So we were already having a lot of fun when they started passing the drugs around. First a bit of heroin. That was, of course, followed by crack. Then was some old-school powder cocaine. Finally, there was a huge bundle of pot. Of course, it was all in heat-sealed plastic with evidence labels. The citizens' police academy is continuing to be ( Read more... )

It's Space 1999 Day! It's been nine years since the moon broke away from Earth. I just watched another episode.

They're looking for an alligator in Framingham. How bizarre.

So I may have mentioned that for Christmas I received a turntable with a USB port so that I can archive my old vinyl records. As a part of a fund raiser for our church youth group (they're going to The Philippines this summer), I've offered to convert records to CDs. Anyway, I was recording one record today that had a skip--it repeated a section ( Read more... )

I don't have a single definition of what marks the start of spring, but I do have several thoughts ( Read more... )

Remember, today is "Believe Everything You Read on the Internet Day."

You know it's true. You read it on the Internet.

I've never liked the modern definition of the seasons. Tying seasons to the solstices and equinoxes doesn't really make a lot of sense to me. So I ask this question: If there were no rule as to when spring begins, how would you know that spring has begun? What is different about the first day of spring from the last day of winter ( Read more... )

I expect anyone who is reading this has already received an invitation to our annual Superbowl party, but if for some reason you haven't, you are invited. Just show up at our house at around 6pm. If you're here before 5:30, you're on the setup crew.

Everyone else is doing it.

Boy, that was a long quiz.

I Am A: True Neutral Human Wizard (6th Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-13
Dexterity-16
Constitution-14
Intelligence-17
Wisdom-13
Charisma-16

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I decided to keep a log of trick-or-treaters this year. From 6:13pm to 8:57pm, we had a mere 13 kids. Two of them were older (13ish?) kids with costumes that were nothing more than sports jerseys. We need a separate set of lame candy for lame kids, especially considering that we give out full-sized candy bars. (What's fun about fun-size ( Read more... )