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I Dun Dood It
I Dreamwidthed it. Same name.
I'll still check in on occasion, since I haven't figured out how to get a lot of my feeds there yet.
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Email Client Question
Hey, LJ ( Read more... ) -
I've Been Meme Violated
Actually, I'm not sure there is a term for what I have felt these past few weeks, what I have felt all because of a movie ( Read more... ) -
Miracles Might Still Happen
Today, the worst Chinese "restaurant" in Seattle finally reopened as a tavern.
A tavern with 60 beers on tapThat's right, 60. Flat-screen tellies wrap the corner, each with a description of the beer available directly below the entry which includes IBU, %booze, price, etc ( Read more... ) -
On A Funny Note
I just realized that at The Moby-Dick Big Read, a project that turns Melville's masterpiece into an audiobook with each chapter read by some one different, there is something funny indeed.
Chapter 95: The Cassock is all about an object
...longer than a Kentuckian is tall, nigh a foot in diameter at the base, and jet-black....
...the whale's penis ( Read more... ) -
I Have Not Yet Sealed the Ballot
I should, but something this year is... different.
Preamble: I have voted officially for president in every election since I was eligible in 1984. I'm not going to defend past presidential choices; no voter needs to defend past election choices.
This year, though, has been hard. This is the first year where I just don't give a shit which of ( Read more... ) -
Bitcoin Believers, Guzzling the Flavor-Aide
I haven't mentioned it recently, or at all, but a few months ago I spoke with a Bitcoin guy. He was my first, a tecky by trade who really believed in the Bit.
I asked him what the appeal was. For him, it was to take control of money in ways that separate it from people. ( Things proceeded to weird. ) -
Almost Out the Nose
At work today, a co-worker shared a bit of her lunch, some Italian salami. Bad news, though; it was starting to turn. I didn't mind; I could tell it had a few more hours before the turning meat taste would be overpowering. (I've been told I have an Iron Gut. Never sick on bad food, ever.)
She, however, tasted that initial turn and spat it out ( Read more... ) -
The Sound of 'Splainin'
I've been through a few presidential cycles in my cycles around the sun. Not as much as many, but more than a few. I know there are differences and similarities in each. But this time, this time feels ... different.
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Future Low-Hanging Fruit
I just want to get this out there, for the record. If enough are aware of it coming, it might stop it from being the "thing" of the moment.
When Donald Trump loses next, be that (unlikely) as the GOP nominee or as (?) President, the headline somewhere will read:
No, You're Fired!
You likely heard it here first (or not). It's pretty obvious.