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| Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 | | 3:37 pm |
Dressed to Kill I have it on good authority that the best-dressed swordsmen always have natty emblems on their gauntlet cuffs:  While I had the etching stuff set up I made a keychain thingamaboober for ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) vantid because she draws kick-ass heraldic art that deserves to be etchified:  For the holiday I'm headed for the High Sierras... gonna be out of sight and sound of anything not powered by wind or muscle for the whole weekend. | | Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 | | 12:35 pm |
| | Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 | | 2:49 pm |
| | Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 | | 4:26 pm |
Coolth  No, it's not a rocket launcher.* It's an evaporative cooler. Units like this (or something like it) were around in the 40's and 50's before some clever engineer developed vehicle AC. I tried to find plans for one but even the awesome power of teh tubes of teh internetz failed me, so I had to figure it out for myself. ( Detail & Explanatory Pics )It got its first real test today when I had to drive down to Redondo Beach. Cons: -Not as cold as AC. -Vents are positioned just right to blow cold air onto the top of my head. -Doesn't work when stuck in traffic. Pros: -Doesn't burn any extra gas. -Much cooler than just the fan. -Gets startled looks from people. ----- * With LA traffic… more's the pity. | | Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 | | 12:09 pm |
Ann Coulter's Wet Dream
A man, angry at a Knoxville church's support for liberal social issues, opened fire during a children's play put on by the church. Two people died in the attack, and seven others were injured before the attacker was wrestled to the floor. Police say the suspect had planned on taking "a lot of casualties." Also according to the police, in a note left in his truck the attacker stated, "...because he could not get to the leaders of the liberal movement he would then target those that had voted them in office..."
"...intimidate liberals, by making them realize that they can be killed, too."
-Ann Coulter 2002
If the civil rights workers and abortion doctors and nurses and biology teachers weren't enough, I think they'll get it now, Ann. | | Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 | | 9:43 am |
Shark-Tooth Horizon  Got an invite from some very old friends to visit them during the High Sierra Regatta last weekend.  ( More Pictures &c ) | | Friday, July 11th, 2008 | | 9:20 am |
Snack Time!
Who says crazy cat ladies don't do any good?
"At one location in Southern California, coyotes began relying on a colony of feral cats as a food source. Over time, the coyotes killed most of the cats and then continued to eat the cat food placed daily at the colony site by citizens who were maintaining the cat colony. "
--San Diego Union-Tribune | | Saturday, July 5th, 2008 | | 11:20 pm |
Holiday in Paradise… with Fireworks I’m writing this because I’m too tired to go to sleep. Yesterday we took the boat out on Bass Lake to watch the fireworks. Just rounding the point at sunset:  Long exposures and a rocking boat made for some interesting pictures: ( Neon Sculptures )The row back in the dark was wonderful. I must have some smuggler or pirate blood in me* ‘cause I really love to slide over the water in the night. Today was more feasting and such… and a trip into town to see Hancock. Great film! Now that I’m working an adult-type job, Carol and I have been able to afford new computers… oh the speed and shininess! Mine’s a tablet, so there has been much Photoshop and Painter playing. As much as people bad-mouth Vista, I have to say that this is the first new OS I’ve encountered that hasn’t made me pull my hair out in frustration. Some of my old software isn’t compatible with either Vista or the Tablet PC version, which is a bit of sad-making but what the hell. I’ve really got to get to sleep or it’ll be hell getting up in the morning to catch Tim’s show. Maybe some more wine will help? Hope y’all out there in LJ Land are having just as wonderful a holiday! ----oOo---- *Knowing the Elliotts, probably both. | | Friday, June 27th, 2008 | | 12:19 pm |
| | Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 | | 8:58 am |
Laptop Advice, Please?
I need a new laptop. I can't really afford one, but my old machine is dying by inches and I have to have one for work. I'd need it to be able to handle graphics well and not cost over $800 US. Anybody out there have info on a machine they like or would recommend?
Any advice would be appreciated. | | Thursday, June 12th, 2008 | | 11:24 am |
Scary Thought For the Day
Internet Journals are pretty much telepathy: Mind-to-mind communication across great distances without any physical clues to the sender's age, sex, or race.
Next time you read a post, just think to yourself, "That's a peek at what's constantly going on in that person's mind."
Yikes!
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Looking back at my own posts... in particular the last one....
Double yikes! ;) | | Monday, June 9th, 2008 | | 11:46 pm |
| | Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 | | 9:51 am |
What Care We for Wind and Weather? Memorial Weekend sailing... to hell with the dire weather report predictions of thunderstorms! Was that a KRAKABOOM! I heard?:  It never did rain on us. In fact, the weather was just about perfect. ( More Pics ) | | Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 | | 9:10 pm |
The Boat is Full!
My sailing schedule has been filled for the weekend. Don't worry if you wanted to come but missed out, I'll be spending as much time on the water as I can this summer! | | Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 | | 5:48 pm |
Anyone Want to Go Sailing This Weekend?
Carol had planned to come down for the holiday but her producer has loaded her down with more things to be included in the play... so she gets to work through the weekend. :(
So, I'm going to goof off for several days and would welcome anybody who'd like to mess about in a boat on one or more days.
Just comment if you would like to join me or email me at: iisaw@sti.net. | | Sunday, May 18th, 2008 | | 2:19 pm |
I Can Fix That Carol mentioned the difficulty in finding a Generic White Car™ in a large parking lot, so I made something to help her out with that. Armed to the teeth:  She nixed the 8' banner on top, though. ( More Pics )Have had a very pleasant weekend at home so far. Saw two movies; Iron Man and Prince Caspian. Iron Man was just about as stupid as a movie can get... and a whole lot of fun. If you don't have an industrial-grade suspension for your disbelief, stay away from this one, but if you can enjoy a bazzion dollars of special effects applied to a Punch-and-Judy show, this will entertain the heck out of you! Prince Caspian. It was one of the weakest Narnia books made into an even weaker movie by the attempts to modernize the story and one-up The Lord of the Rings. Not that the whole thing was tepid... no, it's a contrast of absolutely lovely parts with speedbumps of clunky crap thrown under your wheels as you go along. Worth the price if you go to a cheap show just for Aslan and Reepacheep. Aslan is so incredibly gorgeous and fluid and Peepacheep is both terrifically animated and perfectly voiced by Eddy Izzard. | | Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 | | 4:14 pm |
Does He Weigh the Same as a Duck? Florida Teacher Accused Of WizardryMan Made Toothpick Vanish In Class LAND 'O LAKES, Fla. -- A substitute teacher in Pasco County has lost his job after being accused of wizardry. Teacher Jim Piculas does a magic trick where a toothpick disappears and then reappears. Piculas recently did the 30-second trick in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes. Piculas said he then got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he'd been accused of wizardry. "I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue, you can't take any more assignments you need to come in right away,'" he said. Piculas said he did not know of any other accusations that would have led to the action. The teacher said he is concerned that the incident may prevent him from getting future jobs. Source: http://www.local6.com/news/16169506/detail.html----oOo---- It's not so much that some superstitious nit-wit complained (that could happen anywhere) but that the supervisor immediately yanked the teacher out of the classroom instead of ignoring the complaint or telling the person that complained to get their brain out of the 16th century. Why are people in positions of authority so frightened of religious morons? | | Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 | | 11:17 pm |
Consumers vs Citizens
I had to cool my heels at a medical center for a couple of hours today and so I sat in a waiting room with a TV gleefully spewing at me.
I haven't watched TV, and particularly TV news, in quite a long while.
When did the general American public stop being referred to as citizens and get generally labeled as consumers? Only once did I hear people referred to as something else and that was a story on the Democratic primary. Then we all magically became voters.
I thought it nice that the newscaster with the awful hairpiece and frightening teeth didn't call us all saps or tools. | | Monday, April 28th, 2008 | | 6:09 pm |
Good Weekend Woke up earlier than I had planned on Saturday because a certain couple of miscreants were banging around outside my front door in hope of a handout:  And, yes, I did give in to the puppy-eyes gambit and forked over some carrots. (You haven't lived until a goat has given you puppy-eyes... creepy!) ( More Pictures ) | | Monday, April 21st, 2008 | | 10:31 am |
My Indian Name Is: Naps-With-Critters  Carol must have taken this on Saturday afternoon without telling me. I found it on my camera this morning! Saw Forbidden City this weekend. It was a lot of fun but fell short of great. Feels like it was severely cut. ( Have Some Flowers ) |
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