Tracie and I went to the mall this past Friday, just to walk around. We stepped into the BAM just to look around a bit (and to pick up one of their fliers, looking for a coupon for free shipping from their web store). I had no idea that I would come across Raymond E. Feist's newest novel Exile's Return. But I did, so of course I had to buy it ( ( Read more... )

I ran across this in an online discussion forum and had to share it:

"Okay, the interns are all zoned out in the poppy field, and we've determined that even a really soaking rain won't rust a tin man fast enough that he can't give himself a squirt of lube.  So that's busted.  What's next?"
     "We're gonna need a witch, and a bucket."

Tracie and I are heading south to Florida to do some visiting (my new nephew, my parents, and of course my South Florida friends). Give an email if you want to try to get together, stormcrow42 (at) gmail dot com.

This is very funny.

A fun read.

Avast, "International Talk Like a Pirate Day" is this Sunday, September 19th (and all other September 19ths)!

Woot, I scored an invitation to Gmail. My email address there (unconnected to slow it's spam adopiton) is stormcrow42 (someone keeps getting stormcrow everywhere I go it seems).

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We recently (a few weeks ago) ordered a second TiVo (they were having a sale on refurbished units, $50 after rebate). It was working great until earlier today (when Tracie called me to tell me that it wouldn't display anything anymore). When I got home to check it out, I found that it wouldn't get beyond the first screen it puts up when you plug ( Read more... )

I haven't even seen "I, Robot" yet, but this comic seems to mirror my thoughts after seeing the promos. I'm kinda torn over seeing it, it's getting too many decent reviews, even if it does butcher Asimov's vision.


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