(This meme contracted from Kristine Smith, who’s books I quite enjoy desipte their mil-porn covers (well, the first three anyway), and who’s answer to the last question really made me smile.) Be warned, unless you are me, the odds are good you will not recognize all of these names, but Google will not let you down. Best fictional character to… Read more →
Month: July 2005
Too good to be in the miscellany
And one more link-y post, but one that is so awesome that it deserves its own post: Mr. T doesn’t like it when you bring people’s momma’s into the dozens. Because you should Treat Your Mother Right. (You are invited to avoid making any comments about the way I treat my mother. Thank you.) Read more →
A Miscellany
A fun blog to read: Pharyngula by U.Minn. biology professor Paul Z. Myers. At least it’s fun for me to read, since the content often involves smacking down various ridiculous “Intelligent Design” proponents and other pseudo scientific drivel. Plus, lots of scientific goodness. One fun thing to look into here is the ongoing intellectual beating Myers is giving George Gilder.… Read more →
The Roots of Desire
The Houston Chronicle has a review of a new book, The Roots of Desire, which book purports to be about “The Myth, Meaning, and Sexual Power of Red Hair”. The review starts out strong, making me think I need to buy this book: Redheads make up only 2 percent of the American population. I would have guessed more. But that… Read more →
Apparently I am a road-trip amateur…
I have always thought of myself as something of a road trip professional (“I’m a mission specialist: I specialize in missions”) but apparently I was wrong about this. How could anyone take themselves seriously as a road tripper without owning one of these? 12-Volt Portable Oven and Pizza Maker # Plugs Directly into Your Cigarette Lighter Socket # High/Low Settings… Read more →
Cool Things That Come In The Mail
Lots of cool things have shown up here in the mail over the last month. Here’s one: My DNA cube, from Bathsheba Grossman. It’s on a light pedastel that cycles through a series of colours, making it look even cooler. I have it on display in the rec room–that image in a photo of the cube in situ in the… Read more →
One other time sink
In addition to all my legitimate excuses below for being too busy to blog, I also have a weekly poker game on Tuesday. It’s no big deal, just a lot of dealer’s choice: mostly hold ’em and seven card stud, with the occasional high-low variant when we have a full table. The game is pretty regularly at Mike Drake’s place… Read more →
Not Dead Yet.
Wow, that was a long blogging break. Combination of the end of a product cycle at work, the start of a new one, building some new shelves, having parents visit, and having Sarah go through her first ear infection. (An aside–having a sick baby is very frustrating because there is nothing you can do. You can hear the crying, you… Read more →
