Book Back!

The laptop is back from repair! It’s got a shiny new screen assembly and a brand new battery. Turns out those were the only things that were a problem. Now I get to see how well I can reintegrate the data from the two desktop machines I’ve been using.

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It’s a Very Lovecraftian Christmas, from Fafblog (the world’s only source of Fafblog!):

Sure there’s a Santa Claus, Little Jimmy! He’s as real as you an me, and he watches all the good little boys and girls every day with his thousands of horrible insect eyes.

Phew!

Ok, so it looks like I may have some… Sensitivities.

I mean to certain aromatic chemicals.
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Death by Caffeine!

So how much caffeine would it take to just flat-out kill you?

Find out here.

For me it’d take about 130 cups of coffee. Or 2,730 penguin mints.

Cranky Cat

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Do not take my picture. Do not take my #&%@ing picture.

The Wife Guest Blog Part II: Walking in a Winter Wonderland

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I wonder how many characters the blog titles will take? Anyone care to take wagers? I’ve got two more blog entries to guest write, we can make it an experiment!
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Found it!

You know how a football bounces? End over end, all confusing and random? If you can predict, 100%, where a ball will land after wobbling all over the field after a missed catch, then I know a couple dozen NFL teams that would really like to talk to you.

The reason I bring this up has to do with the shape of the GPS receiver. Y’see, it’s kinda squarish. And oblong. And rubberized, so it bounces when you drop it. Which is why finding it was such a pain in the ass.

Oh yeah. It’s been found now! So we’ll be doing some geocaching soon.

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Hey! It’s Friday!

That means there’s a new comic over on the site where the new comics go. Or at least there ought to be, if everything is working properly…

So, let me tell you about insomnia.

I get insomnia sometimes. The biggest reason for it, so far as I can tell, is major changes in the weather. Last night we got a nice solid six to eight inches of snow, so I wound up getting a really lousy hour and a half to two hours of sleep.
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Obvious?

Ann Coulter says she loves to talk “with people stupider than I am.

Where on Earth would she manage to find them?