about a half-hour later ( Read more... )

Just a short post with a few more photos from Kyoto, mostly from this small English Pub (can't remember the name) we stopped in for lunch.

Sorta like Smash Head in Nagoya, this place was full of toys, games and other fun stuff.  Our waiter was really cool (not to mention quite easy on the eyes.)  He encouraged us to...play.  And we did.  For lunch, ( Read more... )

I bought Grapple's the other day for the first time.


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So, I turned...older...this past weekend.  I've gotten to the point where I don't really care to celebrate the day anymore because past 30 the only birthdays that matters are in increments of ten...40, 50, 60 and so on until you die.  All the birthdays inbetween just seem kinda silly...like training wheels.  I can't explain it.  That said, I DID ( Read more... )