The second season finale of the new Battlestar Galactica rocked. I don’t think anyone that reads this keeps up with this show, even though they should, but in case I’m wrong and they haven’t seen it yet I’ll use an LJ cut. I guess it also works for everyone else on this list that wants to scroll past quickly.

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How I long for the day's of grade school, when getting sick was almost as good as getting snow. Treasured by the child, these events are anathema to the adult. Spring has come, the snow has melted, and a deadly plague has been released upon the Kosky household ( Read more... )

All progressions from a higher to a lower order are marked by ruins and mystery and a residue of a nameless rage.  So.  Here are the dead fathers.

-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian

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This is just a hunch, but I think there might be winter storm warning for my area. There is at least a foot of snow on the ground, probably more, and it's still snowing. Does anyone remember conversations this month past about the weather being unseasonably warm? Those conversations are over. I'd also like to recast my opinion on global warming ( Read more... )

I got my yellow belt in the martial arts class yesterday. Half the time I didn’t even tie the knot my white belt correctly, none the less they’ve given me a better belt. At this stage of the game it doesn’t mean that much. I show up to class. I know what’s going on. I can usually remember what the drills are. Etc. If I ever, God forbid, got ( Read more... )

My attempt to develop a passable array of culinary skills is continuing. Rachael’s birthday party, which was an enjoyable event, provided the opportunity for further experiments. I made brownies using an old recipe my mom used use every now and then back when she spent more time cooking. I have experimented with this recipe before. The results ( Read more... )

I wouldn’t call 2005 a bad year, but I wouldn’t call it a good year either. There were parts of it that I enjoyed, but there were also parts that were not so enjoyable. Altogether this year was reasonable and no worse than any that have gone before it ( Read more... )

Name 5 of life's simple pleasures that you like most, then pick 5 people to do the same. Try to be original and creative and not to use things that someone else has already used. Tag 5 people on your list ( Read more... )

Yesterday was good. George R.R. Martin, my favorite writer for the time being, had a book signing in the city. He spent most of the time talking about the five year gap he planned between his last book and this one, and why he decided to do away with it. I also learned I’d been mispronouncing the names of numerous characters. No real surprise ( Read more... )