Last nights party was very small, as most of the regulars couldn’t make it. It was Agatha and my first wedding anniversary; I celebrated by getting her to cut my insignia in my arm ( Read more... )

I love animated maps that show how borders and empires change over time. Like this one.

One day, someone is going to build a complete historical GIS. I can't wait.

If you are randomly flipping channels fighting insomnia, make absolutely sure you don't nod off while watching Fox News ( Read more... )

Ah, the sweet narcotic that is insomnia. What drug can compare with thee ( Read more... )

I head out of my apartment, lock the door, turn around, and discover two beefy men with no necks. They stare at me ( Read more... )

I’m working at a Starbucks, surreptitiously watching a women eat a sandwich ( Read more... )

"You must understand; it is just part of the price one pays for civilization. Fire, slavery, cloth, coin, and stone - these are the basis of civilized life. Sometimes it happens that one or another of them gets hopelessly involved in the most basic appetites of a women or a man. There are people I've met in my travels who cannot eat food unless ( Read more... )

I had a dream last night. Of course, I dream every night, but this is the first dream I've had in a long long time that I've remembered on waking ( Read more... )

An old old ex of mine from Bellingham is being panned on SomethingAwful.com today.

http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=4028

Microsoft has just released a new patch to their operating system, and they are pushing the update out to all users.

The patch, entitled the Genuine Advantage Notification tool , sounds somewhat suspicious. So, being somewhat currious, I check the patch to see what it actually contains:

The Windows Genuine Advantage Notification tool notifies ( Read more... )