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Where has all my cleverness gone?
Help! I've fallen off the edge of reality and can't get up! I used to be so clever. I look back at my infrequent posts and thing "Who wrote those? I don't think it was me because they're interesting ( Read more... ) -
Geek and Art - Library Finds
I checked out several books from the teen section of the library. One covers Podcasting. Hey, I'm no Dummy (a reference to the 3 year old book by Dummies for Dummies on the subject). This one is cool because it's written for young high schoolers. I recommend it for anyone, young or old, who wants a very quick yet somewhat detailed look into ( Read more... ) -
Makers Movement and Summer Fun
We are *finally* getting back to reality in the U.S. -- Well, perhaps I'm being premature in my words here but the Makers Movement touted by Mr. Jalopy has caught my attention and given me hope that we are moving away from the Buy and Trash society we've become (ala WALL-E ( Read more... ) -
Dove's Newest
Another wonderful video from Dove. How on God's Green Earth are we going to get away from the beauty industry's blatant falsity?
I'll tell you how - STOP buying into it. It starts at home folks. You may think it starts with not supporting the advertisers who tell us that everyone is ugly and worthless unless they have bigger breasts and ( Read more... ) -
What Every Young Girl Needs to See
One of my pet rants is how the media is force feeding this unrealistic image of beauty ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U -
Ssshhhhhhhh! AcoustiPack Rocks!!!!
This stuff is freekin' AWESOME! I popped the bucks (a C note) for AcoustiPack APDv2 noise reduction foam for my computer.
It's not even completely installed (still have to take out the mother board to load up the last panel of foam) and already the howling has dampened to whisper quiet.
WELL WORTH THE MONEY! -
Cool Book
Excerpts from The Hobbit Companion
By David Day
What a fun book! I finally got a chance to read some of it. Day goes into great detail about the philology of Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and how Tolkien’s intense interest in words shaped the actual story of “The Hobbit” instead of the typical author’s approach to come up with the story line and then the ( Read more... ) -
The New Social Graces
The problem I run into with the whole "new idea" of Social Networking is that NONE of the people in my physical social circle participate ( Read more... ) -
Gasp Gasp
I'm alive ... but just barely ( Read more... ) -
Yes, it is my birthday
Despite that my family seems to have forgotten, my friends have not ( Read more... )