( Cut for a really long and detailed rant )

I always knew being a pyromaniac might come in handy. If I can make it home to my stash of pyrotechnics and special effects, then I'll have a lot to contribute to any group that is holing up somewhere. I've got powders, liquids, gels, and several types of electrical and mechanical ignition switches. Let me know where and I'll grab the spouse and we ( Read more... )

I gotta add this to my collection here at work.

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2007/06/04/world-atlas-rubik-cube/

I'm posting in a non-SAPA forum on non-SAPA time! That means I can say whatever the hell I want ( Read more... )

me: *walks through the front office door promptly on time for a scheduled job interview ( Read more... )

I develop training materials for my company. I won't tell you the name of the company, in order to protect the guilty. Today, as I was updating some information, I ran across a section that's been in one of our training manuals for who knows how long. I've inserted the text verbatim below. My added comments are in italics.

One of the most important ( Read more... )

Quite a while ago, I had a post about the self-heating coffees and I followed it up with my review of them.

A few of us made good use of them during the colder days during workshops this season.

Looks like it will be a while before we get anything like this again. They've been recalled. Here's the story for anyone interested ( Read more... )

April is the month when I renew my dues to Magic Societies. I have been a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) and the Society of American Magicians (SAM) for the longest. I received my yearly SAM membership card in the mail over the weekend. I was shocked to look down and see my member status: Associate Member for 20 years. ( Read more... )

I have a pair of Catskill Moccasins boots which have served me very well through 3 seasons of Faire. Now, they need to be resoled. Even Catskill recommends finding a good local boot & shoe repair place to do the job rather than sending them back to them ( Read more... )

I ran across this site yesterday and forgot to share it ( Read more... )