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Movement in the wire
It dawned on me today, on my way home from the office that I had done something that was incredibly selfish. I had for all intents and purposes vanished from the face of the Earth from a group of people I care deeply about. That said, I had a few reasons, the greatest of these was the preservation of what little sanity I had left at the time. I ( Read more... ) -
a late Veteran's Day post
To those who came before
To those who served along side
To those who follow
Duty, Honor, Country, Sacrifice
So those of us who did can remember
So all of us will never forget -
I guess dissent is no longer Patriotic
I have been reading with much interest and slight amusement all of the posts where folks are now saying that we need to work together ( Read more... ) -
Voting, from somewhere else other than NoVA/DC/MD
I arrived at 0630, and the line was long, but in the building. I was done and out in exactly 55 minutes. I also went to the correct polling place, since they split our precinct and I had a big argument with my cousin on where I needed to go ( Read more... ) -
doin' the deed since 1492
Just wanted to wish everyone a happy European supression of Indigenous People Day! (or the holiday formerly known as Columbus Day)...I need to make up for my failure to celebrate the Battle of the Boyne back in July... -
Help!
Is there anyone out there with a DVD-R hooked to their TV?
I need to record Masterpiece Theater tonight, and I am having burner problems. -
After a long search, success!
I know that I have been a seeker of obscure things, that when I decide I want to get something it may be out of production, out of stock or otherwise unavailable. One thing I wanted to get was a copy of an old TV show that was on when I was in High School...it was called Q.E.D., and starred a young pre-Law and Order Sam Waterston. He played an ( Read more... ) -
Mad Maxine and the gratuitous killshot
Since the Memsahib and the girl had gone to cheerleading, and sine Jake was at a friend’s house…I decided it was time to watch Doomsday with Rhona Mitra. They had two versions on the DVD, the theatrical release and the unrated version. I decided to watch the unrated version. Holy cow. The film was not bad; it had its moments of being contrived ( Read more... ) -
in preparation for Friday
Not that anyone here needs help, but hopefully this will aid some poor soul who doesn't know Friday is International Talk like a Pirate day.
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