I am not sure how I found it, but I ran across a very interesting series of articles about the problem of "bufferbloat". Here's one of the key posts: http://gettys.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/whose-house-is-of-glasse-must-not- ( Read more... )

http://www.sementanks.com/

(gmail sometimes finds the strangest links for me...)

booniesbill and booniesjen rock my world ( Read more... )

(second in a series)

Not only does shadowpony
Drive up and ride around like crazy with me,
Muck horse paddocks,
And generally be fun to be around;
If you should say she is lacking in any small way,
She immediately rectifies it.
By bringing me cookies, for instance.

shadowpony is great.
She didn't bring me any cookies.
But, she came up and rode with me.
We galloped around like crazy people
(sometimes on purpose, sometimes not).
Which I can't do alone, and
palegreyminion can't ride with me now ( Read more... )

Yes, this is a lame post with no content and only this link.

We're getting a more family friendly and (slightly) more fuel efficient Toyota Highlander Hybrid, so we're selling my '02 Subaru WRX Wagon.  Just thought we'd see if anyone was interested before we go trade it in tomorrow night.

It's the ubiquitous 'World Rally Blue' color, has about 108,000 miles on it, and is in good shape.  The only minor problem ( Read more... )

We're going away for 11 days (leaving August 9, returning August 20; yes, this is our trip to Pennsic), and we had a pet-sitter lined up, but he backed out today.  Is anyone interested in living in our house during that time and taking care of our animals (3 horses, 3 dogs, 2 cats)?  It's a nice house with conservation land behind it and across the ( Read more... )

In case you didn't see this in palegreyminion's journal: yes, I'm going to be a dad. Like she said, I am simultaneously scared, nervous, and excited. I know it's going to change everything, so here we go!

Very boring, I'm putting this up here so my dad can see them easily:

( pictures )