POnderings

Ker-CHUNK! Yes, I pulled the lever.

paul — 2008-11-04T08:11:53-05:00

You know, the lever. To vote. As in the ancient pea green voting
machine with the curtain and aura of strangeness from watching your
parents vote. Because New York is the only state still lame enough to
be using 1960's tech for elections.

Book Meme

paul — 2008-10-06T09:15:24-05:00

* Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

Happy Pi day!

paul — 2007-03-14T13:15:00-05:00

It is 3/14 1:15:92 Really. Look at the entry date.

It has returned.

paul — 2007-02-20T23:07:09-05:00

It has been months since the Great Server Update, where I basically re-installed EVERYTHING from scratch. But the little bloggies have not been a priority. Well, someone asked. So it took me another week. :>

Consider this a test. Is it nifty?

New GURPS Advantage

paul — 2006-07-21T10:21:28-05:00

For those of you that don't know GURPS, this will be complete gibberish.

What's up with CNN?

paul — 2006-07-19T17:12:04-05:00

CNN has been described as being against the US. How can anyone say such a thing? One small example follows.

Shuttle lands safely, reporters wring hands over the baggage retrieval system at Heathrow.

paul — 2006-07-17T10:27:25-05:00

From the AP, as posted on FOX.

Toward that end, Discovery's astronauts and flight controllers kept close watch on a slightly leaking power unit that tested out fine a day earlier in orbit.

NASA did not know whether harmless nitrogen gas or flammable hydrazine was dripping from the auxiliary power unit, one of three needed to drive the hydraulic landing systems. The leak was small, managers said. If it worsened during re-entry — considered unlikely — the unit would shut down automatically and Discovery would become the first shuttle to land with only two functioning auxiliary power units.

this blog is officially updated

moochie — 2006-05-25T13:46:47-05:00

this blog is officially updated

Yet another lame quiz

paul — 2006-04-17T10:49:48-05:00

Interesting... for a guy that was once told that he somehow had NO "aura" over a decade later this lame quiz comes up with two choices that seem to cancel each other out. Heh. Not that I put any stock in it or anything.

The confused "looker" at the time said that I either didn't have one or it was invisible / blocking. Me, I like to think my Guardian Angel said "Homey don't play dat!" and shut the port down. :>

a stinking elf?

moochie — 2006-01-22T14:45:56-05:00

Elvish

To which race of Middle Earth do you belong?
brought to you by Quizilla

Ay, Be A PiRATe! ARRRRR

moochie — 2005-12-21T10:51:01-05:00

Vote ye Scurvy Knave!

What kind of pirate am I? You decide!
You can also view a breakdown of results or put one of these on your own page!
Brought to you by Rum and Monkey

And so it begins...

paul — 2005-11-17T13:01:12-05:00

I have officially just witnessed the first snowflakes of the season. A couple of flakes floating down from the steely skies. Not even enough to cause a dusting or be called a flurry. As my abode is JUST south of the lake effect snow line and I am working right ON that self-same line... Mel may or may not see any.

Hurm... perhaps I will wind up not raking the leaves this year after all! Is it my fault that it's been too wet since they really started falling to try and collect them? I think not!

Some Daily Cuteness

paul — 2005-10-28T13:18:33-05:00

Just a small update.

Fake, fake, fake!

paul — 2005-10-13T16:47:18-05:00

So many things available to the general public are just so... fake. What does it take to find something real?

I am boggled

paul — 2005-10-04T13:29:01-05:00

The wife has been having a rough week, so I picked up some groceries and some Chinese takeout goodies and came home for lunch.