Not to imply that Mr. Kasik is a nemesis, that's just the order in which we experienced the shows. First up - The Intergalactic Nemesis: Target Earth ( Read more... )

We have six robins flitting about our backyard, sipping away at the birdbath. Spring, it's ... freakin' February in Wisconsin! Robins DO NOT belong here this time of year!

Daniel del Pino performed at the rather small venue of "Farley's House of Pianos" for a small and enthusiastic crowd. His program started with three pieces from Engique Granados' "Spanish Dances", another three from Isaac Albéniz's "Suite Española", three dances from Manuel Herrarte, "Ritual Fire Dance" by Manuel de Falla before the intermission. ( Read more... )

Obviously, I'm referring to the problem of the mass shootings that have occurred. For various reasons, the usual hew and cry is over the issue of gun control but I don't believe that is the right issue to be tackling. I think the problem is our neglect of mental health issues. My blanket supposition is that the liberal/left (L/L) attempts to ( Read more... )

"Idiosecrecy" - an anomalous behavior from a proprietary piece of software that evokes irritation from the user ( Read more... )

One cat went to the vet last week, the other this. Taking them to the vet is a bit of a traumatic event, especially for the one going in today. It's Kona. He's one of those black cats that suffers what I've heard as the "Napolean Complex". I like my co-worker's comment on it all - "Oh, Kona the Barbarian." Yup, he's that bad at going the vet ( Read more... )

Went through the various bits for passing the BFR - air space recognition for flight rules were a bit hazy. Class G airspace could NOT possibly be more complicated than it is and that's why I have it all laid out on my kneepad system. Otherwise, stalls were fine, emergency descent and emergency ops were good and I have my three landings. I'll ( Read more... )

In the ATIS voice, "Madison Airport is busy..." It was very busy. I've never had to execute a 360 right turn on FINAL before. Anyway, I'm on the path to getting myself current and put 1.2 hours in the cockpit w/a CFI. We covered slow flight, steep turns, and landings. Even after two years, I still made the test standards for the above, which ( Read more... )

My niece opted to get married and we made the trip back to Spokane, WA to see her off. It went off well enough - it was a Catholic Wedding, with all of the ceremony therein. K's mind wandered off at various points, like mine, and she commented later that she was sure I was thinking about my RPG. Well, of course, although I did break into DnD ( Read more... )

Time again for the Biochemistry Dept. Art Faire and my entry into this year's dessert contest is not all that serious. I'm putting in my Prum Cake. No, it's not a typo. Prum Cake is a plum wine and rum cake made with lots of fruit. I have two varieties today, flavorful and combustible. Peak flavor in the cake comes after about 3 days of ( Read more... )