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Osama bin Laden
I have been struggling all day with finding the right words to explain how I feel about the news last night. There are warring factions inside of me when it comes to the death of Osama bin Laden. My patriotism, humanity, and intellect are all vying for attention; the end result being that thinking about it leaves me emotionally drained and ( Read more... ) -
Me??? Chef????
Alright, so I wanted to make a goulash type dinner for my day to cook:
Last night I browned 1.5lbs of ground beef
chopped 2 onions
sauteed onions in butter and wine
put in crock-pot with 4 cups of beef broth
added the following ingredients:
garlic powder
worcestershire sauce
paprika
salt & pepper
caraway seed
fennel
chili powder
mustard powder
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how natural are the cliches?
I just had a conversation with my office mate about recent movies and it got me thinking. When, in the Star Trek movie, a cliche from the original series was thrown in it didn't bother me. I wasn't disturbed by Kirk being with a green skinned woman, him being chased by the alien, or any of the accents etc. However, when I cliche was thrown in ( Read more... ) -
Lego creation
rebelowl42 threw down the gauntlet recently with his new Lego project. I have decided to rise to the challenge. Unfortunately, I am anxiously awaiting a few shipments that will allow me to work on this more. The vessel will be a 3 masted ship with 1 complete gun deck. As the Owl pointed out, it should be similar to Jack Aubrey's "Surprise" from the ( Read more... ) -
The story of Aiden's birth
For those that are interested, I am posting the story leading up to Aiden's birth. Cut for friend's page friendliness...
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How I spend my days
I spend my time now-a-days doing one of a few things... Sometimes ostensibly at the same time...
Sleeping
Working
Reflecting on life
Watching Babylon 5
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Some of these things deserve to have something said about them; the most important ones in particular.
Sleeping - I certainly don't get enough sleep lately. Perhaps it is an attempt to ( Read more... ) -
The computer is silent
"Computer..."
"Computer..."
Imagine those words coming from Jean-Luc Picard, James T. Kirk, et al. without any response; the familiar beep followed by a female's voice that we all recognize. That's what has happened as of today. The wife of Gene Roddenberry, Majel Roddenberry, has passed away. In addition to notable roles throughout the various ( Read more... ) -
I'm a consumer, and can slide down walls
Alright, alright... I get it. The economy is shitty. I've been saving too much money (ha!) lately. If I really want to be an American and not some terurist, I should go out to dinner every night, go on thousand dollar shopping sprees, and do my part to jump-start our economy. So, with that said, I do not feel the least bit guilty about having ( Read more... ) -
wonderful weekend
Boy, was this a great weekend. I have neglected to post about it until now, but to celebrate LJ being back up (and giving me something to do while waiting on hold with coworkers) I'll give the rundown. Spur of the moment on Saturday morning we decided to attend the anti-Proposition 8 rally that was being held downtown. We called around and got
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Friends rock
Last night's performance was enjoyable. I wish that there had been more rehearsal time with the brass quintet, but all in all I can't complain. Actually, to the contrary, I can rave about how happy I am about last night. tashar , soonerfan645 , and maera_danann showed up for the performance and suprised the hell out of me when I was helping to strike the set. We chose not ( Read more... )