Monthly Archives: October 2006

Dry Spell

To you two to four semi-regular reader – sorry…I’ve been in a writing dry spot. I’ve been reasonably busy at work lately, and at home I’ve been too distracted by the heating situation (still not resolved). I’ll do a little … Continue reading

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Home and Hearth

Alright…here’s the story… Close to two weeks ago, I wanted to check out my furnace before turning the heat on for the first time of the season. So I went down to my basement to discover a small amount of … Continue reading

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Smokey Mountains Majesty

I spent the weekend reveling in God’s creation and the company of some fine friends. Valerie and myself, along with three other couples and the parents of on of the wives stayed in the parents’ cabin on Spanish Oak Mountain … Continue reading

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“…he is our Geek Bard, our Troubadork.”

As a follow up to that Weird Al video posted below, I thought I’d link to the Slate article that led me to it in the first place. Well written and nostalgic, the article reminds me of why I’ve always … Continue reading

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Take that!

You know it’s a slow Friday when I’m postin’ TWO videos! I just ran into Weird Al’s video, “White and Nerdy.” Check it.

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No Stairway? Dude! Denied!

Or rather, not denied…Below is one of the best interpretations of Stairway to Heaven I’ve heard/seen. And these two, Rodriga y Gabriela, are freakin’ amazing. Look for more of thier stuff on YouTube. I’ll be looking for their CDs in … Continue reading

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Hello Mr. President

So I went to the protest. I arrived at about 4:30, after finding a great parking spot two short blocks away. I met up with Jake, and we were there for about two hours, during which Dave joined up with … Continue reading

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Here I go…

Alright, I’m gonna try my hand at some gin-u-wine activism today. I’m going to try to attend a protest of Bush and his war policies today by the Science Museum of Virginia, where’s he’s scheduled to appear at a fund … Continue reading

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Still going…well, you decide :-)

I remember many months (or maybe a year?) ago, a friend of mine told me about a neat trick on Google’s main search page. If you entered the phrase “miserable failure” and clicked the “I’m feeling lucky” button, you’d be … Continue reading

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Guil-t-v pleasure

I’ve become absorbed in the NBC tv show, “Heroes.” The acting isn’t particularly great, the direction is a bit clichéd, and the characters aren’t too deep (yet). I mean, the general concept is almost a direct rip-off of the X-Men, … Continue reading

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