Haven't been reading or posting much (meaning "not at all"), but I feel compelled to inscribe this latest news on the etheriferous stone tablets.

I've been playing a good bit of Rock Band lately, after almost a year away from it.  I understand that in the meantime Guitar Hero came out with a competitive offering.  Rick Springfield issues aside (and ( Read more... )

Hot and Sour Soup
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First trial: Sat 5/9/09

Based on recipe as found at http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Hot_and_Sour_Soup&oldid=1368270

With modifications by Eddie, mostly determined by tasting as we go
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Last night, I dreamed...

I was being hunted by the Terminator (old school, T-800, Arnie-style). I had to go into hiding. I stopped by my parents' house, where I apparently still had a bunch of my stuff. As fast as I could, I started throwing things into a backpack - things I would need while on the run. A couple changes of clothes: socks, ( Read more... )

From http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/arch…
The talk in Washington last night was, of course, Blagojevich. The general sentiment was sheer incredulity at the blatant, cartoon villain quotes. Most of my friends are libertarians, and hence tend to assume that this sort of quid pro quo is in fact how people get appointments. But we thought it was ( Read more... )

 Inspired by my new robotic overlord, I just played Guitar Hero (III) for the first time since Jen went into the hospital.  I was really rusty, but it felt great.

I didn't get to test out Delathi's assertion that you can, in fact, play GH with a baby strapped to your chest.  The girls are still too small to fit in front-style carriers, and besides, ( Read more... )

80/20 is a modular framing system - aluminum struts that can be quickly assembled into grids, boxes, and other structures, sort of like an Erector Set for industrial applications.  That's pretty cool.

But what's cooler is the mechanical construct they showcase on their front page as a demonstration of the kinds of things you can build with their ( Read more... )

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Things I Didn't Know Until I Became A Parent (part one of a few-thousand-part series):

"Colic" is the name given to a tendency for some babies to cry for prolonged periods of time for no readily-discernable reason (and thus with no readily-discernable remedy, such as the usual crying-remedial actions of feeding, changing, and comforting).

I kinda ( Read more... )